The vehicle slowly stopped at the school entrance, where the principal was already waiting to greet them.
The last time he had stood at the entrance to welcome students was when Ye Siqi and Ye Sizhe came to school. However, back then, only the Ye family couple had come to send their children off.
"Welcome, welcome, Chairman Ye, Madam Ye, and esteemed young masters. Mr. Ye, we are truly honored that you have chosen our school. Rest assured, the young lady will receive the best care here."
As soon as everyone alighted from the car, the principal greeted them with a beaming smile.
"Principal, we'll be troubling you with Nuannuan," Ye Jinghuai said, shaking hands with the principal.
"Not at all, not at all. It's our duty."
"Nuannuan, come here." Ye Jinghuai beckoned behind him and took Nuannuan from his mother's arms.
"This is the principal."
"Hello, Principal Uncle~" Nuannuan chirped in her sweet voice.
"Oh, the young lady is clearly intelligent and lively! This is your homeroom teacher, Teacher Qiuqiu," the principal said, pointing to a young woman behind him.
"Hello, parents. Hello, Nuannuan. I am your teacher, you can call me Teacher Qiuqiu," Qiuqiu greeted them all confidently.
Liu Rurou looked at Qiuqiu's kind smile and clear eyes and was very satisfied.
"Teacher Qiuqiu, then we'll be leaving Nuannuan in your care. Nuannuan is a very good and obedient child."
"Madam Ye, you're too kind. This is my job, it's no trouble at all."
"Let's all go in! We can take a look at the school environment, and then we'll take the young lady to her classroom first," the principal suggested.
The two twins went to class first, and the rest of the group followed the principal to Nuannuan's classroom.
The classroom was quite noisy at the moment, filled with a group of chattering little ones.
Teacher Qiuqiu entered the classroom first and calmed the little ones inside, who then quieted down.
"Children, we have a new classmate joining us today. Can you all give her a warm welcome?"
"Yes~"
Nuannuan reluctantly walked into the classroom and stood at the front.
"Nuannuan, shall we introduce yourself?" Qiuqiu leaned down and said gently to Nuannuan.
"Hello everyone, my name is Ye Nuancheng, and I am three years old."
It was Nuannuan's first time facing so many strangers alone, and her little voice trembled.
"Alright, let's all give a round of applause for our new classmate, Nuancheng!" Teacher Qiuqiu led the applause, and the classroom erupted in warm applause.
The little boys thought the new classmate was so beautiful and cute; they really liked her!
At this moment, the family stood at the doorway watching, all feeling that the situation was going well.
"How is it? Are you reassured now?" Ye Jingchen turned to look at Ye Jinghuai.
"Mmm," Ye Jinghuai nodded in agreement.
"I think the parents can leave now. If you're still worried, you can watch from outside for a while. We need to foster independence in the children, and your presence will be a distraction," the principal suggested.
"Alright."
Ye Jinghuai nodded, then crouched down and waved to call Nuannuan over.
"Nuannuan, you'll be attending class here, and we'll be leaving now. Daddy will pick you up from school this afternoon, okay?"
"Daddy, don't go~ No! Nuannuan doesn't want to be here alone."
Nuannuan's big eyes instantly welled up with tears, and her little hands tightly clutched Ye Jinghuai's sleeve.
"Be good, Nuannuan. Daddy will pick you up soon," Ye Jinghuai said, resisting the urge to take Nuannuan with him and continuing to coax her.
"Nuannuan, will your third uncle pick you up this afternoon too?" Ye Jingming, seeing that his second brother might give in, quickly stepped forward to help.
"Yes! Your fourth uncle will also come this afternoon. We will all come, okay?"
"Grandpa and Grandma will also pick Nuannuan up."
Liu Rurou quickly held Ye Jianming's hand and assured him. Ye Jianming nodded obediently beside her.
"Daddy~ Nuannuan doesn't want to be here, please~ Please, Daddy~ Please." Nuannuan clasped her hands together, rubbing them up and down as if pleading.
Ye Jinghuai's resolve wavered instantly. Just as he was about to agree, Liu Rurou pressed his hand down.
"Be good, Nuannuan. Grandma will bring you delicious snacks this afternoon, okay?"
"Nuannuan is not good~ Nuannuan doesn't want to be good, Daddy~ Wuwuwu~"
Nuannuan didn't cry loudly or make a scene, but sobbed softly, tears falling like pearls from a broken string.
Teacher Qiuqiu quickly stepped forward to comfort her. She had seen this kind of thing many times and was quite experienced.
"Nuannuan, look, what is this?"
Qiuqiu took out a small bell and shook it in front of Nuannuan, trying to get her attention.
"Don't cry, okay? There are many children here, and we'll play games together later. It will be very fun."
"No, no! Nuannuan doesn't want anything, Nuannuan wants Daddy." Nuannuan threw herself into Ye Jinghuai's arms.
"How about this, we'll leave now, and when you can't see us, you won't cry anymore," Liu Rurou suggested.
"Mom~" Ye Jinghuai looked back at her, not wanting to leave.
"What Mom, weren't all of you like this when you were little?"
The other brothers exchanged glances, communicating with their eyes: It must have been you! It definitely wasn't me! Damn it!
Ye Jinghuai was forcibly dragged away by his brothers, and Nuannuan was taken by Teacher Qiuqiu.
