Chapter 24: The First Day of School
On the school opening day at the Sixth Elementary, the weather was sunny and cloudless.
Liu Xiue personally gave Zhao Meimei a ride, cycling side by side with Shi Yang towards the school.
Zhao Meimei sat on the back seat of her mother’s bicycle, reaching out from time to time to touch Shi Yang who was close by, and whenever she touched the edge of his clothes, she would beam with joy, having a lot of fun.
Shi Yang said to Liu Xiue, "Aunt, after registering later, you don’t need to bother picking up Meimei. Today is just the first day of school, we’ll just be collecting homework and doing some cleaning, and I’ll give her a ride home after school."
Liu Xiue was delighted to hear this, as the Sixth Elementary was quite far from home, and having to leave at noon to pick up Zhao Meimei would happen to miss her selling time.
Liu Xiue dropped Zhao Meimei off at the school gate of the Sixth Elementary, and Zhao Meimei immediately nimbly climbed onto the front beam of her Brother Yangyang’s bicycle, waving to her mother, "Bye, Mom."
Liu Xiue was used to this, and in front of the many parents dropping off their kids, she didn’t scold Zhao Meimei, but instead reminded her with some concern, "Meimei, listen to the teachers at school, don’t fight with other kids, and after school, don’t run around and wait in the classroom for Brother Yangyang to come and pick you up, okay?"
Zhao Meimei agreed with a single word, and playfully rang the bicycle bell a couple of times, producing a crisp "ding-ding-ding" sound.
Liu Xiue stood at the school gate, watching Shi Yang push the bicycle and take Zhao Meimei into the campus.
Shi Yang parked the bicycle, and Zhao Meimei turned her head to look around; she had never been to the Sixth Elementary before, so everything seemed new to her.