Over the weekend, Zhang Ye spent most of his time sleeping, eating, and watching television. He did not do anything serious, mainly to adjust his mental state and relax. Today was Monday. Zhang Ye had planned to continue sleeping until daybreak, but someone did not give him the chance.
It was only 6 in the morning.
Someone was knocking on the door.
Zhang Ye pretended not to hear it. He was sleeping soundly.
Peng, peng, peng. The knocking changed to that of the door. Moments later, with a click, the key was turned and the door was opened from the outside.
"Aren't we at home!?" The person who entered was Rao Aimin, "This rascal, he always pretends not to hear!"
The landlady auntie was holding onto a cute and pretty little kid. It was Chenchen. The little girl repeated the way her aunt addressed Zhang Ye, "Rascal."
Rao Aimin looked at her, "That's what I called him."
"Then I can call him that too." Chenchen said with a deadpan expression.
"Be good and call him uncle. Don't be so rude." Rao Aimin lectured.
Chenchen let out an "oh" and said in a low voice, "Uncle rascal, get up quickly."
Zhang Ye, who was sleeping comfortably in bed, was nearly driven crazy by the duo. He grabbed his hair in despair, "What's the matter, landlady auntie?"
Rao Aimin went straight to the point, "I'll be going out soon. A few days ago, I made an appointment with the subdistrict office and the police station. I need to handle Chenchen's household registration and get it over to me, so I don't have time. But Chenchen's school has a public class this morning. All parents are required to attend and listen to the children's language class. There seems to be an essay session between the parents and the children." Saying that, she handed Chenchen's little hand forward, "I don't feel at ease leaving the child to others. You are, after all, someone called a teacher. I'll leave Chenchen to you. In a while, bring her to school. Just say that you are Chenchen's uncle or uncle."
Zhang Ye nearly fainted. He immediately covered his head with the blanket, "I'm not going. I still have things to do in the day. I still have to submit my resume, and..."
Rao Aimin kicked his feet that were hanging off the bed, "Cut the crap. Get up! You have to go even if you don't want to! "
Zhang Ye did not agree, "Definitely not. I'm sleepy."
Chenchen glanced at Zhang Ye and jumped out like a little adult, "A lazy donkey has too much feces and urine."
"Anyway, I've handed the child over to you. I'm leaving." Rao Aimin turned around and left. Before she left, she said, "If you can't complete the mission, I'll deal with you later! If you take good care of Chen-chen for me, I'll cook for you later. I'll pay for your meals for the next few days! "
"That won't do." Zhang Ye turned anxious, "Don't go, Landlady Auntie? Landlady auntie? "
He sat up and shouted, but the person had already disappeared. Only Little Chen-chen's lifeless eyes were left staring at him, letting out a laugh that could make people faint. "Heh heh."
This lousy child!
Can you stop laughing all the time?
The two of them looked at each other. Zhang Ye rolled over and continued sleeping. What child? When had he ever taken care of a child?
One minute …
Five minutes …
Zhang Ye fell asleep again, very soundly.
But suddenly, he heard Chenchen's voice that was not cute at all, "Zhang Ye! I'm hungry! "She even used her tiny arms to push his shoulders.
Zhang Ye pushed her hands away, "Stop fooling around!"
Chenchen did not listen and continued pushing him, "I'm hungry."
"Aiyah, I really have to hand it to you." Although Zhang Ye said so, how could he bear to let a child go hungry? No matter how sleepy he was, he rolled over and said unhappily, "What do you want to eat?"
Chenchen said confidently, "Soybean milk and youtiao."
"Why do you want youtiao? My house only has instant noodles." Zhang Ye said.
Chenchen kept repeating, "Soybean milk and youtiao, soybean milk and youtiao, soybean milk..."
Zhang Ye felt a headache coming on, "Stop chanting, stop chanting. Alright, alright, alright. Wait for me to change."
He finally understood that with this little thing by his side, he could forget about sleeping. Hence, after washing up, he found a random set of clothes to wear and brought Chenchen downstairs to a breakfast stall across the road.
