Side Story 4: The Three Little Devils of Director Luo's Family 2
After graduating from kindergarten, the three members of the Luo family will be starting primary school.
Six months ago, Da Luo was transferred back to the provincial capital and officially became the branch chief of a certain district, a promotion of more than one level. While it was inevitable that he would be hated because of his outstanding performance—handling two major cases and dismantling a criminal gang, thus exposing several corrupt officials—Da Luo didn't care. He was never a good person to begin with, and after so many years of hardening his heart, he was now as hard as stone. Only when he was with his family could he appear normal, even somewhat childlike.
Li Wei didn't go with Da Luo. In less than half a year, the three children would be able to start primary school, so she naturally didn't want to move around again. The three of them had gotten used to this environment, and there were very few violent incidents of fighting, smashing, and looting. Li Wei didn't want to relapse into her old ways. Thinking back to when she first arrived at this kindergarten, the past was too painful to recall, and she didn't want to experience it again.
According to Da Luo's estimate, he won't be moving to the provincial capital for at least five, seven, or eight years. After all, the next step is the Provincial Public Security Bureau or some special national departments, which is not easy. He is still young, and it will take him several years to gain seniority.
Therefore, Li Wei had made plans to stay long-term. Not only did she need to arrange schools for her three little devils, but Dingding also had one more year until he graduated from elementary school. Aunt Cheng Fei and Li Wei discussed that since the educational conditions in the provincial capital were better than in their own city, it would be easier for Dingding to take the entrance exam for a local university in the provincial capital if he wasn't particularly outstanding in his studies. So, they decided to have Dingding go with Li Wei, and he could start junior high school there.
Dingding is now a little adult, beautiful, well-behaved and sensible. Because she is an only child and her parents are busy with work, she is usually quite lonely. She especially likes to play with the three little ones in Li Wei's family, especially with Xiaoya, with whom she has a lot in common. The two of them have enough doll clothes to fill a whole room.
So, Dingding was not at all saddened or reluctant to leave home when her mother suggested this. On the contrary, she was very happy. Even happier than her was Xiaoya, who ran over and hugged Chengfei and kissed her for a while, leaving Chengfei with drool all over her face and not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
As for the procedures, they were easy. Cheng Fei simply bought a property in the provincial capital that Li Wei's joint venture company had developed, and transferred Ding Ding's household registration there. This way, when her family visited Ding Ding, they would have a private space and wouldn't have to stay at Li Wei's place.
So, in August, while on break, Da Luo came back and moved his wife, son, and little Ding Ding, all in one car.
Over the years, Li Wei has been taking lessons in the provincial capital every week because of her company and her daughter Xiao Ya's special piano lessons. Her two boys have also been enrolled in lessons such as Taekwondo and swimming. She has been taking the children to the provincial capital quite often. The elders of the Luo and Li families have gotten used to it and just consider it as if they have gone there for a trip. They are not particularly reluctant to let them go, since it is close by and they can visit whenever they want.
The two elderly ladies from the Luo and Li families were quite reluctant to part with them. After all, without the three children making a ruckus, life would be much more mundane. However, they had been mentally prepared for the family to leave sooner or later, and after these past few months of ups and downs, they had gotten used to it.
Back in the provincial capital, she still lived in the same house, in the upscale residential area that Minglang had developed. Thanks to the rapid development of the real estate industry in recent years, the several properties Li Wei had previously owned had appreciated several times over, and now this house was also quite valuable.
Aunt Gao and Sister Zhang have always been with Li Wei's family. Aunt Gao, in particular, is not only a great housekeeper, but she also manages everything from food and drink to toileting in an orderly manner. She even drives the children to their lessons and accompanies them to practice piano and do their homework. She is even more attentive than Li Wei herself. When Li Wei is not at home, there is basically no need to worry.
Schools are naturally not afraid of being good; there are plenty of private and public schools now. After considering all factors, Li Wei and Da Luo finally enrolled their child in a top-tier public primary school. Li Wei also happened to have a house in the school district of that school. As for Ding Ding, they used some connections to get him there too.
The reason Li Wei and Da Luo didn't choose a private school that seemed to have better conditions was that they didn't want their child to develop a competitive mentality from a young age. After all, private schools require higher family conditions, and there are more children from wealthy and powerful families. Certain kinds of atmosphere would naturally grow in the school. Li Wei still hoped that her child could have a more ordinary life.
Li Wei's job was easy to arrange. Originally, the foreign trade department needed someone, and it was easy for her to go there. However, Li Wei did not want to work a nine-to-five job. She was used to teaching at the university and did not have to be in the office. She usually did not have many classes a week. She was used to the freedom and could not stand that kind of constraint. So she contacted her alma mater and went back to her alma mater.
On the first day of school for the three little devils and the sensible Dingding, Li Wei specially brought Aunt Gao and Da Luo along to take the four of them to school in the morning. The reason for bringing Aunt Gao was to let her get familiar with the school and meet the homeroom teacher, since Li Wei would inevitably have to deal with the teachers and school when she was away on business or needed Aunt Gao to pick up the children. Some things had been arranged beforehand, and in case the three of them didn't adapt well to school life, they were placed in the same class.
