Even later on, whenever Fang Siwen mentioned things about school, Shen Lingling would be on high alert, fearing that she would say something that would make Fang Siwen laugh at her. Shen Lingling would remember every word that Tian Tian and Tian Yun said about school carefully, hoping to use it when talking to Fang Siwen.
It was only at this time that Shen Lingling finally understood what Tian Tian meant when she told her to continue studying.
There is indeed a big gap between her and Fang Siwen. Fang Siwen is a city dweller, and she is from the countryside; Fang Siwen is a college student, and she is just a country girl who has studied for one or two years. They seem to be together now, but they will only be getting further and further apart in the future. One day, they will be people from two different worlds.
Shen Lingling wants to change now, but she doesn't know where to start. She doesn't want Fang Siwen to stay with her in the future, but wants to be like Tian Tian and Tian Yun, who would have confidence even if they leave home and go to a strange place.
Shen Lingling suddenly thought of her school days. To be honest, that time was not very good. It could even be said to be a dark period in Shen Lingling's life.
She was already very old at that time, and was old enough to start dating, but she ended up attending the first grade of primary school with a bunch of young kids.
Although there were many older students who repeated a grade, most of them stopped studying at the age of twelve. Shen Lingling was the only adult left, and she was in great psychological torment.
In addition, because of her schooling, her mother was under a lot of pressure in front of her grandmother.
Although she also wanted to be a female student like Tian Tian and the others, Shen Lingling simply couldn't hold on.
After two years of persistence, Shen Lingling and Fang Siwen started dating. She was so impatient at that time that she didn't even bother to think about what Tian Tian had said to her and she stopped going to school immediately.
It was not until she married Fang Siwen and went to the Fang family that she noticed the mockery in the eyes of some of the Fang family's relatives, which pierced her heart like needles. Only then did Shen Lingling realize that those torturous times for her when she was in school were nothing compared to what she experienced now.
Shen Lingling is a little confused now. She knows that she and Fang Siwen will drift apart, but she doesn't know how to change this outcome.
Tian Tian didn't know what Shen Lingling was thinking at the moment. She teased Niu Niu for a while. Niu Niu was hungry and started crying. Tian Tian and Tian Yun saw that Shen Lingling wanted to be fed, so they said goodbye to Shen Lingling.
In August, it is the season for picking mushrooms in the mountains. After an autumn rain, the people in the team gathered together spontaneously, carrying small baskets to pick mushrooms in the mountains. Tian Tian and Tian Yun were no exception.
Shen Lingling was getting anxious as she looked at the gloomy sky outside the window. She also wanted to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, but she was in confinement after giving birth, and her mother wouldn't even open the window for her every day, let alone let her go out to climb the mountain and pick mushrooms.
Mother Shen brought the egg cake into the house and saw Shen Lingling staring outside without blinking. She put the egg cake on the table next to Shen Lingling, glanced at her granddaughter who was sleeping soundly, sat aside and began to fold the newly collected diapers, "Don't even think about going up the mountain to pick mushrooms. You can tell me how blessed you are now. You can still take care of yourself after giving birth. You don't have to do any housework. Your son-in-law is also thoughtful. He goes door to door to collect eggs and cook them for you. When I gave birth to you and your brother, how could you take care of yourself so peacefully? There were eggs every day. Don't be so ungrateful and still dislike me for restraining you and not letting you go out."
"Now is the time for confinement. If you don't take good care of yourself now, when will you take good care of yourself? If you don't take good care of yourself during confinement, it will be a lifelong problem. If you don't take good care of yourself, how can you expect others to take good care of you? If you feel uncomfortable after giving birth, it will be too late for you to cry then."
Shen Lingling was helpless, "Mom! I know, I didn't intend to go out, I was just anxious."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't your son-in-law go up the mountain? You just need to stay at home and wait for him to come back with mushrooms." Mother Shen said.
"How would he know what kind of mushrooms there are? Not picking any mushrooms is a small matter, but picking poisonous mushrooms is a big deal." Shen Lingling said.
Fang Siwen had never been to a mountain, let alone pick mushrooms. How would he know which mushrooms were edible and which were not? It would be good if he didn't fall down on the mountain.
"What's the big deal? Let's pick out the poisonous mushrooms when we get back. He can't recognize it, so why can't I? It just takes a little more effort!" Mother Shen didn't think it was a big deal. Compared to living at the old lady's house, her life here was so easy. Every day she only had to cook a few meals for Shen Lingling and coax the child. The diapers were washed by Fang Siwen.
She was never so diligent at home. There was endless work waiting for her every day, and picking mushrooms was not a tiring task for her.
"Okay, you should also take a nap while the child is asleep, otherwise the child will cry and you won't be able to rest." Mother Shen put away all the folded diapers and urged Shen Lingling to go to bed and rest.
Although she helped to look after and take care of the child, as a mother she could never feel at ease when the child cried. Even if she didn't have to take care of the child, Shen Lingling couldn't get a good rest.
In addition, the child is young and gets hungry and defecates quickly. He starts crying after a while, which prevents Shen Lingling from getting a good rest.
Shen Lingling's house is small, and Shen's mother has to go home at night, so the child can only be looked after by Shen Lingling and Fang Siwen. Although Fang Siwen will do her best and will stand up at the first time when the child cries to help change the child's diaper, Shen Lingling, the mother, always needs to come out to feed the child. The house is so small, and Shen Lingling is not deaf. She will definitely hear the child crying and have to get up too.
After all the calculations, Shen Lingling and Fang Siwen couldn't get a good rest whether it was day or night.
Shen Lingling was indeed very tired. Hearing her mother say this, she moved the pillow and took a nap under the quilt.
Tian Tian and her friends went up the mountain early in the morning before dawn, and had three meals a day on the mountain. When it got dark at night, Tian Tian and her friends went down the mountain talking and laughing, carrying the mushrooms they had picked up all day.
Now that Old Mrs. Tian is old, she didn't go up the mountain, but waited for them to come back at home.
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