Qi Lei took the children to the classroom.
The class teacher's mouth fell open the moment she saw McDull.
First, she arranged for Little Xiahua to lead McDull around the class to play, then pulled Qi Lei aside by himself.
This wasn't in the teacher's office but in a more secluded corner of the teaching building.
Looking cautiously around and seeing no one passing by, she quickly asked in a serious tone, "Mr. Qi, is this child your brother's son?"
Qi Lei, smiling, responded, "Yes, he's my cousin's child. My cousin's surname is Song, so the child doesn't share my surname."
The class teacher pondered for a moment, then asked, "Does your cousin have only this one son? Has he ever lost a son?"
Qi Lei immediately frowned and said unhappily, "Ms. Chen, that is a rather ambiguous thing to say. The child is my cousin's, and he's too busy with work to look after him, which is why I'm helping. That's all there is to it."
Qi Lei was unaware that Gu Xinzhou had twins initially.
So far, in this place, only the involved parties, Song Zhen, Dr. Li, Gu Yibo, and Lan Baozhen knew about it.
Thus, Qi Lei instinctively thought his cover was blown and that the teacher wanted to dig up news about Song Zhen.
He smiled and said, "Ms. Chen, I have work to attend to now. I'll leave the children in your care."
Qi Lei left.
The class teacher was heavily puzzled.
She'd taught George for an entire year and knew his appearance and mannerism well.
Seeing McDull, who looked exactly like George, made her instinctively think this was the chubbier version of George!
But Qi Lei's attitude was really troublesome. Oh well!
In the classroom.
All the children gathered around, staring incessantly at McDull.
They even reached out to poke McDull's chubby cheeks.
"Are you George's older brother or younger brother?"
"You guys are twins, right?"
"You are quite chubby, and your skin is so fair and tender, but George is so skinny. Do your mom and dad favor you, and that's why they keep hitting George?"
"And not giving George food to eat!"
Little Xiahua defended McDull, saying, "That's not it!
He just looks like George!
I know his dad too; we just had dinner together the day before yesterday!
There's only one child, Song Yunxi, in their family! No others!
Also, his dad isn't the kind of bad person who hits children; he loves kids and always brings me gifts!"
The children looked at McDull in amazement, constantly marveling at how similar they were!
McDull, too, was curious, looking around and asking, "Is George here?"
He wanted to see what the kid who looked exactly like him was like!
The class teacher soon entered the classroom, smiling and said, "Alright, today we have an additional friend, Song Yunxi, in our class. Please, Song Yunxi, introduce yourself!"
The innocent children applauded welcomingly.
McDull, somewhat excitedly stood up, his face beaming with a smile, "Hello teacher! Hello, friends!
I am Song Yunxi, and I am four years old!
I have just come back from Italy!
Although I can speak Chinese, I cannot write it!
I will be a good friend to everyone, helping and caring, and be a beloved good child!"
The children applauded all together!
Yet, the teacher found herself deep in thought.
Clearly, McDull and George's upbringing was different.
McDull was confident, innocent, cute, kind, and had an optimistic and proactive attitude with great verbal skills, showing that his family took great care in raising him.
George, on the other hand, seemed introverted, shy, not talkative, and lacking strong verbal skills, although he had a good memory and was excellent in math. However, his family provided him very little support.