However, upon hearing Ye Yun’s words, the little girl, perhaps too nervous, blurted out:
“I don’t want to go to the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow! I don’t want to go!”
Instantly, Ye Yun and Li Mengyao were bewildered.
“Parent-teacher meeting? What parent-teacher meeting? If there’s a meeting, wouldn’t the kindergarten notify the parents?” Ye Yun looked at Li Mengyao.
Li Mengyao was also confused and shook her head. “I don’t know. I’ve been busy all day and haven’t had a chance to check my phone. Let me see… Ah, there really is a parent-teacher meeting!”
As she spoke, Li Mengyao pulled out her phone from the parents’ group chat.
Indeed, there was a message from the homeroom teacher.
“@All Parents, Ms. Fang Lan has resigned due to personal reasons. I will now be taking over as the homeroom teacher for Class 2. We hope all parents can come to the school tomorrow for a parent-teacher meeting to get acquainted.”
“This parent-teacher meeting will primarily address two matters: First, a donation to the Jinling Senior Care Home. Second, selecting student representatives to participate with their families in the annual Jinling City Kindergarten Athletic Competition (Fun Track and Field).”
Signed, Teacher Huang.
“Keke, are you unhappy because Ms. Fang is leaving?” Seeing the message and the little girl pouting, Ye Yun suddenly understood.
“Waa! Daddy, Ms. Fang is so nice. I don’t want her to leave! Waa, waa, waa! They said we’ll never see Ms. Fang again.” Ye Keke burst into tears.
Ye Yun frowned.
He had a good impression of Ms. Fang Lan.
The time Keke was bitten by a dog, it was Ms. Fang who stepped forward to protect her, like a hawk protecting its chick.
He hadn't expected her to resign.
“Then can Daddy call Ms. Fang to ask what’s going on?” Seeing his daughter unhappy, Ye Yun felt it was best to call and inquire.
If Ms. Fang was truly in trouble, he wouldn’t mind lending a hand, as a way to repay her for helping Keke last time.
However, after making the call, Ye Yun’s frown relaxed.
Ms. Fang’s resignation was not a bad thing!
One had to know that kindergartens were generally divided into two types: public and private.
And Keke’s school, RuTai Kindergarten, was a private institution, meaning the teachers there did not have permanent positions.
Ms. Fang had just passed the examination for a permanent position in a public school, with a significant increase in salary and benefits, which was why she chose to resign.
For this, Ye Yun and Li Mengyao were also happy for Ms. Fang.
A child’s mood could change quickly. After Ye Yun accompanied Keke to watch another episode of Peppa Pig, her unhappiness immediately vanished.
The couple also discussed it, and since Li Mengyao had work commitments the next day, it was decided that Ye Yun would attend the parent-teacher meeting for Keke.
Upon hearing this, Keke was overjoyed.
Because in the past, other classmates’ parents had attended the meetings, while Ye Yun had only gone once, and had almost gotten into a fight with Zhang Pipi’s tank-mom, so he hadn't gone again since.
In a child's heart, their father was a peerless hero.
The current Ye Yun now met her requirements for a perfect dad.
Therefore, she was eager to show off her dad to her classmates.
Under such circumstances, she naturally looked forward to Ye Yun attending.
The next morning, after breakfast, the family of three set off, with Ye Yun alone taking Keke to school and attending the parent-teacher meeting.
Li Mengyao was clearly a little worried about Ye Yun attending the parent-teacher meeting alone. She gave him a stream of instructions, even changing his clothes multiple times.
She was afraid that others might be dissatisfied.
Finally, Keke became impatient, and only then did she let the father and daughter leave.
“Mom talks too much. Dad’s better, he’s not so naggy,” Keke grumbled in the car.
“That’s because Mom and Dad show their love for Keke in different ways,” Ye Yun said, ruffling her hair. “So Keke must never speak ill of Mom, okay?”
“Okay, Keke loves Mom very much, and, um, loves Dad very much too!” Keke smiled happily. It was clear that she was very pleased that Ye Yun would be attending the parent-teacher meeting.
RuTai Kindergarten was not too far from Ying Tian Prefecture.
It only took about ten minutes to drive there in the Jag, but it happened to be rush hour for both work and school.
Ye Yun circled the area around the kindergarten several times but couldn’t find a parking spot.
Therefore, Ye Yun parked the car in the underground lot of a nearby shopping mall and decided to walk.
In fact, he had imagined walking hand-in-hand with his daughter to school countless times in his previous life.
As for himself, having grown up in an orphanage, he had never been picked up or dropped off by family.
As the saying goes, the more one lacks something, the more one craves it.
So, he truly cherished this feeling.
As soon as they got out of the car, Keke, with her sharp eyes, suddenly waved and shouted in another direction.
“Zhao Kai! Zhao Kai!”
Ye Yun looked over and saw a dark-skinned boy and an equally dark-skinned man who had just gotten out of a car.
Upon seeing the car, Ye Yun’s brow furrowed slightly.
This car…
A Mercedes-Benz S600! With the license plate Jin A88888!
“Keke!” The boy saw Keke and immediately let go of the man next to him and ran over.
Keke quickly took Ye Yun’s hand and introduced them.
“Zhao Kai, this is my Daddy! Daddy, this is Zhao Kai, he’s my good friend!”
Ye Yun smiled at the little boy and greeted him.
“Hello, little friend!”
Zhao Kai’s skin was indeed quite dark, making him look like a little migrant worker. He responded generously to Ye Yun’s greeting.
“Hello, Uncle.”
Then he looked at Keke and clenched his little fists.
“Keke, next time that scoundrel Zhang Pipi dares to bully you, I’ll beat him up!”
At these words, the dark-skinned man standing next to Zhao Kai’s face darkened. He immediately flicked Zhao Kai on the forehead, causing the boy to cry out in pain as he rubbed his head.
However, this child was indeed interesting. The man’s flick was not light, but Zhao Kai, perhaps unwilling to lose face in front of Keke, winked at Keke to distract her.
Seeing his son like this, the man, whose skin was already dark, became even darker. He extended his hand to Ye Yun and smiled apologetically.
“I’m Zhao Kai’s father. Zhao Kai has been a bit wild since he was young, with no one to discipline him. Please don’t mind.”
“I think your child is quite independent and cute,” Ye Yun said, extending his hand to shake the man’s.
“Haha, I think so too, which is why I usually let him ride his bike to and from school by himself,” the dark-skinned man chuckled. “Since the teacher asked for a parent-teacher meeting today, I brought him along. I haven’t driven here in a while, so I didn’t realize the traffic would be this bad. I had to park at the mall and walk.”
The dark-skinned man spoke with a natural friendliness, appearing honest and guileless.
“Oh, right, I haven’t introduced myself. My name is Zhao Yuanyang. Shall we walk together?” the man said.
“I’m Ye Yun. Sure!” Ye Yun nodded with a smile.
The two children walked ahead, hand in hand, chatting as they went.
Seeing his daughter’s happy expression, Ye Yun fell into thought and after a long while, asked Zhao Yuanyang:
“Director Zhao, what is your relationship with Yuanyang Group?”
“Hmm?”