Zhang Ying had been paying attention to Bao'er all this time.
As the teacher of Chen City Kindergarten Class 5, she was very familiar with the information of the 25 children in the class. She knew everyone's name, age, family background, and so on.
Among them, Bao'er left the deepest impression on her!
Zhang Ying had been working at Chen City Kindergarten for six years. This year's Class 5 was the third class she had taught. Including the previous two classes, she had never seen a child more beautiful and sensible than Bao'er.
Bao'er was so obedient that it made her heart ache.
That was because Bao'er's information showed that her mother's name was blank.
That meant that she was a child of a single-parent family!
Children from single-parent families often had a lot of problems. Zhang Ying would pay extra attention to them, not to mention Bao 'er, who was a little girl that people liked at first sight.
Today was the first day of school. Bao'er was different from most children. She did not cry or make a fuss, nor did she get together with other children. She was extremely polite to the teacher. After receiving her toys, she hid in a corner to play by herself.
This kind of child was undoubtedly the most worry-free for teachers. However, Zhang Ying was also worried that Bao'er might have personality problems. For example, she might be antisocial, or even introverted, etc.
Therefore, while she was teaching the other children, she also paid attention to Bao'er's every move from time to time.
As a kindergarten teacher, Zhang Ying was undoubtedly very competent.
However, Teacher Zhang noticed that Bao'er's behavior was a little strange. She seemed to be communicating with someone, talking to herself. Her expression and actions seemed to be interacting with someone in front of her.
However, there was no one in front of Bao'er!
Zhang Ying observed for a few minutes and felt that something was wrong. Therefore, she quietly walked over to Bao'er and sat down beside her.
Bao'er turned her head and said sweetly, "Hello, Teacher Zhang."
Zhang Ying had introduced herself earlier. Bao'er's memory was very good, so she remembered it immediately.
"Hello, Bao'er."
Zhang Ying could not help but reach out and touch her hair. She smiled and asked, "Are you building blocks?"
"Yes."
Bao'er felt that Teacher Zhang's question was a little strange, but he still answered seriously, "I'm building a castle."
She had seen on TV that children could build very large and beautiful castles with blocks, so she wanted to try it herself.
"A castle …"
Zhang Ying smiled and said, "This box of building blocks might not be enough. Teacher will bring you another box."
Bao'er said gratefully, "Thank you, teacher."
"You're welcome."
Zhang Ying could not help but touch it again and asked casually, "Bo'er, who were you talking to just now?"
Bao'er said, "It's this little brother."
She felt that Teacher Zhang's question was even stranger. When she turned around, she was stunned. "Eh, where did little brother go?"
He was clearly sitting across from her just now. How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?
Flying?
"Hehe."
Zhang Ying suppressed her surprise and asked with a smile, "What does this little brother look like? I'll go look for him."
Bao'er thought hard and said, "His face is round, and he's wearing red clothes, and … right!"
The little girl pointed to her forehead and added, "He seems to be injured here. It's swollen."
Red clothes!
Zhang Ying's face suddenly changed. All the hairs on her body stood on end. An inexplicable fear suddenly surged up!
For a moment, her hands and feet were cold and she could not move.
Bao'er noticed her strange behavior and asked curiously, "Teacher Zhang, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing."
Zhang Ying woke up from her shock and forced a smile. "Teacher will go get the blocks for you."
Bao'er nodded. "Okay, thank you, teacher."
Zhang Ying stood up. She greeted the life teacher in the same room and hurried back to her office.
Opening the bottom drawer of her office, Zhang Ying took out a photo album.
Every year, Chen City Kindergarten would take many photos of the children to record their life and learning. Then, they would send them to the parents as souvenirs. Some of the photos would be printed and pasted in the display window with text as publicity.
Zhang Ying had the photos of all the students she had taught. Occasionally, she would take them out and look at them.
However, she hadn't touched this album for three years.
Zhang Ying found a photo from the album.
She hesitated for a moment, but still took out the photo and returned to the classroom.
The moment she entered the room, Zhang Ying subconsciously looked toward Bao'er.
