Chapter 18: Pride
"Wanwan has a point." Shen Chi looked at Xu Jidao: "To put it mildly, the future of peace is too difficult, rather than living cautiously and aggrievedly, it is better to treat every day as the last day of life, and be happy for a lifetime, so as not to go to this world in vain." ”
If this is said by another person, Han Shouzhen will definitely have to fight hard with the other party, even so, she still has red eyes, but she is also a little relaxed, people always have to recognize the facts, sometimes they can't get out by themselves, so they need help from others.
Of course, if someone else is changed, Shen Chi will not be nosy. In the final analysis, it is also because he is interested in his cheap sister that he will put aside those means of communication and get along with each other calmly and sincerely.
- I don't know what kind of person Han Shouzhen was in the past, but now, in Shen Chi's eyes, she is not only generous and refreshing, but also gives him more sincerity.
At this point, even Han Shouxin can't compare with her.
Lin Xiaoyan's attention was on Xu Ji, she was worried that Shen Chi's mouth would hurt the child's heart, but she found that Xu Ji was calmer than anyone else.
When she thought about it, Xu Ji knew the doctor's verdict on her since she was born, from ignorance to now, she should have been sad for a long time, and she probably had already accepted the facts.
The location of Wenyu Kindergarten is not far from the city center, but it does not belong to the downtown area, and it is located in a residential area, and the environment is quite good.
"This is supposed to be a private house, right?" Looking at the small scale of the bungalow in front of him, Lin Xiaoliang asked.
"Yes, the principal lives here alone, and she has renovated the first floor into an activity area for the children." As she spoke, Han Shouzhen rang the doorbell.
There was a faint sound of footsteps, the door opened, and a young woman with an ordinary face but a warm smile appeared in front of her. Seeing their group, she smiled and said, "You are the parents who came to visit, right?" ”
Because she had already greeted them beforehand, she was not surprised by their arrival.
"Excuse me, Chief Wen." Han Shouzhen stepped forward to negotiate.
The young woman's name is actually Wenyu, and the kindergarten is named after her.
"Just call me Wenyu. Everybody, please come in. Wen Yu smiled and welcomed them in.
"I'm Han Shouzhen, and this is my son Ping'an. These two are my younger brother Shen Chi and his lover Lin Xiaoliang, this is their son Shen Yinian, whose nickname is Xiao Rice Cake, and he is also the one who wants to go to kindergarten. As the leader, Han Shouzhen stepped forward to introduce.
"Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen, hello." Although it is strange how the siblings are not the same surname. But Wen Yu didn't ask much.
"You're here to visit, and I won't delay you, so let's take you to see the children's classrooms first." Wen Yu went straight to the point.
Lin Xiaoliang and the others naturally couldn't ask for it, and followed Wen Yu into a sunny and ventilated room.
"This is the children's classroom, and the desks and chairs are specially made by me. It's suitable for children like them, and that's where they draw origami or something. Wen Yu whispered softly.
The classrooms are very spacious, the large windows make the room look very bright, the white-painted walls are filled with watercolors and paper-cuts that seem very childish to adults, and the floor is stone-ground, just like the classrooms of later schools, which is a very good decoration at this time. Ten sets of small light green tables and chairs are neatly arranged, and there are many cabinets against the wall. Inside are toys, paintbrushes and other items. Overall, the environment is very nice.
"What is the carpet up here?" Han Shouzhen asked, pointing to the carpet on the ground by the window.
"Let the kids play, otherwise it's too dirty to sit on the floor." I don't know what comes to mind. Wen Yu couldn't help but laugh a little: "And some children don't like to sit on the chair in a regular manner, and prefer to move freely." ”
Next, Wen Yu took them to visit the children's bedroom, dining room, and small garden.
Although the environment here is still a bit far-fetched from the perspective of future generations, it can't be better from the perspective of this era. Lin Xiaoliang said with satisfaction: "How do you charge here?" ”
"Twenty-five dollars a month."
This price is definitely very expensive, but Lin Xiaoliang doesn't care. He nodded and said, "Is it paid once a month or a year?" ”
"You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't owe money. I don't mind handing it over day by day. Wen Yu's deceased husband left her a large inheritance, and the reason why she opened a kindergarten was not to make money, but because she liked children, otherwise it would not be difficult for her to find a good job with a college degree.
"Then let's pay for one year first." Lin Xiaoliang said, took out the money that had been prepared a long time ago from the crossbody bag, counted out three hundred yuan and handed it to Wen Yu, and asked, "When can I send the child over?" ”
"Anytime." After a pause, "There is no fixed time for going to and from school, you can send it whenever you want, and you can pick it up early if you want to, the rules are very loose." I have a phone here, sometimes if it is inconvenient for your parents to pick up and drop off, you can make a phone call to say hello, it doesn't matter if the child lives in me, but you have to calculate the food expenses, three cents for a meal. ”
Lin Xiaoyan is very satisfied with this, and she is also worried that she will not have time to get along with her son in the future. If she can pick up the child at any time, it will be easy to do, and she can take the little rice cakes out to play when she is not in class.
