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"Principal, my son Bangeng is a good child. How could he possibly steal money? There must be some mistake!" Qin Huairu rushed into the principal's office and immediately confronted the principal.
"Ms. Qin, we have not made a mistake. Bangeng has already admitted that he stole the tuition fee that Teacher Zhou had just collected," the principal explained, adjusting his glasses.
Qin Huairu turned to Bangeng, who was standing in front of her. "Bangeng, did you really steal money?"
Bangeng lowered his head and didn’t dare to speak.
"Speak up! Did you or did you not take the teacher's money?" Qin Huairu was getting frantic as Bangeng remained silent.
"Mom, I didn’t steal it! I just took it from Teacher Zhou’s bag when she wasn’t paying attention!" Bangeng finally spoke up.
Qin Huairu felt dizzy upon hearing this. Taking it while the teacher wasn't paying attention? Isn't that still stealing?
She quickly turned to the principal. "Principal, I'm sorry. Bangeng is still young and doesn’t understand. We will return whatever money he took right now!"
"Bangeng! Where's the money? Hurry up and give it to the teacher!" Qin Huairu anxiously asked, gripping Bangeng's arm.
Bangeng mumbled with his head down, "I spent a few coins on snacks; the rest is gone."
"What do you mean 'gone'? How much did you actually take?"
"I took ten yuan and some change! The rest might have fallen out," Bangeng said, lowering his head even more.
Upon hearing that he had taken ten yuan and some change, Qin Huairu was furious. She grabbed Bangeng and smacked him on the backside twice. "I told you not to steal! Do you know I only earn a little over ten yuan a month? You’ve lost so much money; how are we going to live from now on?"
At that moment, Shazhu and Ran Qiuyue rushed back as well. Shazhu held Qin Huairu back. "Sister Qin, hitting Bangeng won’t help right now. We need to figure out how to resolve this issue first!"
Hearing Shazhu’s words calmed Qin Huairu down a bit. She turned to the principal and said, "Principal, we are willing to compensate for the money Bangeng took. Can we avoid calling the police? He’s still so young; if you report him, it could ruin his life!"
"Ms. Qin, we never intended to call the police as long as you make up for the money that your son stole from classmate Jia Geng. After that, please take him home," the principal replied.
Qin Huairu was relieved to hear that returning the money would suffice. She bowed deeply to the principal. "Thank you, Principal! I promise Bangeng won’t make this mistake again!"
The principal waved his hand dismissively. "Jia Geng has not passed his entrance exam for junior high school; he won't be coming back here again! Since he hasn’t paid his tuition either, please take him home."
"Principal, wasn’t it agreed that Bangeng could repeat a year and take the entrance exam for junior high? Why are you saying he can’t go anymore?" Qin Huairu became anxious again upon hearing this.
"Yes, Principal! Bangeng is a good child; he’s so smart! It would be such a shame if he doesn’t go to school!" Shazhu chimed in supportively.
The principal looked at Shazhu and replied, "I don’t know if Jia Geng is a good child or not, but I do know that during his time at school, he was always at the bottom of his class and often disrupted other students' learning with his mischief! We really haven’t seen any signs of intelligence from him!"
Given Jia Geng’s current situation, even if he were allowed to repeat another year, there’s no way he would pass the entrance exam for junior high school. So Ms. Qin, please take him home."
Qin Huairu wanted to argue a bit more, but at that moment, Bangeng exclaimed, "Mom, I don't want to go to school anymore! I want to go home! School isn't fun at all!"
The principal seized the opportunity and said to Qin Huairu, "You see, Bangeng's mind is clearly not on his studies. It would be best if you took him home."
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