Chapter 37 Chapter 37
◎Snow White and the Queen fight◎
"Don't talk nonsense." Realizing that his random excuse might confuse the demon gods' emotions, Lian Jiu sighed, "I'm sorry, I lied to you before."
Si Lan ate potato chips leisurely: "Hmm?"
"Boyfriend and girlfriend actually mean…" Lian Jiu's ears turned red and he looked away, "It means a couple."
"Oh, a couple!" Yuan Qing exclaimed. "Yo, yo, yo, you call a couple boyfriend and girlfriend!"
Si Lan moved his fingertips, and a potato chip flew out from his fingertips and blocked Yuan Qing's mouth: "Don't you want your mouth anymore?"
Yuan Qing bit the potato chips into pieces with a crunch: "Hmph!"
Si Lan then stared at Lian Jiu's red ears with interest: "Then why did you lie to me?"
"That's right, I was worried you'd feel embarrassed." Lian Jiu lowered his voice, "I feel embarrassed too."
Si Lan chuckled: "Is that so."
"Um……"
"Teacher Lian Jiu, I trust you very much." Si Lan said with a smile, "Can I still trust you in the future?"
"Don't be so aggressive." Yuan Qing, who had just finished his potato chips, came over again to grab some snacks. "Maybe she just doesn't want to be mistaken for a couple with you..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Caifeng, who had woken up at some point, covered his mouth and dragged him back. He laughed and said, "You little brat, keep talking nonsense. Keep going, keep going."
Lian Jiu felt a little guilty: "It's a white lie."
"Yeah." Seeing that she was about to bury herself under the seat, Si Lan finally let her go, the smile in his eyes not fading. "Okay, then I'll continue to trust you. Teacher Lian Jiu, please don't lie to me again."
Lian Jiu felt a little embarrassed and continued looking out the window: "Oh."
In fact, Si Lan had never heard of such a statement, but from what Wei Jingxuan said, the dean's reaction, and Lian Jiu's actions at that time, he could guess it.
He didn't expect Lian Jiu to find an excuse to lie to him, and he could have stayed with him for a while longer.
It's a pity for that gossipy guy.
Thinking of this, Si Lan clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.
but……
He also followed Lian Jiu's gaze to look out the window. The scenery had not changed much in thousands of years and was becoming increasingly boring. But now, it seemed that some things could make him feel that he could barely stay in this world.
There was still one day left before the end of the National Day holiday. The next morning, Lian Jiu saw Wang Shanqing taking her two younger brothers and sisters to do morning exercises in the small playground.
Seeing her get up, the two children shouted with smiles on their faces: "Good morning, Teacher Jiujiu~"
"Hello." Lian Jiu walked forward, squatted down and asked, "I didn't ask you yesterday, what are your names?"
"My name is Wang Shuishui."
"My name is Wang Jun."
Wang Shanqing explained, "Because our director's surname was Wang, everyone in the orphanage has that surname."
Lian Jiu nodded: "Yeah, I know."
"Huh?"
Lian Jiu smiled and rubbed the two children's heads, then raised his eyes and said, "It was the same in our orphanage before."
It was a normal chat, with a normal tone, but Wang Shanqing was so shocked by this sentence that she didn't recover for a long time: "Director, you mean..."
"I also grew up in an orphanage," Lian Jiu said. "My situation was similar to yours, and that's partly why I chose to be a kindergarten teacher. So, from the beginning, I was very impressed by you."
Wang Shanqing's eyes warmed up. She was touched by the feeling of finding a close friend who had the same experience as her.
No wonder the head teacher agreed so easily to let me bring my younger brothers and sisters in.
She asked, "Then, Director...which orphanage were you in before?"
"I forgot." Lian Jiu said with a smile, "I can only remember a little bit, and I can't remember many other things."
Wang Shanqing widened his eyes slightly.
