Teacher Li said, "These children have indeed taken their roughhousing too far. I already criticized the three students on the spot and mentioned that they would apologize to Yiyi in front of the entire class today. I've also had the kids write letters of apology."
"Apology? A slap followed by a sweet date—if bullying were that easy to get away with, social order would have been in chaos long ago."
It was evident to Teacher Li that a mere apology wouldn't satisfy Jiang Yiyi's parent; he hesitated and said, "Parent, you should trust the school's methods. This way, for the child..."