"Did you fight back?" Wu Guifang asked.
Xiao Jinbao nodded hesitantly, "I beat him, but I can't beat him."
"Even if you eat for two more years, you still won't be able to beat them!" Wu Guifang couldn't help but make fun of her.
The kid from Captain Zhu's family is as strong as his father. There are few skinny guys in the army who can beat him. If it weren't for his father's supervision, he would have been the king of the hospital long ago.
"Sister Meiyun, don't worry. All the kids in the army are like this. They fight today and chase each other tomorrow. That kid was just a little naughty just now. He doesn't have bad intentions. His father is very strict with him."
Wu Guifang knew that Liu Meiyu loved her brother very much, and was afraid that she would think too much, so she explained a few words.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I know my limits."
"Okay, I'll take the kid back to wash his clothes first. They're all in a mess."
Seeing that Liu Meiyu looked relaxed and had no intention of making a fuss, Wu Guifang felt relieved and dragged Song Jinbao home.
Song Jinbao sobbed and after every two steps he would secretly look back at Liu Bowen with an embarrassed look.
The two of them had been together day and night for so long that they were like brothers who could wear the same pants. In the past, when Song Jinbao left Liu Meiyun's house, Liu Bowen and Xiao Hei would definitely send him to the end of the path, and the two brothers would act like they were in a love drama, agreeing on a time to have dinner and then go out to play, before they completely parted.
But today was contrary to his usual behavior. Liu Bowen looked listless, as if he was sulking. He didn't even look at Song Jinbao, but went into the house holding Xiao Hei.
Liu Meiyu rarely saw Liu Bowen angry. Most of the time, he was either well-behaved and obedient, or looked aggrieved and pitiful when being bullied. Now that he has a little temper, she is quite happy about it.
But I still have to go and ask what's going on.
"Brother Jinbao just greeted you, why are you ignoring him?" Liu Meiyu poured hot water into the basin and grabbed Liu Bowen to wash his face.
The little guy didn't say anything.
Liu Meiyun stopped what she was doing and said, "Didn't your sister teach you that when someone asks you a question, you have to answer it, otherwise you are not a polite child."
Liu Bowen, who had been feeling depressed for a long time, suddenly burst into tears with tears in his eyes. He pouted and buried his head in Liu Meiyu's arms.
Listening to the crying, I couldn’t tell whether it was out of sadness or grievance.
"What's wrong? Tell me quickly, did Brother Jinbao bully you?" Liu Meiyu patted his back and asked softly.
The little guy cried by himself and shook his head for a long time.
"Did Gangzi bully you?" Liu Meiyu guessed.
The little guy still shook his head.
"Then tell me quickly, you've made your sister sad just by crying." Liu Meiyu squatted on the ground, wiped the tears from his face with a handkerchief, and then coaxed him softly for a long time before finally letting Liu Bowen open his mouth.
"Brother Gangzi doesn't like Xiaohei. Whenever we take Xiaohei with us, he chases me away and doesn't let Brother Jinbao play with me. So Brother Jinbao won't play with me anymore."
Liu Bowen was sobbing, his voice nasal, and he sounded really sad.
"Then why did you fight again in the end?"
Liu Meiyu imagined several scenes of children making trouble. She guessed that Song Jinbao was crying because his front teeth were knocked out after being hit, and Liu Bowen must have been ruthlessly abandoned by Song Jinbao and was angry and aggrieved.
"I was the one who pushed Jinbao first. His front teeth fell out and he kept crying, so I went up to hit him."
Well, the little guy is quite loyal.
"Did you get beaten?"
"No." Liu Bowen shook his head, looked at Liu Meiyu with a guilty look and said, "He was afraid of Xiao Hei, so I let Xiao Hei out to scare him."
Less than two seconds later, a trace of self-blame and regret appeared on her face again, "But Xiao Hei was kicked by him."
Liu Meiyu picked up Xiao Hei who was curled up at Liu Bowen's feet and examined him carefully. The little guy looked very energetic and his tongue was sticking out happily, obviously he wanted to eat again.
"Xiao Hei is fine, but Bowen, don't let Xiao Hei scare people next time. Gangzi is afraid of dogs, so we can't let Xiao Hei get close to him. It's wrong to do so. Not every child likes Xiao Hei like you do. Just like you are afraid of mice, you see Jinbao is not afraid of mice. This is a truth, do you understand?"
