Tian Hui Primary School is the school that Feiya attends, and it is a relatively famous primary school in the city. The campus has complete facilities, beautiful scenery, and excellent teaching quality. Moreover, the school uniforms are particularly good-looking. Since it is close to home and in the same direction as Shen Yu Middle School, where I attend, we go to school together and come home together, which makes my mother feel more at ease. However, after just one month, Feiya started going home by herself after school, claiming that she couldn't stand waiting for me for too long. But I had no choice, considering that the high school curriculum was tight, and an extra afternoon lesson was added.
"Alright... Just walk Feiya up to here," Feiya was unwilling to let me continue walking towards her school when there was still about 100 meters to the school gate.
"We haven't even reached the gate yet?" I looked at the school entrance, which was still quite some distance away.
"Just stop here..." Feiya insisted stubbornly.
"Why? Are you shy? It's not necessary. Look, don't all those parents feel more at ease when they walk their children up to the gate?" I pointed to the parents leading their children to the gate, as well as those standing outside the gate watching their children go in.
Feiya's face turned red, and she whispered, "I want to go into school by myself. That way, I'll look different and more mature."
"But that has nothing to do with being mature," I said, somewhat amused.
"You wouldn't understand... Alright, now go!" She began to get angry and pushed me with her hand, occasionally glancing at the children coming to school.
Feiya had infuriated me, so I decided to confront her.
"Jerry... How terrible!" But she started to cry like a victim before I could even start, her tearful eyes as if I had just taken away her favorite toy.
Her crying quickly attracted attention from people around, who probably thought that I was bullying Feiya. In order to avoid public judgment, I reluctantly complied with Feiya's wishes and began to distance myself from her.
"Feiya... don't linger by the entrance, just go in." As I slowly retreated, I told Feiya.
"Alright... Jerry," she nodded tearfully.
Once I was a certain distance away from her, I saw Feiya talking to a cute little girl wearing the same school uniform and carrying a red backpack. Suddenly, all the sadness on her face disappeared. It felt like she had just played me.
Feiya seemed to be boasting about something, and the little girl was looking at her admiringly. They continued talking as they walked into the school.
If I wasn't mistaken, it must have been related to the sense of maturity that Feiya had talked about earlier. After seeing Feiya enter the school, I felt relieved and started towards my own school.
On the way, I realized that I had been too focused on Feiya and had neglected Ziye beside me. It was all because of Feiya's wilfulness and making a scene.
Feeling awkward, I didn't know what to say.
"Jerry... It seems like you're having a hard time taking care of Feiya too," Ziye initiated conversation, which alleviated my sense of embarrassment.
"I guess so..." I replied with a bitter smile.
"Feiya seems to be very interested in adult topics and thoughts."
"She does..." Thinking of the theories Feiya often mentioned, I frowned and sighed.
"It seems like Feiya wants to become an adult as soon as possible," Ziye concluded with a smile.
"An adult? She's just a kid, not an adult..." I criticized.
"Why don't you like the idea of Feiya becoming an adult?" Ziye looked at me curiously, causing me to feel embarrassed and my face to heat up.
"What's so good about kids knowing too much?" I retorted.
"Jerry, you just want to appear knowledgeable in front of Feiya, don't you?" Ziye said, looking as if she had seen through my thoughts.
"Ziye... you only got part of it right... Actually, it can be annoying to have kids know too much. They always take things and nag in your ear, or say embarrassing things when you embarrass yourself." I recalled the time Feiya called me a virgin and how embarrassed I felt when she innocently referred to herself as a virgin.
"Feiya wanting to become an adult... isn't wrong. The problem is that she's too aggressive. She needs to take things one step at a time. Moreover, she doesn't seem to understand that adults have their own troubles too," I said, sighing helplessly.
"Feiya will understand eventually... Jerry, don't worry too much," Ziye comforted me with a gentle tone.
Listening to Ziye, I decided to turn a blind eye to Feiya's antics for the time being. But if she goes too far, I won't be lenient. However, the premise is that I have to build up my immunity to her crying and acting pitiable.
