After spending a few days in Beijing, the triplets and Liu Bowen were having a great time and didn't want to leave.
When she was about to go back, she still held on to the old man's thigh and refused to let go.
It was not until the train whistle blew again and again that the triplets were forcibly carried onto the train by their parents.
Liu Meiyun sat on the train until it slowly left the platform. She saw Grandpa and Mother Wu standing in the crowd waving, with tears in her eyes.
Especially the old man, with gray hair and a thin figure standing in the crowd, looking even more lonely.
"In two years, when they are a year or two older and easier to take with you when you go out, we should come back to visit Grandpa more often."
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Lu Changzheng nodded.
Although the triplets clung to their grandfather's thighs at the platform, once they got on the train, they were heartless and only wanted to have fun. They didn't understand what separation was at all.
Lu Changzheng was indeed a little depressed.
The old man is getting older, and although he is in good health, time flies by like flowing water. As the younger generation, they cannot be by his side, and they always feel guilty.
In a leaky vest, Lu Xiaobao climbed onto his father's knees, squinted his eyes, and said in a baby voice, "Daddy, poop."
The little baby remembers what his mother taught him: if he wants to poop, he should call daddy.
All of Lu Changzheng's worries were washed away by his little son's shit. He picked up Xiaobao helplessly, took the toilet paper from his wife, and went to the toilet.
Liu Meiyu was in the carriage watching Dabao and Erbao. The two brothers were leaning against their uncle, listening to stories from a picture book. They were unusually obedient and well-behaved.
When the train rumbled to the Je Province Railway Station, as soon as I stepped out of the platform, I saw Lu Wanjun waiting outside.
"Auntie!"
The three brothers obviously hadn't forgotten the people after this round of fun, and they started to act coquettishly when they came over.
Lu Wanjun also missed the little guys very much. She held the soft little kids in her arms for a few seconds before Xiaobao raised his head and said innocently, "Auntie, did you bring any delicious food for Xiaobao?"
"Didn't you just eat two eggs on the train?" Liu Meiyu touched Xiaobao's round belly and was really impressed. All he thought about when he opened his mouth was eating.
"But Xiaobao is smelly." Xiaobao said seriously.
"..." Liu Meiyu choked and said, "Eat and poop, poop and eat, what's the difference between you and the little piggy?"
If she eats any more, she won't be able to hold him.
Xiaobao raised his chin, thought about it, and said in a more sincere voice: "Piglets are born by sows, and Xiaobao is born by mothers!"
"..." Liu Meiyu simply stopped talking.
"Xiaobao is really smart." Lu Wanjun couldn't help laughing, "I made meatballs at home. Do you want to eat some, Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobao?"
"Yes!" The three brothers nodded in unison.
When they heard about something delicious, their round eyes lit up, just like wolf cubs seeing meat.
If you don’t know, you might think they were not going to the capital with their parents, but to escape famine.
After a long journey, they returned to their home on the island. The triplets were looked after by Lu Wanjun and their father, while Liu Meiyun went to bed on the kang by herself.
It is true that a nest of gold or silver is not as good as one's own doghouse.
After eating well and sleeping well, Liu Meiyun finally recovered her energy the next day.
Lu Changzheng went to report to the army. Lu Wanjun came back early in the morning from the supply and marketing cooperative after buying vegetables, and also went to the hospital for work.
Liu Bowen was the only one at home who helped her take care of the triplets.
"Come here, Dabao. Mom will teach you how to dress yourselves." When getting up, Liu Meiyu restrained the three brothers and began to train them to do it by themselves.
"See? Just like this, put it on your head and then pull it down." Liu Meiyun used Dabao as an example, putting a round-neck autumn sweater on someone, and then took it off and let them try it themselves.
Because it was new to them, the three brothers were not unwilling to do it. They all grabbed their own autumn clothes and learned from their mother seriously.
Although the process was difficult for Dabao and Erbao, they both succeeded in the end. Listening to their mother's gentle praise, they all felt a great sense of accomplishment.
