After kindergarten started, Zhou Xinya didn't attend many classes. Teacher Xiong asked them to look back on their kindergarten years, make a daily record, and bring it out to show at the graduation party.
"It will be posted in the hallway so that parents can see it later."
This is indeed a meaningful activity. Sun Lifang took her daughter to buy drawing paper, "to bind it into a book, so we can take it home as a souvenir."
I also need to buy a nice case—
Zhou Xinya said, "The teacher will take out the homework and bind it for us."
Then, clip on the shell you brought with you, and your kindergarten life will be completely over.
It's a little sad to say goodbye to old friends and enter a new phase of life.
Sun Lifang, as an observer, thought otherwise—
She seemed to be playing a simulation game, watching her characters enter new maps and level up by fighting monsters.
I felt a bit excited and very involved.
You are my past, and I am a part of your future.
When buying equipment for her daughter, Sun Lifang was even more curious than her daughter, carrying a small basket and following behind, looking left and right.
Kids today have a better living environment. Back in my day, we didn't have so many different kinds of stationery and equipment.
A daughter would put a cap on a pencil and keep writing even when she can't hold it anymore—that's not like her at all.
By the way, where's your daughter?
In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared.
Sun Lifang walked past a few shelves, and just as she was about to speak, she saw her daughter squatting in a corner, looking at something.
It was a basket of toys that couldn't be sold, the kind that were popular in small towns, but didn't sell well in big supermarkets like Shanghai.
The only solution is to lower the price.
Judging from this, it's clear they're reminiscing about the past.
Even a child like Zhou Xinya can have unforgettable friendships. She once told Sun Lifang, "I have a friend back in my hometown. I miss her, but when I call her, she only says a few words and then hangs up."
As time goes by, friends who used to collect crabs on the riverbank, weave grass rings, and climb trees to pick fruit will become strangers as they move away and grow distant.
The two used to be best friends. They would even bite a piece of candy in half and share it.
"After being apart for more than half a year, that person is no longer my best friend."
Zhou Xinya was sentimental; she couldn't understand why they had been so close before, yet now they felt like strangers even when making a phone call.
"I'm talking non-stop here, and she doesn't even reply for a second."
Because her mother gave birth this year and didn't go back to her hometown, Zhou Xinya told her friends, "Wait for my summer vacation. I'll bring you some nice books and snacks back during the summer vacation."
The two used to wander around barefoot for most of the day, able to spend the whole day together without needing to find topics to talk about, their relationship characterized by laughter and jokes.
At this point, Zhou Xinya made several calls back. At first, the person answered, but later made excuses that they were visiting relatives and wouldn't answer.
And then that was it; Zhou Xinya understood what her friend meant.
She is not irreplaceable, and neither are our current friends—
Will we all become strangers someday?
Faced with separation, Zhou Xinya seemed to suffer from "separation anxiety," and went to school with a heavy heart all day long.
Sun Lifang said to her, "You're really overthinking it. Just keep one or two good friends."
Zhou Xinya won't do; she wants them all.
Having no other option, Sun Lifang called Peilin in for a talk.
"You're about to graduate, is there anything you'll miss?"
Perrin shrugged, the curl falling naturally onto her elegant forehead, radiating intelligence. "I have nothing to regret. There are so many good things in this world—"
"I can't have it all, so I can't be greedy."
She shouldn't be greedy; she's already kept the best for herself.
She plans and strategizes calmly and shrewdly, unlike Zhou Xinya who is so sentimental.
However, just two days after the conversation, Perrin came to resolve the issue.
The effect was remarkable, directly bringing Zhou Xinya's emotions to their peak.
On Friday after school, Jiang Meimei picked up Zhou Xinya and bought her a roasted sweet potato on the way, one for each of them.
Perrin followed beside her, her eyes crinkling with a smile, looking completely harmless.
Watching Zhou Xinya excitedly wave the autumn outing notice, he kept his achievements hidden.
It was only then that Sun Lifang learned about the parental sponsorship.
"Perrin's dad sponsored the graduation carnival and the autumn outing!"
The bus was chartered for the entire class, bringing six teachers along, for a spring outing next Monday.
The kindergarten's notice stated, "Parents can accompany their children to the kindergarten and submit the attendance record to the teacher."
So Zhou Xinya asked Sun Lifang, "Mom, are you free next Wednesday?"
Just as Sun Lifang was about to speak, she noticed her daughter's "not very expectant" look and asked her, "Do you want me to be free or not?"
The little girl giggled, put her hands behind her back, bounced around a couple of times, and said shyly, "Mommy, maybe you shouldn't go~"
She wants to play with the other kids, but it would be so awkward for the parents to be there!
It was agreed that no parents were allowed to come.
Children have their own thoughts, and Sun Lifang understood.
Holding a ballpoint pen, I checked "No" next to whether a parent was accompanying the child, and signed my name.
"Then you have to be good and listen to your teacher."
Parents are indeed worried about taking six- or seven-year-old children on trips, but—
Sun Lifang trusts a certain person very much.
Perrin is truly Perrin; she doesn't even need to be told what to say. You just need to start the conversation, and she already knows what you're going to do.
This is called "Seven-Piece Exquisite Heart." Sun Lifang glanced at the little girl, somewhat curious, "Didn't Teacher Xiong forbid parents from sending things?"
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