Liu Bowen hesitated for a while, then nodded, not quite understanding, "Then I will play with Xiao Hei from now on, and not with them."
"You can play with other kids who like Xiao Hei. Look at Jin Bao, Daya, Erya, and the other kids who play hide-and-seek with you. Don't they all like Xiao Hei?"
"No!" Liu Bowen suddenly became stubborn, puffing his cheeks and angrily said, "If Jinbao doesn't want to play with me, I won't play with him either! I'll just play with Xiaohei!"
"Don't let him eat our candy anymore!"
Liu Bowen suddenly got angry for once, which was rare, and he expressed it so bluntly. Liu Meiyu could only laugh and let him do what he wanted.
"Okay, okay, I won't give him Crumbles anymore! When you want to give him some, you can give it to him yourself!"
"I won't!" Liu Bowen pouted and ran back to his room to move all the candies he had collected and hidden in his drawer to another place.
Liu Meiyu only felt that children's tempers came and went quickly, just like Wu Guifang said, they would fight today and chase after others tomorrow.
Didn’t Gangzi knock out one of Song Jinbao’s front teeth a few days ago? But within three days, Song Jinbao was still following Zhu Gang like a lackey, calling him “Brother Gangzi” all the time.
On the contrary, Liu Bowen really surprised her.
Song Jinbao had come to ask for reconciliation a long time ago, and even brought some candy that he had licked half of and was reluctant to finish, but Liu Bowen ignored him for several days.
"I didn't realize that my brother-in-law is quite vindictive." Lu Changzheng glanced at Liu Bowen, who was having a great time playing with Xiao Hei in the yard, and sighed.
"I just discovered this problem of his." Liu Meiyu was helpless.
Song Jinbao has come to her house three or four times in the past few days. At a glance, he is here again.
"Aunt Meiyun, Uncle Lu," Song Jinbao walked with his short legs, greeted them first, and then walked up to Liu Bowen with a grunt.
"Bowen, shall we play hide-and-seek?"
"Do you want to play sandbag throwing?"
"Gongzi is not here today, we can bring Xiao Hei with us."
The ones who answered him were Liu Bowen and Xiao Hei, with the proud backs of the man and the dog.
Song Jinbao stood there listlessly for a while, but when Liu Bowen didn't come out of the house, he had to run away disappointedly on his short legs, panting.
"Don't you want to persuade her?" Lu Changzheng was squatting in the yard, holding a large bowl and watching Liu Meiyu knitting, with no intention of intervening at all.
Since his appetite was spoiled, he no longer eats in the army canteen at noon. He would rather walk a few more steps and go home to eat delicious and greasy meals.
Liu Meiyu had meals on time every day. If Lu Changzheng came back in time, she would eat with him. If he came back late, she would put the food in the pot to keep it warm for him. After eating, she could take a nap to get enough rest for another day of mental training in the afternoon.
"No need." Liu Meiyu said indifferently, threading the knitting needles quickly with her hands.
The sweater in my hand is already a semi-finished product. I estimate that I can finish it in another two days.
The clothes left by the original owner, except for two green military uniforms, were either black or gray, without a single bright color. Liu Meiyun bought cloth in Shanghai to make new ones, and in order to prevent Zhou Huiru from nagging, all the materials were dark and stain-resistant.
This sweater is the only decent piece of clothing she has that she can wear outside.
Well, since sister Liu Meiyu said it’s not necessary, then brother-in-law Lu Changzheng won’t have to worry about it anymore.
When it comes to raising children, Lu Changzheng always feels that Liu Meiyun is self-taught.
Look at Liu Bowen now. When he first arrived on the island, he would just cry and stick to Liu Meiyun after walking a few steps. Now he has a tantrum and is having a big breakup drama with his friends! What makes him most satisfied is that he can sleep now without any need to be coaxed!
The two were sitting in the yard basking in the sun and chatting, when they suddenly saw Wu Guifang running towards them hurriedly holding Song Jinbao, with a very anxious look on her face.
Liu Meiyun put down the yarn in her hand, went to see Song Jinbao lying in his mother's arms, and he didn't look like he had fallen. She asked, "Sister-in-law, what happened to you?"
"Sister Meiyun, I have a favor to ask of you. Can you lend me thirty yuan first?" Wu Guifang hugged Song Jinbao, her tone anxious, her brows tightly locked together.
Liu Meiyun rarely saw Wu Guifang so confused. It was obvious that she had encountered some difficult problem. She quickly winked at the man standing next to her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'll ask Changzheng to go to the house and get it for you."
