Li Muhao continued to hold Xiao Xinyan's hand, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, as if venting his inner pain, and said:
"Sis! Listen carefully to what your third brother is saying. These aren't the worst parts. The worst part is having to frantically catch up on homework in the days leading up to the end of summer and winter vacations!"
For Li Muhao, those few days of frantically catching up on homework were the darkest time of his life.
A lamp, a pen, an all-nighter... striving to create a miracle!
Having roughly figured out why Li Muhao found going to school painful, the other brothers exchanged knowing glances and smiled knowingly.
The fourth sister, Li Muhan, couldn't help but chuckle, revealing her little tiger teeth as she teased her third brother, Li Muhao, "Third brother, the reason you find school so painful is mainly because you're a terrible student. If you were a true academic star like the eldest brother, you probably wouldn't have this problem."
Upon hearing this, the eldest brother, Li Muxing, even raised his chin in a very cooperative manner, exuding pride and confidence.
It seems to be saying—that's right! I am a true academic genius, the legendary "other people's child".
"Third brother, don't scare your sister like that. If she gets so scared that she won't go to school, Grandpa will definitely make your life miserable!"
The fifth brother, Li Mufeng, kindly reminded Li Muhao, then smiled and said to Xiao Xinyan:
"Little sister, don't let your third brother scare you. There are actually many interesting things about going to school. For example, there are often many delicious foods near the school gate, which are even better than the food cooked by our family chef."
Some delicious foods are only available near the school gate.
Other places may have similar food, but only the taste at the school gate is truly memorable.
Li Mufeng, who has a great interest in food, also wants to take his younger sister to try all the delicious food near the school!
Sixth brother Li Mushen echoed fifth brother Li Mufeng's words and said to Xiao Xinyan, "Little sister, fifth brother is right. There are still many fun things to do at school, and you can make a lot of friends!"
Making friends...
It seems incredibly tempting, even more so than the delicacies my fifth brother mentioned.
Xiao Xinyan's eyes lit up instantly, shining like stars in the sky.
Yan Yan wanted to make friends, but she had never made any friends before because none of the children in the village wanted to talk to her.
Every time they run into her, they either yell at her or throw stones and sticks at her...
Whenever she is bullied, Xiao Xinyan hopes to have her own friends who will protect her in crucial moments.
The seventh brother, Li Mujun, could tell that his younger sister really wanted to go to school. He couldn't help but reach out and pat the little dumpling's head gently, saying:
"Little sister, we will definitely be top students like our eldest brother in the future, and we will never become a poor student like our third brother. So we must go to school, study hard, and make progress every day. When we grow up, we will become people who contribute to society!"
The little girl's gaze fell on Li Mujun's face, lingering for a moment before tilting her head slightly and asking with great curiosity:
"Seventh Brother, what's a top student? And what's a poor student?"
These two words were completely unfamiliar and new to Xiao Xinyan.
“Uh…” Li Mujun was a little stumped by the question. After a moment of silence, she gave an example: “To put it simply, the top student is the eldest brother, and the underachiever is the third brother.”
Fourth sister Li Muhan picked up where seventh sister Li Mujun left off and said to Xiao Xinyan, "Little sister, a top student is someone who is a master of learning, with superb academic performance. Just like our eldest brother, he is always number one on the school's honor roll. He is excellent in both character and academics, and is also the student council president. He is deeply trusted and liked by teachers and classmates."
The fifth brother, Li Mufeng, glanced at the third brother, Li Muhao, and said to Xiao Xinyan with a smile, "Little sister, a 'bad student' is the complete opposite of a 'good student,' like our third brother. Every time his exam results come out, the teacher asks him to come to the school. And every time he comes to the school, the first thing the teacher says is basically, 'Your son, Li Muhao, has no room for his grades to fall any further.'"
Upon hearing this, the third brother, Li Muhao, immediately became agitated and retorted, "Fifth brother, don't smear me in front of your sister! My grades aren't that bad!"
The sixth brother, Li Mushen, smiled and spoke up for the third brother, Li Muhao: "Fifth brother, how could you wrong the third brother? The third brother's grades clearly still have room to decline!"
Upon hearing this, Li Muhao glanced sideways at Li Mushen and slowly uttered a single word: "Get lost!"
"Then whose grades have no room for decline?" Xiao Xinyan suddenly asked curiously.
For some reason, she became very interested.
The eldest brother, Li Muxing, gently stroked her head and said through gritted teeth:
"Your second brother, he's always been last, without a doubt!"
The second son, Li Muchen, not only felt no shame about this, but was actually proud of it.
He even thought he was awesome!
After all, very few people can consistently be last in the rankings!
On the other side, Li Muchen, who was guarding the hospital with Li Qirui, seemed to sense something. His nose suddenly itched, and he couldn't help but sneeze.
Achoo—!!!
Have you caught a cold?
Li Muchen raised his hand and rubbed his nose, looking completely bewildered.
"Do you two have any plans or ideas regarding Yanbao starting kindergarten?"
The old master of the Li family called Li Qicheng and his wife Zhong Jingyi to his study and discussed the matter with them in a serious manner.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Jingyi frowned slightly and said with concern in her eyes, "Dad, Yanbao should indeed go to kindergarten now, but... I'm worried that because of her past life experiences, she may have some personality issues and won't be able to adapt well to kindergarten life."
Actually, Zhong Jingyi had discussed Xiao Xinyan's kindergarten enrollment with Li Qicheng in private.
Li Qicheng unconsciously said to the old man, "Dad, why don't we wait a while longer? Let's wait until Yanbao is more adapted to life here before we talk about it."
"But Yanbao really wants to go to kindergarten!"
The old man of the Li family frowned slightly and said, "I can see that the child has a deep desire to go to school."
Zhong Jingyi and Li Qicheng exchanged a glance, having overlooked Xiao Yanbao's thoughts.
Before I could respond to the old man, I heard him speak again:
"I know what you two are worried about. You're mainly worried that Yanbao will be bullied at kindergarten, right?"
Li Qicheng and Zhong Jingyi nodded together.
Because they had witnessed Xiao Yanbao being bullied, they were worried that the same thing would happen again, which would cause even more irreversible psychological damage to Xiao Yanbao.
Therefore, they need to personally teach Xiao Yanbao how to defend herself and fight back. Only when she becomes "tough" will they feel comfortable letting her go to kindergarten.
But they seem to have forgotten—
Flowers grown in a greenhouse can never withstand the harsh winter!
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