"Then what else should we pay attention to, and what should we prepare?" Lin Xiaoliang asked.
"It's best to keep a child's clothes with me, so they can use it when they wet the bed or something during naptime." Wen Yu explained.
On the way back, Xiao Rice Cake looked unhappy, "Mom, do I have to go there?" From the conversation with the adults, he knew that he would have to go to kindergarten every day in the future.
"Don't you like that aunt today?" Lin Xiaoliang asked softly.
Shen Chi and Han Shouzhen also looked at it.
"I like it, but I prefer Brother Junzi and Taotao, can't I be with them?" Xiao Rice Cake pursed his lips, he liked it very much when the aunt looked at him warmly, but he didn't want to be separated from his friends.
Brother Junzi and Tao Tao in the mouth of the little rice cake are his new friends in the military compound, in addition to these two, there are several other children.
There is indeed a place similar to a nursery school in the compound of the military region, where children who no one has taken before school can be sent over without paying fees, and several military wives from rural areas work there as teachers to take care of their children, and they can get a salary of 15 yuan every month, which can be regarded as the care of the high-level military wives in the countryside.
It stands to reason that it should be a good place for small rice cakes, but Lin Xiaoliang went to see it a few times and dispelled the idea of sending his son over.
It's not that she dislikes those teachers who are uneducated, it's that there are too many children there, not to mention the poor food, there are children fighting and arguing almost every moment, the teacher can't control it, as long as there is no big trouble, she will let it go, it's smoky, she doesn't want the little rice cake to suffer.
Therefore, she coaxed her son: "There will be new friends in kindergarten, don't you want to meet new friends?" ”
She knows her son, Xiao Rice Cake is a child who will be curious about any unknown, but fortunately, he also knows how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, if he is blindly curious and reckless of the consequences, she doesn't know how much to worry about.
Sure enough, Xiao Nian Cake's expression was a little hesitant when he heard this, "Then I won't be able to play with Brother Junzi and them in the future?" ”
"Who said that? On Saturday and Sunday, when mom is on holiday, you can stay at home and not go to kindergarten, and then you can play with them? Lin Xiaoliang smiled.
"Okay then, I'll go to kindergarten." As if he felt that he had no loss, the little rice cake smiled.
When he returned home, Lin Xiaoliang left Han Shouzhen and Xu Ji to eat.
"Ping'an, is it okay for my aunt to make red bean porridge for you?" Lin Xiaoliang said while lighting the stove that the little red bean porridge is perfect for heart patients.
She was thinking that the effect of the heart-warming pill last time was about to expire, and it was time to give Xu Ji another one.
"Thank you, auntie." Xu Ji smiled slightly.
He likes the food cooked by his aunt very much, and his aunt always seems to be able to make the original flavor of the ingredients, which is not thick or plain, but it is naturally delicious. Mom has no talent in cooking, the meals at home are made by his stepfather, although the skills are good, but there are always times when it is not to taste, but he is not easy to mention, his mother always regards him as more important than anything else, in the face of the stepfather who treats him as his own, he is somewhat weak-hearted.
Lunch was simple, except for a small pot of red bean porridge that took a bit of effort to simmer, and everything else was relatively simple – cold cucumber, boiled shrimp, steamed sea bass, braised pork, mushroom choy sum and soybean sprouts stewed with noodles.
"Ping'an, the braised pork is made for your little uncle, you can't eat it." Before eating, Lin Xiaoliang specially explained.
Xiao Nian Cake was unhappy when he heard this, and pouted: "No, the braised pork is also a small rice cake." "This kid is a carnivore like his father.
"Okay, well, it's also our little rice cake." Lin Xiaoliang said helplessly.
As a result, when it was time to eat, watching Han Shouzhen eating braised pork piece by piece, Lin Xiaoyan's family was a little shocked.
Xu Ji blushed and explained: "Actually, my mother, uncle, glutinous cousin and grandfather all like to eat meat. ”
What he didn't say was that he actually liked to eat meat, but his physical condition was not suitable for eating more greasy, so he didn't enjoy eating it when he was so big.
Lin Xiaoliang was silent, daring to love this meatless unhappiness or family inheritance.
Shen Chi was a little unhappy, and he had to contact that person for eating meat......
After eating, Xu Ji played with the little rice cakes, and the three adults chatted while working.
"Sister, how far have you learned the lessons in school?" Lin Xiaoliang wiped the dishes that Shen Chi had washed and put them away, looked up and asked.
"I've finished all the elementary school lessons." It stands to reason that such a thing should make parents happy and proud, but Han Shouzhen only feels sad about her son's body.
She wiped the gas stove and said: "Ping An actually went to school at the beginning, but the next day he fell ill and went to the hospital because he had to participate in the long-distance run despite the teacher's obstruction during physical education class." ”
"That kid looks humble, but in fact he is as proud as his father, and what he dislikes the most is that he is not as good as others."
Han Shouzhen smiled bitterly. (To be continued)