"Mom?" The children beside them all opened their mouths in surprise. A moment later, they were all very happy: "Wow, Mulan, you have a mom too! Congratulations!"
Little Mulan's ears turned red, and he nodded, "Mm."
"Mulan!" At this moment, Lu Wanqing, who was standing by the hovercar, saw little Mulan. Her eyes lit up immediately, and looking at the child, she waved vigorously: "Mulan, come here, come to Mommy~"
Little Mulan's heart brightened, and he immediately trotted to the door.
"Goodbye, teacher!" The little one obediently raised his hand and waved goodbye to the teacher, speaking politely.
"Goodbye, Mulan." The teacher also saw little Mulan and waved goodbye with a smile.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said something to the teacher before letting little Mulan, with his small backpack, get into the hovercar.
After they were all in the car, Lu Wanqing said to the driver, "Let's go home."
The driver quickly started the car and headed home.
"Mom, why... why are you here to pick me up today?" After the hovercar had been driving for a while, little Mulan, who had been quiet, finally couldn't help but ask.
When his mother stood with other children's mothers at the kindergarten gate to pick him up today, his expression didn't change much, but his heart was pounding. He was so happy. He had a mother, and his mother would come to the kindergarten to pick him up too!
"I'm your mother, isn't it natural for me to pick you up from school?" Lu Wanqing asked, amused.
Thinking of the snacks she had bought for the little one, she took out a lollipop and offered it to him. "Do you want some candy?"
Little Mulan didn't really like sweets, especially candy, but this was a gift from his mother. Little Mulan couldn't suppress his longing. He loved his mother, so he didn't want to refuse anything she gave him, nor could he bear to refuse.
"Mm," little Mulan nodded.
Lu Wanqing smiled, peeled off the wrapper, and brought the bare lollipop to little Mulan's lips.
Little Mulan opened his mouth and carefully took the candy in. It was very sweet.
Lu Wanqing watched the little one eat the candy and then peeled one for herself, popping it into her mouth. It tasted alright.
"What did you learn at kindergarten today?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask.
Little Mulan thought for a moment, took the lollipop out of his mouth, and said, "The teacher taught us to recognize words and played games with us."
"What words did you learn?" Lu Wanqing was curious.
"Um..." Little Mulan said, reaching for his small backpack.
Lu Wanqing didn't stop him. She watched as the little one put the lollipop back into his mouth, opened his backpack, and took out something that looked like a tablet.
Lu Wanqing looked at it curiously. Was this the textbook of the interstellar era?
After taking out the "tablet," little Mulan didn't take anything else from his backpack. He lightly pressed a button next to the "textbook," and a person-sized light screen projected in front of him.
Lu Wanqing was also stunned, staring at the light screen blankly. Were textbooks in the interstellar era this advanced?
Little Mulan selected a few more options on the light screen, and the next moment, their surroundings changed. To be precise, the content of the "book" was projected around them.
Lu Wanqing's mouth hung open, amazed.
In the small car, a vast grassland was projected, and they seemed to suddenly be standing on a grassland. Everything was so real. There were many animals on the grassland: a herd of cows was lowering their heads to graze, a hen was leading three chicks to find insects, a duck was swimming with three ducklings in the nearby lake, a dog was lazily lying under a big tree, and small butterflies were flying among the flowers. Each animal was dynamic, moving and making sounds, just like real animals. Above each animal was a line of text, its name...
"So advanced," Lu Wanqing couldn't help but exclaim.
"This is a cow!"
"This is a chicken!"
"This is a duck!"
"This is a dog!"
"This is a butterfly!"
Little Mulan pointed at the projected animals in the car, identifying them one by one for Lu Wanqing.
"That's right, it's so advanced!" Lu Wanqing couldn't hold back and started clapping for little Mulan.
Little Mulan tilted his head, looking at his mother, a little confused. Advanced? Was his mother praising him? Why did it feel a bit off?
In the hovercar, the driver and the maid who had accompanied them also heard Lu Wanqing's words. They couldn't help but find it a little amusing. They secretly turned their heads, trying to suppress their laughter, but couldn't help but a slight curve forming on their lips.
Lu Wanqing quickly realized that she had gotten sidetracked, but it wasn't a big deal. After all, her cub was very intelligent. At such a young age, he already recognized so many small animals!
"Lanlan is amazing!" Lu Wanqing thought, and couldn't help but praise him again.
They chatted and unknowingly returned to the Mu family. The hovercar stopped at the door, and the driver opened the door.
Butler Mu was already waiting for them at the door. Seeing the hovercar stop, he immediately walked over to greet them respectfully.
Lu Wanqing got out of the hovercar with the child. Butler Mu also came over and, fearing it would be inconvenient for little Mulan to get out, carefully picked him up and handed him down. He put the child down again after they were outside.
Lu Wanqing also got out of the hovercar and then looked back at the car.
The two maids quickly took out the items Lu Wanqing had bought at the mall today. Butler Mu was slightly surprised to see so many things.
"Put all these things in my room," Lu Wanqing said to the two maids.
"Okay," the two maids replied respectfully.
Butler Mu glanced into the car and noticed many children's toys. He couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Lu, are these toys... all for young master?"
Lu Wanqing nodded. "Yes, Lanlan is still young, so I just bought him some toys to play with."
Hearing this, little Mulan curiously looked at the toys the maids were carrying down from the hovercar.
Seeing so many toys, Butler Mu couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion. It was different when a child had a mother; there was truly more love. No wonder the interstellar child protection law so strictly stipulated that parents must fulfill their nurturing obligations to their children.
At this moment, another hovercar drove into the Mu family's driveway. Lu Yuanyuan and Mu Srui got out of the hovercar together. Looking at the scene at the Mu family entrance, their moods shifted.
Lu Yuanyuan subtly sized up Lu Wanqing. Seeing her interacting so harmoniously with the Mu family, she unconsciously clenched her hand by her side, feeling uneasy.