Actually, Li Wei was mainly worried that Roy Roll wouldn't study hard enough. With Xiao Ya there to supervise, she could also learn more about the situation. Relatively speaking, Xiao Ya was much more attentive and sensible than her two older brothers. In preschool, Roy Roll always forgot the homework assigned by the teacher and liked to daydream and play around in class. It was all thanks to Xiao Ya that Li Wei knew what the two boys had been up to that day, not to mention the teacher's constant complaints. Li Wei and the two boys were simply at her wits' end.
This time, he did the same thing again, using the little girl as his eyes and ears.
Roy Roll didn't exhibit the shyness and quietness typical of children in unfamiliar places. Upon entering the school, he immediately ran two laps around the playground with boundless energy. -_-|||
Li Wei was furious. She forcefully pulled and tugged at Da Luo's arm, and Da Luo, understanding, didn't change his smiling expression. He shouted to his two sons, "Back to the team!" -_-|||
The two boys, though wild, were also clever. Seeing their father's expression, they knew the problem wasn't serious, so they ran one more lap and returned to the group before their mother completely lost it.
The couple, plus Aunt Gao with four children, made quite a large group. Usually, it's just parents or grandparents with one child. Their family had more adults and children than most, especially the number of children, which attracted the attention of many parents who wondered if they had violated the one-child policy.
Looking at her two sons, who were beaming with excitement and hadn't broken a sweat after running several laps, Li Wei threatened them fiercely: "When you see your teacher later, you better behave yourselves. If you dare to disobey and cause trouble, I'll teach you a lesson when we get home tonight!"
The two boys were still laughing and shoving each other, not caring at all. Li Wei suppressed her anger; this was not the place to discipline the children. She needed to calm down.
Seeing his wife was upset, Da Luo quickly stood up for Li Wei, tightened his face, and stared at his two sons with his dark eyes: "Today you are students. Remember to listen to your teacher and pay attention in class, do you hear me!" The sight of his two sons vaguely reminded Da Luo of his own and Li Wei's school days.
The two little devils shrank back, still quite wary of their father. Once, they made their mother cry, and Da Luo gave them a good beating. Their bottoms stung so badly, they still remember it vividly. And his eyes and expressions were so frightening, they couldn't forget them even if they wanted to. Moreover, they had heard from the uncle at the police station that their father was a ruthless killer.
Although the two younger brothers didn't know what "killing without blinking an eye" meant, they knew it was very scary, and in any case, they were both terrified.
So the two boys dared not fight anymore, and looked at their father with awe, nodding. Little Ya had to remind them, "Say it quickly, you remember!"
The two boys almost rolled their eyes, unwilling but not daring to show it, and had to shout loudly and forcefully, "We've got it."
Li Wei nodded in satisfaction. Aunt Gao suppressed a smile. She genuinely loved these children, whom she had watched grow up since they were born. Apart from constantly lecturing them with facts and reasoning, she rarely scolded them. Although Li Wei often lost her temper, the children didn't seem to be afraid of her. On the contrary, the children's father, who often joked around with them, seemed quite friendly, but the children were afraid of him and listened to him, which surprised Aunt Gao.
After handing the children over to the teacher, the three of them reluctantly left the school, feeling extremely uneasy. Once outside the school, Da Luo drove directly to work in the police station's car, Li Wei hitched a ride with him to work, and Aunt Gao drove her family car home.
After finishing her morning classes, Li Wei had nothing to do in the afternoon and didn't have to work. She took a taxi home early. It was her child's first day of school, and she was worried about whether the child would cause trouble. After lunch, she waited until school was over before driving to the school with Aunt Gao.
When Li Wei met the teacher, she learned that the teacher seemed quite satisfied with her three children. In a class of over fifty children, with only one day allotted, the teacher might not remember everyone unless they performed exceptionally well. However, the Luo family's triplets were special; the teacher couldn't ignore them even without making a special effort to remember them. In particular, the three children were unusually well-behaved, helping the teacher wipe the blackboard and fetch things. They even acted like a little disciplinary team when they saw classmates who were standing in disarray and looking around blankly. The two boys, in particular, had such stern faces that they resembled their school's unsmiling PE teacher. It was difficult for the teacher not to remember them.
Xiao Ya is also very articulate, answering questions in an orderly and clear voice. She is also pretty and cute, and the dress she wears is even prettier. Judging from the teacher's intuition, it seems that Xiao Ya can sometimes keep her two older brothers in line. When asked, it turned out that this girl was the class monitor in preschool.
As for disciplining his older brothers, that was a powerful authority granted by his mother; he could go back and complain about them, so Roy Roll couldn't help but be somewhat wary.
So, on their first day of school, the three of them not only didn't cause any trouble, but Xiao Ya even became the class monitor, and Roy Roll was also praised by the teacher.
Li Wei was quite pleased. Looking at the two boys, she thought to herself, "These little devils are quite good at pretending. I wonder how long they can keep up this act before they slip up."
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