Chapter 008: Kindergarten and Work
"All the children here who are your age now have to go to kindergarten." Shi Yue reminded him, looking at Shi Qiu Shui's wrinkled face.
Shi Qiushui: "But..."
But the soul in her body has already reached adulthood!
Shi Yue pinched Shi Qiushui's little face and said earnestly, "Xiaoqiu, although I don't know why we came here, and I don't know why we became the Shi Yue and Shi Qiushui we are now, I only know that, unless something unexpected happens, we will live here as Shi Yue and Shi Qiushui until we die."
"In order to prevent others from discovering our abnormality, we must learn to accept the rules of the people here."
"So, Xiaoqiu, even if you don't want to, you still have to go to kindergarten."
"Well, well, okay..." Shi Qiu Shui lowered his head.
She knew her father was talking about going to kindergarten, but it was more than just that.
Just like when she changed the way she addressed Shi Yue from "Dad" to "Dad", if she and her dad wanted to live a good life here, there were some things she had to accept.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, going to kindergarten is not that bad. There you can eat, drink and sleep. Compared to being on the road of exile, it is really much happier!
Shi Yue rubbed her head and comforted her, "It's okay. Even if you go to kindergarten, it will only take you a little over a month, and then it will be summer vacation. Unlike me, after I go to work tomorrow, I only have one day off a week."
Having said this, he sighed deeply. It seems that no matter in the past or now, he is still the one who suffers!
Seeing Shi Yue like this, Shi Qiushui instantly regained her balance. She smiled and replied to Shi Yue: "Dad, whether you want to or not, you have to work hard. After all, people of your age here all have to work."
Shi Yue:......
I'm devastated. Is there no one in this world who doesn't have to go to work and can live happily every day?
After a moment of deep melancholy, Shi Yue swallowed and said, "Xiao Qiu, I remember that when I returned to Beijing to handle my job application, I also went to the kindergarten to register you. So tomorrow morning, you will go out with me to kindergarten. Are you ready?"
Shi Qiushui said hesitantly: "Should we be ready...?"
Isn't the main purpose of going to kindergarten to have fun? Is there anything else to prepare?
In fact, if you ask Shi Yue what preparations he needs to make to go to kindergarten, he can't really explain it.
He was just a little worried because he would be separated from Shi Qiu Shui and act alone tomorrow.
Although they had been in the 90s for two days and were somewhat familiar with the place, they had been together for the past two days, only separating to go to the bathroom. So when he thought about them having to separate tomorrow, he felt a little worried.
Of course, he was not worried about himself. Shi Yue was very confident in himself, and he didn't think anyone could see through him.
What he was worried about was Shi Qiu Shui. After all, Shi Qiu Shui was young and had not experienced much. Even though she was braver than the average girl and had seen more of the world than them, she was still not very good at hiding her thoughts.
Shi Yue was afraid that Shi Qiu Shui would not be able to control his expression when dealing with others, which would make others notice something unusual.
Shi Qiushui looked at Shi Yue's worried expression, guessing what he was thinking, and asked, "Dad, are you worried about me?"
Without waiting for Shi Yue to answer, she stretched out her short hand and patted Shi Yue's shoulder: "Hey, Dad, don't worry about me. Even if I'm not very good, I can handle a bunch of brats. Don't worry, I will definitely not expose myself. But you, Dad, you should worry about yourself!"
"By the way, Dad, what exactly does the security department you are going to work in do? Is it similar to the servants in the rich families back then?" Shi Qiu Shui asked with blinking eyes.
"He's not a servant!" Shi Yue was speechless. He opened and closed his mouth for a long time before finally uttering, "He's not a servant at all! He should be considered a guard!"
After all, he came from hundreds of years ago, and the class concept in his bones could not be changed in just two or three days, so he would never admit that he was going to become a servant.
Shi Qiushui complained: "Housekeeper, guard, isn't that almost the same?"
Shi Yue: "It's a big difference, okay?! Guards are at least under the jurisdiction of the government and have ranks! Household servants don't have that!"
Shi Qiushui: "Dad, don't lie to me. The security department you're going to is not under the jurisdiction of the government here. How can it be the same as the guards?"
Shi Yue said righteously, "The machinery factory is a state-owned enterprise. I was a regular employee there, just like a bodyguard!"
Shi Qiushui: ...
"Okay." She admitted that she had indeed lost to her father.
"Okay, now that we've finished talking, it's time for us to get to work." Shi Yue stood up and picked up the broom to sweep the floor, while instructing Shi Qiushui: "Xiao Qiu, don't be idle either. Take a piece of cloth and wipe the dust off the cabinet."
Shi Qiushui: "Okay."
The father and daughter quickly got to work, but their work was like a June rain, with much noise but little action. Judging from their demeanor, they were clearly well-equipped, using all their tools, but their work wasn't very good.
