Chapter 356: Missing out is gone forever
The Principal called Suizi into his office. After trading pleasantries and asking about the children, he tried to make small talk.
Last time, Fan Gao had leveraged the Principal to deliver fake documents. Thankfully, Suizi hadn’t made a fuss about it, allowing the Principal to hold onto his position.
With all the negative news, his early retirement was a done deal. But because of Suizi, he had salvaged some dignity. It was only natural, then, for him to show excessive enthusiasm and even flatter her.
After some idle chatter, the Principal opened a drawer and took out an envelope.
"We didn’t buy anything for your baby when you gave birth; take this as us buying some clothes for them."
It was commonplace to exchange gifts among colleagues. The envelope Suizi received wasn’t thick, so after a few polite refusals, she accepted it.
At home, she kept a ledger that recorded who gave what—be it eggs or brown sugar—when she had her child, so she could reciprocate those gifts when they had their life events or birthdays.
Seeing she had accepted the first envelope, the Principal took out another from his drawer.
"This one... is a reward from the school."
Upon feeling the envelope, Suizi sensed that it wasn’t money. She opened it to reveal a coupon from Furniture City.
The amount was neither excessive nor insufficient— just enough to furnish all of the rooms in their home.