Cannon Fodder Husband Ch.565-566

Chapter 565 – Pinky Promise

Lu Xia fell silent. So, their intention was that they had fun playing soccer at the daycare today and wanted her to buy a ball to play at home too?

Lu Xia glanced at the yard, now sparsely filled with leftover vegetables, which had been trampled by them. If they played soccer too, there probably wouldn’t be anything left.

So she thought, “Let me see how you guys behave. If you do well, I’ll buy a soccer ball as a reward for you.”

The children were overjoyed after hearing this and reached out their hands, saying, “Pinky promise!”

Lu Xia, seeing their insistence, could only extend her hand and make a pinky promise with them.

When Jiang Junmo came back, he saw Lu Xia and the children making the pinky promise. He smiled and asked, “What are you doing?”

Lu Xia let the children play on their own, went into the house with him, and then told him about what had just happened.

“I originally wanted to just brush them off, but these clever kids insisted on making a pinky promise. Now, even if I want to renege, I can’t.”

Jiang Junmo chuckled upon hearing this. “It’s alright. I see there aren’t many vegetables left in the front yard anyway. Let’s try to finish them soon. After that, we can tidy up the area, making it spacious enough for them to play. Besides, there are still plenty of vegetables in the backyard for us to eat.”

Lu nodded. “Yes, but we can’t give in too easily. If they know they can get what they want so easily, they probably won’t appreciate it. So, we have to wait and see.”

“Okay, your decision is good.”

After the little cubs settled into their routine at the daycare, Kang Kang was also about to start school.

Though there was some distance from home to the military district elementary school, it was actually quite close by bike, taking about twenty minutes.

Initially, Lu Xia was worried about letting him go to school alone and insisted on picking him up and dropping him off daily when she and Jiang Junmo went to work.

However, after two days of doing that, when the weekend arrived, Kangkang went back to live in the big courtyard. When he returned, he was riding a children’s version of a bicycle.

Lu Xia was surprised and asked, “Where did you get this?”

“Grandpa bought it for me.”

Kang Kang seemed to really like it. After riding back, he carefully wiped off the dust from the bike with a cloth.

“Your grandpa bought it for you? Why is this bike so small?”

Could you already buy children’s bikes now?

“Grandpa had someone help buy it for me. The size of this bike fits me perfectly.”

Lu Xia fell silent upon hearing this. Kang Kang was 7 years old this year, a bit taller than his peers, standing at about 1.3 meters. However, even a ladies’ bike was still large for him.

These days, she and Jiang Junmo took turns riding bikes to take him to school.

Unexpectedly, Grandpa Jiang bought him a bike that fit his size. Could it be that he trusted a seven-year-old child to go to school alone?

When Jiang Junmo came back and saw Lu Xia furrowing her brow, he asked what was wrong. After hearing the situation, he said, “It’s okay. Grandpa probably just wants to help him exercise. If you’re worried, I’ll go with him when I go to work, and then pick him up after work.”

Lu Xia nodded. Although it was a bit troublesome, she still couldn’t rest easy sending such a young child to school alone.

“Alright, let’s do that. Let’s take turns. You’re usually quite busy, and my course load is light this year, so I have more time. I’ll go pick him up after work.”

“Okay.”

The military district elementary school, Peking University, and the Design Institute were all in the Xicheng (West City) District. When they went to work, it was somewhat on the way, making it more convenient.

So, starting the next day, the two of them rode bikes together with Kang Kang to school. After work, Lu Xia would go to the school to pick him up.

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Chapter 566 – Beginning the Teaching Career

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Although Kang Kang considered himself a grown-up and felt it was a bit troublesome this way, he also knew that his parents were worried about him, so he had to agree.

However, his classmates in the class knew that he rode his bike to school every day and envied him, but envy couldn’t change the fact that bikes were hard to buy now, especially children’s bikes. However, the students at the Military District Elementary School generally had better family conditions, so they went back and talked to their parents, causing a stir.

As a result, after a while, some others started riding children’s bikes to school as well.

This also brought about a wave of envy.

Of course, these were stories for later.

In a few days, the school on Lu Xia’s side finally started the new semester.

A large number of new students came for registration.

Although she wasn’t very busy as a subject teacher, she was a bit nervous as she was about to start teaching.

On the other hand, the class monitor, acting as a counselor, was especially busy!

Lu Xia couldn’t be of much help, so she focused on preparing her lessons even more, aiming to teach the students well.

During this time, she also went to see Hu Cuihua.

There were new people in the dorm where they lived, all freshmen. Lu Xia asked about Hu Cuihua’s situation.

She was already in her senior year, and she had fewer courses, but she seemed to be working harder. She said she would strive to get a good job after graduation to make her family proud.

Lu Xia encouraged her and then left.

Her roommates were all immersed in their work, and she didn’t contact them much. However, Sun Shengnan and Shen Qingqing exchanged quite a few letters with her during this time.

Both of them had graduated and were assigned jobs.

Sun Shengnan graduated a year before her because they both pursued associate degrees, which were three years long.

Interestingly, Shen Qingqing, who started school a year later than her, graduated in the same year as her.

Sun Shengnan was assigned to a local large factory as a cadre last year. She was quite satisfied with the placement. At the beginning of her job, she had some worries and was a bit anxious. After communicating with others and exchanging letters, she gradually adapted. Now, she is doing well in her job.

As for Shen Qingqing, after graduating this year, she stayed in the local area and became a high school teacher.

From her letters, it was evident that she was very content with this job. After becoming a teacher, she worked exceptionally hard and diligently, hoping to teach the students well.

It’s clear how much she enjoys this job.

However, recently she had a concern. After joining the workplace, due to her status as a college graduate, she was well-received, and her colleagues wanted to introduce potential partners to her.

She’s not young anymore this year, in her twenties, and she doesn’t reject the idea of finding a partner. However, being without older family members nearby, she wasn’t very sure about handling this matter and was a bit worried. So, she wrote a letter to ask for Lu Xia’s opinion.

Lu Xia chuckled when she read it, but she also understood that she might have some family-related concerns. She tried to help her as much as possible by suggesting ways to assess the character of the potential partner and what kind of person and family to choose, giving advice for her to consider.

However, most of the decision-making was left to her.

After sending the letter,

The freshmen were about to start their formal classes in their first year.

Lu Xia was also about to begin her teaching career.

The first class for the English department’s freshmen was an English class.

Not only were the freshmen looking forward to it, but Lu Xia herself was also a bit nervous.

Fortunately, she had been quite proficient in lesson preparation these days, and she had practiced a few times at home. She had even discussed it with Teacher Li and received affirmative feedback, so she relaxed a little.

But when the bell rang and she walked into the classroom, she was still very nervous.

However, strangely, when she stood at the podium and faced those curious eyes, Lu Xia suddenly felt calm.

She remembered the scenes from her early days of school in her two lifetimes.

It seemed to be similar, filled with a longing for knowledge.

And now she had become the one spreading knowledge, so she would do her best in this job.

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