On Children's Day, the three brothers wore white shirts newly made by their aunt and waited in the backstage under the guidance of their teacher.
Below the stage, besides the parents, there are also many soldiers and leaders from the army.
Liu Meiyu and Lu Changzheng's family sat in the middle front row, with Lu Changzheng's old leader sitting in front of them.
Other families were all looking forward to their children's performances on stage. They wanted to use a loud speaker to communicate with people around them and tell them what their children were going to perform.
Only Lu Changzheng's family had expressions that were hard to describe.
"Wife, why don't we sit a little further back?" Lu Changzheng's legs and feet have almost recovered, and he is currently doing rehabilitation training. He came to join in the fun when his son was performing.
But when he saw so many familiar old comrades and leaders sitting nearby, he felt a little uncomfortable sitting still because he would inevitably be teased once the three brothers finished their performance.
"Can your son see you if you sit at the back?" Liu Meiyu rolled her eyes at the man.
No matter how bad his son's singing was, he was still his own son. It was his first time performing on stage, but Captain Lu was so afraid of losing face that he froze at the critical moment.
Besides, this Children's Day, there will be performances not only in kindergartens but also in primary schools. Liu Meiyun also wants to watch her younger brother Liu Bowen perform.
Lu Changzheng pursed his lips, not daring to say anything, and could only sit there obediently.
Not long after the show started, those who were supposed to speak spoke, and those who were supposed to make connecting remarks made their connecting remarks. The first opening program was a children's dance. Zhou Tiantian, wearing a beautiful dress, stood out among the crowd of children.
She is pretty, and her little body is round and chubby, but her movements are very agile. She is also the lead dancer on the stage, and her little expression is confident and cute, just like a lucky doll.
Many people around were praising them, and Liu Meiyu and her husband also applauded. Political Commissar Zhou and his wife had smiles on their faces and looked very proud.
After the kindergarten children finished their performance, only the triplets were left with their last singing performance.
The teacher was more nervous than anyone else. She helped the triplets tidy up their clothes in the backstage and reminded them again and again: "Big, second, and third, you must follow the teacher's instructions later. Especially second, you must not be distracted. You must concentrate. Your parents are sitting downstairs watching you perform."
At this critical moment, the teacher no longer expected the triplets to sing well. He just hoped that nothing unexpected would happen and that they could complete the show smoothly.
"Teacher, Xiaobao is so hot, I want to find my mother."
After waiting in the backstage for a long time, Xiaobao was already getting impatient due to the heat because of the tight shirt he was wearing.
The teacher's eyelids twitched, and she quickly fed Xiaobao some water and wiped his sweat, coaxing him in a low voice: "Be good, Xiaobao, hold on a little, we'll go out and sing soon, and you can find your mother after the singing."
"But it's so hot." Xiaobao pouted. The back of his white shirt was soaked with sweat, and he felt so bored.
Of the three brothers, Erbao was just joining in the fun, Xiaobao was not willing to sing, and only Dabao Lu wanted to perform in front of his mother. He frowned and said to Xiaobao fiercely: "If you don't listen, I won't give you any goose stew when I go home. I'll tell mom."
Xiao Bao curled his lips, thinking of the goose that had been fed for a long time and fattened up at home, and finally stopped making trouble with the teacher.
The teacher thanked God and waited for the host to finish speaking before quickly directing the triplets to go on stage.
Seeing their son finally come on stage, the couple sat up straight and waved towards the center of the stage.
"mother!"
When Erbao saw his parents, he completely forgot what the teacher said about concentrating and shouted happily and ran forward. Xiaobao also followed him happily. The teacher hurriedly went over to grab the two brothers, squatted on the ground, coaxed them anxiously, and led them to the middle position.
Before the show even started, the movements were already messed up, the teacher was sweating profusely, and the warriors and their family leaders who were watching the show below couldn't help laughing.
Lu Changzheng and his wife quickly put their hands down and dared not wave again.
After waiting for a long time, the teacher coaxed the three brothers back to their seats, raised his hand and began to lead them in singing.
The first two sentences were normal. Dabao tried very hard to raise his voice to lead the singing, Erbao was also quite focused, and Xiaobao's loud voice was still under control. After singing two sentences, the three brothers found their form and began to let themselves go.
