The kindergarten principal quickly added, "Ms. Xu, don't be in a hurry. An'an isn't injured..."
"That's good..."
Hearing that her daughter was unharmed, Xu Qingqing went limp. If Lu Chuanbai hadn't held her, she would have almost collapsed to the ground.
The principal really scared her just now with that long pause in her speech.
"Just to be on the safe side, I took Xu An'an to the hospital for a full - body check - up. It might take some time, so you can just come to the hospital to pick her up," the principal explained.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Xu Qingqing grabbed her bag and was about to go to the hospital to see her daughter. Lu Chuanbai followed her, his eyes full of nervousness and worry. "How's An'an?"
Xu Qingqing said quickly, "An'an fell off the hill, but she's not seriously hurt. She's being checked in the hospital now."
"She's already in the hospital for a check - up, and you say she's not seriously hurt!" Lu Chuanbai said angrily, his face looking grim. "I'll go with you!"
"Okay, I'll ask my mom to come and take care of things."
Xu Qingqing had a discussion with the person in charge of the staff, and then the two of them rushed to the hospital in a hurry.
Xu An'an was undergoing the last check - up. Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai paced nervously outside the examination room.
Xu Yiyi was sitting on the hospital bench with his legs dangling. He comforted them, "Mom, don't be too anxious. An'an is fine. This time it can teach her a lesson."
"What are you saying!" Xu Qingqing looked at Xu Yiyi angrily. "What on earth happened? Why did An'an fall off the hill?"
"Weren't you with her?"
These two kids were the apples of her eye. She would rather get hurt herself than see them in pain.
"It was younger sister who ran around on her own. She said she thought the view by the dirt slope was nicer," Xu Yiyi pouted and sulked. "But I think there's another reason, but she just won't tell me."
"What reason?" Just as Xu Qingqing was about to ask in detail, the principal led Xu An'an out of the examination room, holding the examination results with a beaming face.
It was really great that she was okay! If Xu An'an had even a scratch, her career as a principal would be over.
"She's not hurt anywhere."
"That's good." Xu Qingqing scanned Xu An'an from head to toe and then let out a sigh of relief. Her tense face relaxed a little, but her eyes were red.
Xu Qingqing squatted down and hugged Xu An'an in her arms, her voice filled with sobs. "You naughty girl! Why are you so willful? Running around everywhere. Do you want to scare Mom to death!"
"Mom, I'm sorry," Xu An'an said timidly, looking at Xu Qingqing with tear - streaked face.
"You finally admit you're wrong!" Xu Qingqing scolded her fearfully and gave Xu An'an two light slaps on the butt.
"An'an knows she's wrong. Don't hit her anymore," Lu Chuanbai frowned slightly, feeling sorry for Xu An'an and speaking up for her.
Xu Qingqing gave him a glare. "It's all because you spoil her!"
"Here, I don't want such a disobedient child!"
After saying that, Xu Qingqing stuffed Xu An'an into Lu Chuanbai's arms and apologized to the principal. "I'm very sorry. It's our fault for not educating our child well and causing you trouble."
"It doesn't matter," the principal said, flattered as she helped Xu Qingqing up. "We teachers were also negligent. We didn't watch the kids well."
"No, it's all because this little girl ran around on her own."
Xu Qingqing and the principal both took the blame.
"Mom, I'm hungry," Xu An'an said pitifully, rubbing her stomach and gently tugging at Xu Qingqing's clothes. This made Xu Qingqing, who originally wanted to scold her some more, unable to say a word.
She should discipline the child after she's had something to eat. Xu Qingqing sighed helplessly. "Teacher, we'll go home first."
"Okay, take care," the principal said, secretly relieved. She was just hoping this matter could be resolved easily.
Xu An'an, being held in Lu Chuanbai's arms, rested her chin on his shoulder and shouted to the principal, "Principal teacher, remember to give Teacher Wang a raise. It was him who protected me!"
"Which Teacher Wang?" Xu Qingqing asked in surprise, turning to look at Xu An'an.
"I was really lucky that Teacher Wang protected me this time. Otherwise, I would have been hurt," Xu An'an said, her eyes full of respect when she mentioned Teacher Wang.
Hearing that Teacher Wang was injured while protecting Xu An'an, Xu Qingqing was both touched and surprised. "Principal teacher, is this true?"
"It's true. But Teacher Wang's injury isn't serious. He's already been bandaged," the principal said modestly.
She didn't know how to mention this to Xu Qingqing, but unexpectedly, Xu An'an had brought it up on her own.
She could also show off her management ability in front of Mr. Lu.
"All our kindergarten teachers put the students first. They will protect the kids first when in danger."
Sure enough, after hearing this, Lu Chuanbai's frown relaxed a bit. He nodded in agreement. "Teachers should always put the students first. I'll allocate funds to the kindergarten. You can distribute them among the teachers."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Lu," the principal said excitedly, nodding her head.
Not only was she not punished, but Mr. Lu trusted her even more.
After getting in the car, Xu Yiyi, who had been silent all this time, quietly opened his smartwatch and checked the photos he took today. He found there was a video.
He had accidentally recorded it when he went to throw away his lunch box after lunch.
Xu Yiyi originally wanted to delete the video directly, but somehow he opened it and watched it. He heard the conversation between Su Xiaoyue and Xu An'an and knew that it was Su Xiaoyue who deliberately led Xu An'an to the hillside to pick flowers.
Xu Yiyi turned off the video. His tightly furrowed brows showed a bit of the same determination and decisiveness as Lu Chuanbai in the business world.
Xu Yiyi looked at Xu An'an, who was being held in Xu Qingqing's arms, and quietly questioned her, "An'an, why did you go to the hillside at that time?"
Xu An'an shrank into Xu Qingqing's arms, avoiding Xu Yiyi's eyes, and wanted to come up with her lie again.
But Xu Yiyi stared straight at Xu An'an. Although his voice was serious, it still had the softness unique to a child, looking both cute and fierce.
"Xu An'an, think carefully before you answer. Don't lie to me."
"Xu Yiyi, what are you doing? Your sister has been frightened. Don't ask her anymore," Xu Qingqing advised.
"No!" Xu Yiyi was eager to know the truth.
Seeing Xu Yiyi looking so serious, Xu Qingqing also sensed something was wrong. She looked at Xu An'an seriously and sided with Xu Yiyi.
"An'an, explain clearly. What on earth happened?"
Normally, although Xu An'an was naughty, she knew her limits.
Xu An'an stammered, "I just wanted to..."
"Go pick flowers, right?" Xu Yiyi interrupted her. "It was Teacher Su who told you there were flowers on the dirt slope, wasn't it?"
"No! I wanted to go on my own!" Xu An'an shouted anxiously.
Seeing his silly sister still defending Su Xiaoyue at this moment, Xu Yiyi looked at his sister in frustration. "An'an, can you be more sensible!"