Unlike Mingming and Ruirui who just started sleeping alone, Xiao Shitou had his own room a long time ago. But it was not of his own will. His father said that he was already a big boy and should not sleep with his mother anymore, and then he forcefully cleared out his own room for him.
But little Shitou was very dissatisfied with this. He felt that his father was an adult, but he still slept with his mother. He was only three years old, so what was wrong with him continuing to sleep with his mother?
Therefore, he still insists on sleeping in the master bedroom bed every night.
It’s just that his father is very mean. Every time he is at home, he will carry him to the second bedroom after he falls asleep. So every morning, he woke up in a strange room.
Oh, because his father always does this, the second bedroom is no longer unfamiliar to him.
In short, after Xiao Shitou fell asleep that night, Zhou Jianhai still carried him to the second bedroom as usual. Because the weather was hot, Zhou Jianhai did not cover his son too tightly and only used a corner of the thin blanket to cover his chest.
Then he turned off the light, closed the door and went back to the master bedroom.
In the main room, Deng Xiangyun was leaning against the head of the bed, sewing shoe soles in the light of the lamp on the bedside table.
Because the room is large and the wattage of the light bulb is not enough, the light in the room is always a little dim. It does not affect dressing and sleeping, but it makes it a bit difficult to do delicate work. So when Deng Xiangyun was sewing shoe soles, in addition to the overhead light bulb, she also turned on the desk lamp to make it brighter.
Zhou Jianhai stood at the door and watched for a while, then walked over to take the embroidery from her hand and said, "Don't do it so late, it hurts your eyes."
"It's almost done. I want to finish it quickly while I have free time these few days." Having said that, Deng Xiangyun still listened to her husband and finished the work.
Zhou Jianhai was a perceptive person. Hearing her say that, he asked, "What happened in the past few days?"
"Why do you ask?" Deng Xiangyun was surprised.
"Why else are you in such a hurry to finish the work?"
Deng Xiangyun remembered that she had been so busy working that night that she forgot to mention the work to her husband, so she hummed and said, "There is indeed one thing."
Zhou Jianhai frowned: "What's the matter?"
"Don't worry, it's not a bad thing." Seeing his nervous expression, Deng Xiangyun chuckled, "Officer Wu from the Military Family Resettlement Office came to see me today and said that Comrade Hu from the hospital pharmacy is going to follow her husband back to her hometown, and the position is vacant."
Zhou Jianhai was puzzled: "What does this have to do with us?"
"She mentioned me to Director Luo and asked me to take over this job, and Director Luo did not object."
Zhou Jianhai raised his eyebrows: "Director Luo didn't object, are you sure?"
Deng Xiangyun said: "Although I don't have much contact with Secretary Wu, she didn't have to come and lie to me out of the blue."
Zhou Jianhai thought so too, but he was a little puzzled: "Why did they suddenly arrange such a good job for you?"
It's not that he felt his wife was not qualified for the job, but when he reported it to the army, Luo Shuzhi would be severely offended. No one in the army tried to trip him up because their political commissar was an upright person who would not put personal interests above public interest. But Luo Shuzhi was not so tolerant. Since the day he went to the army to complain, the Military Family Settlement Office has never arranged a job for his wife.
This was a sudden arrangement, and it was a good job in the hospital pharmacy, so it was no wonder that he was worried.
Deng Xiangyun did not hide it and told Zhou Jianhai exactly what Secretary Wu had said.
After all, having worked in the Military Family Resettlement Office for so many years, Wu must be quite capable. The reasons she gave were not flawless, but at least they were logically convincing.
Zhou Jianhai thought for a moment and asked, "When will you go to work?"
"Next Monday."
"So urgent?"
Deng Xiangyun nodded: "Secretary Wu said that we should familiarize ourselves with the medicinal materials in the pharmacy before Comrade Hu leaves."
Although the medicinal materials in the pharmacy are labeled from the time they enter the hospital to the time they are packaged in various drawers, the person who dispenses the medicine cannot be completely in the dark. He or she must at least have a general idea of it. If not for this, the hospital wouldn't be so anxious to recruit people.