Dabao sang seriously following the teacher's instructions. His handsome face was particularly eye-catching in the center of the stage. Erbao's out-of-tune problem had not improved much, and he was the most confident. He sang out of tune for a moment, but stood on the stage looking at his mom and dad. Tiantian, who had already finished her performance and was sitting next to her mom, had her little face full of pride.
Xiao Bao was silly. Seeing so many people listening to him sing, he was especially kind-hearted and worried that the uncles in the back row couldn't hear what he was singing, so his voice was even louder than usual. When he sang to the back, he basically just yelled. He was only halfway through the song when his face turned red and his neck became thick. The audience in the front row and the leaders really wanted to cover their ears when they heard it.
As the child's biological parents, Liu Meiyun and Lu Changzheng felt a little embarrassed when they heard the soldiers' tried-hard-to-control laughter and the surprised expressions on their faces.
"Captain Lu, how come none of your three sons can sing well? I remember that your sister-in-law sang very well." A soldier held back his laughter and asked curiously.
"You forgot, our Captain Lu's singing is also terrible." The person next to him answered for Captain Lu with a smile.
Lu Changzheng's mouth twitched, he stroked his forehead with his hand, and didn't want to pay attention to anyone.
After much difficulty, they sang a chorus of a children's song with the main theme, and finally ended with a trio. The audience was filled with laughter and applause. Lu Changzheng and his wife followed suit and gave the three brothers a thumbs-up to encourage them.
The triplets also listened to the teacher and saluted before running off the stage.
After the kindergarten's performance, it was the turn of the senior elementary school students. The triplets were all in the backstage at this time, their faces flushed with heat, some wanted to drink water, some wanted to pee, some wanted to find their mothers, and some wanted to find their mothers, making the teacher very busy and anxious.
Liu Meiyun sympathized with the teacher's difficulty and said to the man, "Go backstage and bring the children over to drink some water. They must be hot. The performance is still a while, come back after it's over."
There were only a few programs in the kindergarten, either group dancing or chorus. Although the situation got out of control, it was over quickly. When it was Liu Bowen's turn, the elementary school students' program had much richer content.
There are not only singing and dancing, but also sitcoms, sketches, and even talented children who can perform clapper talk.
When Lu Changzheng led the triplets from the backstage, he received many whistles from his comrades along the way, the meaning of which was self-evident.
The triplets didn't think their singing was bad at all. They rushed into their mother's arms confidently and asked for praise.
"Dabao, Erbao, Xiaobao, you guys are awesome today and you showed so much courage. I'll give each of you a white rabbit as a reward."
Despite being brave, Michelle Reis doesn't have the courage to praise her sons for their singing skills.
The three brothers, who were praised by their mother, happily ate snacks and sat in their seats waiting for their uncle to perform.
Liu Bowen, who is eleven years old and in sixth grade, was arranged by his teacher to act out a situation drama in which he plays a fighter who can fly an airplane. He is handsome and brave, and he has a group of friends around him, fighting side by side bravely.
Liu Bowen was particularly happy about the role and task assigned to him. Not only did he rehearse with his friends every day, he and his friends also made the airplane props for the sitcom by hand using materials they found everywhere. Naturally, the performance received countless applause.
Because it was Children's Day, the school's arts performance was over and the children didn't have to go to class. Lu Changzheng was still in training after recovering from a leg injury and would not be back in the army for a few days. Liu Meiyu thought that there was still a lot of time left, so why not just take the children to the city gymnasium to learn swimming.
In the past, when celebrating Children's Day, the triplets were still young, and Liu Meiyun would treat them to delicious food. Now the three brothers are over five years old, and in addition to eating and drinking, it is time for them to learn some new skills.
When the three brothers heard that their parents were going to take them to learn swimming, they were all very excited.
The swimming pool in the city gymnasium had tickets at 20 cents each for adults and half price for children. Lu Changzheng bought the tickets and also bought a full set of swimsuits and swimming caps at the state-owned store next door. He also prepared children's swimming rings for the three brothers.
"Wife, how about I buy you a swimming ring?" Lu Changzheng naturally thought that his wife might not know how to swim.
"Who are you looking down on?" Liu Meiyu raised her chin, paid the money, and pulled her son into the gymnasium.
Lu Changzheng was stunned and chased after her, curiously asking, "Wife, can you swim?"