When I got to Xiaobao, the collar of his autumn shirt was stuck on his forehead because of his big head, and he couldn't get it up or down.
"Mom! Hurry up and save Xiaobao!" Xiaobao pulled with brute force, and the collar got stuck on his face and deformed it.
"Don't pull." Liu Meiyu slapped her little hand away and wasted her strength to let it come down.
"Look, you eat so much that your clothes are too small." The three brothers' autumn clothes were bought before the New Year, but after the New Year, Xiaobao couldn't wear them anymore.
After finding a new one from the drawer, Xiaobao touched his big head and smiled foolishly.
The eldest and second baby came over to touch the youngest baby's head. The three little kids hugged each other early in the morning and rolled happily on the kang.
Liu Meiyu taught the three brothers how to dress themselves, which took at least an hour. After they finally got off the kang, she began to teach them how to brush their teeth and wash their faces.
After the initial excitement wore off, Dabao was the first to become unhappy. He threw the towel into the basin and said, "Mommy, wash it."
The young fellow stuck his butt out and put his head close to Liu Meiyu, looking like a young master.
"Wash it yourself. You all should wash it yourself from now on. When Grandma Wu comes home, Mom will have to cook and wash your clothes. She will be too busy." Liu Meiyu refused to listen to him.
"Mom, Erbao washes himself." Lu Erbao likes to play with water. Washing his face is secondary. He is happy only after he has washed away all the water in the basin.
Xiaobao doesn't like washing his face, so he just stays away from it when his mother isn't paying attention.
Liu Meiyu spent most of the morning just dressing the triplets, washing their faces and feeding them breakfast.
Taking care of three children by myself is completely different from when Mother Wu was at home helping.
Fortunately, it only takes a few hours in the morning and afternoon. At dinner time, my aunt and Lu Changzheng would rush home to help, some coaxing the children, some cooking, some doing housework. Even with the three of them, the time was just enough.
The days passed in a busy manner, and the couple was busy every day.
On this day, Lu Changzheng brought back a telegram from Shanghai.
"Meiyun, Ding Zhicheng will be coming to the island in two days. I'm going to the station to pick him up. Is there anything you want to buy? I'll bring it back." Lu Changzheng took off his military jacket and saw his wife operating a sewing machine. Her back looked slender and gentle. He couldn't help but walk over and hug her.
"Captain Lu, be careful, your son is still outside." Liu Meiyu struggled to break away but didn't.
"They are playing in the mud and can't come in for a while." Lu Changzheng held his wife in his arms, his voice hoarse.
Liu Meiyun twirled the thread, turned the pillowcase over, and avoided the man's hot breath and changed the subject: "Why don't you buy two cans of oranges? We don't have any at home. The supply and marketing cooperatives only have yellow peach ones, which I don't like."
"Okay, then I'll buy two more." Lu Changzheng's hands began to become restless, and his voice became more and more magnetic.
"Can you help me take a look at this pillowcase and see if it looks good? I plan to give it to Hongying as a wedding gift." Stopping the man's restless hands, Liu Meiyu showed him the sewn pillowcase.
"It looks good," Lu Changzheng said in a perfunctory yet anxious tone.
Liu Meiyu grabbed the man's waist and said, "Show me a good look!"
"Hiss" Lu Changzheng regained his senses and said aggrievedly: "Wife, you are getting more and more violent."
"Who told you not to take it seriously?"
Battalion Commander Lu didn't dare to disobey his wife, so he stared at the pillowcase carefully and praised her sincerely: "Wife, your hands are getting more and more skillful. I have never seen such a pattern before. It is really beautiful."
"I drew the pattern myself, and learned the rest from Mother Wu." Liu Meiyu is also very satisfied with the results of her labor.
Ding Zhicheng, a childhood friend of Lu Changzheng, was pen pals with Song Hongying, her good friend, for more than a year. After they officially became a couple, they finally got married before the New Year.
