Mumu stared dumbly at the thing in her hand and moved her lips as if wanting to say something. However, Fu Yuling had already walked away.
When he came back, Fu Qi asked a question.
“Do you know that person?”
“I think so.”
She responded briefly and quickly packed up her things.
“Xiao Qi, wait for me here for a while.”
Seeing that she was almost finished packing up, Fu Yuling asked Fu Qi to wait in the same spot.
“Okay.” He hesitated for a moment, “… Be careful on your way.”
Fu Yuling patted his shoulder. “I know, young man.”
This made him open his eyes a little wider, and she smiled and walked away while waving.
“You rest for a while, I’ll go check out the school.”
This was what Fu Yuling was planning to do. On the way, she looked at her own clothes and attire to make sure that there was nothing amiss before heading towards the school gate.
Even before going in, someone stopped her. It was a staff member stationed outside.
“I’d like to ask if the school is still accepting students?”
“Just a moment.”
“Okay, sorry for the trouble.”
Fu Yuling waited at the gate. The person left and quickly came back, accompanied by another person. It was a woman who was not young and exuded an air of elegance around her.
“Hello, are you interested in enrolling your child here?”
The newcomer asked politely, and Fu Yuling had a very good first impression. She nodded her head, “Yes, is your school still accepting students?”
“Well… could you perhaps bring your child to visit next time?”
As if afraid that Fu Yuling would misunderstand her, she waved her hand to explain, “You see, we’ve already been in session for a month, and I’m afraid a new environment at this point may be difficult for the child to adapt to and cause them to fall behind in their studies.”
Listening to this, Fu Yuling pondered. This is indeed may not be the best time, but she was too busy to stay home with them every day. So the school was definitely a good choice.
She wanted to enroll all her children, but she hadn’t discussed it with them yet.
Thinking it over, she said, “Then when would be a good time for me to bring the child to visit?”
“I’m here every day, you can come anytime.”
“Okay, sorry to bother you.”
After getting a general understanding of the school’s situation, Fu Yuling wondered if the children would even like to go to school.
Returning to Fu Qi, she didn’t want to think about it anymore and just quietly sar on the ox cart.
When she saw a clothing store, Fu Yuling called out to Fu Qi.
“Xiao Qi, wait a moment.”
Fu Qi pulled on the rope, and the ox, very intelligent, stopped and snorted a few times.
Fu Yuling went inside and looked around. The clothes there were all finished products, but the styles were not very appealing to her.
Seeing Fu Yuling’s attire and bearing, the shop assistant quickly approached her and asked, “Can I help you with anything?”
“Do you have children’s clothes?”
“Yes, over here.”
She led Fu Yuling deeper inside.
Compared to adult clothes, the children’s were more exquisite, with better color coordination.
After selecting a few items and paying, she returned to Fu Qi.
On the way back, the beggar was still sitting motionless on the wall by the side of the road.
It was so obvious, but the passersby hurried by, as if they couldn’t see him.
Fu Yuling recalled the words the beggar had said to her before. She shook her head with a sigh. Everyone has their own story, it’s just that his story has prevented him from moving forward.
Back home, the children were nowhere to be seen, but she heard sounds of them playing in the back.
She opened the door and glanced outside. She wondered why He Qiu was here.
