After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Li Ruihang was just a little kid in kindergarten, barely out of school. How could a child like him possibly understand the complex relationships between adults? Coupled with his long-standing, willful personality, he wouldn't listen to either his father's stern reprimands or his mother's gentler advice. He looked at his mother and said, "Hmph, at first everyone was telling Ma Shiyao to apologize to me, and now you're all telling me to apologize to her? I won't listen to you! I'd rather die than apologize to her! Hmph..."

Seeing his son's stubborn and defiant attitude, Li Xiaoqiang became even angrier. He raised his hand and slapped his son hard on the bottom, shouting, "You little brat, why won't you listen to reason? You won't even listen to your old man anymore? Today you must apologize to little Ma Shiyao, or believe me, I really dare to beat you to death!"

Li Ruihang, a child who had been spoiled by adults since childhood, was a complete troublemaker. Although his bottom hurt badly from the spanking by his father and tears were streaming down his face, he still stubbornly said to his father, Li Xiaoqiang, "Hmph, you told me before that no matter what I did outside, you would protect me, stand by my side, and not let me suffer. Now you want me to apologize to the person I despise the most? I won't!"

Upon hearing his son's words, Li Xiaoqiang flew into a rage. Without saying a word, he grabbed his son with one hand and slapped his son's bottom hard with the other.

Li Ruihang was still just a child. Even if he was willful and arrogant, the pain from Li Xiaoqiang's hard spanking was unbearable. He cried his heart out, mumbling between sobs, "I apologize, I apologize!"

Upon hearing her son's words, Li Ruihang's mother quickly said to her husband, "Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! Our son has already said he wants to apologize!"

Li Xiaoqiang then released his son and said to him irritably, "Since you promised to apologize, then hurry up and stop dawdling!"

Li Ruihang, terrified by his father Li Xiaoqiang's beatings, quickly walked up to Ma Shiyao and said somewhat reluctantly in a low voice, "I'm sorry!"

Hearing his son's barely audible voice, Li Xiaoqiang shouted, "Have you not eaten yet? Speak up and apologize properly!"

Hearing his father's words, Li Ruihang dared not disobey and shouted at Ma Shiyao, "I'm sorry! I will never bully you again. Please forgive me!"

Ma Shiyao is a very kind and loving child. Seeing the former bully at school crying pitifully after being beaten by his father, she felt some sympathy for him. After hearing his apology, Ma Shiyao had already forgiven him from the bottom of her heart. Ma Shiyao said to Li Ruihang, "Promise me that you will not only stop bullying me but also stop bullying other children in the future, before I can forgive you. If you bully me even once more, I will never forgive you!"

Li Ruihang apologized to Ma Shiyao because he did so after eating the bamboo shoots and pork stir-fry his father, Li Xiaoqiang. In truth, he didn't really want to apologize to Ma Shiyao like that. Moreover, he was used to being domineering at school, and suddenly he couldn't be domineering anymore and had to be a well-behaved child who listened to others. How could he do that?
However, since his father had beaten him so badly, if he didn't agree to Ma Shiyao's demands now, his father would probably give him another beating. So Li Ruihang decided to agree first.

It has to be said that Li Ruihang is quite a smart little boy. He knows that he can't afford to suffer a loss like this. After thinking for a while, he said to Ma Shiyao, "Okay, I promise you I will never do that again. I will definitely get along well with the other children! Can you forgive me?"

Ma Shiyao nodded and said, "Then I forgive you!"

After hearing that Ma Shiyao had forgiven their son Li Ruihang, Li Xiaoqiang and his wife were very happy. Li Xiaoqiang quickly seized the opportunity and said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, are you satisfied with this?"

When Li Xiaoqiang was beating his son Li Ruihang, Xu Bo'an could tell that Li Xiaoqiang was really going all out. It hurt him to watch, let alone a child. Xu Bo'an actually disapproved of his actions.

After all, Li Ruihang is still young. His willful nature today is all because the adults in his family lack understanding. They think they are good enough and flaunt their power in front of others. It is the adults' wrong guidance that has led their son Li Ruihang to become such a fearless person. This incident cannot be blamed on the child. The main responsibility lies with Li Xiaoqiang and his wife.

Xu Bo'an felt sorry for Li Ruihang having such parents, but there was nothing he could do about it, since he couldn't control how his child was born.

Xu Bo'an said to Li Xiaoqiang, "Do you think the main fault in this matter lies with your son? Do you think that a simple apology from your son is enough to make everything alright? Your thinking is absurd. Your son's personality today is due to your inadequate education as parents. Do you think that just because you have a little money you can act like you're above everyone else? Do you think that allows your son to run wild at school?"
"You're like frogs in a well, seeing only a part of the world! Your thinking is incredibly shallow. There are always people more capable than you, and the world is vast with powerful individuals everywhere. You can protect your child for a while, but can you protect him forever? I think you need to change your parenting methods!"

Xu Bo'an originally didn't want to bother with people like Li Xiaoqiang, but he couldn't stand the way the couple raised their child, so he said a few more words!
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Xiaoqiang, like a lamb, quickly and obediently replied, "Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. I was blind to your greatness and didn't recognize you as the big boss of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have dared to do this even if you gave me a hundred lives! Please forgive me this time, okay? Don't revoke my hangover remedy distribution rights!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Li Xiaoqiang and said calmly, "You were quite arrogant when you spoke to me just now. What? Now that you know I'm the owner of Kangtai Pharmaceutical Factory, you've started to be submissive? But let me tell you, it's too late!"

