Chapter 43 The older brother hugged the two children, one big and one small, their heads already pressed together...
As expected, as soon as the ban was lifted, messages started popping up one after another.
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "Does this mean the kindergarten and teachers knew from the beginning that Lin Wuyang was a special needs child? Why didn't they tell us parents? Our child is in this class, shouldn't they have known?"
Chen Xiaoyi's father: "That's right. Why didn't you say so beforehand? Were you afraid we parents wouldn't agree? You said there was no violent tendency, and that biting someone for no reason was just a minor accident. Does that mean you can call anything an accident in the future?"
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "That's right. I don't care what kind of proof you have. I don't accept any potential dangers. My child is not willing to take risks. If he is special, then he should go to a special educational institution."
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "Teacher Shen said that special needs children also have the right to education. You can't deprive other people's children of their right to go to school. If you can't stand it, then transfer your own child to another school."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "@Liu Xiaobing's mother, why should my child transfer schools? I specifically bought a school district house so that my child could attend this kindergarten. Ask Lin Wuyang and his family where they live. Why should they be able to attend this school?"
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "This kindergarten doesn't require you to own a house in the school district to attend."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "Why should I enroll if I don't have a house in a good school district?"
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "There are already 30% of the spots available for non-school district housing, and the houses around here are all old. People who can afford to live in better houses still have spots available for kindergarten, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "Who knows if they paid money to attend?"
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "Then they can afford to spend that money."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "@Liu Xiaobing's mother, you're so eager to curry favor with them, did they give you a share of the money?"
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "..."
Zhang Xiaobai's mother: "Special needs children definitely need more care in class, so wouldn't that mean less care be given to other children at other times?"
Wang Xiaohei's mother: "That's right. Everyone pays the same tuition. Why should he take up more resources? It's unfair to the other children."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "@Teacher Shen of Class 1, I will not allow it. His child's situation is not caused by my child. I am not a saint. Why should it affect my child? If he is sick, he should go home to get treatment. Why go to school?"
Chen Xiaoyi's father: "If Lin Wuyang were just quiet and not violent, I could accept it, but now that he has started to act violently, I cannot accept it. Don't be so sympathetic. Whose child isn't precious? Of course, this excludes those who aren't biological children."
Liu Xiaobing's mother: "What kindergarten kids don't fight and bump into each other? I don't care."
Wang Xiaohei's mother: "My second maternal uncle's third nephew used to say he didn't care, until his son had two front teeth knocked out by someone..."
Zhang Xiaobai's mother: "Actually, after starting elementary school, special needs kids gradually find it harder to get by, so they just have to avoid it."
Huang Xiaojia's mother: "The key is that we can't avoid it now, so why should we suffer for nothing?"
Wang Xiaohei's mother: "Well, Wen Xingmou is actually a special needs child. My baby was so scared when he first met her that he cried."
Wen Min: "@Wang Xiaohei's mom, ha, what a sly little knife! I've seen it all, the crow is laughing at the goose for being black."
The messages in the group chat were popping up incredibly fast. Shen Xinan didn't know which one to reply to first, and he was afraid that his thoughtless words would cause public opinion. In a fit of anger, he turned on the mute function for all members.
"Thank God, the world is finally at peace." Shen Xinan threw his phone aside.
Feeling a chill down his back, Shen Xinan reached out and touched his hand, finding it covered in water stains. "Damn, the water from my hair has all gotten onto my clothes. I have to change again."
"He talks a good game normally, but when it comes to his own interests, he jumps around like a headless chicken." Shen Xinan complained as he changed his clothes and dried his hair. "I don't know what he's thinking all day."
With his phone muted in the group chat, Wen Min had nothing more to say and returned it to Lou Lan.
"Why are these parents acting like this? Can't they talk to Teacher Shen or the kindergarten privately if they have any complaints? Why are they saying it in the group chat? What will everyone think of Lin Wuyang?" Lou Lan frowned as she scrolled through the new chat history. "Wait, why are they attacking Xingmou now? Is she sick in the head?"
Wen Min said, "That's right, she's jealous and can't stand seeing others do well. Don't tolerate this kind of person; confront her every time you see her."
Shen Xinan sent several more messages in the group to appease the parents, but still did not lift the group's ban on speaking.
Lou Lan and Wen Min discussed this matter again.
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Today, we have a new little brother in our family. He's tiny, with big eyes, and he's incredibly cute. Everyone gathered in the living room to play with him.
After spending a few hours together, Wen Xinglan finally went from being shy to being willing to play with toys with everyone. If you coax or bribe him a little, you can even get him to call you "brother" or "sister".
"Yes." Wen Xinglan reached out to Wen Xingmou for the yellow plastic screaming chicken in her hand.
"Call me 'sister' and I'll give it to you," Wen Xing said, shaking the chicken by the neck.
Wen Xingrui loved this chicken the most. He climbed up to Wen Xingmou and tried to grab it, but Wen Xingmou wouldn't give it to him, so he gave up and just watched from the side.
After reaching out and "asking" for a long time without getting anything, she said again, "Baby wants it."
"Call me 'sister,' and I'll give it to you," Wen Xingmou said. "Sister."
“Sister,” Wen Xinglan blinked her big eyes, “Baby wants it.”
"Here you go." Wen Xingmou handed the chicken to Wen Xinglan, then picked him up and showered him with kisses. "Little brother, you're so cute!"
