Chapter 409
Meredith said, “Caden will become as brilliant and likable as Miss Leighton. Of course, all of you will too. Do you understand?”
Another boy weakly asked, “Then, will I become an orphan too in the future?” Meredith nodded. “Of course, all of us will become orphans eventually.” The boy suddenly cried out loud. He sobbed and said, “I don’t want to become an orphan. My Mommy and Daddy won’t die.”
Meredith immediately walked over to the little boy and hugged him in her arms. She consoled him, saying, “Brent, don’t worry. I’m talking about many years later. A hundred years later, by then, you’re an old man already.”
“I don’t want to be an old man either.” The boy continued crying.
“Why? Is it not going to be an old man? An old man is still adorable.” Meredith was a little lost and frightened by the little boy.
She had to console him for quite a while before he calmed down.
Outside the classroom, a teacher said softly, “How could Miss Leighton do this to the children? What if they return home and tell their parents that their teacher said that they would be orphans sooner or later. The parents would be furious.”
The principal said helplessly, “Although what she said made sense, it is quite inappropriate.” “Mainly it’s because the children are still young, and they don’t understand.” That teacher did not know about Meredith’s identity. Naturally, she grumbled, “Principal, where did you find this teacher? It feels like she has no teaching experience.”
“A friend introduced her to me. Don’t worry. I’ll talk to her. I’ll tell her to pay more attention to this.”
Sure enough, Meredith was being asked to stay back after class by the principal. Although the principal put it cryptically, Meredith still understood. She also realized that the way that she expressed herself was not quite right. Meredith apologized to the principal. “I’m sorry. I will pay more attention to it in the future.”
“Mrs. Shelby, I’m not blaming you. After all, you have just started teaching children.” The principal passed her a disc. “Mrs. Shelby, these are some of the recordings on the teaching we have recorded previously. You can have a look when you’re free. Maybe you could learn something from it.
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