Dad Academy

What a magical night tonight.

For the children of Little Red Horse Late Night Academy, they had never experienced such a scene. Men and women in all kinds of strange clothes kept passing by the wall, shouting at them and teasing them.

This group of children were scared and novel. They were scared, but they were reluctant to leave. They were like small fish in a hot spring. They scattered after being lifted, but once there was no movement, they gathered around again and sipped. Suck those two feet that just scared them.

At dusk, Xiaobai stood under the plane tree as usual, peeking at the people passing by, just like watching small animals in a zoo.

Xi'er and Cheng Cheng were both there, but they were soon frightened. A group of ghost-like people suddenly ran over. They lay beside the wall and shouted at them through the iron fence. Cheng Cheng was frightened and cried. Xi'er hid behind Xiaobai.

Xiaobai was also frightened, but she quickly took on the responsibility of protecting Cheng Cheng and Xi'er. She protected the two and ran away. Then she filled the small water gun she carried with her and bravely fought with the people outside the wall.

When Zhang Tan arrived, Xiaobai was carrying a small water gun and fighting alone on the front line.

Zhang Tan drove away the people outside the wall, and Xiao Liu's teachers also brought the children who were watching the fun back to the classroom.

The night is already dark, and tonight is Halloween. Children should not wander around outside.

"That fierce little girl, yes, that's you, come here!"

A young man came back outside the wall. He was wearing a scarecrow's clothes, but he didn't look like a human being.

But Xiaobai, who was left behind, still managed to get through.

"Where do you live?" She pointed the small water gun at the scarecrow, as cautiously as she should have.

"Today is Halloween, you are a child, I give you candy." The scarecrow outside the wall did not scare her anymore, but took out a handful of candies of different colors from his pocket and stretched them through the iron fence.

Xiaobai stared at the candy and looked at it. It looked real, but she would not take it. Huh, who knows if the bad guys would catch it. How dangerous it would be.

"Come here and get it. I'm not going to lie to you. I'll give you something to eat." Scarecrow urged when he saw that Xiaobai was motionless.

"You are scaring my little friend, I don't believe you." Xiaobai said.

The scarecrow was stunned, smiled bitterly, put the candy on the ground through the gap in the iron fence, and backed away.

"Then I'll put it on the ground. You can take it yourself."

Having said this, he turned and walked away, his companions calling to him.

He just took two steps, stopped again, looked up and looked at the sign of Xiaohongma Midnight Academy, and asked Xiaobai: "Is this a kindergarten? Why is it still open at night?"

"Hoohoho~~" Xiaobai laughed at him: "You are a melon."

scarecrow:"……"

"Then I'm leaving, bye."

Seeing that he was really far away, Xiaobai waved: "Bye~~~"

The other party actually heard it, turned around, waved to Xiaobai, and reminded her not to forget the candies on the ground.

His companion, Miss Pumpkin, asked curiously: "Why are you talking so much to that fierce little girl?"

The Scarecrow said: "She is quite cute."

"Cute? So fierce."

"Have you noticed? This is a late-night academy, and families are in trouble."

Xiaobai watched the other person go away, and then she picked up the candy on the ground until he disappeared.

It's true!

She held the candies in both hands and ran happily to the classroom to distribute candies to her friends.

"Seat in a row and eat Guoguo, one for you and one for me~~~"

Xiaobai gave out more than ten candies, but it was still far from enough. There were more than 30 little friends in the school.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Tan brought candies, one for each child, no more, as eating too much will cause tooth decay.

"Boss Zhang, what day is today?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Halloween."

"What festival is that?"

"It's Ghost Festival."

Xiaobai was startled and asked, "What is it? Don't scare me~ Don't scare Cheng Chengthi."

I originally said don't scare her, but Xiaobai didn't want to admit that he was scared, so he changed his mind and said Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng was frightened to tears today, and Xi'er was also in tears. She was also frightened, but she didn't cry out, retaining her last stubbornness.

Zhang Tan saw that Xi'er, who had always laughed and laughed, was crying, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, I will tell you a story."

As soon as they heard the story, the children who were happily eating candies gathered together, and Teacher Xiaoliu and Teacher Xiaoman also looked over.

