Back at Little Qiqi's Kindergarten.
The bell rang, signalling the release of the children who soon packed their small bags and started forming a queue before following their class teacher out of the room and towards the building entrance.
The children would be released according to their classes, starting from the playgroup to the kindergarten.
And since there were many classes, students of the same grade would be released simultaneously by their respective class teachers to the children's parents or guardians, which they were already aware of.
Of course, if it was before, Xiao Ya's grandfather would come to receive her, while Little Qiqi would wait with Wu Ying who would then later drop her to the old age home.
But now things were different.
"Luo Ya's parents."
Miss Nan, Xiao Ya's class teacher called out, gazing around in the small crowd of parents.
"I am here."
Hearing the voice of her Dad the little girl looked at her teacher with a wide grin, who released her hand and let the little girl walk down the stairs.
"Luo Ya, make sure to do your homework." the teacher reminded.
It was because although the little girl had done her homework, she had been so tired that she left a few questions blank.
"Sorry teacher, Xiao Ya went out to meet her grandparents so she couldn't do her homework completely."
Ye Qian apologized as he picked up the little girl, who quickly wrapped her hands around his neck, and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"It's alright, she is making good progress in calculations and I don't have any reason to blame her."
Miss Nan waved her hand and smiled after seeing the little girl full of smiles, something that she hadn't seen often if not for the recent few weeks.
"Xiao Ya, what do we say when we leave school?"
Ye Qian reminded while raising his brows, causing the little girl to scratch her head before nodding with a wide smile.
"Yes."
"Thankyou teacher, Nan. Take care."
Saying that the little girl even seemed to be ready to give a flying kiss to her teacher but Ye QIan quickly lowered her hand, saving the teacher from some embarrassment.
"Ugghhh."
With that, the little girl held one of his fingers before turning to her teacher.
"Bye Miss Wu."
"Bye."
Wu Ying waved her hand and continued calling the names of the other children, who were also eager to go home and were already peeking their heads around to see their mothers or grandparents.
"Papa, Qiqi missed all grandpas and grandmas."
Once they were at the gate, the little girl called out, it had been more than 3 days since she had gone to the old age home, which made the little girl miss them.
"We are going to them now anyways."
Ye Qian smiled and picked her up.
Just as he was about to walk to the other side of the road, a voice called out.
"Mr Ye!"
Ye Qian and the two little girls in his arms turned around only to see a familiar figure or figures approaching them.
It was a boy and a woman.
From their facial characters, it wasn't hard to determine that the boy was the woman's son.
"Zhimen?"
Little Qiqi muttered it was because the boy was from her class and also her friend.
And the woman was Mrs Ji, the one who had dropped Ye Qian, Little Qiqi and Xiao Ya to their home a few days ago in her car.
Since the last day they had gone to meet Xiao Ya's grandparents right after school, Mrs Ji hadn't seen Ye Qian and his daughter after they were released.
But today it was different.
"Ohh Mrs Ji, how are you."
Ye Qian smiled while Xiao Ya waved her hand at Zhimen and Little Qiqi greeted the woman as well.
"Well, things are good as usual."
Although she said with a smile on her face, that wasn't true and Ye Qian could tell that she was lying.