Two days later, at 4:20 PM.
Shen Heng arrived at the entrance of Linhai Sunshine Kindergarten ten minutes early.
Actually, he had already come once this morning.
The main reason was to catch a glimpse of Little Bell.
After all, although the two had met a few times before, it's normal for children to forget things.
Fortunately, when Shen Heng saw Little Bell in the morning, although she didn't remember Shen Heng's name, she at least recognized his face.
"Ring ring--"
The school bell rang crisply.
Shen Heng looked up.
Led by their kindergarten teachers, children carrying all sorts of backpacks came out.
Under the teacher's guidance, they lined up in rows.
"Wearing pigtails and carrying a yellow duck backpack..."
Shen Heng's gaze searched through the cluster of colorful, balloon-like schoolbags.
Suddenly, a bright yellow color bounced into view.
" Uncle Shen!"
The Little Bell rushed over like a cannonball, and the bow hair clip on her head trembled as she ran.
Her little face was rosy, and there was still a trace of watercolor paint on the tip of her nose.
"How was your day at school?" Shen Heng asked with a smile as he looked at Little Bell running towards him.
"Yes, today the teacher taught us how to draw kittens!"
Little Bell nodded vigorously, then tilted her rosy cheeks up and said mysteriously:
" Uncle Shen, quickly close your eyes, I have a surprise for you!"
Hmm? There's a surprise coming to pick her up?... Shen Heng closed his eyes in agreement.
The rustling sound of plastic bags could be heard in my ears.
"Clang clang!"
Little Bell suddenly yelled.
Shen Heng opened his eyes cooperatively and saw a handful of colorful paper balls being tossed into the air by Little Bell.
"Welcome to pick me up!" Little Bell announced happily.
Shen Heng couldn't help but laugh and asked, "What is this?"
"These are magic stars, used for celebrations." Little Bell gave her an expression that said, "You don't even know that?"
"I see! So where did you get your magic star?"
"My teacher taught me this, and she even said I folded the roundest ones in our class!"
Shen Heng squatted down and picked up a crooked little star.
"Yes, it is indeed the roundest!"
Little Bell also squatted down and picked up the little stars one by one.
"I need to keep them safe so I can use them next time I have something to celebrate."
"You haven't been carrying these little stars with you all this time, have you?" Shen Heng squatted down to help pick them up.
"Yes, otherwise sometimes when there's a surprise, we won't have anything to celebrate." Little Bell nodded her head earnestly.
There weren't many small stars, only about twenty or thirty in total, and the two of them quickly finished collecting them together.
He picked it up and handed it to Little Bell, telling her to keep it safe.
Shen Heng magically produced a carton of strawberry milk from his pocket.
Here, today's milk!
"Thank you, Uncle Shen Heng!" Little Bell smiled as she took the strawberry milk and gulped it down.
"If there's nothing else, you're back now?" Shen Heng reached out and took the heavy schoolbag from Little Bell's backpack.
"Goodbye, teacher; goodbye, Siyi; goodbye, You'er!"
Little Bell turned around and waved goodbye to her teacher and friends.
She turned and ran a few steps forward, then suddenly remembered something and turned back.
Shen Heng looked at the Little Bell tugging at his clothes with some confusion.
"What's wrong?"
Little Bell looked up at Shen Heng and said earnestly, "Daddy said we should hold hands when we walk, so that adults won't get lost."
Shen Heng chuckled lightly, "By the way, how did your painting go today?"
"Hmm, that's great! Do you need my help when we get back...?"
The journey was spent chatting non-stop.
Ten minutes later, Shen Heng arrived at his doorstep, dragging a small suitcase in his right hand and holding Little Bell's hand in his left.
The door opened, and Xu Yuqin was already waiting in the living room.
"Hello Grandma, I'm Wang Xiaoman. I might need to stay with you for a few days. Thank you for your help!"
"Hmm, very polite!" Xu Yuqin squatted down to look Little Bell in the eye, and gently touched the strawberry milk stain on the tip of her nose with her finger.
"Our Little Bell is even cuter than in the photos!"
"Hehe, thank you, Grandma!" Little Bell smiled.
Seemingly influenced by the Little Bell, Xu Yuqin's smile became even more genuine.
She sat down on the sofa, holding the Little Bell in her hand.
"By the way, Little Bell, why is your nickname Little Bell?"
"My dad said that because I used to babble a lot before I could talk, I would always try to speak, so..."
Shen Heng glanced at Little Bell and, seeing that she didn't seem to be experiencing any discomfort, felt somewhat relieved.
He picked up his phone and briefly spoke with the captain, then picked up Little Bell's luggage and headed towards Shen Shuning's room.
It's a little after 6 PM.
Shen Heng sat at the dining table at home.
"Aren't you going to the company later?" Xu Yuqin asked Shen Heng.
"Go, but go later," Shen Heng said.
Upon hearing this, Little Bell blinked and turned to look at Shen Heng.
" Uncle Shen, don't worry about me, Grandma is here."
"It won't be a problem if I go," Shen Heng said with a smile, looking at Little Bell.
" Little Bell, didn't you go to your dad's workplace with him? Was he very busy then?"
Upon hearing this, Little Bell lowered her head in thought for a moment, then raised it again with a smile on her face.
"That seems to be true!"
"That's right!" Shen Heng smiled.
Little Bell is new here, though she doesn't seem to be having any trouble adjusting.
But he was the only person she knew in the family.
Shen Heng decided to wait until Little Bell was asleep before going to the Supervision Bureau these next few days.
Of course, if any Calamity Beast appear in the middle, then we can only ask our mother, Xu Yuqin, to help keep an eye on them first.
"Mmm." Little Bell nodded vigorously, then pointed to a plate of food on the table.
"I want that meat too!"
"Skinny or fat?"
"Skinny!"
After dinner, Shen Heng sat in the living room at home, which was rare for him.
Little Bell sat on a small stool to the side and began her homework for the day.
"If it's four plus two..."
She raised her hand, counting each of her chubby fingers one by one.
"One, two, three, four."
"And this is..."
One, two.
"Both sides, one, two, three, four, five."
The answer is five!
"..."
Shen Heng glanced speechlessly at Little Bell's right hand, where the fourth finger had unconsciously risen due to discomfort.
"Wrong!"
"Huh? Am I wrong?" Little Bell turned her head to look at Shen Heng, somewhat confused.
"Yes, that's wrong." Shen Heng nodded in confirmation.
"I see!"
The Little Bell turned back.
He started counting on his fingers again.
"One, two, three, four."
One, two.
"Both sides..."