Childcare Diaries - [Author: 봄볕의기억 ]

Chapter 37

Translator: Effe and Nabi

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Chapter 37

"Shall we have a dictation quiz today?"

"Ugh!"

The time that Brielle hates the most has come. The tutor, Eujes, quit and the teachers who taught him were repeatedly changed. But, after the teacher recently quit, there was a gap in hiring new people.

She couldn't neglect Young Master's studies, so Marie decided that she would do what she could, even if it was minimal.

"Can't we do it next time?"

"No, we can't."

For Brielle, who speaks advanced vocabulary, his dictation was oddly out of control.

"Sniff!"

He tried to fake weeping, but it didn't work with him.

"Write down the wrong sentence ten times. You're not leaving the room before that."

Brielle, who was obsessed with playing chess, has been busy playing with Ellie these days. There was nothing more painful than not being able to go to play.

Marie began to dictate while Brielle wrote the words on the paper as he whimpered.

He got two out of ten wrong. The language here was also quite difficult for Marie, too, so this was something she was learning along with him as well. Though she made him strictly write ten times that were wrong.

Brielle lay on his face and began to write, stomping his little feet.

Small round letters were embroidered on each piece of paper. It was Marie's favorite handwriting. She was secretly collecting Brielle's dictations every time he made a mistake. She would later show it when he grew up and he had a handwriting similar to the Count, unlike now. She wanted to let him know that there were times like this.

"Done!"

Brielle cried out brightly as he pressed the red spot on his elbow that was hurt from writing as he was lying on his stomach.

"Let me see..."

A piece of paper was held in Marie's hand.

"Good job. You can go and play."

"Yes."

The sound of the small footsteps hurried away. It was obvious where he was going. It must be Ellie and her room, which was right next door.

"There, you and Ellie have fun and play chess."

The play materials of the two children, who had not been able to leave the mansion for a long time, never dried up.

'I want to give Ellie a proper education...'

As her worries as an older sister deepened, now she seemed to have time to decide Ellie's course.

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"I want to be a teacher."

Marie was astonished. She didn't know Ellie had such clear dreams.

"Is this a sudden dream for the future?"

"No, I've been thinking about it for a long time."

"Really?"

"Hmm."

There was a school that local children went to even though it was not as big as the academy.

There she studied literature and also learned enough liberal arts to go to a vocational school. The younger children were usually left at school instead of their working parents and spent a lot of time playing there. Since Ellie entered the mansion, she also had been there for about a year.