After the big talk, she would definitely have to talk to the smaller ones. Xu Xiangjuan left Zhou Chengning in the kitchen to wash the dishes and went to the inner room with Niu Niu in her arms.
Now when Guagua goes back to the inner room, he not only organizes his small purse, but also his small schoolbag.
When Xu Xiangjuan went in, Gua Gua was packing her bag. There were not many things in the bag, just four thin books, a pencil, a notebook and an eraser, all distributed by the kindergarten.
Xu Xiangjuan sat next to Guagua and went straight to the point, "Guagua, you can't talk to Dad about money in the future, understand?"
Guagua never knew how to be tactful when speaking, "Why? Because dad has no money?"
Xu Xiangjuan was almost speechless, "Guagua asked his father to buy shoes for his mother, but has Guagua ever seen what his father bought for himself?"
"Mom bought it for Dad, but Dad didn't buy it for Mom because he didn't have money." Guagua still remembers that her mother took her and her father to the department store to shop a few years ago.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Because Dad had no clothes, Mom bought them for him, but Mom already had clothes."
Aning had bought her something before, wasn't it a box of vanishing cream? She hasn't finished it yet, but it's almost gone.
Guagua: "Mom doesn't have little leather shoes."
Xu Xiangjuan said earnestly, "Not many people have small leather shoes. Mom is not the only one who doesn't have them. Guagua, Daddy works so hard. He goes to work every day and his clothes are not good and are torn. And Daddy is not like Guagua who asks for candy whenever he wants. Daddy doesn't want anything. He is happy as long as he has a full stomach every day."
Guagua was silent.
In her previous life, she definitely didn’t have the patience to preach to her child, “Guagua, money must be spent on useful things. Guagua needs money to go to kindergarten, and his brother will need money to go to kindergarten in the future. These are necessary. Children should go to kindergarten, and also to elementary and junior high school… Little leather shoes are not necessary. If Guagua wants to buy something for Dad in the future, he can tell Mom and Mom will buy it for him.”
If I remember correctly, leather shoes at that time generally cost thirty or forty yuan, and there were no counterfeits or knockoffs. Although it is not a brand now, the price is real.
A pair of leather shoes is equivalent to one year's kindergarten fee. If your family is not well-off, buying leather shoes is a waste of money.
Guagua is still very persistent about buying small leather shoes for his mother, "I will make money to buy small leather shoes for my mother in the future."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, but we have to wait until Guagua grows up. Guagua is still a child now, and he will be able to make a lot of money when he grows up... Daddy is really hard-working. If Guagua has any problems in the future, just tell Mom directly. Telling Daddy will only make him upset and won't solve the problem. Daddy has no money."
Although she didn't know how much her daughter could understand, Xu Xiangjuan still said everything she could. It was really tiring to preach to children. Fortunately, the children's father was patient.
Guagua knew that what mom said was just because dad had no money.
Forget it, I won’t tell Dad about it anymore. Dad is an honest man with no money.
When Zhou Chengning returned to the inner room, Gua Gua had already lain down in bed, and his wife was changing Niu Niu's clothes.
The baby's body is not very developed, so its head looks relatively large. It is troublesome to put a pullover cotton sweater on Niu Niu. Xu Xiangjuan had just put it on Niu Niu when she saw Zhou Chengning coming back. "Aning, you play with Niu Niu for a while. I'll make up Niu Niu's bed."
Niu Niu was lying on the big bed. Zhou Chengning took off his shoes and got on the bed. He looked at Niu Niu curiously, then touched Niu Niu's hair.
Niu Niu's hair was originally smooth, but when his mother changed him into a cotton sweater, the sweater got stuck on his head and his hair was bound to stand up, which looked particularly funny.
Zhou Chengning laughed when he saw Niu Niu's hairstyle. Niu Niu didn't know why his father laughed, so he laughed too.
Dad didn't make him angry today, so the little boy didn't bear grudges and got along happily with his dad.
Xu Xiangjuan took away the small toys on the small bed, spread the quilt flat, took out the small blanket and prepared to shake it while standing far away. She saw the father and son grinning foolishly.
Niu Niu looks much smaller when he is with his father than when he is with his mother.
Xu Xiangjuan didn’t know if it was because she was not that tall...she would not admit that she was short.
When Guagua grew up, her height was neither outstanding nor short among the girls. Niu Niu was not as tall as his father is now, at 1.79 cm.
With shoes on, he can be over 1.80 meters tall, but compared with his father, whose height can be easily mistaken as under 1.80 meters, he is a little short.
I’m tall regardless of whether I wear shoes or not, so it’s not difficult to find a partner.
She fell in love with Aning at first sight because he was tall. Sometimes height is more important than appearance.
Zhou Chengning invited his wife to come and see his son's funny hair, "Juan, Niu Niu's hair is so funny, take a look."
Xu Xiangjuan: "What are you looking at? Stop playing with Niu Niu and go to sleep. If Niu Niu can't sleep at night, it's all your fault."
Zhou Chengning obediently lay down inside, looking at Niu Niu's disobedient hair from his side.
After tidying up the crib, Xu Xiangjuan went up to the bed to play with Niu Niu, and held Niu Niu in her arms to coax him.
"Go to sleep." Xu Xiangjuan urged him to go to sleep when she found Zhou Chengning staring at her.
"Juan, I'm going to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots on my next two days off." Zhou Chengning didn't want to close his eyes and go to sleep so early, so he started talking about business to divert his lover's attention.
