"Mr. Snape! Am I able to understand it that way? "In addition to the award of more than $90,000, the school will also pay another compensation?" ”

"This ......," said Mr. Snape. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"What? Does the school think that if Nemo is given and not bitten by the snake, there is no need for compensation? Lydia's tone suddenly became stiff.

"No, no, no! How is this possible?! Mr. Snape hurriedly waved his hand.

Immediately, he showed a look of embarrassment: "Miss Li, Nemo encountered this kind of thing in our school, and of course the school will not shirk its responsibility. But when it comes to compensation, some of these things are very complicated. I wonder if Miss Li agrees with us to find another time to talk about it alone? After all, it's not very convenient now......"

He said, glancing across the board.

Where could Lydia not understand what he meant? Obviously, the vice-principal was not willing to talk about such a thing in front of the students and his guardian. After all, such a thing being exposed in front of students is too big a blow to the image of the school and teachers in the minds of students.

Although she understood what Mr. Snape meant, Lydia did not intend to do what he wanted. She said, "Mr. Snape, although Nemo is my brother, I have always treated him as an adult, and I will not hide anything from him in the house. You've watched him complete the academic proficiency test, and you should know that we must not treat him like an ordinary 12-year-old. ”

Snape froze for a moment. After a long while, he spoke: "Since you are so insistent, then...... All right! ”

After speaking, he was silent for a moment, carefully organized his words, and then said, "Miss Li and sir." First of all, on behalf of the School Board, please let me express my sincere condolences for the unexpected events that occurred today. As for the perpetrators of this incident, please rest assured that the school will investigate to the end, and will never forgive the perpetrator for his reckless and vicious behavior because of his family background or power. ”

Such a guarantee made Lydia and Zongheng feel a lot more relaxed in their hearts. As for the perpetrators of this incident, both regard Harry as the biggest suspect. Because of Harry's father's status, both of them were worried about whether the school would be biased or play the trick of turning big things into small things and small things. And Snape's assurance, although it didn't completely reassure them, it also made them put down their hanging hearts. As a result, the atmosphere in the office suddenly relaxed a lot.

Lydia smiled, "Mr. Snape, as the Deputy Headmaster, can make such a guarantee, what should we not be assured of?" ”

"Thank you very much for your trust." Mr. Snape smiled.

Immediately, he said: "As for the matter of compensation, Miss Li and Mr. Li, if you believe in the sincerity of the school in resolving this matter perfectly, I hope that we can have an open and honest talk on the basis of mutual trust, and make concessions to each other, so as to achieve a satisfactory result for both parties." ”

"Oh? Excuse me, what do you mean by concessions? Lydia asked.

Because of Snape's previous statement, Lydia didn't speak sharply when she asked the question.

This calmed Snape's uneasy heart a little.

"In order to express the school board's apologies and to heal Nemo's emotional injuries in the incident, the school board is willing to pay up to $200,000 in compensation and have it paid within this month," he said. However, for the sake of the school's reputation, the board hopes that news of the compensation will not appear in any text or news media coverage. ”

"What do you mean?" Lydia asked.

"The Board of Directors would like to see an agreement with you. In the agreement, the compensation will be reflected in the name of tuition waivers, scholarships, grants, etc., rather than directly writing the words 'compensation'. And you do not mention this money on any occasion. The school's liability and compensation should not be mentioned to anyone. ”

Lydia immediately understood what Snape meant, and she smiled, "So, your school wants to keep its relationship as clear as possible in front of the public and the news media, right?" ”

"That's right." Snape nodded. He stared into Lydia's eyes, and though he was careful to hide it, there was still a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

Zongheng finally understood why Snape didn't want him to be there before. After all, such an agreement is actually a transaction. As an educator, Snape certainly didn't want his students to see him talking about such private dealings like a black-hearted businessman.

Lydia didn't reply to Snape right away. She turned her head and asked, "Nemo, what do you think?" ”

Without hesitation, Zongheng replied, "I agree." ”

Hearing him say this, Lydia nodded at Snape and said, "I agree, too." ”

"That's great!" Snape was overjoyed. He hadn't thought that Lydia and Zongheng would agree so easily. According to his original idea, the siblings would most likely bargain with him. You know, the board of directors gave him a bottom line of $300,000. The $100,000 savings now is a big deal. In this way, the board of directors may be able to raise their hands to him when dealing with this incident.

