It's the students' fault if they are too popular.

She was a little tired: "What do you think?"

"We...want to have an abortion," Yang Liu sobbed, "but...big hospitals require an adult's signature, and we're not even an adult...and we don't have the money."

"You also know that you can't go to small hospitals or black clinics, right?" she couldn't help but say.

Yang Liu pursed her lips and looked at her timidly.

Fortunately, the school's education had some effect. They often used the case of abortion in a small hospital that killed a girl to scare students, and at least Yang Liu was scared. But it was just good luck. After all, the school publicized the harm of gutter oil every day, but students still went to the unlicensed stalls at the school gate to buy food.

Yang Liu didn't go to the black clinic, probably because she didn't have money. For a high school student whose living expenses were directly deposited into a campus card, raising a few thousand yuan was a nightmare.

"What were you discussing here just now?" Tong Yao asked, "Before I came to see you."

Yang Liu said sullenly, "I'm trying to find a way... to get an abortion."

"Did you think of it?"

"Yes," Yang Liu unexpectedly gave a positive answer, "Zijian said that he would ask his mother to accompany me to the hospital and help me sign, and his family would pay for it."

Tong Yao was stunned: "It's already been agreed?"

Yang Liu shook her head and looked at Wang Zijian on the playground: "He should be talking to his mother on the phone."

Abortion surgery, whether medical or artificial, nominally requires the signature of a guardian, but if Wang Zijian's mother goes, she will generally not be refused.

"What do you think?"

"I...I think it's okay," Yang Liu said softly, "I really don't want my mother to know."

"But this is an operation," Tong Yao said seriously, "not just taking medicine for a cold. This is risky and requires recuperation and leave. It may also affect your future. I think... you should tell your parents."

At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from behind. Tong Yao looked back and saw that it was Wang Zijian who came back. He put his phone in his pocket and couldn't help himself:

"My mother agreed to take you there. She signed!"

Then, he looked at Tong Yao as if to discuss something, "Teacher Tong..."

Tong Yao looked at Yang Liu, her fingers curled slightly:

"Yang Liu, do you want to handle it this way too?"

Yang Liu didn't say anything, but her expression showed that she was willing.

"But you need to take leave to recuperate. Even if you return to school, you will have to ask Teacher Hu for leave for physical education and morning exercises with various excuses. How can you ask for leave without your parents' help?" Tong Yao said anxiously. "Put yourself in your parents' shoes. How sad would they feel if your 16-year-old daughter had an abortion without telling you?"

Yang Liu lowered her head. She knew it was wrong, but she still wanted to avoid her parents' scolding. She knew her parents loved her, but the deeper their love, the more severe their scolding. She didn't want to face their disappointment.

It is not difficult for a girl to take a few days off from sports activities on the grounds of menstruation, but for the remaining days... she thought, she would just grit her teeth and persevere.

"Teacher Tong..." Wang Zijian said, "I think this is fine. Yang Liu doesn't want her mother to know..."

"Why did you let her get pregnant when she didn't want to?" Tong Yao turned her head, completely furious. "Are you responsible if the abortion doesn't go smoothly? Are you responsible if it affects her future fertility? Can you help her take a week off or can you guarantee that she can recuperate like she's in confinement? Are you doing this for her own good or are you afraid of being scolded by her parents?"

If she were Yang Liu's father, she would definitely beat Wang Zijian up severely.

Wang Zijian fell silent and looked down at his shoes.

She took a deep breath and held Yang Liu's hand: "Listen to the teacher and tell mom and dad."

Yang Liu shed tears and shook her head desperately:

"Teacher Tong, don't... I don't want them to know..."

"Be good, listen to the teacher, the teacher will help you." Tong Yao forced a smile, "It's hard to lie. If you hide it from them, you will have a hard time in school. Tell them, at most they will scold you, but your parents are the ones who care about you the most. With their care, your health can recover best."

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This afternoon was also a torture for Tong Yao.

She asked Yang Liu and Wang Zijian to go back to the dormitory to rest, and she lay on the bed in the bedroom, but she didn't dial the number of "Mom Yang Liu" on her mobile phone.

Hey.

She sat up straight, picked up the phone, and without leaving any room for retreat, she directly pressed the green dial button:

"Hello, hello, is this Yang Liu's mother?"