Song Hongying also retired from the Yulin Province Art Troupe and transferred to work at the Shanghai Cultural Center. She planned to settle down in Shanghai in the future.
Liu Meiyu was very happy that the two of them came this time. After being separated for so long, she also wanted to see again the girl who had given her so much warmth when she first traveled through time.
"Well, wife, you learn things very quickly." Lu Changzheng looked like a fool.
Liu Meiyu couldn't help but blushing and pushed the man away, "Get out of the way. I'm going to cook."
"Wife, I'm cooking, there's no rush. Wenbo is watching them outside." The meaning of Lu Changzheng's words was very clear.
Liu Meiyu glared at the man and was about to refuse, but was directly picked up by the man.
Afterwards, Lu Changzheng cooked contentedly with a smile on his face.
However, Liu Meiyu was listless and didn't want to talk to men for several days.
Less than two days later, when Lu Changzheng picked up Ding Zhicheng and Song Hongying from the train station, he bought several canned oranges to take home to please his wife.
"Lu Changzheng, why did you buy so many canned goods? Don't you have a supply and marketing cooperative on your island? They are so heavy. Why don't you buy two less cans and help me carry the luggage? Who are I carrying this long way for?" Ding Zhicheng carried a sack of dry goods on his back, all of which were packed according to his wife's instructions.
"Meiyun doesn't like canned yellow peaches." Lu Changzheng answered confidently while holding a net bag full of cans.
"Captain Lu, you are so nice to Meiyun." Song Hongying felt happy for her good friend.
Ding Zhicheng was unhappy beside him, "Hongying, I'm fine too."
Song Hongying blushed, glared at the man coquettishly, and walked away quickly.
Ding Zhicheng was chasing after them carrying a sack on his shoulder. Both of them had happy smiles on their faces. Anyone who saw them could tell at a glance that they were a newlywed couple.
"Meiyun!" Song Hongying saw the familiar figure in her memory from a distance on the path, and she ran over quickly.
"Hongying, long time no see." Liu Meiyu gave her a big hug.
After not seeing her for a few years, Song Hongying hasn't changed at all, even the baby fat on her face is still the same as before.
"Meiyun, I miss you so much!" Song Hongying's eyes were red with excitement. She took Liu Meiyun's hand, looked her over carefully, and exclaimed enviously: "You are so handsome now, even more beautiful than before!"
"You're just sweet-talking!" Liu Meiyu smiled and pinched her face, "Hurry up and go inside. I'll make you some iced watermelon."
At home, the triplets and their uncle were sitting in a row in the yard, each holding a piece of watermelon in their hands and eating it with gusto.
"So cute!" Song Hongying looked envious.
"Mom!" After Xiaobao finished eating the watermelon, his bib was no longer visible. His little face and hands were all wet with watermelon juice. His rosy face looked like a singing monkey, and there were a few watermelon seeds on the tip of his nose.
"Mom, I want more."
Liu Meiyun casually took a handkerchief to wipe his face, but Xiaobao was anxious to avoid it, and kept asking, "Mom, I want more Guagua!"
"You have already eaten two pieces. Look at your brother and uncle, they haven't finished any yet! You are not allowed to eat anymore!" Liu Meiyu refused mercilessly. She pulled the kid over, wiped off the watermelon juice, and changed his bib.
The little boy pouted and was reluctant, but seeing that his mother had a stern face as if she was about to get angry, he didn't dare to make a fuss. He could only watch his brother and uncle eat the watermelon, and he stood beside them pretending to be pitiful, hoping that his brother and uncle would give him a bite.
"So cute, Meiyun, you're so lucky." Song Hongying was melted by the three little dumplings, and she had been smiling since she entered the house.
"Xiaobao, Auntie brought you some candy." Song Hongying took out some candy to coax Lu Xiaobao, who was still eagerly waiting for his two brothers to "reward" him with a bite of watermelon. When he heard that Auntie had candy, he immediately stood up from the ground, ran to Song Hongying with his short legs, and said sweetly, "Auntie, you are so beautiful, Xiaobao likes candy the most!"
