When Li Aihua heard that Dabao and Xiaobao had gone to school in town, she and Zheng Xiaopeng discussed it and decided to send their own son, Xiaoshuanzi, there as well.
In Li Aihua's words, "What was Xie Laosan like before? And what is he like now? It's all because he married a good wife. This young Xu, the educated youth, is a lucky man. If we get to know them better, our family will definitely get better too."
Zheng Xiaopeng always did whatever Li Aihua said. Hearing her say this, although he was a little skeptical, he still sent Xiao Shuanzi there.
So when Li Aihua came to check on Da Bao and Xiao Bao's schoolbags that evening, Xu Yan was both amused and exasperated.
“Sister-in-law, didn’t you guide me in making this schoolbag?” Xu Yan handed Xiao Bao’s schoolbag to Li Aihua.
“Yes,” Li Aihua said, “but you added a five-pointed star at the end, and that unlucky kid insisted that I sew one on his schoolbag as soon as he got home.”
As she spoke, she pointed at Xiao Shuanzi, who was talking to Da Bao and Xiao Bao, and said, "He's always causing me trouble."
Xu Yan was laughing beside him.
She only learned the day before yesterday that Xiao Shuanzi's real name was Zheng Weibing, which was supposedly given to him by his grandfather, who wanted him to join the army when he grew up.
Of course, she only learned Da Bao and Xiao Bao's names the day before yesterday.
Da Bao's full name is Xie Zhan. According to Xie Zhuo, it was given to him by his mother, whom he had only met a few times. The name was taken from the poem "Visiting the West Pond" which says, "The setting sun shines brightly, birds sing and gather, the water and trees are clear and beautiful." It was probably a wish for him to be upright and honest.
Xiao Bao's full name is Xie Jingyi, given to him by Xie Zhuo's second brother. Xie Zhuo didn't explain his name much, only saying that Xiao Bao's mother's surname is Jing.
Hearing the names Da Bao and Xiao Bao, Xu Yan couldn't imagine that they would be the kind of people who would abandon their children.
But if there really was some unavoidable reason at the time, the child is already five years old, and five years have passed, yet they have never come to see the child even once.
I can't figure it out.
"Alright, you guys keep going, I won't bother you any longer," Li Aihua said to Xu Yan as she finished cutting out a five-pointed star from Xiao Bao's backpack and was about to leave.
Xu Yan then came to her senses.
"Sure enough, this 60-watt light bulb is bright," Li Aihua glanced at the light bulbs in Da Bao and Xiao Bao's room, feeling somewhat envious, but considering her own situation, she gave up the idea of changing the light bulbs.
It's not as good as it.
She still remembers how Xie Zhuo took out so much money back at the educated youth settlement. She was almost dumbfounded, but Xu Yan took the money without hesitation.
Well, there are ways to live when you're rich and ways to live when you're poor.
Compared to most families in the village who still use oil lamps, at least their family has electric lights.
The next day, Xie Zhuo took the three children to school on his bicycle.
Da Bao sat on the front crossbar, while Xiao Bao and Xiao Shuanzi were squeezed into the back seat. Xu Yan was a little worried that he might shake the two kids off halfway through the journey.
Xiao Bao and Xiao Shuanzi were quite at ease, saying they didn't know how while urging Xie Zhuo to hurry up and leave, as they were going to be late.
"Are you ready?" Xie Zhuo asked.
"Okay!" the three children shouted at the same time.
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