Wu Guifang was so anxious that she noticed that Captain Lu was also beside her. She was obviously stunned for a moment. After Lu Changzheng entered the room, she pulled Liu Meiyun aside and asked in a low voice with embarrassment: "Meiyun, I'm sorry, I was too anxious just now and didn't notice that Captain Lu was here. If you lend me money, Captain Lu won't blame you later, right? I don't know who my sister-in-law has found. I know this is not good, but my eldest daughter needs to go to the hospital for surgery. I'm very scared. I sent most of my husband's allowance back home last week, and I really don't have much extra money."
"What happened to Daya?" When Liu Meiyu heard that Wu Guifang's eldest twin daughter needed surgery, she thought it was serious and became worried.
"My stomach hurts, and the people at the medical center said it's a gynecomastia, and I need to be sent to the city hospital to have it removed!" As soon as she opened her mouth, Wu Guifang couldn't help but burst into tears, her choked voice revealing a strong sense of self-blame.
"You said that child, she started to feel pain halfway through yesterday. We were afraid she would make noise so we just endured it. At noon I asked her to go and call Jinbao home for dinner, but on the way she started arguing with me again. She fell to the ground and scared everyone. We took her to the medical station and they said she had to go to the city hospital for surgery."
Wu Guifang, who has always been carefree and like an older sister in front of Liu Meiyun, now seems fragile and helpless.
It can be seen that children are always the soft spot of their parents.
When Liu Meiyun heard from Wu Guifang that Daya only needed to undergo an appendectomy, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly comforted her, "Sister-in-law, don't be so scared. Daya only needs to undergo a very common appendectomy. Everyone has an appendectomy, but it will be very painful if it gets inflamed. It will be fine after the surgery, and it won't recur in the future."
"Really...really?" Wu Guifang couldn't believe it.
She was a genuine farmer who had never been to school, let alone seen the world. She had never met anyone with the same problem. When she heard the doctor say she had to go to Huludao City Hospital for surgery and that something inside her body had to be cut off, she panicked. She was afraid that Daya would become disabled in the future, and she was even more afraid that the surgery would not be able to cure her.
But now, after hearing what Liu Meiyun said, she slowed down a little, grabbed Liu Meiyun's arm, and asked anxiously: "Will my big girl have any health problems in the future?"
"Don't worry, as long as you rest well after the operation, there will be no problem." Liu Meiyu said affirmatively, and couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, didn't the people at the medical station tell you?"
Wu Guifang calmed down a little, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and said embarrassedly: "I was too anxious at the time. Daya was in great pain. I urged them to find a hospital on the ship, and I ran back to get the money without listening carefully."
There were only a dozen dollars left in the family, which was their living expenses for this month. Daya's surgery would definitely cost a lot of money. Wu Guifang was at a loss, so she took her son to Liu Meiyu to borrow money.
As he was speaking, Lu Changzheng had already taken out the money.
"Sister-in-law," Liu Meiyun handed the money over, "You take the money and go with the boat first. If no one is looking after Jinbao, leave him here with me. I'll take care of him for two days. Daya has to stay in the hospital for surgery, and the wound needs to be healed before she can be discharged. Although it's a minor surgery, we still need to prevent the wound from getting infected. Don't let the child suffer more because you don't want to spend money."
"Oh, oh! I know!"
In fact, a tailbone surgery wouldn't cost much at this time, even if the patient had to stay in the hospital. But since the other family came to borrow money, Liu Meiyu couldn't say that to comfort her, so as to avoid people thinking too much.
Wu Guifang was so moved that she didn't know what to say. She was also worried about Daya's illness, so she simply wiped her tears and stuffed her little son into Liu Meiyun's arms, "Sister Meiyun, Captain Lu, I will leave my Jinbao with you for two days. Don't worry, I will pay you back the money I borrowed as soon as my husband gets his allowance next month."
"It's okay, sister-in-law. If you need it urgently, use it first. It will be fine in two or three months. Changzheng and I are just having a meal now. We don't spend anything. There's no rush."
They had been on the island for a few months and although they had to eat fine grains every day, there were few of them and no burden on their family. Lu Changzheng's monthly allowance was 89 yuan, which was enough for them to spend.
But Wu Guifang's family is different. Deputy Captain Song's monthly allowance of 72 yuan is not only enough to support his entire family, but also his parents in his hometown. The most difficult thing is that Deputy Captain Song's mother has a chronic disease. Not only does she have to stay in bed, but she also has to take medicine all the time.