No matter what a person does, character should always be the top priority. If a person does not have good character, nothing they do will last long. Xu Bo'an can't stand people like Li Xiaoqiang and his wife who are opportunistic.

As the saying goes, "It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature," so how could Xu Bo'an possibly forgive the couple for their outrageous behavior?

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Li Xiaoqiang pleaded with him in a tearful voice, "Mr. Xu, I went through so much trouble to get the distribution rights for that hangover remedy. It directly affects the success of my business, and my whole family depends on it for a living. Please, please don't cancel my distribution rights. As long as you don't cancel them, I'll do anything you ask, even work like a slave!"

At this moment, Li Xiaoqiang's wife, realizing the seriousness of the situation, quickly echoed Li Xiaoqiang's words, saying to Xu Bo'an, "Yes, Mr. Xu, my husband is right. As long as you don't cancel our hangover remedy's agency rights, we'll do anything you ask!" Xu Bo'an sneered at the couple's words and said, "Since I've made this decision, I won't easily change it. No matter what you say, it's useless. Besides, I don't need any more work; I don't need you to serve me!"

Seeing Xu Bo'an's attitude towards Li Xiaoqiang and his wife, Principal Zheng Ruisen knew that Xu Bo'an was determined not to forgive them. He then said to Li Xiaoqiang and his wife, "You have seriously violated the school's regulations. In order to prevent damage to our school's reputation, our school will no longer accept him from now on. You should choose another school!"

If this were an ordinary person, even if classmates bullied each other, they would just apologize and make up, and that would be the end of it. The principal wouldn't make such a serious punishment. However, this matter involves Xu Bo'an, a very important person, so the principal had to deal with it seriously. He did this in order to give Xu Bo'an a satisfactory answer.

Although Xu Bo'an wasn't a saint, he wasn't unreasonable either. He knew that the fault didn't lie with the little boy named Li Ruihang, but with his unreasonable parents. It was inappropriate to expel such a young child.

Moreover, while having such a bullying child might bring a bad reputation to a school, directly expelling such a young child would not actually benefit the school. After all, such a young child should be educated rather than punished!
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an said to Principal Zheng Ruisen, "Principal Zheng, although this child has made a mistake, he is still just a child. Education should be the priority. It's not serious enough to warrant expulsion. The fault mainly lies with the parents, and the teacher in charge of this class at your school really needs to be disciplined!"

The teacher in charge had already quietly distanced herself from Li Xiaoqiang's family after hearing Xu Bo'an's identity. Now, hearing Xu Bo'an mention her, she couldn't help but feel terrified. Originally, she thought that as long as she stood on Li Xiaoqiang's side, she would have a chance to be promoted and get a raise. Now, she was just glad to keep her position, so she didn't dare to think about anything else.

Before Principal Zheng Ruisen could speak, the teacher in charge of the class said to him, "Principal Zheng, I was really just momentarily blinded by greed. Please forgive me this time, considering how many years I've been at the school!"

Zheng Ruisen said, "Forgive? I made you the head teacher because I trusted you. I never expected you to do such shameful things behind my back. You actually accepted small favors from parents and colluded with them to let Li Ruihang bully Ma Shiyao and other children. Do you think someone with your character deserves to be a teacher?"

The female teacher, with a tearful face, said to the principal, "Please forgive me this time! I promise I'll do a good job from now on! I'll never do this again! Please!"

Upon hearing the female teacher's words, Zheng Ruisen said to her impatiently, "My patience has its limits. Enough with the nonsense, get out of here right now, or I'll really pursue this matter, and you'll be even more upset!"

After hearing the principal's words, the female teacher in charge of the class dared not say anything more and left the principal's office unwillingly.

As for the vice principal, Xu Bo'an didn't say anything. After all, the vice principal was quite upright and initially sided with them. However, after learning that Li Ruihang was Li Xiaoqiang's son, and because he had recently been doing business with Li Xiaoqiang, he had no choice but to change his attitude towards them. He wasn't too harsh on them, but simply told them to apologize to Li Ruihang's family.

Although Xu Bo'an felt that the vice principal's actions were understandable, he still left a bad impression on him. People are selfish, after all, he had damaged Xu Bo'an's personal interests, and Xu Bo'an's decision not to pursue the matter was already the greatest mercy he could show him.

While Li Xiaoqiang and his wife were still pleading in the office, Xu Bo'an ignored them and led Ma Lu and Ma Shiyao out of the vice principal's office.

Seeing Xu Bo'an's resolute attitude, Li Xiaoqiang and his wife knew they were doomed, and they both collapsed to the ground.

Seeing that Xu Bo'an had left, Zheng Ruisen followed him and handed over the matter of Li Xiaoqiang and his wife to him.

As soon as Xu Bo'an and his group stepped out, they ran into the little girl they had met in the monitoring room earlier. The little girl looked listless as she walked towards them.

As the young girl approached Xu Bo'an and the others, she said to Zheng Ruisen behind Xu Bo'an, "Principal Zheng, I am resigning voluntarily!"

Principal Zheng looked at the little girl with great puzzlement and asked, "Why?"

The girl said, "Just now, without the homeroom teacher's permission, I showed Ma Shiyao's parents the surveillance footage! I..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, Zheng Ruisen burst into laughter and said to her, "Well done! Very good! I'll give you a promotion and a raise when we get back!"

After hearing Principal Zheng's words, the little girl looked up at him with a face full of disbelief and confusion!
Xu Bo'an looked at the girl, smiled, and said to her, "Do a good job!" Then he left.

Only the little girl remained, standing there blankly, pondering the meaning behind their words! (End of Chapter)