Qi Xiaoyan fell silent, but the atmosphere was even more tense than before. Qi Rang squeezed through the half-open door and hugged his mother's leg: "Mom, aren't you coming to the kindergarten's parent activity day tomorrow?"
Yang Wei put down the clothes in her hands, squatted down and rubbed him: "Mom is going on a school trip tomorrow and can't go to the activity day. Dad will go with you tomorrow. Mom always goes before, it's his turn this time."
Qi Rang pouted, looking aggrieved, and then glanced at Qi Xiaoyan standing next to the wardrobe with disdain.
Qi Xiaoyan received his gaze and said expressionlessly, "You seem unwilling for me to go. It just so happens that I still have a paper to finish writing."
Upon hearing this, Yang Wei turned around and looked at him warningly, saying, "The other children's parents will all be participating. You can't leave Juanbao alone."
Qi Rang lay on Yang Wei's body and said pitifully, "Juan Bao wants to go on a trip with Mommy."
That look in her eyes almost melted Yang Wei's heart. Looking into Juanbao's big, bright eyes, she thought to herself that all those pounds of grapes she ate back then were definitely worth it.
She pinched Juanbao's cheek and comforted her, "Be good, Juanbao. Mommy will be back in three days and will bring you lots and lots of gifts."
Qi Rang lay on her without saying a word. Could he really survive three days with his father?
He started to whine: "Then I want to sleep with Mom tonight."
"No way." Qi Xiaoyan refused without room for argument, and Qi Rang's face immediately fell. He then stared at Yang Wei with pitiful eyes, but before Yang Wei could get his signal, Qi Xiaoyan grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out the door.
The bedroom door slammed shut in front of him.
Qi Rang: "..."
This world is so unfriendly.
Meanwhile, inside the room, Professor Qi was demonstrating through his actions that the world can indeed be full of love.
Perhaps because he knew Yang Wei wouldn't be around for the next three days, Qi Xiaoyan was unusually affectionate tonight. Yang Wei pushed him away, her brows furrowed slightly, and said, "We're going to soak in the hot springs tomorrow. If you leave red spots all over my body, people will see."
Qi Xiaoyan raised her head slightly, looked at her and smiled: "I'll be careful, I won't leave any traces."
Yang Wei: "..."
No matter how much Professor Qi lingered, the sun rose as usual the next morning. Yang Wei, carrying a small pink suitcase, waved to Qi Xiaoyan and Juanbao, and happily headed to the school for the assembly.
After the door closed, Qi Xiaoyan looked down at Qi Rang, who was standing at the door in his pajamas, and urged, "Go change your clothes, then come out for breakfast."
Qi Rang tugged at his curly hair, looked at Qi with a smile, and said, "Will you really come with me to the event day?"
"Your mother told me to take pictures and show them to her," Qi Xiaoyan said, then walked into the kitchen without looking back.
Qi Rang put on the clothes that Yang Wei had picked out for him last night, one by one, and after washing up, he dawdled as he walked to the dining room.
Breakfast was already on the table. Qi Rang ate half of it before putting down his chopsticks. Qi Xiaoyan glanced at him and said, "Finish your food."
"I have no appetite because my mother isn't here."
Qi Xiaoyan: "..."
He took out his phone and took a picture of the breakfast that Qi Rang had left uneaten.
Qi Rang asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
"Send it to your mom."
Qi Rang: "..."
Is this person the leader of a shameless cult?! He's so old and still tattles on his mother! So shameless!
He finished his breakfast with great resentment, then supervised Qi Xiaoyan to delete the photos before putting on his little shoes and going out.
Because it was an activity day, Qi Rang didn't take the school bus, but instead went to kindergarten in his father's car.
Although Qi Xiaoyan doesn't often pick up or drop off Qi Rang, she is very familiar with the route from home to kindergarten. Today, the kindergarten was unusually lively. Qi Xiaoyan arrived not too late, but the parking spaces at the school gate were already almost full.
Teacher Qiao was at the school gate early in the morning to greet the students. When she saw Qi Xiaoyan leading Qi Rang across the street, her girlish heart was instantly stirred.
This wasn't the first time she'd seen Qi Xiaoyan, but he always looked different kinds of handsome! Especially in scenes like this, where father and son appeared together, he exuded a mature man's unique sexiness in addition to his good looks.
"Good morning, Mr. Qi. Are you here for the event today?" Teacher Qiao greeted him with a smile. Although this man was married and had children, it did not prevent her from appreciating beauty from an artistic perspective.
...On another note, this couple is so beautiful it makes you want to take revenge on society.
"Yes, my wife has something to do today."
Qi Xiaoyan's voice, with its metallic coolness, sounded like a beautiful symphony to Teacher Qiao. She smiled and nodded at him, then bent down to pat Qi Rang's head: "Good morning, little Qi Rang."
Good morning, Teacher Qiao.
"Let's take Dad to the classroom first, okay?"
"Okay." Qi Rang pulled Qi Xiaoyan through the school gate and headed towards the classroom.
Many children had already arrived in the classroom, and their noise could be heard from a distance. These parent-teacher meetings are usually attended by mothers, so Qi Xiaoyan became the odd one out as soon as she entered the classroom.
Qi Xiaoyan had been used to being the center of attention since childhood, so she remained unfazed by the situation.
"Is this Qi Rang's father? He's so handsome."
"Yes, I met him once before. I heard he's a university professor."
"No wonder their Qi Rang is so smart, he was directly admitted to a top primary school."
"Another example of 'other people's husbands'; my husband would rather sleep than come to the event day."
The mothers standing at the back of the classroom kept whispering among themselves, but Qi Xiaoyan acted as if she didn't notice and started to look around the classroom.
