Chapter 5: Don’t Leave a File for the Child

Tianshui Second High School is the top school in Tianshui City, the best of the best in the province. The school is confident, never short of students, with top-level graduation rates every year, and a stingy principal... Trying to get anything done is not easy. Old Chen spoke pitifully: "With the college entrance exam just half a year away, I’m worried about the risks. At this time, we shouldn’t let the kids go hungry... This issue with the record, I’m sorry to trouble you two..." The two young officers looked at each other, feeling a bit awkward at this moment— "No problem, no problem..." This kind of police dispatch would only be on the dispatch record; it wouldn’t show up in the personal file. They just didn’t explain it well at the time. And Old Chen, he was simply worried sick. Thinking about whether the kid could get enough to eat with that little monthly allowance was one thing; the two officers couldn’t help but feel a bit sympathetic: "Mr. Chen, go back and communicate well with the child. We received a call from someone reporting that the kid climbed out of the river, and after being rescued, they were using excuses to say the school was too far to go back..." "You should counsel them well..." "Also, the school’s management needs to be stricter. This child climbed out of the water; what if they couldn’t swim?" Tianshui City has a wide and deep moat, and people fish around it all year round. But all year round, there are always a few people who can’t think straight and jump into the river. The officers mentioned this, afraid the kids would have moments of not thinking straight, especially when reminded. Old Chen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, sure..." He also scratched his slightly itchy scalp. After the two officers left, and with just a few minutes before class ended, Old Chen quickly returned to the office, glaring at Chu Rive, who was obediently standing by: "What’s going on? Didn’t the class president say you asked for leave?" The class president of their year-3 class-1 is a sweet-smiling girl named Zhao Yue, consistently in the top 10 in grades, with a positive learning attitude, and liked by all the teachers. So, the class president helped relay the request for leave, saying she had a stomachache. Old Chen thought it was a bit inconvenient for girls, so he didn’t ask for details. But who would have thought that she was brought back by the police! Old Chen’s eyes widened, resembling a plastic big-eyed doll on the roadside, when in the Interstellar Federation had they seen anyone this distinctive? Chu River found it amusing. So she widened her eyes too: "The class president took leave, what’s it got to do with me, Chu River?" The dean just pushed the door open and unexpectedly saw the first in their year, with hands behind her back, long legs slightly apart, spine straight, and a steady posture. Her demeanor, like a soldier, was an unyielding young pine. But paired with her words— Old Chen’s eyes looked like they were about to bleed! A good, obedient student, where did she learn this act of cheekiness?! The dean coughed: "What’s the situation? Why are the police here?" Despite being unaccustomed to Chu River’s current attitude, Old Chen still tried to defend the student: "No big deal, the kid took leave to go out, accidentally fell into the river, police rescued them..." The dean’s face was dark: "I’ve said it before, students in their third year, the most important thing right now is studying! Don’t go out without reason! Who’s responsible if something happens?" What he said. Old Chen thought: Who asks for leave when nothing is going on? But the words did make some sense, so Old Chen nodded: "I’m educating her right now..." He didn’t say much else. The dean was just here to figure out things. He saw it was nothing major, turned around with his teacup, and continued inspecting the classes— The students are getting worse each generation, all bouncing around the classroom like monkeys. Don’t underestimate the last 5 minutes before class ends, the closer it is to this time, the easier it is to grab the students’ little tails! After the dean left, the class teacher reverted to his earlier glaring look: "What kind of behavior is this? Talk properly, what’s going on?" Chu River opened her mouth, recalling those scenes— The little brats, calling parents for criticism and education, were too lightly phrased. Chu River, couldn’t return it unchanged, otherwise she would not be this river! So she also smiled: "Nothing, I just went to the riverbank at night for a breeze, accidentally fell into the river, then swam back to the shore." Old Chen was even more infuriated! "Felt the breeze and fell into the river? We have typhoons here?!" "Don’t brush it off, do you have high study pressure, and went to sit on the riverbank wall like others?!" Some daring physical education students did just that, but not to sit for a breeze, but rather to swim in the river. Only they hadn’t yet succeeded halfway, just climbed up, and were dragged back by the grade principal with a flashlight on their underpants. Heard that due to the principal’s excitement, while dragging, he used a bit too much force, and the 1.85-meter-tall athlete was dragged out, showing a Cherry Maruko Chan underpants... In conclusion. Tianshui Second High School, such a serious school, absolutely cannot tolerate this behavior! A few students were criticized, parents were called in all in a row, ending up with an apology in the big playground, lasting a whole semester! That’s what finally restrained this bad trend. Now the top student of the grade did such bold things, Old Chen was quite worried—𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖 Is this the rebellious phase? He spoke earnestly: "If you’re troubled, talk to the teacher; we can chat like friends." "Is your living expense still sufficient?" "Any difficulties with study or life?" "How are you getting along with classmates in the class?" Every aspect, everything matters; he didn’t miss anything. Finally, he sighed, looking unable and unwilling to face directly: "Don’t do silly things anymore." "And don’t think about swimming in the river— you students are silly, our school is a new campus, located in a remote site, taken over from others." "It’s been so many years, the old school’s big restroom pipes are old pipes, nobody checks them, and nobody changes them. Just that section of wall corner, where the restroom garbage is secretly flushed into the river, around the corner is—" "Isn’t it dirty?" "And swimming—" Old Chen looked at her, with a face expressing "this kid is nuts". Chu River: ...Damn! Chu River was initially just angry for a moment. But then, she remembered, nowadays waste and garbage, unlike in the Star Sea Federation era, are compacted, decomposed, but directly discharged via sewer. Just this school is the new campus of Tianshui Second High, everything is new, except this marginal big restroom, built by charity donations back then, is always a brand. Always just renovated, not majorly altered, especially this stingy school, didn’t want to spend the money to renovate the sewer at all. Damn it! She secretly clenched her fists— a few brats! A gentleman avenges tonight! Tonight, she’s going to press them each into the river! Although the laws of Mountain and Sea Star Political Country don’t support avenging— But no worries. She clenched her fist with a snap— Tonight, let’s treat everyone to a full drink!