Chapter 9: Tired enough to eat two more bowls of rice
After the kids got their own small towels, Chi Nian asked them to wipe the floor separately, while he and Xin Le carried large buckets of water and started to wipe the walls and windows.
Although the music room is not big, it is still very tiring for only two adults to do the work. It took more than an hour to finish half of it.
Just as Xin Le thought, the cubs were waving towels in a playful manner. At first, they could wipe the floor well, but later they started waving towels at each other, and their little faces became covered in dust.
Seeing this, Chi Nian specially washed the towels for all the cubs to prevent the dirty towels from being thrown onto the cubs' faces and getting them dirty.
The sunlight shone into the music room and sprinkled on Chi Nian's body. He carefully wiped the dust off the window. When he was finally done, he turned his gaze towards the piano.
Pianos collect more dust, and it takes time to clean it all.
But he already had an idea in his mind, so he asked all the cubs to come and gather.
"Guys, come here." He clapped his hands and called the kids.
The cubs who were still fighting moved their ears, then ran to Chi Nian and started calling out.
Seeing this, Xin Le stopped wiping the wall and walked up to Chi Nian, panting.
"Are we finally going to take a break? Oh my god, I'm so tired that I want to quit!" He said as he sat down on the floor. The floor, which had been wiped once, was much cleaner than before, so he didn't feel awkward.
Although it was just Chi Nian's first day at work, Xin Le was already impressed by his educational methods. If all the previous methods of raising the cubs were centered around him, now he completely let go and handed the full authority to Chi Nian.
The salary he gets is so low, there is no need to work so hard, and the guys are looking down on others, which makes him very hurt!
Let professionals do professional things. If he is not professional, I won’t do it!
Seeing Xin Le's appearance, Chi Nian couldn't help but smile: "You can take a break, and then we will clean the piano together."
He pointed to the piano, each string covered in thick dust, and said, "Kids, wipe the keys and see what kind of sound you can produce."
All the kids present here don’t have any special interests or hobbies. Because their family conditions are not very good, they were sent to this kindergarten to make ends meet.
For the kids, the piano is a completely new toy. When they heard that their parents wanted them to play music on the piano, they were actually looking forward to it.
The cubs kept calling out, looking like they couldn't wait to play music, so Chi Nian carried Little Bear to the piano seat first, then said, "Can the other cubs jump up by themselves?"
Except for the little bear cub who couldn't jump onto the piano by himself, the other cubs had good jumping ability.
As soon as he finished speaking, the cubs jumped onto the piano one after another. Some even jumped directly onto the keys, and then made a low sound.
The surrounding environment was very quiet, but the sound of a piano suddenly appeared, and the cubs were startled. The little wolf almost fell off the piano, but was caught in time by Chi Nian.
"This piano hasn't been used for a long time, and the pitch is not right." Xin Le frowned when he heard the sound.
Although he can't play the piano, he still knows the basics. The music room of the third kindergarten has been idle for a long time. If he wants to restore the piano to pitch, he needs to tune it manually.
This is also a bit difficult for me. In the professional class, I just learned how to play the most basic nursery rhymes. The teacher will not teach me further tuning or content beyond the entry level.
Other kindergartens have dedicated music teachers, but the third kindergarten does not, so we may need to ask outside help.
Thinking of this, Chi Nian looked at Xin Le and asked, "Can you ask the principal to help apply for assistance from other kindergartens?"
Xin Le laughed dryly. "The piano teachers in other kindergartens are probably all herbivorous beastmen, right? Why would a carnivorous beastman be willing to be a kindergarten teacher? Especially if she's specifically in charge of music, she'll definitely be laughed at."
"It's a good thing the herbivorous beastmen didn't die of fright when they saw our director's request for assistance."
Chi Nian: “…”
Yes, there are very few herbivorous beastmen willing to teach carnivorous cubs, not to mention that the Third Kindergarten is so desolate.
If Chi Nian hadn't really had nowhere to go, he would have felt like he was being sold as soon as he got off the bus.
Then we can only invite a professional tuner. Chi Nian thought, I wonder if Jiang Rangzhi is willing to pay for someone to come, as the kindergarten is already running at a loss.
Thinking of this, Chi Nian sighed secretly, thinking that the road ahead was long.
However, the only advantage of the Third Kindergarten is that it can go from 0 to 1, unlike other kindergartens which are basically finalized and it is difficult to go from 1 to 100.
If you can do it well, it will be a very useful experience for your later years.
"Okay, then let's clean up the music room today, and then go discuss the piano tuning with the principal. We'll take the kids to music lessons after everything is done." Chi Nian was not discouraged, especially when he saw the kids touching the piano keys curiously, he became more determined to give them music lessons.
Xin Le also agreed very much, so he got up from the ground, cheered himself up, washed the towel on his hands, and began to bend down to wipe the inside of the piano - this piano is a grand piano, so it is quite convenient to wipe the inside.
"This morning is much more fulfilling than before. I feel like I could have eaten two more bowls of rice at noon."
Seeing Xin Le working hard, Chi Nian couldn't help but start working.
It mainly depends on two kindergarten teachers to wipe the entire piano, and the kids have been having a lot of fun stepping on the keys.
Fortunately, due to pitch issues, the piano can only produce low sounds at the moment, so it will not disturb them while they are working, nor will it affect Jiang Rangzhi who may be cooking for them now.
After everything was done, Chi Nian and Xin Le sat on the ground for a long time.
When I stopped what I was doing, I found that my whole arms were exhausted. Although the workload in the music room was not heavy, I still had to take care of the kids, which was the most tiring thing.
Even though the kids have become much more well-behaved now and are willing to listen to what they hear, they are still old after all. It would be bad if they were injured by the frame and strings inside the piano if they ran around.
"Woo woo." Seeing Chi Nian sitting on the ground, the little wolf immediately jumped off the piano and threw himself into Chi Nian's arms.
The little fox also followed suit and fell from the sky, laughing as it landed.
Chi Nian was terrified by what he saw and immediately stopped the other kids who wanted to follow his example, saying fiercely, "Don't jump down anymore! It's very dangerous!"
The good news was that the cubs stopped jumping, but the bad news was that the other cubs immediately became sad when they saw the little wolf and little fox in his arms.
Chi Nian saw that the little leopard cat, which had just recovered, lay down pitifully again, and even the little tiger and little lion were making pitiful "woohoo" sounds.
Only Little Bear stood up from the piano seat stupidly, then stumbled along the chair legs and walked towards Chi Nian.
"Ao!" After walking in front of Chi Nian, he opened his arms and made a gesture for a hug.
Chi Nian: “…”
There's really no room in his arms, and it doesn't fit for a little boy like you to be sandwiched between two little girls!
Although I didn't distinguish the cubs' genders yesterday, and there was no need to do so, now that I know, it's better to pay attention.
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