Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Workaholic Dad 15
The young teacher looked at Teacher Wu somewhat helplessly, and Teacher Wu gave her a look that told her to stay calm.
She has encountered many similar parents who are very doting on their children and are reluctant to go against their children's wishes. In this case, don't start with the parents, just focus on diverting the child's attention.
Teacher Wu raised her voice slightly and said gently and excitedly, "Hey, Zhuozhuo, look what this is! This is a painting that Zhuozhuo drew."
Seeing Zhuozhuo looking over here, Teacher Wu said, "Zhuozhuo, can you tell me who you drew?"
Zhuozhuo continued to cry, but still looked over obediently. She held the phone in her arms with one hand, pointed at the painting with the other, and sobbed, "This is me, this is... Dad!"
"Wow, Zhuozhuo's painting is so lifelike. But the painting isn't finished yet, shall we color the little man? Zhuozhuo's clothes are green today. Can you find a green paintbrush?"
After Teacher Wu finished speaking gently, she realized that Zhuo Zhuo's gaze was not on the drawing paper, but outside the window. She looked in the direction and saw a stern man in a suit and tie walking towards them with brisk steps.
Teacher Wu: “…”
9972:[……]
Qin Jin, good job, I'm impressed. He didn't even go to the company and was just guarding the kindergarten gate, right?
Zhuozhuo couldn't help but call out "Dad" again. He leaned towards the classroom door and looked at Teacher Wu eagerly.
Teacher Wu suppressed his inner complaints about Qin Jin and said with a smile, "Go ahead."
Zhuozhuo immediately rushed out like a cannonball and was picked up by Qin Jin at the door. She said stickyly: "Dad, I missed you so much. You came so quickly."
"I miss you too." Qin Jin took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Zhuozhuo's tears, then said hello to Teacher Wu and left with Zhuozhuo.
After sitting in the safety seat, Zhuozhuo finally realized, "Dad, aren't we going to school anymore?"
"No school today, Dad will take you to dinner."
After lunch, Zhuozhuo followed Qin Jin to the company. She got up early today and fell asleep in the car. Qin Jin carried her to the lounge. When she woke up, it was already past three in the afternoon.
When he opened his eyes, he was in a familiar environment. He had completely forgotten about school. After washing his face in his own small sink, Zhuozhuo ran out in high spirits and said to Qin Jin, who was replying to an email, "Dad, I'm going out to play!"
Qin Jin quickly glanced at Zhuo Zhuo, and seeing that nothing was wrong with her, he nodded and habitually instructed her, "Don't run around, don't eat snacks, and come back when you do eat. Daddy will watch you eat."
Zhuozhuo used to be in poor health and young, so he had never eaten many things. But after two or three months here, he opened the door to a new world and was exposed to all kinds of snacks. He quickly changed from a baby who drank boiled water obediently to a picky eater who loved snacks and junk food.
After Qin Jin found out, he forbade the people in the president's office to feed Zhuo Zhuo. But it didn't mean that Zhuo Zhuo was not allowed to eat at all. He just said that he had to eat under his nose, and he was in charge of the amount.
Zhuozhuo's cheerful tone dropped a degree, "I know, Dad."
Zhuozhuo mingled with the assistant secretaries as usual. Time flew by. When it was almost time to get off work, Secretary Zhou asked her with a smile, "Zhuozhuo, are you going to kindergarten tomorrow?"
Zhuozhuo said as a matter of course: "I've already been there today, so I won't go tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, everyone laughed and explained to Zhuozhuo, "Going to school is just like going to work. You go to school five days a week."
This news made Zhuozhuo a little conflicted. She liked the children and teachers in the kindergarten very much, but she didn't want to be separated from her father for so long.
Secretary Zhou and the others had no idea what Zhuozhuo was thinking, so they boldly teased him, "Boss Qin didn't even come to the company this morning. Before, Zhuozhuo would accompany Dad to work, but now Dad will accompany Zhuozhuo to school."
Zhuozhuo didn't realize it was a joke; he just thought it was a great idea. So, on the way home, Zhuozhuo said seriously, "Dad, please stay with me in kindergarten tomorrow. I'll miss you so much when you're not around."
Qin Jin touched Zhuozhuo's head and said, "Dad also wants to accompany Zhuozhuo, but he can't do this."
"Why?"
"Because going to school is the first step for children to grow up. They have to leave their parents and meet new people. Today is your first time away from your father, so you will not be used to it, but it will get better slowly." Qin Jin spoke rationally and calmly, not at all like someone who had been waiting in the car for more than three hours.
Zhuozhuo didn't quite understand and said aggrievedly, "I don't want to get used to it. I want to be with Daddy forever."
Zhuozhuo used to be a very independent and strong baby, not even crying when she was in the ICU. But in the past few months, Qin Jin's constant companionship day and night has gradually made her regain the delicate, fragile and clingy nature of a child her age.
Parents can't stand their children's grievances and tears, not to mention Qin Jin himself can't accept not seeing Zhuozhuo for a few hours, but this is the only way, and he can only harden his heart.
Qin Jin no longer tried to reason with Zhuo Zhuo, but changed the subject to ask her what she played and ate in kindergarten, and who she made friends with.