Zhang Tan didn't expect that his casual remarks would attract the attention of so many children. It seemed that it would be difficult to deal with it without some effort.

"Boss, please sit here."

Teacher Xiao Liu brought a chair to Zhang Tan, and Teacher Xiao Man asked the children to sit down.

After Boss Zhang finished telling the story, they planned to continue. Tonight had already reached the storytelling stage.

The TV was turned off, and the moonlight outside was like water, illuminating the yard. In late autumn, the insects chirped much less, but there were still one or two chirping melancholy.

Zhang Tan originally just wanted to tell a random story about Halloween to dispel their fears, but now so many children are cheering, even the teachers are here.

He has to be serious and not let the children look down on him.

"Today is Halloween, which is also the Ghost Festival. Legend has it that on this day, our deceased relatives will return to the people they loved and visit them."

It's just the beginning, the children are already in a commotion, how can this be done?

However, they all chose to believe that children are always naive. As long as what they say is true, they are all willing to believe it. Only Jiang Bin, who is at the end, looks unmoved.

Zhang Tan continued: "Xiaoguang's grandfather died suddenly of a heart attack. He was very sad. His mother comforted him and said that his grandfather went to heaven and became an angel. His father also said that his grandfather would turn into clay and slowly disappear. Missing. But Xiaoguang didn’t believe it at all. His parents’ words didn’t make him feel better. He resisted his grandfather’s departure and couldn’t accept this fact.”

As he spoke, the restless children gradually calmed down, and their big eyes stared at him, full of childlike innocence.

They really believed everything in the story.

"Xiaoguang missed grandpa a lot. A few days later, it was Halloween. It was a night just like tonight. The moonlight was bright, the temperature was a bit cold, and there were many people on the street, wearing all kinds of strange clothes. , yelling and yelling, and even giving candies to the children."

“On this day, children will also wear strange clothes, carry small baskets, go to neighbors’ houses with their friends, or parents, brothers and sisters, knock on their doors, and ask them for some candy. "

"That night, Xiaoguang, accompanied by his father, went to the neighbor's house and asked for a lot of candies, and also gave many candies to other children who came to the door. Late at night, he returned home and was about to go to bed, but he found that Grandpa is sitting on the cupboard in his room!”

"Xiaoguang was surprised at first and asked, 'Grandpa, aren't you dead?' Then he suddenly realized, 'Oh, I know, grandpa became a ghost.'"

"Grandpa said that today is Halloween, and all ghosts can go back to the people they love most to spend this night. After this night, they will leave forever and never come back."

This story is called "Grandpa Became a Ghost". It is a picture book. Zhang Tan has read it and remembered it, but not all of it, but it doesn't matter. As he told it, he made it up himself.

The children listened very carefully.

The story was finished quickly. The children were talking and chattering, and some asked loudly whether their deceased relatives would return to them this night.

Zhang Tan said yes.

This stimulated the children, and they chattered as if they were watching a movie.

"I'll leave this to you. Let's put the children to bed early." Zhang Tan whispered to Teacher Xiaoliu and Teacher Xiaoman beside him.

He left quietly, and Teacher Xiaoliu began to tell stories to the children, and also invited children who wanted to perform to come forward to sing and dance.

Xiaobai, who is usually very active, did not move tonight. Even if Teacher Xiaoliu called on her, she refused.

She seemed to be full of worries and unhappy.

Until ten o'clock in the evening, the children were taken to the dormitory to prepare for rest.

Xiaobai was last: "Teacher Xiaoman~Teacher Xiaoman~~~"

Teacher Xiaoman, who was greeting the children, looked at the sound and asked, "What's wrong with Xiaobai?"

"Come here, come here."

Xiaobai stood in the corner and waved to her.

Teacher Xiaoman stepped forward and was pulled by Xiaobai's hand to a further corner.

Oh, I have something to tell her privately. Teacher Xiaoman is quite happy. It is the first time that Xiaobai wants to tell her such a private thing.

This kid is unlike others. He never talks to them. He may talk to Boss Zhang, but not them.