Every time when the allowance came, Liu Meiyun would see Wu Guifang running to the post office on the island to remit money to her family. She would probably have to send half of it to the elderly at home for medical treatment. Otherwise, Wu Guifang's family wouldn't have such a tight life on the island. If the borrowed money is repaid in one month, Liu Meiyun estimates that their family will only be able to eat one porridge a day next month.
"Meiyun! Thank you!" Wu Guifang had tears in her eyes and her heart was boiling.
"Jin Bao, Mommy has to go to the hospital to take care of your sister. You will stay at Auntie Meiyun's house for the next two days. Don't be naughty, or your daddy will come back and beat you up!"
Leaving behind this threat from her mother, Wu Guifang hurried to the dock with thirty yuan in her pocket.
Song Jinbao cried loudly, and his voice was much louder than that of Liu Bowen, who usually just hummed.
"Comrade Song Jinbao, uncle will give you some White Rabbit milk candy, please stop crying, okay?" Lu Changzheng also learned from Liu Meiyu's method of coaxing a child and took out two White Rabbit milk candies from his pocket and gave them to the little guy.
Who would have thought that the man who usually smiled happily would not even look at her at this moment, but just burst into tears and threw himself on Liu Meiyu's body.
Liu Meiyu was afraid that she would fall if she couldn't hold the child, so she quickly transferred the child to Lu Changzheng.
"mother!"
"I want my mother! I want to go home!"
Song Jinbao, who was transferred to Lu Changzheng's arms, cried even louder and struggled recklessly. His feet were covered in mud, which rubbed all over his clothes. His tears and snot were also all over him. What was even more uncomfortable was that the loud voice made his head hurt.
"Meiyu, think of a solution quickly." Lu Changzheng looked helpless and turned to Liu Meiyu who was watching the excitement nearby for help.
Liu Meiyu shrugged and gave him an expression that said there's nothing I can do.
Not only that, he also joked: "I only have one trick, which is to give candy to coax you. Even if you use it, I can't do anything about it. Then I'm helpless."
"What should I do?" Lu Changzheng looked as if he was holding a mine in his arms, and his expression was extremely painful.
The hoarse cries in my ears were even sharper than the sound of pigs being slaughtered in the village.
"Figure it out yourself. I haven't finished knitting the sweater yet." After knowing each other for so long, Lu Changzheng had never met a child that Liu Meiyu couldn't handle. But today she suddenly changed her character and ignored him. Lu Changzheng felt something was wrong, but Song Jinbao's voice was really scary, and he was like a loach in a hot pot, jumping around so fast that Lu Changzheng couldn't think about anything else.
"Don't cry. My home is not a dangerous place. I'll send you back after you stay here for two days." Lu Changzheng frowned and gradually lost his patience. If soft tactics didn't work, he would try hard tactics.
Good man, this guy even used his fists.
They treated Lu Changzheng like a child kidnapper and hit him on the head with their little fists one after another. If Lu Changzheng had not reacted quickly, he might have been beaten by a six-year-old kid today.
Liu Meiyun was wearing a sweater. Seeing Lu Changzheng's embarrassment, she just wanted to laugh at him. "Captain Lu, why don't you ask Song Jinbao if he knows what a dragon's den and a tiger's lair is?"
Of course Song Jinbao didn't know.
He just wants to find his mother!
Just want to go home!
"Meiyu, please stop torturing me. I know you have a solution!" Lu Changzheng looked at Liu Meiyu for help again.
Liu Meiyun's heart is as solid as a rock.
"You are a battalion commander, but you can't even take care of a child. How can you be a father in the future?"
“…”
"I will just give birth to a girl in the future." Lu Changzheng thought about it and decided that a girl would be better, a sweet and caring little girl who wouldn't cry or make a fuss, and would save him a lot of trouble.
Liu Meiyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Okay, if you want to have a son, give him away."
Lu Changzheng: “…”
Liu Meiyun was determined not to intervene, and Lu Changzheng was helpless for a long time. Finally, Liu Bowen, who had been making a fuss and hiding in the house, couldn't stand it anymore, so he ran out, stuffed his precious paper airplane into Song Jinbao's hand, and gave him two fruit candies, and said loudly: "Brother Jinbao, don't cry, sleep with me at night, and I will teach you how to make paper airplanes!"
