When the two-year-old triplets became more and more independent and would run around the house, Liu Meiyun gradually began to doubt whether she was suitable to be a mother.
The main reason is that she lacks the physical strength. Taking care of a baby for a whole day is more tiring than her previous sales job of dealing with dozens of clients a day. Especially now that eating a meal is becoming more and more laborious.
Erbao and Xiaobao are not picky about food. They eat whatever we give them every day, and they will climb onto the dining chairs and sit down obediently when we call them to eat.
Dabao is difficult to serve. Not only is he picky about food, he also has a bad temper!
"Lu Dabao! Come over and have dinner!"
Lu Dabao pretended not to hear. He stuck out his little butt and crawled under the table to hide far away from his mother.
No eating, no eating. No meat, no rice!
"Meiyun, how about I make a new portion for Dabao?" Mother Wu felt sorry for the little guy and prepared to go to the kitchen without taking off her apron.
Liu Meiyun grabbed her and stopped her: "Mother Wu, you can't get used to him!"
"Then he can't not eat." Mother Wu saw Dabao under the table, holding him in her arms, staring at this side with her big eyes, and protesting. It was really pitiful to see him.
"If you don't want to eat, then don't eat." Liu Meiyun wiped the rice grains from the corners of Xiaobao's mouth, who was eating obediently, and said ruthlessly: "He will eat when he is hungry, don't pay attention to him."
Erbao waved a spoon with his little arms, tilted his head to look at his brother under the table, and then smacked his lips and imitated his mother's words: "Don't bother him!"
"You should eat quickly too." Liu Meiyu pulled the little arm back mercilessly.
The second baby is not picky about food, but he is the least focused when eating. He looks at this and touches that, and makes noises whenever he can. It takes him a long time to finish a meal.
"Look, Xiaobao is almost done eating!" Liu Meiyu pushed the bowl forward for Comrade Lu Erbao and stared at him while he was eating.
Lu Xiaobao, who had quickly finished his meal, knocked on his empty bowl and shouted in a dissatisfied voice, "Eat, eat!"
"I'll go get him some more." This time, Mother Wu stood up with a smile and added another half spoonful into Little Treasure's bowl.
Among the three brothers, Lu Dabao is a picky eater, Lu Erbao doesn't concentrate when eating, and Lu Xiaobao eats an astonishing amount. Liu Meiyun is overwhelmed just by taking care of the meals of these three little guys every day.
Lu Changzheng rode his bicycle home with Bowen. From a distance he saw Dabao squatting under the table again. He knew without asking that this guy had his problem again.
"Lu Dabao, if you don't eat, I'm going to spank you!" He walked over and pulled the kid out from under the table.
Dabao couldn't get away, so he covered his butt with his hands and protested: "I want more meat!"
"I, your father, haven't eaten meat every day, you're just dreaming!" After patting the kid on the butt, Lu Changzheng forced Dabao into the dining chair.
"No, no, no, I want some meat!" Lu Dabao kicked and struggled, refusing to get out.
But he could climb into the dining chair but not out. Dabao twisted his butt and tried his hands and feet to get out, but to no avail. Finally, he just opened his mouth and cried.
"If he doesn't want to eat, just starve him for two meals to cure his problem."
Liu Meiyu didn't like Dabao's noise so she gave up on force-feeding him. She just took Xiaobao, who had finished his meal, out of the dining chair and wiped his mouth. As soon as she took the bib off, Xiaobao ran away to the yard to catch Xiaohei.
Lu Changzheng looked at his wife's eyes and did not dare to hesitate. He quickly picked up Dabao and threw him on the ground.
"Bad dad! Bad dad!" As soon as Lu Dabao regained his freedom, he was so angry that he punched Lu Changzheng's thigh twice with his little fist before running away.
“…”
Lu Changzheng was very upset, especially when Lu Erbao, who was half-heartedly eating, followed suit, banging his spoon and yelling, "Bad dad, bad dad!"
"You're a wallflower!" He put his hands on Erbao's head and shook them around twice in annoyance, making the little guy giggle.
"Don't bother him, let him eat quickly!" Liu Meiyu slapped the man away impatiently.
The three of them are unable to handle it, and now another one comes to cause trouble.
"Yes, yes, yes." Lu Changzheng quickly withdrew his hand, turned back to the kitchen to serve himself some rice.
