Chapter 89: We promise not to change for a hundred years!
"Please come in. Since you couldn't stay for dinner yesterday, you should enjoy lunch with me today, right?"
Mr. Bo, dressed in a respectable suit, showed great welcome to Cecilia's arrival. When he saw that there was no one else behind her, he even smiled with satisfaction.
"Of course! I'm so sorry that I didn't get to taste your cooking. I couldn't sleep last night... Now I can finally put my mind at ease!"
Cecia skillfully switched to fake smile mode, using almost all the words of praise, and brought the topic to last night -
"Did you sleep well last night?"
“Not bad.”
Mr. Bo looked normal, as if he had actually fallen asleep here last night.
"Yeah?"
Cecia chuckled and put on her shoe covers. "I think having lunch with you will help me have a good dream tonight."
During their conversation, she mentioned last night several times in a roundabout way, but Mr. Bo's answers were always flawless and there was nothing to fault with them.
After the meal, she racked her brains to use all kinds of compliments related to the food, thus maintaining their "close friend" relationship.
"...Excuse me, can I visit the collection room again?"
She asked anxiously, her scarlet eyes full of anticipation and yearning, "I was deeply moved by the collections I saw yesterday. They are so exquisite. I really want to keep them in my memory forever!"
"certainly."
Mr. Bo held his head high, obviously satisfied with the popularity of his collection. He led Cecilia to the second floor and opened the brass lock on the door of the collection room.
Just like yesterday, the musical instruments lay intact in their corresponding glass covers, with no visible signs of having been moved.
"Last time we talked about this flute, it originated from..."
When talking about his collection, Mr. Bo immediately started to talk nonstop. Cecia nodded with a smile while observing the layout of the collection room.
Strange, is she hallucinating?
Last night she clearly saw that those musical instruments disappeared out of thin air, leaving only empty glass covers, but now they are still in the glass covers.
Moreover, the strange smell became stronger.
There are at least hundreds of musical instruments in the collection room, and they need to be moved very carefully without damaging them. How is it possible to move them all and put them back in a short time...
Besides, is there any need to do this?
When the other party was exhausted from introducing himself, Cecia was ready to leave. She even tricked him into taking out a few musical instruments for a closer look, but she couldn't find any clues.
The process of opening the glass cover was very cumbersome, which only confirmed her idea that "the musical instrument cannot be moved in a short time."
"I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to a party at eleven tonight - please rest assured that this party is just the two of us."
The two walked to the door, and Cecilia looked at him sincerely, with eyes full of admiration that made it impossible to refuse.
“…”
Mr. Bo, who had been very enthusiastic from beginning to end, looked away at this moment. He opened his mouth stiffly and uttered a few syllables with difficulty.
“But…but…”
"Do you have any concerns?"
Cecia asked considerately, "If you have something to do, it's okay to come later. I can wait for you all night!"
“…Sorry, I don’t like going out at night.”
Under her continuous attack, Mr. Bo threw down a dry remark and closed the door as if he was escaping.
"There is a problem, there is definitely a problem with him!"
The teddy bear hidden in her pocket crawled out and whispered in her ear with confidence, "He must have done something shameful last night, and he will do it tonight too!"
"Xia, let's come over and stake out tonight!"
The little guy no longer looked sleepy, and his big black eyes were bright and lively.
"No, I'm going to Ms. Qian's place tonight."
Cecia decisively rejected its proposal and turned to Ms. Wen's door. "We still have no clues about his whereabouts at night, but Ms. Qian has caught a big fish."
Boom boom boom.
The wooden door made a crisp sound. She knocked three times, but no one responded.
"Sister Wen is not at home."
The teddy bear climbed on her shoulder and whispered, "She has to work during the day and take care of so many children at night. It's really hard for her."
Boom boom boom.
Cecilia knocked three more times, but still no one opened the door.
"Let's go."
She said coldly, turning around and preparing to leave.
Squeak—ah—
The wooden door rubbed against the ground, making a harsh sound. The door was opened, but the person who opened the door was not Ms. Wen, but the child they met last night, Lili.
“Who are you…?”
Lili looked at Cecilia timidly. Due to her short height, she could only look up at people.
The girl's hair just reached her neck, and its round shape looked like a cute little mushroom when viewed from above.
"Sister, are you here to look for mom?"
Seeing that Cecia didn't say anything, Lili plucked up her courage, took two steps forward and asked.
"Yes, I'm your mother's friend."
