by Dragon King
As the Program Director of the program that Hao Ren was enrolled in, he also went along with Hao Zhonghua this time.
However, he did not expect that Hao Ren would be fighting with other students in the cafeteria when Hao Zhonghua came to East Ocean University to discuss the project.
Just a few minutes ago, he was praising Hao Ren for getting along with classmates and having great manners and grades!
Now, he was looking at Hao Zhonghua’s gloomy face quietly, thinking to himself, “Damn… Damn…”
“Academician Hao, what do you think we should do about this situation?” Lu Qing slightly turned his head to ask Hao Zhonghua who was standing behind him.
“Hehe, this is your school’s problem. Do what you have to do. I won’t give my opinion.” Hao Zhonghua slightly chuckled, but his voice sounded very gloomy.
When Hao Ren saw Hao Zhonghua, he knew that he would be heavily punished this weekend.
Xie Yujia looked at Hao Ren worriedly. She wanted to help explain the situation to Hao Zhonghua, but Hao Zhonghua didn’t state his stance, so she couldn’t help Hao Ren beg for mercy.
“Who is this guy…”
Some students couldn’t help but ask the people around them who this mid-age man was when they saw Lu Qing asking him for his opinion.
“You don’t even know who he is? He’s China’s chief scientist, Hao Zhonghua! His status is even higher than the Principal! Not just one level, but higher in many ranks!”
“Hao Ren is out of luck. He got into this kind of trouble; even the Vice Principal can’t help him!”
“That’s for sure. Who do you think Hao Zhonghua is? The Principal lost face this time, so Hao Ren’s going to be in deep trouble!”
All sorts of chatter spread in the cafeteria.
This captain of the soccer team didn’t know who Hao Zhonghua was. He thought Hao Ren was finally scared of him, so he glared at Hao Ren viciously.
Now that he had regained his energy, he realized how strong Hao Ren’s arms were.
However, he thought he didn’t need to worry about Hao Ren anymore. He believed that even if he were to be punished, it would only be a light punishment since the school needed a soccer team to compete with other schools, and he was the captain of the soccer team.
“However, this kid would for sure be punished hard! My team members are still on the floor and haven’t got up yet,” he thought.
The reason why he thought Hao Ren was in trouble was that Hao Ren held him by the wrist and punched him when Lu Qing showed up.
“Vice Principal, he hit us first! He said that our grades are bad, and he even poured soup onto our shirts,” the captain of the soccer team explained quickly.
“Is that so?” Lu Qing looked around, and his expression and tone were still cold.
The captain of the soccer team looked around viciously; he didn’t think that anyone dared to speak up at this moment! The soccer team wasn’t something ordinary students could reckon with!
“It’s not like that. They hit Brother Hao!”
“Yeah, they hit him first!”
“We saw it too. The soccer team picked the fight and started to hit him.”
Tens of students in the crowd started to speak up.
The captain of the soccer team was dumbfounded; he didn’t expect others to go against the soccer team.
He didn’t know that Hao Ren was the President of the Calligraphy Club, and his members would help Hao Ren out during these times!
“Vice Principal, he started the fight!” The captain of the soccer team was used to street fights, so he started to question the other students and tried to twist the truth.
Those soccer players who had fallen to the ground started to shout even though they were still shaking. “Vice Principal, he hit me! My bones are broken! I need to go to the hospital for an examination!”
They looked like they were in pain, and they weren’t acting; there were a few who had broken bones.
In their minds, they had to represent the school to compete in soccer matches. Even though they hadn’t won any championships, they still put in the effort. Now that Hao Ren had broken their bones, it would have a bad impact on their games. That was why they at least wanted some medical compensation and to have Hao Ren suspended for a few days.
The two sides started to argue.
The school’s management, especially the Mechatronic Engineering Program’s Director, were all standing behind Lu Qing and were baffled.
“This Hao Ren has such great influence at the school!” they thought.
Hao Ren’s dad was Hao Zhonghua, so these instructors and officials respected him for Hao Zhonghua. However, the elite students in the school were trying to help Hao Ren.