She saw Bao'er talking to the air.
This scene made Zhang Ying's heart beat faster. She suppressed the fear in her heart and took a new box of blocks. She sat next to Bao'er again. "Bao'er."
"Teacher Zhang."
Bao'er turned around and smiled. "It's this little brother …"
"Eh!"
When she turned around, she was stunned again. "Why did he disappear again? It's so strange!"
The little girl scratched her head. "Teacher Zhang, did you see this little brother?"
Zhang Ying put down the box of blocks. She did not directly answer Bao'er's question. Instead, she took out the photo and asked softly, "Bao'er, is this the little brother you were talking about?"
She did not notice that her voice was trembling slightly.
In the photo, a little boy wearing a red jacket was smiling at the camera. His smile was bright and sunny!
"Yes!"
Bao'er was delighted. "It's this little brother!"
It really is!
Zhang Ying felt as if she was in an ice cave. A chill rushed from the bottom of her feet to the top of her head. She resisted the urge to scream on the spot.
The little boy in the photo was called Cai Hao Yu. He was the first student she taught after entering Chen City Kindergarten. She taught him from the lower class to the middle class and then to the upper class.
Although more than three years had passed, Zhang Ying still had a deep impression of Cai Hao Yu.
Three years ago, on the second of April, Cai Hao Yu suddenly fell ill while playing with blocks in the classroom. Although she and the life teacher performed first aid and called for an ambulance, he was already dead by the time he was sent to the hospital.
Zhang Ying remembered the scene clearly. Cai Hao Yu fell head first into a pile of blocks. His forehead was bruised, and he was foaming at the mouth. His face was pale, and no matter how she called out to him, he did not respond.
Cai Hao Yu was wearing a red jacket that day!
Although the police investigation and the hospital proved that Cai Hao Yu's death was purely an accident and had nothing to do with Chen City Kindergarten and the teachers, the latter had done their duty to save him and reached an understanding with his family.
However, this incident still haunted Zhang Ying for several years. From time to time, she would see Cai Hao Yu in her dreams.
Although Zhang Ying was not responsible for this incident, she always felt that she was too incompetent to save Cai Hao Yu's life.
Cai Hao Yu was also a very sensible and well-behaved child.
Therefore, for the past few years, Zhang Ying had been very serious about taking care of the child. She did not dare to be careless.
The nightmares gradually faded away with time.
However, she never expected that today, on the first day of school, the Bao'er would say that she saw Cai Hao Yu!
Zhang Ying did not think that the four-year-old Bao'er was lying.
However, this incident was too strange!
She suppressed the panic in her heart, put away the photo and said, "Okay, I know. You can continue to play."
The Bao'er was very obedient. "Okay."
Zhang Ying got up and left the classroom again. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became.
She went to the principal's office.
Zhang Ying was related to the principal of Chen City Kindergarten. This was one of the important reasons why she was able to enter this top private kindergarten in Hangzhou. She also cherished her job very much.
She told the director everything that had happened.
After hearing it, the principal's face changed. He said seriously, "Xiao Ying, you can't talk about this kind of thing!"
If it was spread that Chen City Kindergarten was haunted, the loss would be disastrous!
Zhang Ying swallowed and said, "I know. That's why I'm here to tell you. If you don't believe me, you can come with me to have a look."
The principal thought about it and did not immediately go with Zhang Ying to see the situation. Instead, he pulled up the surveillance video of class five on his computer and replayed the previous video record.
Although the Bao'er was sitting in the corner of the classroom, the surveillance video was very clear, proving that Zhang Ying was not lying.
Zhang Ying asked uneasily, "What should we do now?"
The principal said decisively, "Immediately inform the Bao'er's parents and ask them to come over and talk!"
Zhang Ying immediately said, "Okay, I'll call the parents now!"
"Wait!"
The principal thought for a moment and said, "Don't call first. We'll talk to the Bao'er's parents in the afternoon when they come to pick him up. Also, take the students of class five to the music room and show them cartoons."
Zhang Ying nodded. "Okay."
To be honest, she did not dare to stay in the classroom of class five anymore!
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