Qin Jin had asked about these things during lunch. Now when he asked again, Zhuozhuo patiently explained them again. As she was talking, she suddenly remembered that she had not played with a child's train yet.
Qin Jin guided calmly, "It's okay, we can play the same thing tomorrow."
"Um!"
"So you can bring your own toys to kindergarten. Zhuozhuo, what toys do you want to bring tomorrow to share with everyone?"
Zhuozhuo is already a big toy buyer, owning everything from dolls, cars, and building blocks. She thought carefully for a long time and said, "I want to take Wangwang and Wuwu with me!"
The mechanical puppy and the little turtle are still Zhuozhuo's favorites, and she wants to show her favorites to others.
The next day, Qin Jin took Zhuo Zhuo to kindergarten. This time, Zhuo Zhuo didn't go in with Teacher Wu right away. Instead, he seriously discussed with Qin Jin, "Dad, please come pick me up in an hour today. It took too long yesterday."
9972 really wanted to say that you left school early yesterday, missing an entire afternoon of classes, and now you only want to attend for an hour. That's a bit much. But there's no point in saying that; it might even make Zhuozhuo start to avoid going to school.
9972 and Teacher Wu both looked at Qin Jin worriedly, afraid that this doting parent would agree to his child's request.
Fortunately, Qin Jin didn't lose his mind. He pretended to think for a while, then said awkwardly: "One hour isn't going to work, Zhuozhuo. Can I wait three hours and then Dad will come pick you up?"
Zhuozhuo didn't react and nodded happily: "Okay!"
9972:[……]
If Zhuozhuo had a kindergarten diploma, he would not be fooled by this simple math problem.
Under the teachers' deliberate arrangement, the children were immersed in playing games and learning enlightenment, and were not aware of the passage of time at all.
When Zhuozhuo heard Teacher Wu say that they were going to eat, she remembered that three hours had passed and Qin Jin had not come to pick her up. She pouted a little unhappily and prepared to call Qin Jin to remind him.
9972 and Teacher Wu were startled and were about to divert her attention when little Xingxing ran over, took Zhuozhuo's hand, and said enthusiastically, "Zhuozhuo, hurry up and line up. Stand in front of me."
Zhuozhuo was attracted by the new term, "What is queuing?"
"Queueing means standing in line one by one, not randomly standing." Xingxing said: "Yesterday, we ate in line at the cafeteria."
Xingxing obviously found this very amusing.
Zhuozhuo blinked and said, "I didn't eat in the cafeteria yesterday."
"Because you're home, Zhuozhuo, you have classes in the afternoon. You're not here, so you have to work overtime to make up for it."
Zhuozhuo was surprised, "I still have classes in the afternoon!"
The other children also gathered together and said in unison: "We line up to eat, line up to sleep after eating, line up to get up for class and learn to sing."
After Zhuozhuo was picked up yesterday, the other children were quickly coaxed into submission by the teachers and continued with the next steps.
Zhuozhuo felt like she had missed out on so much. How long would it take her to make up for it by working overtime? She said anxiously, “I didn’t do anything.”
Teacher Wu, who had been observing, came over and said, "It's okay, Zhuozhuo. We still have to do these things today. You can come with us."
Zhuozhuo didn't agree immediately, "I want to ask my dad."
This time, Teacher Wu agreed, but he could only play after lunch. This reminded Zhuo Zhuo, and she insisted, "We have to play now, otherwise Dad will starve to death."
Teacher Wu: "...You can only speak for five minutes."
Zhuozhuo still chose to video chat. This time, she looked around and found that Qin Jin was in the car with a computer on the seat next to him. She sighed, "Dad, you didn't eat on time. You are not a good boy."
Qin Jin was about to get out of the car to pick someone up, "...It's not that I didn't eat on time, Dad was just about to go eat."
Zhuozhuo didn't know whether he believed it or not, "Go ahead, I'll watch you eat."
Just like a little adult, so cute. Qin Jin smiled helplessly and enjoyed it, "Zhuozhuo, have you eaten yet?"
"We'll be eating soon." Zhuozhuo held up his phone and showed Qin Jin the cafeteria and the children.
Qin Jin took the opportunity to ask, "The other kids are all sitting down, why is Zhuozhuo still standing?"
Teacher Wu was very cooperative. He came over and led Zhuozhuo to her seat. Together with Qin Jin, he focused her attention on eating, and then ended the video while she wasn't paying attention.
At the kindergarten gate, the driver asked Qin Jin if he wanted to go eat. Qin Jin waved his hand and ordered takeout. He planned to wait a little longer until Zhuozhuo had a good nap before returning to the company.
Qin Jin's worry didn't happen. Zhuozhuo had been hospitalized frequently before, so she was used to sleeping in the same room with strangers and didn't have a particular bed habit. 9972 was even quicker, playing a lullaby in her head before she could even think of Qin Jin.
9972 had learned the lullaby from Zhuozhuo. When she was sick and uncomfortable, Yanyan's mother would hum this song to soothe her to sleep, and it was as effective as a sleeping pill. Zhuozhuo's body had already formed a reflex to the song, and she fell asleep in less than a minute after listening to it.
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