Under a big tree in the family compound, a few women were chatting about this and that. Li Yuling was sitting among them. Little Tangyuan was holding the little duck and showing off to his friends.
"This is my little duck. He is so cute. I slept with him last night."
The children were all about the same age as Tangyuan. A child named Zhuangzhuang stroked Tangyuan and said enviously:
"Wow! Brother Tangyuan is so awesome! He sleeps with the little duck."
"I'll ask my dad to buy me a little duck when I get home."
The little girl sweetly asked Little Tangyuan, "Little Tangyuan, have you named the little duck yet?"
Little Tangyuan tilted his head and blinked his eyes, "Just call me little duck."
"No!" Tiantian said, "Little Duck is the name of an animal, just like we are humans. We all have names. You are called Little Tangyuan and I am called Tiantian. These are real names."
Little Tangyuan suddenly realized and picked up the little duck.
"Sister Tiantian is so awesome, please give my little duck a name."
Five-year-old Tiantian acted like a big sister and thought about it.
"Let's call it Xiao Yuan Yuan, because it's a small glutinous rice dumpling."
"No, no!" a little girl cried.
"My name is Yuanyuan."
"That's Fang Fang." Tiantian said again, but Duoduo objected.
"My sister's name is Fangfang. She can't have the same name as the duck."
"What should I do then?" Tiantian scratched her head in distress. Why are there so many people with the same name?
Little Tangyuan said, "Call her Yiyi. This is my first little duck."
"Okay, one by one." The children raised their hands in agreement.
Tiantian asked.
"Is the duckling male or female?"
"Ah? What do you mean?" Little Tangyuan was dumbfounded again. Zhuangzhuang, who was the same size as Little Tangyuan, also didn't understand what was male and female. Tiantian rolled her eyes.
"Stupid, male and female are the difference between men and women. Duoduo, Honghong and I are girls, and you are boys. You have to go to the toilet separately, do you understand, little brat?"
"Wow! Sister Tiantian is so amazing, she knows everything!"
Xiao Tangyuan and Zhuangzhuang looked at her with admiration, and Tiantian waved her hands proudly.
"It's nothing! When you go to kindergarten, the teacher will teach you."
Tiantian hummed twice, cleared her throat, and imitated the tone of a kindergarten teacher.
"Little boys, please stand in a row, little girls, please stand in a row, let's play a game together."
When the children heard this, they quickly lined up. Zhuangzhuang was the youngest, only one and a half years old, and didn't know whether he was a boy or a girl. Xiao Tangyuan held his hand and stood in the boys' team.
"Brother, you are a little boy, and I am also a little boy. We have to stand together, understand?"
Zhuangzhuang nodded with drool and called "brother" incoherently.
Grandma Zhuangzhuang smiled and said, "Look at little Tangyuan, he really acts like a big brother, so well-behaved and sensible."
The women around echoed,
"That's right, Captain Yun is so lucky! He married a beautiful wife and has a cute and sensible son. I'm so envious!"
Li Yuling raised her head proudly, looking very pleased with herself. They were her son, daughter-in-law and grandson, but she was very modest.
"No, your grandson is very good, and your daughter-in-law is very virtuous."
Grandma Zhuangzhuang shook her head in disdain.
"You are no match for me. My daughter-in-law is lazy and greedy. She sleeps until nine o'clock every day, doesn't cook, and doesn't wash clothes. She married my son and acted like an ancestor."
Grandma Duoduo persuaded her, "Just be content. Your daughter-in-law gave you a grandson after all. As for me, Duoduo is the only granddaughter in my family. My son's generation will be extinct, alas!"
"That's right. The national policy is so strict now that we are only allowed to have one child. Hey!"
Grandma Duoduo continued:
"Fortunately, I have an older son back home. He's going to give birth to a grandson for me. When the time comes, I'll ask Duoduo's dad to treat my grandson well and take care of him until the end of his life."
Li Yuling just listened and didn't say anything.
Gu Zhinian and Yunshuang walked out of the family building, and Xiao Tangyuan ran over with the little duck in his arms.
"Mom, little aunt, my little duck has a name. His name is Yi Yi. Does it sound nice?"
Gu Zhinian patted his little head and tidied his clothes.
“It sounds nice.”
The children all came up and asked, "Little Tangyuan's mom, where did you buy the little duck for Little Tangyuan? We want our parents to buy a little duck too."
"This was a gift from someone else, not purchased."
"Ah?" The children were very disappointed. Li Yuling came over and
"Where are you two going?"
"I'm going to the kindergarten to ask Xiao Tangyuan about going to school."
Gu Zhinian didn’t tell anyone about Yunshuang looking for a job. It was something that hadn’t happened yet, so it was not good to tell anyone about it.
"Okay, go ahead!"
Gu Zhinian and Yunshuang said hello to everyone and left quickly. The women started chatting again.
"Grandma Tangyuan, does your Yunshuang have a partner?"
"Not yet." It was still unknown whether Yunshuang and the doctor would succeed, so Li Yuling didn't want to say more.
"I have a relative in my hometown who works in a factory. He has a stable job. He's 28 years old. Do you want to meet him?"
"No, she's only twenty, there's no rush."
Li Yuling refused.
The woman slapped her thigh anxiously.
"She's already 20 years old, why are you still not in a hurry? If you delay any longer, she'll soon become an old maid!"
Li Yuling frowned, "When fate arrives, it will happen naturally. There's no need to rush it."
Seeing this, everyone didn't say anything more.
Yunshuang and Gu Zhinian came to the kindergarten and asked about Xiao Tangyuan's kindergarten. Yunshuang then asked,
"Is your kindergarten still hiring childcare workers? Do you think I can do it?"
The principal looked at Yun Shuang and said, "As kindergarten teachers, we need to be able to read and teach the children to sing and dance. Are you qualified?"
"Of course!" Yun Shuang said with a smile, "I graduated from junior high school and was the arts representative at school. Singing and dancing are not a problem for me. I can do it."
"Then why don't you sing a song first?"
Yunshuang cleared her throat and sang "My Motherland and I". After singing, she danced a bit. The principal was very satisfied and decided to keep her.
"Teachers here earn 60 yuan a month, start work at 8 a.m. and finish at 5 p.m., and they also have to take care of the children's meals and sleep at noon. If you think you can do it, come!"
"Okay!" Yun Shuang happily held Gu Zhinian's hand.
"Sister-in-law, that's great! I'm going to be a teacher!"
Gu Zhinian was also genuinely happy for her.
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