Hao Zhonghua slightly frowned and thought, “Hao Ren is good at fighting? Moreover, it seems that he is the little king at school and has his own clan?”
“OK! That’s enough!” Lu Qing raised his hand.
Both sides went silent and stopped their arguments.
“The specific punishments will be released this afternoon. Now…” Lu Qing saw the swollen faces of the players of the soccer team and said, “The soccer team is dissembled! The players on the soccer team who participated in the fight will all receive detention as punishment! If your grades aren’t up to standard within half a year, you will be expelled!”
He stared at them and continued, “I’ll talk with your coach!”
Lu Qing’s decision stunned all the students, and they were so shocked that they couldn’t close their mouths. They didn’t expect Lu Qing to focus the punishment on the soccer team and let Hao Ren go.
Of course, this did not mean that Hao Ren escaped from punishment since the official notice would be posted later, but the players on the soccer team were all doomed.
Without their status as players on the soccer team, they were nobodies! Lu Qing was the Managing Vice Principal, so he was in charge of the school sports teams and clubs. He had the absolute authority to disassemble the soccer team!
“Vice Prin… Principal. He hurt us. What about medical expenses…” When Lu Qing turned around and was about to leave, a few players on the soccer team asked in a hurry.
Lu Qing turned around and said to them coldly, “Well, didn’t you say it was because the cafeteria floor was too slippery? Didn’t you slip and fall?”
The players on the soccer team were all astonished.
“Hiss…” the other students all gasped. From Lu Qing’s attitude, they could tell that he was leaning toward helping Hao Ren!
Since he was East Ocean University’s Managing Vice Principal, no one could go against him. However, it was a delight to see him punishing these scummy soccer players.
Lu Qing then looked at the manager who was in charge of safety and standing on his side, and he said sternly, “Get the cafeteria staff to clean the floors, so the students won’t slip and fall again!”
“Yes, yes…” this manager wiped off the sweat on his forehead and nodded.
The students watched as Lu Qing led the officials upstairs again, and they were too stunned.
Hao Ren had beat the soccer players so hard that their bones broke, but the story turned out to be that they fell and hurt themselves! Lu Qing, the Vice Principal, had such powers!
Then, the students looked at Hao Ren again and thought, “Who is the real overload of the students at East Ocean University? It isn’t Huang Xujie but Hao Ren! He is even dating the Vice Principal’s twin granddaughters! What else is he capable of!?”
“Are you ok?” Hao Ren turned around and looked at Zhao Jiayi. “Do you need me to go to the hospital with you?”
“It’s just a scratch!” Zhao Jiayi clenched his teeth.
The corners of his mouth and eyes were a bit torn, and his nose was still bleeding. Others could see the scratches on his arms and legs from the tables and chairs.
However, the captain of the soccer team who fought with him was injured even worse than him; the latter’s eyes were swolle
n, his nose was crooked, and his clothes were torn.
Since Hao Zhonghua saw Hao Ren holding onto the captain of the soccer team and hitting him, Hao Zhonghua believed that all the injuries and scars on the captain of the soccer team were Hao Ren’s doing.
“The idiots on the soccer team don’t want to live, right!” Tens of players on the basketball team came charging into the cafeteria. They heard that the soccer team was beating Zhao Jiayi, so they rushed over from the academic buildings.
The players on the soccer team were all injured, and they looked paler when they saw the basketball team appear in the cafeteria.
“OK! It’s ok!” Zhao Jiayi yelled.
School officials were still eating on the second floor, so he didn’t want to cause another commotion.
The players on the basketball team were shocked when they charged into the cafeteria and saw how beaten the players on the soccer team were.
Then, they saw Hao Ren who was beside Zhao Jiayi.
Hao Ren’s clothes were clean and tidy while Zhao Jiayi’s were torn. The players on the basketball team exclaimed happily, “Brother Zhao is so amazing! You singlehandedly beat them all!”
