Chapter 77
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Chapter 77: Nian Nian’s Gift
Lintai First Kindergarten.
Today, Lintai First Kindergarten is much livelier than usual.
The kindergarten is decorated with bright lights and colorful fabrics, and various parent-child activity props are brought out one by one.
Bai Nian Nian sits upright in the classroom, while Su Qing Li stands on stage, talking about today’s parent meeting.
"Today is our first parent meeting of the semester. Have all the children completed the tasks assigned by the teacher?"
Upon hearing Su Qing Li’s words, many kids in attendance raised their hands high and shouted loudly.
"I’ve finished!"
Even Bai Nian Nian responded the same way, but her eyes were on an art album on the table.
To prepare for this parent meeting, Su Qing Li specifically requested that everyone create a gift for their parents.
This gift was meant to surprise parents during the meeting.
Bai Nian Nian’s gift is an art album, one that she painted herself.
She worked on it little by little during art class, spending half a month on it.
She also plans to present it to Bai Chen today, to give her dad a surprise.
"Students, the teacher is going outside to set up the place for our upcoming parent-child activities! You all must stay quietly in the classroom and wait for your parents to arrive!"
Su Qing Li smiled sweetly at her dozens of students and then looked at Bai Nian Nian.
"Nian Nian, class monitor, please help the teacher manage the class discipline and greet the parents when they arrive."
Upon hearing Su Qing Li’s words, Bai Nian Nian stood up and nodded.
"Understood, teacher."
After Su Qing Li left, Bai Nian Nian took her art album to the podium, quietly admiring the gift she prepared for Bai Chen.
Just then, a harsh voice rang out from the audience.
"Hmph! Look at Bai Nian Nian acting all pretentious; if one didn’t know better, they’d think she was so impressive!"
"Exactly! I don’t understand why Teacher Su insists on making Bai Nian Nian the class monitor!”
Bai Nian Nian followed the sound and saw it was Yang Ting Hu, the oldest child in the class.
Eight-year-old Yang Ting Hu and five-year-old Bai Nian Nian are in the same class in this kindergarten.
He always felt that since he was the oldest, he should be the leader of the class.
Accordingly, the class monitor should rightfully be him, but Su Qing Li appointed Bai Nian Nian instead.
This made Yang Ting Hu feel resentful inside.
Every time Bai Nian Nian managed the class for Su Qing Li, Yang Ting Hu and his little followers would mock her.
Today was no different.
Seeing that Bai Nian Nian didn’t respond, Yang Ting Hu’s voice grew louder as he spoke with his followers.
Many classmates frequently frowned at Yang Ting Hu.
Although they quietly discussed today’s parent meeting, Yang Ting Hu’s voice was too loud.
Bai Nian Nian looked at Yang Ting Hu and said,
"Yang Ting Hu, you are talking too loudly; you are disturbing the other students."
Hearing Bai Nian Nian’s words, Yang Ting Hu slammed the table and stood up.
"What’s wrong with how I talk? Just because you think you’re the class monitor, you can control me?"
Yang Ting Hu’s little followers echoed his words.
Three or four of them faced off against Bai Nian Nian, and soon many students in the classroom whispered among themselves.
"Yang Ting Hu is going to argue with Bai Nian Nian again."
"Yang Ting Hu is really annoying; not only does he like to bully others, but he also loves to create trouble. I don’t like him at all."
"Yeah, Bai Nian Nian is much better; I like her as class monitor."
Yang Ting Hu already disliked Bai Nian Nian, and now, seeing Su Qing Li had left, he became even more arrogant and approached Bai Nian Nian.
Bai Nian Nian looked at Yang Ting Hu, feeling anxious, and instinctively shielded her art album.
"What do you have? Let me see it!"
Seeing Bai Nian Nian protect her album, Yang Ting Hu immediately had an idea.
Bai Nian Nian shook her head at Yang Ting Hu.
"No way! This is a gift for my dad; go back to your seat!"
"You really think you’re the class monitor; I’m not going back! Hand it over!"
Yang Ting Hu glared fiercely at Bai Nian Nian.
However, Bai Nian Nian stood her ground and looked defiantly at Yang Ting Hu, gripping her album even tighter.
Although Yang Ting Hu was three years older and had a round face with big ears, resembling Zhu Bajie, he seemed insignificant compared to what she was protecting.
Seeing that Bai Nian Nian wouldn’t give in and was staring at him, Yang Ting Hu’s gaze became menacing as he pushed Bai Nian Nian down to the ground.
Bai Nian Nian fell hard, hitting her head on the corner of a nearby table.
Soon, a bump formed on her head.
"Give me back my album!"
Despite the pain in her head, Bai Nian Nian quickly got up to reclaim her art album.
Yang Ting Hu stood still, flipping through Bai Nian Nian’s album in his hand.
When he saw Bai Nian Nian approaching to retrieve it, he threw it to one of the little followers beside him.
Bai Nian Nian ran toward that follower, but he threw it to another accomplice.
And so, the group kept playing tricks on Bai Nian Nian.
Eventually, she could no longer run, with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Bai Nian Nian, your drawing is so ugly!"
Yang Ting Hu laughed loudly as he looked at Bai Nian Nian’s picture.
Bai Nian Nian gritted her teeth and lunged at Yang Ting Hu again.
"Give it back to me!"
This time, Bai Nian Nian clenched her teeth and charged at Yang Ting Hu.
No one saw the red glint flash in her eyes.
Caught off guard, Yang Ting Hu was knocked back, landing hard on the ground.
"Ouch!"
Yang Ting Hu covered his bottom, feeling as if it had split in two.
At the same time, his anger quickly rose.
"How dare you hit me!"
With that, Yang Ting Hu tore the drawing in his hands.
"No!"
Seeing her album ripped in half, Bai Nian Nian’s eyes instantly turned red.
Tears as big as beans rolled down her cheeks.
At that moment, some classmates began to stand up.
"Yang Ting Hu, you are too much! How can you bully a classmate?"
Su Luo Yu glared fiercely at Yang Ting Hu and quickly went to comfort Bai Nian Nian.
Yang Ting Hu got up from the ground, still holding his bottom.
"If she had given me the album earlier, this wouldn’t have happened! It’s her fault for not giving it to me!"
"And she knocked me down! It hurt so much!"
Su Luo Yu widened her eyes at Yang Ting Hu.
"That’s nonsense! You were the one who pushed Bai Nian Nian!"
Yang Ting Hu looked fierce.
"If she had just handed over the album, none of this would have happened! It’s all her fault!"
"You!"
Su Luo Yu pointed at Yang Ting Hu, so furious she was at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, Bai Nian Nian stayed silent, quietly crouched in the corner, looking at her album now torn in half.
The first page showed two characters, one big and one small—Bai Chen was the larger one, and she was the smaller one.
It depicted the moment Bai Chen rescued her from human traffickers.
The following pages showed their happy family life together.
There were many sketches of Bai Nian Nian’s dreams for the future, visiting amusement parks, going boating…
But now, the colorful album lay shattered and broken.
Bai Nian Nian cried silently; this was the first gift she made for her dad, and now it looked like this.
"Nian Nian, what happened?"
