The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 218: The Priceless Book

Chen Ping and Cheng Xiaoman discussed until late at night, but still couldn't figure out the problem.

First of all, from the perspective of interests, the only ones who benefited from He Yushui's blocked path to study were his competitors, because nowadays, to enter colleges and universities, in addition to test scores and labor points, more emphasis is placed on personal moral character, as well as the recommendation of the school or unit.

However, according to He Yushui, since other universities only require three years to graduate and start working, while it takes five years to study medicine, and she was the only one among the two classes of students in school who applied for medicine, there was no vicious competition, so the student factor can be ruled out.

Her academic and work performance are always among the best, and the principal and teachers value her very much. There is no sign of suppression, which can clear her of suspicion.

Secondly, from the perspective of the reporting method, real-name reporting must provide relevant evidence to be completed, but the school’s expulsion notice did not list any real evidence, only a few simple vague words.

For example: long-term separation from the collective, serious capitalist hedonism, moral corruption, etc., directly exclude this path.

Another way is to report anonymously. Nowadays, there is almost no real anonymity in reporting letters. Even if it is written anonymously, the only channel is to deliver it to the reporting box in person.

In order to prevent malicious reporting and retaliation, government agencies have set up reporting boxes at the entrance of all units, and the doormen are on duty 24 hours a day. As long as the reporter submits a report, he will be "invited" into the unit for detailed discussion.

Even if various coincidences occur and the report is successfully delivered, the letter will be strictly reviewed. Only a few will actually be delivered to the leaders, and most of them are very harmful incidents.

The daily study and life of an ordinary female student would never attract the attention of leaders.

The only explanation is that the whistleblower presented the letter of complaint to the leader through special channels. This should be considered a deep hatred. Does He Yushui have such an enemy?

He Yushui has been eloquent and good at hiding her emotions since she was young. She always smiles no matter who she meets. Even her arch-enemies in the courtyard, the Yi, Deaf and Jia families, all show sympathy for her plight, and no one else would become her enemy.

The only person with whom there is a conflict is Kong Lin. However, it was Cheng Xiaoman who embarrassed her that day. Even if revenge is needed, it should be directed at Cheng Xiaoman. Moreover, Kong Lin is the absolute beneficiary, so there is no reason to hold He Yushui accountable.

If Kong Lin had such connections, why would she drop out of school and stay at home? She could just apply a exemption policy to waive her tuition fees and at most be put on the suspect list.

Then, from the perspective of their living environment, although the people in the Siheyuan have different thoughts, they all live at the bottom of society. They share common characteristics of being selfish, exclusive, flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, and valuing the near over the distant. It is absolutely beneficial for them that He Yushui successfully enters college, and there is no doubt about it.

The last and most likely possibility is that they suffered an unexpected disaster. This situation might occur if someone deliberately wanted to retaliate against Chen Ping or He Yuzhu and his wife but did not know where to start.

After discussing this, both of them blamed themselves. Chen Ping's unintentional mistake, He Yuzhu's rebelliousness, and Cheng Xiaoman's outspokenness seemed to be the source of the trouble.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the three of them have offended countless people at work. Although there is no deep hatred, there is no guarantee that they have made enemies unintentionally. How can they find them?

After much deliberation, the two decided that instead of blindly guessing like looking for a needle in a haystack, it would be better to go directly to the school to plead for mercy. It is still unknown if some school leader is interested in talent and is willing to help. Although the hope is slim, it is better than sitting and waiting for death.

So the next morning, Chen Ping and her partner went to the unit to ask for leave and asked Wang Zhiqin to go to the school with them to find out the details.

Despite Cheng Xiaoman's inducement with benefits, Chen Ping's coaxing and persuasion, and Wang Zhiqin's intimidation, the three of them tried their best, but still only got a vague response from the principal.

"Leadership instructions, no slacking!"

Chen Ping and Cheng Xiaoman returned to the courtyard in silence. They looked at He Yushui, who was lying on the bed with a lifeless look, staring at the ceiling without blinking.

Chen Ping finally made up her mind and walked into Lu Zixuan's compartment with heavy steps. She took out a small wooden box from under the stone bricks under the bed. With trembling hands, she took out the "life-saving talisman" that her son had asked for, muttering to herself.

"Son, I'm sorry. I can't just watch Yu Shui's future ruined. I'll make the decision this time, just this once. From now on, I'll listen to you..."

He put everything back in place, carefully put the painting "Dawn" inscribed by the great man into his bag, took out two gold bars wrapped in newspaper from the secret compartment and put them in his pocket, then walked out of the compartment with a determined look on his face.

The moment he stepped out of the house, he suddenly stopped, walked back to the bed, and pulled up the distraught He Yushui. After washing and tidying up, he left the courtyard and rode his bicycle to school.

The two entered the principal's office. Before the principal, who was reading a newspaper, could ask them to leave, Chen Ping said frankly:

"Principal, I know you are in trouble. I dare not ask you to help me, but I just want to ask you to give me some advice."

Chen Ping slowly approached the desk, calmly took out two gold bars, placed them on the table, and pushed them within the principal's reach, without stopping talking.

"There are many high-sounding reasons, but the purpose is the same. I don't want the child's efforts over the years to go to waste. Please give me a clear solution, principal."

The principal glanced sideways at the two roughly wrapped "little things" on the table with a calm expression, leaned forward slightly, slowly stretched out his right hand towards the teacup, paused for a blink of an eye, and his fingers accidentally touched the "little things".

His brows suddenly tightened, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and put it outside the "little thing". He looked up at Chen Ping who was smiling, thought for a moment, and spoke in a cold tone:

"Comrade He Yushui's hard work is well known to all teachers and students in the school, but the personal moral flaws pointed out by the leadership cannot be ignored.

The school's educational purpose is to cultivate more all-round talents for colleges and universities with firm political beliefs, unified revolutionary ideas, solid cultural knowledge, and abundant working ability.

Deviations in political thought affect not only individuals, but also the collective and society…”

The long ideological education class lasted nearly ten minutes. Chen Ping was almost drowsy when listening to it, and the principal finally brought the topic back to the right track.

"...Comrade, do you understand? Correcting one's thoughts in a short period of time is not profound. I have a few books here that can help improve political thinking and moral qualities. Student He Yushui can take them home and study them."

Chen Ping appeared humble and polite on the surface, but in his heart he was contemptuous and critical.

[Pooh! No matter how much you say, it can't cover up your greedy face.

I spent two gold bars just to listen to your nonsense and buy a few crappy books. They are so damn expensive! 】

The principal was naturally unable to sense Chen Ping's complaints and continued:

"I also can't bear to see the student I taught so well become lost in the crowd. How about this? You return the notice of expulsion first. I will try to contact He Yushui's teacher privately and ask the leadership to arrange for her to take a leave of absence so that she can take the exam next year. How do you think?"