Muchen noticed something off about Ziyue's tone, so he looked away and nodded. "Sure."
Ziyue opened her mouth to say something, but she remembered Zixi was still there, so she stepped back, took a deep breath, and kept silent.
Muchen knew she misunderstood something and rushed to explain, "To be honest, I only thought about this recently and asked Chuan to take note of the matter. Yesterday, I looked through information on a few schools. We can visit them today."
However, his explanation did not make Ziyue any happier.
She considered briefly before saying, "Are you going to check them out today?"
Ziyue looked stern as she stood up. "I'll go get ready."
She left right after that.
She called Qingluo to instruct her on some work matters. Then, she went to her room, changed her clothes, and headed downstairs.
…
Yunzhou City was big and had many places offering early childhood education.
But after careful vetting, Chuan gave Muchen a document listing only three preschools.
All three were downtown and were among the best in the city. Each of them was unique in its way.
Luckily all three were close to home. One of them was even near Muchen's company.
Thus, they went to that one first.
Ziyue was happy with it and asked Muchen, "What do you think?"
Muchen did not answer her question but said, "Let's check out the other two."
Since he did not reject this preschool, he was also quite satisfied.
As expected, after viewing the two other preschools, they returned to the one near Muchen's company.
Then, they accompanied Zixi in a few classes.
They wanted Zixi to attend preschool, not for him to start studying but to allow him to play with other children.
Therefore, Ziyue paid attention to the teacher's temperament and patience.
She was happy with the teacher in charge.
Once they were home, she asked Muchen for his opinion, but he said, "You choose as you see fit."
Ziyue raised her eyebrows upon hearing him. "Do as I see fit? In that case, Mr. Qin, you should let me know before you decide anything in the future."
She was still angry that Muchen decided to send Zixi to preschool without consulting her.
She would not have been so angry if it was only this matter.
However, he had hidden many things from her and refused to tell her.
…
Ziyue could not help but feel sad when they had to send Zixi to the preschool for the first time.
Muchen hugged her shoulder. "You're already sad over this? What will you do once Zixi grows up and goes overseas to study or run away with a girl? Are you going to bawl your eyes out?"
Ziyue glared at him and proceeded to ignore him.
"Let's pick up Zixi together this evening. I'm heading to work." After saying that, she pulled her hand from Muchen and returned to her car.
Muchen watched Ziyue's car travel out of sight before returning to his car and driving away.
…
It was nearly time to leave work. Qingluo noticed that Ziyue seemed restless, as if she could not wait to go.
As their boss, Ziyue had the freedom to leave anytime. However, she was strict with herself. She would not leave early or arrive at work late on regular days.
Ziyue glanced at the time again. Thus, Qingluo could not help but ask, "Director Su, is something the matter?"
"It's nothing. Can you make a copy of this?" Ziyue handed Qingluo a document without looking up.
Hearing her, Qingluo accepted the document and left.
As soon as the working hours ended, Ziyue got up.
She came to the lobby and saw a few employees getting off work earlier than her. The employees were embarrassed about being caught leaving early and wondered if they should greet her. However, before they could decide, she had already dashed past them.
Although she and Muchen had arranged everything, Ziyue still worried that Zixi would not adapt to the preschool.
However, since they decided to send him to that preschool, Ziyue felt she should trust it. Zixi was going to attend preschool from now on. Thus, no matter how worried she was, she still needed to wait until after work to head there.
When Ziyue arrived at the preschool, she saw Muchen's car at the entrance.
Since it was an elite preschool in the city center, the students in this preschool came from wealthy backgrounds. Other parents had Bentleys, but Muchen's Bentley was a limited edition. Furthermore, she remembered his car plate number.
She did not expect him to arrive earlier than her.
Ziyue was surprised and walked into the school.
As soon as she went in, she saw Muchen talking to Zixi's teacher.
Zixi's teacher was a middle-aged lady with a lean figure and average height. Furthermore, she had a kindly smile which put people at ease.
Ziyue walked nearer and could hear what the teacher was saying. "I've taught many kids all these years, but I've never met one as agreeable as your son. He did not fuss during meal times and slept soundly during the afternoon nap…"
The teacher's words indicated her fondness for Zixi. She even glanced kindly at him a few times as she spoke.
Zixi wore a set of light blue tracksuits and looked small, standing beside Muchen. One of his tiny hands was firmly held in Muchen's hand. He glanced up at the two adults conversing from time to time.
Suddenly, he sensed Ziyue coming near and turned to her.
He grinned as soon as he saw her. "Mommy."
Then, he let go of Muchen's hand and ran to Ziyue.
His voice alerted Muchen and the teacher. The two of them turned to look at Ziyue.
The teacher smiled and said, "Good to see you, Mrs. Qin."
"Good to see you too, Ms. Jin." Zixi's teacher's family name was Jin.
As Ms. Jin was about to say something, her phone suddenly rang in her pocket.
She looked at Ziyue apologetically and pulled out her phone to check it before rejecting the call. Then, she explained embarrassedly, "My husband came to pick me up. He called because he wondered why I haven't gone out."
"In that case, I won't delay you anymore. You should go." Ziyue understood and smiled.
Ms. Jin also did not want to keep her husband waiting. Thus, she did not say anything else and smiled at them before leaving.
Once Ms. Jin left, Ziyue asked Muchen. "What did Ms. Jin say just now?"
Muchen reached out and gently squeezed Zixi's cheek. "She was praising how adorable your son is."
Ziyue could not resist glaring at him before leading Zixi outside. She asked as they walked, "Sweetie, did you have fun today?"
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