Suddenly I remembered that when I was chatting with other monster teachers in the kindergarten, they said that Principal Lian Jiu had forgotten what happened in the past. So that's how it is.
But if that's the case, then wouldn't the principal know anyone when he came to this kindergarten? Would he have no relatives?
On the day they passed the interview, several teachers were so scared that they huddled together for comfort. They also stayed together when they went into the mountains, but Principal Lian Jiu had only been there for two months.
An ordinary person who suddenly came to such a place would definitely be scared and helpless, but she actually stayed until now and grew up alone with the big and small monsters of Fuyu Mountain.
Wang Shanqing was completely impressed by her. If it were someone else, they might not be able to do it.
At least I, who grew up in the same environment, can't do it.
Wang Shanqing said, "Fortunately, everyone treats you very well."
"Yeah." Lian Jiu smiled, "That's great indeed. Everyone will treat you well in the future."
As they were talking, two little heads popped out of the door.
Li Paopao and Fang Manman, one tall and one short, looked around the school curiously. Fang Manman asked mysteriously, "Is it them?"
"Yes, Dad was sunbathing the moon, and I saw it." Li Paopao said incoherently, "But I'm a child, I haven't seen it before."
"They don't have ears or shells." Fang pondered slowly, "And they're dressed like humans. They must be very powerful little monsters."
In the children's perception, children who can transform completely are very powerful.
After all, the older brothers and sisters in the senior class still have ear tails!
As the eldest brother in the class, Fang slowly stepped forward and said, "Go and say hello first. Be polite."
When two little neighbors learned that there were new kids in kindergarten, they decided to go together to make new friends.
Fang slowly straightened his tortoise shell to ensure that it looked good, then walked forward with his little carp brother.
The teachers and children in the small playground heard the sound and turned around.
"Teacher Jiujiu, good morning~" Fang said slowly and went to remind the little carp holding the basin of water.
The little carp also greeted sweetly.
Lian Jiu smiled and said, "You came to play so early."
"Paopao said, when you see new kids, play with them."
The two new children looked at Fang Manman's shell curiously. They were curious but didn't dare to go near it. They stuck close to their sister Shanshan and said, "It's a little turtle!"
Fang slowly said happily: "Yes, I am a turtle cub!"
The little carp was not to be outdone: "I am, fish boy!"
The two children were confused, but tried to join the formation and said, "We are human cubs."
Gradually, all the teachers around came to watch this once-in-a-century scene of the establishment of diplomatic relations between human cubs and monster cubs.
"Human cub?" The little carp asked his brother turtle in confusion, "What kind of cub is this?"
Wang Shuishui asked: "What is a turtle cub?"
"Big-headed turtle babies are just turtle babies."
Wang Jun followed suit: "Well, a human cub is a human cub."
Fang Manman and the little carp spirit were stunned on the spot, trying to digest this information with their limited brains.
“Brother, brother!” The little carp spirit held the basin of water, and the water spilled out. “Human! Human cub!!!”
"I heard you." Fang Manman, as the oldest brother here, felt he needed to be more steady. He looked at the two children in front of him. His legs felt a little weak and his hands were shaking a little, but he still asked, "You, are you human?"
When he spoke, his voice was a little shaky.
I used to know that the teachers were there to teach babies, so I wasn’t scared, but it’s different with cubs.
They've never seen a human cub before!
"Yes." Wang Shuishui looked at him curiously, "Why do you say humans? Are you playing house?"
"What is playing house?"
"You're the one pretending to be a monster."
"I am a monster!"
Wang Shuishui and Wang Jun were both puzzled. Were they already playing house? But they hadn't chosen their roles yet, so Wang Shuishui said, "Let's play finger-guessing to decide who will be the monster. I want to be a monster, too."
Fang Manman became anxious: "I really am a monster!"
As he said that, he suddenly turned into his original form: "Look!"
Wang Shuishui and Wang Jun were so frightened that they froze on the spot, and burst into tears three seconds later.
