Han Yulan sighed and said, "I took my granddaughter to kindergarten this morning. She's only three years old, and I was worried she'd be bullied." Her colleague said softly, "It's alright. Everyone there is about her age, some are even younger. Director Wang from the Education Department next door has a grandson who's not even two years old yet, and he's already in kindergarten. So don't worry too much." Hearing that there were children under two, Han Yulan felt much more at ease. After all, her granddaughter was over three years old; she figured she wouldn't be taken advantage of.
When it was time to leave work, Gu Weiguo came directly to pick up his wife and take her to pick up their granddaughter. His secretary was a little surprised, because he never left work on time. He would only leave after finishing his work. Today, he kept checking his watch before leaving get off work. It was only after the second-in-command asked that the secretary found out that the boss was going to pick up his granddaughter from school. He heard that today was her first day of kindergarten. No wonder he was in such a hurry. The first day of school is special, so it was indeed necessary to pick her up.
When Xia Liang arrived at the kindergarten gate, she wasn't there yet. Just as she was about to leave work, the workshop foreman, Zhang Taiwei, came to her office, saying a machine had malfunctioned and asking her to take care of it. Xia Liang went and found it was a minor problem, simple to fix, but it would take a while. After fixing it, Xia Liang washed her hands at the workshop's sink. Zhang Taiwei said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Comrade Xia, for taking up so much of your time." Xia Liang waved her hand dismissively, saying, "It's all for work, it's alright." She then went back to her office, packed her bag, and ran out. Upon arriving at the kindergarten gate, Xia Liang greeted her in-laws, "Mom and Dad, you've been here for a while!" Han Yulan, seeing her daughter-in-law running, disapproved, "Why are you in such a hurry? The kindergarten is right here; you can't run. What if you fall?" Xia Liang knew her mother-in-law was worried about her, and awkwardly replied, "It's nothing, just a short walk. Something came up today." Han Yulan said, "It's alright, we'll wait for you here. Let's go pick up our little one." As they entered the kindergarten gate, it was dismissal time, and many children, seeing their parents, finally let their tears, which they had been holding back, fall. Several children even collapsed to the ground... Beside a group of people, a little girl was crying loudly, hugging their legs. Xia Liang saw the bewildered little one standing in the crowd and called out, "Sweetie, Mommy's here." Hearing her mother's voice, Xiao Yunxi looked up and saw her mother, grandparents, and excitedly ran towards her mother. Xia Liang squatted down to catch the little "cannonball" who ran towards her, hugged her tightly, and asked, "How was your day, sweetie?" The little girl stepped out of her mother's embrace and looked at her grandparents, mainly staring at her grandfather, asking, "Grandpa, why do the other kids at kindergarten always cry? They cried when they came in the morning, and they're crying now too?" Gu Weiguo joked, "Maybe the games are too difficult! They can't learn them, so they cry and want their parents to comfort them." Xiao Yunxi nodded thoughtfully, "Oh! Is that so? I don't think the games are difficult at all. I can learn them after the teacher explains them once." Han Yulan, who had been thinking about this clever and mischievous little girl for a long time, picked her up and kissed her several times, saying, "Sweetie, you're so great! When we get home, Grandma Wu will make you something delicious." The little one was overjoyed at the mention of a reward: "Grandma, I want to eat shumai!" It's just shumai, why can't that be granted? He took his granddaughter home.
The little girl had been in kindergarten for most of the semester without crying or fussing. Gu Weiguo and Han Yulan hadn't been picking her up and dropping her off every day like they had at the beginning of the semester. After all, sometimes there were unexpected situations that needed to be dealt with, and they couldn't take her. But the little girl didn't seem to mind at all; she was having a lot of fun every day. That day, Xia Liang went to the kindergarten gate after get off work. Zhao Weiting wanted to see her goddaughter, so she went with Xia Liang. After waiting for a few minutes at the gate without seeing the child come out, Xia Liang was about to go in to see what was going on when a kindergarten teacher ran out and immediately called out, "Gu Yunxi's mother, come in quickly! Your child got into a fight, and the other parent is here, saying they want an explanation." Upon hearing this, Xia Liang took off running inside, with Zhao Weiting close behind. When Xia Liang arrived at the little girl's classroom, she saw a middle-aged woman dressed in polyester and a middle-aged man with a refined and elegant appearance standing inside. After Xia Liang went in, she first checked on her daughter. Seeing that her daughter was not injured or crying, she beckoned her over. The little girl obediently ran to her mother's side and held her mother's little finger. Xia Liang greeted the teacher, Ms. Mao. Ms. Mao, seeing Xia Liang, quickly stepped forward and said, "Yunxi's mother, it's like this, your Yunxi just got into a fight with this new classmate, and the other parent wants an explanation." A middle-aged woman in a polyester dress pointed a finger at Xia Liang, almost pointing it at her nose, and said, "How can your child be so annoying? A little brat who doesn't know how to behave, and dares to hit someone! If she hurts my grandson, you'll pay with your life!" Xia Liang slapped her hand away and said, "Show some respect! I haven't figured out what happened between the children yet, so shut up until then." Xia Liang squatted down and gently looked at her precious daughter, asking, "Sweetie, why did you fight with your classmate?" Little Yunxi wasn't afraid and slowly said, "Today this new classmate sits behind me, and he pulled my hair, it hurt! I told him..." "Don't pull his hair! He won't listen and keeps pulling, so I'll hit him." Xia Liang patted her daughter's head and said, "Baby did the right thing. You said no to evil forces. Mom will give you a reward when we get home. If any classmates bully you in the future, don't be afraid. Be brave and point it out. If you can't fight back, find the teacher and ask the teacher to call Mom or Grandpa and Grandma, okay?" Xiao Yunxi nodded obediently, "Okay, Mom." Xia Liang held her daughter's little hand and looked at the two parents beside her, "Did you hear that? My daughter said that your grandson pulled my daughter's hair first. I warned him once, but he didn't listen." The middle-aged woman sneered, "How much strength can a child have? How much does it hurt to pull hair? Look at my grandson, his face is all scratched up. That good-for-nothing is really ruthless." Hearing the words "good-for-nothing," Xia Liang's patience reached its limit. She stepped forward, grabbed the middle-aged woman's hair, and slapped her twice.
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