Xiao Ze felt that something was wrong with his vision. The fence seemed very high and the steps seemed very long and wide. He looked down and saw the shoes on his feet and was suddenly stunned.
He was wearing a pair of very old-style children's sneakers. Looking at his hands, they were short and fleshy, and his clothes were also children's overalls.
Xiao Ze suddenly understood his situation.
He may have returned to his five-year-old body, but Lu Yao was nowhere to be seen.
Didn’t she say she wanted to tutor him for his childhood
Where are the people
Maybe it was due to the limitations of his five-year-old thinking, but Xiao Ze stayed in this young body, not wanting to move or go anywhere else.
He sat there blankly, gradually feeling sleepy, leaning against his teddy bear, and slowly closing his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ze felt his hands were soft, wet, and itchy. He slowly opened his eyes and was startled: "Who are you?"
A black dragon half the size of a teddy bear squatted beside Xiao Ze. It had just lowered its head to lick his hand. Seeing that he had finally woken up, it flapped its two short, black, glowing wings and slowly flew into the air, reaching eye level with Xiao Ze: "I'm Alfred, your tutor."
Xiao Ze blinked his round eyes, not quite understanding, and just said, "I'm waiting for my mother."
The child was very stunned and didn't think there was anything wrong with the sudden appearance of a flying and talking little fat dragon in front of him.
Alfred's eyes were a deep blue, and his short forelimbs were curled up against his chest as he fluttered his wings: "Little kid, repeat 'Teacher Alfred' after me."
Douding Xiaoze hugged the little bear tightly, quietly moved aside, and whispered: "Al... Fu... Lao Si..."
Alfred taught it several times and finally taught Douding Xiaoze to pronounce his name and introduce himself.
He was tired from flying, so he landed slowly and sat down next to Douding Xiaoze: "Little Douding, who am I?"
Xiao Ze: "Teacher Alfred."
Alfred nodded in satisfaction: "Besides waiting for mom, don't you have anything else you want to do?"
Douding Xiaoze shook his head.
Alfred leaned towards Xiao Ze: "Okay, then I'll go with you."
Douding Xiaoze still looked confused and moved a little to the side.
This time, I wanted Teacher Alfred to come over.
Teacher Alfred is chubby and round, very cute.
Douding Xiaoze was not afraid, and even felt that the man looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
But he tilted his head back and thought for a while, but couldn't remember anything, so he stopped worrying about it.
This afternoon, Douding Xiaoze did not wait for his mother.
While other children were picked up by their parents, he was still sitting on the steps, holding a teddy bear in his hands, with teacher Alfred sitting next to him.
When the nanny came to call Xiao Ze back, Teacher Alfred was gone.
Xiao Ze searched around the ivy fence for several times but couldn't find it.
Finally, he was carried back to the childcare center by the nanny.
After dinner, the other boarding children were playing in the toy room while Xiao Ze sat in the corner in a daze.
"Beep-chi-little bean--" a sound came from outside the toy room.
Douding Xiaoze turned his head and saw a chubby tail coming in from the crack of the door and swaying gently.
Teacher Alfred!
Douding Xiaoze stood up and walked to the door.
As expected, Teacher Alfred was outside the door, holding the handle of the plastic bag with his two stubby front legs. "Come on, little kid, follow me."
The plastic bag hanging in the air was bigger than Teacher Alfred, and a familiar fragrance wafted out of the bag.
Xiao Ze wrinkled his nose, swallowed subconsciously, opened the door, and followed Teacher Alfred out.
They walked down the corridor to the dining room where they usually had their meals.
There are rows of small tables in the dining room, and the chairs are also children's sizes.
There was no light and it was pitch black all around. Xiao Ze was a little scared.
Alfred was flying in front. "Little Bean, it's so dark here. Can you think of a way to help the teacher light up?"
Xiao Ze scratched his head in distress, then carefully stretched out his fingers, with a faint light shining from his fingertips: "Is this okay?"
Alfred flapped his wings vigorously. "Yes, it's beautiful like a firefly. Let's go to the window!"
Xiao Ze pursed his lips and became happy.
No one had ever described his superpowers like this.
The moonlight is nice tonight. It shines through the window lattice, illuminating the small area in front of the window.
Alfred put the plastic bag on the table and panted slightly: "I'm so tired."
Xiao Ze sat aside, carefully stretched out his finger and gently poked Teacher Alfred's belly.
Soft and very warm.
Alfred took a breath, then stood up and used his claws to pry open the plastic bag. "Little bean, open it and take a look."
Xiao Ze had actually smelled it, but he still opened the paper box in the bag as if he didn't know it. When he saw the steaming children's burgers, French fries and soy milk, he exclaimed: "Wow!"
