"I'm a little thirsty, can I borrow some water..." Cheng Ran stood up, passed by the dazed Zhang Ming, unscrewed the cap of the plastic water cup in his hand, and then came to Zhang Ming's desk, "Hey, can I borrow some tea leaves too, drinking water alone is tasteless..."
As he spoke, he pinched a handful of loose tea from a bag on the table and sprinkled it into his cup. Then he picked up the thermos with a bright red cotton-padded jacket-colored shell and gulped down the tea.
Zhang Ming then turned around, with an expression that Cheng Ran had never seen before, a frightening and suspicious look on his face, "Don't talk nonsense..."
Then his words were blocked.
Cheng Ran held the cup and walked towards the door without stopping. He nodded and said, "I understand you. If I were you, I would say the same thing..."
Every step left him speechless.
"Actually, Director Zhang, I was just joking with you. Look, don't take it seriously. Relax and don't be nervous..."
Zhang Ming's expression was uncertain, as if he was trying hard to put on a smile, but Cheng Ran would rather he not do that. It was really a bit scary.
"Your... that cousin, is he really... from the Public Security Bureau... Yin Hui or Zhao Farong... I know him?"
"The Public Security Bureau thing is true, but that was just a joke. How could my uncle tell me such an important thing... Right? After all, I'm just a kid... Director Zhang, why are you sweating so much..."
"Yeah, it's a little hot..."
"Please take care of your health. After all, you are a pillar of the school who is so dedicated and responsible that you cannot fail..."
"… "
"That's all right. I'll be leaving first. Director Zhang, thank you for the tea."
"… "
As he walked out of the door, Cheng Ran's voice floated in intermittently, "How much is it... Fifty thousand or seventy thousand..."
Zhang Ming: “…”
Zhang Ming sat back in his chair, and only then did he realize that his legs were a little weak.
As the saying goes, those who do evil will eventually perish. Zhang Ming was arrested for embezzling the school's poverty-stricken student aid funds. On the one hand, he tampered with the accounts and deducted part of the state's grants every year. Secondly, he falsified the number of students. Thirdly, many poor students actually came from very poor families, and applying for grants was the last resort. Some of them could not wait and had to drop out of school. At that time, the grants were still in the application process, so he concealed the students' withdrawal and finally awarded the grants, which went into his pocket.
Some people are like this. Once they have a little power, they will find ways to get the most out of it. But a few years later, around the time Cheng Ran graduated from high school, he heard about Zhang Ming being caught for embezzling student money. It seemed that he had embezzled hundreds of thousands of yuan. In an era when a house cost only tens of thousands of yuan, this amount of money was a huge sum of money at the time. At this time, he was still a few years away from being exposed. Cheng Ran certainly didn't know how much money he had embezzled, but it must be 50,000 or 70,000 yuan.
At this moment, the classroom was filled with the sound of whispers. Cheng Ran had offended Li Zhan, and the whole school was informed of it during the morning exercises on Monday. He was then called to the teaching office where Zhang Ming was in charge. Needless to say, what would happen next was probably a whole set of procedures such as being punished and having his parents called in.
Zhang Xiaojia, "Yang Xia... your childhood sweetheart has become famous throughout the school today."
Yang Xia was too lazy to correct or refute her.
A girl tiptoed in from the door, and a bunch of people asked, "How is it, how is it..."
The girl's eyes were big and mysterious, "I just walked over from the teaching office, and I heard Zhang Ming slamming his head on the table. It sounded far away, and he seemed furious! Later, I didn't dare to stay any longer, so I ran back quickly..."
"It's over, it's over... Cheng Ran is finished, Zhang Ming, that smiling tiger. Last time, the leader of Class 3, Wu Jun, came to the Political Education Office, Zhang Ming started to talk to him in a friendly manner, but then he turned around and kicked him. Wu Jun didn't dare to say a word! This is still the case when Zhang Ming was restrained. From what you said, Zhang Ming is really angry this time, and there is no telling how Cheng Ran will be dealt with..."
There were people in the class who felt sympathetic and others who were worried. Yang Xia couldn't help but feel worried as he listened. Yu Xiao was probably feeling extremely gloomy because he and Cheng Ran had been close friends since childhood and he felt that he would sooner or later follow in Cheng Ran's footsteps.
Class monitor Liu Ming snorted. He was a bit thick-tongued, but his expression was full of official airs. "Cheng Ran is such a bad influence! He is simply an idiot! The school should pay attention to the construction of school spirit and discipline. He confronted the teacher in public, which ruined the school spirit! The school discipline is even more disgraceful!"
