Chapter 33 Childhood
Lin Qingxu was originally named Lin Xiaoxiao.
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The two families took Lin Qingxu's name very seriously. During Gao Luo's ten-month pregnancy, Lin Qingxu's name was often decided upon and then discarded, either because it was considered unpleasant or because it sounded unrefined.
Until she was born, neither family had decided on a name for her. When the nurse asked them to fill out the birth certificate, the two families, standing at the operating room door, were like ants on a hot pan. After much deliberation and a flurry of anxiety, they finally decided to fill out a simple name.
Lin Qingxu changed his name back when he was a little older.
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It is said that Lin’s grandfather specially went to see a fortune teller, who said that Lin Qingxu lacked water in his destiny. Coincidentally, the word “clear” appears in the poem “Ask the channel how it can be so clear”, and the key is the following “because there is a source of living water”.
The endless supply of water just made up for Lin Qingxu's lack of water in his destiny, and it also sounded poetic. In the end, everyone unanimously agreed and decided on this name.
But when everyone changed their words to Qing Xu, Kan Zhao did not change and still called her Lin Xiaoxiao.
Now this is a title that belongs to him alone.
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Kan Zhao's name also has a lot of allusions.
When Fang Yun was pregnant, she was obsessed with the Hana Yori Dango comics and became deeply infatuated with the second male lead, Hua Ze Lei.
So they decided to name Kan Zhao Kan Zelei.
Kan Zhenzhong stopped her from thinking this way in time. How could she be so casual?
After some persuasion, the two words "Kan Zhao" were finally filled in on Kan Zhao's birth certificate.
I don’t know if he regretted it years later, but every time Fang Yun quarreled with him, she always had the same reason: “Look at the lousy name you gave your son.”
It is taken from Mencius's "A wise man uses his brightness to make others bright", one of the reasons is that he hopes that Kan Zhao will understand the truth in the future.
"Zhao" also means bright and clear. It also sounds the same as "chao," which means vigorous and energetic. Perhaps this suggests a hope that he will grow towards the sun, embrace a fiery passion, and pursue his ideal path.
A few years later, when the TV version of Meteor Garden came out, Kan's mother regretted more than once that she had not insisted on Kan Zhao's name when she saw Hua Ze Lei's gentle smile.
Kan Zhenzhong's expectations for "Zhao" were obviously the opposite of what they should be. Kan Zhao was too energetic, so he turned into the "infamous" "Zhao".
When he was a child, Kan Zhao was simply a devil.
He was unrivaled in the neighborhood, climbing trees to rob bird nests, sending sparrows flying in all directions, and catching fish and shrimp in the river, splashing his companions with mud. When the neighborhood committee women mediated neighborhood disputes, his name was always on the list of perpetrators.
When he is bored, he enjoys bullying Lin Qingxu.
You can always have a meal of "Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots with Pork" made by Kan Zhenzhong.
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Lin Qingxu could not remember his first meeting with Kan Zhao.
I only occasionally heard Gao Luo talk about it, saying that Lin Qingxu liked Kan Zhao very much when he was a child. When she saw him for the first time, she leaned over and kissed him, covering his face with saliva.
Lin Qingxu had no recollection of this, but she felt it was definitely an exaggeration. After all, given the relationship between their families, they must have first met as infants. Even if she were exceptionally gifted, she couldn't possibly have escaped the strength of two adults and forced herself upon Kan Zhao.
Their parents were originally good college classmates, and later became neighbors by coincidence due to work reasons.
Later, Lin and Kan's mothers became pregnant one after another. It seemed that even during the embryonic period, they did not want to be separated for too long.
Kan Zhao is a few months older than Lin Qingxu and is a boy. Since he was a child, his parents have ordered him to protect Lin Qingxu well.
But the result was not what we wanted.
Protection? Well, it can be considered protection.
Lin Qingxu has never been bullied by others, because the only one who bullied Lin Qingxu was Kan Zhao.
The long hair was later secretly cut by Kan Zhao.
The little bun on her head was messed up by Kan Zhao.
The newly bought little skirt was stained by Kan Zhao with a water pen.
Lin Qingxu was slow-witted when she was young, and she didn't understand Kan Zhao's deep malice towards her. She just thought he was playing with her.
With Lin Qingxu not filing a complaint and Kan Zhao not turning himself in, Kan Zhao had a leisurely and happy (and reckless) childhood.
After someone smeared the back of the new skirt she bought for Lin Qingxu the next day, Gao Yao finally couldn't help but report it to the kindergarten teacher. She was worried it was a case of school bullying.
Although she had told Kan Zhao to take care of his sister, the effect seemed minimal. Gao Yao considered that maybe because Kan Zhao was a boy, he was inevitably a little careless and would not be able to take care of Lin Qingxu when he was playing with others.
But I heard from my classmates in kindergarten that it was all done by Kan Zhao.
The final result was naturally that Kan Zhao had to be taught a lesson by being fed with stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.
But when Kan Zhenzhong was about to give the boy a beating, Lin Qingxu, who was being bullied, stood in front of Kan Zhao and asked his uncle not to hit his brother.
