Chapter 75: Education
The golden sunlight danced on Nuonuo’s long eyelashes. He groggily rested his little head on his papa’s shoulder as he was carried downstairs for breakfast.
He had slept early last night, so when Nuonuo was eating breakfast, he even saw his second brother, Fei Jing, who was so busy he was about to fly.
Unfortunately, before he could even say hello, Fei Jing had taken a bun and rushed off to his next engagement.
Nuonuo let out a small yawn. It wasn’t until the chef brought over his small bowl that his little eyes instantly cleared up. He held up his small bowl for the chef uncle to see. “Nothing, ya!”
In the past, Nuonuo’s bowl was always filled with delicious porridge, but today it was empty, with nothing in it.
The chef looked at Nuonuo’s anxious little expression and couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “Today’s breakfast is rice balls. We didn’t make porridge, but there’s milk. Does Nuonuo want some?”
Nuonuo was not a picky child. He ate everything with great gusto. He quickly nodded his little head, indicating that he wanted a lot of milk.
“Just give Nuonuo half a cup of milk. His little stomach can’t hold so much.”
In the end, it was Fei Zhiyan who spoke up and decided on Nuonuo’s breakfast.
And Fei Zhiyan, as usual, ate his own steak. The fierce nature of the merman race had somewhat influenced his preferences, and even breakfast had to have meat.
Watching Nuonuo eat his seaweed and egg yolk rice balls, Fei Zhiyan couldn’t help but think, It’s like raising a little lamb. Every meal is vegetarian.
Mermaids in the sea were a species that ate raw meat directly. How could they be like Nuonuo, who ate so obediently?
But it was also good to be a little more obedient. Fei Zhiyan glanced at Zhou Xiaole, who had come early to play with Nuonuo, his snot dripping down to his chin, which was really a mess.
His own cub is still cuter, Fei Zhiyan thought. Not only is he clean, but he also never needs anyone to feed him. So much less trouble.
Wiping his mouth with a napkin, Fei Zhiyan, with his heart full of pride, took the car to the council building.
When the meeting was held again today, everyone clearly felt that Fei Zhiyan’s mood was more than a little better. He was like a completely different person from the one who had a dark face and was exuding cold air yesterday!
No matter how ridiculous the proposal, Fei Zhiyan did not let out a cold snort and throw the documents out. He would just give them a cool glance and tell them to redo it.
After the meeting, as Fei Zhiyan was flipping through the documents in his office, he suddenly looked up at his assistant and said, “Have the council president of the Yuncheng Education Department come over.”
The assistant was stunned by Fei Zhiyan’s words, but he quickly reacted and quickly nodded and went out to call for him.
And the council president of the Education Department, upon hearing that Fei Zhiyan wanted to see him, his hand trembled, and the teacup he was holding almost shattered.
Cupping his ear, he pointed at his own nose. “Are you sure you’re calling for me?”
Not the people from the Ministry of Economy or the Ministry of Science and Technology?!
Under the assistant’s affirmative gaze, Minister Sun fell back, almost suffocating on the spot.
As everyone knew, Fei Zhiyan’s strategy for Yunzhou and Huazhou was to focus on economy and technology in one, and entertainment and consumption in the other. Therefore, the position in the Ministry of Education had always been a leisurely one, and almost everyone who wanted to retire was there.
The Education Department’s council president, who hadn’t gone to report to Fei Zhiyan in eight hundred years, held his work report from the past year, his hands trembling.
What on earth is going on?!
Why is Mr. Fei suddenly concerned about education?!
With the mentality of going to the execution ground, President Sun pushed open the door of Fei Zhiyan’s office, his stiff face forcing a smile. “Mr. Fei, you were looking for me?”
The fountain pen in Fei Zhiyan’s hand paused for a moment, then he quickly and smoothly signed his name, looking up to signal the other to come in. “The kindergarten work situation in Yuncheng in recent years, have you paid attention to it?”
President Sun: “?? Kindergarten??”
“This kindergarten, it doesn’t seem to be part of the basic compulsory education, does it?”
After Fei Zhiyan took office, Yunzhou and Huazhou had clearly defined that basic education was from primary school to junior high school, and any child in Yunzhou or Huazhou could get the opportunity to go to school for free. So almost all the work of the Ministry of Education was focused on this area, and they didn’t pay much attention to early childhood education and kindergartens.
“How is your work done?”
Hearing President Sun’s words, Fei Zhiyan’s eyes were devoid of any warmth. He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze full of coldness as he looked at him.
“Yes, yes, yes. I shouldn’t have slackened just because early childhood education is not the focus. I’ll go back and sort it out right now. Tomorrow—no, tonight I’ll have the situation organized into a table for you!”
President Sun, whose desire to live was extremely strong, quickly expressed his serious attitude under Fei Zhiyan’s powerful gaze.
“Very good. Go.”
Fei Zhiyan glanced at him and then continued to work with his head down.
And the assistant on the side, who had long since understood everything, thought to himself, It seems Mr. Fei’s little one is about to start kindergarten.
