Chapter 843 - 594: A Child’s Mouth Speaks Lies (2)

Chapter 843: Chapter 594: A Child’s Mouth Speaks Lies (2)

Sigh~

Indeed, a child’s words are like a deceitful ghost; a child’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean; children are truly the most fickle.

But there’s no other way...

Children are naturally forgetful creatures, especially those at the early kindergarten stage.

At kindergarten, when she is immersed in the satisfaction brought by delicious food and the fun of games, she naturally shows affection toward the teachers and the preschool.

But alas, the winter holiday is just too long!

During the Spring Festival, she could sleep whenever she wanted, eat as she pleased, watch cartoons at will, and play games freely. This unfettered lifestyle made her feel immensely comfortable and happy, gradually diminishing her enthusiasm for kindergarten during this carefree holiday, so much so that when the new semester started, she returned to the initial resistance and unease about going to kindergarten...

"You child..."

Li Xiuxian said helplessly, "At the beginning of the winter holiday, you were clamoring every day to go to kindergarten, looking forward to the lunches there. Now that school has started, you are unwilling to go. You really make people worry; why don’t you listen? Don’t push me to get serious with you..."

After a holiday spent together and being busy, Li Xiuxian’s greatest wish is to put this "little beast" that she both loves and hates back in kindergarten, giving her a chance to return home and enjoy some relaxing time.

Seeing this, Xu Caihong quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Xiuxian, the child is still young, she doesn’t understand many things. You need to patiently explain and guide her, don’t scare her at every turn; that will only make her more scared and resistant."

With grandma’s support, Yuanyuan’s little face filled with determination, crying while saying, "I don’t want to go to kindergarten, I don’t want to leave home, I want to stay home and watch cartoons, not go to school, wah wah wah..."

Li Xiuxian: "..."

Mom, you just indulge her...

Indulged her to no end...

But she still restrained herself, not letting this thought slip out.

After all, if such words were said, they would hurt the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and make other parents and teachers laugh.

Upon hearing the three words "I don’t want," Xie Jianing suddenly felt a headache.

Yet she patiently coaxed Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, be good, the teachers and your friends miss you so much. Your good friends Qingqing and Weiwei are already here; they’re waiting for you in the classroom... Let’s go find them together, okay?"

"No..."

After the long winter break, neither the warm teacher-student bond nor the innocent friendship between friends could sway Yuanyuan’s heart, and her little head kept shaking like a rattle.

Having exhausted all options, Xie Jianing could only unveil the last "trump card," "Yuanyuan, how about we go together for a delicious breakfast later? Let me tell you, today’s breakfast is crispy sugar rice cake made by Qingqing’s dad, it’s especially delicious, fragrant, crisp, soft, and sweet. Don’t you want to try it?"

At the mention of those soft, sweet sugar rice cakes, Yuanyuan couldn’t help but think of other delicious foods from kindergarten, her crying gradually subsided, and the joyful times from the previous semester quietly appeared in her mind.

Seeing Yuanyuan stop crying, Li Xiuxian took the opportunity to hand her little hand to Xie Jianing, "Quickly follow Miss Xie into the classroom; the sugar rice cakes will be on the table soon. If you don’t go, your portion will be snatched by other kids!"

Yuanyuan urgently expressed her wish, "I want to eat the sugar rice cake made by Qingqing’s dad... it’s mine, no one can take my sugar rice cake!"

"Good, Yuanyuan is so well-behaved, the teacher knows, no one will take Yuanyuan’s sugar rice cake away, it will only be Yuanyuan’s..." Seeing her not crying anymore, Xie Jianing held her hand, walked towards the kindergarten entrance, and said while walking, "Now the teacher will take you in, and we’ll get to enjoy our delicious treats soon."

Xu Caihong watched Yuanyuan’s small figure gradually disappear into the distance, feeling a mix of reluctance and relief in her heart.

As for Li Xiuxian, recalling the lively spirit Yuanyuan had at home during the winter break, now able to send her back to kindergarten, she felt a sense of ease and even broke into a smile just at the thought.

She was quite patient, at least waiting until the child stopped crying and calmed down before confidently handing her over to the teacher.

In contrast...

Some dads from the neighboring class were a bit anxious; they almost directly pushed their sons to the teacher before hurrying away.

Those who knew the situation realized they were just dropping their sons off at school; those who didn’t might have thought they were abandoning them!

Aside from newly joined classmates and a few sensitive kids from the little class last year, the other children did quite well when coming to kindergarten, without any fuss.

Overall, the situation at the start of this semester is significantly better compared to last term.

Thanks to the teachers cleverly using breakfast to attract the children’s attention, even those children occasionally distressed by separation anxiety could be comforted more easily, greatly easing the teachers’ workload.

...

Kitchen workspace.

Qian Guoxiang, along with the helpers, softly inverted solid-frozen boxes of glutinous rice dough onto the pristine cutting board, then carefully tapped out the brick-like solidified rice dough.