The son slowly entered the stage of being full of curiosity about the world, and after not staying at home for a few minutes, he began to get impatient to go out here and there.

On this day, the weather was good, the sky was clear, the summer sun was bright and warm, and the parents-in-law Li Xiaocan took the child to the mall. As soon as you enter the mall, the first floor is a variety of gold, silver and jewelry stores. The necklace he bought for marriage was pressed at the bottom of the box and did not play the slightest practical role, Li Xiaocan was not interested in this kind of thing, and only carried a bag containing diapers, feeding bottles, and water bottles, and walked straight to the elevator. The mother-in-law walked behind with the baby in her arms, and the father-in-law followed her mother-in-law.

"Hey! Eldest sister, is this your child? A beautiful woman pulled her mother-in-law to talk.

The mother-in-law's face turned into a flower, and there was joy in her voice that could not be concealed: "I'm so old! This is my son, this is my grandson! ”

"Wow, you're so young, I thought it was a second child!" The beautiful woman said in surprise and envy.

Li Xiaocan stopped and looked back at the beautiful saleswoman pulling her mother-in-law to talk. There are all kinds of gold and silver locks on the counter, shining under the illumination of the light, these are worth a lot of money, Li Xiaocan's pocket is cleaner than his face, where can he afford it, he had to frown.

The mother-in-law chatted with the salesman with great interest, and the topic of the two shifted from "hello young" to the child, only to see the salesman holding the baby's lotus-like little hand, and praised again and again: "Tsk, look at this baby pimple, it looks really cute, chubby, oops, how did you raise it?" ”

"It's okay, such a big child is like a bamboo knot, rubbing and growing ......"

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My father-in-law had already sat down on a high chair in front of the counter and played with his phone. My father-in-law has always been taciturn, obedient to his mother-in-law, and is a loyal little follower of his mother-in-law.

"Anyway, they all come out to shop, not all of them sit here and there to see, it's good to rest for a while." Li Xiaocan also walked to the chair and simply sat down. She knows the character of her mother-in-law, she is hospitable, she can talk about it, and she is like carrying a pot fire wherever she goes, and it is lively wherever she goes. Even if the mother-in-law goes out to the opposite store to buy a bag of salt, it is only a hundred meters away, and she can chat with people for half an hour. Zhang Gang once vividly compared: "My mother is like a loofah vine, entwined, and everyone she meets has something to say; My dad didn't talk much, probably because he was all said by his mother! ”

Li Xiaocan sat next to him, and while scrolling through the circle of friends, he had a sentence without a word, maybe he could learn some parenting scriptures from the other party.

"Sister", in just a few minutes, the mother-in-law and the beautiful saleswoman called themselves sisters like old acquaintances, "I have a custom, when I am a hundred days old, I should wear bracelets for my children, so that I can ward off evil spirits and bless my children to grow up safely and healthily, gold, silver, gold and silver, and all poisons will not invade!" Sister, you and I are both fellow countrymen, do you also have this custom? The salesman pulled the mother-in-law, a fellow, and began to sell.

Li Xiaocan pricked up his ears vigilantly, turned his head, and saw that the salesman had taken out a gold bracelet and put it on the child's hand, Li Xiaocan couldn't help but be unhappy, stood up and walked over, and refused bluntly: "I'm sorry, we don't need it." ”

The salesman smiled ingeniously: "Is this a child or a ......"

"I'm a mother," Li Xiaocan said coldly.

"Look, she has some point." The mother-in-law looked displeased.

"It is the wish of every adult to grow up safely and healthily, what do you say?" The salesman turned his head again and handed the bracelet to his mother-in-law. When the son saw the golden bracelet, he reached out and grabbed it, and then stuffed it into his mouth. Everyone was amused by the baby's cute appearance, and Li Xiaocan saw that his son wanted it, so he couldn't say anything.

The salesman took the opportunity to sell and pulled his mother-in-law to laugh: "Your child really likes this, the little child's vision is really good!" You see, it's really fateful! Today's children are expensive, and parents are most afraid that their children will have three diseases and two pains, do you say? This bracelet is our designer, specially designed for children as big as you to create, the name is 'Ryan', meaning a lifetime of auspicious Rui peace, you see this, there are auspicious clouds and dragon patterns, it is good to draw an auspicious picture! Adults get married, three gold and hardware wear gold and silver, and some of our children wear gold locks and silver bracelets when they are full moon, and many people give gifts to this, right? Sister, you are very lucky today, it happens to be the 26th customer of our store, our sixth anniversary, all customers with six are 85% off, how about you take a look at this? The salesman said as he took out the certificate of conformity.

"This salesman with a bright lotus tongue is estimated to have a monthly salary of tens of thousands!" Although Li Xiaocan didn't want to buy it, he was also moved by the salesman's eloquence.

The mother-in-law looked at the appraisal carefully and asked her father-in-law to read it together. Li Xiaocan had to step forward.

"Sister, this is a thousand pure gold, and you can also customize the name in it, customized for your grandson, what is your grandson's name?" The salesman raised the bracelet on one side and showed the inner layer of the bracelet, and if you looked closely, you could see a few letters.

"Zhang Junxin." The mother-in-law was already attracted by the shiny bracelet.

