"Southwest, your eldest brother named Liujin something like Yan, saying that Liujin was born in the summer. Fubao is also named this. He said that this name can be used for both boys and girls." Grandma Yan handed Southwest a piece of paper, which was written by Southeast to Southwest.
Southwest glanced at it and laughed: "Grandma, Liujin is named Yan Chi, and Fubao is named Yan Tong. Big brother is really good at naming things. I'll take a look at this as a reference."
Back in the house, Southwest scribbled on a piece of paper and finally came up with a name for the child.
The child weighed five and a half pounds, so he was named Yan Qiusheng. A child born in October is born in autumn, isn't he?
Let's call Duoduo Yan Dongbao. Although she's not a girl, she's still my darling, a darling born in winter.
Tang Xiaoling was very satisfied with the two names; they sounded nice. Xinan folded the paper neatly and said she would ask her father to help register the household registration tomorrow.
The Yan family was beaming with joy, while the educated youth from the settlement returned dejectedly. The town's bookstore was already packed with educated youth from various villages. Tian Fang was very clever; seeing the sea of people outside the bookstore, she decisively turned around and went to the scrap metal recycling station.
After her tireless searching, she finally found the junior high and high school textbooks she wanted. Not only did she find the books, but she also found a lot of exam papers and other materials. She even found some reusable paper, which, although incomplete, was better than nothing.
The old man guarding the gate felt a little embarrassed when he saw the girl, who had come looking for books clean and tidy, now covered in dust. He simply weighed her and charged her fifty cents. Tian Fang thanked the old man repeatedly, and he waved with a smile.
Tian Fang carefully put the book into her backpack. There was still a month and a half left. She had already asked the village chief for leave. The food at the educated youth settlement was enough for her to eat until the New Year. At the New Year, food and money would be distributed again. If she passed the exam, she wouldn't have to worry about not having money to go to school.
She returned to the educated youth settlement with light steps and found that Wang Yan and Liu Limin had already started reviewing their books. She quickly ran over and said, "Wang Yan, Liu Limin, I found my books too. Can you help me review?"
Liu Limin had a good impression of Tian Fang. Apart from being a bit feisty, she was otherwise quite nice. Besides, she shared a room with Wang Yan, and refusing her would be detrimental to unity. Most importantly, they had lived together for almost ten years, and with their separation imminent, they should spend as much time together as possible.
The three of them discussed it and decided that in order to save time and maximize their study time, they would put their food together. Wang Yan and Tian Fang would take turns cooking every day, while Liu Limin would be responsible for fetching water and carrying firewood. As for washing clothes and cleaning, each of them would take care of their own tasks.
Tian Fang stood up: "You guys continue studying, I'll go cook dinner, and then you can study again after dinner."
Without any hesitation, the two began reading. Wang Yan didn't understand many things, so Liu Limin helped tutor her. He then realized that in the process of tutoring Wang Yan, he had actually reviewed the material himself. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he copied it down, intending to ask Ye Chenming for help.
Seeing Liu Limin and Tian Fang studying while Zhang Dali cooked, he had a sudden idea: "Liu Limin, I'll help you chop vegetables and fetch water. Can you lend me your textbooks to look at? I promise I'll return them to you whenever you need them."
Liu Limin and Zhang Dali shared a room, so he felt a little embarrassed to refuse. He looked at Wang Yan and thought that she wasn't good at science, so he suggested that she choose humanities and give up on chemistry and physics, and just focus on math next month.
He handed the physics textbook to Zhang Dali. He was very good at math, physics and chemistry, so he only needed to look at the exercises. Zhang Dali was overjoyed: "I'll leave it here with you. I'm going to fetch water and chop wood. I'll look at it when I get back."
Liu Limin knew that he was worried that if he took the book back, it might be stolen, which would be troublesome. He also became a little vigilant, after all, the book was the most valuable asset at the moment. He quickly told Wang Yan about it, and Wang Yan thought for a moment and suggested that he go to his room to study.
Liu Limin thought it made sense. Men wouldn't go into the female educated youth's rooms, so studying in their rooms was the best way. It would prevent them from being disturbed and also prevent theft, killing two birds with one stone.
Liu Limin went to his room and packed up all his study materials and other things. He then went to Wang Yan's room. Yang Wei and the others felt a bit upset, but they couldn't say anything. After all, they had been causing trouble since the first day they arrived, and their relationship had never been very good.
Time passed day by day, and Dongnan had returned to his original job, busy with work. The college entrance examination was just a month away, and his school would surely admit students. They needed to complete the necessary work as soon as possible.
He was busy, and Xuemei was busy too. Finally, on November 11th, Xuemei gave birth to a big, healthy baby girl. Grandma Yan was overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling. The third generation finally had a girl!
Yan Xiaonan was also happy. When Fu Bao grows up, there will finally be a little girl in the family who can go out shopping for clothes and bags with her, and they can also whisper secrets to each other.
Southwest held Fu Bao and looked at her carefully: "Grandma, Fu Bao really looks like Nan Nan when she was little."
Grandma Yan took it and looked at it carefully. Wasn't that her? Although she wasn't as clever and pretty as Nan Nan was when she was little, she was still pretty good. At least she was much better than the three boys in Liu Jin.
At Tang Xiaoling's request and with Xuemei's consent, Xinan brought Fubao to Tang Xiaoling to see. Tang Xiaoling burst into tears as soon as she saw him: "Xinan, this child has appeared in my dreams before. How did he end up in my sister-in-law's belly?"
Southwest was startled and quickly took Fu Bao into her arms. This was the apple of her sister-in-law and brother's eye, just like Nan Nan was in her grandmother's and parents' hearts. It would be terrible if anything went wrong.
Upon seeing Xinan's expression, Tang Xiaoling knew he had misunderstood: "Xinan, don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to steal Fubao. I really did have a dream, and the girl in my dream was just like Fubao."
Southwest nodded: "I know, you don't mean to take Fu Bao away. I also know why you want a daughter. But have you thought about it? We've all separated our families. Fu Bao is just my eldest brother's daughter. She doesn't have the same status in the family as Nan Nan did back then. So it doesn't matter whether you have a daughter or not."
Tang Xiaoling was stunned. What did Southwest mean by that? Did it mean that even if she gave birth to a daughter, the focus of the family would still revolve around Nannan and wouldn't shift to her own child?
Southwest and Tang Xiaoling have been married for so many years, so of course Southwest understands Tang Xiaoling's thoughts: "You're right. Even if you give birth to a daughter, everyone will love and cherish her, but don't even think about replacing Nannan's position. Also, I'm not afraid of hurting you. If you dare to hurt Nannan, I won't be polite to you."
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