She squatted down and gently stroked Lili's hair. "She is busy with work and is worried about you at home, so she asked me to look after you."
"Really? Did mom really say that?"
Hearing this, Lili's eyes suddenly lit up, and she jumped up and down to pull her clothes, "Mom is worried about Lili! Mom is thinking about Lili! Mom loves Lili the most!"
The girl's face flushed with joy, and she pulled Cecia excitedly: "Sister, come with me, I'll take you in!"
Afraid of hurting the child, she didn't use any force and let Lili pull her inside, not forgetting to close the door.
"Let me introduce it to my sister! This is where we usually play. Mom bought lots of toys for us and we can play with them as we like!"
Lili took her to an extremely spacious room, which was filled with all kinds of toys, more than what she saw in the girl's bedroom in the first room.
"And here, this is where we eat! Mom can make all kinds of delicious food! And there are snacks, which I especially love!"
Lili laughed happily, took out a bag of potato chips from the basket and stuffed it into Cecilia's arms.
"Please have this! It's delicious!"
This girl is so lively, but where are the other children?
She followed Lili around the first floor for a long time, but she didn't see any children other than Lili.
"What about the others?"
Cecia asked with her head down, tearing open the potato chips in her arms and taking a bite.
"They are all in the classroom! Now is study time..."
At this point, Lili glanced at her guiltily, lowered her head, and spoke in a lower and lower voice, "Lili didn't run away on purpose, can you please not tell mom..."
"I won't tell her."
She promised quietly and secretly stuffed a potato chip into the teddy bear. "I believe that Lili must be a good child. So, can you take me to see the others?"
"sure!"
Hearing the praise, Lili revived with full health again, and happily led the way in front.
When the two of them approached the classroom, Lili suddenly made a hushing gesture, pulled her to lighten her steps, and her movements became furtive.
"Sister, from now on, you have to speak softly and not disturb them from studying."
Lili was almost whispering, and Cecia could only hear it clearly when she got close to her. "Mom cares about our studies the most. In the classroom, anything that interferes with our studies will be thrown out by Mom."
They tiptoed to the first classroom, and Lili gestured for her to slowly stick her head out and look inside through the window.
There were children about the same age as Lili sitting in the classroom. Based on her memory, Cecia could recognize most of them as they were the children who shared the same room with Lili.
They were holding books in their hands, and various stationery were neatly arranged on the table, and all their eyes were fixed on the blackboard.
But there are no famous teachers on the podium, or rather, there is no creature that deserves the title of "teacher".
The entire classroom was silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The children nodded from time to time, lowered their heads to take notes, and their movements were uniform, as if they had received some kind of training.
What kind of high-tech is this?
Cecia was puzzled, so she asked Lili softly, "Are they studying on their own?"
"No."
Lili shook her head and blinked her eyes. "My brothers and sisters are in class. It's class time now."
"What about the teacher? Where is the teacher?"
"The one on the podium is the teacher."
But no matter how she looked, there was only a huge doll on the podium.
"Sister, listen to me. The teacher in our class is Teacher Rabbit, the second grade teacher is Teacher Elephant, and there are also Teacher Dog, Teacher Cat, and Teacher Crow..."
Lili explained to her patiently, but the childish voice made her shudder.
Since arriving here, almost all the neighbors I have met have repeatedly emphasized that Ms. Wen is a good person and will give the adopted child the best education - is this the best education?
Relying on these puppet teachers who can’t move or talk?
"Maybe, maybe she has her own considerations..."
The teddy bear that had been speaking for Ms. Wen also fell silent. Its defense couldn't even convince itself.
"I have to go back to class. Otherwise, if my mother knew that I didn't study hard, she would definitely be angry!"
Lili raised her pink face and said innocently, "Sister, remember to keep it a secret for me! We'll never change our promise for a hundred years!"
"etc."
She grabbed Lili who was about to sneak out of the classroom and whispered, "Sister will keep it a secret for you, but if mom asks, Lili must pretend that you have never seen me."
"Why?"
Lili scratched her head in confusion.
"If mom knew it was Lili who opened the door, she would find out that you didn't study hard. Then, it would be useless for me to hide it for you."
Cecia tried to soften her voice and coaxed the girl into a daze, "This is all for Lili's own good."
"I understand! Lili didn't open the door! And she didn't see her sister!"
Hearing this, Lili nodded firmly and secretly gave her a candy, "Sister is a good person, this is for..."
Click.
Before the girl could finish her words, there was a sound of a door opening, followed by the sound of high heels.
Ms. Wen is back.
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