Arrogant and domineering because of his good looks: His Majesty always pretends to be righteous

All the students sat in the pavilion specially designated for picking up and dropping off students, waiting for their parents to come and fetch them. The teacher would wait beside them until all the students had left.

Xia Rongliu and Xia Zhanxin were also in the pavilion. Xia Zhishu was quite surprised to see Xia Zhanxin. This child hadn't come since the incident last time she came, and today she came with Xia Rongliu.

After seeing off all the students who wanted to go back, the remaining students went to the cafeteria to eat, while Xia Zhishu took Xia Zhanxin and Xia Rongliu to eat in a small room specially built for the teacher.

She took out the food container and placed it on the table. The food was a little cold, but still warm. Xia Rongliu set out the bowls and chopsticks, held up her chopsticks, and said, "Dinner's ready!"

The three of them started eating, chatting as they ate.

Xia Zhishu looked at Xia Zhanxin and smiled, "You've finally decided to come. Those kids are just a bit naughty."

“I brought her over, and you bet she does. Brats need to be disciplined properly,” Xia Rongliu said. Xia Zhishu tapped Xia Rongliu on the head. “I think you’re a brat yourself. Who’s going to discipline you?”

"I'm clearly a very good student."

The three of them were enjoying themselves when the door was pushed open and another teacher walked in.

"Master Zhang," Xia Zhishu greeted him. Master Zhang nodded, and Xia Zhishu continued, "Would you like to eat together?"

Master Zhang and Xia Zhishu were quite familiar with each other. Master Zhang walked over with his lunchbox, and his practiced manner showed that this was not the first time. Xia Zhanxin realized that this Master Zhang was the same middle-aged man who had just spoken with great vigor.

"Master Zhang—" Xia Rongliu called out. Xia Rongliu was a frequent visitor here and naturally recognized him.

Xia Zhishu introduced Xia Zhanxin and Master Zhang to each other, saying, "This is Master Zhang, who also teaches here. This is my son, who is one year younger than Xia Rongliu."

"Master Zhang." Xia Zhanxin greeted him politely. Master Zhang nodded. "This is the child from before, right? I thought it was a little girl back then."

Xia Zhishu nodded. "Hahaha, she was just too thin, and she was pretty. With her hair down, she really did look like a girl at first glance."

Xia Zhanxin can now tie her hair up, but she can only tie it into a small braid at the back. Xia Zhanxin doesn't have much of an impression of this teacher.

"How old is this child? Is he old enough to go to school?" Master Zhang asked. He had noticed that Xia Rongliu was quite intelligent and liked her, but unfortunately she was a girl. He assumed the child she brought that day was also a girl and didn't ask any further questions.

Now that we know it's a boy, we naturally have to ask. Both the father and sister are smart, so this little brother can't be too bad.

“Yuanxiao is seven years old now, which is the right age. It all depends on whether he wants to do it or not. After that fuss before, his interest has probably waned quite a bit,” Xia Zhishu sighed.

When Zhang Fuzi heard there was a chance, he tried to coax Xia Zhanxin, saying, "If you come to study here, I'll give you candy every day, okay?"

"Hey—? How can you lie to a child like that?"

“I didn’t lie to him. If he had promised me, he would have gone to buy candy today.” Master Zhang said that he did not lie to him. “He’s the perfect age. He can make up for it later.”

Xia Zhishu thought it made some sense and asked Yuanxiao, "If you come to school and have any problems like last time, just tell me. I won't let you be bullied."

"Go ahead, go ahead, and teach me while you're at it." Xia Rongliu moved closer to Xia Zhanxin. She didn't need anyone to teach her; even Master Zhang might not know what she had learned in her past life. She just wanted Xia Zhanxin to learn.

With three people urging him to learn, Xia Zhanxin naturally found it hard to resist.

The thought of coming here to learn, and then seeing Xia Rongliu arrive, made him nod and say, "Father, I'm willing to learn." This time, the shyness he felt when calling out "Father" was gone.

The three of them laughed when they heard this. Master Zhang said, "That's perfect. Let's start this afternoon. You can come to the school to listen to the lessons."

After dinner, Xia Zhishu and Master Zhang worked on lesson plans, while Xia Zhishu and Xia Rongliu went to play in the courtyard. The school's courtyard was much larger than the Xia family's courtyard, and there were several large, leafy trees that provided shade in the summer.

There is a small pavilion on the east side, next to which is a pond. On the west side are the school buildings, where students usually sit to listen to lessons. There is a pebble path in the middle, which is quite pretty.

In the courtyard, besides Xia Rongliu and Xia Zhanxin, there were several other students who were having lunch there.

"Sister Xia~" A little child ran over and asked, "Sister Xia, who is this?"

She's very pretty, but she looks so fierce.

“This is my younger brother, he’s a year older than you. You have to call him brother, okay? And you’ll be classmates from now on,” Xia Rongliu said, pinching the child’s cheek. The six-year-old’s cheek was chubby and smooth to the touch. Hehe.

The child thought the older brother behind his sister looked fiercer. Was he really only a year older?

"Mingxuan—." A pleasant and clear young voice rang out, and Xia Rongliu looked ahead and said, "Brother Mingyu."

"Rong Liu." Bai Mingyu walked over to greet her, taking Bai Mingxuan's hand in the process. When he looked up, he saw Xia Zhanxin beside him and paused for a moment, "This is..."

"This is Sister Xia's younger brother, who is also here to study at the school," Bai Mingxuan explained to his brother enthusiastically.

Bai Mingyu nodded. Xia Rongliu's younger brother is really handsome, but his expression is a bit fierce. Not wanting to get into trouble, Bai Mingyu said to Xia Rongliu, "I thought you weren't coming today."

Indeed, summer came a little later than usual today.

The four of them stayed together. Bai Mingxuan and Bai Mingyu were biological brothers. They were best friends with Xia Rongliu at school. Bai Mingyu was twice the age of Bai Mingxuan, twelve years old.

The three chatted, but Xia Zhanxin remained silent. He only spoke occasionally when Xia Rongliu asked him to, and he would only answer with "um," "ah," or "oh."

Students gradually entered the school, and they all went to find Xia Rongliu and Bai Mingyu. Xia Rongliu was a girl, and Bai Mingyu was the second oldest student there. He was easy to talk to and friendly, so children liked to run to their side.

Soon, the area was filled with children, who spoke freely and without restraint.

"Wow, don't you think we're playing house?" one child said, and another immediately chimed in, "What house?"

"Look, doesn't Sister Xia look like her mother, and Brother Bai look like his father? And Bai Mingxuan is their child," the child said. The children around him looked closely and said, "They do look a little bit alike."

Xia Rongliu was speechless. "You guys don't always listen attentively in class, but you've learned all the gossipy ways of the village women."

A child exclaimed, "Sister Xia doesn't resemble my mother at all! My mother is so gentle, but Sister Xia is usually called a tigress."