Chapter 83: The Teacher
The noisy cicadas of summer and the refreshing soda water had slowly disappeared with the passage of time.
After a torrential rain, this rich and colorful summer performance finally came to an end.
But fortunately, the weather in early autumn was still hot. It was only in the gentle breeze of the evening and dawn that the coolness of autumn was faintly revealed.
The school opening, originally scheduled for September, arrived as scheduled under the high-hanging golden autumn sun.
On the evening of the day before school started, Fei Zhiyan was in the living room, once again counting the things to be prepared for kindergarten.
Stationery such as pencils and erasers were placed in a small backpack. The small mattress and blanket for naps were neatly folded in the luggage, and there were also candies and cookies for Nuonuo…
After a careful check, Fei Zhiyan was slightly relieved, feeling a little more at ease.
But despite such a detailed check, the next morning, the novice father Fei Zhiyan was still inevitably flustered.
Almost before dawn, Fei Zhiyan came to Nuonuo’s bedroom, pulled open the curtains, and let the gentle morning sunlight shine in through the window, filling the floor of the room.
The pale golden sunlight shone on Nuonuo’s hair, like little elves dancing, cheerfully trying to wake up the still-sleeping Nuonuo.
Nuonuo’s eyes felt the light. He couldn’t help but stick his little bottom up, bury his face in the soft pillow, and went back to sleep in a new position.
Fei Zhiyan turned his head and saw the little one’s strange sleeping posture. He shook his head lightly and went over to pat Nuonuo’s little bottom. “Nuonuo, time to get up. You’re going to kindergarten today. Didn’t you say you wanted to go long ago?”
Ever since that day when Fei Zhiyan said that only brave little friends go to kindergarten, Nuonuo had no longer been resistant to going to kindergarten. On the contrary, he had eagerly said he wanted to go the next day.
Unfortunately, the kindergarten didn’t start until September, so Nuonuo had no choice but to count on his little fingers, counting when he could go to kindergarten. But in reality, he could only count up to five, because one hand only had five fingers. In the end, when he couldn’t count anymore, he would run to ask his papa and brothers.
Last night, the kindergarten had already sent over the uniform for the small class. Nuonuo loved it so much he couldn’t put it down, wearing the clothes and looking in the mirror for a long time, reluctant to take them off.
In the end, he had made a fuss until the middle of the night, so tired that he had fallen asleep in Fei Zhiyan’s arms.
Before he fell asleep, Nuonuo had even dazedly said to his papa, “I want to wear it again tomorrow.”
Fei Zhiyan could only pinch his nose and say with a smile that he knew.
Looking at the cub sleeping soundly on the bed, Fei Zhiyan thought to himself that he had been so full of energy and had made such a fuss yesterday, it was no wonder he was lazing in bed and couldn’t get up the next day.
And Nuonuo, who was being woken up, let out a whimper, buried his little head even deeper, and showed no intention of getting out of bed at all.
Fei Zhiyan had no choice but to carry Nuonuo in his arms and take him to the washroom to wash up first.
The cool water touched his little face. Nuonuo was startled by the cold, his eyelids moved a couple of times and then opened. He turned his head and saw his papa, and slowly revealed a soft smile. “Papa, you came into my dream!”
Nuonuo tilted his little face up, his eyes as if they held sparkling little stars, extremely happy.
Fei Zhiyan also curled his lips and hung the towel back in its original place. “It’s not a dream. This is reality.”
Only then did Nuonuo tilt his head, his little eyes darting around. His mind was a little slow to react, and after a long while, he opened his little mouth and said with a “wow,” “Then… then is it tomorrow? Am I going to kindewgawten?”
Nuonuo, who always felt that tomorrow was far away, clenched his little fists and looked at his papa with anticipation.
Fei Zhiyan carried this silly cub back to change his clothes and let out a soft “hmm.” “It’s here. We’re going to kindergarten after we finish eating.”
Receiving a definite answer, Nuonuo excitedly swung his little legs and wanted to get down from his papa’s arms and walk by himself. “I’m a brave big kid now. I have to walk by mysewf from now on!”
Hearing the little one’s slurred speech, Fei Zhiyan raised an eyebrow with a bit of amusement and placed him on the floor.
Nuonuo, who was small and short, opened his short little legs and ran to the bedroom, picked up his light blue school uniform, and with great effort, sat on the bed. Like a little silkworm, he wriggled into his clothes, put on his little yellow hat, and happily took his papa’s hand downstairs.
Auntie Wu was already waiting downstairs. Seeing the skipping Nuonuo, who was full of joy, she smiled and gave him a thumbs-up. “Nuonuo will be a small class student from now on!”
Nuonuo pursed his lips shyly, said thank you in a small voice, and then ran to the dining room to eat with his eyes crinkled.
And Fei Zhiyan used the time during the meal to once again count the things to be brought to school.
Fei Jing had gone out of town for a performance, and Fei Han had also been invited to be a guest professor at a school in Huazhou. Only Fei Luo was at home with his little backpack, waiting for his little brother.
When it was time to get in the car, Fei Zhiyan saw Fei Luo and Nuonuo sitting steadily in the car, and his cold expression was slightly taken aback before he lifted his wrist to look at the time.
“Fei Luo, if I remember correctly, you should have gone to school fifteen minutes ago.”
His finger tapped lightly on his watch. Fei Zhiyan’s eyes were slightly dark as he signaled for Fei Luo to explain.
Primary school started more than an hour earlier than kindergarten. It was just that today was the first day of school, and the kindergarten had to go early to get familiar with the class, which was why it had coincided with Fei Luo’s school time.
Fei Luo pursed his lips and lifted his lowered little head, his little curls swaying along. “I want to go to school with my little brother.”
