Chapter 8: The Secret to Friendly Communication with Children

At first, Xia Youjie's idea was to help Zhixue Akarin find a way to travel back in time, but after thinking about it a lot, he felt more and more that it was not a good idea to let Zhixue Akarin go back.

Firstly, the child would be without a father if they went back. Secondly, having Wu help take care of the child... Xia Youjie couldn't even imagine what kind of child he would raise.

Over there, Gojo Satoru was trying to pinch Karin Origami's cheeks.

Karin was naturally unhappy. The child really disliked him. Xia Youjie thought that half of the reason was that Gojo Satoru and they were on opposing sides on her side, and the other half was that Gojo Satoru himself was too annoying.

The biggest problem is that although Gojo Satoru clearly knows he is disliked, he doesn't think it's his fault at all, and instead blames everything on another version of himself. Then, in order to prove that he is still likable to children, Gojo Satoru especially likes to tease and play with Yuki and Karin.

Xia Youjie then discovered that the child's previously vague dislike had turned into genuine dislike.

Okiyuki Karin: Originally it was an act, but the acting was bad. Now I realize it's really annoying, which makes it seem more sincere.

How can someone be 15 years old and still using elementary school methods to attract girls' attention to bully others?!

If you ignore him when he tries to play with you, he'll keep harassing you. He'll poke your cheek, pinch your cheek, pull your braids, and without saying a word, turn your chair around to force you to face him.

If he can't turn the chair, he'll turn himself. If he doesn't want to bend over, he'll pull you up to eye level and force you to listen to him and give an answer.

Suddenly, he took the hat off someone's head, wore it for a while, and then put it back on.

Yes, it's about pressing it back, not putting it back.

Will you die if you're not strong enough?

Some people even tried to lift her up by her hat because they thought she walked too slowly. Didn't they know that could strangle someone?!

Karin Origami couldn't stand it any longer, so she launched a counterattack, releasing the Snow Woman in the process. The first time, it triggered the high-level alarm and attracted the Night Moth Path.

Fortunately, the moth was reasonable and punished Wu with five folds of self-criticism.

Gojo Satoru was very indignant: "I didn't make the noise, so why should I have to write a self-criticism?"

Night Moth had no interest in arguing with him: "One more word and the price will double!"

Gojo Satoru: “#&*@……”

"Then why doesn't she have to write?" He couldn't help but add, pointing at Yuki Ayaka, even at the risk of doubling his score.

The child shut him down with a single sentence: "I can't read."

Despite her small stature of five years old, Karin Ooyuki spoke these words with great confidence.

Gojo Satoru: "..."

That makes so much sense that he couldn't refute it.

Later, Yuki Ayaka went to register the Yuki-onna again, of course. She originally wanted to keep her as a trump card, but she found that with Gojo Satoru and Natsuyuki around, there was no real safety issue. The biggest problem was Gojo Satoru.

However, this incident gave Xia Youjie an idea. He suddenly remembered that he should teach the child to recognize characters and some other basic academic knowledge.

Now that things have come to this, he no longer intends to send the child back. He feels that it's not suitable for Gojo Satoru to take care of the child, and it would be better to let Orishita Karin stay with them.

He never mentioned helping Karin Oori find a way back, and then he discovered that Karin Oori didn't seem to have mentioned going back at all either.

Xia Youjie felt that the child probably didn't want to go back either, since her father was no longer there.

But in reality... Karin Ooyuki: She hasn't finished what she was supposed to do yet. In this situation, even if she wanted to go back, she probably couldn't. She's all too familiar with this kind of plot.

It was yet another wonderful misunderstanding.

Regardless, since they had already decided to let Yuki Ayakari stay here, Natsumi Yuki began to consider the child's education.

"Akari, do you want to go to kindergarten?"

Zhixue Yahuali:? ? ?

What?

She looked at Xia Youjie with a blank expression: "Kindergarten?"

“Yes.” Xia Youjie nodded seriously, looking no more like he was joking.

But Karin Oori thought it was a joke.

She's a college student, and you're asking her if she wants to go to kindergarten?

Karin Oriyuki struggled to suppress the twitching at the corner of her mouth and quickly shook her head: "No, I don't want to go."

Unlike some parents who get angry when their child says they don't want to go to school, Xia Youjie gently asked her, "Why?"

Karin Origami frowned and quickly came up with an answer that fit her character: "I don't want to go to school with monkeys."

Xia Youjie fell silent. He suddenly realized that before sending the child to school, he should probably correct Zhi Xueya Huali's attitude towards non-magicians.

"Ah Huali, they are not monkeys. They are human beings just like us. Please don't say that again."

The child wrinkled his nose: "But they don't have any spells, and they even generate cursed spirits. They're completely useless; they only cause us trouble."

Xia Youjie: "".

For some reason, he suddenly felt that what Ayaka Karin said made a lot of sense...

No, while that is indeed the case, it's definitely not right to say it like that.

