Dabao's face turned red. She said she disliked her mother for being too unreserved, but she was actually very happy in her heart.
Mom said she loves me!
Wang Cuilan thought about Dabao's intelligence, hesitated for a moment, and explained to her the reason for sending them to Xie Zheng.
Finally, she said, "Dabao is a smart kid, so Mommy can ask Dabao to do Mommy a small favor—keep an eye on the younger brothers and sisters so they don't cause trouble, okay?"
Dabao nodded.
The mother and son talked things out. Wang Cuilan saw that it was getting late and the three children had to catch a train tomorrow, so she wanted to get them to bed.
She also had to hurry and pack the clothes, toys and some miscellaneous items that the three children would take with them.
It’s not that you can’t buy it from Xie Zheng, but some of the things that children are used to using cannot be bought from Xie Zheng!
Holding Dabao's hand, we walked forward. Just as we were about to leave the toy room, Dabao suddenly asked, "Mom, will you find me a new dad in the future?"
Wang Cuilan: “!!!”
Seeing Wang Cuilan's expression of being struck by thunder, Dabao said calmly.
"Although you just said that you would not abandon me and my younger siblings, you didn't say what you would do with Dad in the future?"
His eyes were filled with embarrassment. "So, Mom, will you find a new father for me and my brother and sister?"
Wang Cuilan was not in a hurry to leave at this time. She took a look at the extremely clean floor and simply sat down cross-legged.
She patted the floor beside her, "Come, sit down."
Dabao followed and sat down cross-legged.
Wang Cuilan: "When did you find out that your father and I were divorced?"
"It was a long, long time ago." Dabao lowered his head and thought for a moment, "About two years ago?"
Wang Cuilan: “…” Wow, it’s been so long!
And it hasn't shown up yet during this period, this kid is really good at hiding it!
Seeing his mother's surprised expression, Dabao pursed his lips and said a little embarrassedly.
“In the beginning, I didn’t know what divorce was.
I was playing hide-and-seek with Erbao and Sanbao one time and accidentally found your divorce certificate.
And I just happened to know those few words.”
Wang Cuilan: “…”
Wang Cuilan could guess what would happen next without Dabao telling her.
Dabao has had a good memory since he was young. It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he can remember everything he sees (or hears), but if you read an 800-word article three or four times in front of him, he can really remember most of it.
Even so, he was barely literate.
Moreover, Dabao is very stubborn. If there is something he doesn't understand, he will try his best to understand it.
You can imagine Dabao's expression when he didn't know what a divorce certificate was and tried every possible way to find out.
"Why didn't you tell your brothers and sisters after you found out?"
Didn’t Dabao say that the divorce certificate was found by the three children when they were playing hide-and-seek at home?
Did the other two children see it too?
Dabao looked at his mother helplessly and said, "Mom, do you think I'm stupid? If I tell Erbao and Sanbao that you are divorced, won't they make a fuss?
Then you might feel that there is no need to pretend to have a harmonious and friendly relationship in front of us because we already know that you are divorced.
If we go our separate ways, the three of us siblings will truly be left without a father."
"Oh, Mom, are you trying to explain why I'm a fatherless child?"
Seeing his mother's hesitant expression, as if she wanted to say something, Dabao shrugged.
"Of course I need to say that. Daddy is great too, but you're still our favorite mom. If we have to choose between the two, we'll definitely choose mom!"
Although when the time comes, the Xie family will never give the three children to her.
But now after hearing Dabao's choice, Wang Cuilan still feels happy.
She touched Dabao's head lovingly and said, "Don't worry, Mommy won't let you be without a daddy."
Dabao's eyes flashed with cunning, and he looked up and asked his mother, "Have you reconciled with Dad?"
Wang Cuilan hummed, "We've made peace."
Wang Cuilan thought that they had reconciled, but it was not yet time to get a new marriage certificate.
Dabao had no idea what his mother was thinking, he was so happy.
Although he had always told himself to respect his mother's choice, he still wanted his own father.
It couldn’t be better for Mom and Dad to reconcile.
But... remembering what his aunt had said before about his father being unreliable, Dabao said to Wang Cuilan with a stern face.
"Don't worry, Mom. I will supervise Dad from now on. I will never let him disappear when you are pregnant with your brother or sister. I will also ask him to call and write to you often."
Wang Cuilan: "...Don't, your father is already calling and writing letters frequently enough. If this continues, Mom and Dad's entire salary will be spent on phone bills."
"Then you and your brothers and sisters won't be able to buy nice clothes or delicious food."
Dabao gave her a look that said, "Mom, you are so stupid. Even if you have no money, you still have your aunt, uncle, and great-grandfather."
They soon bought him and his younger siblings nice clothes, fun toys, and delicious food.
It’s okay if mom and dad don’t have money!
Although Dabao is a smart child, he still doesn't understand some social ways, so he feels justified in taking advantage of others.
Wang Cuilan herself and Wang Cuixiang had a very close relationship, so she didn't notice anything wrong with Dabao for a while.
It was not until they arrived in Guangzhou that Xie Zheng took his three children shopping. Sanbao liked something, but Xie Zheng thought it was expensive and impractical, so he did not buy it for them. Sanbao started crying.
Dabao comforted him, "Dad won't buy it for you. Wait until your aunt and uncle come here and ask them to buy it for you. They are richer than Dad."
It was also at this time that Xie Zheng discovered that more than half of the toys and clothes for the three children were bought by his sister-in-law and her husband.
Moreover, the four of them, mother and daughter, didn't think anything was wrong.
Then Xie Zheng called Wang Cuilan, who was confused when she answered the call.
"Xiangxiang was raised by me since she was a child. I used to buy things for her often. Now that she's grown up and working, it's okay to buy something for her nephew."
Xie Zheng: "It's okay to buy something from time to time, but the problem now is that the eldest, second, and third children think it's natural for their aunt and uncle to buy things for them."
Wang Cuilan: “…” Now things got serious.
It was after this incident that Xie Zheng made an effort to change the three children's attitude towards their aunt and uncle, who took it for granted that they should buy things for them.
Of course, this was all a matter of the future, and Wang Cuilan didn’t know about it at the time.
At this time, Wang Cuilan was explaining to Dabao that he would not have any younger brothers or sisters in the future.
Dabao: "So I will only have two brothers and sisters, Erbao and Sanbao, in the future?"
Wang Cuilan nodded. "So you should be nicer to them in the future. After all, there are only two of them."
Dabao nodded, feeling faintly happy in his heart.
In fact, he doesn't want his parents to have any more brothers or sisters. Just having two or three children is enough.
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