Tiny Genius Alert! Mom & Dad Better Make Peace-Chapter 597 - 536: Jun and Your Liangsheng Ending, Part 2: Why Are You at Home? 1
But this idea was immediately denied by herself.
She clearly had already agreed with him last night that she would pick him up after school this afternoon.
He couldn’t possibly not come to school, nor leave without seeing her...
"Excuse me..."
A hesitant female voice came from one side.
Jian Liangtong pursed her lips and looked over.
She saw a middle-aged woman in an iron-grey professional suit, looking at her with confusion.
Jian Liangtong was slightly startled, "Me?"
Principal Zhang nodded and walked up to her, looking at Jian Liangtong with a probing gaze, "I am the principal of this kindergarten, are you the child’s parent?"
Principal?
Jian Liangtong nodded to her, "Hello."
"My surname is Zhang," Principal Zhang said.
"Principal Zhang," Jian Liangtong said.
Principal Zhang stared at her and asked again, "Are you the child’s parent?"
Jian Liangtong nodded, "Yes, I’m here to pick up my son from school."
"Your son?" Principal Zhang frowned and glanced at the kindergarten, "Hasn’t your son come out yet?"
Jian Liangtong shook her head.
"It shouldn’t be. I’ve just checked every classroom, and there’s no one left."
Principal Zhang looked at Jian Liangtong, "Could he have already been picked up?"
"Impossible. I told him I would come to pick him up today," Jian Liangtong replied.
"I see..."
Principal Zhang thought for a moment, "What’s your son’s name? I’ll go inside and check again for you."
"Jian... Huo Tinghao," Jian Liangtong said.
"Huo Tinghao?" Principal Zhang was surprised.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes flickered, "What?"
"...Nothing," Principal Zhang said, sizing Jian Liangtong up and down.
Jian Liangtong felt something strange but didn’t show it.
Finally, Jian Liangtong and Principal Zhang went into the kindergarten together to look for Hao Hao.
They searched through the kindergarten classrooms, playroom, and playground. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
But they couldn’t find Hao Hao.
Principal Zhang looked at Jian Liangtong, "Could the child have gone home by himself?"
Jian Liangtong still thought it was unlikely, shook her head, and with a deep, concerned look, she asked Principal Zhang, "Principal, did anything happen to Hao Hao at school today?"
"..."
Principal Zhang was momentarily stunned, and her expression changed subtly.
Upon seeing this, Jian Liangtong’s lips pressed tightly, "Zhang..."
"Mom?"
The clear and soft child’s voice unexpectedly came from the side where Jian Liangtong and Principal Zhang were standing.
Jian Liangtong paused and turned her head to look.
When she saw Hao Hao standing just a step or two away with his little backpack on, she thought she was seeing things.
"Mom."
Only when Hao Hao called out to her again did Jian Liangtong take a breath, assuring herself he was really right in front of her and not an illusion.
Only the next moment, Jian Liangtong noticed the injury on Hao Hao’s little face.
Her delicate expression suddenly tightened as she walked quickly to Hao Hao and squatted down, gently cradling his little face in her hands, looking at his eyes with undisguised heartache, "What happened to your face?"
Upon hearing Jian Liangtong’s words, Principal Zhang’s face went stiff.
Regardless of the circumstances, allowing a child to be injured like this at kindergarten meant she couldn’t shirk her responsibility.
Hao Hao stared at Jian Liangtong, a bit incredulous about what he was seeing, "Mom, how come you’re here? Did you come to pick me up?"
Jian Liangtong’s whole heart was focused on Hao Hao’s facial injury, not pondering his question deeply.
Her fingertip hovered over Hao Hao’s bruised cheek, unwilling to touch it; it felt as if her heart was being tightly twisted.
Principal Zhang conveyed the "truth" she had learned to Jian Liangtong, finally stating, "The greatest responsibility for this incident is mine. It was my negligence that let the child get hurt this badly. I should apologize to you."
Though Jian Liangtong didn’t believe Hao Hao would fight over a workbook, children’s squabbles were inevitable, and they never held back.
With so many kids at the kindergarten, even if Principal Zhang had multiple pairs of hands, she couldn’t always keep an eye on every child.
"It’s not your fault, you don’t need to apologize," said Jian Liangtong.
Nowadays, parents cherish their children more than ever.
Even if a child accidentally trips and falls, parents become overly anxious.
Principal Zhang avoided notifying the parents immediately because she feared their anger upon seeing their child injured.
But Jian Liangtong’s understanding surprised Principal Zhang.
"The main responsibility for this incident lies with Liu Jiawei..."
"Principal, you’ve already spent so much time with us. It’s getting late now, so Hao Hao and I won’t bother you any longer. Goodbye."
Jian Liangtong interrupted Principal Zhang softly and gently.
Principal Zhang was momentarily stunned, watching Jian Liangtong lead Hao Hao away.
Once outside the kindergarten, Jian Liangtong squatted down and gently hugged Hao Hao with one arm, while with the other hand she lightly caressed Hao Hao’s injured face, her eyes reddening, "Does it hurt?"
The surprise of Jian Liangtong suddenly coming to pick him up had already overshadowed the pain of his facial injury, and Hao Hao’s eyes shone brightly as he looked at Jian Liangtong, saying crisply, "It doesn’t hurt."
Jian Liangtong’s lips curled slightly, "You have so many injuries and you say it doesn’t hurt."
Hao Hao pouted, reached out with his little arms to hug Jian Liangtong’s neck, and unexpectedly kissed her on the side of her face.
