The parent-teacher conference in the classroom had already started, so the door was closed. Yue Chaoqun and Xu Mingming's cries could be heard in the classroom. The door was opened, and when the homeroom teacher saw them, she opened her mouth in astonishment.
"Mo Jinxi, you … you guys …" the homeroom teacher asked in surprise.
Lin Chu looked at the young female teacher in front of him. She seemed to have just graduated from school a few years ago. Primary schools were part of the nine-year compulsory education system. The location of the orphanage made Mo Jinxi, Shitou, and Tiantian go to this primary school.
This primary school was public, but it wasn't an outstanding school. It wasn't like some well-known primary schools that required years of work experience or the title of model teacher when hiring teachers.
Other than a few senior teachers, most of them were teachers who had just graduated. As their teaching years increased, they would slowly be promoted. Just like the current dean of the school, he had just graduated from the school more than ten years ago. He was a language and math teacher, as well as a homeroom teacher.
In order to reduce costs, the teachers below the third grade all had multiple jobs. Some taught language in the first grade while teaching English in the second grade. Some taught mathematics in the second grade while teaching natural activities in the third grade. Occasionally, they would also take care of moral lessons.
From this, it could be seen that the teachers in this primary school weren't very good. They only didn't interfere with the children's studies, but they weren't as good as those well-known primary schools. Naturally, it couldn't be compared to Jixia School.
"They probably didn't admit to their mistakes. When they heard that we were going to talk to the homeroom teacher and their parents, they were so scared that they cried," Lin Chu said bluntly.
If the three children were ashamed at that time and knew that they had done wrong and were willing to admit their mistakes, Lin Chu would not have been so persistent. He would have talked to them and let them go back.
After all, she was an adult. How could she lower herself to the level of children? As long as they knew their mistakes, she wouldn't blame them.
But the three children all refused to admit their mistakes. One would rather cry than admit his mistakes. One seized the opportunity to turn around and run away. He even confidently said that his mother said the same thing. The last one was even worse. Not only did he not admit his mistakes, but he even hit them.
Lin Chu felt that they should really teach them well. At the same time, she had to make the homeroom teacher pay more attention to her. How could there be such a bully in her class? Shouldn't she pay more attention to it?
Everyone's children were loved dearly at home, so they shouldn't have to suffer at school. Even if it was Mo Jinxi, should he bully him just because he had no parents?
"What did they do wrong?" The homeroom teacher was a little unhappy. No matter what, they were his students.
Looking at Lin Chu and the other two, he felt that they were deliberately looking for trouble.
The parents of the three children also heard their children crying and hurried out.
She hurriedly held her child in her arms and looked at Lin Chu with displeasure.
Xu Mingming's mother protected Xu Mingming and shouted, "Who are you? What was going on? How can an adult bully a child? "
The homeroom teacher also frowned. He lowered his head and asked, "Mo Jinxi, what's going on?"
As soon as Mo Jinxi opened his mouth, Lin Chu patted him on the shoulder and signaled him to leave it alone.
He said calmly, "Hello, my husband and I are here to hold a parent-teacher conference for Mo Jinxi. Jinxi should have told you before that the teacher at the orphanage wanted to hold a parent-teacher conference for the younger children. As the older brother, Jinxi gave up his seat to his younger siblings, so no one came to hold a parent-teacher conference for him. I know about this, so I came with my husband to hold a parent-teacher conference for him. "
"Yes, I know about this. Mo Jinxi also told me about it later." The homeroom teacher nodded.
"At first, when Jinxi told you that no one could come, your class representative happened to hear it and spread it around. I don't know who your class representative is. I wanted to ask her, what was the reason for her to spread this news? Is it out of sympathy for Jinxi, or is it out of mockery for him? I know that after children go to school, they will always have their own cliques, and there will be students who are not liked by most of the students in the class. So, as a parent and a teacher, I have always taught the children to be united and friendly, not to bully their classmates, and to help each other. "Lin Chu couldn't help but ask with a little anger.
The homeroom teacher was a little embarrassed. The female student who was the language class representative often told others about the students she saw in the office being scolded by the teacher. Most of the students who were scolded were the ones who did not do well in their studies. When some of the students heard about it, some students did not like to play with them.