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Then, just like in a fairy tale, Kan Zhao was deeply moved and made up his mind to be nice to Lin Qingxu?
Totally wrong.
The little devil only takes advantage of his favor and becomes more and more arrogant, thinking that no matter how he treats Lin Qingxu, she will not be angry.
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In his childhood, Kan Zhao was like a little beagle in human form, destroying the house (fighting), howling (making other children cry), etc. He was capable of all kinds of evil deeds.
Take him to the children's playground.
A passerby praised: "This little boy is so cute."
Fang Yun: "Do you want it? This child is for you."
Passerby: “…”
Just kidding, they are my biological children after all.
Kan Zhao was too energetic and easily attracted hatred. Kan Zhenzhong thought about it and sent him to practice Taekwondo. This would prevent him from being defeated if he provoked others in the future.
It was a good idea. During that time, Kan Zhao almost fell asleep as soon as he got home, and the neighborhood committee officials came less frequently.
Injuries during practice are common. Kan Zhao didn't want to go find Kan Zhenzhong, as Fang Yun was busy teaching the senior class. He thought of Lin Qingxu, the little follower, and placed the medicine box in front of her, asking her to apply the medicine without caring whether she knew how to do it or not.
The juvenile form of Kan Zhao didn't have the battle-hardened, practical experience of a mature form. Simply put, he didn't fight enough, lacked experience, and would get hurt.
But the injury wasn't serious. How much strength does a child have? He just scraped his knees when he rolled over. It would scab over on its own in a few days without applying medicine.
Kan Zhao knocked on the door of Lin Qingxu's house. Gao Xiao opened it. She glanced at the dirty child, who looked like he had just rolled in the dust, and said awkwardly, "...It's Kan Zhao."
"Yeah. Good afternoon, Aunt Gao." Kan Zhao looked into the room. "Is Lin Xiaoxiao home?"
"...Yes." Gao Luo said reluctantly.
It’s not that she didn’t want Kan Zhao to come in, but it was mainly because Lin Qingxu would be made to cry eight out of ten times when she met Kan Zhao.
She opened the door and let Kan Zhao in. She settled him in the living room, turned on the TV, which had the latest season of cartoons, and got some snacks.
Kan Zhao declined, "No, I'm here to find Lin Xiaoxiao." He then walked towards Lin Qingxu's bedroom. He stopped, opened the door, and swaggered in. He threw the iodine, cotton swabs, and band-aids in his trouser pockets in front of her. He sat in front of her like a master, raised his head, and gave orders, "Apply the medicine to me."
Lin Qingxu was sitting at the toy table, stacking blocks, when she suddenly saw Kan Zhao, dripping wet, appear before her. She froze for a moment, then put the blocks back where they belonged.
She stood up obediently, picked up the cotton swab, dipped it in iodine and clumsily wiped his wound.
It seems that Kan Zhao got into a fight again.
Why this time? Lin Qingxu was puzzled and asked.
"Brother, why are you fighting again? Is it because they called you a shorty?"
Kan Zhao glared at her: "What did you say?!"
The last time Kan Zhao had a fight, and the one before that, was because other little boys had laughed at him for being short. Lin Qingxu tilted his head, "But they're right, you're not tall. You're even shorter than me."
Kan Zhao, who had a strong sense of self-esteem, was touched in the sore spot. He immediately got angry and pushed Lin Qingxu away.
Lin Qingxu used too much force and fell to the ground without being able to stand steadily.
She was too stunned to react and looked at Kan Zhao in confusion, as if asking him why he was angry.
Kan Zhao was furious: "You are the fat winter melon!"
When Gao Luo was pregnant, she accidentally fell and nearly had a miscarriage. Perhaps because of this, Lin Qingxu had a weak immune system from a young age. She was constantly sick, and every time she fell ill, she had to go to the hospital for injections and medication. Perhaps it was the hormones in the medication that caused her to be plump and white as a child, like a glutinous rice dumpling.
She looked at Kan Zhao with her eyes wide open, nodded, and admitted: "Yes, Daddy said that I am cute when I am chubby."
Anyway, I will lose weight later.
Lin Qingxu had heard Lin Haidong say that he used to be fat, but as he grew taller, he became thinner. Lin Qingxu had his genes, so he would also become thinner in the future.
Kan Zhao snorted coldly, feeling awkward and saying something incoherent: "What? It's so ugly!"
If you were to insult her in a roundabout way, Lin Qingxu might not be able to hear it, but if you were to call her ugly directly,
And it was her favorite Kan Zhao...
Lin Qingxu felt a lump in his throat.
"Not ugly, I will lose weight."
Tears as big as beans rolled down her face, and Lin Qingxu wiped them away with her sleeves. She opened her eyes and looked at Kan Zhao stubbornly.
Kan Zhao suppressed his inner discomfort, thinking that it was Lin Qingxu who had spoken ill of him first.
He held his head high and said, "You are a little fat boy now, but you will be a big fat boy in the future. You are ugly now, but you will be uglier in the future! You are an ugly monster!"
Lin Qingxu curled her lips, sniffed, and ran out to find Gao Luo for comfort.
"Bad brother!"
Never pay attention to him again.
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