Madam Zhou said impatiently, "Alright, stop crying.
"Look at you; you are usually quite the level-headed girl. How can you say such thoughtless words on such an occasion?"
"I didn't want to either. But Zhou Ying was so infuriating!"
"Are you trying to make an excuse? You've already been humiliated by her; why are you still provoking her?" Principal Zhou spoke up unhappily.
"But Zhou Ying has gone too far too. How could she hit someone in public?" Mrs. Zhou huffed indignantly.
"You still have the cheek to say that? It's all your fault; look at what your daughter said today."
"I..." Mrs. Zhou was about to speak when Madam Zhou knocked on the table and said, "Alright, it's the parent's fault for not teaching the child. You share some of the responsibility for what she has done today.
"Let me ask you now, do you agree with what your brother-in-law and his wife suggested?"