Chapter 116 - 106: Mom Was Right, It Doesn’t Matter If You Have Wings
Chapter 116: Chapter 106: Mom Was Right, It Doesn’t Matter If You Have Wings
Shu Yao watched Xiao Juzi blending in with the other children, her expression growing serious.
Of course, she believed Xiao Juzi was sensible and obedient, and that he wouldn’t do anything to hurt other kids at kindergarten.
As his mother, she believed in her child. But what about the other parents, teachers, and children?
Xiao Juzi was different, but that couldn’t be a reason for him to be discriminated against or treated specially.
She hoped Xiao Juzi could get along well with the other children, not be feared or ostracized.
"Mom, Xiao Juzi wouldn’t..." The words sounded more like Shu Yao trying to comfort herself.
Shu Xin said, "Of course I know Xiao Juzi wouldn’t hurt anyone without a reason!"
Shu Yao: "..."
’What does she mean, "without a reason"?’
’Even with a reason... he still can’t do that!’
Shu Xin continued, "The kindergarten your grand-uncle arranged for Xiao Juzi is the most well-regarded one in our Fourth District, Star Rhyme Kindergarten. I just heard them say that Star Rhyme Kindergarten does accept Beastman babies now, they just require a psychological evaluation report for the child at enrollment to prove that they’re emotionally stable and not aggressive."
"...So, we need to take Xiao Juzi to see a psychologist?"
Shu Xin immediately opened her Light Brain, muttering to herself as she searched the Star Network, "Let me see which institution has the best child psychologists. It’s good to have a report from a professional institution. If Xiao Juzi ever gets into a conflict with other kids at school, we can use this report to shut up any unreasonable parents."
Shu Yao smiled as she watched Shu Xin.
Although she didn’t have the original owner’s memories, she could feel that the original ’her’ must have been cared for by Shu Xin just as attentively as Xiao Juzi was.
He hadn’t gotten to play on the slide or the merry-go-round today, but Xiao Juzi had made many new friends in the sandbox and, just like Little Taotao, had a great time digging for treasure.
But Little Taotao was led away by her mom before they could finish playing together.
When he said goodbye to Little Taotao, Xiao Juzi looked dejected.
Seeing his listless expression, Shu Yao clapped her hands to call him over. "Xiao Juzi, let’s go home too."
After saying goodbye to the other children, Xiao Juzi ran to his mother’s side and glanced in the direction Little Taotao had left.
He suddenly turned his head and said to his mother, "Mommy, I really like it here. Let’s come back often!"
"Okay~" Shu Yao said, ruffling his hair. "If Mommy isn’t around, you can ask Grandma and your grand-uncle to bring you here."
"..." Xiao Juzi seemed to be thinking. Two seconds later, he said, "That’s okay too!"
Shu Yao: "..."
’Why do I get the feeling that my place in Zaizai’s heart has dropped a little since he met Little Taotao?’
Out of nowhere, Xiao Juzi said, "Mommy was right, it doesn’t matter if you have wings or not!"
Even if Little Taotao didn’t have wings, he still wanted to be good friends with her!
"Sigh..." Shu Yao let out a motherly sigh.
The best child psychology institution in the Federation was the psychology department at Imperial Hospital.
Shu Xin booked an appointment with a top-rated child psychologist.
Back home, Xiao Juzi drew a picture. He was too shy to stick it on his sleep pod, so he secretly hid the drawing inside it.
He came out of his room and heard his grandma talking to his mom about sending him to kindergarten.
He ran over, hugged his mom, and started pleading desperately:
"Mommy, I don’t wanna go, I don’t wanna go!"
"I don’t want to go to school like you!"
"If I go to school, I won’t see you for most of the day!"
"Mommy will miss me! And I’ll miss Mommy!"
Shu Yao glanced at him, leaning back on the sofa and crossing her legs with a hint of casual nonchalance.
"I talked to Little Taotao’s mom today. Little Taotao is old enough for kindergarten now too." She peeked at Xiao Juzi’s reaction and found it amusing to see his little ears twitching. "The school Little Taotao is going to happens to be the same one your grand-uncle picked out for you. What a coincidence, don’t you think?"
Xiao Juzi stopped protesting. He was still hugging Shu Yao tightly, his eyes shining brightly.