"When did I ever say I couldn't?"
Lu Changzheng thought for a moment and shook his head: "No..."
"That's fine then, Captain Lu, let's have a competition later?" Liu Meiyu said confidently.
As for the fact that the original owner could swim, Liu Meiyu was not afraid of being exposed. When she was in the art troupe, the original owner and Song Hongying had also been to the swimming pool. Although her skills were average, at least she knew how to swim.
"Great!" Lu Changzheng was delighted. He suddenly felt that his wife seemed to know a lot.
Liu Meiyu handed the three brothers and Bowen to Lu Changzheng to take to the men's locker room, and she went into the women's locker room with her swimsuit.
In the locker room, several female college students from the city were changing clothes and chatting and laughing. Liu Meiyun came in wearing a floral shirt. Her pants were too loose and fat to show her figure, but her facial features were exceptionally outstanding and beautiful.
Especially when they saw Liu Meiyu changing her clothes generously, revealing a large area of snow-white skin, everyone was jealous and envious and couldn't help but discuss in a low voice.
"I wish I were as white as her."
"Is she also from a nearby school? She's really pretty."
Several female classmates grumbled with envy. Jiang Ning, who had invited classmates to swim for his birthday, looked unhappy. He happened to see the scar on Liu Meiyun's belly when she was changing clothes, and said, "What's the use of being pretty? Didn't you see the scar on her belly? It's so ugly."
"She gave birth to a child, right? My mother works in a hospital, and I heard that if a cesarean section is performed, a scar like that will be left." A classmate immediately asked for scientific knowledge.
"She has a child so early, how can she go to school? She must have come from the countryside and may have never been to school. She might as well get married early." Jiang Ning looked disdainful.
"Okay, let's get out of here quickly. The boys are waiting outside." The companions all knew Jiang Ning's personality, so they quickly changed the subject and went out arm in arm.
Liu Meiyu changed her clothes and went out, but she didn't think there was anything special about it.
Everyone in the swimming pool was wearing swimsuits, and compared to the various styles of swimsuits in later generations, the swimsuits at that time were really very conservative. The colors and styles were very monotonous. Not to mention sexy, there wasn't even a single bright-colored one to be seen.
But others don't think so.
Liu Meiyu has delicate facial features and looks that are both cute and pure. Her eyes are lively and charming, her skin is fair and translucent, and her legs are straight and slender. When she stepped barefoot on the floor of the swimming pool, she immediately attracted attention from all directions.
"Zhang Fang, what are you looking at?" Jiang Ning poured water on the man's face in dissatisfaction, and said angrily: "She has already given birth to a child. Please be careful in public."
Zhang Fang was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to ask, "How did you know?", but when he saw Jiang Ning's unhappy face, and today was her birthday, he was too lazy to think about it. He just said "oh" lightly and dived into the pool.
He was in the pool, holding his breath but keeping his eyes open. His sight followed the rippling water as the pair of white, slender legs moved slowly.
"mother!"
The triplets were led by their father to the locker room. They finally changed into children's swimming trunks and ran straight to their mother.
Liu Meiyun squatted down and carefully checked it. She said to the man unhappily, "Lu Changzheng, look at the pants you put on Erbao. They are not tied tightly. If you go into the water later, the pants will fall off."
"Ah, Erbao, don't let your pants fall down." Upon hearing this, Erbao quickly clamped his legs together and pulled his pants up.
Liu Meiyu slapped his hand away, adjusted him carefully, and then checked Dabao and Xiaobao one by one.
Lu Changzheng stared at his wife and paid no attention to her criticism.
"Sister, I'll go down first." Liu Bowen had been here many times. He jumped into the pool very familiarly. After warming up, he swam back and forth flexibly like a fish.
The triplets saw their uncle having a great time and couldn't wait to break free from their mother's control and dive into the water.
"Don't worry, let's go to the pool over there. That's where children can play." Liu Meiyu pulled the triplets to the pool in the children's area, and Lu Changzheng followed behind with three swimming rings in each hand.
"Wife, wait for me." Lu Changzheng deliberately walked to the edge of the pool, using his body to block the sight of those people in the pool who were staring at his wife, and glanced towards the pool with an unpleasant expression.
"My God, the husband of that beautiful lady in the locker room is so handsome too, his temperament is different from others, and their three children are so cute."