Wang Shanqing was a little worried and looked at the head teacher for help.
But Lian Jiu gave them a reassuring look. She knew that the baby turtles and fish had no ill intentions and were very sensible. It would be better to let the children solve their own problems first.
Seeing the two children crying, Fang Manman and Li Paopao became anxious. The turtle cub turned into a human again: "I won't change, don't cry."
Who would have thought that the two human children would cry even louder.
"I didn't mean to do that." Fang said anxiously, "I'm sorry."
Wang Shuishui's eyes were blurred with tears as she pointed at him and said, "You are a monster!"
The turtle cub was so aggrieved: "Yes, I said I am a monster!"
Wang Jun looked at the little carp holding the basin of water: "What about him?"
The little carp spirit was also confused by this human cub, as if he had done something wrong, so he stammered, "I am, fish cub, we want to be your friends, don't cry."
Wang Shuishui said aggrievedly, "But you are monsters."
The two little monsters were a little hurt after hearing this and subconsciously took a step back. The turtle cub asked, "Don't you human cubs want to be friends with monsters?"
Suddenly, they started chatting. Without the participation of adults, the children could only communicate on their own. As they talked, they forgot to cry. Wang Shuishui shook her head: "No."
Fang Manman: "Then why are you crying?"
"I..." Wang Shuishui herself didn't react.
Huh? Why am I crying?
It seems like it’s because I’ve never seen a monster?
Still a little scared.
Wang Jun wiped away his tears and mustered up his courage: "Do you eat people?"
"No, no!" The little turtle and the little fish shook their heads and said in unison, "We are good friends with humans!"
Wang Shuishui tried to ask: "Are you evil monsters?"
"No!" Fang Manman said righteously, "We are in kindergarten every day, learning to be polite and good children. I even got a lot of little red flowers."
The two human children were confused again.
It doesn't eat people, and it's not a bad monster, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
Not getting an answer from the human child, the two little monsters turned around, and Fang slowly asked: "What about you, would you hurt monsters?"
"Of course not!" Wang Shuishui immediately shook her head, "We are good kids too."
The little carp spirit asked cautiously, "Shall we be friends?"
Wang Shuishui and Wang Jun felt like they had done something wrong, because the two little monsters came to make friends with them, but they seemed to have scared them, so they blamed themselves. Wang Shuishui wiped away her tears and said, "I'm sorry, we didn't mean to cry, but we have never seen a monster before."
The turtle cub and the fish cub were very generous: "We haven't seen a human cub either."
Wang Shuishui took the initiative to extend her hand: "Let's hold hands, my name is Wang Shuishui."
"My name is Wang Jun."
Li Paopao happily put down the basin of water: "I, Li Paopao."
The turtle cub also reached out: "Fang Manman."
Four little hands were stacked together, so tender, and they smiled at each other.
Seeing this, Lian Jiu felt relieved. She leaned over and placed her hands on the backs of the children's hands, saying softly, "Shui Shui and Xiao Jun will study with the monster cubs in our kindergarten from now on. Do you welcome them?"
The turtle and fish babies were so excited, their eyes sparkling: "Welcome!!!"
Wang Shuishui said sincerely: "Thank you."
"Then let's play together." Wang Jun said, "Don't you know how to play house? I'll teach you."
Wang Shuishui looked at Li Paopao in confusion as he squatted down again to pick up his small basin. "What is this?"
"Fish needs water." Li Paopao said, then he took a dive into the water. His little face was wet, and he blew a bubble towards his two new friends.
Wang Shuishui clapped her hands: "Then can you make a bubble machine?"
"Bubble machine?"
Wang Shuishui squatted down: "Put soap and detergent in it, and you can blow bubbles, like yours."
Although he didn't understand, the little fish was very proud of being able to blow bubbles without any help: "I, blow."
After saying that, he blew a string of bubbles.
