12dz Chapter 106 Pay Back the Money, Hush Money
Chapter 106 Pay Back the Money, Hush Money
Lu Yuanqing firmly believes that if people can't teach you, then you should teach people through experience.
After failing to convince Lu Mingxi, he decisively asked Teacher Yun Xiao to help find the four classmates and changed the battlefield from the office to the school's rooftop.
"Third Uncle, what are you trying to do?" Lu Mingxi was full of questions.
She had initially thought she would be scolded, or at worst beaten, or even that Lu Yuanqing might refuse to let her go to school altogether in a fit of anger.
None of the speculations have come true; instead, things have turned out differently, and Lu Yuanqing hasn't uttered a single word of abuse against her.
She was really confused!
Lu Yuanqing smiled at her but didn't say anything.
The first male student to arrive was from Lu Mingxi's class.
When Teacher Yunxiao called him over, he didn't know what had happened.
But the moment he saw Lu Mingxi, he knew.
Especially Lu Yuanqing, who was standing next to Lu Mingxi.
"I didn't pressure Lu Mingxi! And she didn't agree to my advances, so why did she involve her parents!"
The male student became terrified.
If his parents found out that he wasn't studying properly at school and was instead focusing all his energy on chasing female classmates, they would definitely beat him to death.
Seeing his frightened expression, Lu Yuanqing quickly stepped forward with a smile and said gently, "Little classmate, don't be afraid. I asked your teacher to call you here not to cause trouble, but to ask you something. Don't worry, I know you're not dating Xiaoxi, and I won't tell your parents!"
You brat, how old are you?! All you know is finding a girlfriend!
Are you afraid your parents will find out now?
Why did you go early?
Yun Xiao stood silently to the side, unable to resist rolling her eyes.
The boy was a student in her class, and she knew a little about his situation. His parents were from the town and valued academics the most, but this boy seemed to lack talent in studying.
If they found out that he wasn't studying properly at school and was instead causing trouble, they would probably have to teach him a lesson he would never forget.
After all, nowadays parents often resort to corporal punishment to educate their children.
After hearing Lu Yuanqing's words, the boy calmed down a bit, coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said, "So, what do you want to know?"
"Let me make this clear first: although I pursued Lu Mingxi, we were never actually dating."
Lu Yuanqing smiled faintly: "I told you it's not your fault, so you can rest assured!"
"I just wanted to ask if you gave my Xiaoxi any gift?"
"Huh?" The boy subconsciously looked at Lu Mingxi and saw that she also looked puzzled.
"This doesn't need to be returned; I gave it to Lu Mingxi voluntarily."
He sent gifts to woo someone, and even though he failed, he shouldn't have asked for them back! That's so tasteless.
"When I delivered it myself, I knew there was a possibility it would be wasted, so I don't need to return it!"
After sending it several times, Lu Mingxi still refused to give a definite answer, so he gave up!
What a wonderful child!
Lu Yuanqing nodded with satisfaction, and took the opportunity to glare at Lu Mingxi.
Lu Mingxi: "..."
Lu Yuanqing stepped forward and patted the young student on the shoulder, his tone always gentle and kind: "Young student, what you said is not right. Although you have good character, good looks, and good manners... however, my family also has its own rules, and we do not easily take things from outsiders!"
The male student was completely overwhelmed by the barrage of compliments; no one had ever praised him like that before!
Lu Mingxi retorted, "Third Uncle, when did our family have any family rules? No, when did our family have any family rules?"
Lu Yuanqing glared at her and said, "Now we have it!"
Lu Mingxi was speechless. So, it was because of her?
He lowered his head, not daring to speak!
After glaring at her, Lu Yuanqing turned to the little girl and smiled, "So, tell me what you gave Xiaoxi, and I'll return the money to you. It's not for any other reason than my family's upbringing!"
The goal is to make Lu Mingxi, who only wants to gain benefits but not give anything in return, understand this.
Otherwise, if you're greedy for small gains now, won't you want to be greedy for big gains later?
Seeing his determination, the male classmate did not refuse again and slowly said, "I gave some to Lu Mingxi a few times. It wasn't much, just a pound of assorted candy, two large meat buns, and five or six crispy fried dough twists!"
He was still spending his parents' money and didn't have much pocket money, which he mostly used to buy food.
And after delivering it a few times, he gave up!
Lu Yuanqing nodded, quickly calculating the accounts in his mind.
A pound of assorted candy costs 1.2 yuan, which is a bit more expensive, while a crispy twisted dough stick costs only 4 cents.
After calculating the bill in his mind, Lu Yuanqing took out the money from his pocket, counted it, and handed it over.
The boy was watching him count the money, and when he saw the money being handed to him, he quickly waved his hand, "Uncle, you've given me too much!"
Everything is clearly priced; there's no question of more or less.
It could only be that Lu Yuanqing miscounted!
Lu Yuanqing pulled his hand over, stuffed the money into it, and said, "Consider the extra as a bribe!"
As soon as the word "bribery" was uttered, the other three looked at him.
Lu Yuanqing said, "I hope you won't tell anyone about this! Is that alright?"
Lu Mingxi's attempt to withdraw the extra money froze in place.
ashamed!
This was a rare moment of shame for her.
Her shame seemed to stem entirely from Lu Yuanqing.
She didn't feel this way when she accepted gifts from others, or when the teacher caught her asking boys for gifts three times.
She didn't think she had done anything wrong.
When pursuing a girl, don't you have to give her gifts?
Otherwise, why should anyone agree?
She felt that there was nothing wrong with her view.
She had made it clear from the beginning that all the boys who were pursuing her only wanted to study.
They assumed that she would agree to give them gifts a few times.
She delivered it once, then again, and then a second time—all voluntarily; she didn't force them.
Even when Lu Yuanqing was about to return the money to the other party, she insisted that she had done nothing wrong.
However, Lu Yuanqing paid extra money just to prevent the boy from telling anyone. She felt like she was being crushed by a huge rock, and she could hardly breathe.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say to Lu Yuanqing that even if someone told her, she didn't care, since it wasn't like she had asked for it!
But even after the male classmate promised not to tell anyone and left with the money, she still couldn't bring herself to say it.
With the help of Teacher Yunxiao, Lu Yuanqing met with the four boys and returned the money to them, even giving them hush money.
After the last male student left, Lu Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lu Mingxi, "Alright, everything's settled. Now come home with me!"
Lu Mingxi looked up.
Yun Xiao was shocked: "Parent, Lu Mingxi has excellent grades and will have no problem getting into high school. Even if she gets into a vocational school, that's fine too. Please don't stop her from studying just because you're angry!"