Immediately, Dongdong excitedly exclaimed, "Uncle, you're so amazing! Then please make my hand stop hurting quickly! My hand hurts so much, I'm worried it'll break! I was crying so hard just now!"
Lu Chen said, "Okay, Uncle will make your hand stop hurting right now. But you have to promise Uncle one thing: once your hand doesn't hurt, you have to listen to Mommy, okay? Because Uncle transferred Mommy's love for you to your hand to heal your injury, so half of the reason your hand doesn't hurt is thanks to Mommy."
"Oh..." Dongdong bit her lower lip, looking at Dong Qingqing with conflicted emotions.
Although Dong Qingqing didn't understand what Lu Chen meant, she knew to cooperate and quickly nodded, "Yes, Mommy's love for Dongdong is like medicine. Dongdong, okay?"
Dongdong snorted, not speaking, but her tone was noticeably less stubborn.
Lu Chen smiled slightly, secretly adding another thought to his divine power, instructing Dongdong to pay attention to his mother, to know that she loved him and would never abandon him.
This thought didn't actually go against Dongdong's will. Lu Chen could see, of course, that Dongdong cared deeply for his mother; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so angry with her. It was a misunderstanding; once cleared up, everything would be fine.
Sure enough, guided by this thought, Dongdong occasionally stole glances at his mother, his eyes filled with affection, yet he still seemed conflicted.
Step by step, Lu Chen had Dongdong extend his hands, palms facing up. Then, he himself extended his hands, placing them beneath Dongdong's hands.
Then, in a serious tone, she said, "Okay, now let the magician uncle witness the miracle of maternal love for you. It can make your hand stop hurting instantly! Alright, the magic trick has begun. Now, please bring the props on stage. The props are Dongdong's mother's two kisses. You'll kiss Dongdong's palms separately, each kiss lasting three seconds. Whichever hand you kiss, that hand won't hurt anymore!"
Dongdong's eyes sparkled, and he looked eagerly at Dong Qingqing: "Mommy, kiss my hand quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Dong Qingqing almost covered her mouth and cried. She quickly nodded: "Okay, Mommy will kiss you now!"
She lowered her head and kissed Dongdong's left hand first.
Meanwhile, Lu Chen's right hand, supporting Dongdong's left hand, immediately emitted the energy of a divine healing power. A gentle and abundant energy slowly seeped into Dongdong's left hand, quickly reducing swelling, bruising, and relieving pain.
Three seconds later, Dong Qingqing slightly raised her head and kissed Dongdong's right hand.
Lu Chen repeated the process. Then, Dongdong waved her hands in amazement and excitedly shouted, "It's amazing! Both my hands don't hurt anymore! First, my left hand stopped hurting, and then my right hand. Uncle Magician, you're so amazing!"
Lu Chen smiled slightly, not taking credit, and pointed to Dong Qingqing, saying, "Actually, Uncle just used your mother's words to turn her love for you into medicine, healing your injury. Tell me, do you want to thank your mother? Should you talk to her?"
Dongdong's expression turned melancholy again: "Dad said... Mom isn't a good mother, she doesn't love Dongdong, she doesn't want Dongdong anymore. So, I don't want to talk to her either!" She sniffled, about to cry.
Lu Chen said seriously, "Your father is wrong! If your mother didn't love you, could I have healed your hands?"
"No!" Dongdong answered immediately.
Lu Chen laughed, "That's it! So Mommy loves you. Do you want to talk to Mommy now?"
Dongdong hesitated, then said, "If Mommy kisses me ten times on the cheek, it proves she loves me."
With tears welling in her eyes, Dong Qingqing hugged her son without hesitation and kissed him ten times on the cheek.
After the kisses, Dongdong suddenly burst into heart-wrenching sobs: "Mommy, the teacher wronged me! It was clearly Gu Da Ge who bullied Rou Rou. I went to save Rou Rou, and Gu Da Ge hit me, so I hit him back. But…but Teacher Song said I hit Gu Da Ge. She didn't hit Gu Da Ge, but she hit me, and she punished me by making me stand here. I'm so angry with her, boohoo…"
Although Dongdong's words were a little confused, Dong Qingqing and Lu Chen both understood him clearly.
Dong Qingqing was furious: "How could Teacher Song do this? Come on, Mom will take you to find Teacher Song and reason with her!"
Lu Chen's expression wasn't good either. He'd been unhappy since Dong Qingqing said Teacher Song was greedy. As a teacher, and a child's second teacher at that, how much influence would greed have on the child? Besides, greed would mean being calculating and petty; what good grades could that produce?
Dong Qingqing took Dongdong's hand and went to find Teacher Song, with Lu Chen following behind.
On the way, Dongdong said timidly, "Mom, the classmates said... the classmates said..."
"What did they say?" Dong Qingqing asked.
Dongdong mustered his courage and said, "After Teacher Song made me stand as punishment, the classmates all said it was because I didn't give Teacher Song a gift. So... so she deliberately messed with me!"
Dong Qingqing's hand trembled, and she couldn't help but ask, "Gift? Why would you give Teacher Song a gift?"