After waiting for Erbao to finish his meal, Liu Meiyun was cleaning up when she heard Liu Bowen, who had just returned from school, complaining outside: "Sister! Xiaobao pooped in his little black nest!"
Liu Meiyu frowned, thinking she had misheard, so she picked up Xiaobao and went out to see what was going on.
Oh, good fellow.
In the yard, Lu Changzheng built a doghouse for Xiao Hei out of wood. At this time, Lu Xiaobao was squatting at the door of the doghouse where Xiao Hei usually ate, and was making "hmm" sounds with all his might.
Xiao Hei wagged his tail and circled around Liu Bowen, as if he was complaining.
"Mom, it stinks." Xiao Bao looked innocent. He smiled foolishly when he saw Liu Meiyu and pinched his nose to shout "It stinks."
"Sister, I haven't eaten yet." Liu Bowen didn't want to clean up Xiaobao's poop, which was in the little black hole, so he ran away in a hurry.
"Lu Changzheng! Hurry, your son has pooped! Bring some paper!" Liu Meiyu held Erbao in her arms and had to catch Comrade Lu Dabao, who was trying to pick mud off the wall in a fit of anger, so she assigned this difficult task to the child's biological father.
Lu Changzheng, who had just taken two bites of his meal, heard his wife calling him, and hurriedly put down his bowl and took out paper to wipe Lu Xiaobao's butt.
After wiping my butt, I had to shovel the coal ash and clean up the ground. I had no rest for the whole afternoon and then I had to go to training again.
"Grandma, Dabao wants some meat!" Lu Dabao felt hungry after playing for a while, but no one at home paid attention to him, so he turned his target to the little aunt who had just entered the house.
Lu Wanjun picked up Dabao and knew what was going on without asking. She gently scratched the little guy's nose and coaxed him with a smile: "Dabao, you can't just eat meat, you have to eat vegetables too, otherwise you won't grow tall and you'll have to get injections."
Dabao pouted and retorted in a baby voice: "I'm not afraid of the injection!"
Lu Wanjun's smile froze, thinking back to the last time she took the three brothers to the hospital for a physical examination and blood draw. It seemed that the eldest baby didn't cry at all, but the second and youngest babies cried like ghosts and wolves, making the nurses nervous.
She changed the question: "What if you don't eat vegetables and you can't grow taller?"
“I’m not afraid.” Comrade Lu Dabao, who had no idea about growing taller, shook his head proudly.
Anyway, I just want to eat meat, every meal, and no green vegetables!
"Grandma, I'm hungry and need some meat." Lu Dabao hugged Lu Wanjun and acted coquettishly, placing his last hope on his aunt.
"Meiyun?" Lu Wanjun was also at a loss and looked at the child's mother with a headache.
"Aunt, don't worry about him. Just eat your meal. You can't always give in to him." Liu Meiyu was not soft-hearted at all.
It’s only been a short while since he’s been hungry. She doesn’t believe that a bowl of vegetable porridge today won’t be enough to fill Lu Dabao’s stomach!
Thus, Lu Dabao, who was isolated and helpless, felt despair in life for the first time.
As soon as they opened their mouths, they started crying like a broken jar, and some of them were particularly considerate and went to their mothers to cry.
Big tears rolled down from his round eyes, and he looked aggrieved and pitiful.
The second and third children followed the sound of crying and came over. Seeing that the first child was crying hard, they found the second child and pointed at the first child and said to Liu Meiyun in a baby voice, "Mom, brother is not obedient!"
The kind-hearted Lu Xiaobao rushed over and hugged Dabao, stretching out his little arms to wipe Dabao's tears, but he lost his balance and bumped into Dabao, with his head hitting Dabao's chin.
"Wow..."
Now, Dabao went straight from acting to crying.
Xiaobao stood there at a loss, as if he knew he was in trouble, and looked at his brother, not knowing what to do.
Liu Meiyun picked up the pitiful Dabao and comforted him, and comforted Xiaobao at the same time: "Xiaobao didn't mean it. If you bumped into your brother, just say sorry. Kiss brother."
"I'm sorry." Xiaobao listened to his mother and carefully went up to kiss Dabao, insisting on giving Dabao a "huhu".
After all, they are brothers. When Erbao saw Dabao was injured, he immediately patted his mother's arm and raised his little head to give advice: "Mom, give him some meat!"
