DTBS – Chapter 36
Chapter 36: How Could This Be?
After Teacher Chang finished applying medicine to Mengmeng, she saw the two little girls chatting with their heads together. She pulled Tao Qiuyun aside and whispered, "Thank you so much today. That family actually comes to school often to cause trouble. They can argue for half a day over a small matter. Today they say their son didn't eat enough, tomorrow they say his clothes are torn. The teachers actually don't like them much."
It was just that due to their professional ethics, they had to tolerate it even if they didn't like it. Tao Qiuyun's actions really gave them a good vent.
Everyone in the group chat is saying Qinqin's mom is so cool and awesome!
Hearing Teacher Chang's frustration, Tao Qiuyun comforted her for a couple of sentences, and then the little cat tugged at her pants. "Bad Guy, Qinqin wants a hug~"
"Still want a hug in front of your friend?" Tao Qiuyun teased her verbally, but her body reacted honestly, picking her up. "Aren't you afraid Mengmeng will laugh at you, hmm?"
"Mengmeng likes hugs too! Bad Guy, hug Mengmeng too." The little cat hooked her neck, looking adorable.
Tao Qiuyun looked down at the slightly introverted little girl.
Mengmeng's eyes were bright, showing a hint of envy and anticipation.
From the beginning until now, she hadn't seen this child's family, and Teacher Chang hadn't mentioned them. Plus, Qinqin had said before that Mengmeng knew about divorce...
With a guess in her heart, Tao Qiuyun glanced at Tao Aiqin and said crossly, "Are you treating me as free labor, is that it?"
"Hehe, Bad Guy is the best~" the cat acted spoiled.
The two little girls were just too cute. Tao Qiuyun couldn't resist her daughter's spoiled behavior and bent down again to pick up the little girl on the ground who was looking up at her.
Fortunately, I've trained, otherwise wouldn't I have lost face in front of my daughter?
At this moment, CEO Tao was incredibly grateful.
"Bad Guy," the little cat spoke to her sweetly again, "Mengmeng wants to wear a cat outfit too."
"Don't just decide for others," Tao Qiuyun said as she walked out holding the two children, turning to Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, what outfit do you want to wear?"
"Qinqin... Qinqin is a little white cat," the girl spoke a little haltingly, her tone unsteady, "Mengmeng wants to be, the same, a little black cat."
Tao Qiuyun nodded with a smile. She was always patient with little girls, regardless of their age. "Okay, I'll take you to be a little black cat."
After helping Mengmeng change into the little black cat outfit, Tao Qiuyun led the two children to the gathering spot Teacher Chang had mentioned.
The parents around saw her leading two children alone, some even thinking she was a single parent with two kids. However, some parents had witnessed the previous "argument," or rather, the one-sided crushing, and occasionally cast glances at her.
"What's Mengmeng's name?" Tao Qiuyun chatted with her daughter.
"Mengmeng is just Mengmeng!" Tao Aiqin hummed, "The cutest Mengmeng."
Mengmeng was a little embarrassed by the praise and softly said to Tao Qiuyun, "My name is Meng Huashi."
The nickname Mengmeng only started after Tao Aiqin transferred here. Before, everyone would just bully her, and no one thought she was cute.
All her good luck was brought by Qinqin!
"Huashi?" Tao Qiuyun stroked her head and praised, "That's a very nice name."
"Isn't Qinqin's name nice?" Tao Aiqin bumped Tao Qiuyun with her little head, unhappy, "You never said Qinqin's name is nice."
System: "You've really gone too far! You drama queen pretending to be cute!"
Tao Aiqin: "What do you know? My name is so nice, it's perfect. It means she and the female lead are a match made in heaven. I'm telling you, this indirectly shows that you found me to transmigrate into the book just to become their daughter, so you could bring them together. Tao Aiqin, Tao Ai Qin (陶愛琴 - Tao loves Qin), Sys, God is forcing you to ship them."
System: "I've put up with you for a long time. I've never heard of a transmigrator who actively went to someone's door to be their daughter at the beginning!"
Tao Aiqin: "Then you can be the first one to say it in the future. First-hand news, how cool is that."
The System paused: "That makes some sense." It became happy again.