Although Dongdong's words were hesitant, he had generally expressed his meaning clearly. It turned out that a few days ago, Teacher Song had mentioned in front of the whole class that her birthday was approaching. She said the teacher worked very hard leading the class and that the children should be nice to her.
Because similar incidents had happened before, the children, being very sensible, told their parents when they got home.
So, over the past few days, the children had been bringing gifts, all sorts of things, some worth four or five hundred yuan, others worth at least forty or fifty. Dongdong had told his father, but his father ignored him and didn't buy him any gifts.
Frustrated, Dongdong could only carefully draw a picture to give to Teacher Song.
But Teacher Song just sneered, casually stuffed the picture into the teacher's desk, and didn't touch it again.
Dong Qingqing was furious: "How can a teacher act like this? It's outrageous!"
Lu Chen's face darkened even more. This Teacher Song, is she tired of living?
He walked slowly, stopping and starting, until he reached the classroom door, where Teacher Song was teaching the children.
She was a woman in her forties, short in stature, with a stern face and thin lips that exuded a strong sense of sarcasm. Her eyes, in particular, were like those of a rat, gleaming with a fierce light.
Even without knowing her bad deeds, Lu Chen disliked her at first glance; she was definitely not a good person, much less a good teacher. And seeing her appearance, Lu Chen knew that Dongdong's description was mostly accurate.
Dong Qingqing, suppressing her anger, politely knocked on the door: "Ms. Song, excuse me."
Ms. Song turned her head, her eyes showing a hint of surprise, but she quickly straightened her face and said coldly, "Parent, whatever you need to say, wait until after class. Don't disturb the children's lessons."
Dong Qingqing was speechless. Lu Chen snorted and said, "Fine, Dongdong, go in and sit in your seat!"
Dongdong obediently nodded and was about to go in.
Ms. Song was taken aback, then her expression turned extremely displeased. She turned around and said sharply, "Who are you? Do you know what's going on? Without my permission, why are you letting him in?"
Lu Chen's cold gaze swept over her, making Ms. Song involuntarily shiver.
He said calmly, "First, I'm Dongdong's uncle; second, we spent a lot of money sending Dongdong here to study, not to be punished; third, I know what's going on. Although you're just a kindergarten teacher, you don't even have basic professional ethics. My dear Dongdong, you've wronged me, you've framed me!"
Teacher Song trembled with anger, raising a finger: "You…you said what?"
Lu Chen strode into the classroom, his voice sharp:
"What I said, Teacher Song should know perfectly well, right? Don't force me to say it in front of so many innocent children, making you lose face! I only ask one thing: a boy in your class named Gu Dage hit a girl, and Dongdong went to save her, but got hit instead. And you, you didn't punish Gu Dage, only went after Dongdong, what do you mean by that?"
His eyes sharpened further, his tone utterly uncompromising.
This made Dong Qingqing a little worried; after all, Dongdong still needed to study here, and it wasn't appropriate to lose face like this!
She went over and tugged at Lu Chen's sleeve, signaling him not to be so fierce.
Lu Chen shook his head and said softly, "Leave everything to me, Sister Qingqing. This kind of morally bankrupt person needs to be dealt with properly!"
Then, he looked at Dongdong and winked, saying, "Just now I was the magician uncle, now how about I be the chivalrous uncle? Dongdong was the hero who saved the damsel in distress, now it's my turn to uphold justice!"
"Okay!" Dongdong exclaimed happily.
Ms. Song's face was contorted, and a hint of panic flickered in her eyes. She slammed her hand on the podium:
"Nonsense! You're making things up! You're slandering me! Just now, Gu Cong and Li Dongdong were clearly bullying Nie Rou. Then the two boys tried to take Nie Rou's eraser, and they got into a fight. Gu Cong didn't hit anyone, but Li Dongdong punched him twice. So, I'm punishing Li Dongdong by making him stand outside and reflect on his actions!"
"Ms. Song, you're making up a story!" Dongdong shouted angrily. "That's not how it happened! It was clearly Gu Da Ge who bullied Rou Rou, and I went to save her!"
Ms. Song's eyes flashed with a cunning light. She nodded. "Dongdong, I didn't expect you to have learned to lie at such a young age. It's the father's fault if the son isn't taught properly. Is this how your parents raise you?"
Hearing this, Dong Qingqing became even angrier and couldn't help but shout, "Then, Ms. Song, is my son lying, or are you lying? Do you have any evidence to prove it wasn't you?"
Ms. Song snorted, "Of course!"
Then, she looked across the classroom: "Gu Cong, stand up!"
Her words were undeniably authoritative!
A rather large boy stood up. Upon seeing him, Lu Chen couldn't help but glance at Dongdong, his eyes showing admiration. Compared to Dongdong, this Gu Cong was indeed large, more than a third stronger.
And Dongdong, surprisingly, had the courage to play the hero and rescue him!
"He has the style of my younger days; worth nurturing!" Lu Chen thought to himself.
Ms. Song raised a short, thick finger, pointing at Gu Cong, and said, "Tell me what happened!"