"Wow~ Daddy doesn't want me anymore, Daddy doesn't want me anymore~ Wuwa~ Nuannuan is a poor little thing, hiccup~ Nuannuan doesn't want~ Hic, I hate you~ I hate you all, hic~"
Nuannuan struggled fiercely, reaching out towards the door, crying heartbrokenly. The other brothers also couldn't hold back.
"Maybe we should forget it! Nuannuan is still young," Ye Jingxing compromised first.
"It's not like she absolutely has to go to kindergarten, it's just preschool," Ye Jingming thought it wasn't necessary either.
"Why don't we hire a teacher to teach her at home? She can start elementary school when she's older," Ye Jingchen offered his suggestion.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Can it be the same at home as at school? The atmosphere is completely different," Liu Rurou glared at her sons.
Ye Jianming kept his mouth shut, relieved that he hadn't spoken.
"Let's go quickly!" Liu Rurou pushed everyone out.
Nuannuan was still crying loudly in the classroom. Teacher Qiuqiu was getting tired from coaxing her; why wasn't it working? She had been quite obedient when they first met.
"Don't cry, I'll let you play with my toy."
At this moment, a little boy walked over to comfort her. Nuannuan was so cute that he couldn't bear to see her cry.
"Nuannuan, I'll give you my candy, don't cry. Shall we play house?" another little boy squeezed over. He really liked this little classmate.
"Nuannuan, play with me. I'll give you all my candy. You be the mommy, and I'll be the daddy," another little boy said.
Instantly, Nuannuan was surrounded by a group of little boys, and Teacher Qiuqiu was pushed aside.
Liu Rurou watched the scene from the classroom's back window, a doting smile on her face.
"Our precious darling is so well-liked. Look, she'll never have trouble finding a grandson-in-law in the future."
The men beside her all felt uncomfortable.
"Stop talking!"
Suddenly, Ye Jinghuai rushed into the classroom and picked Nuannuan up.
It turned out that a little boy had just kissed Nuannuan. It was the boy who had suggested Nuannuan play the mommy and he play the daddy.
"Who gave you permission to kiss her?" Ye Jinghuai asked, his face stern and terrifying.
"Wow~ Daddy kisses Mommy, wow~ Now I'm Daddy, and she's Mommy. Wow~"
The little boy was instantly scared into tears, and even while crying, he knew how to explain.
"What are you doing? Why are you scaring someone else's child? How old is he? What could he possibly understand?"
Liu Rurou quickly came in, hit Ye Jinghuai heavily, and then hurried to squat down to comfort the child.
The little boys who had been surrounding Nuannuan scattered instantly because of Ye Jinghuai: This uncle is too scary!
"Let's go home! We're not going!"
Ye Jinghuai, with a dark expression, carried Nuannuan away. His brothers followed indignantly.
"Hey? You come back!" Liu Rurou tried to stop her son as he turned to leave.
"Teacher Qiuqiu, I'm so sorry about this..." Liu Rurou, seeing the situation, could only apologize to the teacher.
"It's alright, it's understandable. You can reconsider at home!"
Qiuqiu also breathed a sigh of relief. Nuannuan's father's expression had scared even her, let alone the children. It was good that they were leaving.
"Ahem~ Teacher! Although the child is still young, we must educate them about the principle of gender separation!" Ye Jianming seriously offered his suggestion.
"Alright, stop lecturing the teacher here. Let's go quickly! The child is gone."
Liu Rurou couldn't stand his pedantic lecturing and directly dragged Ye Jianming away.
Author's thoughts:
If you guessed everything, wouldn't that be letting you in too much?
Nuannuan will not go to kindergarten. After all, Nuannuan hasn't lost her memory. If I put myself in her shoes, I wouldn't be able to accept going to kindergarten again. I don't know what you think, but I'm not particularly fond of children, and now I have to deal with a group of them.
Most importantly, I'm not good at writing about daily life in kindergarten, so let's forget it! Nuannuan's strong resistance is also because she doesn't want to go. She'll have to go to school when she's older, which is unavoidable.
Actually, if I could, I wouldn't want to go back to school myself.
Recently, some readers have asked if the female protagonist has lost her memory. Of course not. Those who can read this far have basically accepted my premise: an adult soul in a child's body.
However, in the main text, I rarely write about Nuannuan's adult psychological activities. I'm afraid it might break your immersion, as many people don't like adults acting like children and find it awkward. That's why, except when encountering female supporting characters, I haven't written much about Nuannuan's true thoughts.
Nuannuan's behavior is like that of a child. It's not that she's pretending; it's that she has completely immersed herself in the role of a three-year-old child. However, when faced with an issue, she is clear-headed.
Just like in the chapter where she ran away from home earlier, she wasn't being unreasonably noisy like a child. A real child in that situation might only cry and fuss with their father, and the father would comfort and explain. That wouldn't achieve the desired effect.
One hundred percent favorability and one hundred percent dislike are two extremes that are difficult to achieve. To make Ye Jinghuai dislike Qiao Anqi one hundred percent, crying and making a fuss wouldn't be enough.
Because Ye Jinghuai already disliked her quite a bit back then, and he personally felt that nothing could be more hateful.
Therefore, Nuannuan thought of a solution with an adult's way of thinking, making Ye Jinghuai believe he was about to lose his daughter and that his daughter wanted to leave him. This kind of direct attack would instantly drop her favorability to negative one hundred.