"That's true." Zhou Jianhai said thoughtfully, and then asked, "What about Xiao Shitou when you go to work?"
Deng Xiangyun sighed and said, "I am also worried about this. Secretary Wu said that we can ask the wives of soldiers who are not working to help take care of the children, but I have no idea who to ask."
Because of her bad background, Deng Xiangyun did not interact much with other military wives in the family quarters, and they did not know each other well, so she did not dare to rashly ask someone to help take care of the children. After all, Xiao Shitou is only three years old. If the person she is looking for mistreats the child behind his back, she may not know about it in time.
Deng Xiangyun had been at home all the time and was not familiar with the military wives in the family quarters, let alone Zhou Jianhai. There were differences between men and women, and when they met, they would just nod and say hello at most, without much greeting.
But he also has an advantage, he is more familiar with the men who are the military wives.
Moreover, in Zhou Jianhai's opinion, if you ask someone to help take care of the child, you should either ask a stranger because you don't know the person and it would be embarrassing if something goes wrong. Or you can ask a very good friend to come and consider their friendship over the years and the other party’s wife will not be too harsh on his child.
But both approaches have flaws.
The former is that there are so many military wives living in the family quarters. Even if you don’t meet them every day, you can bump into them every now and then, so they can’t be considered strangers. If they really want to find someone they don't know, they can only go to the surrounding brigades, but there is a problem again. They don't live in the family area and they are complete strangers. How can they dare to send their children there? If they lose their children, they will have no place to cry.
But if you invite someone to your home, the nature of the matter changes. They are no longer asking someone to take care of the children, but hiring a nanny. These days, hiring a nanny is a bit too high-profile, not to mention that Deng Xiangyun has a bad background, so doing so will easily lead to people making accusations.
The latter is that if the family members are of high enough rank to accompany the army, their salaries will not be too low, and they can get by without large expenses. They are willing to spend money to hire someone, but the other party may not be willing to take care of another child.
In addition, although he believes that his wife, who is a good friend, will not be harsh on his son, if possible, he certainly still hopes that the other party will have a better temper and be more patient with the child.
So the question is, among these comrades who have a good relationship with him, whose wife has a good temper and patience, is currently unemployed and willing to help take care of the children?
It’s hard to find!
Zhou Jianhai remembered something and asked, "By the way, who did our son go to see after dinner?"
"Mingming Ruirui went to look for the twins from the family of Deputy Battalion Commander Zong next door." Deng Xiangyun asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly think of asking this?"
Zhou Jianhai stroked his chin and said, "It's not so easy for our son to have a friend. The two children from Zong Shao's family seem to get along well with our son."
Deng Xiangyun was very happy that her son finally had an old friend. She smiled and said, "Yes, they get along very well. Lin Wei is also a nice person. She even invited Xiao Shitou to eat fruit at their house."
"Lin Wei is Zong Shao's wife?"
"Um."
Zhou Jianhai suddenly asked: "What do you think about asking her to help us take care of Xiao Shitou?"
"Lin Wei?" Deng Xiangyun looked surprised. "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about this? I've thought about it. If I ask someone to take care of the child, I'd better find someone with good connections. I've known Zong Shao for so many years, and I know his personality best. I feel at ease leaving our son to him. And didn't you just say that Zong Shao's wife is a good person, and their two children get along well with Xiao Shitou."
After hearing what her husband said, Deng Xiangyun began to think about it. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. However, she was a little worried: "Lin Wei already has to take care of two children. Will she be willing to take care of one more? And it seems that she had a job before she came to join the army. Maybe she will have to work in the future..."
"You'll know if you're willing to do it if you ask. As for the job, we can find someone together when the time comes. Maybe we can even team up and hire someone to take care of the children."
If one family hires someone to help take care of the children, they may be easily criticized, but if two or even three families come together, the problem will not be so big. At that time, they may be able to apply to the higher authorities to set up a nursery.
Of course, that is all matter for the future. What matters now is how to settle his son.
