After confirming the precise location of the elementary school, Yu Zhou leisurely strolled onto the main road.
He was well aware that to grow closer to his daughter, he had to make time to interact with her, no matter how busy he was.
Of course, it was during the initial stages of his career, when he was so swamped that he could barely find a moment to spare for his daughter.
As for now! Most things had gradually stabilized, which was a great start for him, and naturally, he had to fulfill his role as a father.
Being an entrepreneur and a good father was not in conflict for Yu Zhou, even if he was often extremely busy.
When he arrived at the school entrance, because the pre-school class finished earlier than the first and second grades, there were already quite a few parents picking up their children at the gate.
Yu Zhou didn't rush forward but gazed at the little ones, led by their teachers, hand in hand.
In his previous life, he had never truly picked up his own daughter.
Even as someone who had lived two lives, this was somewhat novel to Yu Zhou.
Naturally, while his heart was filled with excitement, he began searching for his own little girl, Yu Xiaoyu, among the countless small figures.
"This era is so much better! Unlike in later years, where almost no elementary schools have pre-school classes."
"It's either public kindergartens or private ones where it's a competition of who has more money."
"Just a small kindergarten is extorting so much from parents!"
Yu Zhou looked at the spirited children before him with a sigh, a sense of melancholy washing over him.
In China at this time, it hadn't reached the point of later years, where even toddlers in nursery classes were already caught in the rat race.
And the children still had a relatively happy, or rather, a better childhood.
From Yu Zhou's perspective, he was rather opposed to this kind of intense competition.
It wasn't that he wished to see "happy education" appear in China.
It was rather that he believed he could provide his child with a good future, so whether there was intense competition from the start of schooling seemed unimportant.
After all, he didn't have much ambition for his child to surpass him; if she could simply avoid squandering the fortune he had built, he would be immensely grateful.
However, Yu Zhou still agreed with the theory that education could change one's destiny. In his eyes, for children from ordinary families, there were only a few options to change their fate.
Among these, the simplest and easiest choice was education, to get into a good university.
"Dad!"
Just as Yu Zhou was pondering whether the educational system of Longxia was truly unique, a clear voice sounded from beside his ear.
Without even looking, Yu Zhou knew it was his daughter.
He immediately lowered his head and gave Yu Xiaoyu a big smile.
"Daughter!"
"Dad, why are you here to pick me up today? I was looking for Grandma everywhere."
The little girl's beauty had perfectly inherited from Jiang Jie, looking as lovely as a porcelain doll.
Since she was no longer malnourished like before, her yellow hair had become jet black, like a little elf leaping out of a book.
This made Yu Zhou instinctively want to hug her.
"Oh!"
But just as he reached out his hand, intending to pick up his daughter, another voice rang out from the side.
This was immediately followed by an intense crying.
"Wuwuwu! Wuwuwu!"
"Mom, Yu Xiaoyu stepped on me..."
The crying was so heart-wrenching that even Yu Zhou was startled.
He quickly turned around and began to apologize to the child, "Child, I'm sorry, did it hurt you?"
"Xiaoyu! Quick, apologize to your little classmate."
Regardless of whether Yu Xiaoyu had done it intentionally or not, since she had stepped on someone, Yu Zhou, with his modern-day mindset, naturally reacted by asking his daughter to apologize first.
After all, he didn't believe a five or six-year-old child would lie about such a thing; if they stepped on someone, an apology was in order, wasn't it?
However, what he didn't expect was that the little girl pouted and instinctively replied to Yu Zhou, "Dad, I didn't step on him."
Yes, Yu Xiaoyu said it with utmost certainty, and her demeanor of conviction did not suggest she was lying.
For a moment, even Yu Zhou felt a bit embarrassed.
His reaction had been entirely instinctive; he didn't think children would lie about stepping on each other.
But he also didn't believe his daughter would lie, so had he misunderstood her?
"Wuwuwu! Mom! Mom! She stepped on me."
The plump little boy cried even louder, with tears even welling up in his eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey! Little friend, why are you like this? Are you afraid to admit it if you stepped on someone?"
"Baby! Baby, don't cry, we won't stoop to the level of such an ill-mannered brat."
The little chubby boy's mother immediately became angry, resorting to insults.
And in that instant, even Yu Zhou's expression turned grim.
He believed his daughter, and even if she had bumped into him, the little girl had probably just not noticed.
But once adults got involved in such a verbal spat, the nature of the situation changed completely.
For a moment, Yu Zhou's impression of the little boy and his mother turned sour.
"Madam, setting aside whether my daughter actually stepped on him, I already apologized. What more do you want?"
His expression was displeased, so his tone was not exactly polite. It was a minor issue, why resort to such venomous words?
"Apologize? Who cares about an apology from someone like you! I don't care, your child stepped on my baby. Now we demand to go to the hospital. If not, I'll call the police."
This woman seemed accustomed to a life of comfort. Not only did she look down on others, but her eyes also held endless disdain.
In her eyes, her baby was always someone who could never be wronged.
If she wanted the moon, she would find a way to pluck it for him.
It was this statement that completely ignited Yu Zhou's anger.
Was it necessary? Regardless of whether she stepped on him or not, even if children truly bumped into each other, was it necessary to go to the hospital?
How much strength could a child have? Would it really hurt that much to be stepped on?
And then, Yu Xiaoyu's words made Yu Zhou's expression even more vigilant.
"Liu Xiaoliang was disturbing me in class this morning! I told the teacher, and he's getting revenge now."
Upon hearing this, Yu Zhou could no longer stand idly by, his expression growing even more troubled.