They believed that only Xie Wanjun had such fighting abilities, and they didn’t expect Zhao Jiayi to overpower others in a similar fashion!
Zhao Jiayi sighed helplessly. He looked at how concerned Hao Ren was and suddenly thought, “Ren is so strong and terrifying… But Hao Zhonghua somehow looked a little similar to Hao Ren.”
“Ren, don’t worry. If anything happens, I’ll take the blame!” Zhao Jiayi tapped Hao Ren’s shoulder and said while he patted his chest.
“Hao Zhonghua is a world-renowned scientist, and Hao Ren is an ordinary student at East Ocean University. They probably aren’t related!” Zhao Jiayi thought, “Lu Qing didn’t punish Hao Ren in front of everyone probably because he is concerned about his two granddaughters. However, it looks like Hao Ren had caused such a commotion in front of a very important guest from his perspective, so the school would punish Hao Ren in secrecy!”
Just when Zhao Jiayi finished his thoughts, the Mechatronic Engineering Program’s Director came downstairs and waved at Hao Ren. “Hao Ren, come upstairs. The Vice Principal is calling for you.”
574 Probation!!
The Program Director of the Mechatronic Engineering Program was very worried and concerned. Hao Ren was one of his students, but the former had gotten into a fight with the soccer team in the cafeteria.
As the Program Director, he had responsibility.
Lu Qing did not openly express his opinion on this situation, and Hao Zhonghua didn’t say much either. However, the atmosphere at their table was different than before.
Hao Ren ran over and followed the Program Director up the stairs.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili thought for a bit but decided to follow anyway. On the other hand, Xie Yujia stood still and hesitated for a few seconds. She decided that it wasn’t appropriate for her to follow them, so she walked over to Zhao Jiayi instead to see how injured he was.
The decoration on the second floor of Clear Stream Cafeteria was more elegant; it looked very tidy, and there were little square tables with table covers on them.
Lu Qing and the others were in a small reserved room, and the Program Director led Hao Ren inside the room. Then, he just stood at the door since he was too afraid to sit down.
Hao Zhonghua was sitting in the center. Beside him was Managing Vice Principal Lu Qing and the Academic Vice Principal.
There were also a few experienced professors and deans at the table.
These people were all looked up to by the students, but they seemed more cautious than usual.
“Are you that tough?” Hao Zhonghua stared at Hao Ren and said.
Hao Zhonghua was facing the door. From Hao Ren’s position, he had to look Hao Zhonghua right in the eyes.
None of the school officials in the room dared even to breathe heavily. East Ocean University did not employ Hao Zhonghua, but his influence could impact all the university across the country.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Lu Linlin and Lu Lili ran over to the reserved room.
They ignored all the other school officials and saw how angry Hao Zhonghua was. They quickly explained, “Uncle! They were the ones who attacked Gongzi!”
The professors and school officials were a bit astonished because they didn’t think that Lu Linlin and Lu Lili would come running over. They all turned to look at Lu Qing.
The Lu sisters were Lu Qing’s ‘granddaughters’; everyone in East Ocean University knew of this ‘fact.’ The teachers had heard that Vice Principal Lu Qing’s granddaughters had a good relationship with Hao Ren, but it seemed like they were also quite brave, so brave that they came charging into the reserved room where they were having a meeting.
From the tone of the Lu sisters, they could also tell that they knew Hao Zhonghua well. Then, they recalled how Hao Zhonghua coordinated with the school on a few projects in the last half year, all thank to Lu Qing’s ability!
“There was a deeper meaning to why the Lu sisters always hung around Hao Ren!” they thought.
“The students on the soccer team have bad habits. I’ll investigate deeper into this,” Lu Qing said, hoping to mediate the situation.
“Why did I hear that Hao Ren had also fought in front of LingZhao Middle School a few days ago?” Hao Zhonghua asked.
Hao Ren’s heart pounded as he realized that his dad had found out about everything.
Luo Ying, Zhao Yanzi’s class advisor, had told Zhao Yanzi’s parents about the fight in front of the school, so Yue Yang also got a hold of the news.