The naughty and greedy Xiaobao made Song Hongying's eyebrows fly with joy. Not only that, the other two children, Dabao and Erbao, on the bench stopped eating their melons when they heard that their aunt was giving them candies. Instead, they came over and acted like Xiaobao, acting coquettishly and cutely. In just a short while, they took away most of the bag of White Rabbit milk candies in Song Hongying's hand.
I had only held her in my arms for two minutes before she was ruthlessly taken away by my mother.
"One candy per person. If you cry, you won't get any." Liu Meiyu sent the three brothers away and asked Bowen to put the candies away.
Ding Zhicheng also loved the triplets. The couple squatted in the yard, not even having time to drink a sip of water. They wished they could take the babies back home.
"Don't be jealous. When you two have your own children, you will understand the sad process involved." Liu Meiyu asked Lu Changzheng to move a bench, and they simply sat in the yard and reminisced.
"Then I'm jealous too!" Song Hongying raised her chin, her hearty smile still the same as a few years ago.
"If I'm jealous of you, go find Comrade Ding. Stop staring at these three in my family. You'll be in trouble if you keep staring at them for too long." Liu Meiyu teased her.
Song Hongying blushed and glared at Liu Meiyu.
When old friends meet, there is always a lot to talk about.
At night, Liu Meiyu and Song Hongying slept in the same room and talked to each other, while Lu Changzheng and Ding Zhicheng ate snacks in the yard and chatted until late at night before going to the guest room to sleep.
After playing with the triplets and coaxing them to sleep, Song Hongying hugged Liu Meiyun's arm and smiled sweetly: "Meiyun, thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Liu Meiyu asked knowingly.
"What did you say?" Song Hongying saw that she did it on purpose, so she pinched her arm and said, "I feel so happy now."
"That's good." Liu Meiyu pinched her chubby face without hesitation. "If Comrade Ding bullies you in the future, don't keep it to yourself. I can't deal with him, so let Lu Changzheng help me deal with him."
"He wouldn't dare to bully me!" Song Hongying looked proud.
Liu Meiyu was happy to see the sweetness that couldn't be hidden on her face.
Ding Zhicheng had gone on so many blind dates, but either this one was not suitable or that one he didn't like. When Liu Meiyu gave them their contact information, she was just giving it a try. She didn't expect that the first time she helped to match someone up, it would be so successful.
Ding Zhicheng, who is a picky person, can find no fault with Song Hongying, who is cheerful, straightforward and cute.
As for Song Hongying, she was a little hesitant and afraid at first, but Ding Zhicheng came to her house by train overnight and was so moved by his enthusiasm that she forgot all her worries.
"We originally didn't want to have children so early. We wanted to wait until next year. But since I saw your three babies, I changed my mind." Song Hongying buried her little face in the quilt, and said to Liu Meiyu with a whispered smile.
Liu Meiyun blew out the kerosene lamp and couldn't help but say, "Don't change your mind so early. You still have two days to stay on the island. I'll lend the three of them to you and your wife to practice with. It won't be too late to talk to you again after two days."
Song Hongying looked puzzled and didn't take her friend seriously.
But after two days of living with the triplets day and night, Ding Zhicheng couldn't stand it anymore. He saw the three brothers chasing Xiao Hei all over the house in the yard, like three bandits. They pulled out all the grass on both sides of the path, leaving mud all over the yard, and threw the grass into Xiao Hei's nest, insisting on forcing Xiao Hei to eat the grass!
He secretly pulled Song Hongying aside and whispered, "Wife, we should just have one child in the future. This is too scary. I've never been this tired even when I was working the night shift."
Song Hongying hesitated for a few seconds and nodded.
The couple helped Liu Meiyu take care of the baby on the island for two days. Because they had to rush back to work, they left a bunch of local specialties and went back to Shanghai to have a baby!