"I'm Tong Yao. Do you remember that we talked on the phone during Yang Liu's opening test?"

"Yes, yes, the class teacher has changed."

"I'm calling you to tell you something. You need to be mentally prepared."

"…It's not about the monthly exam."

"I wanted to say that your daughter is pregnant."

Probably no normal mother in the world can accept such a ridiculous thing.

Tong Yao smiled bitterly in silence, then gritted her teeth and told the whole story in detail.

From being caught dating, to the agreement between him and Yang Liu, to fainting in the morning.

When she was angrily questioned why she didn't inform the parents when she found out her child was in a relationship, she fell on the bed, looked at the ceiling, and glanced at the black screen of her mobile phone. The reflected eyes seemed to be mocking herself.

"You are right. I am also largely responsible for this matter. I apologize to you."

"I'm really sorry."

There is no point in apologizing, the result has already been done and the damage to Yang Liu is irreparable.

She often wondered if she would be too cruel and overreact to tell the parents if she found out about premature love. Maybe there was no need to rush to cut off the premature fruit. She thought she was doing it for the students' good, but it didn't go as she wished. Maybe she should tell the parents, because they have the right to know. Maybe she could keep it to herself, as long as she paid more attention...

After all, I was too naive.

Chapter 109: She is also willful

Tong Yao always hated to cause trouble to others, including her family, so she rarely relied on her family to do anything. Even so, as long as she did not commit a crime, her family would always be her support to remain innocent.

After hanging up the phone with Yang Liu's mother, she hugged her knees, sat on the bed, and suddenly wanted to cry. In fact, she was also very scared. She was afraid that if she had a miscarriage, Yang Liu would not be able to have children in the future, and she was afraid that this matter would become a big deal and Yang Liu would be fired. She always wanted to be a good teacher. This was her ideal since she entered the industry, but now, this ideal has cracked.

This was something she wasn't sure she could handle on her own.

She looked at Tong Jiansheng's phone number on her phone and felt ashamed. This should be the third time she asked her uncle for help. What if she was just an ordinary teacher with no background? What could she solve on her own?

She had always known she was a fake "genius," but she had never thought she would make things so bad.

"Hello?" She dialed the number, "...Uncle."

"Hey, Yaoyao." The other end of the line laughed like a leader, "You don't come to me for no reason. Do you have something to talk to me about again?"

She choked slightly and felt a little guilty. She didn't usually call, but now she called to ask for help. She felt embarrassed.

"……Um."

Her voice was nasal. Tong Jiansheng stopped laughing and suddenly became nervous:

"Did someone bully you?"

"No, no," Tong Yao whispered, "It's me...I didn't do something well."

"whats the matter?"

"that is……"

As she was talking, she suddenly started crying. She thought of Yang Liu's mother's blame, and even from such a distance she could feel the despair and anger of a mother. Who could blame Yang Liu's mother? If she were a mother, and her child was caught in a relationship and the teacher kept it a secret, and then something went wrong, she would also hate the teacher.

Why did you hide this from your parents?

Can you be responsible if something happens to your child?

She was so self-righteous that she thought it was good for the students.

"Is the student's mother coming over after school on Saturday?" Tong Jiansheng listened and was silent for a while before saying, "Don't cry, the sky won't fall."

"Well...she is teaching in another place." Tong Yao answered softly.

There was a sigh from the other end of the phone, and Tong Jiansheng slowly spoke:

"What can I say about you...confused and unlucky."

Tong Yao sniffed and said “hmm”.

"Yaoyao, let me ask you a question," Tong Jiansheng said, "You didn't tell the parents and made an agreement with the students. Do you think it's good for them, or do you not want to offend the students and be afraid of being disliked by them?"

Tong Yao was startled for a long time, then she closed her eyes and said:

"I think... both."

Tong Jiansheng asked: "Which factor is more important?"

Tong Yao was depressed and didn't say anything.

Tong Jiansheng understood, and he sighed:

"Yaoyao, you are a teacher, but you still haven't learned how to be a teacher. I have had this concern since you entered No. 1 Middle School. Your personality is not suitable for being a teacher. Not wanting to offend students is the mentality of class leaders. You are a teacher, how can you think like this? How many times have I told you not to think about being friends with students, just scold them when you need to. Even if they dislike you now, they will be grateful to you in the future."

Tong Yao bit her lip, buried her face in her knees, and said:

"……I know."

