I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 446

Chapter 446: Make Sure to Greet Properly!

“Sister Nuo’er!”

“Esteemed Sister Nuo’er!”

As soon as the principal of Starlight Elementary School gave the “liberation order” at the door, the children who had been waiting with dry eyes, staring longingly at the fruit outside, rushed out all at once, surrounding the fruit I had just unloaded from the car in layers upon layers.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xiaofei and Li Denghua bypassed the children and came to my side.

“You look so good in our school uniform. Indeed, girls are cute in anything they wear.”

Li Denghua, who had become unexpectedly sweet-talking, bombarded me with “sugar-coated bullets”.

“Is it because you’ve been with Sister Xiamo recently and fallen in love…?”

“Where did you learn this from?”

I was momentarily at a loss for words, given Li Denghua’s precociousness. Seeing Xiao Mo still holding the camera, I explained into the microphone.

“Let me introduce, these two are my good friends. This is Zhou Xiaofei. Xiaofei lives with her grandmother, as her mother works away, and she is a very sensible and good child.”

In fact, at Starlight Elementary, wealthy families like Li Denghua’s are the exception rather than the norm. Most students here come from impoverished families or are “left-behind children,” similar to Zhou Xiaofei.

According to Principal He Yuanyi, when he took over the school, he already sensed the severe situation here.

Normally, private schools are considered “elite schools,” with high tuition fees and no various fee reduction policies like public schools. Most parents choose private schools for the quality of education, willing to spend more to give their children a relatively better start.

However, the problem with Starlight Elementary School lies here. The Nanqi District of Shenzhen City is inherently a relatively poor area. Most people don’t have much money, and those who can afford it have moved to the city center to buy property in good school districts. Opening a private school here hardly makes any money—it’s almost like charity work.

The first principal saw the situation and left. The second principal came, saw the situation, and wondered why anyone would open a private elementary school in a poor area. They looked for ways to benefit but ended up leaving as well.

In this environment, He Yuanyi eventually became the principal, taking over this hot potato. Previously, Su Yunjin had contacted city leaders, and the proposed solution was to make the school semi-public, allocate some funds to improve the campus environment, and increase teaching equipment.

In short, after decades of “principal turnover,” Starlight Elementary has transformed from a relatively prestigious private school into a poor school struggling to recruit students.

How poor are the children here? There are many students like Zhou Xiaofei, and some even come from worse family conditions. Zhou Xiaofei is a boarding student, she has a grandmother in a small home near the Nanqi Tower. However, many students’ parents work away from home year-round, leaving only an old house locally.

Parents essentially abandon their children at the school, where they eat three meals a day. They provide a monthly food fee to the school because it is cheaper and safer than giving money for the children to eat at home.

With their parents working away, the children eat and sleep at school, and on weekends, they play small games with their dorm mates—this is how these poor children spend almost every year.

So, aside from the school cafeteria, most of what they eat are wild fruits near the school. The vegetable garden behind the dormitory grows a few wild strawberries, which are picked and eaten by the children before they ripen.

Near the playground, there are “mouse fruits”—they’re not very tasty but at least provide a little treat. When mangoes ripen in the greenbelt outside the campus, if they have a chance to go out, they bring back as many as they can…

This also means that many of the children at the school go an entire year without eating a proper fruit.

?Nuo’er actually knows kids from elementary school??

?Isn’t the point that they’re friends? Nuo’er has friends in elementary school??

?My goodness, now I have to question Nuo’er’s age. Unless she’s a child prodigy, I can’t think of any reason for her to be friends with elementary students.?

As expected, right after I introduced Zhou Xiaofei and Li Denghua to the camera, the live stream chat exploded:

?Only children make friends with children, right??

?Yes, exactly. Just like how substitutes attract each other, lolis attract each other too.?

?The girl next to Zhou Xiaofei is also quite cute.?

Hearing the interest in Li Denghua from the chat, I quickly continued with the introductions:

“And this is Li Denghua. She’s a prodigy, and if you’re from Shenzhen City, you might have heard of her. She once represented the city in a physics competition and won many awards.”

Li Denghua’s family is quite unconventional—her father is a bit obsessive, and her mother is the type who hopes her daughter will achieve great things. As a result, they have somewhat neglected her overall character education.

Fortunately, it seems that Li Denghua and Zhou Xiaofei’s relationship has been improving, and their personalities complement each other. When Zhou Xiaofei faces difficulties that require money to solve, Li Denghua has been helping out, which has been a relief.

“This pineapple is so heavy…”

“Why are there such large mangoes!”

“Teacher, teacher! Can I take this one home? I just want this one!”

Soon after I finished introducing Li Denghua and Zhou Xiaofei, the children who had rushed out of the school created a commotion. Many polite little ones even came up to me, bowing repeatedly:

“Thank you, Sister Nuo’er!”

“Sister Nuo’er, you’ve worked hard!”

“Thanks for your support, Sister Nuo’er!”

“Alright, alright, take whatever you like, but you have to bring it back to the dorm to eat!”

Amidst the waves of youthful thanks, I gradually felt a bit “lost” and my mood improved significantly.

Actually, there are some children at Starlight Elementary whose families can afford fruit, but since they are children, they don’t often get to eat what they want at home.

Many adults only buy fruit they like, not considering the children’s preferences. It’s different now, with a whole bunch of fruit in front of them and the freedom to choose whatever they want.

There’s a saying about why adults don’t “pickiness” with food—it’s because they don’t cook dishes they dislike.

At least I noticed earlier that when I first entered the school, the boy who greeted me and whose family had bought him a phone was more excited than many other children. He was carrying a large watermelon in one hand and a large mango in the other, running back to the dorm.

“Don’t just stand there. Xiaofei, I remember you like watermelon, right? Over there is our city’s famous ‘sand melon,’ it’s very delicious. And Denghua, I remember you love durian, though your mom said it smells and never buys it for you.”

I led the two little girls to the pile of fruit at the back of the car.

“Come on, take as much as you can. It’s all free. Later, we’ll eat together.”

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