Mu Mu was going to the second grade class. When he went in, all the children looked at him curiously. Mu Mu was not shy at all and looked at everyone with a smile.
"Would you like to play with everyone for a while?" a teacher squatted down and said to Mu Mu.
Mu Mu nodded, and then the teacher took her hand and led her to the other children.
"Xiao Xian, can you play with your younger brother?"
The boy whose name was called was a quiet and reserved-looking boy. He nodded obediently when he heard the teacher speak.
Mu Mu greeted him with a smile, "Hello, brother."
Xiao Xian gave a very soft "hmm".
Bai Le looked back and forth at the door, still a little worried. The teacher, who had obviously seen many parents like this, smiled and said, "It's alright, your baby seems very well-behaved and won't cry."
Bai Le could only nod.
"Besides, this is just a matter of getting used to it. I'll contact you if anything happens."
"Thank you for your trouble, teacher," Xi Yan to her and said in a deep voice.
When Bai Le left the kindergarten, he was reluctant to leave and kept looking back. He felt like he was behaving like a child, even Mu Mu didn't cry or make a fuss.
As if sensing his low spirits, Xi Yan took his hand without looking at him.
"It's fine."
The two sat on a bench outside the kindergarten, surrounded by bushes. Xi Yan unscrewed the cap of the mineral water bottle in her hand and handed it to Bai Le.
Bai Le took the drink, took a sip, and then glanced down at his watch. "School's almost over."
There were already quite a few boys and girls in elementary school uniforms around. There was a prestigious private elementary school near this kindergarten, and like the kindergarten, only the very wealthy and powerful could afford to attend.
"Xiaoxu seems to be in second grade at this elementary school too?" Bai Le turned to Xi Yan.
"Really?" Xi Yan asked listlessly; he had always been indifferent to other people's affairs.
Author's Note: The next chapter should mark the end of the main story! There will be a bonus chapter later that everyone's been waiting for! Mwah!
Chapter 60
Mu Mu's kindergarten life officially began three weeks later. Bai Le prepared a school uniform for him: a light blue long shirt with a Peter Pan collar, paired with navy blue shorts, and a cream-colored round hat on his head, making him look very cute.
"Dad! I'm ready!"
Bai Le was changing Xixi's bib. "Soon, Daddy will get your little sister ready and we can leave."
Xixi stirred restlessly, crawling around on the bed wearing only a diaper, before Bai Le caught her and brought her back.
"Put your clothes on properly."
Xixi was calling out for her pacifier and babbling something.
Seeing this, Mu Mu thought she was about to cry, so she quickly put her little finger into her hand.
Instead of calling a driver today, Xi Yan personally drove them. Just as they were about to leave, an unexpected little guest arrived.
"Xiaoxu?" Bai Le raised an eyebrow in surprise.
"Brother Xiaoxu!" Mu Mu rushed towards him as soon as she saw him.
Having not seen him for a long time, Lin Xu was quieter than before. Although he was happy to see Bai Le, he only bowed slightly and greeted him, unlike before when he would rush up and hug him excitedly.
"Is there something you need?" Bai Le, holding Xixi in one arm and closing the door behind him.
Lin Xu said, "Today is Mu Mu's first day of kindergarten, and I wanted to come and see him off."
Bai Le blinked, remembering that Lin Xu's school was indeed close to Mu Mu's kindergarten. He smiled and didn't refuse the child's kindness.
"Great, let's go together."
Mu Mu was indeed a very cheerful child, and there was no crying or fussing that Bai Le had expected. The group took Mu Mu to kindergarten, watching him smile and kiss each person on the cheek, then skip and hop into the classroom with his little backpack on.
Bai Le looked at Xi Yan beside him, "I think I suddenly understand a little now."
Xi Yan was wiping the milk that Xixi Xi had spit out when she heard this. She looked up and glanced at him. "Understand what?"
Bai Le looked somewhat wistful. "I used to say that the Xi Family was hereditary cold-hearted, but things have changed with Mu Mu, so it seems that's not entirely true."
Upon Xi Yan's eyes lit up with a smile, and he said in a deep voice, "After going around in circles like this, it turns out you're sad that Mu Mu isn't reluctant to part with you."
Bai Le looked at Xixi sleeping peacefully in his arms and pinched her cheek. "When you grow up, don't be like your brother. You still need to cry when you need to."
After sending Lin Xu to the nearby primary school, Bai Le and Xi Yan went to their respective companies. Xixi was sent to Old Master Xi. Old Master Xi was getting older and his health was not as good as before. There was no one else at home. Bai Le thought that he was afraid that he would be lonely. If Xixi could keep him company often, he would have some companionship.
Over time, Old Master Xi spoiled Xixi terribly. Once, when Bai Le and Xi Yan went to pick up Xixi, they saw her accidentally break an antique on the shelf. Old Master Xi didn't even blink, and complained that Bai Le and Xi Yan were disturbing his time with his granddaughter.
Mu Mu's kindergarten life was not going well either. One time, he came home and told Bai Le with a serious face that the junior class was not fun at all and he wanted to go to another class.
"What's wrong with it?" Xi Yan happened to walk in and overheard.
"They also peed everywhere, and they kept crying."
Bai Le was also a little worried about whether Mu Mu was doing well in kindergarten, so he called his teacher. Unexpectedly, the teacher told him that Mu Mu was doing well, was very lively in class, and everyone liked him. They had even fought over playing with him.
"But Mu Mu is a little different from other children. His IQ is much higher than his peers, and he speaks and acts like an adult."
"I suggest you take your child to have their IQ tested, and then decide whether to continue in preschool based on their advice. After all, for Mu Mu, keeping him in an environment that isn't suitable for him will negatively impact his development."