Smooch—
Jian Liangtong, "..."
After Hao Hao kissed her, his little face turned as red as if he’d eaten a hot pepper, and he looked shyly at Jian Liangtong.
Jian Liangtong was stunned for a moment. Her fair and tender face also blushed slightly. She curved her lips into a smile and held Hao Hao’s small hand, gently squeezing it in her palm.
"What does Hao Hao want to eat?"
Holding Hao Hao’s hand with one hand and carrying his little backpack with the other, Jian Liangtong looked at Hao Hao with a smile in her almond-shaped eyes and asked.
"Anything."
Hao Hao raised his little face, his eyes as shiny and black as obsidian, looked at Jian Liangtong and said.
Jian Liangtong curved her lips, "How about we have hot pot?"
Hao Hao nodded without even thinking, as if it didn’t matter what he ate as long as he was with Jian Liangtong. Whatever it was, he was happy.
A soft feeling welled up from the depths of Jian Liangtong’s heart, mixed with a trace of bitterness.
Considering the injury on Hao Hao’s face, Jian Liangtong decided not to take him to have hot pot in the end but instead went to a Western buffet restaurant.
Perhaps it was because he was with Jian Liangtong, but Hao Hao had an unusually good appetite tonight.
Jian Liangtong, influenced by him, also ate quite a lot.
After dinner,
Jian Liangtong brought over some fruits and chatted with Hao Hao, who patiently answered her questions.
"Why did you fight with Liu Jiawei today?" In the warm and harmonious atmosphere, Jian Liangtong suddenly asked this question.
"He said I was a kid with no dad or mom, so I hit him."
Hao Hao let his guard down completely and answered truthfully as soon as she asked.
Jian Liangtong’s hand, which was holding a fruit skewer, trembled violently, and the skewer fell from the pads of her thumb and forefinger.
Hao Hao watched the skewer fall from Jian Liangtong’s hand, his big, dark eyes quivering slightly, and he looked at Jian Liangtong with a tense little face.
The air was still for a few seconds.
Jian Liangtong clenched her fists and raised her eyes to look at Hao Hao.
"Mom, I..."
"Hao Hao, no matter what others say, one thing will not change: Mother loves you, loves you very much. For you, I would do anything willingly. In the past..."
Jian Liangtong’s voice was slightly hoarse, and a hint of red flashed in her almond eyes as she looked at Hao Hao, "It was Mom’s fault. But now, I promise you, I will definitely try my best to be a qualified mother and love you well."
"Mom."
Hao Hao got down from his seat, walked to Jian Liangtong, and hugged her, rubbing his little face against her neck, "I won’t fight with anyone again."
Jian Liangtong felt like her throat was blocked by a wooden plug, and after a moment, she reached out to hug Hao Hao’s back, lightly patting him, "Silly boy, if someone provokes you, won’t you fight back?"
"..."
Hao Hao thought for a moment and said, "I won’t hit people easily of my own accord."
Jian Liangtong sniffled, her face resting on his shoulder, and chuckled softly.
Not provoking others first, but at the same time not cowering and allowing oneself to be bullied.
After dinner, Jian Liangtong took Hao Hao to see a movie.
After the movie ended, as they left the cinema,
Hao Hao excitedly held Jian Liangtong’s hand, looking up at her, eyes filled with undisguised anticipation, "Mom, am I going home with you tonight?"
Looking at Hao Hao’s bright eyes, Jian Liangtong swallowed the words in her throat and nodded vigorously.
"Great!" Hao Hao cheered, pumping his little fist in excitement.
In the taxi on the way back to the Four Seasons District, Jian Liangtong still felt uneasy, continually comforting herself and self-reassuring.
Anyway, someone is not in Z City right now, even if she doesn’t take Hao Hao back, he won’t find out...
However.
The taxi had only traveled about halfway when Jian Liangtong’s phone rang.
Jian Liangtong took out her phone and glanced at it, seeing an unfamiliar landline number. She pressed her lips together lightly before answering.
"Is this Miss Jian?"
A middle-aged woman’s voice came from the other end.
Jian Liangtong was slightly stunned, "This is Jian Liangtong."
"Oh, oh. Hello, Miss Jian, this is Xu Juan."
She said.
Xu Juan?
Jian Liangtong glanced at Hao Hao beside her and said into the phone, "Are you Nanny Xu?"
"Yes, it’s me," Nanny Xu said.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Jian Liangtong guessed that this call was mostly related to Hao Hao, but she still asked.
"May I ask if Hao Hao is with you?" Nanny Xu asked.
"...Um, Hao Hao is with me." Jian Liangtong looked at Hao Hao, who was looking up at her when she mentioned his name.
"Miss Jian, it’s like this, the young master just called home specifically to ask if Hao Hao has arrived home," Nanny Xu said discreetly.
Jian Liangtong, "..."
"The young master also said to let me call him once Hao Hao gets home."
"..."
"Miss Jian, it’s not that early now. When do you plan to bring Hao Hao back?"
"..."
Jian Liangtong hadn’t expected someone to specifically call back to ask about Hao Hao. She took a breath and said, "I’ll send Hao Hao back right away."
"Alright."
Ending the call with Nanny Xu.
Jian Liangtong looked at Hao Hao’s disappointed little face and felt so guilty that she didn’t know what to say.
Fuyang North Road.
As Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao got out of the taxi, a black Buick was driving out from the villa gate.
Jian Liangtong and Hao Hao stood aside, intending to wait for the car to pass.