Alfred sighed. That was a bit exaggerated.
I'm afraid it's the reaction projected from the adult Xiao Ze's consciousness.
Growth is irreversible.
Even if the memories of adulthood are blocked, the reactions accumulated from experience and knowledge will still be unconsciously reflected in the behavior.
Xiao Ze did not pick up the burger immediately, but looked at the little fat dragon, "Thank you, Teacher Alfred."
Little Fat Dragon was so tired after coming back from shopping that he collapsed on the table, unwilling to move.
Xiao Ze lowered his head, his thick eyelashes fluttering like a small fan, and said in a childish voice: "Mom said, let's go get a children's meal after get off work. Today is my birthday. As long as Mom comes back, it doesn't matter if there is no children's meal."
Xiao Ze's voice became lower and lower, with a crying tone, and his tears fell on the table like beans.
He felt wronged and afraid.
But I don’t know how to express it, and I don’t know who to tell.
For some reason, little teacher Alfred made him feel at ease and he spoke his true feelings easily.
Alfred rolled over, resting his chin on the back of Little Bean's dimpled hand. He spread his wings and patted Little Bean's arm. "I know. In the distant future, there is someone who loves you very much. He knows that you are in trouble, so he asked me to help you. Didn't I tell you when we met this afternoon?"
The five-year-old child could not fully understand what Alfred said, but he was instinctively happy to hear that someone loved him, and couldn't help asking, "Who is he?"
Alfred rolled over again and came to the plastic bag. He picked at the box and said, "It's getting cold. Don't you want to eat it? The person who loves you very much knows that today is your birthday, so he specially asked me to bring this to you."
Xiao Ze was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "I'll eat it!"
Alfred handed him a tissue and said, "Your tears and snot are mixed together. Wipe them off quickly."
Xiao Ze wiped his face and started eating burgers and fries, his calves shaking gently under the stool: "Teacher Alfred, when can I see him?"
"who?"
Xiao Ze: "The person you are talking about."
Alfred: "Well... when you're older."
Xiao Ze opened his mouth and took a big bite of the hamburger in his hand, and said vaguely: "Lao Si, I'm grown up."
Alfred was amused by the little kid. He sat up and gestured with his short and thick paws up and down: "This is not enough. You have to wait until you are taller than the nursery lady."
Xiao Ze frowned, "It's been too long."
Alfred: "You are five years old, right?"
Xiao Ze nodded.
Alfred: "When you are twenty-two, you will be able to see him. Twenty-two, minus five, do you know how long it will take?"
Xiao Ze put down the hamburger and raised his hands to do arithmetic.
Young children also attend classes at the childcare center, where they learn simple arithmetic and literacy, and gradually gain an understanding of the world.
Alfred thought that two-digit addition and subtraction was too difficult for Xiao Ze, but he looked up with surprise in his eyes: "There are still seventeen birthdays to come."
"You are so awesome." Alfred flapped his wings, flew up and kissed Xiao Ze on the forehead.
The little kid was shy. He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Teacher Alfred.
By the time Xiao Ze finished the children's meal, it was already past the childcare center's usual sleeping time.
For some reason, the nanny didn't come to see him either.
Alfred took Xiao Ze back to the dormitory and watched him crawl into the bed, cover himself with the quilt and close his eyes.
After a while, the sound of even breathing came from the **, and Alfred whispered, "Good night, No. 1 tutor Xiao Ze."
"Meow~Meow~Meow~" Erxin cried and rubbed the customer's trouser leg lightly.
Xiao Ze opened his eyes and returned to the cram school.
He was a little confused. He looked around but didn't see the owner. He looked down and saw the little black dragon curled up on the table. He slowly stretched out his hand: "Alfred... Teacher?"
Lu Yao was just outside greeting customers who were buying things. When he came in and saw this scene, he smiled and said, "I'm right, right? This is the best tutor in our cram school."
Xiao Ze retracted his hand and scratched his head in embarrassment.
Lu Yao came over and sat down. "This is your first tutoring session. How do you feel?"
After Xiao Ze woke up, all the memories of his fifth birthday spent with Teacher Alfred came flooding back.
When he first woke up there, he was actually conscious.
But I was sleepy at that time and fell asleep.
When he woke up again, he met teacher Alfred, and his memories before the age of five were sealed.
Xiao Ze supported his forehead with his hand, his mind full of images of him and teacher Alfred.
I was tired of scratching my toes, but I couldn't help but continue thinking about it.
The feelings in the memory are real and specific, and are still affecting Xiao Ze's emotions.
