Chapter 125

The corridors on each floor of the teaching building were filled with parents of the young dragons. Some were frantically searching for their child's class, while others took the opportunity to chat with people from other ethnic groups.

Leon and Losweiser headed straight for Noa's class.

The homeroom teacher was standing at the classroom door, greeting each family.

Saint Hiss is, after all, a noble academy, and those who can study here are not from ordinary Dragon Race families. Therefore, while the teachers are dedicated to teaching and answering questions, they do not put on any high and mighty airs and always greet every family with a smile.

Having just finished receiving a family and before she could even catch her breath, the homeroom teacher spotted Mr. and Mrs. Leon walking towards them.

She quickly walked up to them and took the initiative to shake hands with Leon and Losweiser.

The vice principal instructed that model families should be treated with ten or even nine times the enthusiasm!

"Welcome to the essay writing ceremony, you two. You must be tired from your journey."

"Not at all, teachers have to teach so many children every day, it must be even more tiring for them," Losweiser replied politely.

The homeroom teacher was a little embarrassed by the praise, and chuckled softly, covering her mouth. "It's alright, it's my job. Please come in first, Noa, sit in the middle of the first row."

Because she was much younger than the other baby dragons, and naturally shorter, it was quite reasonable for the homeroom teacher to put Noa in the first row so that she could see the blackboard clearly.

"OK."

The couple were about to step into the classroom when they stopped, as if they had suddenly remembered something.

Losweiser pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Teacher, I wanted to ask, will Vice Principal Wilson be coming today?"

The homeroom teacher shook his head. "The vice principal went to a meeting with the principal of the main campus today, so he won't be attending the awards ceremony in person."

Immediately, the couple felt as if they had been granted a pardon and breathed a sigh of relief.

With Old B, the "social executioner," not here, any part of the ceremony about model families can probably be quickly skipped.

Leon and Losweiser no longer need to worry about not being able to find a hole to crawl into, just like they did the previous two times.

They walked into the classroom side by side and saw Noa in the first row.

"Mom, Daddy, over here~" Noa stood in her seat and waved to them.

The two walked over and sat down on either side of Noa.

The classroom was spacious, and to ensure that every family could enjoy the ceremony with their child comfortably, the academy provided designated seats for parents next to each of the young dragon seats.

After taking his seat, Leon asked, "The letter from the academy didn't mention the results. Has it not been released yet?"

Noa nodded. "Later, the teacher will announce the three highest-ranked essays and decide whether to read them aloud based on the students' wishes."

She paused, blinked her beautiful eyes, and looked earnestly at Leon, "Daddy."

Leon didn't know why his daughter was suddenly so serious. "Hmm, what's wrong?" Lin

"If I get into the top three, I'd like to... read my essay, is that alright?" Qi

Leon was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Noa to choose to read her own essay despite respecting the student's wishes. (Nine)

Although she was a very competitive child, she didn't like to be in the spotlight or overly show off.

However, Noa has always had her own ideas and considerations, and Leon has always respected her choices.

So Leon nodded and replied, "No problem. If there is a chance to read an essay, Daddy and Mom will definitely listen carefully."

"Uh-huh!"

Then she turned to look at Losweiser.

Since her daughter wanted to study, Losweiser naturally had no objections.

The couple noticed a small detail that was different from usual.

That is, Noa asked Leon first, and only after receiving Leon's reply did she seek Losweiser's opinion.

She always listens to her Mom's thoughts first.

Was the order accidentally changed? Or was there some other reason?

Well, it's just a minor, harmless detail. Although Leon and Losweiser often like to compete with each other over their daughter, there's really no need to argue about "who to ask first."

With less than twenty minutes to go before the ceremony began, the parents gradually arrived.

The family of three was talking quietly when a familiar name suddenly came from the classroom doorway.

"Lal, are you confident about this competition?"

"Yes, Daddy."

"That's good. Although Daddy didn't read your essay, Daddy believes in you and that you can definitely get a good grade. When the time comes, you must read it aloud in front of your classmates, understand?"

"Yes, Daddy, my teacher said that my essay about fatherly love was very sincere after reading it."

"Haha, as expected of my son, I'll reward you with a big meal when we get back."

As he spoke, Lar and his Dad strode into the classroom.

Because Leon and his family of three were sitting in the first row, the two of them saw them as soon as they came in.

Ral's dad paused, recognizing Leon at a glance.

The moment his eyes met those of this guy who didn't want to show his tail, for some reason, Ral's dad's knees started to ache...

He pursed his lips, snorted coldly, and took Ral's hand to the seats in the back.

Leon glanced at him, then asked, "That poor kid's essay was very well written?"

Noa nodded. "Although he's not good at fighting, his grades in academic subjects are still pretty good."

"It's alright, my daughter is definitely better than him." Leon patted Noa's little head.

Noa smiled and waited quietly for the small ceremony to begin.

Twenty minutes later, all the baby dragons and their parents had arrived.

The homeroom teacher also walked up to the podium, smiling and nodding slightly.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend our class's essay competition award ceremony."

After the opening remarks, the homeroom teacher got straight to the point.

"The essays submitted by the students this time are all unique, and each student has their own unique insights into 'family,' which is very good."

"I wrote detailed comments on each student's essay, and everyone can take them home to read after the awards ceremony."

