Chapter 357 Daily Life with Children
Chen Dongshuang greeted two customers, showed them two pieces of clothing, and then ran out without a second thought. Fortunately, he didn't come here often, so he was relatively unfamiliar with the place. He looked around not far from the door and then ran back.
Chen Dongshuang had some time to add water and pulled him over: "Hurry up, wash your hands and face, you've become a cat."
Dandan squatted there and looked at her. After a long while, he said, "I want to go to my mother's place."
It’s not fun here at all. It was fun yesterday, but now it’s not fun at all.
He was tired of shoveling mud and digging for worms when he was little, okay? This morning was his limit.
"I want to go home, I want to find grandpa, I want to go home!"
Chen Dongshuang's head ached because of his annoyance: "Grandpa and Mom are busy, can I play with you?"
"No, you're not fun!"
Chen Dongshuang took a deep breath and said, "I'll make something fun for you, okay?"
Dandan looked at her doubtfully.
Chen Dongshuang asked him, "Have you ever played with a windmill?"
Dandan said: "I have played it, but it's not fun."
"Have you ever turned over the flower rope?"
Dandan shook his head.
Chen Dongshuang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I will teach you, okay? When you learn it well, you can play with mom and dad, and grandpa."
"It's very likely that Mom and Dad don't know either. You can teach them when the time comes. You're better than them!"
Dandan thought for a moment and nodded quickly: "Then teach me."
Chen Dongshuang went into the house, cut a piece of wool and came out to teach him how to put it on his hands. The two men, one big and one small, found something to do, and time passed quickly. They finally got through the morning.
After twelve o'clock, Li Lai Yu came back.
Dandan took the red yarn and turned around to tangle her: "Auntie, I can do the tangle rope now. I'll teach you."
Li Laiyu cooperated by extending his hand to let him put the yarn on it, and then asked Chen Dongshuang: "Have you eaten?"
Chen Dongshuang shook her head. "Not yet. Sister Laiyu, have you eaten yet?" She had only done one business deal that morning and had spent the rest of the day taking care of the child. She didn't dare blink, fearing that the child would run away. Only when Li Laiyu returned did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Laiyu said: "I haven't yet, just cook something simple."
She came here as soon as she got home from school. Knowing that the store was busy today and her child was still there, she didn't dare delay for a moment.
Chen Dongshuang responded and went to the kitchen in the back.
Li Lai Yu had never played with the flower rope before. After being taught by Dandan step by step, he quickly got the hang of it. Both the big and the small were having a great time.
"Have you been good today?"
Dandan nodded without hesitation: "Good boy!"
Li Lai Yu looked at the mud on his body and chuckled, but did not expose his lie.
"After dinner, Auntie will take you out to play, okay?"
Dandan stopped and looked at her: "Where are you going?"
"Come to my house! There are a lot of fun things at my aunt's house, and there's also a fat black cat. You can play with it."
Dandan's eyes lit up: "Go, I have to go."
"Okay, did you memorize the ancient poem that Mom told you to memorize yesterday?"
There was no one to supervise this, and no books or notebooks were brought over. Wen Wan just bought a notebook and wrote a poem, and also arranged the beginnings of two articles. Dandan had already forgotten about this matter.
"Okay, now recite the poem, then go write. Mission accomplished. After dinner, I'll take you to my place and let you play with things you've never played with before."
For the fun thing she mentioned, Dandan obediently started to complete the task.
It was a habit I developed in the compound. I had to study every day and could only go out to play with my friends after finishing my studies. Now that I was being urged, I wasn't so reluctant.
Chen Dongshuang was dumbfounded.
She had never expected that her boss, who was usually cold and aloof, could actually coax children much better than she did. She had even been taking care of the children at home for several years, and she felt ashamed of herself.
After dinner, Li Laiyu didn't work in the store. He watched Dandan finish writing and recited ancient poems. He said to Chen Dongshuang, "When Wanwan comes back, tell her that I'm taking the child back and will bring him back in the evening."
Chen Dongshuang responded, and Li Laiyu took Dandan out. The little guy waved to Chen Dongshuang and said, "Goodbye, Auntie!" He was well-behaved and polite, completely different from the naughty kid who threw a tantrum in the morning.
This is the first time that Dandan has come to Li Laiyu's house.
As soon as I entered the door, a fat cat jumped down from the flower stand next to me.
Dandan's eyes lit up, he let go of Li Lai Yu's hand and rushed over.
Li Laiyu turned around, locked the gate, and walked into the house. As soon as he entered, he heard the black cat roaring angrily: "Let go, you little brat! If you don't let go, I'm going to hit you!"
Li Lai Yu didn't care. She knew that the black cat was sensible and would not hurt anyone easily, so she walked to the next room.
When he came out again, he had a few more things in his hands, a straw target with a red heart painted on it, a very light bow and arrow, and a slingshot.
