Chapter 5 - Her adorable innocent face.
freewebnov(e)lAfter receiving the call Li Xue rushed to Mt. Carmel Elementary School where Li Wei was newly admitted after she got to her age of five years.
The school has got a healthy environment for the kids and was the best school in the entire city. So Li Xue was quite satisfied and confident that this school was the best for her daughter.
The fees were a little higher from the other schools but the amount was something she could arrange cutting off some of her unnecessary expenses. That's how mothers are used to living. They will cut off their necessities only to provide their children with something that will make their future more perfect.
Though Li Xue was quite young when she became a single mother, this motherly feeling was something that does not come according to one's age. It was a feeling that gets built inside the moment the woman could feel another life growing inside her. A feeling of such satisfaction for which one can sacrifice her own importance.
As Li Xue went inside, she could see many children studying in their respective classes making the air in the school much more livelier.
Soon she got in front of Li Wei's classroom. Seeing a beautiful woman approaching near the class, the class teacher came to greet her and ask her purpose. fre ewebn ovel
The teacher did not recognize her as Li Xue seldom comes inside the school to drop or pick her daughter. Usually she would just drop her at the school gate and leave after making sure she has gotten inside.
And to pick her up after classes, she would ask Bojing's help as the late afternoon was a prime time for Sweet Delicacy. The customers are full at that time and her attention was something that was highly needed.
Li Wei was the new student who got recently admitted approx. one and a half months back so there was still time for parent – teacher meetings that were arranged to familiarize parents and teachers with one another.
"Good morning Mam! Are you looking for someone? How should I help you?" the class teacher asked in a very polite manner that was perfectly befitting for someone under whose guidance the parents leave their children to.
"Yeah! Sorry to disturb your class but I am Li Wei's mother. Half an hour before I got a call from the school asking me to visit once. Maybe my naughty daughter has created some kind of nuisance here", Li Xue said as she tried to look inside the class to find her devilic daughter inside.
And there she was, ignoring everything around and concentrating all her attention into her book. Her expression was full of seriousness and dedication.
Other children were enjoying their time chatting and playing around but she was all focused on her book as if she was the only one who has come here to study. Presenting an epitome of a good, intelligent and sensible student.
But Li Xue knew what exactly was the meaning of this scene. The people might take her daughter's serious expression to be as simple as it is presented but she knew it was a defense wall she had created to sustain less damage that was coming on her way.
Looking at her so serious expression, she wanted to look at her adorable face for some more time but there was something important waiting for her. She cannot forget that she was called here to have a conversation with the principal.
She reverted her gaze back at the teacher. She was staring at her like she had seen some amusing alien in front of her eyes. "Sorry! Is there something on my face? I was in hurry so I haven't take a look"
"No, no… it's perfectly fine. I was just taken away. Couldn't believe my eyes. You look so young and beautiful, can't believe you have a daughter", the teacher said, still staring at her soft beautiful face that hardly had any makeup on.
Li Xue blushed at the remark. She gently pushed a wild wavy lock of her hair at the back of her ears and gave a grateful smile. She has never accustomed herself to such compliments even though she has received them from quite a young age.
Few moments passed but the teacher still did not say anything. Li Xue felt a little awkward in such a situation. "Cough!" She gave a cough to retrieve the teacher out of her thoughts.
"Ahh sorry I was almost lost in my thoughts. Let me ask Li Wei to come first then I could tell you the scenario", the teacher said and then turned back to call Li Wei out.
"Li Wei!"
The girl looked up from the book and her innocent face was screaming that she was the only innocent one here and others were all lying.
The little girl came forward, maintaining her expression and her eyes were fixed on her mother, telling her that she has not done anything she has abstained from.
"Yes teacher!" the soft voice of the little girl said as she neared the door. She strained her head a little higher to look at her teacher. She was too small to not strain her neck while talking to her teacher.
"Your mother has come. Now tell her what you did earlier", the teacher wanted to sound stern but looking at such a cute adorable face, she wasn't able to bring her heart to.
The little girl blinked her eyes twice at her teacher, looking like she was trying to get in the words of her teacher. When she was sure of her words, she turned on her little shoe's heels to face her mother.
Though their facial features didn't match but just by looking at the girl's eyes which held some sort of confirmation, can confirm that the one she was facing was her mother, on whom she believes the most.
"Mama, I didn't do anything wrong. As you have asked me in the morning, I didn't ask any such question that the teacher cannot answer. I was behaving as per the rules, but it was Xiao Che, who started it first", the little girl's clear eyes were like a trap that got her easily inside her words.
Li Xue just looked at her daughter whose expressions were telling her she was being wronged, not the other way round.
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