When he heard the word meat, Dabao’s crying became a little quieter.
Liu Meiyu didn't say a word. The baby lay in her mother's arms, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Mother Wu couldn't bear to see her children cry, so she simply went over and took her second and third children to the yard to play.
It's not that she doesn't give him meat, but Dabao has been only interested in meat lately, and doesn't care about anything else. As long as there is meat in the bowl, he will pick it out and eat it cleanly, without getting a single grain of rice in it. If you chop the meat into minced meat and mix it with the porridge, the child will also be picky, and only wants the big pieces that he can grab and bite.
That's why Liu Meiyu asked her to make vegetable porridge these few days and eat vegetarian food at home for a few days.
But it was only the first day and she was so heartbroken that she wanted to wipe away her tears.
"Mom, I'm hungry."
After crying in his mother's arms for a long time but still getting no meat, Lu Dabao finally couldn't stand the hunger anymore. He stopped crying with sobs and his stomach made growling sounds.
"Do you want to eat?" Liu Meiyu asked.
"I want... to eat meat." Lu Dabao looked at his mother cautiously.
"No meat!" Liu Meiyu insisted.
Dabao pouted and sniffed, struggling for a long time before changing his words: "I'm hungry, I need to eat."
"Will you eat without meat?" Liu Meiyu looked calm.
Dabao nodded reluctantly.
"Oh, I'll bring it over." Mother Wu, who had been secretly staring at the door for a long time out of worry, saw that Dabao was finally ready to eat, so she hurried to the kitchen to bring out Dabao's bowl.
Dabao stretched his little head and took a look, hmph! No meat.
"Mommy, let me feed you?" After crying for so long, Liu Meiyu felt uncomfortable.
"Mom, hey!" A smile finally appeared on Lu Dabao's aggrieved face. He nudged his little head in Liu Meiyu's arms, wiped his tears, and then opened his mouth to eat.
After a lot of trouble, a bowl of vegetable porridge without any meat flavor was finally fed to Lu Dabao.
"That's good now. Dabao will eat his meals obediently from now on." Mother Wu's eyebrows raised with joy as she watched Dabao eat his meals obediently, one spoonful at a time.
Liu Meiyun is not as optimistic as Wu's mother. She knows her son well.
"How can that be possible? Aunt Wu, just wait until tomorrow. This kid is very stubborn. If you don't discipline him for a few days, he won't eat his meal obediently."
Among the three brothers, the eldest is picky, overbearing, and has a bad temper. Liu Meiyu doesn't expect to tame him in just one day.
The result did not disappoint Liu Meiyu. For several days in a row, whenever Lu Dabao saw that there was no meat at mealtime, he would make a fuss.
In the end, he got nothing. Not only did he lose the meat, but even the White Rabbit milk candy that he was entitled to was confiscated. He was also disliked by his father. Every time he ate, he only kissed the second and third children and ignored him. Finally, there was no fight, and the eldest child finally surrendered, picked up the bowl and started to eat the rice without meat.
After solving the problem of Lu Dabao eating meat while eating, Liu Meiyun finally felt less headache.
As for Lu Erbao's tendency to take time while eating, she is too lazy to correct him as long as it is not excessive.
The three brothers have their own personalities. If you control them too much, it will only restrict the children.
"Lu Erbao, look, your brothers have finished eating. Mommy is going to take them to take a bath and then go out to play. If you are still slow to finish your meal, then we have to leave."
After saying that, he didn't care and directly pulled the two brothers out of the yard.
Lu Wanjun didn't have to go to work today, so she had already boiled two large pots of hot water. When the first and second babies arrived, she and Liu Meiyu peeled one each and threw them into a large basin of warm water.
This little guy loves playing with water as soon as early summer comes. He doesn’t have to put much effort in taking a bath. He just squats in the basin and lets adults lick him without any grumpy behavior.
He hummed for a long time, and then saw his mother leaving with his older and younger brothers without looking back. He also heard the laughing voices of Dabao and Xiaobao coming from outside the yard. Erbao suddenly became anxious, and quickened the movement of scooping rice with the spoon, his calves moving in a hurry.
"Eat slowly, don't choke." Mother Wu stood by, worried sick.
After Erbao finally finished his meal, he stretched out his little arms and asked Mother Wu to carry him down from the dining chair.
The short legs ran outside grunting.