Take the floor swept by Shi Yue for example. She swept here and there, but there were still many corners left. Let’s talk about the cabinet wiped by Shi Qiu Shui. She didn’t even wash the rag clean, so there were naturally black marks left on the cabinet after wiping.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on them. After all, even before Shi Yue passed the imperial examination, he was the son of a wealthy family with servants and boys serving him at home. Why would he and Shi Qiu Shui need to do such housework as cleaning?
After Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui finished cleaning up, they looked up and saw that the house looked worse than before.
There was no other way, the father and daughter could only lower their heads and clean up again. After all, they didn't have any servants or boys to serve them now. If they didn't do it themselves, they would have to lie in this messy room that looked like a ruin at night.
Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui worked tirelessly to clean, finally finishing the job before nightfall. Shi Yue was so exhausted he couldn't even lift his arms, let alone cook. Besides, he knew his cooking skills well; if he were to cook, he'd probably have to trouble the hospital staff to carry him and his daughter to the hospital in the middle of the night.
As for Shi Qiu Shui, she also couldn't cook. Moreover, Shi Qiu Shui's body was only six years old. Even if she could cook, Shi Yue didn't dare let her use fire or knife.
Shi Yue simply took the money and ran to the small restaurant at the entrance of the alley to buy two boxed lunches.
It must be said that the chef's skills in the small restaurant are really good. Of course, it may also be because of the rich ingredients and complete seasonings. Anyway, the father and daughter, who came from ancient times and had only drunk tasteless white porridge for two days, gobbled them up without even looking up until the lunch boxes were gone.
"belch--"
Shi Qiushui slumped in the chair in an extremely unladylike manner and burped loudly: "Dad, I'm full. The food in this restaurant is delicious. The scrambled eggs with tomatoes are sour and sweet. I like it."
Shi Yue nodded. "Yes, it's well cooked. The spicy chicken I had was delicious too. The red stuff called chili peppers tasted really good. Although it felt fiery when I put it in my mouth, it had a special magical power that made me want to eat more after one bite."
Shi Qiushui's eyes lit up as he said, "Really? Then I'll try that spicy chicken next time!"
"Okay, okay, I'll give you some tomorrow." Shi Qiushui responded, got up to clean up the dishes, and said, "Xiaoqiu, go get your toiletries. Wash up quickly and go to bed after you're done. You have to go to school tomorrow."
"Okay!" Shi Qiu Shui acted obediently. Soon Shi Yue cleaned up the dishes, and Shi Qiu Shui also finished washing up and lay down on the bed.
The sheets and quilt covers on Shi Qiu Shui's bed were all washed by Shi Yue and brought back from the army. There was still a fresh and comfortable soap scent on them. Not long after Shi Qiu Shui lay down on them, he felt sleepy and fell asleep quickly.
She had a sweet and dreamless night, and it was not until six o'clock the next morning that Shi Qiu Shui was awakened by the sound of pots and pans colliding outside the room. She opened her eyes to wake herself up, and thinking about having to go to school today, she jumped up, changed her clothes and got out of bed.
"Dad?" When Shi Qiu Shui opened the door, Shi Yue also happened to open the door and come out.
Shi Yue nodded: "You're up? That's great, let's go wash up together, father and daughter."
"Gululu, gurulu."
Shi Yue and Shi Qiu Shui, father and daughter, tilted their heads back in the same position, gulped water in their mouths for a while, then simultaneously lowered their heads and spit it out, and then brushed their teeth up and down in the same rhythm.
Other neighbors who were washing up near the sink saw this scene and thought the father and daughter were really funny.
But the father-in-law and daughter didn't care about other people's eyes. They washed up quickly, tidied up at home, and then put on their bags and went out.
It must be said that they were able to get out so quickly thanks to the fact that the father and daughter had short hair. To get their hair to be as long as their waists before, they would have to do some more work.
They walked out the door, turned left, passed by the breakfast stall at the entrance of the alley, and bought two sesame cakes. The father and daughter each had one, and they started eating them together as they walked.
By the time they reached the kindergarten gate, Shi Qiu Shui's stomach was full, so she stuffed the half-eaten pancake into Shi Yue's hand. Shi Yue took the pancake readily and finished it in a few bites. In the past, he would definitely not help Shi Qiu Shui with the leftovers. At most, he would just throw them away.
But after all, times have changed.
Shi Yue finished half of the pancake, took out some toilet paper from his pocket, gave half to Shi Qiu Shui, and used the remaining half to wipe his mouth.
Well, I have to say, the 1990s were great. The paper used to wipe our mouths was so soft.
After wiping his mouth, Shi Yue lowered his head and fixed Shi Qiu Shui's hairstyle. After making sure his daughter's image was fine, he took a deep breath and strode into the kindergarten gate with Shi Qiu Shui.
As the father and daughter took the first step forward, their challenging day finally began.
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