Chapter 149: Chapter 149: The dust settles
"I'm not sure what misunderstanding there is between him and me. I didn't provoke him or offend him, but he repeatedly and for no reason tried to bully me. I was magnanimous and didn't hold it against him, but instead he felt aggrieved and got someone to beat me up to vent his anger for him? You are both adults, tell me, what kind of reasoning is this?'
'It wasn't him who called, it was his cousin who felt his brother had been bullied and came over without telling him!' Su's father also ignored the angry gaze of his brother-in-law behind him and defended his son.
'Then there's nothing more to say, just go!' Although Feng Yiping was not a hard-hearted person, he was by no means an indiscriminate good person without principles like Dongguo.
Auntie had long been impatient to hear this, and she kicked them out, along with their belongings.
The aunt's words reminded Su's father, who immediately told Su Yong to pack his bags and go home. As for whether he would study or not, it really wasn't a big deal at the moment.
Of course, they would not let it go. Feng Yiping and the others did not relent, and the police station could not let it go lightly. Even if Su Yong were allowed to go to the south again, he might become a wanted criminal.
So, in the afternoon, the headmaster came to the hospital himself to find Feng Yiping.
Sitting on the back porch of the hospital, the principal asked Feng Yiping somewhat unnaturally, 'Su Yong has gone home. What do you think we should do next?'
Haha, he sure is quick on the draw!
'Principal, I would not ruin someone's future under normal circumstances, but because of some unfounded reasons, Su Yong took it out on me and had someone stop us in the middle of the night. The consequences could be big or small. For someone like this, I don't think we should let him experience the taste of dictatorship, or he might do something unpredictable in the future. Of course, you are more experienced than me in these matters, I will listen to you.'
Feng Yiping asked the principal in return.
'Of course you're not ruining someone's future. If anything, he's the one ruining his own. Besides, with his grades, it'll be hard for him to get into high school next year.'
Of course the headmaster couldn't possibly take sides, but middle-aged people like them always try to leave things open. 'We have to pursue this, but what do the family members mean, can it be done more gently?'
'Su Yong was the mastermind and should bear the main responsibility. As for his cousin, if they had stopped after taking my money, then I could barely forgive them. But they took so much money and still beat him up, so there's nothing I can say.'
However, when he thought about Su Yong's cousin's parents, Feng Yiping felt a little uncomfortable. 'At most, I'll say the amount of money is less, but if there's no prison sentence, at least they should be sent to a labour camp!'
As for the money, Feng Yiping had indeed planned it well in advance. If he reported the truth, the 2,000-odd yuan would be equivalent to the annual salary of a very well-off person in their unit in the current era, and at least the equivalent of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan twenty years later. The main culprit would have to be sentenced to at least three years in prison, so forget it!
That was precisely what the parents of the two families were worried about. Whether it was Su Yong or his cousin, if they were to go in for a few years, it would be no small matter and would affect them for the rest of their lives.
The headmaster felt flattered when he heard this, and said, 'Don't you want to hear what their conditions are?'
'I really don't care much, headmaster. And please tell them that we can't hide it any longer, by tomorrow at the latest. If our family members find out, it will only make a bigger fuss.'
'Okay, I'll go tell them right away. They're actually waiting outside!'
Feng Yiping changed the amount to more than 500 yuan. The parents of the Su Yong brothers went to beg the parents of Mei Jianzhong and Xiao Zhijie for mercy. There was no choice. Feng Yiping and the others were still underage, so this matter definitely had to go through their parents.
Seeing that Feng Yiping was not in serious trouble and that Mei Jianzhong was fine, Xiao Zhijie's parents, who had just heard the news, exploded on the spot. Su Yong's aunt finally knelt down and begged for mercy.
In the end, the police station reported to the public security bureau, which directly sentenced the two Su brothers to one year of re-education through labour and the two accomplices to nine months.
In addition, in addition to the medical expenses, an additional compensation of 5,000 yuan was also paid.
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The past two days have been quite eventful for 502. The school has kept this incident relatively secret, saying that the two of them fell off their bikes and hurt themselves, so they were told to take two days off. Xiao Zhijie also refused to go home, so his parents came during the day to take care of him.
Seeing Xiao Zhijie's mother's heartache, Feng Yiping said apologetically, 'I'm sorry, Auntie, I've caused Zhijie trouble!'
Xiao Zhijie's mother felt a little knot in her heart. Xiao Zhijie is her precious son, and they usually don't dare to lift a finger against him. Now he's been beaten up like this, although it's only superficial, she's so sad she can't help it, and she can't help but blame Feng Yiping a little.
Xiao Jianping took it more easily, 'What's the big deal? Men fight. We don't bully people, but if someone comes looking for trouble, don't hold back. Beat them up. But first, protect yourself. And don't hit any vital spots. You've done well so far, acting like a man!'
After pacifying everyone, Feng Yiping was also very worried. If his parents found out, their current carefree lives would be over, just like the yellow crane on the Yellow Crane Tower. Fortunately, after much persuasion, his grandfather finally did not notify his parents, who were far away in the provincial capital.
When he calmed down, Feng Yiping also reflected on it. He remembered that originally, he, Zhao Xing, and Su Yong had never had any conflicts.
Zhao Xing did ask him for a present, but he ignored him. In the end, Zhao Xing was driven away by the homeroom teacher, who could not stand it anymore.
Su Yong also pestered Huang Jingping, but Huang Jingping had nothing to do with him at the time, so he was not involved. Later, he was also scolded by Miss Huang before he stopped.
Why is there so much trouble now?
In the end, he could only say that he was no longer the Feng Yiping he remembered. Not only were his financial conditions better than before, his mentality had also changed.
Xiao Zhijie later said that men can be divided into two types: the flirtatious and the reserved. To be more precise, there is also a type of man that many people would love to be, such as the 'national husband'.
From another perspective, men can also be divided into two types: those who can take it and those who can't.
The original Feng Yiping came from a poor family and was an introvert. Like most ordinary people, he hid his edges and corners. When things happened, he mostly swallowed his anger for fear of causing trouble for himself and his family, which was already in a poor situation. Many times, he had to bite the bullet and keep it to himself.
Now Feng Yiping has decades more of memories and life experience, and his state of mind has changed so much that not only does he have good financial conditions, he is also more confident. Although he usually acts like a well-behaved and sensible child, he can also hide his talents and keep a low profile, going with the flow. However, if something really happens to him, he really can't hold his tongue like he used to.
So should he change?
Feng Yiping feels that he really can't change. He doesn't seek to be rich and famous and have a harem, but if he has to swallow the insults from others for no reason, what's the point of being reborn?
He is not yet capable of being the end of troubles, but at least he has found the troubles in himself and can deal with them according to his own wishes.
But the next day, he was greeted with a very difficult problem to handle.
The next day, 502 welcomed an unexpected visitor, Huang Jingping's father Huang Chengzhong, who brought a few catties of fruit and some nutritional products and visited Feng Yiping at his home.