I was approached by a cat-eared girl.

Then we can implement a free-range system, setting alarms for them every morning to wake them up.

It's okay if you can't wake them up. Just order ten or eight more, and they'll ring every five minutes. That should wake them up no matter what.

Even if they can't wake up Chen Qi'an, they can definitely wake up Chen Qinghan, who is the older sister.

Then, the night before, give them some money for breakfast so they can buy something to eat on their way to school the next day, and then you can sleep in late every day with your sweet and soft wife in your arms.

Delicious.

He had already begun to dream about the happy life he would have then.

It was only early September, and the lingering heat of summer had not yet faded. It was a little past seven o'clock, and the sun had fully risen, making the sunlight feel noticeably warmer on people.

In a hurry to send his two children to school, Chen Shuo didn't have a full breakfast. He grabbed a quick bite at a breakfast shop on the street, wiped his mouth, and went home.

Chen Shuo had gotten up too early and hadn't had enough sleep. When he got home, Bai Xiaoqi was already snuggled up in bed catching up on sleep. She was holding the blanket in a big ball, her little white legs were draped over the blanket, her nightgown was casually rolled up, and the strawberry pattern on her white underwear was so bright it was dizzying that she had to cover it up.

Just as Chen Shuo reached out his hand, he saw her eyes open, hazy and languid.

"You're back?" Bai Xiaoqi spoke lazily. As she rubbed her eyes, she noticed Chen Shuo's hand, which seemed to have nowhere to go. She looked in the direction his hand was reaching.

Pooh.

Big pig's trotters.

She just got back and immediately lifted her skirt, wanting to do *that*.

"Go and close the door."

"what?"

This abrupt question startled Chen Shuo. He turned around and glanced at the half-open bedroom door. "Why is the door closed in broad daylight?"

"What do you think?" Bai Xiaoqi was a little angry. He had already lifted her skirt, and this guy still had the nerve to ask.

"?"

Chen Shuo paused for a moment, glanced at the door again, then at her again. Considering the current situation, he understood; it was a misunderstanding.

"I didn't mean anything by it."

"Then why did you lift my skirt?"

"I didn't... Fine, I'll flip it."

Chen Shuo gave up explaining, turned around and closed the door, preparing to do morning exercises.

"One two three four, two two three four, three two three four, four two three four, stretching exercise."

On the elementary school playground, rhythmic beats came over the loudspeaker as all the teachers and students gathered together for morning exercises.

Among them were first-graders who had just started school. The brother and sister mingled among them, clumsily trying to learn from the people on stage in front of them.

No wonder they have to get up so early to go to school.

Chen Qi'an felt he understood; it turned out it was because of the morning exercises.

Chapter 349 Adults Play with Toys Too

Primary school is different from kindergarten. The school no longer allows parents to bring lunch or deliver food to their children at noon. Instead, the school provides so-called nutritious meals, which are delivered by a catering company every day at noon.

At lunchtime, Chen Qi'an carried his lunchbox and ran to find Nie Qingqiu, intending to sit down and eat with her.

Eating tastes better when I'm with her.

Unfortunately, they weren't deskmates. They were supposed to be, but the teacher disliked that this guy kept turning around to chat with the girl during class, so she separated them.

After searching high and low, we really couldn't find a suitable place to put this kid. Let's find a guy; he'll definitely have a more enjoyable chat.

If you find a girl to be his deskmate, he might keep turning around to chat with her, which would affect her studies.

Setting up a VIP seating area wouldn't be appropriate.

In the end, the teacher had no choice but to put the brother and sister together. To the teacher's surprise, the boy didn't talk much when he sat next to his sister.

Although I don't quite understand why, it's good.

When Chen Qi'an came over with his lunchbox, the girl at the table picked up her lunchbox and stood up to give him her seat.

Sitting in his favorite spot, looking at the girl he admired, Chen Qi'an vividly demonstrated what it means to be a feast for the eyes. He held his spoon and buried his head in his rice, occasionally glancing up at Nie Qingqiu next to him.

Then I noticed that the other person was resting their chin on their hand while mechanically stuffing rice into their mouth with a spoon in their other hand.

