Chapter 82: 81. A Little Gentleman (Seeking collections, seeking recommendation votes!)

After everyone had sat down, Teacher Wu explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that this morning, while Qiqi's mother, Zou Mei, was helping Qiqi pack her schoolbag, she discovered many cute little toys that she remembered Qiqi did not own.

In particular, there was one that was quite expensive; at the time, Qiqi had pestered her to buy it, but to motivate Qiqi to study hard, Zou Mei had told her she would buy it only if she did well on her exams.

Yet today, it was found inside Qiqi's schoolbag, and Zou Mei knew it wasn't bought by her own husband, Lin Hai, because on such matters, Lin Hai rarely went against her.

Subsequently, Zou Mei discovered quite a few love letters in the drawer of Qiqi's small desk, as well as some little stars folded by a little girl.

Even more crucially, she found a love letter that Qiqi had just finished writing, and she recognized that it was definitely Qiqi's handwriting.

This discovery immediately caused an uproar in the household, followed by questioning of Qiqi, but it was unclear what kind of bewitching soup Zhang Xiaotao had fed her, as Qiqi simply refused to say who it was.

In the end, having no other choice, Zou Mei called Teacher Wu to inquire and explained the situation to her.

Upon hearing the "pet names" for the two children mentioned in the love letter, Teacher Wu knew who it was, but she didn't rush to handle the matter at the time, instead asking them to come over at noon.

Teacher Wu truly hadn't taken this matter to heart at first; they were just first-grade children, what could possibly happen?

Moreover, she had handled such matters more than once or twice and had plenty of experience.

But what she didn't expect was that her experience would be completely shattered by a single sentence from Taotao, which led to this scene.

After listening, Zhang Ran felt a bit dazed; he looked at Taotao and asked in a low voice, "When did you and Qiqi become boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Zhang Ran suspected that he had a hand in this.

Zhang Xiaotao also leaned close to Zhang Ran's ear and whispered, "Just a little while ago."

Zhang Ran began to analyze the time Zhang Xiaotao mentioned, and subsequently realized that this must have been the time when Zhang Xiaotao was very happy, and when Zhang Ran had asked him the reason, he hadn't said.

This was very rare, as ever since Zhang Ran returned, the little guy had told Zhang Ran everything.

"How much pocket money do you still have?" Zhang Ran suddenly asked this.

Zhang Ran could now truly understand the so-called affection between generations; although he felt guilty toward Zhang Sicheng and Zhang Siyan, when facing them, Zhang Ran was fully capable of hardening his heart to discipline them.

However, when facing Zhang Xiaotao and Susu, Zhang Ran found that he couldn't harden his heart at all, and he couldn't even bear to raise his voice to scold them a little.

Of course, this was also because the two little ones were very sensible.

Therefore, every time Zhang Xiaotao and Susu went to school, Zhang Ran would quietly give them pocket money and instruct them not to tell their mother.

Furthermore, Zhang Ran suspected that the reason Zhang Xiaotao was willing to spend money to buy those toys for Qiqi was very likely because he completely believed what Zhang Ran had said.

Specifically, the words Zhang Ran had said about him not being short of money and having plenty of it.

Otherwise, given Taotao's personality, he shouldn't have been willing to spend so much money to buy these things.

"I still have quite a bit, I've hidden it all away quietly, it's just not as much as Susu's," Zhang Xiaotao also said in a low voice.

Just as Zhang Ran was about to say something else, he heard Teacher Wu cough twice, "Mr. Zhang, if you have anything to say, you can say it in front of everyone. It is indeed not good for children to be in a relationship at such a young age; it not only affects their studies but is also detrimental to their growth."

Zhang Ran nodded quickly and said, "Teacher Wu is right; it is indeed inappropriate for children to be in a relationship when they are so young."

He then looked at Lin Hai and Zou Mei and said with a sincere tone, "The two of you, I am truly sorry; this matter is our fault."

"My Taotao has a cheerful personality, looks a bit handsome, and is a little warm-hearted boy. Plus, our family's economic situation is quite good; we aren't lacking in houses or cars..."

At first, Lin Hai and Zou Mei's expressions softened slightly upon hearing Zhang Ran's words, as did Teacher Wu's; Zhang Ran's attitude was still acceptable.

But as they listened, they felt something was wrong; this sounded less and less like an apology and more like... a matchmaking session?

And some teachers who were originally paying attention also realized what was happening, looking at the grandfather and grandson as if they were looking at extraordinary beings.

Not to mention the grandson, who called his little girlfriend's parents 'father-in-law' and 'mother-in-law' the moment he saw them.

And the grandfather was no less impressive, starting a live matchmaking session directly.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem, Mr. Zhang, we already know all of this; right now we are discussing how to handle this matter," Teacher Wu interrupted quickly.

Zhang Ran felt a bit regretful, but his attitude remained very good, "Teacher Wu, I will listen to you; you have experience in this area, and if the girl's parents have any requirements, please feel free to state them."

"Ahem, ahem, ahem." This was the sound made by a young male teacher watching the show; what the hell, how did it become the 'girl's side' again?

Lin Hai and Zou Mei seemed to have lost their temper at this moment because of Zhang Ran; they were not unreasonable people to begin with, but their daughter being in a relationship at such a young age had caused them to lose their composure.

Despite this, they didn't do anything in front of a child like Zhang Xiaotao and kept restraining themselves.

Teacher Wu was truly caught between laughter and tears now; she said, "How about this, let the two little ones break up at this time; after a while, it will be fine. If it really doesn't work, I will ask the school to help one of the children change classes."

"No, I don't want to break up with Qiqi." Upon hearing Teacher Wu's words, Taotao was immediately unhappy.

Qiqi seemed to be infected by Taotao's courage, and at this moment, she actually said, "I don't want to break up with Taotao either."

Once these words were out, Lin Hai and Zou Mei almost truly exploded; what kind of bewitching soup had this little brat fed their daughter to make their own sensible girl act like this?

Seeing this situation, Zhang Ran quickly said, "Everyone, don't be anxious. Let me offer a suggestion, and you can listen to see if it works?"

"Please speak," Lin Hai said, suppressing the urge to flare up.

Zhang Ran said, "It's like this: the two children, they actually don't understand anything right now. And Qiqi is so beautiful, sensible, and well-behaved; even if our Taotao doesn't pursue Qiqi now, other children will. After all, beautiful things are always what humans are pursuing and yearning for; this is not something that can be changed by age."

Hearing Zhang Ran praise Qiqi so much, the faces of the Lin couple softened slightly, but they soon straightened their faces again.

"Rather than that, it would be better to keep the status quo." Just as Zhang Ran finished speaking, the people on the other side were about to get anxious.

"Don't be anxious yet, listen to me continue," Zhang Ran quickly pacified them, "This way, it allows Taotao to help block other suitors, preventing Qiqi from being distracted by these matters and delaying her studies."

"Moreover, we can keep them under our own eyes; at school, there are teachers watching, and outside, there are parents watching, so nothing will happen."