Chapter 389 No Comparison
Yi Chichi succinctly recounted what had happened, leaving Liu Lan looking a little dazed after hearing it.
She looked at Niu Niu who was practicing needlework seriously, and then at Yi Chi Chi, and still felt that the development of this matter was a bit strange.
"So, I'm really going to have another junior sister?"
"I haven't decided to accept a disciple yet."
Yi Chi Chi emphasized, and Niuniu said without even looking up, "I'll practice first, and then I'll let Aunt Chi Chi be my master when I'm good at it."
Hearing her ambitious words, Liu Lan laughed dryly and encouraged her.
Then she whispered to Yi Chichi, "My husband wrote back and asked me to take the kids to see him in the spring."
Yi Chichi, "...taking the kids to visit relatives in the spring?"
"Um."
She couldn't believe it, "What's going on in your man's head?"
Is it so easy to go to the frontier?
With the current traffic conditions, it is difficult for adults to make a single trip, let alone bring two children under one year old. No normal person would make such a request.
Isn't this obviously making things difficult for people?
Liu Lan didn't think so. She said calmly, "He misses me and the child, but he can't come back. Isn't this too much to ask?!"
"Were you tired when you went there to get it?"
"tired!"
Not only did it take a long time to change buses, but I also couldn't adapt to the climate.
"Think about it again. Your two children are still infants. They haven't even turned one year old yet. You're taking them all the way to the border by yourself. It's hard to say whether you're tired or not. Let me ask you, what would you do if something unexpected happened?"
Pinching her arm, Yi Chichi looked disgusted and said, "To be honest, with your weak body, you would be in trouble even if it's just a pickpocket, not to mention human traffickers."
Niu Niu rolled her eyes. Is the world outside so dangerous?
The teachers didn’t say anything.
The farthest I have ever walked is the commune, and the farthest place I have been to is Niuniu in the county. I am full of yearning for the outside world.
But Yi Chichi's words cast a faint psychological shadow on the little girl's young heart.
It turns out that the world outside is not as beautiful as she imagined.
After sniffing, she buried her head in the cotton cloth again and poked it. She was still young and it would take several years before she could go out, so there was no rush.
Let’s listen to what my aunts have to say first.
Then, Niuniu, with her ears perked up, heard Liu Lan say, "So I told you."
Yi Chichi didn't understand what she meant at first, but when he finally reacted, he slapped her on the forehead.
"Don't even think about it!"
Niuniu was confused by these nonsensical words, but Liu Lan understood immediately and came over to hug her arm and shake her, "Chichi, please help me. I can pay for your self-defense powder."
“It’s not about money.”
Yi Chichi pulled her hand away and said helplessly, "First of all, you have no ability to protect yourself. Secondly, even if I give you the powder, you won't be able to control how to use it. In the end, you might end up falling before the bad guy."
If that's true, then she has committed a great sin.
The responsibility was too great, and she could not afford the safety of the mother and her two children.
Therefore, there was no way she would agree to this matter.
"Do they know that you're going to the border with your kids in the spring?"
Liu Lan looked a little embarrassed. She saw Niu Niu looking at her embroidery frame and Da Lao Hu, but not at her.
"You didn't say that?" Yi Chizhi was angry. It was true that birds of a feather flock together. Liu Lan's husband was stupid and brainless, and Liu Lan was not much better.
She was also convinced that he didn't tell his family about such an important matter, but came to tell her instead.
"Isn't this too late to say?"
She felt quite aggrieved, and Yi Chichi almost laughed at her anger. "Anyway, I can't help you with this matter. I also advise you to talk to the uncle and the others first and listen to their opinions."
Liu Lan, “…”
Damn it, I can’t go to the border.
She felt hopeless, "I knew this would be the result. I was hoping you would speak up for me, but you disagreed."
Yi Chichi's response was to slap her.
"Get out of here now. You don't think of me when good things happen, but you always leave me behind when bad things happen."
The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but pinch her face and said angrily, "I'm telling you, Liu Lan, forget about going to the border. Either ask your man to come back to visit, or wait until the baby can walk and talk, and then have your eldest brother and second brother escort you and your mother over there."
Liu Lan,...this is actually possible, but it will cost a lot more this way.
Ignoring the hand pinching her face, she silently calculated the accounts in her mind, and then said with a fervent enthusiasm, "Make money, make money. I want to make a lot of money to take the kids to visit relatives and take my brother and others to see the outside world."
Finally it makes sense.
This is what a clear-headed person does.
Yi Chichi let out a long sigh and was willing to take his hand back.
"Just think it through."
"I know it quite well, actually."
Liu Lan set up the embroidery frame, took out some silk thread, and hung it on the frame. She sighed and said, "I just miss him too much. I'm a little reluctant to give up and want to hear your advice. After all, you've gone to visit your relatives alone several times."
"There's no comparison between us. I don't have a child. Besides, I'm just a half-baked hygienist with some self-protection skills."
Yi Chichi finished threading the needle and got back to work, saying, "You should also write a letter or send a telegram to your man and tell him about your difficulties. I'm sure he'll understand."
"I will definitely understand, but I will also be disappointed."
This is really unavoidable and cannot be helped.
Reality is not a fairy tale. It is impossible for people to have everything they want in life. Instead, there are many areas where compromise is required.
"It's not your fault. The place he's at is too far away and the environment is too harsh. A baby of his age is really not suitable for long journeys."
Liu Lan hummed and sighed, "I'll wait until they're as old as Niu Niu before I talk about taking them to visit relatives."
Niuniu, who hadn't expected that she still had her own things to do, looked up and said, "Why do you have to wait until I'm this old? Didn't Aunt Chi Chi say that as long as I can walk and talk, it will be enough?"
"Old enough to take care of himself."
Liu Lan's answer was very serious. Niuniu thought about it and felt that it made sense. She said "oh" and handed the cotton cloth to Yi Chichi, "Auntie, take a look."
Yi Chichi glanced at her and pointed out her problem clearly, "Pay attention to the tightness when pulling the thread. It's best to keep it consistent, otherwise the thread will be uneven, resulting in raised and loose stitches."
The embroidery work will be ugly.
You should know that Suzhou embroidery is characterized by being "flat, neat, fine, dense, harmonious, bright, smooth and uniform".
The "flat" here refers to the flatness of the embroidery surface.
If Niu Niu doesn't correct this shortcoming, she will be stuck with just the flatness, and she won't be able to achieve the following characteristics such as neatness and fineness.
Glancing at his own face, then at Yi Chizhi's, the little guy sighed deeply, "I'll try my best."
"Don't be in a hurry. You've just started. You can take your time. Nothing in this world can be achieved overnight. It all depends on hard work."
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