Wang Jun also squatted down and asked: "Can you blow a big one and put my head in it?"
"I can!"
The children were actually playing with bubbles. Lian Jiu thought that they still had sufficient funds and the children had enough vegetables and meat. Once Wei Jingchen's funding came in, he could buy more toys for the children.
It won’t be like now where there is nothing.
She took out her cell phone and planned to talk to Wei Jingchen about this, but found that the background of her phone crashed again.
It’s Youth Daily again.
After Liu Pingyuan from Angel Orphanage was arrested yesterday, the city bureau’s official account reported the incident a few days later, and it was also forwarded by the Youth Daily.
The video should be the law enforcement record shot by Zhang Chi and others later. The picture shows Lian Jiu and Si Lan each holding a child, and Wang Shanqing being supported. Although everyone's image has been blurred, Si Lan's clothes are really eye-catching.
It seems like he always wears the same outfit no matter when he appears.
The audience can recognize it almost without any recognition.
Since I recognized Si Lan, then the tall one next to him with such a gentle voice must be...
Moreover, Lian Jiu is the director of the Municipal Bureau, which has been known for a long time. Then the identities of these two people are obvious.
The praise from the Municipal Bureau and Youth Daily once again made Si Lan and Lian Jiu's popularity soar.
[Some you thought were kindergarten principals, but were actually leaders working in rural areas to alleviate poverty. You thought they were honestly helping farmers, but in fact they were also out enforcing the law and catching bad guys.]
[This is hilarious. How many identities do you have, Lian-XXX?]
Oh my god, that's the Angel's Hope Orphanage. I used to donate things there, but I never thought the director would be this kind of person.
[To do such a heinous thing under the guise of public welfare is a complete betrayal of one's conscience.]
[They both do good deeds, but why is there such a huge difference between the principal and the dean?]
I apologize for my previous rudeness towards Director Lian Jiu. Just because of this, I'll send ten planes when you start the show!
If we hadn't rescued the two children and the adult, the consequences would have been disastrous.
So when doing charity work, everyone must keep their eyes open.
At this time, LK Group also announced that it would soon cooperate with Monster Kindergarten.
The internet exploded even more.
In fact, netizens had this premonition since Wei Jingxuan went to the mountains to work as a teacher.
But I didn't expect LK to give so much at once. Now combined with the news, it directly raised the value of the monster kindergarten by more than a little.
I've never seen a kindergarten run so smoothly before. It's been going so smoothly in just over a month.
[Yes, the first grant I received was from LK Group. That's a pretty high starting point.]
[The pressure is on other companies.]
[Will our children be able to live a good life in the future? ]
[Raise our cubs to be plump and white, hehehe. ]
[When will your kindergarten accept children over 200 months old? I've been waiting for a long time!]
At the same time, Lian Jiu received cooperation invitations from many companies.
Wei Jingxuan got up and saw her writing down the names of her partners one by one on paper. She unexpectedly saw a few familiar ones: "I've worked with these guys before."
"Have you seen it?"
"I've met a few, and they're quite large." Wei Jingxuan thought for a moment, "But there's a lot of work involved, so we'd better avoid cooperating. Although we both want profit, these companies are more utilitarian in their public welfare than ordinary companies. Ordinary charities are fine, but we have to be cautious with our words."
Lian Jiu understood what she meant. Although the company was rich, it was too utilitarian. Once it knew the secret of the monster kindergarten, there would be no peace in the mountains. "Okay, I'll consider it."
Although no one would complain about having too much money, Lian Jiu knew that the funding should not be too large.
LK has given a lot and solved most of the current problems.
In the future, everyone in the mountains will have to rely on themselves to go out and work hard and find a way to survive, instead of relying on these subsidies.
After thinking for a long time, Lian Jiu decided not to cooperate with other companies for the time being.
She tore up the paper she had written down, and when she saw Wei Jingxuan, she remembered the contact information she had obtained before.
