I was married off to a disabled hero in lieu of marriage; my in-laws doted on me and I aspired to gr

Zhou Zhonghai tried to comfort her again and again, and Qiaoqiao finally stopped crying. He Yuan said cautiously, "Yang Qiao, we will handle your fight with Wu Dan fairly. Go back to class."

We absolutely cannot let her cry again; if we're not careful, she might cry herself out of her job as a teacher.

Zhou Zhonghai said softly, "Qiaoqiao, the teacher is right. Go to class. Dad will handle the rest. Don't worry, study hard..."

Qiaoqiao stood up and said, "Dad, Secretary, I'm going to class now."

"Okay, go ahead, we'll talk about it when we get home tonight."

Are you going to talk about this when you get home? We can't wait until you get home to talk about it; we need to resolve the issue now.

The old father watched Qiaoqiao go to class with a kind expression, but when he turned around, his face changed.

"Fu Sanjun, let's go to the hospital. I want to see who this woman who looks down on heroes is."

Fu Sanjun stood up, and Yao Kaiping quickly followed suit, saying, "I'll go with you."

In the office, only He Yuan was left. She tilted her head and wondered, who exactly is Yang Qiao's parent?

Municipal Party Secretaries are all sycophants.

Qiaoqiao returned to the classroom with red and swollen eyes, causing a stir among the students, followed by whispers.

Wang Min asked with some disdain, "Yang Qiao, are you really married? Is your husband really disabled?"

"yes!"

Qiaoqiao might not have cared if someone else asked her that, but she didn't expect Wang Min to ask her the same question.

"You've really kept it well hidden; I didn't notice anything at all." Wang Min was clearly gloating.

"I didn't mean to hide it, but my family wouldn't let me tell you."

"That's true. There's nothing wrong with getting married, but other classmates will always look down on you. Look at me, so silly. I went to school and said I was married and had a child, and Wu Dan laughed at me on the very first day."

So you mean you're upright and honest, but Qiaoqiao is cunning and manipulative?

Your figure has changed so much, even if you're trying to hide it, who would believe you?

Qiaoqiao ignored Wang Min, holding the book and reading silently, without absorbing a single word.

"Yang Qiao, getting married isn't such a big deal. I do want to get married, but nobody likes me."

Gu Tong'an, sitting in the front row, turned around to comfort Qiaoqiao.

"We history students know that humanity is but a grain of sand in the grand scheme of history, so why worry so much? Cheer up!"

Seeing that Qiaoqiao was keeping her head down and not saying anything, Gu Tong'an continued to persuade her.

"You can't say that. Public opinion is a powerful force; who can truly be indifferent?"

Wang Min curled her lips, revealing her ugly appearance: "Be honest and upright, like me, and you will be fearless in the face of gossip."

"Wang Min, you're supposed to be Qiaoqiao's friend? Not only did you not help her in the fight, but you also kicked her when she was down."

"I...I'm just a girl, how could I possibly beat so many of them?" Wang Min argued.

Qiaoqiao sighed inwardly, realizing how naive she had been, thinking everyone was like Fenglin, willing to go to great lengths for their friends.

Han Dan and Wang Min were treated so well, yet they were both gloating.

One shouldn't be too kind.

I haven't written to Fenglin much since I went to university. I wonder how she is doing?

Is she about to give birth? I'll write her a letter tonight and send her some nutritional supplements.

Wu Dan suffered a head injury, requiring eight stitches in the surgical department and three days of hospitalization for observation.

Wu Dan's mother stayed with her daughter, constantly cursing: "Damn it, how dare she hit my daughter! I'll send her to jail. Oh dear, why did she have to hit her? Her head! What if she turns her into an idiot?"

"It's just a superficial injury, it's nothing serious."

Doctors hate patients who exaggerate the facts; the person who hit her is probably in for a rough time.

Zhou Zhonghai and Yao Kaiping rushed to the hospital, while Fu Sanjun went back and made a phone call, asking the Tonggang County Public Security Bureau to send Wu Xia's criminal case file to the city.

In Zhou Zhonghai's mind, no matter how small or big the family matter was, bullying Qiaoqiao was a matter of utmost importance.

"Hey, hey, Lao Zhou, when did you get back?"

Luo Meiyun saw Zhou Zhonghai rushing around in the hospital corridor and shouted loudly.

Zhou Zhonghai's sullen face broke into a wide smile: "Meiyun, you're at work? Is this the surgery department?"

