"Wow, what's going on here? Why is it so lively? What are those kids playing?"
Perhaps infected by the bustling and grand atmosphere of Hu Jin Kindergarten, Qingqing and Weiwei walked with a slight spring in their steps, occasionally turning back to look curiously.
"They're holding a 'school opening ceremony'!"
Huang Jun replied with a smile.
"Daddy, what is a school opening ceremony?"
Qingqing, with her rosy cheeks and pearly white teeth, tilted her little head upwards. Her big blinking eyes made her look adorably curious.
Rarely did Weiwei stay silent, but her face was brimming with curiosity, showing she wanted to know too.
"A school opening ceremony is..."
Huang Jun thought for a moment, then continued, "It's a solemn ceremony held at the start of a new semester. When the kids walk down the red carpet and cross the joyful hurdles of good wishes, it marks the official start of their educational journey. The teacher uses vermilion to dot a red spot like a 'mole' at the center of the children's foreheads, playing on the homophone 'zhi' with 'wisdom.' This little red mark signifies the opening of wisdom, leading to clarity of sight and mind. Then they practice writing, starting with the first character of their life: 'person'..."
He explained in detail, while Qingqing and Weiwei listened with a vague understanding.
They didn't fully comprehend.
But it felt particularly novel and amusing.
For a moment, they began to look forward to it too.
They anticipated their own kindergarten having such a lively and fun 'school opening ceremony.'
However.
Their beautiful expectations were immediately dashed the moment they approached the school gate.
Not even at the school gate yet!
The rising and falling crescendo of crying and shouting reached their ears, vaguely visible...
Weiwei: ゛('◇')?
Huh?
What's going on?
Why is it so noisy, with even crying sounds?
Qingqing: ⊙(・◇・)?
Why are there crying sounds?
Huang Jun: (ノ￣ー￣)ノノ(º_ºノ)
In fact, spending the past few days at the kindergarten, he learned from the teachers that in the week leading up to new students joining, nearly every day there are kids crying and refusing to attend school. Some children with weaker adaptability might even continue crying for several months, or an entire semester, entering kindergarten with the company of family members.
Even though he had heard of it before, he still felt that his approach was somewhat off when actually standing there and hearing such a large scale of crying.
If they had left earlier or later, they might have avoided this headache-inducing situation.
But now, it was too late for regrets!
What a miscalculation, truly a miscalculation...
At that moment, he couldn't help but worry about his two precious daughters, fearing that seeing the other children crying might influence them to cry too.
Just as he hesitated on whether to move forward or not, what he feared truly happened...
Perhaps affected by the dreadful atmosphere, a little boy who just passed by him also started bawling with a 'waa.'
Now, his mother looked exasperated.
Still, she immediately picked him up, trying to soothe him gently.
But she couldn't calm him down no matter what.
And his father stood helplessly on the side, completely unsure of what to do.
All he could do was fret!
Qingqing and Weiwei, still in a state of bewilderment, were startled by the sudden, deafening crying.
They held onto their daddy's hands tightly, tilting their heads upwards, staring with puzzlement at the loudly crying boy.
Watching them head towards the school gate.
Qingqing, with wide eyes, still full of questions, asked, "Daddy, what's wrong with that little brother? Why is he crying?"
Though it wasn't clear who was older.
Qingqing and Weiwei had inherited his good genes; they were both very tall, noticeably taller than children of their age, especially taller than that little boy by half a head.
Weiwei also tilted her head in confusion: "Yeah! Why is our kindergarten gate filled with crying sounds?"
When they passed by Hu Jin Kindergarten, the kids were all full of excitement. How come when they reached their own kindergarten, all the kids were crying?
So strange...
Fearing the little ones' emotions would be affected, Huang Jun quickly comforted them softly, "I'm not really sure either, maybe it's because those kids aren't as good as our Qingqing and Weiwei? Our Qingqing and Weiwei never cry when going to kindergarten, am I right?"
"Yes, Weiwei is the best!" Weiwei nodded enthusiastically, responding happily.
"Qingqing is the best too!" Qingqing replied with a sweet smile.
Huang Jun nodded: "That's right, you are both the best kids, and the best kids never cry."
With his gentle persuasion, the two little ones gradually lost themselves, following him to the school gate without crying.
Seeing other kids crying loudly, reluctant to leave their parents, they helplessly shook their heads like little grown-ups.
It's just school!
What's there to cry about!
We've been to school for so many days and never cried, unlike you all who cry on the first day of school, so not well-behaved...
Thinking about not having cried these days, the two little ones were filled with pride, straightening their little chests as they walked past the crying kids.
Their obedient and noiseless demeanor drew approving glances from the surrounding parents.
Oh~
Whose adorable twins are these...
Seeing this, their faces couldn't help but show a long-lost 'auntie smile'.
Looking at Huang Jun, they were filled with envy.
It felt like he must have saved the galaxy in his previous life to have such a pair of adorable twin daughters in this one.
Then looking down at their own kids crying nonstop in their arms, they couldn't help but send a helpless soul-searching question in their hearts:
What did I do in my previous life to deserve such a misbehaving child in this one...
What a headache!
It wasn't only the parents who felt headaches. The teachers originally meant to welcome the kids to the school gates found themselves having to soothe several children and parents simultaneously, feeling a dreadful headache.
Though the school entry time merely just started, only around fifteen minutes had passed, they felt those fifteen minutes particularly long.
Yang Yuxi and Xie Jianing were trying to carry away those little ones clinging onto their parents, having no time to even acknowledge Huang Jun and his family.
Even so.
Qingqing and Weiwei still politely greeted Yang Yuxi and Xie Jianing: "Good morning, Miss Yang, Miss Xie!"
"Good morning, Qingqing, and Weiwei..."
Yang Yuxi, upon seeing Huang Jun and them arrive, managed a smile, saying, "Qingqing's dad, please take Qingqing and Weiwei to the classroom first, we can't leave here for the moment..."
"Understood!"
Huang Jun nodded, unable to stand by, said, "But this isn't really a solution for you all!"
"There's just no way!" Yang Yuxi said helplessly.
Huang Jun thought for a moment, murmuring, "There might be a way that could work."
Just when Yang Yuxi expected Huang Jun to have a good way to soothe the children, he walked past with Qingqing and Weiwei, entering through the school gate...
Huh?
What about the promised solution?
He's gone?
Is he teasing me?