The female boss welcomed him with a smile, "What do you want?"
"Two soybean milk and three youtiao. Thank you." Zhang Ye was very polite.
"Alright, coming right up." The female boss's loving gaze shifted to Chenchen's face, "Is this your child? She looks so pretty. What will she look like when she grows up? "
Zhang Ye thought to himself that if he had such a wicked child, he would never be able to live his life!
......
Heping Gate.
No. 2 Beijing Experimental Primary School.
There was also a subway here, but it was not convenient to take it. They needed to transfer three times, so Zhang Ye took the bus with Chenchen. It was a direct route on Route 70.
"Give me your hand." As they were about to cross the road, Zhang Ye stretched out his hand.
Chenchen curled her lips, "You didn't wash your hands after eating the youtiao."
Zhang Ye said angrily, "You didn't wash your hands either. Hurry up, why are you so troublesome?" He was afraid of danger when crossing the road, so he could only forcefully hold Chenchen's hand.
Chenchen looked reluctant and disgusted, but she still carried her school bag and followed Zhang Ye to the school entrance.
Today, there was indeed a public class for the second grade. The moment Zhang Ye entered the school, he saw many parents bringing their children over. Some of the children even had two parents with them.
"Chenchen!" someone shouted.
A little boy ran over with his parents.
Chenchen glanced at him, "Dede?"
The little boy said politely, "You're here? Is this your dad? "
Chenchen said calmly, "He's my uncle. My dad is much more handsome than him."
Dede's parents were amused when they heard this. Dede's father took the initiative to extend his hand, "Hello."
Zhang Ye also shook hands with him, "Hello, the two of you are also here to participate in the public class? Hai, this school is getting more and more complicated. "
Dede's mother said, "That's right. Both of us were supposed to be working today, but we could only apply for leave. Hur Hur, there's no other way. Our children's matters are the most important."
Dede was also conversing with Chenchen.
"Have you prepared today's essay?"
"No."
"Have you done the homework that the teacher gave you for the weekend?"
"No."
"Ah, why didn't you do it? You'll be criticized by the teacher again. I'll lend it to you to copy. I've already written it. "
"There's no need."
It was always Dede who was rushing to speak, while Chenchen gave him a look of indifference.
On the other side, Zhang Ye and Dede's parents had also finished their conversation. They brought their child into the school building. Zhang Ye turned around and held Chenchen's hand. As they walked in, he said, "Dede is chatting with you, why are you so cold? You won't have any friends like this. "
Chenchen said calmly, "Women should be more reserved."
Zhang Ye was dumbfounded, "Where did you learn that from?"
Chenchen said, "My aunt said it."
"Let me tell you, don't always learn from your aunt. Look at you, you've become a carbon copy of your aunt. Speak more cutely to be likable. Do you understand?" Zhang Ye lectured her carefully.
Chenchen directly said, "I don't know how to."
Alright, pretend that this bro did not say anything. Zhang Ye brought her to the second grade's classroom.
"You are Dede's parent?"
"Yes, you must be Qianqian's mother, right? Hur Hur, I've always heard my son mention Qianqian. The two of them get along quite well. If you have time, come to my house for a visit. "
"Sure, let's interact more often."
In the large classroom, many of the children's parents introduced themselves and got to know each other.
However, when Zhang Ye brought Chenchen in, there was not much of a reaction. Other than Dede and a few other boys who were willing to talk to Chenchen, the others did not bother with her. Some of the girls even gave her a look of rejection. Zhang Ye understood. Indeed, little Chenchen's popularity in school was too poor.
"Hey, the teacher is here."
"Teacher Zhao Mei, hello, hello."
"Teacher Zhao, I've troubled you with the child."
Zhang Ye whispered to Chenchen, "Who is this?"
Chenchen said indifferently, "Zhao Mei, our form teacher. She's always criticizing me!"
