Han Shuo sat in the middle class of the kindergarten every day, on the verge of tears. As a toddler who couldn't take care of himself, his father didn't help him transfer schools, and he couldn't go through the formalities by himself.
He had to listen to the extremely childish teaching every day and didn't dare to skip a grade. After all, Miaomiao was a genuine four - year - old kid. If he really skipped a grade, he would drift further and further away from the little dumpling.
As for the little dumpling, it seemed that she had long forgotten about Han Shuo. She went to school as usual every day, having a great time eating, drinking, and playing with her little friends.
On weekends, she would go to the martial arts school.
Miaomiao also took Xiao Su and the chubby little boy to the martial arts school. While boosting the school's performance, she also ensured that the two boys received proper teaching.
Finally, they didn't have to follow Miaomiao's crazy and devilish training anymore.
In a blink of an eye, winter came, and the New Year was just around the corner.
According to the identity information of Miaomiao in the orphanage, her birthday was on Chinese New Year's Eve.
As it was the little dumpling's first birthday in the Lin family, everyone in the Lin family was looking forward to it and took it very seriously. Unusually, they didn't choose to eat at home but booked a hotel for a party.
Most importantly, Lin Yao wanted to introduce Miaomiao to people in the circle. Otherwise, there would always be some thoughtless people bullying their little dumpling.
It had to be said that the silly dad's worry was a bit redundant.
Originally, Miaomiao was good at hard - style martial arts. Now, after learning Taiji from her master, her martial arts skills had improved even more.
With those little fists, she could surely beat anyone into submission.
Even if someone wanted to bully the little dumpling, they would only end up getting beaten back.
The silly dad who protected his cub had appeared. He didn't care about anything. He invited a large number of guests, focusing on families with children.
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the little dumpling was woken up early. Lin Yao invited a professional team to create an incredibly cute look for Miaomiao.
In the first half of the banquet, it was basically Lin Yao making a speech. He carried the little dumpling around to greet the guests, and that was about it.
Then the little dumpling was allowed to play freely. Anyway, in the hotel, they weren't worried about the dumpling getting lost.
This kind of occasion was not suitable for the little dumpling, who was an active kid. If it weren't for this being the little dumpling's first birthday, Lin Yao wouldn't have been so extravagant.
Moreover, the banquet was really boring. The latter part was all about socializing and doing business.
The little dumpling wandered around the banquet hall with her little friends, feeling extremely bored.
"Miaomiao, let's play house. There's a play area over there, and there are lots of props." Cheng Ruan's eyes lit up when she saw all the house - playing props in the hotel's children's area and suggested.
"No."
The little dumpling took a look at the children's area and firmly refused.
Cheng Ruan would ask her to play house whenever she had time. At first, Miaomiao was a bit interested, but later she was really tired of it.
Especially after Cheng Ruan saw Yao Mingxuan's doll, she almost went crazy. She studied with Yao Mingxuan every day about what clothes would look good on the doll.
Seeing that Miaomiao didn't want to play, Cheng Ruan also lost interest. Since the little dumpling didn't want to play, Yao Mingxuan, as Miaomiao's personal little follower, naturally wouldn't play with her either.
The other two older kids, Xiao Su and the chubby boy, don't even think about it. These two only knew how to play basketball and practice martial arts with Miaomiao. They were not interested in anything else.
Alas, she was the only little lady in the group. It was really a headache.
The four little kids continued to wander around the banquet hall, and occasionally greeted some adults.
As they walked, the kids came to the emergency staircase.
The emergency staircase was pitch - black and looked a bit gloomy and scary.
Cheng Ruan was the first to start shivering and said, "Let's go quickly. It's creepy here."
"No way. Boys aren't afraid of the dark. Miaomiao, let's go on an adventure! Maybe we'll find treasure!" The chubby boy flatly rejected Cheng Ruan's suggestion and then said to Miaomiao.
"Okay!~"
Miaomiao liked this kind of tense and exciting atmosphere. After saying that, she led the way downstairs.
The only sound in the whole staircase was the kids' footsteps. Because it was so empty, there were echoes.
Every time they went down a floor, the voice - activated lights would turn on, and the next floor was endless darkness.
Except for Miaomiao, the other three little kids gradually showed nervous expressions.
The kids walked for a while, and they didn't know which floor they had reached. In just a few minutes, it felt like a century to them.
"Ah!!! "
Cheng Ruan suddenly let out a scream at the top of her lungs, which even made Miaomiao jump.
"Cheng Ruan, you scared me to death. What are you doing?" The chubby boy trembled and then asked after calming down.
" There's someone downstairs!!! " Cheng Ruan pointed to the stairs.
The three little kids all turned around. On the steps downstairs, there was a little boy sitting there, looking back at them expressionlessly.
The boy's face was pale, and his lips were bloodless. The clothes on him had been washed so many times that they were a bit faded. He was holding a book and didn't move.
"Ah!!! "
"Ah!!! "
Xiao Su and the chubby boy couldn't help screaming, too. Only Miaomiao slowly walked closer.
"Your face looks so bad. Are you okay?"
"Thanks. I'm fine."
Miaomiao's greeting didn't make the boy more lively. He just quickly replied and then lowered his head to continue reading the book in his hand.
"Okay, then. You can read." Miaomiao nodded and then turned back to her little friends.
The words in the boy's book were all characters she couldn't understand. Just taking a glance made her head hurt.
"Let's go back. This is the first floor."
"Ah? How do you know?" Cheng Ruan was a bit stunned and asked.
" There's a sign over there!~ "
Miaomiao pointed to the upper part of the wall in front of the boy, where there was a sign indicating the first floor.
Cheng Ruan nodded blankly and followed Miaomiao and the others out of the emergency staircase.
After getting on the elevator, Cheng Ruan finally came to her senses and asked, "Ah! Was that a real person just now? I was scared to death."
"Of course it was a person." Miaomiao nodded, finding Cheng Ruan's question a bit strange.
"Ah?"
" He was breathing. How could he not be a person? "
"Okay. But Miaomiao, you're so brave. When I first saw that little boy, I was scared silly. You even dared to go up and talk to him." Cheng Ruan patted her chest. Thinking that Miaomiao made sense, she put down her uneasiness and said.
" It's nothing. Even an adult can't beat me. Recently, my master taught me a lot of new moves. They're all really powerful! "
" Oh, right. I almost forgot that you're a female warrior. "
Cheng Ruan had witnessed with her own eyes the little dumpling single - handedly defeating three adult men. However, the little dumpling's appearance was so cute that people always ignored the fact that she was actually a violent little girl inside.
" Okay, we're on the upper floor. I have to go find my dad. We're going home soon. Grandma said there will be delicious food tonight. "
" Okay, then we'll go too. Happy New Year, Miaomiao! Happy birthday!~ "