"You don't even know where your partner works?" Luo Meiyun said reproachfully.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. I got home this morning, and Qiaoqiao had just gotten into some trouble at school."

"Qiaoqiao is in trouble? What happened?" Luo Meiyun was very nervous.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry. She... she hit her classmate. I came with the principal to visit the student who was hit."

"A fight? Is Qiaoqiao alright?"

"Yes, some people scratched their faces until they bled."

"Then why didn't you bring her to the hospital for treatment?"

"I'm watching, and I'm seeing it scab over. Does it need to be bandaged?" Zhou Zhonghai said, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Girls care most about their faces, you're so careless."

"How about I ask Xiao Gu to go and bring Qiaoqiao back so she can be bandaged up?"

"Forget it, don't bother Xiao Gu. I'll bring some medicine for her to apply tonight. You said Qiaoqiao hit someone? Could it be that girl named Wu Dan?"

"Yes, yes, it's Wu Dan."

"Come with me."

Zhou Zhonghai didn't even introduce Yao Kaiping, the principal.

What kind of family is this? They hit someone else, but they're only worried about their own family members getting hurt. Aren't they being far too protective of their own?

Soon, Zhou Zhonghai and Yao Kaiping arrived at bed number 56. Wu Dan's head was bandaged, and she was lying in bed eating an apple. Her mother kept muttering, "If it's less than 500 yuan this time, we won't leave the hospital. Just wait, Mom will definitely make a scene in the principal's office and get that bitch expelled."

"Oh, you want to see the principal? He's here." Zhou Zhonghai's loud voice rang out.

Wu Dan's mother turned her head and asked, "Who are you?"

"Yang Qiao's parents are here today to resolve the fight issue."

Zhou Zhonghai gave a half-smile, and Wu Dan immediately covered herself with the blanket, pretending to be in great pain.

"Wu Dan, I am Principal Yao Kaiping, and Yang Qiao's parent. We are here to investigate the reason for your fight with Yang Qiao," Yao Kaiping said, frowning.

"What's the reason? It's because Yang Qiao committed violence at school and hurt her classmates. Principal, you have to expel her."

"Mrs. Wu Dan, whether or not she should be expelled shouldn't be based on just your word, right?"

Zhou Zhonghai took a stool and sat down in front of Wu Dan's bedside. Yao Kaiping and Luo Meiyun stood.

"Wu Dan, I ask you, did you say that Yang Qiao was opportunistic and married a disabled person in order to move to the city?"

"That's how it is."

Wu Dan was a little intimidated by the man in front of her, but she couldn't admit defeat.

"Yang Qiao's marriage to my son was approved by both sets of parents, a proper marriage with the official seal of the Central Military Commission. How come it's considered opportunistic in your eyes? Then tell me, what kind of marriage isn't opportunistic?"

"I……"

"Your older sister's name is Wu Xia?"

"yes!"

"Your sister's jail file will be sent to the city soon. Take a good look at it. Your sister is in jail for hooliganism. What does that have to do with Yang Qiao?"

Wu Dan, losing face, shouted, "You're making false accusations! My sister didn't do it!"

"No? There's plenty of eyewitness testimony and physical evidence; you can't just deny it with words. Your sister insulted the Yang family, and Grandma Yang was so angry she had a heart attack and almost didn't survive, but she didn't report it to the police. Not only did she not reflect on her actions, she even spread rumors that the Yang family framed her and put her in jail. Wu Dan, who's framing whom?"

"Who are you? My daughter was framed by those country bumpkins! I'm going to sue you at the city government!" Wu Dan's mother shouted loudly upon hearing this.

"Fine, go ahead and sue. Since you don't know what's good for you, then sue us together. We want to sue Wu Xia for insulting soldiers and their families."

One sentence silenced Wu Dan's mother. Her daughter would be out soon, and this lawsuit would surely mean she would have to serve a few more years in prison.

"Our country is a society governed by the rule of law. You can't just spread a few rumors and turn bad people into good people. I will send you Wu Xia's case file tomorrow. Wu Dan must write a self-criticism for the whole school. Otherwise, I will fight you to the death."

After Zhou Zhonghai finished speaking, he stood up, looked at Yao Kaiping, and said, "Principal Yao, you decide what to do."

"Yes, yes, I will deal with Wu Dan seriously and we must not allow this bad trend to continue."