After combing the little girl's hair into a flower bud shape and tying on a small bell, Song Lan went to the tap, carefully washed her face, and then casually washed Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu as well, saying, "Wipe your face and go back to your room to get your schoolbag."
As she spoke, she took a towel and wiped the water off the two little ones' faces.
"Sister-in-law, you and my sister wait in the yard, I'll go get my schoolbag!"
Tuanzi Xiaowu toddled towards his room with his short legs, and soon returned to the yard carrying two small schoolbags: "Sister-in-law, little sister, we can go now!"
He didn't give his sister's schoolbag to the other person, but instead slung it over his own shoulder. Song Lan saw this and was undoubtedly very gratified, praising the little guy without reservation: "Our Xiao Wu knows how to care for his sister and helps her carry her schoolbag. He's such a good brother!"
"Sister-in-law, I often help my younger sister carry her schoolbag!"
Tuanzi Xiaowu was overjoyed; he was very happy to receive praise from his sister-in-law.
"This proves that our Xiao Wu is truly a good older brother, without any ulterior motives!"
With that, Song Lan went back to her room to get her own bag, then said goodbye to Qin Yanzheng and Wu Dong, and left the courtyard with the two little ones.
"Xuanxuan! Xuanxuan, wait for me!"
Cui Jiabao was led out of the courtyard by his father. He looked up and saw Song Lan and the two little ones. Instantly, the chubby boy pulled his hand out of his father's palm and chased after the little girl.
"Sister-in-law, let's ignore Cui Jiabao!"
Tuanzi Xiaowu whispered something to Song Lan.
"Why?"
Song Lan asked in a low voice as well.
“Cui Jiabao is annoying. He doesn’t like to be hygienic and he likes to pull the female classmates’ braids.” To prove that he wasn’t lying, Tuanzi Xiaowu glanced at his younger sister Xiaoliu and said to Song Lan, “If you don’t believe me, you can ask my sister.”
Song Lan turned her gaze to the little girl, and saw the little girl nod her head slightly.
"Xuanxuan! Why didn't you wait for me?" Cui Jiabao caught up, looking unhappy, and reached out to grab the little girl's hand, but she dodged him. Seeing this, he pouted and looked up at Song Lan: "Pretty sister, your Xuanxuan is ignoring me!"
Is she complaining to me? Song Lan's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly, feeling completely bewildered. However, Cui Jiabao's father, Cui Xingwang, walked over, and Song Lan smiled and said to the chubby boy, "It's not that Xuanxuan is ignoring you, it's just that Xuanxuan doesn't like to talk."
She paused slightly, then continued, "Also, I'm Xuanxuan's sister-in-law, so you should call me Auntie." When Cui Xingwang came up to her, Song Lan greeted him, "Good afternoon, Comrade Cui."
Cui Xingwang responded: "Good afternoon, Comrade Song."
The two didn't say much, just exchanged a simple greeting, and then, perhaps to avoid embarrassment, Cui Xingwang picked up his son and, ignoring the little fat boy's struggles and cries, quickly walked more than ten meters away.
The old residential area is very close to the factory area. It takes at most ten minutes to walk to and from get off work, and it takes less than five minutes to walk from the factory gate to the security department. Therefore, Song Lan rarely rides a bicycle to and from get off work.
Song Lan: "Listen up, you two. When you're classmates, if you don't like someone, you must never say it out loud."
Tuanzi Xiaowu: "Why?"
Song Lan: "Because once you say it out loud, it's very impolite, it will make the other person feel uncomfortable, and it will become a conflict between you."
After thinking for a moment, Tuanzi Xiaowu asked, "Is it about seeing through things but not saying anything?"
"So clever! Just like you said, see through things but don't say it."
Cui Jiabao doesn't like hygiene, which makes him unwilling to play with others. If he were to say what he's thinking in front of the chubby boy, and the chubby boy told his family, it would surely cause trouble.
Tuanzi Xiaowu: "I didn't say this to Cui Jiabao, it was to stop him from getting close to his sister."
“Our fifth child is very sensible, and I’m so happy for you, sister-in-law.”
I hope the little one stays this well-behaved, and doesn't become a mischievous monkey and cause trouble everywhere, otherwise she'll definitely get her just the punishment she deserves!
Tuanzi Xiaowu was very happy to receive praise from his sister-in-law again, but he was still shy. His chubby little face was flushed. He wanted to look at Song Lan, but he was worried that his sister-in-law would see his strange behavior. So, he walked forward while secretly glancing at his sister-in-law, and did not forget to look at his younger sister Xiaoliu. His big eyes clearly said: Sister-in-law praised me again. Aren't you very envious?
Seeing the little guy's actions, Song Lan smiled to herself and shook her head, saying nothing.
Cui Xingwang carried his crying son all the way to the kindergarten. As he handed the chubby little boy to the teacher and turned to go to work, he heard his son's tearful cry from behind: "Bad daddy! You're a bad daddy, a stinky daddy!"
Cui Xingwang paused slightly, but ultimately left without turning back.
Children are immature and there's plenty of time to clean up, but if they're late for work, it will not only affect their monthly salary settlement but also their reputation, which may in turn affect their promotion.
After all, if leaders cannot set an example and strictly abide by the factory's rules and regulations, how can they win the respect of the people and manage their subordinates?
Furthermore, the son's tantrum was nothing more than a child's squabble, but he is an adult, and it's clear that Comrade Song didn't want any verbal contact with him.
That's true. After Zheng Laidi's outburst, well, even without his wife causing trouble before, Comrade Song probably wouldn't have even considered dealing with his family.
Thinking of this, Cui Xingwang unconsciously tightened his lips. He could tell that the Song family next door were not on the same level as his family.
Whether they were big or small, they all looked like they came from big cities, with family backgrounds he didn't know about, unlike him... even though he had worked in the machine factory for many years...
Even though they work for the government and consider themselves no different from city dwellers, their rural background seems to be ingrained in their bones. Standing next to real city people, they can still be easily distinguished.
Well, in the end, it has a lot to do with his rural background!
Song Lan had no idea what Cui Xingwang was thinking. She took the two little ones to kindergarten, watched them follow the teacher into the kindergarten gate, and then turned her attention to the factory security department to go to work.
The work remained unchanged; he followed Wei Shengli and another member of the group on a patrol of the factory area.
Are you free tomorrow?
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, after completing another round of inspections in the work area, Wei Shengli suddenly asked Song Lan a question.
"I have to go back to the village to visit my parents tomorrow."
Song Lan replied, "Is there something you need?"
Wei Shengli said with a smile, "My sister wants to invite you to dinner."
"You're welcome."
Inviting her to dinner was simply a way of expressing gratitude, but Song Lan felt it was unnecessary.
"Actually, my mom also wanted to invite you to a meal, but after my sister found out, she said it was enough for her to come. She also said that since you treated her and my brother-in-law, it was her and my brother-in-law who should express their gratitude to you. My mom had to give up the idea in front of my sister, but she kept telling me not to forget to invite you to our home and treat you well!"
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