As one, three pairs of eyes turned to her.
She blinked her large eyes, filled with confusion, not understanding how the fire had caught onto her!
"Sis, my reward, the one you promised me~"
"Sis, are you helping him?" Cheng Guodong had a look of a wronged woman.
"Sis, would you like a cup of coffee?" Qin Xin smiled broadly.
Little Taotie looked at one, then the other, caught in a dilemma.
The math problems in the final exam weren’t this hard!
"I... I’ll make a call to the teacher!"
Little Taotie tried to sneak away with her phone.
But it failed, the three of them surrounded her.
Cheng Guodong: "Just make it here."
Qin Xin: "Is there any secret you can’t share with us?"
Gu Yixing: "The chairs have been pulled out, please have a seat."
Little Taotie was ushered into a seat, holding her phone, looking somewhat baffled.
Cheng Guodong: "Call then!"
Little Taotie moved mechanically, very stiffly, her short, clumsy hands fumbled to unlock the phone and dialed Teacher Yuan’s number.
"Little Taotie, what’s the matter that you’re looking for the teacher?"
"Teacher... can only one parent attend the Parents’ Meeting?"
"Yes, the classroom seats are limited, one parent per student will suffice."
"What if... everyone in the family wants to attend?"
"...Everyone wants to come?"
"I’m just saying if..."
Teacher Yuan sighed, "Every student has a mom and a dad, that’s two parents, some live with their grandparents too, totaling up to six adults. If all attend, there simply isn’t enough room in the classroom, nor enough chairs, which is why we ask for only one parent."
"...Can we negotiate?" Little Taotie’s eyes darted around as she asked, "What if we bring our own seating? Would that work?"
Before the teacher could pronounce the words "not possible," Little Taotie’s voice quivered with a sob, "My adoptive brothers all want to come, teacher, they are all very important to me, and I want them all to attend my Parents’ Meeting."
Teacher Yuan remembered Little Taotie’s special circumstances.
This child might be a Little Star, but her experiences were more pitiful than any other child in the class, having grown up abused in the mountains. Had it not been for her kind-hearted elder brothers’ adoption, who knows what terrible things might have happened to her.
Teacher Yuan’s heart softened, and she instinctively agreed, "...Well, okay."
"Thank you, teacher~" Little Taotie’s voice was soft and elongated, soothing and tingling.
Teacher Yuan felt herself floating, and only after she hung up did she realize what she had agreed to!
Teacher Yuan rubbed her forehead and could only report this to the vice-principal.
The vice-principal was Little Taotie’s dad fan. Although he knew it was not precedent to allow, once set, the precedent would lead to endless troubles as students’ families might all clamor to attend the Parents’ Meetings. Still, he agreed right away.
Little Taotie hung up the phone and looked at her three brothers, her voice soft and milky, "Everyone can come now, no need to fight over this anymore."
The three exchanged looks, not expecting the matter to be resolved so quickly.
Although the crux was just their ability to attend the Parents’ Meeting, now that the issue was resolved, they felt a lack of drive, having not received their sister’s decision yet.
They were still waiting for their sister to choose one of them to attend her Parents’ Meeting!
They believed that the chosen one would surely be the brother she loved the most!