He once again felt the powerlessness of his childhood, but the appearance of teacher Alfred did save him from the aggrieved and helpless day when he was five years old.
"Will we really see it?" Xiao Ze asked.
Lu Yao was sorting out the data from the first tutoring session. "Who?"
Xiao Ze: "The one who is most... mine."
I can't say it.
Lu Yao leaned forward: "What? Express it well."
Xiao Ze lowered his eyes and stammered, "The one who loves me the most."
Lu Yao laughed: "You said this, if you study hard, I think you will definitely see him. How about it? Do you want to continue tutoring?"
Xiao Ze nodded without hesitation and said, "I will continue tutoring. I just don't know how long it will take?"
Lu Yao picked up Xiao Ze's Soul Key and stroked the lines on it. "According to your situation, why not give him two more tutoring sessions? If your progress is good, you can probably see him on the fourth session. Of course, the details still depend on your condition and tutoring situation."
Xiao Ze had no idea how the owner defined his status and tutoring situation. His interest was entirely focused on the next tutoring session and... Teacher Alfred.
Looking at the little black dragon from an adult's perspective, I don't know how to describe it, but I don't feel any rejection either.
After gradually waking up, what lingered in my mind was the time I spent with Teacher Alfred.
With the teacher's company, waiting seems to have color and warmth.
Whenever I think back on it, my gray fifth birthday is now dotted with tiny bits of light, like the faint glow of fireflies.
Xiao Ze longs to rewrite all the gray memories related to his childhood. He also wants to meet teacher Alfred again and see the person who loves him most in the world.
The person who doesn't exist in his current world.
Xiao Ze signed a tutoring contract with the store owner and received a bracelet with a mini version of the soul key.
The Mini Soul Key is a smaller replica of the guest's real Soul Key, and serves as proof of being a tutor, similar to a student ID card.
Xiao Ze's Soul Key was packed together with the tutoring contract and tutoring materials and properly locked in a small drawer on the wall of the tutoring room.
The owner chose the first drawer in the lower left corner, put the key and information in it, and hung a small sign on the drawer with the number "Tutor No. 1".
The back of the sign has the tutor’s real name and contact information.
Regarding the tuition fees, the owner looked up a lot of relevant information on the Internet and charged five times the average fee of educational institutions in Sanhua City, charging 5,000 Meng coins for one tutoring session.
However, time travel consumes a lot of energy, so the owner stipulates that if tutoring exceeds three times, the fee will be doubled.
After locking up the materials, Lu Yao stood up and said, "Okay, the next tutoring session will be in two days."
Xiao Ze nodded and turned to go out.
There were guests outside, so Lu Yao followed them out.
Xu Xiaoxiao saw Xiao Ze coming out with the shop owner. She pondered for a moment, took out a bottle of Dreamweaver bubble water and a box of Good Mood Glutinous Rice Cakes, and said, "Shop owner, pay."
Lu Yao walked over to greet him. She was familiar with this customer. He liked to bring people over to buy snacks, and the male companion was different every time.
Xiao Ze saw Xu Xiaoxiao and the man beside her, paused for a moment, and walked outside: "Lu Yao, I'm leaving first."
The shop owner waved his back to him, "Okay, see you next time."
After Xu Xiaoxiao finished shopping, she left with the man. After a while, she came back with her things and asked, "Shopkeeper, did I leave my wallet in the store?"
Lu Yao sat on a chair and combed Erxin's hair. He then took out a pink wallet from the second shelf and handed it to her.
Xu Xiaoxiao took the wallet, opened it and took a look, put it away, and said casually: "Shopkeeper, I just saw a friend here, does he come here often?"
Lu Yao recalled: "Are you talking about Xiao Ze?"
Were you friends originally
When you meet someone who doesn't even offer the most polite greeting, you are more unfamiliar than a stranger.
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded: "We are neighbors and sometimes we play together."
At this time, Lu Yao did not realize that the guest had hidden meaning in his words.
Xu Xiaoxiao smiled and continued, "Will you guys play together?"
!!!!
Lu Yao understood something from her expression and shook his head with a wooden face: "No. Mr. Xiao has enrolled in a cram school here, so he comes here occasionally."
The system detected that Lu Yao's heart rate suddenly increased, and said: [What's wrong with you? Your heartbeat is so fast, are you feeling uncomfortable? ]
Lu Yao covered his face: "It's okay, don't worry about me."
Xu Xiaoxiao was surprised and found it a little funny: "Tutoring, he is tutoring here? Tutoring what?"
Lu Yao put his worries aside, stood up, took out a dusty flyer from behind the shelf, brushed it off and handed it over: "We provide tutoring for customers on 'childhood'. If you are interested, come and learn more about it."