Zhou Jianhai said, "How about this, I'll find time to talk to Zong Shao about this tomorrow and test his attitude. He doesn't want to consider anything else."
Deng Xiangyun thought about it and nodded, "Okay."
…
Zong Shao next door was also asking Lin Wei what happened.
Lin Wei was about to go to bed when she heard the question. She paused, sat on the edge of the bed, tilted her head and asked, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"
"You seemed to be in a bad mood when we were looking at the sea." Zong Shao looked cold, but he was actually very sensitive to emotions. He felt that Lin Wei was worried at that time, but the atmosphere was not suitable for asking, so it was delayed until now.
Lin Wei sat down at the head of the bed, recalling her feelings when she was looking at the sea, and said, "I didn't seem to be thinking about anything at the time."
"Nothing serious?"
Zong Shao asked again, his expression clearly showing disbelief.
Lin Wei paused and said, "There is one thing. The job at the hospital pharmacy has gone wrong."
Zong Shao frowned: "Didn't we agree on this yesterday? Why did it suddenly fall through?"
"Director Chen said that someone went to the Military Family Resettlement Office to file a complaint, saying that it was unfair to arrange a job for me before I even had my household registration approved." Lin Wei thought about it and decided not to mention Luo Shuzhi's matter.
Zong Shao's frown did not relax after hearing this: "Does the Military Family Resettlement Office have such a regulation?"
"It may not be an explicit regulation, but they should have a fixed process for doing things." To put it bluntly, the right of interpretation as to whether this matter is in compliance with regulations lies entirely with the Military Family Resettlement Office.
If they don't intend to make a fuss, just handle it gently and go through the formalities. But now they are obviously going to investigate, so they are waving the banner of regulations. Since there is a fixed process, it is not considered quibbling on their part, and other military wives will feel relieved if they tell others about it.
If she were to care about it, she would end up at a disadvantage and her reputation would be bad if it got out. Her best option was to swallow the loss in silence.
I have to say that Luo Shuzhi played this move very cleverly.
It's not that Zong Shao didn't think of this, but things in the army are done according to rules and regulations, without all these twists and turns. But after hearing what Lin Wei said, he thought of a series of things behind the scenes and his face looked unhappy.
But he has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and he is handsome even when he looks gloomy.
Lin Wei leaned against the head of the bed and looked at him, and suddenly realized that from the time she got married until now, she seemed to have never looked carefully at the man in front of her.
Although free love was advocated after the founding of the People's Republic of China, most people still enter into marriage through blind dates.
The dating stage after the blind date may last for a year or so at most, or as short as two or three months before getting married. During this period, the two people may only see each other three or four times, and they are still in a semi-strangers state when they enter the bridal chamber.
She and Zong Shao had been together for quite a while, more than half a year in total, but the number of times they met was no more than one or two months, because of his special job, he might not be able to go home once every two or three years.
They did write a few letters, but they were not familiar with each other at that time and he was not a talkative person. Every letter he sent back was dry, with only a few lines, which left her speechless.
Sometimes she wondered how she could have been so bold to agree to marry the man after only meeting him once and exchanging a few letters.
But sometimes when she thought about it, it was not surprising. Although she and Zong Shao were not familiar with each other, their mothers had a good relationship and the two families knew each other well.
Moreover, Zong Shao was tall, good-looking, and a former soldier. He had good character and good financial conditions. In any case, he was much better than those people in their brigade.
If she misses him, she may not be able to find someone better.
It turned out that her choice was right.
Although Zong Shao seldom came back, he sent her monthly salary on time. Even though she didn't have a job when she first came to the city, she never lacked money.
Moreover, her mother-in-law has a gentle personality and is an old sister of her mother. In addition, her son is away from home all year round, so she feels indebted to him. It is not an exaggeration for her to say that she treated her as her own daughter when she was alive.
Therefore, although she and her husband lived apart after marriage, Lin Wei never felt that life was difficult.
In fact, she lived a very comfortable life during those years.
If her mother-in-law had not passed away, her mother would have left her father alone in his hometown to help her take care of the children. The couple, who had spent their entire lives together, would have had to live apart for the sake of her daughter.
