Afternoon.
Huamei Community, Yu Family.
In the south bedroom, Dong Xuebin closed the door behind him, leaned against it, and smoked as he spoke on the phone with Yantai County Deputy County Chief Cheng Keliang.
"After discussion by the school, Huang Tingting and the other students involved have been expelled."
"County Chief Cheng, thank you. We really have you to thank for this."
"It's a small matter. Huang Tingting's behavior really was excessive."
"Exactly. I think our school's disciplinary system has a problem—it's too lenient."
"Yes, the rules clearly define the boundaries for different punishments, but enforcement is always soft. Sometimes the school considers giving students who made mistakes a chance to reform, and sometimes outside factors interfere, leaving them constrained. As a result, the final punishments often have nothing to do with the disciplinary regulations. In some cases, the penalty is even reduced by one or two levels, or no punishment is given at all. That's a problem. The County Chief Office Meeting is the day after tomorrow. I'll bring it up then and try to improve the system in this area. This can also serve as a warning to the school."
Dong Xuebin smiled. "County Chief Cheng really thinks things through. By the way, when I was still working in the county, we never properly had a meal together. Are you free tonight?" Cheng Keliang joked, "If Director Dong is treating, then I'm free." "Heh, of course I'm treating. Then it's settled?" "All right, see you tonight." Cheng Keliang was the young deputy county chief who had once made a romantic push toward Xie Huilan. Because of that, Dong Xuebin had never been friendly toward him. During Cheng Keliang's time in Yantai County, he had not been kind to Dong Xuebin either, and the two had even exchanged