Some would even bluntly say that the student was not good at studying and always caused trouble, so they shouldn't play with them.
The homeroom teacher also knew about this, but she didn't care. There were too many things, and she couldn't take care of all of them.
Moreover, the homeroom teacher felt that it had a certain motivating effect. At least, it could make them study hard and stop being naughty in order not to be ostracized by their classmates. Moreover, the language representative didn't go overboard, and no parents came to her because of this, so she didn't care.
He didn't expect Lin Chu to say this today.
Lin Chu's voice wasn't low, and the language representative's mother was also there. She immediately blushed. No matter what, it wasn't a good thing to talk about other students behind their backs, and it showed a child's upbringing.
And this wasn't the first time the parents in this class had come to the parent-teacher conference, so they all had an impression of each other. Especially her daughter, who was the language representative, everyone had a deeper impression of her. Now that everyone was looking at her, she really couldn't sit still.
"What does this have to do with my child?" Yue Chaoqun's mother questioned, "There are so many children, why did you make our child cry?"
"Madam, we didn't do anything to these three children. After all, no matter how angry we are, we won't do anything to them. But they did something wrong, so I have to protect our child! "Lin Chu said firmly. She was on the side of reason, and she wasn't weak at all.
"After the language representative spread the news that no one was holding a parent-teacher conference for Jin Xi that day, the three of you surrounded Jin Xi and said that he was a child without a father or mother, and that his parents didn't want him. Jin Xi refused to say the more unpleasant words, but just these words alone were enough to make people angry."
"So I decided to come with my husband to hold a parent-teacher conference for Jin Xi. Because something unexpected happened today, we arrived a little late. But when we got out of the car, we saw your children surrounding Jin Xi, saying that he was lying, that he didn't have parents to teach him, and that he was bad. These words, no matter how old, shouldn't be said. Being young is not an excuse to hurt others. "
"So you can bully children like this? We, as parents, are still needed to educate them. What right do you have! "Hu Yidong's mother raised her voice and said fiercely.
Lin Chu said calmly, "They said these words twice. The first time was when the language representative spread the news. The second time was this time. Last time, Jin Xi went back and cried all night, and this time, we happened to run into him. We didn't do anything to them. After we stopped them, not only did they not know their mistake, they didn't apologize. This Hu Yidong classmate even wanted to make a move on my husband. I didn't expect such a small person to have such great ability and temper. "
Hu Yidong's mother's face turned red and white, but she heard Lin Chu say, "We only said that we would bring the three of them to find their parents, find the teacher in charge of the class, and see how the matter can be resolved. Yue Chaoqun and Xu Mingming were the first to cry. It seems that they knew that they had done wrong and knew fear. And Xu Mingming broke into a run, but he was stopped by this police comrade. "
Mo Jingcheng was not surprised at all when he was suddenly called out. He nodded calmly, "Previously, I saw the whole thing at the school gate. I'm not the parents of these three children, so I can't control them. So this classmate ran out and was stopped by me. I came here to let their parents and teachers discipline them."
"How Jin Xi's parents are is not something that can be judged by those who don't know. Jin Xi also can't choose his background. Although he grew up in an orphanage, he didn't lack any of the proper upbringing, which is much better than having both parents. He knows to love his younger brothers and sisters, to study hard, to have the natural naughtiness of a boy, but he knows his limits. What right does your child have to use such vicious words to hurt him? I also want to ask, do you know what your child thinks? "
"What does a child know?" Xu Mingming's mother said stubbornly.
Seeing that she didn't want to be reasonable, Lin Chu sneered, "If a child doesn't understand, then as an adult, you should understand, right? Just now, this Xu Mingming said that the words he said were all said by his mother, which is you. She also told him that Jin Xi didn't have parents to teach him and was a bad child. She told him not to interact with Jin Xi. Xu Mingming did have parents to teach him, but in the end, he was taught these things. Is this your so-called family education? Jin Xi doesn't have parents, but the orphanage has teachers and a kind old principal who usually teaches him a lot of principles. He never says bad things about his classmates, and he never uses words to hurt others. His family education is much better! "
"I can also testify to this. Just now, when I was at the school gate, it was these three students who went overboard with their words. Mo Jinxi didn't say anything bad like them, he just kept arguing that he didn't lie." Mo Jingcheng said.