"Now, I have three essays with the highest overall scores. I will announce their authors one by one and decide whether to read them aloud in front of everyone, according to their wishes."

After a brief explanation of the ceremony's procedures, the families below the stage began to whisper among themselves, all wondering if their child would make it into the top three.

However, according to the homeroom teacher's approach, it doesn't matter if they don't make it into the top three. They can learn from her comments on the essays and improve their own writing skills.

"Alright, now I'll announce the results of this essay competition. The third place winner for Class 1, Young Dragon Department is... Kelly. Congratulations!"

The homeroom teacher led the applause, and the students and their parents joined in.

"Well, Kelly, would you like to read this essay aloud?" the homeroom teacher asked softly.

The baby dragon named Kelly stood up. She had a simple ponytail and wore round glasses. Beside her was her Mom, who was holding her daughter's hand as if encouraging her.

Kelly nervously gripped the hem of her skirt with her other hand. After a moment's hesitation, she shook her head shyly and whispered, "No need, teacher."

When Kelly's Mom saw this, she simply smiled and didn't complain at all that Kelly was too introverted.

The homeroom teacher smiled and smoothed things over, "Okay, everyone, don't let Kelly's quiet and reserved demeanor fool you; her essays are full of love for her Mom. Here, Kelly, take your essay back."

Kelly took small steps to the podium, took her essay with both hands, and said, "Thank you, teacher."

The homeroom teacher patted her head.

Kelly hugged the essay to her chest and returned to her seat.

"Next up is the runner-up of this essay competition, his name is..."

With only two spots left, Leon and his family of three couldn't help but feel nervous and expectant.

They stared at the class teacher's mouth, but judging from the shape of the other person's mouth, the first character of this classmate's name should not be "nuo".

"Congratulations, Rand!"

Another round of applause followed.

Rand was a relatively cheerful young dragon. He walked up to the podium and read his article aloud with great emotion.

Leon clapped from below the stage, muttering with some worry, "Only one left..."

He turned to look at his daughter beside him. Noa also looked very nervous, her little fists clenched tightly.

Leon thought for a moment, then gently placed his hand on the back of his daughter's hand.

He didn't say anything, but Noa's tense fist immediately relaxed a lot.

"Next up is the winner of this essay competition. Their name is—"

The homeroom teacher drawled out the last syllable, and the entire room held its breath in anticipation.

Especially Lars's Daddy, who seemed to want to pry open the homeroom teacher's mouth to make her say that name.

"Lal! Congratulations, Lar!"

Before the homeroom teacher could ask Lar if he wanted to read his composition aloud, Ral's dad stood up from his seat, eager to show it off.

"Thank you, teacher. You deserve a lot of credit for Lar's first place. But the theme of this essay is about family and kinship, and I also helped Lar a lot in this process."

Listening to Ral's dad boasting about himself, Leon felt a mix of emotions.

Surprisingly, the unconventional approach to parental love didn't make it stand out...

That was indeed somewhat... unexpected.

But I'll deal with the disappointment when I'm alone.

Leon then comforted his daughter first.

"It's okay, Noa. We'll look at the teacher's comments later, correct the bad parts, and make the most of the good ones."

Losweiser also held her daughter's hand, saying, "Maybe Daddy Mom didn't perform well on our date that day. Let's work hard together next time and try to get a better result."

Although Noa couldn't hide her frustration, she was still a sensible child and knew that Mom Daddy had put a lot of effort into her essay. She nodded and said, "Mom, you and Daddy have done a great job. Don't say that."

Losweiser smiled and patted her head.

At that moment, Lal's Daddy was still there, gloating.

The homeroom teacher had no choice but to interrupt him, "Ral's dad, shall we read Laar's essay now?"

"Read! Of course you should read! Lar, go and read it to your classmates." Ral's dad was very confident in his son's work; it had won first place, how could he not be confident?

Lal nodded straightforwardly, stood up, walked to the podium, picked up his essay, and began to read it aloud.

Lal: "Title: Father's Love is Silent."

Ral's dad: "See? Just looking at the title is quite profound, isn't it?"

The other parents could only politely agree, "Yes, yes, yes."

"My Daddy is a duke of the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan. He usually doesn't have time to play games with me or teach me."

"But I know that Daddy is busy with work. He actually loves me very much, but he's just not good at expressing it."

Lars was reading his essay aloud on stage, Ral's dad sat below listening with great interest.

He commented on and praised almost every sentence.

Having read to the middle section, it's time to get to the theme, "Father's Love is Silent."

"I remember once I got into trouble at school and when I got home I thought my Daddy would scold me, but he didn't. The next day, I asked my Daddy to teach me some simple magic as usual, but Daddy expression was a little strange."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Ral's dad's face froze, as if he had realized something.

"My Daddy didn't refuse me and started teaching me how to use the small dragon flame. But before long, Daddy was covered in sweat and could barely stand."

"I only found out about this afterward; my Daddy actually injured his knee those few days."

"I asked him what happened. He said he accidentally bumped into a very hard rock while hunting, and he was fine after resting for two days."

"But at that time, in order not to worry me and to let me study magic properly, my Daddy chose to remain silent and endure."

"This is silent fatherly love!"

Leon sat below listening, and his initially depressed mood immediately improved.