"So that means, besides the park, I can also see Little Taotao at kindergarten from now on!"
"Didn’t you just say you didn’t want to go to kindergarten?" Shu Yao teased him deliberately.
Xiao Juzi hemmed and hawed, unable to form a complete sentence for a long moment.
"Good." Shu Yao helped him sit up straight and had him listen carefully. "Starting next week, Mommy is going to set an example for you. I’m going to go to school on every school day."
Xiao Juzi mumbled dejectedly in a small voice, "Then I won’t be able to see Mommy for a long time every day..."
Shu Yao said, "You still have Grandma. Grandma is Mommy’s mommy, so having Grandma by your side is like having Mommy with you."
"It’s not the same..." Xiao Juzi pouted, clearly unhappy.
A hint of a threat suddenly entered Shu Yao’s coaxing tone. "If you don’t listen, I’ll switch you to a different school!"
"No!" Xiao Juzi shouted. "I want to go to the same kindergarten as Little Taotao!"
As soon as Shu Chao Yu got home from work, he heard his grandnephew’s voice and keenly sniffed out a hint of childish friendship.
"Who’s Little Taotao?"
Shu Yao explained, "The first little girl his age that Xiao Juzi has met."
Xiao Juzi opened his mouth, subconsciously wanting to retort, but his brain paused and he realized his mom wasn’t wrong.
"You’re Xiao Juzi, and she’s Little Taotao." Shu Chao Yu made a cute gesture. "She must be really cute too, right!"
"Yeah, cute!" the little one nodded in agreement.
Shu Chao Yu was suddenly struck with the feeling that ’a grown son can’t be kept at home.’
"Does she have fur?"
"She has little pigtails~" Xiao Juzi gestured with both hands above his head.
Shu Chao Yu was actually trying to find out if Little Taotao was a Beastman.
"Go share your happiness with your grand-uncle." Shu Yao sent the little guy over to Shu Chao Yu.
She went to the kitchen and opened her Light Brain.
The livestream function was still off.
But the food forums were buzzing with activity.
Just as Ke Dancheng had said, the trend on the forums was strange, with a thick scent of marketing.
Saying things like the day Lin Zhenxiang returns will be the day livestreams resume.
But even this marketing-fueled craze couldn’t stop the netizens’ calls for Mrs. Bao.
Many netizens were speaking up, hoping Mrs. Bao would feature some affordable dishes in her new livestreams.
The whitebait fish was just too expensive!
The whitebait, once scorned by netizens, was now out of reach for many people!
Other netizens regretted not stocking up on whitebait when the price was low.
Overall, the atmosphere on the forums was still quite harmonious.
She saw a few familiar usernames.
[SpendItAll] posted a thread—
"A huge wave of whitebait is coming! Are you all ready!"
[SpendItAll] said in the thread: "Reliable source, most food streamers are waiting to use whitebait as an ingredient when broadcasts start up again! Right now, you can’t find a single whitebait in Luoxing Port!"
Someone immediately replied: "So everyone’s planning to copy Mrs. Bao!"
A dissenting voice sounded: "What do you mean, copy! Is Mrs. Bao the only one allowed to cook whitebait?"
"Copying is copying, don’t try to twist logic. Just look at who drove up the price of whitebait. Our Mrs. Bao became a legend with a single dish, you have to admit it! You people are just salty!"
"Agree with the post above."
[SpendItAll]: "These past few days, I had my chefs cook whitebait using Mrs. Bao’s method. It’s delicious, sure, but strangely, I always feel like there’s a flavor missing."
"Is it because there’s no one fighting you for it! HAHAHAHA..."
[Money Control is very thick] made a rare comment: "None of you understand."
[SpendItAll]: "What the f*ck do you know!"
[Money Control is very thick]: "You dummy, once you’ve actually eaten a dish made by Mrs. Bao, you’ll know."
[SpendItAll]: "As if you’ve eaten it before!"
He had probably forgotten that Brother Hou had snagged a tasting spot last time.
[Money Control is very thick] expressed his unwillingness to talk to the dummy by leaving the chat.
[RenamedForSisterBao] suddenly popped up: "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you’re all dummies!!!"
"Here’s one that’s gone crazy!"