Privately, Liu Ming was called Li Zhan's lackey. He was a staunch supporter of Li Zhan. Under the authority granted by Li Zhan, Liu Ming was the guardian of class discipline. He often took a small notebook to record the misconduct of each person. Those who were recorded in the notebook were blacklisted. He would either ask you to take charge of the blackboard newspaper for the next week, or make you stay behind to sweep the floor every day! Even if you offended him, it would be recorded in the notebook. With the support of Li Zhan, Liu Ming was like this for a long time.
It is said that he was punished after graduation, but he was still arrogant at that time.
Someone refuted him. It was the girl named Su Qian. "Liu Ming, you haven't even become the principal yet, but you're already worrying about the principal's affairs! Principal Liu is amazing!"
Liu Ming's expression changed from bright to dark, and he pointed at Su Qian, "You, sweep the floor after school today!"
Su Qian's face turned strange and the two sides started arguing.
It was at this time.
Cheng Ran came back and walked to the corridor and then entered the classroom.
The whole class was filled with peace and quiet.
There was no dishevelled appearance from being punished, no red face from being beaten, and no messy hair from being pulled. On Cheng Ran's body, there was no trace of having been subjected to violence.
He walked in holding a cup of hot tea and drinking it.
Someone noticed that he was holding an empty cup before he was called out.
But when I came back from the Political and Educational Department, it was filled with hot tea.
At that time, there were no water dispensers like in classrooms in later generations, because the junior high school did not have boarding schools and there was no unified hot water room, so only the teachers' offices had kettles and thermoses.
So, can you understand that...
Cheng Ran came back from Zhang Ming's office with a cup of tea...
Zhang Ming invited him to... have a cup of tea
What the hell... an airplane!
No one knew what happened in the Political Educational Department office that day, but Liu Ming couldn't bear to see Cheng Ran so unharmed. Although he didn't know how he escaped from the hands of Zhang Ming from the Political Educational Department, it didn't matter.
The important thing is that he was taken to the Political Education Department, which means that his class background is lower. As the monitor of the class, he should show his attitude at this time.
"Cheng Ran, Yu Xiao, you two will be in charge of making the cultural wall newspaper next week... There will also be a newspaper selection at the end of the semester, maybe you can even win a prize or something..." Liu Ming smiled calmly.
But Yu Xiao immediately rushed up, "Why..."
Everyone knows that with the high school entrance examination approaching, all activities except for the art performances that everyone is interested in are basically suspended. Liu Ming of course looked everywhere for candidates for the blackboard newspaper, but no one was willing to pay attention to him at this time. He could not bully the stronger girls, and the girls also disliked him very much. They usually came together to contradict him, using both soft and hard methods. It was really powerful, and Liu Ming had no way to deal with it.
He couldn't command those tall and strong boys. Although he could force them, he was afraid of retaliation from them. It was even more difficult for those who were easy to bully. They did it last week and the week before last. Could he force them to do it again? Even Liu Ming couldn't bring himself to do it.
Cheng Ran, who had fought against Li Zhan last week, was a natural choice. However, after seeing Cheng Ran's performance, Liu Ming felt a little uneasy and could only drag Yu Xiao to take the blame. Usually, the two of them were of the same mind. Could you bear to see your good buddy being dragged over to make a bulletin board
"I have written your names to the class teacher. Why do you say that? Go ask Teacher Li why!"
When it comes to Li Zhan, Yu Xiao still feels a little nervous. After all, Li Zhan could threaten Cheng Ran with the withholding of his graduation certificate. What Yu Xiao is worried about now is not the distant future, but the near future. If Li Zhan asks his parents to come to visit him, he will be beaten up by his parents.
"That's it, I leave it to you!"
"You simply..." Yu Xiao was about to say something.
Cheng Ran nodded, "Okay. That's it. The bulletin board seems interesting."
Yu Xiao looked at Cheng Ran, and it was a little unbelievable that the person who could compete with Li Zhan would so easily agree to Liu Ming's challenge. Yu Xiao suddenly remembered that Cheng Ran had a talent for painting. Could it be that he was itching to try... But there should be a time and place. What time is it now? Didn't you make a bet with Li the Butcher? Shouldn't you seize every opportunity to review... Yes, it seems that even if this is the case, you can't pass the exam.
After Liu Ming left in a haughty manner, Yu Xiao whispered to Cheng Ran in private, "What can Liu Ming do to us? We are about to graduate, and even if he doesn't do anything or just brushes it off, what can he do to us..."
Cheng Ran patted his shoulder, "Okay, it's okay... The bulletin board is very interesting, we can do it... Just think of it as a nostalgia..."
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