Liu Meiyun and Lu Changzheng only had two days of relief before they were back to square one, busy looking after the triplets every day.
Fortunately, time flies in the busy life.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.
When the triplets were four years old, Liu Meiyun finally saw a glimmer of hope.
With the completion of the second batch of family compounds on the island, the number of military wives and their children increased. In order to solve the employment problem of military wives and make it convenient for them to work in factories near Huludao Pier without worries, a kindergarten was finally opened on the island.
After hearing the news, Liu Meiyu was undoubtedly the happiest mother on the island.
She had done the ideological work for the three brothers and registered them for kindergarten long ago, and was just waiting for school to start and then sending the three troublesome ones to kindergarten.
"Big Baby, Second Baby, and Little Baby, will be able to go to kindergarten soon. Aren't you happy?"
Lu Dabao, who is already four years old, is not easy to deceive. He chewed an apple and said reluctantly: "Mom, I don't want to go to kindergarten."
Erbao followed suit: "Mom, if my brother doesn't go, I won't go either."
Xiaobao asked, "Mom, does the kindergarten provide meals?"
Liu Meiyun had a headache. Before she could figure out how to persuade her child, the father of the child next to her said ruthlessly: "You have to go even if you don't want to. If you don't go to kindergarten, you won't be given food at home in the future!"
"Dad, you are so bad. I want to change my dad." Xiaobao pouted. He didn't want to go to kindergarten, nor did he want to go without food.
Lu Changzheng was picked up by someone and said, "I want to change my son!"
Find someone who doesn’t eat so much and doesn’t talk so irritatingly.
"Be good, Big Baby, Second Baby, and Little Baby. Go to kindergarten and mom will make delicious meals for you when you come back. There will be meat in every meal." Liu Meiyu began to coax them.
"Mom is lying!" Erbao was not fooled. He ran to the kitchen, climbed onto the bench and looked at the empty basket in the cupboard. He said, "There is no meat at home!"
“…”
"Mom will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it tomorrow!" Liu Meiyu took the second baby down, her eyelids twitching, feeling that the older the baby got, the harder it would be to fool him.
Dabao played with the building blocks in his hands and said stubbornly, "Then I won't go either, unless you go to kindergarten with me, Mom."
"Kindergarten is a place for children. Mom is an adult and cannot go there." Liu Meiyu patiently persuaded her.
Dabao frowned and asked, "Why do kindergartens have teachers? Aren't teachers adults?"
“…”
Rubbing her brows, Liu Meiyu took a deep breath, "Other children on the island who are your age have to go to kindergarten, which is very fun. Look at your uncle, he goes to school every day. If you are obedient, mom will make small school bags for you."
"Mom, I want a small schoolbag!" Erbao raised his hand first.
"I want one too!" Xiaobao was unwilling to be left behind.
Only Dabao pursed his lips and said nothing.
In order to ensure that the triplets could go to kindergarten smoothly, Liu Meiyun sewed a duck-shaped schoolbag for each of them, improved their meal standards to the point where they were given meat every meal, and brainwashed them every day when she told them bedtime stories.
The three brothers who were brainwashed every day finally went from rejection to acceptance, and then became excited, all looking forward to carrying their little schoolbags and going to kindergarten to play.
After waiting for so long for the first day of school, Liu Meiyun and Lu Changzheng couldn't wait to send the triplets to the kindergarten.
They had agreed on everything the night before, and had done all the necessary ideological work. But just as Liu Meiyun handed the three brothers over to the teacher and was about to leave, Dabao suddenly changed his mind, broke away from the teacher, rushed over and hugged Liu Meiyun's thighs, tears streaming down his face: "Mom, if you don't go to kindergarten with us, I don't want to go either!"
Among the three brothers, Dabao is the one who is most attached to his mother.
When the two brothers Erbao and Xiaobao saw their older brother hugging their mother and crying, they became unhappy and rushed over to cry loudly, completely forgetting what they had promised last night.
Early in the morning, the couple started coaxing their child at the kindergarten gate.
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