"Of course Qinqin's name is also very nice, Mom gave it to you, right?" Tao Qiuyun coaxed her verbally, but felt a little doubt in her heart.
She had overlooked many things before. Was this name given by Qin Qingshang in the parallel universe?
Was it really for the homophone "Tao" Ai "Qin"?
But, if her other self in that universe was really a scumbag, who forced the parallel universe's Miss Qin out of animalistic impulse... and that Qin Qingshang had no intention of bringing the child to recognize her, then why did she give birth to the child? And with the surname Tao?
She could have completely taken the surname Qin, for example, called Qin Ai Tao or something.
The more she thought about it, the stranger Tao Qiuyun felt. This way of acting was completely illogical, leaving her with no clue.
Or, maybe it's not a parallel universe at all, and she and Qin Qingshang have been thinking wrong all along? Then how did the child come from?
"Names Mom gives are all nice~" The little cat hugged Tao Qiuyun, "Qinqin misses Mom."
Hit by her daughter's cuteness again, Tao Qiuyun instantly discarded the thoughts in her mind. "Okay, after this is over, we'll take pictures and share them with Mom, okay?"
"Okay~" the cat nodded.
Tao Qiuyun stroked her hair, her thoughts drifting far away.
No matter what, this is indeed her and Qin Qingshang's daughter. If, the big cat could also be this well-behaved in her arms...
Recalling certain scenes from that night, Tao Qiuyun quickly stopped her recollection, her eyes gradually becoming deep.
She can't scare Miss Qin, otherwise she'll divorce early.
"Alright! All the little ones from Class 3, please bring your parents and gather here~ Line up in a row, be good, and don't push and shove!" Teacher Chang held a large megaphone, and several other teachers nearby were also calling out to the children in their classes.
Tao Qiuyun was about to call the two little cats to gather when she saw her daughter whispering something in Mengmeng's ear. Then the two little children held her hand, one on each side, and led her to gather in front of their class. They looked so serious, like little adults.
"Good morning, little ones and parents!" Teacher Chang's voice was full of energy, and coupled with her young and pretty face, it seemed to make the air much sweeter. She held up the megaphone, "Today we need to take our animal school bus to the animal forest to find the treasure of the animal kingdom. Is everyone ready?"
"Ready!" The little ones wearing various animal costumes were full of energy.
Tao Qiuyun breathed a sigh of relief. Good thing there was no dress code for adults, otherwise making her wear this kind of silly animal costume...
"This is for you, Qinqin's mom." Teacher Chang was handing out small bags to the parents. She walked up to Tao Qiuyun and said with a smile, "Qinqin chose a cat, so this is cat ears for you. You have to wear them~"
Tao Qiuyun took it with a blank face, just about to ask if she could not wear them, when she saw a bald man from the next class who got rabbit ears ask the teacher for tape and stick them directly onto his smooth head. Then he picked up his daughter and laughed, "Hahahaha, isn't Daddy very cute."
"Ugly~" The little girl disliked him, but still reached up to touch the rabbit ears.
Tao Qiuyun fell silent. She looked down and met Tao Aiqin's gaze. The little cat stared at her, her eyes seeming to say: No way, no way? You wouldn't dare, would you?
How infuriating!
Tao Qiuyun clipped the cat ears onto her hair. Teacher Chang covered her mouth and laughed, "Because you said you were bringing both Qinqin and Mengmeng, I gave you two colors, black and white. Actually, they're very cute."
"Thank you." Tao Qiuyun's embarrassment was off the charts. In 28 years, she had never worn anything this cute.
"Pretty." Mengmeng praised her softly.
Tao Aiqin's eyes darted. She immediately stepped forward and hugged Teacher Chang, who was turning to continue handing things out, and pleaded, "Teacher Chang, Teacher Chang, can you help her take a picture? Qinqin wants to take it home to show Mom."
Tao Qiuyun's face darkened.
Teacher Chang had indeed said she would help them take family photos. Seeing many families around taking pictures with their phones, and Tao Qiuyun not looking like someone who liked taking selfies, she nodded and handed the bag in her hand to another teacher. "I'll help Qinqin and them take a picture."