The sisters-in-law felt that their mother-in-law helped her daughters take care of their children but not her sons, and they felt resentful, which led to increasing family conflicts.
In addition, she was worried that if she and her husband continued to live apart, the little love they had left would become even thinner, so she would not give up her job in Shicheng to join the army.
Because of this, when Lin Wei dreamed that Zong Shao in the novel missed her all his life after her death, her first reaction was surprise.
For most people of this era, love is distant and illusory, and Lin Wei is no exception.
She married Zong Shao for many reasons, including his height and appearance that met her standards, his income from work being better than many of his peers, and the fact that although he didn't talk much, he seemed reliable.
And the fact that she didn't hate Zong Shao and even had some good feelings towards him was just the most insignificant reason.
Even because of the long separation, Zong Shao's image in her heart inevitably became blurred, and gradually became a symbol called husband.
So she didn't understand why such a smart man like him could end up being so stupid.
Zong Shao was still thinking about Lin Wei's work. When he turned around, he saw that her eyes were red. He quickly reached out his hand to wipe away her tears and said, "Don't cry. I'll find a way to deal with this..."
Seeing his rare helpless look, Lin Wei cried even harder, shook her head and asked, "Why are you so stupid?"
She put her arms around his neck and buried her head in his arms.
Although Zong Shao was a little confused and didn't understand why he was so stupid, he still reached out and hugged her. His big hands gently stroked her hair and he said in a low voice, "Why are you crying like a little girl?"
Lin Wei suddenly asked: "Zong Shao, do you love me?"
Zong Shao's throat moved slightly, and he asked in a dry voice: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Lin Wei did not answer, nor did she continue to ask, because she knew the answer, Zong Shao loved her.
I think this not because he never remarried after her death in the novel, but because he missed her all his life.
Separation between life and death, lifelong remembrance.
Too heavy.
She tilted her head and kissed the corner of his lips.
Feeling the temperature at the corner of his lips, Zong Shao's pupils slightly widened, but Lin Wei closed her eyes, thinking:
Since he loves her so much, she is willing to love him a little more.
If she could survive next summer, she would love him a little longer.
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"The Beautiful, Strong and Miserable Male Protagonist's Mother Binds the Barrage"
Le Niannian, a child star, became famous at the age of sixteen, won her first Best Actress trophy at the age of twenty, married into a wealthy family at the age of twenty-two, and her husband's net worth increased to hundreds of billions at the age of twenty-seven. Her son with a withdrawn personality was also found to have an IQ of 180.
Whether looking at her own conditions, her husband's wealth or her prodigy son, Le Niannian is a winner among winners in life.
She thought so herself, until -
[No wonder they say women’s hearts are as deep as the sea. The male protagonist’s father treated her so well when he was alive, but he died in a car accident less than three months later, and she remarried with the male protagonist’s inheritance. Poor our baby, he is obviously the heir to a hundred billion fortune, but he was tortured into a poor boy.]
[Can the one in front speak? Our kid is clearly beautiful, strong and miserable! ! ! You can’t lose your fashion sense, okay? ! ! ]
[Think positively, how can you see the rainbow without going through the wind and rain? Without the villain's biological mother, how could we have our domineering male protagonist who looks cold on the outside but is full of pain on the inside, and how could he and our daughter redeem each other? ]
[Are you sure it's mutual redemption? Instead of her flying, her escaping, she couldn't escape even if she had wings? ]
So, I am the villain's biological mother who quickly remarried to torture the male protagonist after her husband died? My son is a handsome, strong, tragic and domineering male protagonist who has been tortured a lot and has a distorted world view?
Le Niannian: "Okay, I understand."
Yan Yang felt that his mother was a little strange recently.
First, I let my father ride a shared bicycle to and from get off work every day, saying that he wanted to do his part to reduce carbon emissions.
Then he was asked to recite the Eight Honors and Eight Shames every day, and asked three times a day: "Be proud of abiding by the law and be ashamed of breaking the law. Son, do you remember it?"
Yan Yang: “…”
I'm still a child!
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