Liu Meiyu grabbed the man, stripped him clean and threw him into a large wooden tub. She and Lu Wanjun quickly gave the three brothers a bath.
Lu Wanjun: "This child's skin is so smooth and white and tender."
"It's just that there's too much fat. Look at Xiaobao's arms and legs." Liu Meiyu's face was full of disgust.
The family is well-off, and Xiaobao is a big eater. He basically eats whatever is given to him, as long as he is given enough. So, Lu Xiaobao, who was originally the lightest when he was born, is now the strongest among the three brothers. Sometimes Liu Meiyun has to be careful when holding him, for fear that he will flutter around and she will not be able to hold him.
"The little treasure is so chubby and cute." Lu Wanjun, the dear aunt, doesn't mind.
Not only did he not give up, he couldn't help but "bit" the little guy's chubby arm.
"Grandma doesn't want to eat Xiaobao." Lu Xiaobao pulled his arm back with an innocent look on his face.
"What if grandma wants to eat meat?" Lu Wanjun smiled.
When he heard the word meat, Lu Dabao next to him raised his head and said proudly: "Grandma, Dabao is eating meat!"
Lu Xiaobao blinked his eyes, and with great effort he pulled Dabao's arm to Lu Wanjun, saying in a flattering manner, "Eat brother, brother has meat in his belly."
After saying that, he pressed Dabao's round belly.
Dabao giggled and tried to hide, but Xiaobao was too strong, so the two brothers started making a noise in the basin. Even Lu Erbao excitedly splashed the water and jumped over to join in the fun.
The three brothers love each other very much, and as long as they don't fight, the picture is heartwarming no matter how you look at it.
Mei-Yan Liu and Wan-Kwan Lu just watched from the side and waited until the water cooled down completely before carrying the person away.
"Meiyun," Lu Wanjun swiftly wiped the water off the three boys' bodies and suggested to Liu Meiyun, "The family members will go to the army's commendation meeting this afternoon, so find them something fresh."
"Will it be too noisy if we take them there?" Liu Meiyu hesitated.
This time the troops organized a commendation meeting, not only for the infrastructure tasks on the island in the past two years, but also for the last "special mission" incident, in which Lu Changzheng made contributions. As Lu Changzheng's family members, they were also invited to participate.
It would be fine for Liu Meiyun to go alone, but she felt a little uneasy about taking the triplets with her.
Lu Wanjun: "What's the big deal? You're not the only one with children on the island. The troops have set aside a special place for family members. The leader of the Changzheng team said that many of them want to see the triplets. When the time comes, Aunt Wu and I will take the three brothers to the gate for you. You can come back with Changzheng after the mission is over."
"Well... okay." Liu Meiyu nodded hesitantly.
Find three identical sky blue navy uniforms from the cabinet and put them on the three brothers.
"Oh, they are so beautiful!" Lu Wanjun couldn't help but give each of the three little guys a kiss on the face.
"Grandma, Xiaobao wants a kiss too." Lu Xiaobao followed suit and kissed Lu Wanjun on the face, then his mother, and then Dabao and Erbao. None of them could escape Comrade Xiaobao's saliva baptism.
Dabao wiped the saliva off his face in disgust and was studying the new clothes. Suddenly, his eyebrows frowned, and he grabbed his pants and said in a baby voice: "Mom, the little bird can't get out!"
Lu Dabao, who is used to wearing open-crotch pants, is not used to these pants without crotch, and his expression is sad and heartbroken.
Liu Meiyun brought the man over and pulled his pants down, "Isn't it out now?"
Dabao smiled happily, and Liu Meiyu quickly pulled his pants back up, put on his shoes and handed them to Lu Wanjun to take out.
It was her first time attending such a formal occasion, and with the triplets dressed so beautifully, she couldn’t look out of place.
She has several new dresses made by her mother Wu in her closet, but she rarely has the chance to wear them because she is at home taking care of the children.
After choosing for a long time, Liu Meiyu gave up the skirt and found herself an ordinary old dress.
The old clothes were what the original owner wore when he was in the art troupe. A white shirt and green military pants. They were simple and convenient.
She gathered her shoulder-length hair back and braided it into a bun. And it was different from the ordinary pigtails of that era. She braided it according to the style that was popular on the Internet in later generations. After braiding her hair, she looked in the mirror... so beautiful!
To be frank, she is almost like an 18-year-old unmarried girl!