The female classmates who came with Jiang Ning couldn't help but stare at him with envy.
"Are you guys still going to learn how to swim? You've been here for quite some time! We still have to go eat later!" Jiang Ning looked unhappy.
"Study, study, study. Let's study now." The female classmates pouted and quickly looked away.
"Dad, I'm scared." After warming up, Dabao learned how to hold his breath. He could even flip around with the swimming ring on. But once his dad took the swimming ring off, he clung to his dad like a monkey and refused to let go.
"Dad, Xiaobao is not afraid!" Lu Xiaobao had been trapped in the swimming ring and was struggling for a long time. He just watched his father teach his older brother Dabao eagerly. He was so impatient that he couldn't wait any longer, so he kept making trouble and urging his father to do the teaching.
Liu Meiyun was teaching as an assistant. She wiped the water off the eldest son's face and said to Lu Changzheng, "You teach the youngest first. I'll take care of the eldest and second children for a while. There's no rush."
Lu Changzheng nodded, stuffed his older son back into the swimming ring, took his younger son out, held him in one hand and taught him how to flip.
Xiaobao has been very brave and fierce since he was young. Once he got out of the swimming ring, he used all his strength to throw his legs around in the water. Not only did he forget all the key points of the movements his father taught him, but he also struggled so hard that his forehead was sweating. It was much more tiring than his usual training in the army.
"Don't be afraid, Dabao and Erbao, mommy is taking care of you. We have swimming rings, so you won't fall." Liu Meiyun continued to teach the two sons how to swim with the swimming rings. When they were almost done, Lu Changzheng put Xiaobao, who was tired from playing, back to rest, and he continued to take care of Erbao.
"Erbao is awesome, yes, that's right, keep going." After working for a long time, Lu Changzheng finally saw some results on his second son. After leading him in swimming for an hour or so, Erbao was finally able to swim two laps in the water by himself without being held by an adult.
"Erbao is awesome. He learned it so quickly." Liu Meiyu couldn't help but praise him.
Erbao is not as afraid of water as Dabao, nor as fierce as Xiaobao, so he learns very quickly and without much worry.
However, after swimming two laps, Liu Meiyu felt uneasy, so while Lu Changzheng continued to teach Xiaobao, she still put a swimming ring on Erbao and only allowed him to play in the water around her.
I had to keep my eyes on the three children at once and could not be careless at all.
"Mom, Big Brother Dabao is so stupid, haha!" Erbao, who thought he could swim, started to show off in front of Big Brother Dabao.
She used her hands and feet to flutter over to Dabao with the swimming ring, and stretched out her legs to kick her brother on the butt.
"You are the stupid one!" Lu Dabao was not convinced and directly poured water on his brother's head with his little arm.
The two brothers were fighting in the water with swimming rings, splashing the water in the pool everywhere. Liu Meiyu just watched from the side without intervening, as they couldn't get hurt in the water anyway.
When the two brothers were exhausted from fighting and had drunk a lot of dirty water, Lu Dabao saw that Xiaobao was also praised by his father, so he quickly raised his hand to take off the swimming ring and continue studying.
"Dabao, are you not afraid of water anymore?" Liu Meiyu just finished speaking.
Silly little Lu Xiaobao swam over like a loach, splashing water with his little arms all over the faces of the mother and his children.
Lu Changzheng followed behind and complained to his wife, "Xiaobao refused to enter the swimming circle. He is not tired even after half a day."
"Then you continue teaching. I'll go get Bowen."
Liu Meiyu also knew that her younger son had amazing physical strength, so she grabbed Liu Bowen, who had been playing there for a while and should have had enough fun, to help.
Three people looked after the three children. Lu Changzheng was in charge of teaching, Liu Bowen was in charge of playing with them, and Liu Meiyun was in charge of praising them. They played until the three brothers had mastered the movements and could get out of the swimming rings and paddle back and forth in the water twice. Only then did they go ashore to rest.
The three brothers had enough fun splashing around in the water, so now they were playing with their uncle on the chair.
Liu Meiyun and Lu Changzheng had a rare chance to relax for a while. When they saw the pool in the adult area next to them, they said excitedly, "Meiyun, we haven't competed yet."