"Ah, is your child short of gold?" The salesman asked enthusiastically.

"Well, this kid has no shortage of wood, water, fire and earth in his life, but he lacks gold, so he gave him three gold Xin characters."

"That's even more money! Gold brings wealth, and you will be rich and expensive in the future! Adults can also enjoy the blessings. ”

Li Xiaocan's face turned red, she saw the label in the box, 5088 yuan, she was shy in her pocket, she couldn't afford it, so she had to ask: "Are there any other styles?" The price is a little lower. ”

"Oh, there are a few more, come and have a look." Undiminished, the salesman walked to the counter next to him, opened the door, and took out another bracelet.

Li Xiaocan glanced at the price card, 3000, instantly like a deflated ball, she quickly calculated in her heart, the price she could afford was less than a thousand, but she loved face, so she pretended to be calm and said: "Is there a silver bracelet?" I heard that silver bracelets can test the health of children, and they will change color. ”

A hint of disappointment flashed on the salesman's face, but he quickly regained his enthusiasm: "Oh, silver is fine, silver is lightweight, not as heavy as gold, and has a certain protective effect on the child's wrist, you look at this." He turned around and walked to the counter behind him.

Fortunately, he is not a snobbish salesperson, and he is relatively qualified, Li Xiaocan breathed a sigh of relief.

After several comparisons, Li Xiaocan and her mother-in-law unanimously chose a loose and tight silver bracelet with a price of 800 and a small bell.

As soon as the baby hears the bell, he stretches out his little hand to grab it and giggles, which he likes very much.

Taking advantage of the gap between the salesman's billing, Li Xiaocan quickly opened Alipay and borrowed 1,000 yuan.

"Our baby also wears gold and silver!" The father-in-law looked at the baby's love and put it on the child as soon as he walked out of the mall.

The joy and freshness of buying things quickly passed. A few days later, Li Xiaocan found that the bracelet was not as good as he imagined, it was easy to put it on his elbow, and his son's wrist was always strangled with red and deep marks, and the strangulation marks on the white and tender skin looked particularly piercing, and it was estimated that it would be itchy.

What's more dangerous is that his son loves to eat his hands, often clenching his hands into small fists and stuffing them in his mouth, and even pulling the bell into his mouth to eat, in case he swallows the small bell, what can he do?

Li Xiaocan searched on the Internet, and parenting experts suggested that children should not wear any jewelry and foot ornaments to prevent them from becoming a sharp weapon when they fall, and some children are prone to allergies, and the baby's skin is delicate and easy to sweat and itch; The baby's growth is fast, the bracelet is easy to strangle the wrist, and it will also attract thieves......

After listening to the expert's advice, Li Xiaocan hurriedly said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, let's take off the bracelet, it is said on the Internet that wearing a bracelet is not good for the child, you see that the baby's hands are stamped." ”

The mother-in-law's face collapsed, and she fought back loudly, her voice was like a machine gun aggressive: "Listen to the nonsense on the Internet again!" The seal will be gone in a while! This silver bracelet can ward off evil spirits, can lower unclean things, can bless my grandson to grow up healthy, this can't be picked! ”

"Mom, experts say that the child is in the oral period under two years old, and loves to eat hands and anything he can touch, if he swallows the little bell, what can he do?!" Li Xiaocan was in a hurry.

"How is that possible?! I watch it 24 hours a day, and I won't swallow it! All day long, this, that! Or you just bring it yourself, I don't care! The mother-in-law looked disgusted and irritable.

Li Xiaocan's head is big, superstitious and superstitious! Superstition again! For superstitions, the mother-in-law is the most loyal.

Mother-in-law has educated Li Xiaocan many times, and often mentions her face with a serious expression: "People, you still have to believe in these things, if you don't believe it, you will suffer!" People can't fight ghosts! Why did you fall down the stairs?! It's because you don't believe or be pious, so you're fascinated by ghosts and don't think of danger! You still don't believe that something so big has happened! ”

In addition, in various details of life, her mother-in-law taught Li Xiaocan by word and deed: "Don't touch Zhang Gang's head, because women can't touch a man's head, once you touch this man, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life!" ”。 also educated Li Xiaocan, "Don't hang women's underwear all over the outside when drying clothes, others see it unlucky!" Don't hang your panties on top of your head, lest a man pass under a woman's underwear, which will be unlucky for a man! This family will be poor for the rest of their lives! ......" and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on.

Li Xiaocan knew that her mother-in-law was convinced of this mysterious superstition, and counted on Li Xiaocan to believe it like a missionary, and no one could shake her whenever superstition was involved.

Besides, it is useless, so every time Li Xiaocan sees the red and deep marks on the baby's hand, he can only be silent, not knowing what to do. She only felt aggrieved in her heart, like a smoldering fire. She blamed herself, blaming herself for not having money, blaming herself for not being able to take care of the children, and blaming Zhang Gang for not being able to help. She felt that her son was very pitiful, and hoped that her son could grow up quickly, because he was young, he could only be at the mercy of others, and he couldn't even express his joys, sorrows, and sorrows.

Li Xiaocan became silent and sullen, and she only felt happy when she saw her son shouting happily. In her mother-in-law's place, she was always silent, what could she say, what could she do. As long as there is a mother-in-law, there is no part for her to speak.