Besides Nuonuo, who was most looking forward to going to kindergarten, the other person who was looking forward to it was Fei Luo.
He had a quiet personality, and after playing wildly with Nuonuo for two months during the summer vacation, he had no energy at all for school.
But fortunately, Nuonuo was also going to kindergarten, which made Fei Luo’s gloomy mood brighten up. Thinking that he could go to and from school with his little brother in the future, his heart couldn’t help but feel a little more expectant.
But who would have thought that the kindergarten would start at nine in the morning and end at three-thirty in the afternoon, which didn’t match the primary school’s schedule at all.
Fei Luo, who had learned this news, stood outside the door in a daze for a long while, his little hands unconsciously clutching his backpack straps.
Seeing that everyone else in the family was busy with their own things and no one was paying attention to him for the time being, Fei Luo simply put on his little backpack, climbed into the back seat of the car, and waited for his little brother to come so they could go together.
Hearing Fei Luo’s words, Fei Zhiyan’s calm expression couldn’t help but crack a little. He reached out and rubbed his temple, then looked up and instructed the driver. “Let’s go first. Take the small road to save some time.”
It was also fortunate that the school Nuonuo was going to was the affiliated kindergarten of Yude Primary School, right next to Fei Luo’s school, so it wouldn’t delay too much time.
After the car started, Fei Zhiyan crossed his arms, turned his head, and narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Fei Luo.
Fei Luo’s courage had grown a lot in these few months from Nuonuo’s influence, and his actions seemed to have become a bit more rebellious. Seeing his father’s gaze, he directly turned his head slowly and pretended not to see.
This was something Fei Luo had learned from Nuonuo. Every time he made a mistake, when Nuonuo was feeling guilty, he would directly play dumb and pretend not to see, burying his head like a little ostrich.
Seeing Fei Luo’s action, Fei Zhiyan’s brow couldn’t help but twitch.
This summer, Nuonuo had always been running out to play wildly. Fei Zhiyan usually didn’t care much, but every time he came back covered in dirt, the little one would purse his lips, his little toes constantly rubbing against each other, and he wouldn’t talk to his papa.
And Fei Luo had learned the essence of Nuonuo’s playing dumb, which gave Fei Zhiyan a headache and he didn’t even know what expression to make.
If it had been Fei Jing, Fei Zhiyan would have probably already put on a dark face and directly kicked him out.
But when the target was Fei Luo or Nuonuo, Fei Zhiyan was completely helpless.
After all, although he looked cold, when it came to cubs, he always had an extra bit of preferential treatment and tolerance.
And Fei Luo was not a noisy child to begin with. Fei Zhiyan couldn’t just directly hit him. He sat in the car with a cold face and thought for a long time before he said, “Write a self-reflection when you get back and hand it to me at night.”
Speaking of self-reflections, Fei Zhiyan suddenly remembered that the self-reflection Fei Luo had written last time he skipped school was still in his study.
For some reason, Fei Zhiyan looked at Fei Luo’s little face, which was once again filled with spirit after he nodded, and felt that the cabinet he used to store Fei Luo’s self-reflections might need to be replaced with a bigger one.
Sighing lightly, Fei Zhiyan rubbed his aching head and simply looked out the window, out of sight, out of mind.
And Fei Luo was crinkling his eyes, lowering his head and whispering with Nuonuo.
“Today, I… I’m going to kindewgawten!”
“Mm-hmm!”
“I’m going to primary school in the future. I can go tomorrow!”
Nuonuo, who still couldn’t distinguish how far away tomorrow was, had his sparkling little eyes full of anticipation.
The car slowly stopped at the primary school entrance.
Fei Luo got out of the car first, waved at his little brother and papa, and then turned and disappeared into a group of primary school students.
On the first day of school, there were a great many parents sending their children to the kindergarten. The driver couldn’t find a parking spot and simply parked a little further away.
Fei Zhiyan carried the luggage in one hand and held the skipping Nuonuo’s hand in the other. Looking at the parents sending their children, his fingers couldn’t help but tighten slightly.
There were several reception teachers at the kindergarten entrance. One of them, a female teacher in a uniform light yellow work dress with two pigtails, was talking to the parents with a gentle expression.
“Parents of the students in Yude Small Class One, please come this way!”
The female teacher’s voice was very clear and gentle, and her face also had a gentle smile. She held a sign in her hand and was orderly receiving the arriving parents.
Seeing this, Fei Zhiyan nodded with slight satisfaction. It was not in vain that he had visited so many kindergartens before he decided on this one. Judging from the teacher’s performance, it was quite good.
There were too many people, and afraid that Nuonuo would get lost, Fei Zhiyan simply picked him up and strode towards the teacher.
“Hello, where do we register for the small class?”
Teacher Xiao Ran turned her head. She was about to say to scan the code on the left to sign in, but when she saw Fei Zhiyan’s face, she couldn’t help but let out a confused “huh?” “Why do I feel that you look a lot like President Fei?”
Fei Zhiyan was not very active in front of the public, and only a short video of him had been circulated. But the quality was blurry, and you could only roughly see that he was quite tall.
“You’re mistaken.” Fei Zhiyan’s voice was still faint. In front of outsiders, his entire aura became distant.
It was Nuonuo’s first time seeing a teacher, and he was a little nervous. He buried his little head in his papa’s shoulder, but couldn’t help but secretly look up at Teacher Xiao Ran.
Seeing Nuonuo, Teacher Xiao Ran no longer bothered to respond to Fei Zhiyan. She let out a light “ya” and went over. “Little friend, what’s your name? How about we get to know each other…”
She had only spoken halfway when Nuonuo suddenly heard a cry.
“I’m not going! I don’t want to go to kindergarten!”
Bai Xin, in a princess dress, was pulling President Bai’s hand, her face full of tears as she tried to walk out.