He even predicted President Sun’s miserable future, because besides kindergarten, there would be primary school, junior high school, high school… This string of school life, one could imagine that President Sun’s retirement life was probably gone forever.
It had just rained yesterday, so the morning air was very fresh, and there was a gentle breeze, which made one feel so comfortable they couldn’t help but squint their eyes.
Nuonuo watched as Zhou Xiaole rode his little motorcycle, circling in the yard, and propped his little chin on his hands. “Xiaole, does your leg not hurt anymore?”
The day before yesterday, Zhou Xiaole had fallen because of the motorcycle, and his leg was bruised and purple. But today, it was as if he had forgotten, and he was sitting on the little motorcycle, reluctant to let go.
Zhou Xiaole was fantasizing about his heroic and domineering entrance. He shook his head and let out a “hey, ha.” “I, the magical armor little warrior Zhou Xiaole, will not retreat because of such a small injury. I will ride my motorcycle and defeat the big machine monster!”
Nuonuo was not very interested in this kind of game. He sat on the steps, basking in the sun, and couldn’t help but feel sleepy.
Just as Nuonuo’s head was nodding and he was about to hit the ground, Fei Han came out in time and held his little head with one hand.
“Brother?”
Nuonuo was now awake. He looked up at his brother with his little eyes and happily stretched out his little hands. “Brother, hwug, ya!”
Fei Han saw Nuonuo’s clingy request for a hug, looked up at the increasingly hot sun, and shook his head in refusal. “No hug. It’s too hot.”
Nuonuo was a soft little meatball like a cotton ball. In this hot weather, holding him was like wearing a small cotton-padded jacket. It was quite heartwarming, but it could also make one sweat.
Hearing his brother’s words, Nuonuo was not too disappointed. Instead, he stretched out his little hands and stood on his tiptoes, wanting to fan his brother. “If I fan brother, it won’t be hot, ya.”
Fei Han saw the seriousness in Nuonuo’s clear, moist eyes, and it was as if a hole had been poked in his heart. The sun in the sky shone in through the hole without restraint.
“No need. You’re so small.”
Every time Fei Han met Nuonuo, the icy shell on his exterior would unconsciously melt a little, the coldness in his eyes would fade, and he would become much gentler.
But his icy face was still quite scary. At least Zhou Xiaole, who was playing on the side, was so scared he didn’t even dare to ride his little motorcycle anymore. He sniffled and said something to his boss before scurrying away.
When Nuonuo turned his head again, he found that his little friend was gone and even frowned his little brow in confusion.
Isn’t Xiaole going to ride his motorcycle and save the world?
It seemed that the magical armor little warrior Zhou Xiaole had finally been defeated by the icy gaze of the great demon king Fei Han.
Fei Han thought of what his father had said to him before he left. Nuonuo was going to kindergarten when the autumn semester started. He crossed his arms and thought for a while before saying to Nuonuo, “You’re going to kindergarten soon. Starting today, I’m going to teach you some common words.”
Nuonuo didn’t even know what “words” were and was muddledly led upstairs by his eldest brother.
Everyone’s bedroom upstairs was a suite. The outer room of Nuonuo’s was basically his “treasure trove.” Blocks, toy cars, and balls were piled here, and there were even candies he had secretly hidden in the drawer. The original table and chairs were also covered with stickers that came with the cookies he had bought.
Fei Han glanced over and saw that the stool was almost all covered with little cookie stickers. Oh, and ice cream and chocolate ones too.
Nuonuo really liked these little stickers, but unfortunately, his papa didn’t buy cookies easily and always had the chef uncle make them, so he had very few stickers and could only barely cover the chair.
Fei Han looked at the relatively clean tabletop and was glad that there weren’t so many stickers. Otherwise, the whole table would probably not have escaped the fate of being covered.
These colorful cartoon stickers made Fei Han’s eyes hurt. He rubbed his forehead and was silent for a while before he finally, under Nuonuo’s sparkling gaze, said, “I’ll teach you a few common words first…”
Taking a deep breath, Fei Han still said, “Forget it. Let’s go to my room.”
He was a severe mysophobe and was almost cured by Nuonuo. But Fei Han still insisted on his last bottom line. When studying, at least the tabletop and chairs had to be kept basically clean and tidy.
And so, Nuonuo was led to Fei Han’s bedroom again and sat in front of the desk Fei Han usually used.
Fei Han’s desk was more than a little too high for Nuonuo. He swung his short little legs as he sat on it, his little head only able to peek out half from the tabletop.
Curiously, he held onto the edge of the desk with his little hands and stared at Fei Han’s neatly arranged books without blinking, his finger couldn’t help but point. “What is this, ya?”
Fei Han looked at Nuonuo, who was not even as tall as the desk, and his eyelid couldn’t help but twitch. After a moment of silence, he finally answered, “That’s a book. You’ll learn it in a few years.”
Nuonuo looked at the book, Advanced Physics, and nodded very seriously. “Then I’m not learning it now, ya?”
Fei Han shook his head. “Not now.”
Nuonuo continued to be confused. “Why, ya?”
“Because you’re still illiterate.”
You can’t read.
The little illiterate Nuonuo blinked his eyes and let out a silly “oh.”