Just as she said that, Teacher Zhao Mei saw Chenchen. Her gaze immediately landed on Zhang Ye's face and she strode over, "You are Chenchen's parent, right?"
Zhang Ye said, "Yes, I'm her uncle."
Teacher Zhao Mei pulled a long face and said, "I've finally met her. Uncle Chenchen, come with me." Saying that, she went to the end of the corridor.
Zhang Ye could only follow, "Teacher, what's the matter?"
Teacher Zhao Mei immediately said, "What kind of parents are you? Chenchen has been in school for a year. This is the second year, and this is the first time I'm seeing Chenchen's parents. I heard that when she first entered school, Chenchen came to register with her own tuition fees. Last semester, I invited Chenchen's parents for an entire year, but I never saw you come. Do you even care about the child? I've been a teacher for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen an elder like this! "
Zhang Ye was stunned, "There's no one to send Chenchen to school?"
"No." Teacher Zhao Mei said angrily, "Why are you asking me? I pick up the students nearly every day at the school entrance. Chenchen takes the bus to school every time! "
So the landlady's brother-in-law's family did not care for the child. Hence, he hurriedly explained, "Teacher Zhao, it's like this. Chenchen's family situation is rather complicated. Her parents are no longer alive, so it has always been her father's family elders taking care of the child. They don't put much effort into it. Now, the child's custody has been given to her aunt, who is also an elder sister of mine. I guarantee that such a situation will never happen again. If there's anything, just give her aunt a call, or just call me. We guarantee that we will be there at your beck and call." After understanding Chenchen's family situation, Zhang Ye also felt sorry for this child.
She was only seven or eight years old!
Going to school alone and reporting to school alone? She even had to prepare her own meals? No wonder Chenchen matured so much earlier than her peers!
Teacher Zhao Mei said in surprise, "Ah? Is that so? Aiyah, then it's my fault as a form teacher. Sorry, I really didn't know in the past. " With a sigh, she said, "So this child is so pitiful. No wonder she doesn't fit in with the class."
Zhang Ye frowned, "Did someone bully her?"
Zhao Mei gave a wry smile, "You're thinking too much. Who would dare to bully Chenchen? I'll be thanking the heavens if she doesn't bully others. As a parent, you should know Chenchen's mouth better than me. How many children in the class have been angered to tears by her? Not only the children, even the mathematics teacher who teaches our grade, a new teacher who had just arrived, nearly got sick from being angered by Chenchen. He had to take a few days off!"
Zhang Ye sweated, "That can't be?"
"Why not?" Zhao Mei was both angry and amused as she said, "It happened a few days ago when school started. The mathematics teacher had just been assigned to our class, but on the first day of class, he asked Chenchen to answer a question. Chenchen could not answer it, so the teacher reprimanded her. Chenchen then asked the mathematics teacher to prove one of the Five Great Conjectures of the Mathematics world, the 'Huen Conjecture'. Of course the mathematics teacher could not prove it. This conjecture has a history of hundreds of years and no mathematician has been able to prove it. Then Chenchen said that since he could not solve it, why should she solve it! And the language teacher was the same. There was one time when Chenchen was so angry that she stopped teaching and walked out of the classroom with her lesson plan! "
Zhang Ye coughed, "I'll reprimand her later. That child is not sensible."
"Don't be too harsh on her. Take it slow and do it step by step. I can tell that the child is a good child, but she doesn't trust others easily. Hai, maybe it has something to do with her family situation." Zhao Mei was very understanding and said with pity, "The influence of a family on a child is too great."
Zhang Ye said, "I'll have to trouble you in the future."
"I'll try my best." Looking at her watch, she said, "Class is about to begin. There will be leaders from the Education Bureau coming today. Chenchen's parent, find a seat first."
"Alright." Returning to the classroom, Zhang Ye saw Rao Chenchen sitting alone in her seat. His heart softened. He went over to help her fix her messy hair and straightened the collar of her school uniform. Only then did he move a chair to sit beside the child like the other parents.
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