Wen Xinglan grabbed the chicken's long neck and got his face covered in saliva from his sister.
Everyone was amused and couldn't help but laugh.
"Alright, it's time to take a shower and go to bed," Lou Lan said.
"Tomorrow is Saturday, and the teacher said we don't have to go to kindergarten. Shall we play a little longer?" An Shisi said, since Xiao Ba hadn't called him "brother" yet.
Lou Lan said thoughtfully, "It's not that children can't play, but if they sleep too late, they won't grow tall."
"Really? Then I'm going to take a shower and go to bed," An Fusheng replied cooperatively.
"Huh?" An Shisi had intended to say that he might not stunt his growth since he had only missed one night's sleep, but he was surprised that his tall older brother was going to take a bath and go to bed. His ambition to grow taller was suddenly ignited. "I want to take a bath with my older brother too!"
The others were easily defeated, and An Fusheng successfully took An Shisi and Wen Xinglin to take a bath.
After taking a bath, An Fusheng put Wen Xinglin and An Shisi to bed, while Lou Lan was helping Wen Xingrui put on his sleeping bag.
"Aunt Lou, who does Xiao Ba sleep with tonight?" An Fusheng asked.
Although the children in the welfare home all sleep alone at night and wear sleeping bags so they don't have to worry about kicking off their blankets, An Fusheng knew that Lou Mama would get up every night to check on the children. If Lou Mama had to check on the other children and put Xiao Ba to sleep at night, it would be too hard for her.
“Sleep with me,” Lou Lan said. “After all, your mother-in-law Wen doesn’t have as much experience as I do.”
"Don't you have to look after other children tonight?" An Fusheng asked.
Lou Lan said, "Your mother-in-law is back, and she'll be watching the show tonight. I just need to take care of Xiao Ba."
"Oh well."
An Fusheng considered helping to look after the children at night, but then he thought that he always slept through the night and couldn't wake up at night, so he gave up.
However, some things can be left undone if you can't do them, and some things seem to be beyond our control. For example, when An Fusheng put Afu into its den and was about to go to bed, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"What's wrong?" An Fusheng opened the door, and outside Lou Lan was holding Wen Xinglan, who had tears in her eyes.
"Xiao Ba wants his older brother, maybe he hasn't had enough fun yet," Lou Lan said awkwardly. Although he has many older brothers, the others are obviously not reliable at this time, so he can only come to this one.
"What do you want me to do?" An Fusheng asked.
"Brother, hug me," Wen Xinglan said, looking aggrieved.
"Huh?" An Fusheng was confused as to why he suddenly had a child in his arms.
"How come he has so many heat rash when he's so thin?"
During the day, Wen Xinglan wore long sleeves and pants, so An Fusheng hadn't noticed. But now, he was wearing a vest and diapers, and no pants, so An Fusheng noticed that he had a lot of red rashes on his body.
Lou Lan sighed, "It's not prickly heat. It was from being bitten by insects when I was left in the grass. It's much better now, but at first it was unbearable to look at."
An Fusheng touched the spot where Wen Xinglan had been bitten by an insect and it felt a little itchy, so Wen Xinglan reached out to scratch it.
Lou Lan quickly grabbed his hand, "Don't scratch, it will hurt."
An Fusheng helped hold Wen Xinglan's hands.
After handing Wen Xinglan over to An Fusheng, Lou Lan went back to her room to get Wen Xinglan's things.
An Fusheng put Wen Xinglan on the bed and stared at him, "We just met today, we're not that close, are we?"
Wen Xinglan and An Fusheng looked at each other for a while, then Wen Xinglan slowly climbed into bed and lay down. She pulled the corner of the blanket over her belly and stared at An Fusheng: "Go to sleep."
"Meow~" When Afu saw that Wen Xinglan could get on the bed, he also came out of his own nest and tugged at An Fusheng's trouser leg, wanting to get on the bed.
"What are you thinking? Go back to your den. You spend all day catching bugs in the vegetable garden behind the house. You've been everywhere, so don't even think about getting on my bed." An Fusheng lifted it by the neck and put it back in its den.
Lou Lan came in carrying a baby bottle and diapers.
An Fusheng moved the only stool in the room to the bedside and used it as a bedside table to put things.
"Your mother said he sleeps quite well at night, except he drinks milk before bed and needs to urinate a few times during the night," Lou Lan said.
Lou Lan handed the prepared milk to An Fusheng, who then passed it on to Wen Xinglan.
Wen Xinglan picked up the bottle and started sucking hard.
Seeing that his little face was flushed red from drinking milk, An Fusheng couldn't help but tease him, "No one's going to take it from you, catch your breath before you drink."
"Pull him out and let him rest," Lou Lan said anxiously. "He was starving when he was thrown away, and now he won't let go once he starts eating."
"Oh, okay." An Fusheng hurriedly tried to pull Wen Xinglan's milk bottle away, but Wen Xinglan was holding on tightly. It took An Fusheng a lot of effort to pull it out so that he could catch his breath.
After finishing the milk, Lou Lan took the bottle away and whispered to An Fusheng, "When he falls asleep, quietly bring him to my room. My door isn't closed."
“Okay.” An Fusheng nodded.
Lou Lan waited and waited in the room, but An Fusheng didn't bring the child over. She couldn't help but go and see that the two children, one big and one small, were fast asleep with their heads together.
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