XiaoPu joined the line of children heading into the school building. He couldn't help but look back one last time, catching the sight of his family's smiling faces cheering him on.
His birth parent's dream was for him to attend this school, so here he was. A school that was exclusively for children from wealthy and influential families.
In his first class, the teacher instructed the students to introduce themselves to one another.
The room buzzed with polite but distant exchanges as children from affluent families shared their names, family backgrounds, and their parents' impressive titles and accomplishments.
Student 1: "I'm Jessica, from the Smith family. My dad's the CEO of a big tech company, and I can speak three languages fluently."
Student 2: "I'm William, from the Andersons. My mom's a famous lawyer, and I've won several national piano championships."