"What's wrong, Xiaobai? There is no one here. Just tell me. The teacher will keep it secret for you." Teacher Xiaoman knelt down and reassured Xiaobai to let down his guard.

Xiaobai stared at her, thought for a while, and then asked: "Hey, will grandpa really come to the children after he becomes a ghost?"

Her big eyes were full of hope and anxiety.

Teacher Xiaoman was stunned. This was a story told by Boss Zhang. Xiaobai asked why.

She thought for a moment and said: "The people we love and the people who love us will always be by our side."

Many of the lights on the first floor were extinguished, and only a few were still on. The light in the corner was not very good, and only a floor lamp with a pale yellow light illuminated the two of them.

In the darkness, Teacher Xiaoman saw Xiaobai's eyes brightened more clearly, and the child asked again: "Where's mom?"

Her voice was much softer, but her eyes were brighter.

Teacher Xiaoman felt that this gaze was going straight into her heart. She didn’t even dare to look directly at him. She couldn’t help lowering her head, leaning slightly away, and said, “Moms will come to see their babies too.”

She probably guessed Xiaobai's intention, and her heart seemed to be touched by a hand, which made her feel a little sad. The direct result was that her eyes became sore and red. They are both emotional people.

"Is it true?"

Xiaobai's voice became much more urgent, and his little hands even grabbed her sleeves.

Teacher Xiaoman looked at her, her little face was full of innocence and expectation.

Teacher Xiaoman couldn't say anything negative at all. At this moment, she even felt that she had all the hopes of this child.

Her voice was a little unsteady as she said, "Of course, mothers will always stay with their babies, even if they leave this world."

Xiaobai's eyes were bright, and in the eyes of Teacher Xiaoman, they were even a bit dazzling, so she couldn't help but avoid him.

…

She left, and Xiaobai stayed alone on the first floor, refusing to follow her.

"Aren't you scared?" Teacher Xiaoman asked Xiaobai worriedly before leaving.

Although Xiaobai stayed on the first floor to play by himself every night, today was different. They had been scared by people outside, such as Cheng Cheng and Xi'er. They did not dare to be naughty tonight and followed everyone to the dormitory.

"I'm not afraid."

Not only was Xiaobai not afraid, she was even full of expectations.

Teacher Xiaoman left and disappeared out the door.

"Then my mother." Xiaobai muttered in a low voice.

Of course she's afraid of ghosts, and that's bragging if she's not afraid, but how could she be afraid of her mother?

Just as Teacher Xiaoman left, footsteps sounded again outside the door. It was Jiang Bin.

"noob."

"Come on, come on, let me tell you the good news."

Xiaobai couldn't wait to share her good news with Jiang Bin.

"Are you waiting for mom tonight?" Jiang Bin asked in surprise. Did Xiaobai really believe the story told by Boss Zhang? That's a lie, it's a story, not true!

"It's true!" Xiaobai said loudly, very dissatisfied with Jiang Bin's words.

She was so angry that she called Jiang Bin a melon boy.

Jiang Bin was stunned. He had rarely seen Xiaobai treat him so cruelly.

He finally realized that even if some words were true, he couldn't say them because they would really hurt a child's heart.

He remembered what his father said, a white lie.

He looked at Xiaobai and saw the little one standing in front of the window, jumping up and down, stretching his neck and looking out, full of anticipation.

But more than ten minutes passed, and there was no movement in Little Red Horse Late Night Academy.

She ran around in the yard and Jiang Bin, worried about her safety, followed her.

It's no different now than in the summer, it's very cold in the yard at night.

"Xiao Bai, go back."

"I don't."

Xiaobai refused to listen to him and wandered around stubbornly until Teacher Xiaoman finished taking care of the children on the second floor and came down to find her.

She took the little white-collar worker back to the classroom and asked, "Do you really want to wait for mom?"

Xiaobai stood in front of her obediently, with his little head held high and his big eyes shining, and he nodded firmly.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Xiaobai shook his head.

"The story says that grandpa only appears when Xiaoguang is alone, and only Xiaoguang can see it. If you are not afraid and want to see your mother, then you may be able to wait until you sit alone in the reading area."