Of course, the school’s management had heard about the fight. However, once they knew that Hao Ren and Huang Xujie were at the center of this matter, they pretended that they didn’t know anything.
Now that Hao Zhonghua mentioned it, their hearts raced with anxiety.
“Can Hao Zhonghua’s son be a bad student?” they thought.
However, who should be blamed for this? After all, Hao Ren did this after attending East Ocean University.
“How about this? Let’s give probation as a punishment. If he ever fights again, then he doesn’t need to attend school again! If his behavior doesn’t change, attending school would be a waste!” Hao Zhonghua said in a loud and angry voice.
All the school officials in the room shivered when they saw how angry Hao Zhonghua got.
“Uncle…” the Lu sisters tried to change Hao Zhonghua’s mind since they were unwilling to accept his decision.
“Don’t say any more.” Hao Zhonghua waved his hand and added, “I don’t care who started it. If you ever fight again, you don’t need to come back to school!”
Hao Ren kept a serious face and still didn’t say a word.
Hao Zhonghua almost did not give Hao Ren any pressure when it came to studying. He didn’t pressure Hao Ren to make names for himself, but he expected Hao Ren to have good manners and behaviors. That was why he forbid Hao Ren to ever get into fights. After all, fights rarely solved anything.
“Vice Principal Lu, where were we just now?” Hao Zhonghua suppressed his anger a bit and turned to ask Lu Qing.
“Oh. We were just talking about partnering up with the Environmental Studies Program on the Oasis Project.” Lu Qing responded.
“Oh… about that, my opinion is…” Hao Zhonghua didn’t glare at the door anymore and started talking about something else.
All the professors and school officials in the room listened attentively.
Lu Linlin and Lu Lili stood by Hao Ren’s side and lightly pulled him out of the reserved room.
“Gongzi, it’s ok!” They comforted Hao Ren softly.
Hao Ren knew his dad, and he would do whatever he said.
His dad was a person that strictly separated private life from work. That was why he gave Hao Ren a punishment this time to show the school his attitude; he did not want the school to cover for Hao Ren.
“I’m ok…�
� Hao Ren waved his hand. He just didn’t expect his dad to call him upstairs and get angry at him in front of other people. During these kinds of times, Hao Ren couldn’t explain himself either.
The three of them went back to the first floor; the soccer team and basketball team had already left.
However, even if Hao Ren didn’t beat up the soccer team, the basketball team would have rushed in and turned it into a real school fight.
When the students in the cafeteria saw Hao Ren come down with the Lu sisters, they gossiped even more.
Hao Ren had left a huge impression on them because he singlehandedly beat up the entire soccer team.
“I went to the nearby Supermarket to buy Zhao Jiayi a bottle of Yunnan Medical Spray to help him stop bleeding. Zhou Liren and the others are now helping Zhao Jiayi to get to class.” Xie Yujia came over and asked, “How are you? Are you ok?”
Hao Ren shook his head and walked toward the entrance of the cafeteria, and Xie Yujia hurried to follow.
Even though it was a simple gesture, the guys in the cafeteria were all very jealous of Hao Ren.
Xie Yujia was gentle and considerate. However, Hao Ren didn’t seem like he cared at all! If Xie Yujia were their girlfriend, they would treat her dearly.
It was Friday afternoon, and the two classes left were Su Han’s Transducer Theory and Application. The classroom was already full when Hao Ren and the others walked in.
Since this was an elective course, any students in the Mechatronic Engineering Program could enroll in this course that was taught by Su Han.
In fact, even some students from other programs such as Business or Civic Engineering would take this course.
Even if they failed this course, it was alright. What was more important was that they could see Su Han, a magnificent beauty, from a close distance for an entire semester.
This classroom could only fit 80 people, but it was so packed that it looked like a food market during new years. There were even some students who weren’t enrolled in this course but took advantage of the first class of the new semester to come and see Su Han.
“Big Ren! Over here!” Cao Ronghua waved his hand from the last row.
