The 1970s: Married First, Fell in Love Later-Chapter 214 - 213: Ruanruan Fights

Coming out of the counselor’s office, Xue Yue said to Meng Ye, "Did you start dancing when you were little? I thought you were a fantastic dancer."

Meng Ye shook her head. "I didn’t take lessons as a kid. I just watched it a lot, so it came to me naturally."

Xue Yue was surprised. "It can work like that?"

Meng Ye smiled. "You pick things up when you see them enough."

Meng Ye’s family situation was different from other people’s, and she didn’t want anyone to know about it.

"If you want to learn, I can teach you. There are many kinds of ballroom dances. You might even need to know them for work in the future."

Xue Yue was, of course, willing. "Okay, okay! That’s exactly what I was hoping for."

The two of them scheduled a time to practice dancing as they walked.

Wei Yuyang walked behind them. Watching the two women ahead of him talking and laughing, he felt like he was invisible. He shook his head in resignation.

That evening, as soon as Xue Yue got home, she felt that the atmosphere was a little off.

"What’s going on?"

Mrs. He told her, "Ruanruan got into a fight at school today. When I went to pick her up this afternoon, her teacher made a point of telling me that a parent needs to come to the school tomorrow morning."

Xue Yue frowned and looked at Ruanruan, who kept her head down.

Xue Yue asked, "Did the teacher say why Ruanruan was fighting?"

Mrs. He said, "She said Ruanruan made another kid’s nose bleed. From what the teacher was saying, I’m afraid the other child’s parents won’t let it go. I don’t think our girl would hit someone for no reason. Someone must have been bullying her."

Xue Yue looked at Ruanruan and called out, "Come over here to Mom."

Ruanruan picked at the hem of her clothes and slowly walked over to Xue Yue. With tears welling in her eyes, she just looked up at her mother.

Xue Yue’s heart softened, but she still asked, "Why did you hit the other child?"

A big teardrop rolled down from the corner of her eye.

Ruanruan’s voice was tinged with tears. "It’s because Qin Haize said my drawing was ugly, and he even ripped it up. That’s why I punched him."

Xue Yue looked at her. "Even so, we can’t hit people, Ruanruan. Hitting is wrong."

Ruanruan said stubbornly, "Qin Haize is always bullying me. I don’t like him! And he said my drawing was ugly—he’s the ugly one! Uncle said that when you absolutely can’t stand it anymore, it’s okay to fight back."

Xue Yue was a little stunned. "Is that what your uncle taught you?" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Ruanruan nodded. "I’ve been putting up with him for a long time. He even pulls my hair during class. And I only punched him twice! I didn’t expect him to cry, and then his nose started bleeding. Uncle says a real man bleeds but doesn’t cry. Mom, Qin Haize cried *and* bled, so is he a real man?"

Xue Yue frowned. ’How did this turn into a discussion about whether he’s a real man?’

Xue Yue didn’t know how to answer her for a moment. She also had no idea when her brother had taught the child such a thing.

"When he bullied you, did you tell the teacher?"

Ruanruan nodded. "I told her twice, but he never listens. I think he was just asking for a beating."

The corner of Xue Yue’s mouth twitched.

At this, Mrs. He pulled Ruanruan over to her, wiped her little face, and spoke with some anger.

"Alright, stop scolding the child. From the sound of it, our girl wasn’t in the wrong. If telling the teacher didn’t work, then he deserved to be hit. Tomorrow, you go and see just what kind of kid this is, bullying others at such a young age. Don’t his parents care? If his parents try to make trouble, we won’t just stand by and take it."

Saying this, she pulled Ruanruan onto her lap and asked worriedly, "He pulled your hair before? Why didn’t you tell us when you came home? If Grandma had known you were being bullied at school, I would have gone to your school and found him long ago! Honestly, I don’t know how his parents are raising him. Just hearing about it makes my blood boil."

The next morning, Xue Yue took Ruanruan to school and went into her classroom.

There, she saw the Qin Haize that Ruanruan had been talking about.

He was an exceptionally handsome little boy with slightly curly hair and big eyes. When he saw Ruanruan come in with her mother, he shifted back uneasily, but his eyes kept darting glances at Xue Yue.

Watching this, Xue Yue could hardly believe this was the "bad kid" her daughter had described.

Just then, the teacher walked in, followed by two other people.

Leading the way was an elderly gentleman with graying hair. He radiated a formidable aura. A young man followed behind him.

When the teacher saw Xue Yue, she asked, "You must be He Ziluo’s parent, correct?"

Xue Yue nodded. "I’m her mother."

The teacher said to her, "You’re aware that He Ziluo hit another student in the classroom yesterday, right? It had a very negative impact. She even made the other student bleed. For a child this young to be hitting people, you parents need to go home and provide better guidance and discipline."

Xue Yue said, "I heard about it from my daughter. She’s still young and can be a bit impulsive in how she handles problems. But I think it’s understandable that she would take matters into her own hands after being bullied and getting no help from telling the teacher."

At that moment, Mr. Qin interjected, saying to Xue Yue, "I am Qin Haize’s grandfather. I heard about this from my grandson yesterday. This incident was indeed not your daughter’s fault. It was a result of our lax discipline. I am truly sorry, and I hope you can forgive us."

As he spoke, he looked at Ruanruan, who was beside Xue Yue, and smiled.

"You must be little He Ziluo. I’m Qin Haize’s grandfather. My Haoze can be a bit naughty, but he told me that he really likes you. He thinks you’re pretty and smart. He wants to play with you and become your good friend, but he didn’t know how to say it, so he acted out. I’ll have him apologize to you. Will you forgive him? Grandpa already disciplined him last night, and he knows he was wrong."

Ruanruan looked at Xue Yue, a little unsure of what to do.

"You little rascal, get over here!" Mr. Qin’s voice boomed.

Ruanruan jumped in surprise and grabbed Xue Yue’s hand.

Yelled at by his grandfather, Qin Haize slowly walked over to Ruanruan.

His little face was crestfallen. "I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said your drawing was ugly. It’s actually really good. I didn’t mean to rip it. I just wanted to see it, and when you pulled back, it tore by accident. I shouldn’t have bullied you, either. This is my favorite model airplane. I’ll give it to you. Will you forgive me?"

As Qin Haize spoke, he pulled a white model airplane from his pocket. It looked very intricate and probably wasn’t cheap.

Ruanruan’s eyes lit up when she saw it, and she looked over at Xue Yue.

Xue Yue nodded at her.

Ruanruan reached out, took it, and then said to Qin Haize, "Well, I already hit you. My mom says hitting is wrong, but you pulled my hair before. Since you apologized and gave me a present, I’ll forgive you this time. But if you bully me again, I’ll hit you again."

Qin Haize nodded vigorously upon hearing this. "Okay! So... can we play together?"

Ruanruan thought for a moment, looking at the little plane in her hand. "Alright, then."

A smile touched the corner of Xue Yue’s lips. ’This is how kids are. Fighting one day, playing together the next.’

Seeing this, Mr. Qin also smiled with satisfaction.