The adults outside listened to the crying, but resisted the urge to go over.
Savi watched as Huo Lin approached, unable to resist asking him softly, “Is Ningning really at the bottom of his class?”
Huo Lin glanced at him but didn’t answer.
Savi frowned. “He doesn’t seem that stupid. How could he be at the bottom?”
That time when they were being chased by the Zergs, if it weren’t for Ningning, some of them might have perished.
Ningning not only had all his life skills maxed out, but his brain was also very sharp. He knew how to avoid the Zergs, how to find food, and he’s always clever in various situations.
With such abilities, he didn’t seem stupid at all.
Listening to Savi’s doubts, Huo Lin finally replied, “His mind is fine, but he tends to daydream during lessons. His performance in mech class this time wasn’t bad, and he passed several practical courses.”
In practical courses, there’s no room for daydreaming, so the little child’s grades were pretty good.
But in those theory classes, there’s a chance for distractions. For a child who wasn’t naturally focused and hadn’t laid a solid foundation in class, and hadn’t studied well before exams, if he still managed to do well, then he’s truly a genius child.
Listening to Huo Lin’s explanation, Savi fell silent.
Children daydreaming during class was a normal thing. Since Ningning had no intellectual issues, it was just a matter of teaching him properly in the future.
“Caesar, it’s the first time I’ve seen you take care of a child like this.”
“Why, can’t I take care of one?”
“Of course you can, I just wanted to ask, how do you feel about taking care of Ningning? Do you find him annoying?”
Huo Lin frowned. “No.”
When he met the little child, the other couldn’t even walk, only crawl, a tiny, fragile baby.
He had been taking care of the little child since then, teaching him to speak, walk, write...
He witnessed the little child’s growth and progress.
He never found Ningning annoying.
Seeing his expression, Savi pursed his lips and didn’t say anything else.
Without Savi’s disturbance, Huo Lin went to work on a study plan for the little child.
Growing up on a barren planet, the little child was not as educated as those on the White Mist Star, who started receiving various educations at an early age under the guidance of adults.
While the children on the White Mist Star were receiving early education, their little child was still on a barren planet, killing Zergs.
Different environments shaped different personalities for children.
Growing up freely on the barren planet, the little child was accustomed to various outdoor activities that occupied his attention.
Now, asking him to concentrate and study obediently in kindergarten was somewhat difficult. Moreover, not all children were naturally inclined to love learning.
Huo Lin never thought the little child was bad.
With an 800-meter thick filter for the little child, Huo Lin was much calmer after the initial shock when watching the live broadcast.
He calmly thought, wasn’t it just kowtowing to Confucius? Last time he was browsing StarNet videos, there were even college students secretly offering sacrifices to Confucius.
After Huo Lin finished organizing his review materials, the child, who had been disciplined by his father, also came out with tears in his eyes, clutching his backside.
Thinking about the adults and his brother who had just left, the little child felt sad.
His brother and uncles must all know that he was going to be beaten, but they didn’t save him; they even let him stay and get beaten.
Feeling heartbroken, the little child didn’t go to find the adults who had just left; instead, he went to find Lele in his room.
Seeing Dad Ningning, who was covering his buttocks and walking into the room, Lele, who was with Ling Qi, was stunned.
“Dad, what happened to you?”
Ningning climbed onto the bed and let Uncle Ling Qid see his buttocks.
His little buttocks were red, obviously beaten.
Ling Qi: “...”
Ling Qi rubbed him and asked, “Ningning, did Dad beat you?”
The little child turned his face away, tears in his eyes as he nodded, “Dad beat Ningning.”
Looking at the pitiful little child, although Ling Qi felt a bit sorry emotionally, he knew rationally that it was not without reason that Zhan Xi beat the child.
This little child must have done something mischievous again.
“Don’t cry, Ningning. Uncle Ling Qi won’t let Dad eat the meal he cooks tomorrow.”
It took Ling Qi a while to calm him down, then he helped him put on his pants and hugged him, rubbing his face against him.
Lele, who was sitting on the bed, saw his father being beaten and felt a little scared. “Why did Grandpa Zhan Xi hit Dad?”
Even after being disciplined by Dad, the little child still showed some improvement. Mumbling vaguely, he didn’t elaborate on the specific reasons again, only saying, “I made Dad angry.”
Upon hearing this, Lele gently touched Dad Ningning’s cheek and said with concern, “If Grandpa Zhan Xi wants to hit someone again, let him hit Lele, Lele isn’t afraid of pain!”
The two little children looked at each other, then finally hugged each other.
That night...
The little child slept with Lele. Before sleeping, he angrily wrote two pages of winter vacation homework to prove that he wasn’t a stupid kid.
Time on the spaceship passed quickly.
Before long, the spaceship landed, and Ludwig and Ai Wei personally came to pick up the little child.
Lele, who was hiding behind the little child, peeked at Ludwig and Ai Wei.
Ludwig and Ai Wei had already been introduced to Lele by Zhan Xi, and they prepared a gift and greetings for Lele.
Lele was a bit scared of Ludwig, even though Dad Ningning had already been picked up by Ludwig. He held Savi’s hand and dared not get too close.
Seeing that Lele wasn’t proficient in Imperial language yet, Savi lowered his voice and said to him when no one was paying attention, “Lele, do you want to come back with me for the New Year? I’ll teach you the Imperial language first and then send you back.”
Lele: “...”
Lele’s little face showed some struggle.
He wanted to learn the Imperial language with Brother Savi, but he also wanted to be with Dad Ningning.
While Lele was still struggling, the little child sat in Ludwig’s arms and quietly pleaded, “Uncle Lulu, please don’t post Ningning’s report card.”
“Ningning loves you very, very much.”
Ludwig, who occasionally got his ears filled with rainbow farts, was skeptical of this “very, very much.”
Since Ludwig and Ai Wei had come, lunch was undoubtedly going to be in the palace.
Twain was not a lazy person; he had a lot of federal matters to attend to.
Although Wagner wanted to stay and continue playing with Ningning, Twain’s schedule didn’t allow him to stay and play with the children here.
“Wagner, if you stay, you’ll have to go back on your own later.”
“Yes! I can go back by myself!”
Wagner insisted on staying, and Twain didn’t force him to leave either.
