After a grueling day, Du Du had finally made it to dismissal time.
Clutching her Composition Book, Du Du trudged toward the School Gate as if she were walking to the execution ground.
Li Xuanyu, who had been waiting at the School Gate for a while, didn't think much of it. She assumed Du Du had been on cleanup duty and needed to sweep the classroom.
"Let's go."
After taking a couple of steps, Li Xuanyu realized her daughter hadn't followed. She turned back, puzzled.
Only then did Li Xuanyu notice something was off.
Her daughter was walking all awkwardly today, and she was holding a pen and a Composition Book.
In that instant, Li Xuanyu had a bad feeling.
A signature... awkward behavior...
Oh no...
Was the school asking her to come in?!
"Out with it. The sooner you confess, the lighter your punishment."
After saying that, Li Xuanyu thought it over. There were too many people around; it wasn't a good place to discipline a child.
Mo Jingchun often told her not to discipline the children in front of other people.
Kids might be little, but they cared even more about saving face.
Thinking of this, Li Xuanyu took her awkwardly hesitant daughter straight to the car.
The moment the car door shut, Du Du swallowed nervously.
"Mom~"
"Out with it."
"Okay..." Du Du tried to appeal to her motherly instincts, but when that failed, she lowered her head and handed the Composition Book to her mom.
In a tiny voice, she said, "Mom, my Chinese teacher said a parent has to sign at the end of the assignment."
"That's it?"
Li Xuanyu froze for a moment. That was all? She'd thought the school wanted her to come in. What a scare.
Just as Li Xuanyu let out