15 Languages
"Call Daddy. ”
“papa。 ”
Tanica and Natasha were learning to speak for the past two days, and the mothers were very patient and taught them bilingual as planned.
Speaking of which, Lin Yilong's bilingual learning dragged on until he was four years old, at least he has the memory of the time when he began to come into contact with sporadic foreign words, which was that period.
For some reason, Tanica and Natasha are always learning to talk to Lin Yilong faster than following Nadia and Vera. Therefore, from the beginning of returning home, Lin Yilong began to take on the homework of his daughters' early education teachers.
Obviously, the daughters like to make their dad far more than their kindergarten aunt. As long as Dad is, he appears within five steps of Lin Yilong like two little heels, and always with a smile. This made Nadia and Vera very pleasant.
Tanica and Natasha's sleep time was intermittent, as long as they felt tired, they would try to pull Lin Yilong's arm, and Lin Yilong would pick up the baby who was pulling his arm and put him to sleep;
Only on the nights when the Yeon sisters get off work, when there is a mother who is eager to do parent-child activities, the father can get a rest.
"The heart of a child is actually quite simple. When asked by Vera how to gain the favor of the children, Lin Yilong replied, "You can't think about things with the thinking of an adult, it's like I kissed you in front of Natasha, Natasha knows that kissing is a sign of love, she doesn't distinguish between this love and other love - that's why I never kiss you in front of my children - and I need to leave a certain amount of time for brain development." ”
"How do you know. Vera asked.
"It takes nuanced observation and perseverance and patience. Lin Yilong replied, "So, it's not that you can't know, but you don't have insight and patience." ”
"Cut. Vera was a little dissatisfied with this answer - her internship life was very busy, and preparations for the new hospital were also underway, because of Lin Yilong's return, she was relieved to sacrifice the pleasant parent-child activities with Natasha and put her own experience into these two aspects.
Vera went on to work as a GP in the NHS with the aim of becoming a general practitioner in the NHS system, and it was only after Natasha's birth that she finished her clinical foundation course and officially entered the internship stage. After graduating from medical school, a general practitioner in the NHS requires a one-and-a-half-year clinical internship in a sub-specialty, and a one-and-a-half-year clinical internship in a non-specific specialty.
"Is it okay for the children to be taken care of by you all the time!?" Vera found that she did neglect the preschool education of her two children, and when she saw Lin Yilong and the children playing happily together, she wanted Lin Yilong, who had almost become a professional househusband, to take care of her daughters every day.
"Not like anything else. Lin Yilong said, "Actually, it's very good now, I can make love and affection with the little ones every day and on weekends, but a lot of their activity time is with their peers, not their parents." So, a lot of times I want them to have more contact with their peers. That's why I let them go to kindergarten. ”
"So, every day, let the daughters talk English with the preschool teacher during the day and go home in Russian?" Vera asked.
"No problem...... There are many options for mastering one more language. Lin Yilong said, "Moreover, when they go to school, I will take them to learn Chinese, and maybe take them to 'study abroad' in my hometown or Moscow or other places for a short time." ”
"My sister and I had a lot of effort to get out of there. Vera was a little puzzled when she heard Lin Yilong's arrangement, "Speaking of which, my sister and I were invited to pledge allegiance to the queen, do you think we need to get another passport?"
"The choice is yours. Lin Yilong replied, "However, my suggestion is that it is better to take one, otherwise there are too many travel restrictions and some delays." ”
"I'll discuss it with my sister and tell you later. Vera thought for a moment, "But are you sure you want Natasha and Tanica to go back to study?"
"Don't you think it's natural for children to understand their parents' cultural background?" Lin Yilong asked rhetorically, "I'll go with me when the time comes, and I really want to go there." ”
Vera carried Natasha back to the children's nursery, so that Lin Yilong could relax a little alone.
Lin Yilong's way to relax is to ride a pedal motorcycle to a Chinese restaurant 26 kilometers away from his home for hot pot.
Since leaving Xiangjiang, Lin Yilong has never spoken a word of his native language - it seems that talking to Vera about bilingualism has caused Lin Yilong to have a particularly delicate emotion, and he doesn't know where he should belong.
Lin Yilong and Katie speak English, speak Russian with Nadiaville, and speak Korean with Amy, and even though these languages are fluent to the level of their native language, he speaks to them in their native language instead of his native language - even if there is a difference in skin color, but they generally regard Lin Yilong as a person from their own country - even Lin Yilong himself, when talking to himself, finds that his mother tongue is not the first language of choice when he occasionally "goes crazy".
Feeling a certain lack of self-identity, Lin Yilong went to the Chinese restaurant he frequented most often in Wales to experience the strong Celestial Empire style.
The Chinese buffet restaurants that also operate hot pot seem to follow a functional area setting, one side is a buffet area set up for locals, and the other is a self-service hot pot area specially set up for students, generally speaking, the hot pot buffet will be slightly more expensive than the dish buffet so four or five pounds, and almost not interconnected, but as long as two pounds are added on the basis of the hot pot 15.99, it can be used throughout the venue.
Such a place is what Lin Yilong is trying to find a place to relax.
In mid-March, when the students were not busy with their schoolwork, some international students who did not have classes the next day had dinner at the table next to Lin Yilong, and took advantage of the restaurant owner's absence to openly drink the Tennessee whiskey (Jack Daniel's) they had brought with them.
Young people talk about topics, even if they don't have any common understanding, just hearing Mandarin can make Lin Yilong happy.
"We have to have a social security number and a work permit here, or not. A waitress who works part-time here explained the current situation, "In the past two years, the border bureau has been very strict, and one of the docks was found out before, fined nearly 40,000 pounds, and the restaurant was closed at that time...... Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, it is necessary to work legally. ”
"Did you get a report?" asked the schoolgirl who listened to the precautions.
"Maybe it's our own boss, after all, one less competitor means more diners. The foreman knew that the boss was not there, and said with a look of disgust.