Everyone knows that a strict teacher produces excellent students.

But she seemed unable to do it. The more those students liked her, the less she could be mean to them. If you were mean to them, it would be like betraying your friendship and disappointing them. She liked the feeling of being welcomed by the students. This feeling gave her many illusions of "she was excellent" and "she helped them a lot". It was like a sky full of bubbles surrounding her. She wanted to get out, but she couldn't bear to burst any of them.

These beautiful and fragile bubbles were eventually ruthlessly burst by Tong Jiansheng - she and her students should not be friends, or rather, students can regard her as a friend, but she must regard herself as a teacher.

"I'm not in No. 1 Middle School now, so how can your uncle help you?" Tong Jiansheng said helplessly.

Tong Yao wiped her tears and choked up:

"Sorry to bother you uncle...I can handle it myself."

"You're nothing!" Tong Jiansheng just wanted to scare his niece. "Saturday, right? I'll let Lao Chen accompany you to meet the parent. I'm afraid that parent will be prejudiced against you. Don't say anything then. Lao Chen will help you solve it."

"... Director Chen?"

The Dean of Academic Affairs was promoted by Tong Jiansheng, and was supposed to take over, but Lou Yu was parachuted in. Tong Yao and Lou Yu had a falling out, and it was Director Chen who acted as a lubricant and spoke in good faith.

Tong Yao looked in the mirror and saw the person in it had red eyes from crying. She felt like a deserter and it was shameful for her to leave things to others.

"Yeah." Tong Jiansheng said, "Parents don't want this to become a big deal. For behavior like this that seriously violates student behavioral norms and affects school spirit, the school can persuade the child to withdraw. Generally, parents will not let the school know. If you find an excuse to take leave and secretly have an abortion, she won't bother you unless there are any safety issues."

Her wet eyelashes trembled slightly: "Just... like this?"

"What do you think will happen? She comes to the school to cause trouble for you, and then you are punished, and her daughter drops out? This is a lose-lose situation. No parent would want to tell others about this kind of thing unless someone else reveals it." Tong Jiansheng said, "I'll let Lao Chen handle it, otherwise you seem to be easy to bully."

The higher the position, the easier it is for a person to deal with problems. At least when someone asks, "Can you take responsibility?", he can stand up and say "Yes".

Tong Yao felt uneasy. In this incident, Yang Liu and her mother were the most vulnerable. For the sake of their studies and reputation, they dared not speak out and had to take risks. However, she, who had fueled the flames, was easily removed from the incident without being punished at all.

After letting Director Chen know, this matter was no longer a secret between the few people. Using "not firing" in exchange for "not pursuing" was more like a threat. Yang Liu didn't want others to know, so out of trust, she told her the fact of pregnancy, but she...

If Yang Liu had not told him at first and went to the hospital with Wang Zijian's mother, there would be no risk of being fired. Now she is under the control of others.

She felt as if she had entered a vicious circle, as if whatever she did was wrong.

She should be punished, but no one will punish her.

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After school on Saturday, Tong Yao took Yang Liu to the school gate, followed by Wang Zijian and Director Chen. She noticed Yang Liu trembling, and sure enough, her parents were in front. Yang Liu's father was a tall man, with fists clenched tightly, looking at Wang Zijian with eyes like fire. Wang Zijian's parents also came and stood aside. The two families met, and it was extremely awkward.

"Child, come here." Yang Liu's mother pulled Yang Liu to her side. When she thought of her daughter's pregnancy, she softened her force. "What a sin you have committed!"

After a few days, everyone calmed down a bit.

"I've booked a restaurant. Let's eat and solve it together." Director Chen said, "Teacher Tong, you go back first."

"Ah? But..."

"I haven't reserved your seat." Director Chen said it firmly, and Tong Yao was speechless.

She stood at the school gate, watching them go away, unable to move. She had never felt that waiting was so painful. She was eager to know the result and wanted to call to ask, but was afraid of disturbing them.

Finally, three hours later, her phone rang.

Director Chen said on the phone: "It's done."

She immediately asked what the result was, and Director Chen said:

"Wang Zijian's family paid for the abortion and convalescence. I asked for ten days' leave for Yang Liu. They didn't really intend to pursue you, as they were afraid that the child would be expelled. It was mainly because the two families were fighting each other."