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Then the man said to his wife and son, "Isn't this Ma Shiyao the classmate you always talk about who bullies our Hanghang?"

When the chubby boy named Li Ruihang heard his father ask this, he quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Dad, it's her, it's her who always bullies me at school!"

Upon hearing this, Panpan glared at Li Ruihang with a fierce expression and retorted, "Hmph, Li Ruihang, you bad guy, you're lying! When have I ever bullied you? You're the one who's bullying everyone at school, not only other kids but also me! And today you even called us poor bastards! I can't take it anymore!"

The chubby little boy, Li Ruihang, said, "Hmph, my dad owns a big company. What's wrong with me saying a few words to you occasionally? You're not worthy of eating at the same restaurant as my family!"

After hearing his wife and son's words, the man first looked Ma Lu and Xu Bo'an up and down, then looked at them and said, "My son is right. It's just that he said a few words to you occasionally. What's the big deal? Is it really necessary to take it so seriously? Really!"

Before Ma Lu could speak, Xu Bo'an said, "I didn't expect you to be dressed so well, yet speak so rudely. It was clearly your son who bullied our Panpan. It's one thing for a child not to apologize and to be ignorant, but you adults are here criticizing us. What kind of logic is that?"

The man looked at Xu Bo'an with disdain and said, "Hey, you guys don't have much money in your pockets, but you're still pretty tough, huh?"

Upon hearing the man's words, Ma Lu angrily retorted, "So what if I don't have much money in my pocket? Does that mean I deserve to be bullied by so-called rich people like you? Are you just going to swallow my anger?"

The man tugged at his tie, looked at Ma Lu, and sneered, "That's right, that's how it is. People are divided into classes. You poor people are only fit to be our stepping stones. You should just put up with whatever we say. It's only natural! You're not some greenhorn who's just entered society. Don't you even understand such a simple principle? I think you've wasted all these years!"

Ma Lu said, "Whether you have money or not, whether you run a company or not, has nothing to do with me. You don't give me a single penny of the money you earn. Your son has bullied my daughter time and time again. What's wrong with us defending our legitimate rights?"

The man said to Ma Lu without any politeness, "You poor people should live a life of subservience, because you have no idea what happens if you offend us!"

The chubby little boy said to Panpan, "Dad is absolutely right. Besides, Ma Shiyao is just an adopted child. Humph, such a lowly person doesn't deserve to argue with the young master!"

Upon hearing her son's words, the stylishly dressed woman quickly made a "shh" gesture to him.

But the chubby boy seemed not to understand his mother's meaning at all, and said to her, "Mom, what's there to hide? Ma Shiyao was an unwanted child before, and she grew up in an orphanage. She only came to our school after these poor parents adopted her! All of our classmates know this, so what's there to hide!"

The kindergarten that Ma Shiyao is currently attending is arguably the best private kindergarten in Dongjiang City, with tuition alone costing 30,000 yuan per year!

Although Ma Lu and Shi Xinyi didn't have much savings, after adopting Ma Shiyao, they decided that even if life was tough, they would give their child the best education because they loved children so much. They thought that the conditions in such a school would be better, so they sent Ma Shiyao to that school.

After sending her to school, Ma Lu and Shi Xinyi were worried that Ma Shiyao might not adapt well to the new environment, so they told the teacher about Ma Shiyao's situation. Their only purpose was to ask the teacher to pay more attention to Ma Shiyao. They also asked the teacher not to tell anyone, in case other children found out and might isolate her. But how did this chubby child named Li Ruihang find out?
Out of concern for her child, Shi Xinyi became anxious upon hearing this and quickly asked her daughter Panpan, "Panpan, is what Li Ruihang said true? Do all your classmates know that you are adopted?"

After hearing what Shi Xinyi said, Panpan nodded to her.

Seeing Panpan nod, Shi Xinyi said, "Panpan, Mom was worried that you wouldn't adapt well to school. I only told your teacher about this so she would pay more attention to you and take better care of you. I even told her not to tell anyone! But now everyone knows! It's all Mom's fault! Have you been wronged at school?"

Seeing the nervous look on Shi Xinyi's face, Panpan took Shi Xinyi's hand and comforted her, saying, "Mom, it's not a big deal. Even if they know I'm adopted, it doesn't matter. I think you and Dad love me even more than their biological parents do. Don't worry! I don't care what they say!"

Hearing Panpan's words, Shi Xinyi felt very gratified. She hugged Panpan and said, "Our Panpan is so sensible. If you are wronged at school, you must tell your mom and dad! Your mom and dad will protect you!"

Panpan nodded obediently to her mother and said, "Yes, I know, Mom!"

Panpan is just a kindergarten student. Although she doesn't care what others say, Shi Xinyi can't get over this hurdle in her heart. When she sent Panpan to school, she told the teacher about Panpan's situation so that the teacher could notify her immediately if anything happened to Panpan. She wanted to better protect Panpan after understanding the situation. But now it has become a reason for other children to laugh at Panpan.

Even adults would feel upset if they were mocked or teased like that, let alone a kindergarten child. It's understandable that she would feel sad. It's just that Panpan is too sensible and said that so as not to worry her.

Then Shi Xinyi looked at Panpan's classmate Li Ruihang and said, "Little friend, how do you know about Panpan?"

