Chapter 173 The Principal Helps Find the Child
Chapter 173 The Principal Helps Find the Child
Wang Cuihua only came out of the clothing store after Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan had left.
Carrying the cotton-padded coat I bought for Tongyao, I took her to the kindergarten gate.
Tong Yao looked at Wang Cuihua: "Mom, has the madman left?"
"Go on, don't be afraid, Mom will watch you go in."
The kindergarten gates were already closed at this time, so Wang Cuihua called the security guard.
As the security guard opened the gate, Wang Cuihua said, "Brother security guard, I heard that human traffickers have recently appeared in Wenzhen. As a security guard, you must keep a close eye on the gate and prevent human traffickers from stealing children. There was even a murder in front of a breakfast shop yesterday."
The security guard nodded: "Don't worry, with me here, those child traffickers won't get close to the children."
Suddenly, I remembered that Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan had come by and said, "Two people came to the gate looking for the child just now, but I didn't let them in."
Upon hearing this, Wang Cuihua quickly said, "That's right! Security guard, you're so diligent. Don't listen to them; they say they're looking for a child, but they're actually here to steal one."
As Tong Yao entered the kindergarten gate, she turned around to look at her mother and the security guard talking, and waved her little hand: "Mommy, bye-bye!"
"Bye-bye! Yao Yao, after school, if Mommy doesn't pick you up, don't go with strangers."
Wang Cuihua was afraid that Song Qiao would come back, so she waited for Tong Yao at the kindergarten gate.
"Mom, I understand!"
Watching Tong Yao's figure disappear from her sight, Wang Cuihua looked at the security guard and said, "Keep an eye on my daughter for me. If anyone comes to pick her up, she must not go with them without my permission."
What's your daughter's name?
The security guard just heard Wang Cuihua call Yao Yao. The two people who came over then were looking for a child named Tong Yao. Could this be the child they were looking for?
"My daughter's name is Yao Yao."
Wang Cuihua's face darkened. Realizing that Song Qiao had mentioned Tong Yao's name when she came over, she quickly explained, "There are many children with the same name in kindergarten, and there are several named Yao Yao alone."
Upon hearing this, the security guard said, "No wonder."
After saying this, Cuihua rode her electric scooter away from the kindergarten gate.
Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan stopped the car on the road and asked someone for directions. They found a Sunshine Kindergarten not far away, so they drove over there.
Upon arriving at the kindergarten, they discovered it was even larger. After discussing it, they decided to go directly into the school to find someone this time.
There was a young security guard at the entrance of the kindergarten. Lu Mingxuan went to the guard booth and explained his purpose: "My child is of kindergarten age, and I've come to inquire about the admission requirements here."
When the security guard heard that they were there to drop off students, he pointed to the office building and said, "The principal's office is on the second floor."
"Thank you!" Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan entered the kindergarten yard and found that the entire yard, except for the green belt, was covered with foam mats.
He couldn't help but show his admiration: "The facilities in kindergartens nowadays are so good. Even a kindergarten in a small town is so well-equipped."
"Yes, these days, children are the most important thing for every family. There's a saying: 'You can't let your child lose at the starting line.'"
The two stepped onto the soft foam mats and entered the kindergarten. In a corner of the yard, a class of children were playing on the slide, and the teacher was standing there watching. The children's laughter filled the yard.
Song Qiao looked at it, a happy expression on her face, and she and Lu Mingxuan went up the stairs to the door of the room with the words "Principal's Office" written on it.
"Boom boom boom!"
As Lu Mingxuan knocked on the door, a voice inside said, "Come in."
Lu Mingxuan pushed open the door, and a middle-aged woman was sitting at the desk. Song Qiao looked at her and walked in: "Are you the principal of this kindergarten?"
The principal stood up very politely and nodded: "Yes, that's me."
“Principal, we’re here to find a child named Tong Yao. Is she in this kindergarten?” Song Qiao asked.
Upon hearing the words "nursery rhyme," the principal frowned: "We don't seem to have that name here?"
"She's a new transferee, about a month ago."
When the principal heard that Song Qiao was looking for a child named Tong Yao, he decided to help her find her. Before starting, he asked, "Who are you? And who is this child you're looking for?"
The principal had some questions in mind, so he looked at Song Qiao and asked.
“Tong Yao is my biological daughter. She was taken to Wenzhen by her adoptive mother and hidden away.”
Song Qiao wiped away her tears: "Because of this child, my parents are both sick and are still in the hospital. I want to find the child and bring him to the hospital so that my parents can see him and maybe they will get better."
The principal looked at Song Qiao with sympathy, remembering that she was also a mother and knew the worries mothers had for their children. She said, "Do you have a photo of your daughter? I'll have the teacher look it up for you."
"Really? Thank you so much, Principal."
It was only then that Song Qiao realized that sometimes lying really works.
Upon hearing this, Lu Mingxuan opened the photo on his phone: "Principal, this is our daughter."
Lu Mingxuan's words, "our daughter," made Song Qiao take another look at him, her eyes filled with love and gratitude.
"Okay! Wait a moment, I'll call the teachers and have them come over and take a look."
After saying that, the principal picked up his phone and started making a call.
"Teacher Wang, please come to the principal's office."
"Teacher Zhao, come to the principal's office!"
"..."
A few minutes later, several female teachers walked in one after another. The female principal looked at them and said, "Come and see if we have a child named Tongyao in our kindergarten."
With the principal's order, the teachers didn't think twice. The female teachers all came over, and each of them lowered their heads to identify the individuals.
Then they all started shaking their heads:
"We don't have this child in our class!"
"None in our class either!"
"We don't have any in our class!"
"..."
Seven or eight teachers answered no, and Song Qiao's heart gradually sank. However, Lu Mingxuan did not look dejected. Instead, he looked at the principal and teachers and kept saying thank you.
Finally, all the teachers said there was no student named Tongyao, and they left the principal's office in twos and threes.
Unable to find the nursery rhyme, Song Qiao and Lu Mingxuan left. After leaving the principal's office, Song Qiao asked helplessly, "What should we do if we're not here?"
"I just asked the principal. There are only two kindergartens in this town. If it's not here, it must be the one we went to first. Let's go back and see if the principal of that one has returned."
Hope instantly appeared in Song Qiao's eyes. Looking at Lu Mingxuan, she realized that he was not only good-looking, but also intelligent.
Soon the two returned to Qinghe Kindergarten.
The security guard at the gate saw Lu Mingxuan and Song Qiao return and looked at them warily: "Why are you back again? Didn't I tell you that the child you're looking for isn't here?"
"We want to talk to the principal!"
Lu Mingxuan hurried over to negotiate with the security guard.
"The principal is in a meeting and hasn't returned yet, you can't go in."
As the security guard was saying this, he reached out to push Lu Mingxuan, but Song Qiao quickly stopped him, saying, "Let's wait here for a while; the students will be getting out of school soon."
Lu Mingxuan thought for a moment and said, "Okay! Then let's wait here for a while, and go in when the principal comes back."
Just as the two were about to leave through the gate, someone in the yard called out, "Tongyao, come quick! There are ants climbing the tree!"
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