"I won't lie!" Mo Jinxi held back his tears, puffed up his face and said, "I won't let the old principal and Chu Chu down!"
When Lin Chu heard this, his heart ached. He lowered his head and patted Mo Jinxi's head.
Hu Yidong's mother pointed at Mo Jingcheng and said, "Who knows if you guys are in cahoots!"
"This lady, you're being unreasonable. If you're like this, how are you going to set a good example for your child? "Mo Jingcheng said lightly.
Yan Beicheng couldn't help but look at Mo Jingcheng, feeling that he was really free today. He actually followed them here to be a witness and didn't leave.
Lin Chu ignored her and said to the form teacher, "That day, after Jin Xi heard what they said, he went back and cried the whole night. But even so, he insisted that the two teachers of the orphanage go to the parents' meeting for his younger brother and sister, not wanting them to be disappointed. On the other hand, his younger brother and sister said that they wanted the teachers to come to the parents' meeting for Jin Xi, but everyone took turns every year. But Jin Xi didn't agree, saying that he was the older brother and that it didn't matter. They weren't real siblings, they were just orphans living in the orphanage, but they always loved each other like this. "
Lin Chu didn't say anything else, but his gaze swept across the three children. His gaze made them unable to raise their heads.
"There's one more thing. I also came from an orphanage, so I know how much these children need people's love. So after I married my husband and had the ability, I told Jin Xi that we wanted to adopt him. "Lin Chu said.
The form teacher and the three mothers weren't blind. Even if they couldn't recognize the brand just by the style, they could see that the clothes Lin Chu was wearing, even if it was maternity clothes, were beautiful and elegant, very different from the ones they usually saw.
In addition, Yan Beicheng's temperament could really let even the clumsiest person know that he wasn't ordinary, so they knew that this couple's living conditions must be very good. In addition, he had feelings for Mo Jinxi. If he was adopted by them, it would change his life, and he would fly up the branch.
"But Jin Xi refused without thinking, because he was afraid that his younger brother and sister would be sad. He wanted to wait until they were all adopted and have a family. If we were still willing to adopt him at that time, he would come and be our child." Lin Chu lowered his head and saw Mo Jinxi's head lowered. His small body was so fragile, and his heart ached.
From Mo Jingcheng's angle, he could see the tears in Mo Jinxi's eyes falling on his sneakers.
"If such a child can't be called a good child, then please tell me, what kind of good child should be?" Lin Chu looked at Xu Mingming's mother.
She didn't know what the other two mothers were thinking. Perhaps they thought the same as Xu Mingming's mother and said similar things to the children. But only Xu Mingming said it with certainty.
Xu Mingming's mother's face turned red, and she couldn't speak.
"Other than holding a parents' meeting for Jin Xi, I'm here today for nothing else. I want the children to apologize to Jin Xi, and don't say these things to Jin Xi in the future. You don't have to be friends, but don't hurt him! Verbal harm is no less than physical harm! "Lin Chu looked at the three mothers sternly, and they couldn't bear it.
Although they felt that Lin Chu's words made them lose face and they were unwilling to accept it, so many people in the classroom heard it, and they knew that they were in the wrong. Even if they quibbled, it would only make them lose more face.
The faces of the three became very ugly. In the end, Yue Chaoqun's mother pushed him and said sternly, "Apologize!"
She wanted to beat him up when they got home, making her lose face in front of so many parents.
Her own child had done such a thing, and she was already ashamed. How could she face other parents in the future?
Among them, there were her colleagues, and she would see them every day at work!
Yue Chaoqun sobbed, and as he wiped his tears, he said to Mo Jinxi, "I'm sorry."
Hu Yidong and Xu Mingming's mothers also sternly asked their sons to apologize, but their strict attitude was obviously not because they felt that their sons had done something wrong, but because they had lost face.