When I went outside, I saw Dandan and the black cat lying on the cement slab, staring at each other.
After Li Laiyu fixed the target, he waved at him and said, "Come here."
Dandan got up and ran over.
Li Laiyu showed him what he had in his hand: "Which one should I play with first?"
Dandan looked at the slingshot and said, "This, my grandpa made this for me."
Li Laiyu temporarily placed the bow and arrow on a table to the side and pointed at the target a few steps away: "Will it work? If so, give it a try and see if you can hit it."
Dandan looked at the slingshot and iron beads in his hand with some curiosity, because he had always used small stones to play with them before.
With Li Lai Yu's encouragement, he pulled the slingshot.
It's hard to say what accuracy is. Wen Shihua made him a slingshot purely to keep him entertained. He simply taught him how to pull the slingshot and shoot the stone. He also repeatedly warned him not to hit anyone and that he could only play with it when he was present.
I have never taught anything else.
Li Laiyu helped adjust his movements and said to him, "Aim over there and use as much strength as your hands can muster."
Dandan nodded, his face tense and solemn. Suddenly, his hand loosened and the iron ball flew out, hitting the target squarely.
His eyes widened in surprise, and then he jumped up: "I got it, I got it, wow, I'm so awesome!"
Li Laiyu's eyes were smiling, reflecting spots of light: "Well, it's very impressive, but the strength is not enough, you need more practice."
As he spoke, he picked up the bow he had put down earlier and said, "Look at this."
As he spoke, he took a wooden arrow and put it on the bow. He retreated a distance until he reached the doorway of the main hall, where he could no longer retreat. He raised his hand, then released it, and the arrow flew out, hitting the bull's eye across from him.
Dandan's eyes were fixed. The next moment, he dropped the slingshot in his hand and ran towards him: "I want to try, Auntie, I want to try."
Li Laiyu curled his lips and handed the bow over.
Dandan almost didn't catch it and sat down on the ground, staring at the thing in his arms in a daze.
Is this thing so heavy?
She looked up at Li Lai Yu again. He looked very relaxed when he looked at her just now.
Li Lai Yu squatted down and looked at him: "Now, you can only play with the slingshot. It's still too early for you to play with this." After all, if he can't even hold the bow, how can he pull it?
Dandan didn't give up. He stood up holding the bow and imitated what she had done just now. However, it didn't work with just one hand. He struggled until his face turned red but still couldn't do it.
Li Laiyu reached out and took the bow from him: "If you just want to play with it, I can make you a lighter one later, but a lighter one can only be used for playing with it, and it is completely incomparable to this bow."
Dandan said loudly: "I don't want to just play around, I want this."
If others can lift and pull it open, he can too.
Li Laiyu easily drew his bow and shot an arrow out: "Alright! If you want me, then keep going. When you can draw the bow well and hit the center of the target, I'll give you this bow. For now, forget it. You're too young to even hold it."
Dandan sat on the ground and couldn't get up. Suddenly, he felt that the slingshot he had been longing to play with was not so fun anymore.
Li Laiyu looked at him with amusement and stretched out his hand to him: "What's the point of sitting on the ground? If you want to achieve your goal, sitting there is useless, you have to work hard. Put this aside for now, let's continue to play other fun things."
Dandan looked at her in confusion, and she pulled out a wooden sword like a magic trick: "This is good, just like the slingshot, it will suit you better."
Dandan's eyes lit up, and he jumped up from the ground, took the light wooden sword in her hand, raised it up, and rushed towards the black cat who was watching on the side.
The black cat was startled and cursed, "What's wrong with this kid?" Then it jumped lightly onto the wall of the yard.
Dandan was furious and pointed his sword at it menacingly: "Come down, come down quickly!"
With these two toys and the door locked, Li Lai Yu ignored him and let him do whatever he wanted.
When there was no more noise outside, she went out of the house and saw the little guy lying on the chair and taking a nap.
She walked over, picked him up, stripped off his dirty clothes, carried him into the house, and laid him on the bed. She lit a soothing incense stick before leaving the house and fetching water from the well to wash Dandan's soiled clothes.
Just as I put the clothes in the water, there was a knock on the yard door.
Li Laiyu went to open the door and Xu Qingming came in from outside pushing a bicycle.
"Didn't you go to help in the store over there?"
Xu Qingming said: "I didn't go, I just took a look, and it was indeed very busy. I originally planned to go to Ai Shang to send Dandan back to the compound, but the people there said that you took the child away."
Li Laiyu glanced at the bag in his hand and said, "Then send it later. He played all afternoon and fell asleep now."
"Did you bring his clothes?"
Xu Qingming parked the car and responded, "Yeah, I got it. If I want to send him back, I must have taken everything."
"That's perfect, I was just about to wash his clothes, they were all covered in mud, and I couldn't put them back on after I took them off.
Xu Qingming looked at her and smiled: "A good wife and a good mother!"
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