Just as the chubby little boy named Li Ruihang was about to speak, his mother pulled him back and said, "Hanghang, don't say anything out of the ordinary!"

Shi Xinyi looked at the stylishly dressed woman and said, "Why don't you dare to say it? Is it because you've done something wrong and are afraid others will find out?" Hearing Shi Xinyi's accusing tone and her aggressive look, the fashionable woman became very angry and said to Shi Xinyi, "I live an upright life, so you'd better not talk nonsense! Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're pregnant!"

Shi Xinyi is now more than six months pregnant. Because it's twins, her belly is very prominent. Ma Lu was worried that Shi Xinyi would be upset about this, or that if the two of them got into a physical altercation during the argument, it would hurt his wife Shi Xinyi and the babies in her belly. So he stepped in front of Shi Xinyi and said very considerately, "Honey, the babies are more advanced now. Be careful not to get upset. Go and rest over there. I'll handle this!"

After saying that, he helped his wife, Shi Xinyi, to sit in a chair behind him, and then said to the very fashionable woman, "Make your son explain clearly how he knew about Panpan's background?"

The stylishly dressed woman looked at Ma Lu and said, "How would I know about this? You look like you're about to eat someone alive. Don't go too far!"

Standing to the side, Panpan, with the air of a little adult, looked at the chubby boy named Li Ruihang and his mother and said, "You and your mother are lying. Li Ruihang was the one who spread this news first. How could you not know what happened?"

After hearing his daughter Panpan's words, Ma Lu said to the stylishly dressed woman, "You must explain yourself clearly today and apologize to Panpan. Otherwise, we can let it go! I'll confront the teacher tomorrow!"

Upon hearing Ma Lu's words, the fashionable woman chuckled and said to him, "I said I didn't know, and you expect my Hanghang to apologize to your little bastard? How could that be? You're not worthy!"

The chubby little boy was usually arrogant and domineering, but he was still a child after all. Although the teacher treated him very well, he was still a little scared when he heard Ma Lu say that he was going to find the teacher. So he told Ma Lu the truth: "I heard about Panpan's incident when the teacher was talking to my mother on the phone!"

After hearing what the little boy said, Ma Lu turned to the stylishly dressed woman and said, "Your son has already said so, are you still trying to deny it?"

Since the woman heard that her son had brought this up, she stopped hiding it. Besides, she had already put up with Ma Lu's family for a long time. What could they do even if they found out about their family, which was so poor that they were not respectable?
Even if Ma Lu and his friends confront the teacher about this, so what? They've secretly given the teacher a lot of money, so the teacher will definitely side with them.

Thinking of this, the stylishly dressed woman looked at Ma Lu and frankly said, "Yes, it's just as my son said. What are you going to do about it?"

Ma Lu said, "Apologize to my daughter, or I'll fight you to the death!"

The fashionable woman, who was already very wealthy because her husband owned a large company, felt superior to Ma Lu and her family. How could she possibly bow down and apologize to Ma Lu and his family!
She looked at Ma Lu with disdain and said, "Do you think you dare to accept our apology? I heard from my son that your family is still renting a place and you ride an electric bike to pick up and drop off your child from school every day. People like you who have no house or car and are at the very bottom of society are arguing with us. You'd better know your place and leave!"

Ma Lu said, "It doesn't matter if I get bullied, but it's unacceptable that my child was bullied today. Even if it were the principal's child who bullied our Panpan, I would still make him apologize. You are a parent now, please don't underestimate a parent's determination to protect their child!"

The boy's father, standing to the side, was furious at Ma Lu's aggressive and unyielding attitude. Hearing his wife say they were just poor people without a house or a car, and that there was no need to be polite with such a person, the man said to Ma Lu without any restraint, "Sir, before you speak, you should consider whether you can actually protect your child. With your family's circumstances, you're lucky if you can even make ends meet, let alone protect your child? That's laughable!"

Ma Lu said to the man, "I don't care what you say, I only have one demand: your son must apologize to my daughter!"

The chubby boy's father said to Ma Lu, "I think I've been too lenient with you, huh? You're really taking this seriously? Believe me or not, I can kick you out of here in a heartbeat!"

After saying that, he shouted at the waiter, "Someone is disturbing the customers' meal. Are you going to do anything about it?"

The waitress had actually seen what seemed to be an argument earlier, but she was just a waitress at the restaurant. Adhering to the principle of doing her job well and not causing trouble for herself, she pretended to go and do something else. However, when she came back to serve other customers, she was caught red-handed.

Since the customers had called out to him, he had no reason to run away anymore. He felt miserable inside, but he still walked towards them with a smile on his face.

The waiter approached, still wearing a polite smile, and said to the father of the chubby little boy, "Hello, sir, what's wrong?"

The man said irritably to the waiter, "Someone is disturbing our meal. Get him out of here right now, he's annoying to look at!"

The waiter, still smiling, said to the man, "Sir, I'm so sorry, we are just service staff here and don't have the authority to ask any customer to leave. I hope you can understand!"

The little boy's father was very dissatisfied with the waiter's answer and said to him, "We are VIPs here and frequent customers. Those poor folks, even if they are your customers, are only here occasionally to experience the service. They certainly won't come back after the experience. Why be polite to such one-off customers!" (End of Chapter)