After we packed up and walked out, Lu Wanjun and Wu's mother also praised us.
Lu Wanjun even mercilessly criticized her nephew, "Meiyun, if you clean up a little, you'll be standing with Changzheng. You look like a generation behind him!"
"Hey, aunt, stop praising me!" Liu Meiyu's face turned red.
But I feel happy in my heart.
The island is exposed to wind and sun, and Lu Changzheng has been training in the mountains and forests regardless of wind or rain. He is no longer as fair and clean as when they first met. Although she has a baby and takes care of the baby every day, she seldom goes out. She eats well and sleeps well. As long as the baby is not naughty and she doesn't get angry, her skin and mental state have been particularly good in the past two years.
However, although Lu Changzheng was tanned a lot, it was not as exaggerated as Lu Wanjun said. His facial features and spirit were still there, but he looked calmer and wilder than before.
"Mom, give me a hug." As soon as Dabao saw his beautiful mother, he stretched out his hands to hug her and wanted to grab the little braid on the back of his mother's hair. Then Erbao and Xiaobao followed suit.
"Go on your own. Mom will take you to find Dad."
Liu Meiyun was not used to any of them, so she, Lu Wanjun, and Wu's mother each took one and walked towards the troops.
Liu Meiyu took the three brothers for a walk around the island, and people who saw them couldn't help but take a few more glances at them.
The triplets were not at all shy. Their round eyes rolled around and they followed with grunting little legs. They walked for quite a while before Liu Meiyun was afraid of delaying things, so she and Lu Wanjun carried them directly to the troops.
"Hello, sister-in-law!"
When the young soldier at the gate of the troop saw the triplets and Liu Meiyu, he immediately recognized that they must be the family of Captain Lu of the First Battalion, and brought them in after registering them.
Lu Wanjun and Mother Wu waved to the triplets at the door and watched them go in.
"I don't know if Meiyun can do it alone." Mother Wu looked worried.
After all, there are three children, and Meiyun is alone. What if she can’t take care of them?
Lu Wanjun was not worried at all: "Oh, there are so many Long March comrades in the army, and there are other military wives. Don't worry about it. Let's go back and rest for a while. It's rare that the three of them are not quarreling."
Mother Wu: “…”
After joining the army, the triplets were unusually well behaved and didn't make any noise or trouble.
Maybe it was because they saw many uncles wearing military uniforms like their fathers, and they all behaved themselves.
"Sister-in-law, this is the eldest one, he is really strong." The little soldier picked one up casually, but he didn't expect it to be so heavy.
"This is Xiaobao. He eats a lot." Liu Meiyu held Dabao in her left hand and Erbao in her right hand, and replied to him with a smile.
"Ah, haha, it's good to be able to eat!" The little warrior also laughed, holding the chubby little ball, feeling very happy.
Not long after they walked, they passed by the military parade ground and saw that there were still teams training. The neat steps and whistles instantly attracted the attention of the three brothers. Before Liu Meiyu could react, Lu Dabao pulled his hand away and broke free from Liu Meiyu's control, then ran towards the team with his short legs panting.
"Dabao!"
Just as Liu Meiyu was about to go over to arrest the man, she saw a military green figure rushing over from the playground in the distance, and then carrying Dabao in one hand as if he was holding a chick, he walked towards them.
"Dad!" Erbao shook his mother and stretched out his little finger to show Liu Meiyu.
"Yeah, Mom saw it."
That was the man she chose at first sight. How could she not see such an outstanding figure in the crowd?
"Meiyun."
Lu Changzheng walked towards us in high spirits, with a clean and neat crew cut, and a scorching gaze that was more dazzling than the sun, and it seemed as if there were always stars twinkling in his eyes.
"Put Dabao down, it's hot."
Liu Meiyu wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief. This man would be going on stage to give a speech and receive an award later, so he had to maintain his image.
"Captain Lu!" When the young soldier saw Captain Lu coming out to pick up his family, he put Xiaobao on the ground, saluted and returned to his post.
"Dad!" Lu Xiaobao wanted his father to hold him as soon as he got off the ground.
Lu Changzheng directly held the second and the youngest baby in his arms.
The soldiers who were training on the playground saw this scene from afar and looked over with envy.
As soon as the old squad leader blew the whistle, he scolded: "What are you looking at! You don't even have a wife, and you still want to be a father?"
Everyone: “…”
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