Little Stone was provoked by his dad and secretly thought that he had to provoke someone too, or else he couldn’t dispel this feeling.
His little eyes spun around, and he came up with an idea!
The first point He Jie brought up was immediately countered by Qin Tan: they indeed could ignore Little Stone and just take Little Dumpling on the trip!
He Jie proposed the second point, "Do you have the time? Going out for a month!"
Hearing He Jie’s words, Qin Tan felt a bit upset and sour!
What does Qin Tan envy most about Qin Xiao? Absolutely Qin Xiao’s freedom.
Unlike him, tied to the office chair every day, spontaneous trips lasting a month basically have nothing to do with him!
Though a month-long vacation was a no-go, squeezing out a week was still possible!
Qin Tan thought for a moment and then said, "I think if I squeeze a bit, I should be able to squeeze out a week to go have fun with you guys."
He Jie listened to Qin Tan’s pitiful words and saw his enthusiastic face, thinking back to the last time their whole family went on a trip abroad.
That traveling experience was too heavy, the memory too unkind, so much so that they haven’t gone out for fun for the past two years.
Actually, that’s not right; people should look forward, and unhappy memories should be replaced by happy, joyful ones.
Thinking of this, He Jie lightly nodded, "Okay, but really, can’t we request a leave for Little Stone and take him with us?"
Upon hearing his mother’s words, Little Stone immediately stared at Qin Tan with wide eyes.
Qin Tan, almost giving in under their hopeful gaze, was luckily able to switch to shaking his head just as he was about to nod.
He Jie frowned, "When there’s a situation at school, you can usually request a leave. Is this family school stricter than regular schools, not allowing any leaves?
Can we request a sick leave?"
He Jie said, already thinking about having Little Stone catch a cold from the wind tonight, then claiming he caught a cold tomorrow.
Qin Tan shook his head, "Sick leave can be requested, but it’s only allowed for illnesses that leave one bedridden.
Minor colds, minor illnesses can’t be used to request leave.
Because the family school focuses on cultivating one’s will, character, and inner self.
Willpower is the most important and absolutely doesn’t permit backing down at the slightest difficulty!
Qin Tan spread his hands at the end, indicating he was helpless as well.
He Jie, hearing this, looked at Little Stone, child, even mom can’t help now!
Little Stone hung his head, and with his head drooped, returned to his room.
Joy is yours; I only have sadness, loneliness, and chubbiness.
The six-year-old Little Stone was a bit chubby!
Qin Tan and He Jie looked on as Little Stone’s room door closed, only then starting to discuss where to go and when to depart.
A side Little Dumpling, who had been munching snacks, saw her brother’s unhappy expression and quickly grabbed some snacks from the table, running into the brothers’ room.
Inside the room, Little Stone was lying spread-eagle on the bed; Little Dumpling ran in with snacks, pulled at his pants, "Brother, you can eat this!"
Little Stone sat up at the sound, took the snack bag from Little Dumpling, and pulled Little Dumpling up to sit on the bed with him, the two brothers crunching snacks at the bedside.
All previous feelings of chubbiness, loneliness, and sadness were thrown to the back of Little Stone’s mind.
For a six-year-old, there’s no unhappiness that a bag of snacks can’t solve.
If one bag doesn’t work, two will!
The next day, Xiao Li and Qin’s mother were sitting in the dining area drinking tea and having snacks; unexpectedly, Mianmian, who’d been playing around the villa since early morning, came back crying.
Even before reaching the dining area, her cries were already heard.
Surprised by the cries, Xiao Li and Qin’s mother stood up.
They had never heard Mianmian cry .
After being startled, the two stood up to check the situation; but before they moved, Mianmian charged in crying.
Once inside, she threw herself into Xiao Li’s arms, "Wah...mom...Mianmian doesn’t want to go to family school, it’s too scary.
Mom, let’s leave now! Go home!"
Xiao Li was stunned by Mianmian’s tears, what did ’go home now’ mean?
Child, this is your home too!
Despite her confusion, Xiao Li first comforted Mianmian, "Mianmian, don’t cry! Can you tell mom what exactly happened? Okay?"
While speaking, Xiao Li passed tissues to Mianmian, and after a couple of soothing words, Mianmian’s crying softened.
Gradually, she stopped crying and explained why she was upset.
It turned out that after breakfast, Mianmian wandered around the estate, as she always loved to do whenever she visited.
But today, as soon as she stepped out of her yard, she saw her brother Stone waiting for her, and he tricked her into taking a morning visit to the family school.
This visit scared Mianmian so much she ran back crying to Xiao Li.
It wasn’t that the family school’s curriculum was cruel, but the lesson Little Stone attended today was learning the piano.
The piano thing meant one had to sit still continuously!
For an active child like Mianmian, this was terrifying!
She was frightened during Little Stone’s piano class, and then saw in another room people playing chess in pairs, also seated!
Moving further, she spied people painting, arranging flowers, practicing calligraphy—everyone was seated.
Just as Mianmian was overwhelmed, Little Stone took a break and found her. She asked him, "Brother, do you study these every day? Learn them all?"
Little Stone nodded, "Yeah! Every day!
Once you enter the family school next year, you’ll have to learn them too!"
Mianmian, hearing this, immediately ran off crying.
After hearing Mianmian’s words, both Xiao Li and Qin’s mother mentally cursed Little Stone: Mischief-maker, why scare your sister?
When Mianmian finished speaking, she looked up at Xiao Li, "Mom, Mianmian doesn’t want to go to family school!" Latest content published on ⓝovelFire.net
Xiao Li was deliberating on how to respond to Mianmian’s issue?
Just then, Qin Xiao arrived.
Xiao Li had a flash of inspiration, quickly said, "Mianmian, about going to family school, mom can’t decide. You’ll have to ask dad!"