At 5:30 in the afternoon, after a busy day, Xia Tong went to the kindergarten to pick up Guaiguai and take her home as usual. She saw Guaiguai and a bunch of friends having fun. She didn't want to disturb her, so she found a seat in the room and sat down.
At this time, a teacher came over and said, "Excuse me, are you Xia Guaiguai's mother?"
"Yes, I am, what's the matter?" Xia Tong replied.
The teacher looked at the children and said, "I'm just going to ask you something these days. Let's go to the office to talk."
When they arrived at the office, the teacher pushed Xia Guaiguai's enrollment file directly in front of Xia Tong: "Guaiguai, our kindergarten may not be able to accept this child."
"Why?" Xia Tong was stunned.
The teacher pondered for a moment: "Ms. Xia, I have a question for you. I hope you don't mind."
Xia Tong nodded, feeling something was wrong intuitively.
"Have you ever been married?"
Xia Tong bit her lip: "No."
The teacher thought about the wording: "That means giving birth to a child out of wedlock?"
"Um."
"Ms. Xia has been in France before, so she may not know. In China, if a child is born out of wedlock, he or she does not have a household registration. And as our kindergarten is a model kindergarten in City A, it is impossible to allow a child from a black family to attend school."
Xia Tong was stunned, "What should we do? Can other kindergartens accept it?"
The teacher hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "The rules are the same, so it should be impossible."
She paused and then said, "But Ms. Xia, you don't have to worry. It's not impossible to arrange for Guaiguai's household registration to enter the kindergarten."
"What should I do?" Xia Tong asked.
"I think the best way is for Ms. Xia to find Guaiguai's father, and then after obtaining the marriage certificate, Guaiguai's household registration will be fine."
Marriage... Xia Tong was stunned: "Is this the only way?"
"Yeah." The teacher nodded: "If the household registration is not completed, it will have a big impact on Guaiguai, not only in kindergarten, but also in elementary school, middle school, etc."
"I understand." Xia Tong stood up: "I will consider this matter carefully when I get back."
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On the way home.
"Mommy, I want to eat candied haws on a stick..." Xia obediently shook Xia Tong's hand.
"Hmm...Okay." Xia Tong took out the money blankly.
"Mommy, a new Barbie doll with purple hair has been released recently. I want to buy it."
"Okay."
Xia Guaiguai rolled her bright eyes: "Mommy, Guaiguai wants a daddy!"
"Well, Mommy is going to buy..."
Little Guaiguai is confused, it’s over, her idiot mommy is stupid!
"Mommy!" She shouted and jumped in front of Xia Tong, looking like a close sister and asked: "Are you broken up in love?"
Xia Tong was startled and then came out of his daze.