When You Yumei heard what Sun Daming said, her face changed. "Sister Daming, what are you talking about? The child is still here!"
Cheng Zhenzhu instinctively sensed that Daming's wife was in a bad mood, and she said, "Daming's wife, you told me back then that we should look forward, and I want to say the same thing to you today. There's no such thing as a predetermined fate, and there's no such thing as an insurmountable obstacle. Don't let your mind wander..."
Sun Daming was shocked when he saw You Yumei and Cheng Zhenzhu, who looked disapproving. Yes, what nonsense was she talking about? Sun Daming hugged his two sons, who were crying beside him, and felt as if he had been stabbed by needles.
How could she bear to abandon her two children? She was their only mother. If she left, how could they, still so young, take care of themselves?
She still has two children, she can't fall down. Sun Daming forced himself to cheer up. "Okay, Yumei, Zhenzhu, I'm fine, you can go back."
Cheng Zhenzhu and You Yumei looked at each other, both worried.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Sun Daming shook his head at the two of them. "Yumei, Zhenzhu, if possible, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Please help me take my son Erdan home to sit for a while. He's timid and I'm afraid of scaring him. I'll pick him up after I finish my business..."
Listening to Daming's tone, and arranging the child, it seemed that things had eased a bit. Cheng Zhenzhu and You Yumei discussed it and finally decided that one of them would take the child away and the other would stay to help.
You Yumei meant that she had other people at home, so she stayed. Cheng Zhenzhu had only a few children at home, so she should go back quickly.
Cheng Zhenzhu thought that she had left in a hurry and had not told the children much, so it was time to go back. She said she would take Erdan to her place.
"Mom, I won't leave, I won't leave~" Erdan hugged his mother tightly and cried heartbreakingly, "Mom, I'm not afraid, it's grandma, I'm not afraid..."
When Sun Daming heard his son Erdan talking about his grandmother, another string of tears fell, "Okay, our Erdan is not afraid. Our Erdan is right here."
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In the end, Cheng Zhenzhu returned home alone. She started cooking. She figured Daming's wife and the others didn't have the time or the mood to eat, so she made some extra and brought it over later...
"Mom, where are you going?" Liu Tiao had just taken a few bites of his meal when he saw his mother walking out with a plate of vegetables and a bowl of white rice. The dish was filled with lots of cured fish and fragrant bacon, and the rice in the bowl was bulging like a mountain!
Did Mom raise another one outside? Liu Tiao became alert.
A few of them also looked at Cheng Zhenzhu. Cheng Zhenzhu explained that they were going to Daming's house and asked the children to eat first.
The third one called out to her mother softly, "Mom, eat too. You'll be hungry." Then the first and the others came over to pull her, and the sixth one ran over to push her, insisting that she eat a few bites before leaving, and not go hungry.
Cheng Zhenzhu ate her rice, a wave of warmth welling up in her heart. Family love is such a thing that it's so easy to touch people's hearts. Daming's wife and her mother-in-law are probably the same, right?
So it was really hard to let go. For a moment, she truly felt Daming's wife's despair. Fortunately, she still had her two children to accompany her, and her heart had a bond...
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"Dear Aiqing family, I really don't know how to thank you." Sun Daming looked at his two sons who were eating with big mouthfuls, thanked Cheng Zhenzhu again, and admired her in his heart.
If you can't make it, you'll end up like Yulin. Yulin's frustrations have caused her children to suffer. She should learn from the Aiqing family and cheer up sooner rather than later.
"What are you thanking me for? Sister Daming, please eat a few more bites of rice. You didn't eat much just now." Cheng Zhenzhu picked up Sun Daming's chopsticks again and handed them to her.
"No, I don't have much appetite." Sun Daming shook his head and went to the bedside to continue watching over her mother-in-law...
The burial at sea took place two days later.
Cheng Zhenzhu didn't want the children to see such a sad scene, so she took the children home, grilled two sausages for each of them, and told them stories.
San Tiao listened to the clamor of gongs and drums outside, and then listened to the story next to her. She thought to herself, "Today seems to be a very sad story. Dad also went to sea. Mom was also very sad at that time..."
After the burial at sea, Sanshi Island returned to its former tranquility. Cheng Zhenzhu fulfilled her promise to take a family photo this week. The children woke up early, all beaming with joy. They washed their faces, brushed their teeth, ate breakfast, and then lined up to board the boat and headed straight for the photo studio.
After taking a family photo, Qi Tiao and Ba Tiao pulled Cheng Zhenzhu over for a solo photo. Tiao Tiao and his brothers had their own solo photo with their aunt, and they wanted one too...
Cheng Zhenzhu naturally complied with their request. They couldn't pick up the items right after taking the photos; they had to wait two weeks. Everyone was delighted to hear this; it meant they could still come out and play after two weeks.
Cheng Zhenzhu understood the little kids' thoughts just like a mirror. But it was good to go out for a walk.
This trip couldn't go home empty-handed. Cheng Zhenzhu thought about what she might need at home, then took a few children on a tour of the grocery store and the supply and marketing cooperative, picking up some odds and ends. On the way home, she stopped by Uncle Dezi's place to pick up a checkers board.
Once they got the hopscotch board, the kids immediately started figuring out how to play. Cheng Zhenzhu explained that they put marbles on the board and jumped on them, either one at a time or in intervals. The goal was to get all the marbles to "return home." After an afternoon of playing with them, all six seemed to have mastered the game. However, knowing the game doesn't mean they know how to play.
The smart routes like three and seven are quite fun. The one and two are just jumping wherever you can.
Six and Eight were simply "jumping around" with their beads. They jumped from grid to grid, circling all their brothers' territories. As for "going home," that wasn't even on their mind...
The six kids played with their brothers for the entire afternoon, but they still felt unsatisfied. So after breakfast the next day, they rushed out with their chessboards and marbles to call their friends.
Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the energetic look of the little guys and guessed that they must have gone out to show off. When the stroller was first made, the brothers would take it out to show off every day.
Especially at that time, there was also Little Tiger, who was very proud. He came back and told her that all the children on the island wanted to recognize her as their mother, and he wanted to recognize her as their mother, but he thought "Auntie" sounded better than "Mother", so he still called her Auntie... She was really amused and confused when she heard that.
I really should ask Zhenbao and Xiaomei to listen too...
"Mom, you are really the best mom!" It was almost noon and Cheng Zhenzhu was cooking in the kitchen when a sweet flattery came towards her.
She said that habits between children are contagious. Little Tiger is a flatterer, and Tiao Tiao, who has stayed with Little Tiger for several winter and summer vacations, is no less so.
Let her guess who flattered her today?
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