It was time for kindergarten to let out.
The teachers from the senior, middle, and junior classes each led their children out, handing them over to their parents one by one.
Tongtong stood at the very end, holding her teacher's hand. As she watched the other children get picked up by their moms and dads, her eyes held a faintly wistful look.
At the entrance, several young mothers had just picked up their children.
"Hey? Isn't that Tongtong from your class? Who's picking her up today?" One young mother immediately spotted Tongtong among the few children still waiting.
She also saw the way Tongtong craned her neck expectantly.
There were only around twenty children in each kindergarten class. After a while, everyone more or less knew one another's family situations, and they would gossip about them in private from time to time.
They also knew that Tongtong came from a single-parent family.
Her parents were divorced. Officially, she lived with her father, but it was her mother who worried about her the most.
"I don't know. We've never seen her dad either," one of the children said innocently.
Inside the kindergarten, fewer and fewer children remained.
"Tongtong, do you see your Uncle Zhang? Otherwise, should I call your mom again?" Teacher Xu bent down and asked.
"I... I..." Tongtong stood on tiptoe and looked outside for a long, long time. Then her eyes suddenly lit up.
"It's Uncle Zhang's car."
"Where?" Teacher Xu held Tongtong's hand and leaned out to look.
Outside the school gates, beside an imposing Cullinan, an unbelievably handsome man was smiling and waving at them from afar.
Tongtong suddenly broke free of Teacher Xu's hand and dashed over joyfully. The man caught her in his arms and lifted her high into the air.
Teacher Xu froze,