Three people in our class still haven't paid the money. The counselor came over personally after class the next morning. As soon as she entered, her expression was filled with displeasure.
"Who else hasn't paid? Stand up," she said. Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried a strong presence.
The class fell silent. She let out a cold laugh and scanned the room. "What, do you want me to call your names?"
"Or do you want me to check on each of you one by one?"
Her gaze landed on me, and she pointed at the desk with her finger. "You people are so shortsighted, not knowing how to contribute to the group."
"Don't you realize that contributing to the group is contributing to yourselves?"
As she spoke, she walked around the classroom. When she passed by Xiao Ning and a few other students who hadn't paid, she deliberately stopped.
"I know some of you don't want to contribute; you just want to enjoy the honors."
"Letting other students foot the bill for you."
"Where in the world does such a good thing happen?"
Suddenly, a boy who had just paid stood up and muttered "idiot" under his breath before grabbing his backpack and leaving.
His movement was quick, and we couldn't help but snicker. The counselor thought we were laughing at her.
"Don't laugh; the other students can't stand it anymore."
"I advise you three to be more sensible."
When she said that, we laughed even harder. Even Xiao Ning couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. But soon, she couldn't laugh anymore. The counselor singled her out as an example and humiliated her. "Look at you, you don't even have a basic sense of shame." "I'm embarrassed for you." Xiao Ning sat in her seat, secretly wiping away tears. I saw her shoulders shaking; she must have been crying heavily. The counselor was quite pleased with this scene.
In the end, Xiao Ning still didn't pay the money. She really wanted dignity, but poverty wouldn't allow it. Another boy was in the same situation. The two of them became the disobedient students in the counselor's eyes. She repeatedly sought trouble, trying to maintain her authority in the class through humiliation. The counselor said, "You two are really troublemakers, not listening at all." "Those who don't cooperate are just backward elements." "I want to use you to educate the other students."
She called them to the office time and again, humiliating them in front of their classmates. "You let others pay for you; what kind of behavior is that?" "You let your classmates pay for you." "You people are shortsighted and don't know how to contribute to the group." "Don't you realize that contributing to the group is contributing to yourselves?"
Similar words, she said again and again.
Xiao Ning lowered her head, tears dripping onto the table.
"Teacher, I'll pay."
Xiao Ning finally gave in.
I exchanged a glance with another boy and sighed helplessly.
"Xiao Ning, I'm sorry, we can't help you."
This time, the counselor was very satisfied.
"Look at you, you don't even have a basic sense of shame."
"I'm embarrassed for you."
Xiao Ning sat in her seat, secretly wiping her tears.
I saw her shoulders shaking; she must have been crying heavily.
The counselor was pleased with this scene.
"You people just lack upbringing."
"I want to use you to educate the other students."
Xiao Ning returned to the dorm with red eyes.
As soon as she got back, she burrowed into her blankets.
A few of us gathered around her, constantly comforting her.
"Xiao Ning, stop crying, we can help you think of ideas."
"Yeah, it's just paying money; it's not like we can't afford it."
Xiao Ning wiped her tears and looked at us with red-rimmed eyes.
"Thank you all."
"But I really have no money left."
Her family situation was very poor; even her tuition fees were borrowed, and she usually only ate simple meals without any extra money for cosmetics.
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