After the divorce, I became a mountain god

After hearing the vice principal's words, the little boy's mother looked at him coldly and said, "What's so funny? That's how society is. The poor should bow down to the rich. You're so old, don't you understand this principle?"

At this moment, Ma Shiyao, who was standing to the side, shouted at the woman, "You bad woman, I never said Li Ruihang was fat. You were the one who said your son was fat!"

The woman looked at her son, winked at him, and said to him, "Son, didn't Ma Shiyao say you were fat when we were at the door? Does she often say that to you at school?"

The woman winked at her son because she wanted him to speak according to her own thoughts. However, after seeing his mother wink at him, Li Ruihang said to her, "Mom, are your eyes okay? Why do you keep winking at me?"

Hearing her son's words, the woman was puzzled and said to him, "It's nothing, I just didn't rest well yesterday! Tell me, did Ma Shiyao keep saying you've gotten fat at school?"

Upon hearing his mother's question, Li Ruihang, with a domineering air about him, patted his chest and said, "Mom, how could that be? At school, I'm the one who bullies her, she would never bully me! She wouldn't dare say anything bad about me! Mom, why are you suddenly saying this? Is it because you think I'm too fat?"

The woman's face darkened when she heard her son's words. Not only did her son not speak according to her wishes, but he also revealed that he often bullied Ma Shiyao, making it impossible for her to deny it even if she wanted to.

After hearing Li Ruihang's words, Ma Lu said to the woman, "See? This is what your son said himself. Don't try to pin this on us anymore."

Upon hearing this, the woman retorted to Ma Lu, "You actually believe what a child says! Anyway, if I say your daughter bullied my son, then she did bully him."

Ma Lu looked at the woman and said, "I've never seen such an unreasonable woman as you. Anyway, I have video evidence that you can't deny it. No matter what, you have to give us an explanation today!"

Seeing that neither family was willing to back down, and considering the woman's unreasonable behavior, the vice principal immediately concluded that the conflict between the two families was irreconcilable. He looked at the woman and said, "It is true that your son was in the wrong first. Ask me one last time if you are going to apologize to them. If you don't apologize, then I will have no choice but to ask you to transfer schools!"

No sooner had the vice principal finished speaking than a man's voice came from the doorway: "Transfer schools? I'd like to see who dares to make my son transfer schools?"

The person who said this was the boy's father. He had been outside taking a phone call and had just entered the vice principal's office.

The vice principal was momentarily stunned when he saw the person who had arrived. He recognized the man as his business partner, someone the vice principal relied on.

After a moment of stunned silence, the vice principal quickly walked up to the man and said, "Mr. Li, why didn't you give us a heads-up before coming to our school? I could have come out to greet you!"

Upon hearing the vice principal's words, the man looked at him with a very unpleasant expression and said, "Heh, welcome me? You dared to expel my son! I wouldn't dare trouble you to welcome me!"

The vice principal quickly looked at the man and said, "Mr. Li, I really didn't know this was your son beforehand. If I had known, how could I have dared to let your son transfer schools?"

The man said irritably to the vice principal, "I think if I had been a second later, my son and my wife would probably have been kicked out!"

The vice principal looked at the man with a very obsequious smile and said, "President Li, please don't be angry. Please forgive me for being blind and not recognizing your son. If I had recognized him, even if you gave me ten lives, I would never have done this!"

The man said, "Now you know what to do?"

The vice principal, having previously maintained a very fair and just attitude, said to Xu Bo'an and Ma Lu, "Look, this isn't a big deal. It's just some trivial matter between kids who play around. It's normal. Just apologize to them, and it'll be resolved!"

Seeing the vice principal's change in attitude, Ma Lu said to him, "When you were handling this matter just now, I always thought of you as a fair and just person. I never expected you to be such an opportunist."

The bullying of my daughter by his son wasn't just a simple childish squabble; it seriously affected my child's mental and physical health. This can't be left like this. Since their parents aren't cooperating, the school must give us an explanation!

After watching the video evidence Ma Lu gave him, the vice principal could see that Li Ruihang's behavior towards Ma Shiyao was no longer just simple playful teasing between children; it was definitely serious bullying. Fortunately, Ma Shiyao is mentally strong. If it were an ordinary child, Li Ruihang would have already driven her to depression. Moreover, the arrogant attitude of Li Ruihang and his mother showed that this mother and son were not good people; they were the type who would only bully others and would never let themselves suffer a loss!

But even if I already knew in my heart whether this matter was right or wrong, what could I do? After all, I was working with that General Manager Li on the hangover remedy business during this time.
Some time ago, the school's vice principal also wanted to spend money to acquire the agency rights for the hangover remedy, but the hangover remedy was too popular, and he couldn't compete with those businessmen who were dedicated to the industry, so he had to give up.

Recently, through a friend's introduction, I started doing this business with this Mr. Li. The little boy's father is named Li Xiaoqiang. Some time ago, when Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory was recruiting distributors, Li Xiaoqiang won the distributorship for hangover remedy. He's made a fortune from it lately, and his whole demeanor is different from before; he speaks with a lot more confidence. The hangover remedy distributorship isn't easy to obtain; there are only a handful of people in the entire Dongjiang City capable of securing it. Li Xiaoqiang's ability to stand out from the crowd shows his considerable strength. Furthermore, the recent windfall from distributing the hangover remedy has made him much more assertive than before.

So when the school's vice principal saw that Li Ruihang was Li Xiaoqiang's son, his attitude changed drastically.

