Qin An Ning squatted down and asked softly, "Pan'er, why don't you go with your brothers and sisters to ask your uncle for something delicious?"
Even though she spoke very softly, Qin An Ning could still see the fear and struggle in Pan'er's eyes.
Qin An Ning tentatively held Pan'er's hand, then slowly picked her up and said, "Let's go and have something delicious with our brothers and sisters."
Seeing that Pan'er didn't speak but didn't resist strongly, Qin An Ning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the situation shouldn't be too serious.
"Hey, Ningning, why are you back so early today?"
After work, Xue Jing and Tang Lijuan came back together. As soon as they arrived at the gate, they saw Qin An Ning walking in with Pan'er in her arms.
"Lu Cheng got off work early today, so I left a little earlier." Qin An Ning stopped and waited for the two of them to come over and go into the house together.
Tang Lijuan also sighed when she saw Pan'er's expression.
"This child has been listless since he was found. I heard from his mother that he woke up several times in fright. Li Chunsheng is really evil."
"Who said it wasn't? Poor child." Xue Jing also agreed, looking at Pan'er with eyes full of heartache.
When they entered the house together, they saw Lu Cheng pouring the opened cans into bowls for the children to share.
"Why are you two buying things for them again? Stop spoiling them."
Tang Lijuan felt embarrassed. Laowu and Ningning always brought delicious food home every week, but now she bought canned food for the children. It wasn't a festival, so whose family could eat like this?
Lu Chang is now working and earning money, so it’s not right for him to always eat Lao Wu and the others’ food.
But they had to use Lu Chang's salary to pay back his parents and save it for their son to get married, so they didn't dare spend it carelessly.
Qin Anning smiled and said, "This is what I promised to buy for the children. I can't break my promise, right?"
Putting Pan'er on the kang, Qin An Ning gently rubbed her head and said, "Go and eat canned food with your brothers and sisters."
A bottle of canned oranges cost only 60 cents, and the little ones ate it with relish. Children nowadays are so easy to raise.
"Auntie is the best."
The children did not forget to interject, making Wang Qiufen, who had just entered the room, laugh out loud. "Now that I know who bought the delicious food, my mouth is also sweetened."
It’s not bad, your aunt’s food was not eaten in vain.”
"Aunt Lu, why are you joining the kids in making trouble?" The wedding hasn't even started yet, so it's fine for the kids to just shout, but Wang Qiufen said this in front of everyone, and Qin An Ning blushed.
"That's nothing, we're getting married in half a month." At this point, Wang Qiufen turned to look at Lu Cheng, "How are the preparations for your new house going?
If you have anything left to buy, buy it early. Don’t pierce your ears right before you get into the sedan.
The spring planting season has begun in the village, and your father and I can't go out. You should listen to Ningning when it comes to shopping. Buy whatever Ningning likes."
"I know, Mom. I was just about to tell you that we won't be back next week. I'm taking Ningning to the city to buy some things for the wedding."
"Okay." Wang Qiufen nodded in agreement, calculating in her mind how much money she would be given later.
Everyone talked for a while in the house, and Lu Chang and Lu Dongshuang also came back.
When Pan'er saw Lu Dongshuang, she raised her little arms and threw herself into her arms, hugging her neck tightly and not letting go.
After dinner, Qin An Ning finally found the opportunity to tell Lu Dongshuang, "Third sister, there's something wrong with Pan'er. You'd better spend more time with the child."
Qin An Ning was afraid that Pan'er was too frightened and had some mental problems.
Medical technology is not well developed nowadays, let alone mental illness, which may not be cured even if you have money in China.
While the problem is not serious yet, Lu Dongshuang should spend more time with the child and give him some guidance, and maybe he can recover.
This child is really pitiful.
Lu Dongshuang sighed, "I know Pan'er is scared, but I have to work."
She has only been working for a few days and took leave two days ago, so it is not convenient for her to take leave again.
"Ningning, I was just about to tell you, can I borrow Lao Wu's bicycle for a while?
I plan to come back every night to spend time with the kids."
"Borrowing the car is no problem. Lu Cheng usually parks his car there anyway. But Third Sister, you're too tired from doing this every day, aren't you?"
The work of front-line workers is not easy to begin with. They have to travel back and forth from dawn to dusk. Don’t make the adults sick too.
"There's nothing we can do about it. I can't take Pan'er to work with me." Lu Dongshuang was also worried.
Qin Anning thought for a moment and said, "There's a kindergarten in the factory. If you take Pan'er with you, you can just send her to the kindergarten during the day and pick her up after get off work in the evening.
You don't have to worry about where to live, my west room is empty. I'm just worried that Pan'er won't be able to adapt to the unfamiliar environment."
She is not a psychologist and doesn't know how to help Pan'er appropriately.
Some diseases require a familiar environment, while others may be better treated in a different environment. This can only be tested through experimentation.
"How about you take Pan'er and give it a try? If it doesn't work, you can come back. It's not worth it anyway."
"This will be too much trouble for you." Lu Dongshuang didn't want to be separated from her daughter. It was not right for her to always leave her child at her parents' home while she went to work.
But she lives in an eight-person dormitory, and it's not convenient to take care of the child.
She was actually quite tempted by Ningning's proposal, but she didn't want to take advantage of her.
"How about this, I'll pay the rent and rent your west room." This way she would feel more at ease.
Qin An Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Third sister, Lu Cheng and I are getting married soon. The house is empty anyway. You can live there and help me look after it. How can I ask you for rent?"
She was originally worried about what to do with the house. If it remained empty, it would definitely attract envy.
But she didn't want to give up her house, so Lu Dongshuang moving in was really helping her.
"No, that won't work. There's no reason to live here for free. If you don't charge me rent, I won't live here."
Lu Dongshuang insisted, and Qin Anning had no choice but to say, "Then take Pan'er to stay there for two days to see if he can adapt. If he can adapt, then we can talk about the rent."
This proposal is very reasonable and Lu Dongshuang can accept it.
After chatting for a while, Qin Anning prepared to return to the educated youth camp, so that there wouldn't be so much trouble after getting married.
It was already the end of April and it was getting dark, but Lu Cheng still used the excuse that he was worried and insisted on sending Qin An Ning away, which made his two sisters-in-law cover their mouths and laugh.
Qin An Ning glared at him unhappily, but Lu Cheng didn't care and followed behind happily.
"We've almost finished shopping, why did you tell Aunt Lu you were going to the city to buy things?"
She bought a lot of things in Haishi that time.
"We're getting married, so we can buy things openly. Why not? We're not short of money.
I already feel really sorry for not being able to give you a grand wedding. Go to the city and see if there’s anything you like and buy it. If not, just take a stroll.”
The two of them walked and talked, not paying attention to the people next to them, until Qin An Ning felt an unfriendly gaze and looked back, only to see a piece of clothing.
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