The classroom walls were covered with calligraphy and paintings by students. Qi Xiaoyan looked around and saw many of his son's works. He walked a few steps and stopped in front of a painting titled "My Mom and Dad".
The painting depicts a garden filled with blooming roses, where a man and a woman stand. The woman wears a beautiful blue dress and a sparkling hair clip. The man wears a simple white shirt and has a blank expression.
Qi Xiaoyan stared at the painting for a while, then looked down and asked Qi Rang, "Did you paint this?"
"Yes," Qi Rang readily admitted, "I even showed it to my mother."
"How many minutes did it take you to draw me?"
Qi Rang said without any shame, "Dad, you're so handsome, a few strokes of the brush are enough to capture your essence."
Qi Xiaoyan paused for a moment: "So you mean Mom is too ugly, which is why she needs your careful drawing?"
"No, it has nothing to do with what my mother looks like; it depends entirely on my love for her."
Qi Xiaoyan: "..."
The mothers in the classroom were a little restless as they watched the handsome father and son chatting happily together, but because Qi Xiaoyan's personal aura was not very friendly, no one dared to come up and talk to him.
Finally, little Liu Beibei bravely stepped forward and said, "Hello Uncle Qi, my name is Liu Beibei, and I will become your daughter-in-law in the future."
Liu's mother, who came with her: "..."
She quickly covered Liu Beibei's mouth and pulled her aside, saying, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi, Beibei is just being silly, please don't mind."
Qi Xiaoyan didn't react much after hearing Liu Beibei's bold declaration, but Zhang Lixin was extremely excited: "Beibei is going to marry me!"
Zhang's mother: "..."
Qi Xiaoyan glanced down at Qi Rang beside her and said calmly, "It seems your kindergarten life was quite colorful."
Qi Rang: "..."
Teacher Qiao entered the classroom on time before the bell rang. The parent activity day aims to let parents know about their children's learning and life at kindergarten, and also to promote the relationship between parents and children. Therefore, the activity day is divided into two parts: observing the children's class and participating in interactive games.
The first lesson, arranged by Teacher Qiao, was a music class. The children sat in their seats, and the parents stood at the back of the classroom.
There was a piano in the classroom. As a multi-talented superwoman—no, I mean early childhood educator—Teacher Qiao sat down at the piano and casually played a tune: "533, 422, 1234555..."
This is the children's song "Little Bee". She wrote the lyrics and sheet music on the blackboard first to teach everyone to get familiar with the melody, and then added the lyrics at the end.
After practicing twice, Teacher Qiao saw that everyone had a pretty good grasp of the melody, so she decided to ask one of the children to sing it. Because some parents were standing at the back, the children were especially enthusiastic today, but Teacher Qiao ultimately gave the opportunity to Qi Rang: "Qi Rang, you sing it once."
Qi Rang stood up and sang: "533, 422, 1234555..."
"Great!" After he finished singing, Liu Beibei stood up and led the applause, while Liu's mother, who was standing next to Qi Xiaoyan, silently covered her eyes.
Teacher Qiao also praised, "Qi Rang sang very well. Not only is his voice beautiful, but his pitch is also very accurate. He might become a singer in the future."
After Qi Rang said thank you, he sat down. Teacher Qiao was supposed to continue teaching the lyrics, but when she saw Qi Xiaoyan, a mischievous idea suddenly came to her. Looking at the children, she asked with a smile, "Would you all like to hear Qi Rang's dad sing it again?"
"Yes—!" The drawn-out child's voice echoed in the classroom, and even the mothers standing at the back were full of anticipation.
Qi Xiaoyan looked at Teacher Qiao calmly and said, "I can tell you what the sum of these numbers is."
Teacher Qiao: "..."
Why would she need to know this?
To everyone's surprise, Qi Xiaoyan then asked, "Qi Rang, what is the result?"
Qi Rang looked at the simplified musical score on the blackboard for a while and answered, "6820103".
"That's right, you can watch ten more minutes of cartoons tonight."
Teacher Qiao: "..."
So this is how top students are made.
The other parents, while also shocked, felt as if they had learned a new educational method, one that was both educational and entertaining, which was excellent.
After the lesson, we finally moved on to the interactive games. This segment mainly tested everyone's hands-on skills and teamwork, aiming to foster a stronger bond between parents and children through play.
Teacher Qiao prepared a large pile of small wooden sticks and distributed them to the students: "Please use these wooden sticks to build whatever you like. You can build anything. The tools you need to fix it are thin rope and tape. You have one hour, so feel free to use your imagination."
After Teacher Qiao finished speaking, everyone got to work. Most of the students built houses with different shapes and the wooden sticks were extending upwards. Only Qi Rang and Qi Xiaoyan's group kept extending the wooden sticks horizontally.
Teacher Qiao went over to take a look out of curiosity and found that they had laid out a complicated mathematical equation on the table.
Ms. Qiao's feelings were somewhat complicated. She forced a smile and asked, "What is this that you've built?"
Qi smiled and said, "Move any one of the small sticks to make this equation true."
Teacher Qiao: "..."
This is definitely not a math activity class!
She left in despair, feeling deep sympathy for little Qi Rang.
After the interactive games, everyone played on the playground equipment on the lawn for a while, and then it was almost time for lunch. Today, in addition to providing nutritious lunches for the children, the school also provided each parent with an extra staff meal, as if to prove to them that the school's food is very good.
Qi Xiaoyan and Qi Rang were having dinner together when the phone in her bag rang. It was Yang Wei.
Qi Xiaoyan quickly answered the phone: "Baby, have you arrived yet?"
Yang Wei said on the other end of the phone, "Yeah, I'm just about to have lunch. The environment here is so nice! We can bring Juanbao here sometime! I'll send you some pictures later!"
"good."