Hearing this, Xu Xiangjuan really focused her attention on digging bamboo shoots. "Did Dad say that? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zhou Chengning: "Bamboo shoots grow fast in spring, one crop after another. I heard from Teacher Sun that he dug a big bag of bamboo shoots last day off. Juan, please ask Dad if he is free the day after tomorrow."
He just happened to know which hill had the most lush bamboo forest, so he planned to go there and dig some on his day off.
Xu Xiangjuan: "There are still two days left. Let's see what the weather is like. If it rains or it's cloudy, we won't go. Let's go on a sunny day... My dad has something to do and can't go, so I'll go with you. Leave Niu Niu and Gua Gua at their grandmother's house."
There is about a month left until Qingming Festival. It will rain for a long time when Qingming Festival comes. You can take advantage of this period when it is not raining to dig bamboo shoots and provide more food for your family. Bamboo shoots are delicious when stir-fried or stewed into soup, and can also be used to make Qingming dumplings.
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, don't go up the mountain. It's hard to walk up there, and it's dirty."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I know the mountain better than you do, and I have walked more mountain roads than you. I am worried about you going alone. I will tell you again, you are not allowed to go up the mountain alone, you must have someone accompany you."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, I'm a grown man."
Xu Xiangjuan: "You are a grown man, so what?"
Zhou Chengning: "Nothing, I'll see if Dad is free when the time comes."
She may not work in the fields as much as her husband, but going up the mountains is a common occurrence for Xu Xiangjuan. She and her brothers and sisters have walked through several nearby hills to chop wood, cut grass, and pick mushrooms... But that was when they were younger, so I don't know what it's like to go up the mountains now.
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The school cafeteria has been opened in the new semester, and students can buy meals there, but the four teachers are still in the habit of bringing their own meals… Having tried the food in the cafeteria, I’m not very impressed with it at the moment.
Liu Liangzhi: "Teacher Zhou, Guagua is an interesting kid. Yesterday afternoon he told me that you are a pig."
Zhou Chengning was still clueless, but when he heard Teacher Liu say that his daughter was saying bad things about him behind his back, he still felt embarrassed. "It's fine if Guagua said bad things about me in front of her father, but why did she say it behind my back... She said to my face that I was a buzzing annoying bee."
Liu Liangzhi found it funny when thinking about the discussion with Guagua about pigs. "Guagua was very clever. He said that pigs are treasures all over. Mom loves pigs, so dad is mom's pig treasure. I got goose bumps when I heard that. Teacher Zhou and his wife have a really good relationship."
It turns out that Liu Liangzhi felt that Teacher Zhou’s lover was abusing Teacher Zhou, but from Gua Gua’s words and Teacher Zhou’s usual protection of his lover, the feelings are real, but the stinginess is also real.
Wang Qingping rarely mentions others, but when Teacher Liu mentioned Teacher Zhou's wife, he still said a few fair words. After all, Teacher Liu and Teacher Sun had never met, but he had. "Teacher Zhou's wife and Teacher Zhou are a good match, and they are pleasing to the eye when standing together."
Liu Liangzhi and Sun Hui thought that Wang Qing said this just out of politeness and didn't take it to heart.
Zhou Chengning was originally annoyed with her daughter for her bad mouth, but after hearing what Teacher Liu and Teacher Wang said, her cheeks flushed, "Guagua doesn't know how to talk, and she talks nonsense everywhere, don't take it to heart."
Liu Liangzhi: "How can it be nonsense? Children of this age don't talk nonsense, and Guagua is very smart. If my child is so smart, I won't have to be nagged by my wife all day long."
Sun Hui: "I will still nag if I have to. It has nothing to do with how smart the child is."
Wang Qing: "It's for my own good that people around me who understand my feelings say a few words. Fortunately, my daughter doesn't need to worry about me. Otherwise, we would quarrel over the child all day and our life would be difficult."
"My little Guagua didn't say anything else, did he? I'll have to give him a lecture when I get back. The child is ignorant."
At this moment, Zhou Chengning actually wanted to hear whether Guagua had said any other loving words about him and his lover to everyone behind his back.
It feels quite annoying when he says it himself, but when a child says it, it's not annoying but cute.
Liu Liangzhi: "Guagua has only been in the office for a few days, how much can he say? But I feel like Guagua seems to be hostile to Teacher Hao."
"Where does the hostility from the child come from?" Sun Hui was puzzled.
Wang Qing: "Yes, yes. My daughter Xixi came home and asked her mother how much a pair of leather shoes cost. Her mother asked why. It turned out that Guagua saw Teacher Hao wearing leather shoes and wanted to buy a pair for her mother."
Liu Liangzhi: "What's the connection between leather shoes and hostility... I understand. Guagua probably felt something and was not happy. Anyway, Guagua is a very talkative kid, but Xiao Hao basically didn't respond to anything."
Men's minds are not that delicate, but when several men work together to grasp the details and string them together, they can vaguely understand the connection.
Guagua is a confident child who loves to flatter his mother. Once he meets someone who obviously conflicts with his inherent cognition, the delicate balance and pride in his heart will disappear.
Sun Hui: "Teacher Hao is from a big city... her dress habits are different from ours. Teacher Zhou, go home and have a good discussion with your child. Don't let your child get stuck in a rut."
Zhou Chengning was also troubled when he thought about the little leather shoes. After hearing what everyone said, he finally understood what Gua Gua was thinking.
He thinks that clothes are good as long as they are not torn. But Guagua is different from him. Guagua has hardly ever worn torn clothes, so his pursuit of clothes is naturally higher.
If he had enough money and noticed the shoes, he would have the same idea as Gua Gua and buy them for his lover.
"I will communicate."
Although he said he would communicate with Guagua, Zhou Chengning was actually on the same front with Guagua.
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