Lian Jiu found those people one by one. Since they had all entered the workplace, many of them had clear labels and notes about themselves, so he could just make notes without asking.
Recently she has a general understanding of which departments and personnel are needed to make a movie.
Professional consultation is still necessary.
Wei Jingxuan asked, "Do you need me to tell them about this for you?"
"No need." Lian Jiu smiled, "You've already helped me a lot. Now it's time for me to convince them myself."
Wei Jingxuan paused, a little worried: "Headmaster, my friends are actually all around my age. They don't have much experience and have just graduated from school. Why don't we find some senior colleagues?"
"Is it that easy to find experienced veterans?" Lian Jiu sighed slightly. "I've thought about this, but we're still young people. Who says young people can't do it? Let's give it a try first. It mainly saves some money."
Wei Jingxuan was amused: "Okay, then it's up to you."
Lian Jiu first found a producer. Since they were all recommended by Wei Jingxuan, their business cards had a reminder of this. He carefully considered his words and sent a message: "Hello, I'm Lian Jiu. I'm wondering if you're free. I'd like to invite you to dinner and schedule a time to talk about a movie. Is that okay?"
The other party replied almost instantly: "Lenjiu!!! Is that the principal of the Monster Kindergarten, Lianjiu?!"
"right."
A voice message came from the other end. It was from a young man, and his voice was incredibly excited: "I'm your fan! I was just reading about you in the news. You're amazing! I have time, lots of time! Let's talk sometime! Principal, are you planning to enter the entertainment industry? You're definitely quite good-looking!"
"Thank you." Lian Jiu also replied, "But I'm not going to act in it. I have an idea for a movie, but I'm not sure if it will be popular, so I wanted to consult you."
The person on the other end was very easy to talk to: "Absolutely. When? Today? It's the National Day holiday."
That’s right, after class I don’t seem to have much time to go out.
Lian Jiu thought for a moment and said, "How about dinner? You can choose the location."
After choosing a better time and place, Wei Jingxuan came over and asked, "How's the director? Did you finish your chat?"
"I've made an appointment with someone to produce it."
"Anyone who has produced a work?" Wei Jingxuan thought for a moment, then frowned. "Is there anyone among the people I recommended to you who has produced a work?"
"Eh?" Lian Jiu lowered his head and flipped through the man's business card. "Isn't this the one?"
"Oh no." Wei Jingxuan's face changed, and she said in frustration, "I was a little excited when I first arrived that day, so I was probably a little hasty when looking through my friend list. I recommended the wrong person to you. I'll recommend the other one to you right away. He's a producer."
Lian Jiu was puzzled: "But this person's business card says he's a producer. Isn't he also your friend?"
Wei Jingxuan: "...He's my friend. He was indeed a producer."
Wei Jingxuan felt like she had done something stupid, and she was troubled. "But he lost his job not long after starting work. However, his family is rich, and he has his own studio, where he tinkers around all day."
"ah?"
"My friends are all from the film school, and I'm a psychology major. How do you think I got to know them?"
Lian Jiu hesitated: "How did you know each other?"
Wei Jingxuan spoke candidly, "Students of art all have their own little quirks, big or small. After we got to know each other at a party, these people kept coming to me to hang out, hoping to get some guidance from me. Over time, we became friends."
"Then this person is..."
"He's the most stubborn of the group," Wei Jingxuan said. "His tastes in film and television are quite niche. His preferences never quite match the market, and he's stubbornly unwilling to change. As a result, many of his proposals have been rejected, leading to his job loss. I also think that consulting him might not be a good idea."
Lian Jiu didn't make a judgment immediately, but asked, "What do you mean by his niche taste..."
"Hmm..." Wei Jingxuan carefully searched for a more appropriate metaphor. "Just like when we watch Snow White, from his perspective, he would prefer Snow White to conquer the world and come back to fight the queen."
Lien Jiu: "..."
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