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little kind when he looked at the vertical and horizontal gaze. Zongheng was originally a rare genius student, but now he is so knowledgeable and knows how to measure, how can he not love it?

Leaving Snape's office, on the way home, Lydia asked, "$200,000 shouldn't have touched Snape's bottom line, why did you say yes so quickly?" ”

There was no complaining in Lydia's words, she simply wanted to know what Zongheng was thinking at the time.

Zongheng smiled and said, "After all, I still have to stay in this school for three years, if I am too greedy, if I anger the school management and leave a bad impression, I will be the one who suffers in the end." Isn't it? So be it! Endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky. Isn't it? ”

Lydia laughed and said, "It's surprising that words like this come out of your mouth. If you could have understood this a few days ago, why am I so busy these days? ”

Zongheng was suddenly made a big red face by Lydia. He knew that Lydia was talking about him taking out Abigail and the others. In hindsight, Lydia did have a point. If Zongheng could think of the truth of "taking a step back and losing the sky" on the day he watched the movie, he would not have robbed Abigail's movie ticket like a prank, and the following series of things would not have happened, so that the aftermath has not subsided to this day.

Because he was poked in the sore spot, he pursed his lips and stopped talking. Seeing this, Lydia sneered, "What's wrong? Angry? ”

“…… There is no ......," he said in a sullen voice.

"Really angry?"

"No ......"

"That's it! I'm kidding! Don't be offended! Lydia held the steering wheel with one hand and stroked her thighs with the other, "I apologize!" I'll make it up to you when I go back! Good no good? ”

"Drive carefully!"

……

Although Mr. Snape allowed Zongheng to rest at home for a week before coming back to school, Zongheng still woke up on time the next day and went to school with his school bag on his back.

When he got up, Lydia and Hannah were still lazy in bed, still showing no signs of waking up.

Lydia originally only wanted to "compensate" Zongheng herself, but she didn't expect Hannah to also know about Zongheng's brave fight against the cobra, so she rushed home early, and naturally interrupted Zongheng and Lydia's "good deeds". Out of comfort for the sake of comfort, the sisters reluctantly agreed to Zonghengda's request to sleep together, and they were ridiculous for most of the night, and they didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning.

……

As soon as he walked out of the foyer on the first floor of the apartment building, he saw Yuanyi.

The little girl stood on the sidewalk in front of the gate with her schoolbag on her back, kicking the street bricks on the ground without kicking, looking bored.

"Yuanyi? Why are you here? Zongheng asked.

Seeing Zongheng go out, Yuan Yi suddenly showed a hint of joy, but she immediately suppressed this joy, pointed to Zongheng's schoolbag shoulder strap with her chin, and said, "Are you still going to school today?" I thought you were going to rest at home these days! ”

Zongheng smiled: "It's just a snake, I'm not that fragile." ”

Yuan Yi didn't speak, blinking at him, looking at him for a while.

He asked, "What's wrong with you?" Why are you looking at me like that? ”

Yuan Yi was silent for a long time, and then he whispered resentfully: "Bastard who pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger......"

"Huh?!" Although Yuan Yi's voice was very soft, Zongheng could still hear it clearly. This made him very puzzled, how could he be a bastard who pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger?

"Bastards who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers!" This time, Yuan Yi was almost scolding with all his strength, and the voice was so loud that the surrounding pedestrians looked sideways. If it weren't for the fact that she spoke Chinese, and both of them were twelve or thirteen years old, maybe someone with a strong sense of justice would come forward to uphold justice.

What do you mean by that? Why am I pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger? Zongheng asked innocently.

Seeing him like this, Yuan Yi became even more angry. She snorted heavily, turned around, threw the two ponytails out of two proud arcs, and stomped her feet fiercely in the direction of the school.

Zongheng was baffled by her, he walked a few steps quickly to catch up with Yuan Yi, and asked as he walked, "Can you make it clear, why did I pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?" ”

When Yuan Yi saw him catching up, the anger in her heart suddenly disappeared a lot, but she still pretended to be angry on the surface, and said, "You obviously stretched out your hand so well!" Why didn't you tell me the morning before yesterday? ”