Chapter 24 Moms' Gathering
Chapter 24 Moms' Gathering
Song Qiao called Teacher Zhang Na.
"Hey! Teacher Zhang, there's something else I need to ask you."
Because Song Qiao handled the matter so well, Teacher Zhang's impression of her improved, and she asked, "Go ahead and tell me."
"Do you know Tongyao's mother's number? I'd like to invite her to have dinner together."
She hadn't had a chance to apologize to Tong Yao since Jiang Xiaoran broke her nose last night, so this was a good opportunity to apologize together.
Okay, I'll send it to you.
After the call ended, Song Qiao had Tong Yao's mother's phone number in her hand, and she dialed it.
About half a minute later, the other end answered: "Hello! This is Jiang Xiaoran's mother, it's like this..."
Song Qiao told Tong Yao's mother everything that had happened yesterday.
"Tongyao's mom, are you free tonight? I'd like to invite you and other parents to dinner. I'd also like to learn from you how to educate children. Can you come?"
The mother of the nursery rhyme across from me said in a sincere tone: "Forget it, they're just kids. If they fight, they fight. They'll be playing together again tomorrow. My child isn't that delicate. You shouldn't take it to heart."
"Also, I won't go. I haven't finished get off work yet. I'm sweeping leaves from the trees along the moat. It's winter, and the ground is covered in them. I can't go. Thanks."
Song Qiao was moved by these words.
"Tongyao's mom, where do you live? I'd like to visit you in person sometime to learn from you and ask you some questions about children."
This time, Tongyao's mother didn't refuse and told Song Qiao where she lived before the two ended the call.
At 5:30 p.m., Song Qiao went directly from the school to the Dongyue Hotel.
After Song Qiao arrived, she ordered the food first. Because there were children with her, she ordered more food than usual. There were eight adults and eight children, making a total of sixteen people.
With her included, the table was overflowing with food.
After Song Qiao finished ordering, she was about to return to her room when she saw Lu Mingxuan and Tong Tong walking in.
Just as Song Qiao was about to turn around and leave, Tong Tong saw her say to Lu Mingxuan, "Look, isn't that the woman who went to the archives with you during the day?"
Upon hearing Tong Tong's reminder, Lu Mingxuan immediately noticed Song Qiao.
"Qiao Qiao!" he called out, leaving Tong Tong behind as he ran over.
"Why……!"
Tong Tong tried to stop her but failed, and angrily stomped her foot and walked to the side.
Lu Mingxuan approached Song Qiao with an excited expression: "Qiao Qiao, what brings you here too?"
"What? This hotel belongs to your family? You won't let us in?"
Song Qiao didn't know what was wrong with her; she suddenly felt a bit down.
"No, I mean, how about we go together?"
Song Qiao then looked up at Lu Mingxuan and said, "No need, I've invited a lot of students' parents today, I have other things to do, I'm leaving!"
Seeing Song Qiao about to leave, Lu Mingxuan grabbed her arm and asked, "Then I'll go with you?"
Song Qiao turned around and looked at Tong Tong, pushing his hand away: "Stop messing around. You invited her to dinner, is it appropriate for you to be with me? Okay, hurry up and go over there, she's going to get angry."
Song Qiao looked at Tong Tong standing there, her face downcast and angry.
"Okay then, wait for me after you finish eating, I'll take you home."
In order to get Lu Mingxuan back to Tong Tong's side as soon as possible, Song Qiao had no choice but to agree: "Okay, you go first."
Song Qiao had made up her mind. After eating, she would sneak away and wouldn't wait for Lu Mingxuan.
After the two parted ways, Song Qiao hurried up the stairs and arrived at room 309.
Less than ten minutes later, parents and children began to walk in one after another.
"Mrs. Jiang Xiaoran, you're too kind."
As they entered, one parent looked embarrassed and said...
Song Qiao immediately stood up and greeted everyone with a smile: "Look at what you're saying. If it weren't for this, we should have had a meal together and exchange ideas on how to educate children. Wouldn't that be better?"
After saying this, Song Qiao automatically corrected himself: "I, Song Qiao, can't say that I've had an exchange. I have to learn from you. Look how sensible these children are."
After Song Qiao said this, the parents urged their children to greet him.
Hello, Aunt Song!
Hello, Aunt Song!
"..."
The sounds rising and falling made Song Qiao very happy; she felt as if she were Teacher Zhang herself, a teacher.
"Kids, sit down quickly and have some snacks first."
Then, looking at the mothers, he said, "Mothers, please sit down too."
Song Qiao noticed that everyone who came today was a mother, which made it easier for them to chat.
"Mrs. Jiang Xiaoran, I have a suggestion. Let's add each other on WeChat. From now on, we can just call each other by our names instead of calling each other 'So-and-so's mom,' okay?"
Song Qiao couldn't have been happier! Since she became a full-time stay-at-home mom, she hadn't had many friends, but she didn't expect to have so many more tonight.
She also noticed that all the parents who came tonight were easy to talk to and were all very humble.
Everyone scanned the QR code and added each other on WeChat, and Song Qiao even suggested creating a group chat.
"No need to create a group, we're all in the group, we'll just add you in."
Only now did Song Qiao realize that the other parents kept in touch regularly, but she was the only one who wasn't in the group chat.
It's not hard to imagine that these are all reasons why Jiang Xiaoran left a bad impression on others.
During the meal, the students' parents also mentioned this point, and everyone had always thought: they never expected Song Qiao to be such a good person.
"We all thought you were a bit aloof, we never expected you to be such a nice person?"
Zhang Xiaodong's mother's words were met with approval from everyone.
"Yes, from now on we'll just call each other by our names."
When a parent suggested it, Song Qiao was the first to respond: "My name is Song Qiao!"
"My name is Liu Yan!"
"My name is Chen Rui!"
"..."
Each student's mother gave her name, and Song Qiao changed the nicknames to hers, then urged everyone to start eating.
The children had already started eating, and the parents, as she used to do, fed the children first before starting their own meals.
It seems that all mothers are like this; as long as their children are fed, they don't care about themselves. At this moment, Song Qiao thought of her biological daughter who had been taken away, and she cried out in her heart, "Daughter, where are you?"
The children drank beverages, and the parents each had a glass of red wine. Song Qiao realized that today was the happiest day of her in five years. It was truly wonderful to have so many friends.
"Song Qiao, what did you do for a living before?" Liu Yan asked, looking at Song Qiao with admiration.
“I used to work for a company, but after I had my child, I stayed at home and didn’t work.”
"We thought you were a white-collar worker at a multinational company. You're beautiful and have a great presence, but your husband... is a bit difficult to get along with."
Liu Yan is a straightforward person who speaks her mind directly.
“He’s usually very busy with work, so he probably doesn’t have a chance to greet everyone. I’ll tell him off from now on that he won’t let me see my sisters without greeting them.”
Song Qiao's words made everyone laugh: "It's nothing serious, it's just that I can tell your husband is an official, so I don't have much contact with him."
Chen Rui hurriedly explained.
"What's the difference between being an official? Aren't they all the same? Sisters, let's help each other out from now on."
Hearing this, Zhang Qian's mother, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Song Qiao, you know what, I actually saw your husband taking Jiang Xiaoran and another woman to the zoo once. I thought it was you, so I went over to say hello, but it wasn't you."
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