It was dismissal time, and groups of parents chatted as they walked toward the kindergarten.

Considering the special nature of military work, the kindergarten in the family compound provides quite good services. If parents don't have time to pick up their children, the teachers and principal will take them back.

Wang Yuying knitted a sweater while waiting for someone at Zhang Qiuqin's door.

When she saw Jiang Xuan come out, she paused in her movements. The girl was wearing a blue dress today, with a perfectly fitted waistline that made her skin look like a freshly peeled egg.

"Your girlfriend looks so good in that dress!" she greeted with a smile. "Is it some new fabric from the state-run store?"

Just as Jiang Xuan was about to answer, Zhang Qiuqin came out of the toilet carrying a vegetable basket, with half a newspaper tucked into her waistband.

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Ye's boyfriend? Look how well he's got that physique. I was just telling Lao Liu yesterday that Xiao Lu is a lucky guy..."

"Thank you, Auntie. I made it myself." Jiang Xuan tucked a stray hair behind her ear, revealing a pair of snow-white wrists, and said with a smile.

Wang Yuying's ball of yarn rolled to the ground. As she bent down to pick it up, she touched Jiang Xuan's skirt. "Such good skills at such a young age. The stitching is even neater than the ready-made clothes sold in stores!"

The three walked together, and Zhang Qiuqin said, "Xiao Ye's boyfriend, why haven't I seen you out these past few days?"

"I went back to my home."

"By the way, my little sister came to our house at noon asking for some scallions. She said you were cooking and your Aunt Wang wasn't home."

"She took Tingting to visit her maternal grandparents."

Zhang Qiuqin: "Sigh, I always said that Wang Yingqiu is as cunning as a sieve. Look, you're not even married yet, and she's already gone back to her parents' home to avoid trouble."

Wang Yuying nudged her and gave her a wink.

Jiang Xuan knew immediately that this woman liked to sow discord, so she remained silent.

"Your aunt sees that you are honest, so she's speaking from the heart to you. You should be a little smarter and learn to be a little lazy from the beginning. Don't rush to do everything, otherwise people will blame you when you don't want to do it anymore."

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, "Auntie, let's go pick up the child quickly."

Jiang Xuan is beautiful and well-dressed, so she became the center of attention as soon as she appeared at the kindergarten gate.

The family members all looked over, and some of them who had never seen her before were asking her about her.

The children had already finished school and were lining up, with a young female teacher holding a roster and a pen.

Jiang Xuan spotted the stars at a glance.

The little girl stood in the first row with two pigtails, carrying a small schoolbag and holding up her class's sign.

She looked several times, but couldn't see Dian Dian's figure.

"We'll start taking attendance now. Parents of children whose names are called, please come to the door to pick up your children. Liu Feifei," Li Xiaofeng said, holding up the roster.

"Teacher Li, I'm here."

"Shi Xiaojie".

"Teacher Li, over here!"

"Hu Liang".

No one answered.

Li Xiaofeng called out again, but still no one answered.

"Hu Liang, stand here for now, the teacher will take you home later."

After all the children had left the school, Jiang Xuan walked to the pick-up line and said, "Teacher Li, I'm here to pick up Lu Diandian and Lu Fanxing."

Li Xiaofeng turned her head: "You are...?"

"Aunt Xuanxuan!" Fanxing called out in a clear, cheerful voice.

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "I am the aunt of Dots of Stars."

"Wait a minute, Dian Dian is helping the teacher organize teaching materials on the playground." Li Xiaofeng closed the roster, the plastic cover reflecting the sunlight.

Jiang Xuan nodded: "Okay, how long will it take to get out?"

Li Xiaofeng glanced at her watch. "It will probably take another half hour. If you have something to do, you can go back first. I will take Lu Diandian back later."

"Thank you, Teacher Li. I'll wait for him here."

Li Xiaofeng nodded and left.

Lu Fanxing came out, and Jiang Xuan took the backpack from her back and said, "Let's go, let's go wait for our brother under the big tree over there."

Lu Fanxing hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Jiang Xuan noticed this and asked, "What's wrong, baby?"

"Aunt Xuanxuan, actually, my brother didn't help the teacher collect the teaching materials. He was punished by the teacher and made to stand in the corner."

Why are you being punished by standing?

"He lifted Wang Lili's blanket during nap time today, and the teacher saw it. He said he saw a cockroach on the blanket, and I saw it too, but Teacher Li said that lifting a girl's blanket would result in a major demerit, so she made him stand on the playground as punishment."

"This happened around noon?"

Lu Fanxing nodded.

Jiang Xuan suddenly stood up. "You mean my brother stood at the control panel all afternoon?"

Lu Fanxing nodded.

Since it was right after school and the school gate was open, and Jiang Xuan had just picked up Lu Fanxing, the security guards at the gate let them through.

Jiang Xuan walked quickly towards the playground.

Beside the horizontal bar on the playground, Dian Dian looks like a wilted little poplar tree.

He was covered in sweat, his school uniform jacket was buttoned up tightly, and his little face was as red as if it had been burned.

Jiang Xuan was both anxious and angry. She squatted down, and the shadow just covered the child's reddened ear tips.

She touched Dian Dian's back; it was frighteningly hot.

She quickly unbuttoned her collar. "It's so hot, why are you still wearing a coat? What if you get heatstroke?"

Lu Diandian pushed her wrist away: "Don't move! If you do, you'll have to add ten minutes to your punishment!"

"Don't be stubborn, I'm here for the teacher. Take it off quickly, let's go home and change our clothes."

Lu Diandian's hands still had soy sauce stains from lunch, which had dried into brown spots.

Jiang Xuan wiped her hair and back with her coat, feeling very angry.

What kind of teacher is this? They're resorting to corporal punishment!

The sound of plastic sandals clapping could be heard from the other side of the playground.

Li Xiaofeng walked over carrying the attendance list.

Jiang Xuan said angrily, "Teacher Li, didn't you say that Dian Dian was tidying up the teaching materials on the playground?"

Li Xiaofeng gave an awkward laugh and said, "Parent of Lu Diandian, the reason I said that was because I was considering the child's self-esteem. Lu Diandian pulled off the blankets of the girls in our class at noon today, which was very inappropriate. I was disciplining my child, please understand."

Lu Diandian retorted unhappily, "I didn't deliberately pull off her blanket. There were cockroaches on her blanket, and I helped her get them off."

Li Xiaofeng gave Lu Diandian a stern look. "If you've done something wrong, you should admit it! Why are you still acting like this? I didn't see any cockroaches."

Lu Diandian looked aggrieved and said, "I really saw a cockroach."

"Making children stand in the 30°C heat for four hours wearing coats, is this how our kindergarten teaches?" Jiang Xuan pulled Dian Dian behind her.

Her voice was soft, but clear enough: "Dian Dian's father often says that training troops requires scientific leadership, so shouldn't we, as the engineers of the human soul who cultivate the next generation of our country, also emphasize scientific education?"

Li Xiaofeng's ears suddenly turned red, and Jiang Xuan knew he had hit a nerve.

In military family compounds, emphasizing the professional competence of soldiers is the most effective approach.

“Please investigate the nap incident thoroughly,” Jiang Xuan continued. “Not only Diandian, Fanxing said she also saw a cockroach.”

"Take the child home first," Li Xiaofeng said, somewhat annoyed. "I will investigate this matter."