Chapter 185: Playing the Age Card
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the morning, unbeknownst to Mei Shu, Mei Mu had accompanied her grandmother and Wang Yue to the school. Without permission, they had rushed straight into the principal’s office.
At that moment, the principal was busy with administrative work related to an upcoming inspection from the Education Bureau. When he saw these three individuals enter, he was dumbfounded for a while before regaining his composure.
Seeing that an elderly person had come in person, the principal couldn’t bring himself to immediately ask them to leave. Instead, he called the head of the senior grade while inviting them to sit down on the office’s couch. He even personally poured them tea.
The elderly lady saw the principal’s accommodating attitude and thought she might have a chance. She immediately started to leverage her age, saying, “Principal, at my age, coming to the school in person is not easy. My granddaughter hasn’t committed any serious wrongdoing. She’s already in her final year of high school and will be taking the college entrance exams soon. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to ask her to drop out at this time?”
The principal knew that this visit was related to Mei Mu. He sighed and replied, “You may not be aware, but Mei Mu’s recent actions had a severely negative impact on the school. I was just dealing with the mess she created, and the higher-ups have ordered me to strictly discipline the students. They will conduct a routine inspection next Monday because of incidents like Mei Mu’s.”
Wang Yue looked worried and joined in, “Principal, you see, the matter with Mei Mu has already been resolved between us and the grade director privately. Our family is willing to donate a building to the school. The grade director also promised not to hold Mei Mu responsible.”
“The matter had been resolved at the time, but didn’t Mei Mu spread malicious rumors and defame Mei Shu online? This incident has caused quite a commotion, and as the school’s head, I must take a stance now. I’m sorry, but there’s nothing more I can do. I apologize for the trouble, but I’m helpless in this matter,” the principal explained.
“Principal, please don’t say that. If you can’t do anything, then who can?” The elderly lady became agitated upon hearing this and grabbed the principal’s hand, refusing to let go, “Whatever conditions you have, just say it. As long as you can ensure my granddaughter graduates successfully, I’ll agree to anything you ask for!”
“You don’t have to do this. The decision has already been made, and it can’t be easily changed!” The principal, feeling helpless, brushed aside the old lady’s hand and walked to the window, sighing. He left them with a resolute and indifferent silhouette.
The old lady and Wang Yue exchanged glances, both seeing concern in each other’s eyes.
However, Mei Mu’s matter couldn’t be delayed any longer. The old lady was determined not to allow her granddaughter, who had been pampered since childhood, to be expelled from school because of the daughter born by that wretched woman!
With this in mind, she suddenly made a decision.
Leaning on her cane, she unsteadily walked up behind the principal and, right in front of her granddaughter and daughter-in-law, she knelt down with a “thud.”
The principal was taken aback by the sudden commotion and quickly turned to assist the elderly woman up.
But the old lady was intent on morally pressuring the principal. This was the last resort she could think of, and she had no intention of getting up easily.
As the principal reached out to help her, she clung to his arm, crying and wiping her tears onto his sleeve. “Principal, at my age, I’ve come to plead with you. How can you be so heartless as to expel my granddaughter? She has always been well-behaved and would never do such a thing! Even if she did, it must have been someone forcing her!”
The principal didn’t dare let an elderly person kneel in front of him, so he quickly tried to help her up.
While the two were in the midst of the tug-of-war, the grade director had finally arrived.
As soon as he saw Wang Yue and Mei Mu, he knew why the principal had urgently summoned him.
Upon seeing the elderly person on her knees, sobbing on the ground, and the helpless principal, a sudden idea formed in the grade head’s mind.
With a forced smile on his face, he approached the principal to help defuse the situation. “Dear old lady, please stand up first. Mei Mu is indeed a talented student, and it’s regrettable for the school to expel her. Please don’t do this. Let’s sit down and discuss it slowly.”
“Yes, yes, please stand up first. We can discuss this matter,” the principal chimed in, trying to help the elderly lady to her feet.
Seeing that her emotional outburst had made an impact, the elderly lady finally agreed to sit down on the sofa. However, she didn’t back down and continued to assert herself. “I don’t care; you need to find a solution. Since the school knows that my granddaughter is a talented student, you shouldn’t expel her! Otherwise, 1 will go to the Education Bureau and report you!”
“Well…,”
The elderly lady was using both soft and hard tactics, leaving the principal momentarily at a loss.
He couldn’t possibly let the elderly lady kneel before him again.
If news of this incident got out, regardless of the reasons behind it, his position as principal would likely be untenable.
However, Mei Mu had indeed caused significant disruption to the school, and if he agreed to reinstate her enrollment, he wouldn’t be able to justify it to the other students.
Faced with a multitude of conflicts, the principal placed his hope in the grade director, saying, “How do you see this matter?”