Xiaobai immediately said: "I'm not afraid."

Teacher Xiaoman asked Xiaobai to sit alone in the reading area and wait, and then left with Jiang Bin.

Most of the lights in the classroom were extinguished, with only a few dimly lit. The reading area was like a warm harbor, and there sat a child waiting for his mother to come to the door.

Xiaobai looked left and right, but there was no movement around her, but she was not discouraged.

Her heart was pounding.

Her eyes sparkled.

She was both looking forward to it and apprehensive at the same time.

Her little hands tightly grasped the hem of her clothes.

She was even thinking that she had to be good and not curse or be mean. Her mother would definitely not like a mean child.

She was thinking about Cheng Cheng and making herself like Cheng Cheng.

Suddenly, she thought of a question.

"I don't remember what my mother looks like, what can I do?"

Yes, she doesn’t remember what her mother looks like. Her mother’s photo is with her aunt and she hasn’t seen it for a long time.

She wanted to run to Teacher Xiaoman and ask what to do, but she was worried about what if her mother happened to come when she left.

So I continued to wait and wait, and at the same time I felt relieved in my heart. Although the baby didn't remember what the mother looked like, the mother definitely knew which baby was hers.

Suddenly, a series of small footsteps sounded in the darkness outside the light.

Xiaobai became energetic and looked nervously towards the source of the sound. A pair of small feet stepped into the corner covered by light, and then a small body appeared.

"hiahiahia~~~Xiaobai, here I come."

It's Xi'er in her pajamas.

"Are you here?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

Xi'er happily sat beside her, her little feet dangling in the air, swaying: "Teacher Xiaoman said that babies who want to find their mother can come here. Xiaobai, I want to find my mother."

"Ouch."

Xiaobai touched Xi'er's little head and said lovingly: "Don't cry."

Xi'er smiled silly at her so that she wouldn't cry.

"Xiao Bai, I'm afraid of the dark. Please hold my hand."

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

The two children held their hands tightly together and sat in this corner, staring at the darkness around them and listening to all the noise.

What others fear is exactly what they expect.

Bedroom on the second floor.

Teacher Xiaoman asked softly: "Is there any other children who want to go? If you want to go, the teacher will send you to the first floor to find Xiaobai and Xi'er."

Liuliu immediately stood up, and Teacher Xiaoliu who was close to her said, "Liuliu, you can't go, lie down, your mother will come to pick you up later."

"Ah~ turns out I have a mother duck~~"

Liuliu lay down disappointedly, and then felt happy again.

Cheng Cheng sat up from the crib, raised her hand and said that she wanted to find Xiaobai and comfort her so that she wouldn't cry.

Teacher Xiaoliu said: "They won't cry, they are very happy now. Will you be happy when your mother comes to see you?"

Cheng Cheng nodded and lay back down again with confidence.

The children in the dormitory were chattering like a chicken coop.

There was a rustling sound, and Teacher Xiaoman saw Luo Zikang getting up from the bed.

Teacher Xiaoman asked softly: "Is Luo Zikang going?"

Luo Zikang rubbed his eyes, lowered his head and hummed softly.

"Don't be sad, the teacher will take you there."

She held Luo Zikang's hand, went down the stairs, and sent him to the first floor, but not there, letting him walk the rest of the way by himself.

"Teacher Xiaoman, I'm scared."

The huge classroom was pitch dark, with only the farthest reading area lit by a faint light, and to get there, one had to walk a long way in the dark.

Teacher Xiaoman encouraged: "Teacher can only send you here. If you really want to see your mother, then be brave."

Luo Zikang plucked up the courage and took the first step.

After watching Luo Zikang successfully join Xiaobai, Teacher Xiaoman left.

Zhang Tan got the news, quietly went downstairs, and handed over the second floor to Teacher Xiaoman and Teacher Xiaoliu, who took care of the first floor.

He walked quietly to the classroom on the first floor, found a corner near the door and sat down, immersed in the darkness, glancing at the light from time to time to protect their innocence.

I came back after nine o'clock tonight and have typed more than 4,000 words. The chapter tomorrow morning will be gone. I will update it in the evening. Please forgive me.