However, the vice principal's actions are understandable. After all, he has been doing business with Li Xiaoqiang recently, and Li Xiaoqiang is his benefactor. He has made far more money with Li Xiaoqiang than he does as vice principal at the school, so he has considerable respect for Li Xiaoqiang.

After hearing Ma Lu's words, the vice principal smiled and said to Ma Lu, "Parent, you see, Li Ruihang and Ma Shiyao are classmates. Classmates should help each other and not be petty. Just apologize to them and that will be the end of it. I guarantee that such a thing will never happen again in our school!"

After the vice principal finished speaking, before Ma Lu could even open his mouth, the mother of the little boy named Li Ruihang looked at the vice principal and said, "I disagree. What do you mean by 'a simple apology is enough'? Who are you trying to fool? They must apologize to my son properly before we expel them from the school!"

Seeing how respectful the vice principal was to her husband, the mother of the little boy named Li Ruihang became even more willful and reckless. She refused to accept Ma Lu's apology and even tried to expel Ma Shiyao from the school!
The vice principal said to the woman, "Sister-in-law, if our school does this, it will really damage the school's reputation. Making them apologize to you is already the biggest concession and a matter of face for you. Let's be forgiving! After all, Li Ruihang didn't suffer any loss, so let's not be too concerned about it!"

Upon hearing this, the boy's father, Mr. Li, angrily told the vice principal, "Do as my wife says. My child cannot suffer any grievances while studying at your school. You can handle this matter yourself!"

Hearing the Li family's tough stance, and knowing that he couldn't afford to offend them since he was now doing business with them, the vice principal realized that although the Ma family had nothing to do with him, they were the victims. If he made the Ma family apologize to the Li family because of his personal relationship with the Li family, it would definitely cause great damage to the school's reputation.

However, considering what Mr. Li and his family had said about Ma Lu and his family being poor, the vice principal figured that offending the poor was much better than offending his own benefactor. After weighing the pros and cons, the vice principal decided to stand on Mr. Li's side.

Then the vice principal advised Ma Lu, "Sir, Mr. Li's family is very wealthy. I advise you to apologize to them and then transfer your child to another school!"

After hearing what the vice principal said, Ma Lu looked at him in disbelief and said, "It's one thing that their homeroom teacher doesn't handle the problem fairly and justly, but you, the vice principal, are the same way. Your school has really disappointed me. After this incident, even if you don't let us drop out, we will not study in a school like yours where right and wrong are turned upside down!"

In order to resolve the issue quickly and give Mr. Li's family a satisfactory explanation, the vice principal said to Ma Lu and the others, "Since you don't plan to study at our school anymore, then you should apologize to Mr. Li and the others as soon as possible. That way, I'll have an explanation to give you. I will refund all the tuition fees you paid and waive all the fees you've paid during this period! What do you think?"

Ma Lu said, "I will pay you every penny that my daughter needs to spend at school, but if my daughter is bullied by Li Ruihang at school, they must apologize to us!"

Standing to the side, Xu Bo'an echoed the principal, saying, "Our child was harmed at your school, and your school should give the child and parents a reasonable explanation. We don't need your paltry compensation; we just need an apology for bullying our child like Li Ruihang did to Ma Shiyao. We only ask for a simple apology and a guarantee that you will not bully our child again. If you can't even do this simplest thing, then don't blame us for being impolite!"

After hearing Ma Lu and Xu Bo'an's words, the woman looked at them and sneered, "Heh, it seems I underestimated you. You're poor, but you're quite ambitious. The school is going to refund your tuition in full, and you're still not satisfied. For poor people like you living at the very bottom of society, that 30,000 yuan is enough for your family to eat, drink, and live on for a year, right? You're still not satisfied? You want us to apologize to you? You're truly insatiable! Whether you accept it or not, this is the outcome. If you don't apologize to us properly, you can forget about getting your 30,000 yuan tuition back!"

The mother of this little boy named Li Ruihang was only able to allow her son to bully Ma Shiyao because she knew that Ma Lu's family was in very poor financial condition. Her thinking was simple: children from poor families like Ma Lu could bully each other without any consequences.

At this moment, Ma Shiyao spoke up to her father, Ma Lu, saying, "Dad, you and Mom work so hard to support my schooling, why don't we apologize to them? That way, we can get our tuition fees fully refunded!"

Before Ma Lu could speak, the little boy next to him pointed at Ma Shiyao and said mockingly, "Haha, Ma Shiyao, I told you your family is poor, but you still wouldn't believe me. Now you admit it!"

After hearing Li Ruihang's words, Ma Shiyao glanced at him and said irritably, "Mind your own business! How annoying! What does it have to do with you what happens to our family?"

The woman standing nearby laughed and said, "It's true what they say, poor kids learn to be independent early!"

The woman's words were full of sarcasm towards Ma Lu and his family!

Ignoring the mother and son's mockery, Ma Lu said to Ma Shiyao, "Panpan, you are a sensible and good child, and Dad is very pleased. But you must remember that even though our family is not a very wealthy one, we still have dignity. Money can be earned back, but dignity cannot be lost. If someone bullies you, you should fight back to protect your dignity. Otherwise, others will bully you again next time. In fact, if people around you see that the person who bullies you doesn't face any consequences, everyone will learn to bully you like that. Do you understand?"

After hearing Ma Lu's words, Ma Shiyao nodded obediently to him and said in her childish voice, "Yes, Daddy, I understand!" (End of this chapter)