At the first plenary meeting on the first day of school, Principal Cheng announced an exciting good news: in the county's final examination, Taiyun ranked first in the county in the overall evaluation of all grades. Half a year's hard work has finally not been in vain, and the efforts of all teachers have finally paid off.

Students arrive in the afternoon. When I went to the cafeteria at noon, Pan Niangang bought two bottles of Erguotou: "There are two meanings in this wine, one is to celebrate our good results, and the other is the start of the new semester, and I wish us greater results in the next semester." ”

Principal Cheng has always used the excuse of having "three highs" and does not drink, but today he was so happy that he personally poured half a cup. The rest was snatched up by everyone.

Fang Xinning remembered what Shao Yunzhe had instructed, and took advantage of Principal Cheng's happiness to mention it to him again. Principal Cheng said: "Since we have regulations, we must not break them. I told Principal Sun that as long as I was asked to work for one day, the school's existing rules would not be broken at all. If we have a commitment to parents, we should be honest. Your classmate named Cheng Wei always feels that I owe him an uncle. For the construction of the computer room, he came to me several times during the Spring Festival. I told him it was no longer possible, and he kept in touch. If you have the chance, you can persuade him not to waste time. We need to talk about principles. ”

Fang Xinning saw that Principal Cheng was so resolute, and felt that he was indeed a little too rigid and unsentimental to do things with "principles".

After the meal, everyone went to greet the students who were returning to school one after another, arranged room and board, further cleaned up, and prepared for the official class tomorrow.

Until the time of the evening self-study, He Qiang from the third (3) class of junior high school still did not arrive at school. Fang Xinning called to understand the situation, but He Qiang's father's mobile phone was out of arrears and had no other number to contact. Fang Xinning was very anxious.

Around the end of the first evening self-study, He Qiang took the initiative to call Fang Xinning.

"Why didn't you come to school?" Fang Xinning asked. He Qiang said: "Teacher, I want to transfer back to the town, please help me withdraw the tuition fees for the second half of the year." Fang Xinning asked, "What's wrong?" Are you in trouble? He Qiang said, "It's nothing." I have already asked my uncle to help me ask, and I will go to school in the town No. 1 middle school the day after tomorrow. Fang Xinning tried his best to persuade him not to transfer schools, but he couldn't convince him. zuihou, He Qiang insisted: "Teacher, I'm sorry for you, zaijian." Listening to the beeping voice on the phone, Fang Xinning always felt that something was wrong.

Fang Xinning was busy looking for He Lihua. He knew that the two of them and He Miao lived in the same alley in the same village, and he wanted to be a partner when he was young. When He Lihua came to Taiyun last year, she asked the two of them to come together, but He Qiang came, only He Miao's father thought that the girl didn't need to go to any good school, so he didn't let He Miao come.

He Lihua said that during the holidays, she heard that He Qiang's father had an accident in the mine, but she had been to his house several times, but there was no one at home, and now she may be in the hospital.

Fang Xinning hurriedly reported to Principal Cheng. Principal Cheng attached great importance to it and arranged to go to see it the next day. Judging from the caller number, He Qiang's father may be seeking medical treatment in a mining hospital.

Early the next morning, Principal Cheng found a car and wanted to go to the hospital with Fang Xinning to understand the situation. Si Wenjin and He Lihua took the initiative to ask to go together. Principal Cheng surprisingly agreed.

The weather is very cold, on both sides of the road, in front of the building and behind the house, where the sun is not shining, and the snow has not yet melted.

The car sped all the way to the mine hospital. When I went to the nurse's office, I found that He Qiang's father was really here.

When they arrived at the ward, He Qiang was there with a nurse arranged by the mine to accompany his father. As soon as he saw Principal Cheng and them, He Qiang's tears flowed down. He was afraid that his father would hear his cry, so he covered his mouth tightly with his hand. The co-worker welcomed them into the house and introduced them to He Qiang's father.

At this time, He Qiang's father's entire head was almost tightly bandaged except for his mouth and ears. According to the nurse, just before the Spring Festival, he was unfortunately injured in a squib platoon, and the coal dust from the explosion broke his whole face into a bloody blur. After being rescued by the hospital, his life was saved, but his eyes could no longer see.

Fang Xinning looked carefully at his neck, and the pulverized coal was embedded in the flesh, forming small black dots, indicating the tragic scene at that time. It is said that in two days, someone from the mine will come to take him to the provincial capital to inlay a pair of false eyeballs.

Over there, Si Wenjin and He Lihua were also persuading He Qiang, but they didn't have much effect. He Qiang shook his head except for tears, saying that he would not return to Taiyun at all.

He Qiang's father said: "The teachers are worried again. I persuaded him how many times, but he didn't go back, but he had to go back to the town. What else do you say, I'm the one who has troubled the children. His voice was very deep.

"Go back," Principal Cheng advised He Qiang, "If it's because of the tuition fee, the school will consider your actual situation and take care of it appropriately." Fang Xinning said: "I will take the high school entrance examination soon, and transferring to another school requires an adaptation stage, which is also not conducive to your learning." ”

He Qiang simply called them outside the ward and said, "If I go back to Taiyun, when the farm is busy, my mother is busy going to the field, who will take care of my father?" My house is close to the middle of town, so I can see my dad every day, and I can help my mom when she's busy. Principal, teacher, Si Wenjin, and He Lihua, you don't need to persuade me, I beg you. ”

Yes, no amount of persuasion will help. He Qiang, as well as Liu Daqiang from Yanhuiling Village, they are all sensible and strong children, and they have lived up to the names given to them by their parents.

After returning to school, the students listened to the introductions of Si Wenjin and He Lihua, and they all wanted to donate to He Qiang. Fang Xinning went to ask for Principal Cheng's opinion, and came back to explain to everyone: He Qiang did not transfer because of money, but because of family affection, he could not leave his parents for a long time. Children like this will definitely have a future no matter where they go to school. Let's stop being difficult for him, let's remember him and always remember this unfortunate but sensible classmate.

Later, He Qiang's uncle came to the school to pick up things, and Fang Xinning took out 500 yuan and quietly put it in He Qiang's refund. He didn't pity He Qiang, Fang Xinning just wanted to use such a way to express his heartfelt respect for a young but sensible child.

Fang Xinning knew that he was just an ordinary teacher and not a bodhisattva, and he couldn't help all sentient beings, but he was always angry about those students who were in difficulty, and he felt uneasy if he didn't lend a hand.