Xia Youjie thought for a moment and then found another reason to refute: "No, although non-magicians have not made any contributions to the field of spirit summoning, they have done a lot of things. The clothes that Ayahari wears, the snacks she eats, and the comics she reads are all made by non-magicians, aren't they? Without them, none of these things would exist."

As Yuki Ayaka looked at him, she thought: That's right, that's exactly it. I hope you'll remember what you're saying in the future.

But on the surface, Oriyuki Karin still tried her best to pretend to be very unhappy.

Xia Youjie wasn't sure how much she actually listened to, so he continued, "Does Ya Huali know where all the trash she creates goes?"

Karin Origami probably guessed what he wanted to say and replied cooperatively, "Junkyard."

"And what happens after we get to the landfill?"

Okiya Karin remained silent.

Xia Youjie continued, "Someone will deal with this garbage, either by recycling or degrading it, but no matter what, someone needs to do these things. If no one deals with it, there will be garbage everywhere."

“Someone will take care of Ayaka’s trash. Similarly, cursed spirits are just trash produced by non-magicians, and we cursed sorcerers are the ones who deal with this trash. We are all the same. Do you understand?”

The child hesitated for a long time before finally nodding and saying, "Mm."

Xia Youjie smiled and patted her head: "Then Yahuali, please don't call them monkeys anymore, okay?"

Zhi Xueya Karin frowned, deliberately delaying for a while before nodding in the waiting of Xia Youjie: "Okay."

Of course that's impossible. She won't change. Otherwise, why would we ask Brother Jie to find a way to educate her?

Anyway, Yuki Ayaka couldn't think of any good way to change Jie-ge, so... Jie-ge, you should figure out a way to convince yourself.

Xia Youjie was unaware of Zhi Xueya Huali's unwavering determination, but he could sense something from her somewhat reluctant attitude.

He temporarily put aside the idea of ​​sending Yuki Ayakari to kindergarten and decided to correct the child's mindset first.

However, education cannot be forgotten; before that, let's teach ourselves first.

He took Ayaka Kaori to a bookstore, intending to buy some books and textbooks suitable for kindergarten children.

When the salesperson saw that he was buying this, they recommended that he also buy some books on educational psychology.

The shop assistant said, "Many parents like to buy these books. Young man, would you like to buy some for your parents?"

Xia Youjie remained silent for a moment.

He knew that the shop assistant had mistaken him for Karin Iori's older brother.

However, Ayakari went to the comics section and wasn't there, so Natsumi didn't correct the clerk's statement.

Otherwise, I always feel like he'll immediately become gossip that the shop assistant will share with others when they chat.

Xia Youjie looked at the large characters on the covers of the books the other party recommended.

How to Communicate with Children

Being a Good Parent

The Psychology of Children

Xia Youjie's feelings were a little complicated. After all, before buying this kind of book, he always felt he should have bought books on career development, marriage, and pregnancy care first. But he skipped all of those.

Although it seemed a bit strange, Xia Youjie thought about it and decided to take it along.

Then the salesperson found that this customer was quite easy to sell to, so they recommended a book about children's diet and health care to him.

Xia Youjie felt he needed it too, so he took it as well.

Over there, Yuki Ayaka was still killing time in the manga section when Xia Youjie saw someone standing right next to her. The child then looked at the person with disgust and avoided them from a distance.

Xia Youjie frowned slightly.

As expected, it's unlikely that it will be easy to change Ayakari's aversion to non-magicians in the short term.

Zhiyuki Ayaka: Damn, this guy hasn't showered for days, why does he smell so bad?

Xia Youjie noticed that Zhi Xueya and Huali liked comics, so he bought her several more comic books.

As Yuki Ayaka was stuffing the weekly manga into her bag, she saw the book that Natsumi Yoshi had bought.

Helping Children Eat Healthier

The Secrets to Friendly Communication with Children

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

Brother Jie, you...

Emmm...

If you like it, that's fine.

When Gojo Satoru saw those books, he laughed hysterically: "Jay, are you going to completely turn into an old father?"

Even Iori Shoko's gaze towards Natsume Yuuki became strange.

Xia Youjie actually felt a little embarrassed.

I'm a bit too advanced for my age to think about these things, but... well, what can I do when his daughter is ahead of her time too?

Xia Youjie, bracing himself against the strange looks from his two peers, began his journey of learning to be a male mother.

At the same time, he began to teach Oriyuki Karin to read and do arithmetic.

As the one being taught, Karin Ooyuki couldn't hold back any longer.

Which college student needs to learn these things? Did she study early childhood education? She can learn by being a child first, and then when she becomes a mother, she can teach her own child the same way Xia Youjie is now.

Zhixue Yahuali: “#&*@……”

Seeing her resistance, Xia Youjie tried to persuade her, "Don't you like reading comics? Once you learn to read, you'll be able to understand the words in the comics."

Karin Oriyuki had to admit that what he said made a lot of sense, but... what do you think I'm looking at in manga right now? Just looking at the pictures? ???

She and Xia Youjie stared at each other for a while, and finally realized that the other person probably really thought so.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

A note from the author:

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