"real?"
Song Jinbao, who was crying loudly the last second, was looking down at his lost and found little friend on the ground from Lu Changzheng's arms. He wiped his nose with his sleeve and his crying suddenly became much quieter.
"Really! And the food in our house is delicious. We have big pancakes in the evening!"
Seeing his little friend crying so hard, Liu Bowen's anger that had been suppressed for a long time seemed to disappear all at once. Not only did he give up half of his bed, he also generously offered to give the other person a big piece of cake.
The cakes made by Liu Meiyu are not the cornmeal cakes that others think, but soft white flour and egg pancakes, the kind that can make you drool just by smelling them.
Song Jinbao thought of the meal that his family had eaten not long ago that was sent by Aunt Meiyun, and he couldn't help swallowing. His crying stopped completely, and he kicked his legs to get off Lu Changzheng.
Asked cautiously: "Are we still good friends?"
Seeing Liu Bowen nod, Song Jinbao stopped crying completely. He smiled at Liu Bowen with his dirty little face, revealing his gapped front teeth.
It was not until the two half-grown boys held hands, with the addition of a little black boy, and restored their previous brotherly love that Lu Changzheng finally reacted. All of this was under the planning of his wife.
"Didn't you say at noon that you wouldn't get involved in children's affairs?" Lu Changzheng, who had changed into a clean military uniform, saw Liu Meiyu still sitting there knitting with a calm demeanor, while the two little ones were on the kang in the room, making so much noise that they were about to blow the roof off. It would have been better if they had some peace and quiet before.
Liu Meiyun spread her hands and said righteously: "What did I mix in?"
“……” Lu Changzheng choked.
"But you, Captain Lu, you made a tactical mistake." Liu Meiyu glanced at the man.
"What?" Lu Changzheng's heart skipped a beat.
However, Liu Meiyu kept the matter in suspense and refused to say anything.
When Lu Changzheng returned from the army in the afternoon, he found that his brother-in-law, who used to wait for him every day, suddenly changed his expression faster than turning the pages of a book. From the time he entered the house to the time he ate, he acted as if he didn't see him.
"The radish your sister stewed today is really good." Lu Changzheng made small talk and put vegetables into the bowls of the two little guys.
However, Liu Bowen started to act like a spoiled brat. He poured the radish into Song Jinbao's bowl and moved himself to his sister, far away from the Long March, with an unhappy look on his face.
Song Jinbao, on the other hand, was happy to eat and accepted all offers.
Lu Changzheng had a very boring night. Even Xiao Hei was too lazy to pay attention to him...
"How did I offend that brat?"
At night, Lu Changzheng held his darling young wife in his arms, unwilling to fall asleep, so he asked in a hoarse voice in her ear.
Liu Meiyu was so tired that she could barely open her eyes. She was imprisoned in the man's chest without any freedom. She pushed him weakly and said, "Stay away from me."
"It's far enough." Lu Changzheng didn't dare to offend his wife, so he just moved back symbolically. Less than three seconds later, he came up again under the pretext of talking.
"Tell me quickly, why did that guy suddenly dislike me?" Lu Changzheng wanted to know the answer, but he wanted to just chat with Liu Meiyu in the quilt.
"My brother holds a grudge." Liu Meiyu held her eyelids and spoke in a weak voice.
Lu Changzheng played with her fingers, "I know."
"You gave Song Jinbao candy this afternoon."
Lu Changzheng was confused. "Isn't that just to please people? Besides, I think Liu Bowen is usually very generous, right?"
Liu Meiyu turned over and said, "Have you forgotten that he had a quarrel with Song Jinbao a while ago? He said that the family would not allow Song Jinbao to have candy unless he wanted to."
"He still remembers this..."
Lu Changzheng had completely forgotten about this incident. Only when Liu Meiyu brought it up did he remember a little. But it was unbelievable that a child of just over five years old could remember it so clearly and even get angry with him.
"Don't take what a kid says lightly. Anyway, I didn't give it to you."
Although Liu Meiyun has never been a mother herself, she still has quite a bit of experience in educating children. After all, with the development of the Internet environment in later generations, all she has to do is move those theories discussed on paper into reality and try them out one by one.
"What should we do?" Lu Changzheng looked confused.
"You made a mistake. What do you think we should do?"
"You can't ask me to apologize to a little kid, right?" Lu Changzheng was unhappy.
Liu Meiyun grabbed the man's waist and said sarcastically, "You are so proud of yourself for arguing with a child."