"Okay." The colleague nodded and helped hand out the decorative little ears from the bag.
"Come," Teacher Chang raised her phone, asking Tao Qiuyun and the little cat to stand close together, "Taking it now~"
"Mengmeng too, with us!" Tao Aiqin pulled the little girl standing on the side over and then asked Tao Qiuyun to hug them both.
Tao Qiuyun, who had already squatted down to take a photo with her daughter: ...
Fine.
She stood up holding the two little girls, stared at Teacher Chang's phone lens, and showed a faint smile.
It was for Qin Qingshang to see, so she couldn't have an unwilling expression no matter what. She had to be happy, show her most beautiful side, to earn points.
"Done." Teacher Chang put away her phone and said with a smile, "I'll send you the other photos later."
"Thank you, Teacher Chang." Tao Qiuyun thanked her.
"You're welcome, it's just a small favor. The school bus is here," Teacher Chang saw the bus approaching and immediately turned to call the children, "Come, come, everyone line up, don't wander off, we're getting on the bus!"
Tao Qiuyun held a child on each side, the black and white cat ears on her head matching the colors of the cats in her arms. Coupled with her outstanding appearance, many people were talking about her, and some were even secretly taking photos with their phones.
Of course, the family of the little chubby kid who had a conflict with her earlier was at the very end of the Class 3 line. Even if they heard people around praising how good-looking Tao Qiuyun was and how cute Tao Aiqin was, they didn't dare say much. What if they provoked her again...
This family, the big and the small, had sharp tongues. They were civilized people and wouldn't stoop to the level of these commoners and shrewish women. Be magnanimous, magnanimous!
The animal forest the teachers mentioned was actually a garden near Tianhua Mountain. It had a pasture and many other small animals, and was usually open to tourists, considered a scenic spot.
This time, the kindergarten spent a lot of money to rent this garden specifically for a parent-child activity, allowing the little ones to have fun while also bringing children and their relatives closer, letting adults participate in the children's activities, and promoting family harmony.
This event was a forest treasure hunt. Each family received a treasure map provided by the teachers. Parents had to solve riddles with their little ones to find the keys hidden in the forest to open the king's treasure chest.
Tao Aiqin and Meng Huashi huddled together, heads touching, studying the treasure map placed on a large rock.
Tao Qiuyun organized the backpack Teacher Chang gave her. It contained practical items like a water bottle, insect repellent, flashlight, tissues, alcohol wipes, and band-aids.
She leaned in to see the two little cats' discussion results. "How is it? Any clue for the first riddle? If you can't figure it out, we'll look at the second one first."
The treasure map had seven clues drawn and written on it, corresponding to seven keys. They needed to collect all seven keys to open the treasure chest.
"Hmph~" The little cat lightly hummed, "Are you looking down on Qinqin and Mengmeng? We'll solve it right away!"
"Really?" Mengmeng lowered her little head, "But I... don't know what this means."
The children didn't recognize too many words, so Tao Qiuyun read them out. The first riddle was: The roaring animal hidden in the darkness snatched away the anxious king's favorite banana key. Hurry and help find it! He's about to die of anxiety!
Followed by a picture of an enraged monkey.
Speaking of which, what is the roaring animal in the darkness?
Owl? Do owls roar? They do, right?
Tao Qiuyun silently adjusted her pant legs, grateful she wore sneakers. She was already psychologically prepared to climb trees.
"Silly!" Tao Aiqin gently patted Meng Huashi's little head, "It's a 'Mee-mee'! If we go find the 'Mee-mee', maybe we can find the banana key."
"Wow~ Qinqin is so smart!" Although she didn't understand why it was a 'Mee-mee', Qinqin looked so confident. She had never lied to her, so Mengmeng believed Qinqin wholeheartedly.
Tao Qiuyun was equally puzzled why it was a sheep. She firmly believed it was an owl, but didn't want to dampen her daughter's enthusiasm, so she kept quiet and observed silently.
When she can't find it, I'll tell her the answer is an owl.
As a result, these two little cats, they actually found the banana key in the sheep's house!
Tao Qiuyun: ...?
How can this be!
Why isn't it an owl!
CEO Tao fell into deep thought
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