"Wow, that sounds great. I wish everyone's feelings could last a lifetime."
Yu Caihong is starting to feel envious too. The three of them got together and talked a lot about men, marriage, and love. They talked so much that they couldn't bear to part. Yu Jiu even forgot to pick up An'an. It was Aunt Wu who picked her up.
"Auntie Rainbow!"
When An'an came back and saw Yu Caihong, she immediately pounced on her, her little face flushed with excitement.
"Auntie Rainbow, how are you? It's been so long since I last saw you, I miss you so much!"
An'an hugged her neck and started to act cute. This little clingy girl would act cute with anyone. Her schoolbag was still on her back, so Yu Jiu chuckled and helped her take it off.
"I miss your Aunt Rainbow so much, how about you sleep with her tonight?"
"Great! My bed is big enough for me and my brother, plus Aunt Rainbow!"
An'an said sweetly that she had grown a lot taller and her baby fat had faded considerably. She was gradually starting to grow taller and slender, with a delicate and pretty face. Combining all the advantages of Yu Jiu and Xu Zi, she was clearly a beauty in the making even at such a young age.
Yu Caihong pinched An'an's pretty little face with affection.
"Oh my, my little darling, you've become more and more beautiful! Auntie almost doesn't recognize you!"
"My teacher said that there are beautiful women in books. Maybe it's because I've read a lot of books that I've become beautiful too, so I've become so pretty."
Her childlike voice was soft and sweet, and even her narcissism wasn't off-putting.
Hahahaha.
Yu Jiu, Zhang Yan, and Yu Caihong were all amused by her; her little mouth was so eloquent.
An'an was out of school, which meant it was time to prepare lunch. They didn't cook for themselves but went straight to a restaurant. This was something they had planned beforehand. Xu Zi also found a restaurant herself when it was time. Everyone had a lively meal together. Then, Xu Zi went back to work on her business at noon. Yu Jiu and the others came back, took a nap, and then went out to play.
That night, Yu Caihong stayed at Yu's restaurant to sleep, and Zhang Yan also came over. Yu Jiu simply came over and slept with them. An'an also wanted to sleep with them, so the four of them squeezed into one bed, while Yuanyuan went to sleep next door with Xu Zijiang.
"Dad, why won't Mom let me sleep with her? I want to sleep with Mom and my sister too."
Yuanyuan nestled pitifully in Xu Zijiang's arms; he can speak fluently now.
Xu Zijiang had long expected to be alone in his empty room, but at least he had his son with him now, so he was content. He patted little Yuanyuan on the back and comforted him.
“The bed is too small for you. Why don’t you sleep with Daddy? This bed is so big. And Mommy, your sister, and your aunt are all girls, while Yuanyuan is a boy, and so is Daddy. So Yuanyuan should sleep with Daddy, okay?”
"Okay then, can I go out and play with Mom and the others tomorrow? I can walk by myself, and I can walk very fast!"
Yuanyuan couldn't wait to get up and race 300 meters to show off. Xu Zi held him tightly in his arms and coaxed him perfunctorily.
"Okay, okay, it's fine if Mom agrees. Go to sleep now."
Little Yuanyuan had no idea that his good days were about to end. Now that Yuanyuan could run around freely, he could run quite far in the blink of an eye. Aunt Wu was getting old and her energy was limited, so she couldn't really keep an eye on Yuanyuan. If Yuanyuan really started running, Aunt Wu wouldn't be able to catch up with him.
One time, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang were out busy with business, while Aunt Wu stayed home to take care of Yuan Yuan and An An went to school. As a result, the gate was not closed properly, and while Aunt Wu was in the bathroom, Yuan Yuan sneaked out through the gate and ran a long way, all the way to the supply and marketing cooperative.
When Yu Jiu returned, she saw him at the supply and marketing cooperative but didn't recognize him because Aunt Wu wasn't there. Yu Jiu was terrified and rushed over to pick him up. After asking him, she learned that the little rascal wanted to eat candy, and the candy at home was all gone. So he cleverly opened the drawer, took out some change, and then sneaked out of the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy while Aunt Wu wasn't paying attention.
He's incredibly clever; he's memorized all the routes around our house, even knowing where the supply and marketing cooperative sells candy. This infuriated Yu Jiu, who gave him a beating when they got home. She told him he couldn't run around like that and that he needed an adult with him when he went out!
Given that this had happened two or three times, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang had to consider sending this energetic little rascal to kindergarten so that the teachers could keep an eye on him.
Previously, only factories ran kindergartens, which only accepted the children of factory workers. But now there are kindergartens here too, and anyone can get in as long as they pay. The kindergarten mainly takes care of the children, playing games with them and such; teaching them to read and write is secondary.
Furthermore, the kindergarten allows parents to enter, so in cases like Yuanyuan's, Aunt Wu can go in with him and keep an eye on him. If the teachers are too busy and Yuanyuan tries to escape again, Aunt Wu can catch him in time. Ultimately, it's about having more people watching over Yuanyuan, and having other children to play with, which helps to distract him.
"Okay, Dad, actually I quite like sleeping with you too."
Afraid of hurting her father's feelings, Yuanyuan patted Xu Zijiang's arm and kindly comforted him, saying that he was still drinking milk powder and smelled of milk, and spoke in a soft voice, but it was this tone that stung her father's heart.
"If you can't comfort someone, then don't. Okay, go to sleep."
Xu Zijiang forcibly shut down the phone, then hugged little Yuanyuan tightly, who nestled in her arms. After a while, there was no more movement; he had fallen asleep. Xu Zijiang covered his stomach with the blanket and also closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Meanwhile, Yu Jiu's conversation became increasingly animated, and An'an listened to their gossip until midnight before finally falling asleep, unable to get up the next morning.
"Mom, I don't want to go to school today. Can I ask for leave? I'm so sleepy, I really don't want to get up!"
An'an rolled around on the bed, hugging her blanket and acting coquettishly, her eyes barely open; she was so sleepy she looked like a wilted little vegetable.
“I told you to sleep last night but you wouldn’t, you insisted on listening to us talk. Now look what’s happened. I’ll tell my grandma to ask the teacher for leave when she takes Yueyue to school.”
Yu Jiu shook her head helplessly, still unwilling to let her get up, and truly agreed to let her not go to school.
The main reason is that it's still the holiday season, but the school is starting classes early for only a week. They say they'll go over the last semester's final exams and holiday homework, and also preview the next semester's material.
It's like making up for lost time, but it's voluntary and free. If you don't want to come, you don't have to; just let the teacher know. There are still two weeks until the official start of school.
"You really spoil your child. If it were me, I probably wouldn't agree to let her skip school."
Yu Caihong witnessed firsthand how this couple spoiled their child. They would let her take time off work, buy her whatever she wanted, and take her wherever she wanted to go. They truly gave their two children everything they could afford.
"The main thing is that the test papers have already been reviewed, and now we're having a review class. We'll go through it again when school starts, so it won't really have any impact. Besides, An'an's grades are still good enough. She's almost never asked for leave. Right now she's too tired and says she doesn't want to go to school. Even if I force her to go, she'll just sleep in the classroom anyway, so why bother?"
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