The man who was being strangled said nothing and simply covered himself with the quilt.
"Lu Changzheng, get out of here..."
The next day I got up late as usual.
Liu Meiyu changed her clothes and went out because of her sore back. The two brothers next door, Song Jinbao and Liu Bowen, had woken up long ago and were playing on the kang. They were wrapped in quilts and no one knew what they were doing. They were sweating profusely.
The two of them were sensible enough not to carry Xiao Hei to the kang.
Ever since she found out that Liu Bowen and Xiao Hei were sleeping on the same bed last time, she was so angry that she washed all the sheets and quilts. She even grabbed Liu Bowen and beat him up herself, finally teaching this guy a lesson.
"sister!"
"Aunt Liu!"
The two boys, one called her sister and the other called her aunt. Normally, she didn't pay attention to it, but when they called her that at the same time, Liu Meiyu felt a little uncomfortable.
"Sister, I'm hungry." Liu Bowen threw down the quilt and asked Liu Meiyu to hold him pitifully.
Liu Meiyun ignored him and just pulled up Song Jinbao's cotton pants that had fallen to his knees before asking, "Didn't your brother-in-law give you breakfast this morning?"
"I drank maltose!" Song Jinbao nodded first and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
"There are still some biscuits left over from yesterday. We both finished them, but my brother-in-law didn't eat any." Liu Bowen moved closer to Liu Meiyu, and as soon as Song Jinbao put on his pants, he pushed her to the side with his little butt, as if declaring his sovereignty, and hugged Liu Meiyu's neck, refusing to let go.
Liu Meiyun took the person down and said, "Put on your shoes yourself."
Then he carried Song Jinbao off the kang.
The two boys squatted on the ground and struggled to stuff their feet into their thick cotton shoes.
At noon, Liu Meiyu originally wanted to make dumplings, but she found it too troublesome to do it alone, so she simply cooked a pot of sweet potato rice and soaked some dried black fungus that Lu Changzheng's aunt sent her and fried it with eggs.
The two kids loved it and each of them ate two bowls of rice.
Especially Song Jinbao, who had no chance to eat white rice at home, let alone scrambled eggs. He was reluctant to put down the bowl even when he burped from eating.
After heating up Lu Changzheng's portion in the pot, Liu Meiyu cleaned up the dishes. Since she had nothing else to do, she sat in the yard and played with Xiao Hei.
"Aunt Liu, I miss my mom and sister! I want to go home!"
After a while, Song Jinbao suddenly ran to Liu Meiyu with tears in his eyes and wanted to go home.
This little guy must have eaten and drunk enough, so he started to miss home.
"No, let's play together." Liu Bowen blocked him with an unhappy look on his face.
Song Jinbao burst into tears and ignored him. He could only look at Liu Meiyu with pity.
"Jinbao, be good. A man shouldn't cry all the time." Liu Meiyun squatted down, held the little guy in her arms, and comforted him softly, "Sister is sick and needs to see a doctor in the hospital. Your mother has to take care of your sister. If you go back now, there will be no one to take care of you. Your mother will be worried."
"I will be obedient and don't need my mother to take care of me."
"But you can't cook or dress yourself!"
"..." Song Jinbao pouted and sobbed without saying a word.
"Can Jimbo count?"
Song Jinbao shook his head.
"I can!" Liu Bowen came over with a proud look on his face, and Song Jinbao's head drooped even lower.
Liu Meiyu ignored Liu Bowen, pried open Song Jinbao's dirty paws, and coaxed him softly: "Jinbao, be obedient. As long as you stay at your aunt's house for ten fingers, your mother and sister will come to pick you up. You saw that you already stayed at home for one finger yesterday, and there are nine fingers left. Can you go home soon?"
Children have no concept of time. If you tell them a few days, they will only feel it is far away. But if you replace it with a real object that they can feel every moment, the effect will be different.
Sure enough, Song Jinbao gradually stopped crying and began to study his fingers.
In addition, there was Liu Bowen next to him who was showing off his ability to count, so Liu Meiyu simply took out the number cards she had made when teaching Liu Bowen and taught Song Jinbao to recognize numbers.
After teaching other people's children, she had to say that Liu Bowen's learning ability and sensitivity to numbers still surprised her.
While Song Jinbao was still struggling with numbers within 10, Liu Bowen had already completed the addition and subtraction problems assigned by Liu Meiyu with zero error rate.
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