"Qiuqiu, what are you thinking about? Doesn't your food taste good?"

"I'm wondering, what's the point of us going to school?"

“…”

Such a high-level topic inevitably made Chen Qi'an pause for a moment, and then he thought for a moment and said, "Going to school is for the sake of going home."

"Isn't this for studying?"

The little girl in the front row turned her head and said, "My dad said that I have to study hard so that I can get into a good university in the future, otherwise I won't even be able to find a job."

What happens after you find a job?

"To make money."

"And then what happens after you make money?" Nie Qingqiu continued.

"Buy toys, buy delicious food."

Chen Qi'an answered quickly, then paused and added, "Then we played together and ate together."

Hearing this answer, the little girl laughed, and then said very seriously, "But by then we will be adults, and adults don't play with toys."

"Who said that? Adults play with toys too." Chen Qi'an disagreed and gave an example: "My godmother is an adult, and she plays with toys."

When he last visited Anya's house, he found something that made a buzzing sound in her room.

My godmother said it was an electric toy.

So adults also play with toys.

Now that I don't need to pick up and drop off my child, the mini car I bought has become useless. If I wanted to pick them up and drop them off, that would be fine, but it's only a ten-minute walk from school to home, and I can get there in no time.

Bai Xiaoqi felt this wouldn't do, so since she had nothing to do today, she took out her pink turtle and prepared to take her girlfriends out for a ride.

"Achoo..."

Anya had just opened the car door and sat down when she suddenly sneezed. She rubbed her nose, somewhat puzzled.

"Have a cold?"

"No, with a figure like mine, how could I possibly catch a cold?"

figure?

Bai Xiaoqi thought for a moment before realizing, "You mean the body, right?"

"It's all the same, don't I have a great figure?"

"Great."

Bai Xiaoqi casually replied, then looked down and subtly puffed out her cheeks, making herself appear rather small in comparison.

Anya quickly fastened her seatbelt and adjusted her posture, feeling a little uncomfortable. "Your car is small, and the seatbelt is short. It's so tight that I can hardly breathe."

"I won't let you sit here next time."

"No, I was just saying."

Bai Xiaoqi, who was already driving at 60 miles per hour, got on the road and continued to mutter to herself as usual.

Why are you chanting scriptures while driving?

"Because I like reading." Bai Xiaoqi stared intently ahead. "Where are we going?"

"You called me out, and now you're asking me where I'm going?"

"I haven't decided yet..."

Bai Xiaoqi just wanted to drive around and simply wanted to touch the steering wheel; she hadn't really decided where to go.

But she definitely couldn't just go out for a short drive and then go back; she planned to drive further away, otherwise it would be a waste of the battery she had charged overnight.

“How about going to the riverside in the suburbs?” she suggested.

"Did you bring a fishing rod?" Anya subconsciously turned around to look at the back row.

"No."

"Then why go to the riverbank in the suburbs?"

"Enjoy the scenery and breathe in the fresh air; besides, that place is far away."

"?"

Anya paused for a moment. She could understand the first two reasons, but what did the last one, "far away," mean?

If they weren't all good friends, she would have really thought they were going to do something to her.

"Okay, let's go get some fresh air and relax. I've been really stressed lately."

"Are your parents trying to set you up on blind dates and get you married again?"

"Ah."

"......"

Bai Xiaoqi drove and turned at the intersection ahead. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke up: "Actually, it's better to have someone by your side when you get married. It's very lonely to be alone. You'll understand when you find that person."

She didn't understand before that she never felt lonely living alone in the mountains, but instead became quite accustomed to that kind of life.

But standing at this point in time, looking back on those days feels like a lifetime ago, and a deep sense of loneliness arises, even accompanied by a sense of unease.

She thought that if Anya found that person one day, and looked back on her single days, she would definitely feel the same way.

"I understand what you're saying, but finding that person isn't that easy."

Anya turned her head to look out the car window, watching the scenery outside rush past, and seeing her still relatively young face reflected in the glass.

Being at this awkward age, you're thirty if you say you're young, but also only thirty if you say you're old.

If you raise your standards, others will look down on you.