Regardless of whether Hu Yidong and Xu Mingming were sincere, the two of them cried and apologized to Mo Jinxi.
Lin Chu said, "Although I haven't officially adopted Jinxi, I have long regarded him as my own son. I will follow up on his matters in the future, and I hope that you can pay more attention to your students' situations. If Jinxi does something wrong, I will educate him. But if he was bullied at school, I would be like any other student's parent and demand an explanation. We don't put our children in school just to learn, and we don't treat teachers as babysitters, but we also hope that teachers can pay attention to the students' physical and mental health. "
The homeroom teacher blushed at Lin Chu's words, and could only nod in agreement.
Hu Yidong's mother said to Hu Yidong, "Alright, hurry up and go home. Don't play outside. I'll go back and talk to you after the parent-teacher meeting! "
Hu Yidong listlessly said, "Oh." He didn't seem to take the matter seriously, and obviously didn't think that he had done anything wrong. He left with Xu Mingming and Yue Chaoqun without any pressure.
Lin Chu looked at them and knew that they were simply treating the symptoms and not the root cause. As long as no one was watching, these children would still say those words, or even more. But on the surface, they had already apologized, and she couldn't hold on to it. She could only watch them leave.
The three of them's mother looked at Lin Chu unkindly, then turned around and went into the classroom. However, all the parents in the classroom were staring at them. It really made their faces burn, and they felt very embarrassed.
After such a scene, Lin Chu didn't want to stay here any longer. The homeroom teacher was young and thin-skinned.
This was her dereliction of duty, and if Lin Chu really reported it to the dean and the principal, she would have to record a demerit, and she might even be fired.
But Lin Chu didn't plan to report it. Mo Jinxi still had to go to school, and as long as the homeroom teacher was still Mo Jinxi's homeroom teacher, she couldn't make things too ugly between them.
If she reported it, it would be good for the time being, and the homeroom teacher would get a demerit, but what if she made things difficult for Mo Jinxi? She couldn't always keep an eye on the situation in the school, and if she really was wronged, Mo Jinxi wouldn't come back to say it, and it would be terrible if the child didn't want to go to school.
It wasn't that she thought badly of people, but after experiencing so much in the workplace, many things were really unavoidable.
She didn't know this homeroom teacher, but seeing that the class was in such a mess, and the homeroom teacher didn't take care of it, she naturally couldn't trust her.
If she was really responsible and cared about the students' situation, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened.
The two-child policy was also just released, and before that, most of the students had only one child. The current elementary school was no longer like her time, where there were 50 to 60 students in a class, and the teachers might not be able to take care of it all, and occasionally there would be negligence.
Now there were only about 30 children in the class, and could it be that they couldn't take care of it? Occasional negligence was inevitable, but it was obviously not the first time that the language class representative did this kind of thing, and yet the homeroom teacher never took care of it, which meant that she let it go, and wasn't responsible. This was a completely different matter from a moment of carelessness.
With such a method, it was hard for Lin Chu not to suspect that if the matter really got out of hand, the homeroom teacher would make things difficult for Mo Jinxi in the future.
After all, when children were sent to school, apart from their classmates, they had the most contact with the teacher the whole day. Children also had a kind of reverence for the teacher, and they would do whatever the teacher said. If the teacher didn't like a student, and really ignored the student, it would be very troublesome.
The homeroom teacher also knew that she was in trouble, and she knew that this matter was serious, so she apologized with a very good attitude. "I'm sorry, I didn't do well enough in this matter. In the future, I will definitely pay more attention to avoid this kind of thing from happening again. I know that Jinxi is a good child, and he usually plays very well with the children in the class. He has never been angry with anyone, and he is also diligent in his studies. His grades have always been in the top three in the class. "
When it came to Mo Jinxi, the homeroom teacher really liked this child.
The homeroom teacher lowered her voice and said softly, "Just now, those three children … are indeed very naughty in the class. Many students have been bullied by them, and they have also come to me. I have come forward to mediate, but they have not changed, and it's also —"
The homeroom teacher didn't dare to say that she had no choice, and it sounded like she was shirking responsibility.
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