As for sending milk after I go back to work, my family never even considered it. Even if we saved up a day's worth, it wouldn't be enough for one meal for the baby, so how could it be fresh? We'll just wean the baby once Erdan goes back to work.
If they weren't worried that the child was too young and might get sick if they took him away, they would have preferred to take him back to the village to raise him. It wouldn't make much difference whether he had parents or not.
The two of them played with the child for a while before being chased away. They weren't looking after the child; they were treating the child like a toy.
The two weren't angry and went about their business laughing and joking. Qian Xiao had been lacking energy since becoming pregnant and hadn't done any handicrafts in a long time. With spring plowing approaching, the two were thinking of researching some agricultural machinery to see if they could help farmers reduce their heavy workload.
Children really do grow so fast. When summer came, two little white teeth sprouted on Little Potato's lower gum. Potato's grandma decided to go back home, and Qian Xiao didn't try to stop her.
It's already quite an achievement that my mother was able to leave my father behind for several months. We really can't let her abandon my father and stay here all the time.
After seeing her mother off, Qian Xiao was still a little reluctant to part: "It's still a bit far. If my father worked nearby, it would be so much better, and we wouldn't have to see each other so often."
It's not easy for him to comfort his wife when he's away from home: "If you miss your parents, how about we go and spend the New Year with them when our son is a little older?"
"We'll see when the time comes. It's not good to keep taking leave now, especially during the Chinese New Year." At this time, the emphasis is on having no holidays and focusing solely on production.
What do you think about what our grandparents said?
The child is older now and can eat a few bites of egg yolk and drink millet porridge every day. The grandparents can't stay here any longer, since they're not very familiar with the environment, so they're thinking of taking the child back to the village.
If you ask me if I'm reluctant to part with my child, I definitely am. When the baby was first born, I didn't feel that way. After all, the little one didn't even have any expressions and couldn't interact with me. I did miss him, but I wouldn't say I was really reluctant to part with him.
But now that they're a bit older, their expressions have become much richer, and they can even make some faint sounds like "ba ba" or "ma ma". Plus, they're chubby and fair-skinned, so naturally, they're even more lovable.
Thinking that they would only be able to see each other once every two weeks, they were definitely reluctant to part. But if they were to leave the child with the two of them, they really wouldn't have that much time, unless one of them would stay home full-time to take care of the child.
The family disagreed with them giving up such a good job. In the words of the elders, "We have plenty of people in the family, why do we need you to look after the children?"
The main problem is that it takes two people to look after the children. These old folks are really worried about them. These two are like children who never grow up; they just need to figure things out on their own.
Sun Kaicheng thought for a moment and said, "I quite agree. Because of our work, we might not be able to take good care of the child like the grandparents. It would definitely be better for the child to live with the four grandparents than with us."
This is similar to what Qian Xiao thought. Everyone says that one can give up everything for their children, but she might be a selfish person who can't do it. She can't be willing to stay at home as a housewife for her children.
But people are contradictory. Even after sending her child away, she felt she wasn't a good mother. On one hand, she couldn't bear to part with her child, and on the other hand, she was unwilling to give up everything for her child. It's clear that she was just an ordinary, somewhat selfish person among the masses.
"Don't you think I'm not a good mother?"
Sun Kaicheng shook his head: "No, I'm not a good father either. Neither of us can give up everything for our child. We have our ideals, and we can't be content with being ordinary for our child."
The main reason is that they haven't reached the point where they have to make a choice. If their child's life were ever threatened, he thinks they would both give their lives to ensure the child's safety.
Qian smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid people will say we're not good parents?"
"I'm not afraid. Everyone makes different choices. Since I've made this choice, I won't regret it. I think our children will understand when they grow up. Even if they don't understand, so what? This is our life together, and we shouldn't compromise for anyone else."
They may not be considered true natives of this era, having experienced a more indifferent world, and their thoughts are quite different from those of people in this era.
Are they selfish? Of course they are. They wouldn't interrupt their own pace for the sake of their own survival.
Selfless? They wanted to do their part for this still weak country, but they were by no means great; they were just doing what many people would do.
Once the two made their decision, they didn't procrastinate. They went to the factory, got a lot of materials, and modified their bicycle, turning it from a two-wheeled, gasoline-powered bicycle into a gasoline-powered tricycle with a small cargo bed in the back.
This way, more people and goods can be transported at once. In the future, if the four elderly people want to bring their children to visit the county town, one vehicle will suffice. They won't have to waste time riding in an oxcart or endure the bumps and noise of a tractor.
Qian Xiao held up a large spring: "Take a look at this material. How's the shock absorption? Will it be effective?"
This large spring is made of a new synthetic material by Sun Kaicheng. The characteristic of this material is that it is hard enough and not easy to break. Qian Xiao made it himself. The road conditions are not good now. Although it has been converted into a tricycle, comfort is still necessary.
Sun Kaicheng tried it out: "I feel like there shouldn't be any major problems. Let's install it today and test it out when we get back." You can't say how well it will perform until you test it on the road.
"Okay, let's install it today. We can drive it back and test it out tomorrow since we have the day off. It's fine now that the weather is warm, but what if it gets cold and we don't have a canopy or anything? Will it be unusable then?"
"You mean, build another shed?"
"Yes, install those removable styles around the perimeter. When it's hot, you can remove them to let in air and keep it cool. When it rains, you can put them back on to block the wind."
"I think it's feasible, but the materials are not easy to find." The current plastic sheeting is not strong enough and its lifespan is definitely not long.
"First, use plastic sheeting, try to find the thickest kind. Later, we will slowly study better and stronger materials, so that it will be easy to replace when we make them movable."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll go buy some plastic sheeting right now. Is this enough to make a tent?"
Qian Xiao glanced at the remaining materials on the ground: "It's enough, not too much, just enough from our own stock." One shed won't waste much material.
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