"Aren't you tired?" Liu Meiyu raised her eyebrows. She did not forget the tired look the man had on his face in the pool just now.
"Not tired!" Lu Changzheng shook his head.
"Okay, don't cry if you lose." Liu Meiyu threw the towel away, not afraid anymore.
Lu Changzheng choked. Although he felt despised by his wife, he just loved Liu Meiyu's confident and cheerful look.
After telling Liu Bowen to look after the triplets, the couple prepared in earnest on the track.
"You are quite professional?" Lu Changzheng was surprised.
"That depends on who you're comparing yourself with." Liu Meiyu smiled.
"Sister, brother-in-law, listen to me and start!" Liu Bowen brought the triplets to the side of the pool to act as a referee.
Jiang Ning and his friends were originally having fun here learning to swim, and were resting on the side because they were tired. They saw a family that was the focus of attention in the swimming pool also coming here, and the couple seemed to be in a particularly romantic mood and seemed to be competing with each other.
They already have three children, but time seems to have left no trace on them at all.
The couple's eyes were always either on the children or on each other, and anyone who looked at them could see the happiness on their faces.
"Who do you think will win between the couple? I guess the pretty sister. She looks very professional. Her posture when getting ready is very pretty."
"What's the point of having a good posture? Swimming is about physical strength. How can a woman beat a man? Look at her man's body. He definitely doesn't look like an ordinary worker."
Which ordinary worker has the time to train himself to be so fit?
"That's not necessarily true. I saw that her husband had just been teaching the kids to swim, and he has lost most of his energy. Besides, he loves his wife, so he might have let her swim on purpose." The girl argued.
"Zheng Wei, do you dare to make a bet? The loser will be responsible for treating everyone to popsicles later." The girls started to make a noise.
"Let's gamble. There's nothing to be afraid of." Zheng Wei said with confidence.
"Hey, comrades, come here quickly, Jiang Ning, Zhang Fang, come here quickly, Zheng Wei is going to treat everyone to popsicles."
The girls started to cheer and called all their friends over to join in the fun.
Jiang Ning was trying to teach Zhang Fang how to swim, and was unhappy to be interrupted. However, seeing Zhang Fang leaving, she had no choice but to follow him. She was even more unhappy to find that her classmate was playing such a boring game, especially when she saw that Zhang Fang was betting on the woman to win. She felt even worse.
When teaching swimming just now, Zhang Fang was absent-minded and kept glancing towards the children's pool. Now, he can look at them openly!
"Mom! Come on!"
On the shore, Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobao knew that their parents were going to have a competition, so they all cheered for their mother. Lu Changzheng was already very angry before he even started competing.
Liu Meiyun laughed and said, "If you don't cheer for Dad, he will definitely find excuses to blame you for not cheering him up when he loses!"
Xiaobao nodded, thinking that what his mother said made sense, so he shouted at the top of his voice: "Dad, come on!"
Dabao was not interested at all and said perfunctorily: "Come on, Dad."
The second child was the most direct. He shouted at his father without giving him face: "Dad, you can't cheat when you lose!"
Lu Changzheng: “…”
Before the competition started, Lu Changzheng, who had already been frustrated by his three sons, suddenly heard the clever Liu Bowen shout "start" when he wasn't paying attention, so he quickly dived into the water, but he was still later than Liu Meiyu.
After one round of the 100-meter race, Liu Meiyun took the lead. In addition, Lu Changzheng had just taught his three sons how to swim, which was really tiring. Moreover, Liu Meiyun swam a standard freestyle, so there was no doubt that Lu Changzheng would win.
"Mom wins!"
The three brothers were happily jumping on the shore, without any sign of their father's sadness in their eyes.
Lu Changzheng was a little slower than Liu Meiyu. He wiped the water off his face and looked at his wife in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise.
"Wife, how can you be so capable?" Lu Changzheng was shocked.
It seems that his wife is not only good at skating and swimming, but also very good at it.
"Not as good as you." Liu Meiyu was rarely humble, and even generous with her compliments: "If I hadn't taken the lead, I might not have won."
Lu Changzheng's physical strength was there. She had been soaking in the pool for most of the day, but she could still have such reaction and speed. She had the right time, place and people. She won, but she was out of breath. Lu Changzheng seemed to be fine. If she had to go back and forth again, she would probably not win even if she got ahead.
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