Xiao Yu watched Yu Lian's expression.
Slowly, he continued speaking, continuing to tear open her old wounds.
"You went to the police station to report her, but it was no use, because the police told you she was a victim too. She had also bought 500,000 yuan's worth of investment products."
"You knew perfectly well that this was a way to protect herself, that her investment was just a transaction on paper. But she exploited a legal loophole, and there was nothing you could do because you had no evidence. The only thing you could do was sever family ties, which barely affected her."
"Ms. Yu Lian, you've always regretted it, because that 340,000 yuan was supposed to be the down payment you'd set aside for your son's future marriage. This loss even plunged your once fairly well-off family into financial hardship, to the point where you couldn't bear to spend money going to the hospital when you were sick. It nearly led to a divorce, too."
Having her painful memories brought up again, Yu Lian's eyes reddened, and she nearly burst into tears on the spot.
"Principal, you really are incredible. You got everything exactly right, even the part about nearly getting divorced. Oh, that was all our family's hard-earned money!"
But Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Ms. Yu Lian, it was because of this scam that your son qualified for special admission. If I help you recover that money, you won't count as a 'low-income family' anymore. When that happens, your son will no longer have a reason to remain a special-admission student and will have to switch to being a regular student."
"What... really?"
Yu Lian sprang excitedly from her seat, her fists clenched and her face full of nervousness!
"Principal, is that really true? Can you