Chapter 68: We Are All Little Turtles
Zhao Zhitong didn’t like Granny Guan, so without greeting her, she held her little cousins’ hands and ran straight back to her grandmother’s side.
When she reached her grandmother, she pouted and said, "Grandma, that Granny Guan is so fierce, and her voice is so unpleasant. It must be pitiful to be her grandson."
Zhao Guifen couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to poke her nose. "You shouldn’t talk like that outside. You should call her Granny Guan."
Zhao Zhitong pursed her lips, unwilling to call her that.
She vividly remembered Granny Guan being fierce to her. Every time her original self went back to her maternal grandparents’ house with her mother, Granny Guan would give both her and her mother cold looks and make sarcastic comments.
Therefore, Zhao Zhitong was unwilling to call her granny.
Zhao Guifen and Mrs. Guan hadn’t gotten along since they were young, and their animosity had only grown worse due to some incidents over the years. So, Zhao Guifen didn’t force her to change what she called her. Holding her small hand, they went inside the courtyard.
As they walked, Zhao Zhitong told her grandmother that she thought Gou Dan and Tie Zhu had become dull again, surely because Granny Guan had scolded them. Then, she added with her own logic, "Teacher said that if adults always scold children, the children will become little fools."
The teacher she referred to was her kindergarten teacher from her previous life. That teacher often told parents who frequently scolded their children not to blame them without first asking questions. She explained that it was not good for the children and would affect their ability to respond. She happened to be nearby at the time, heard the conversation, and remembered it.
Zhao Guifen didn’t know this. Thinking Zhao Zhitong was referring to Mr. Meng, their schoolteacher, she pulled her onto her lap and asked what she had been learning at school.