"Nannan, she..." The eldest son looked at me and quickly looked away, "She is counting flowers."
"Counting flowers? Is this a new game they have learned?" I didn't quite understand, but since Ruan Niannian started teaching them, she did introduce them to some different games.
Could it be that this thing called counting flowers is also a new game?
The older son shook his head, "No, Mom, you'll know what she's counting if I tell you."
"She plucked the petals one by one. If she plucked one petal and counted it, she would hit me. If she plucked another petal and counted it, she would not hit me. Whatever she plucked in the last half was the result of her counting."
So this is how you count flowers.
But she was counting to see if I would hit her. Do I look like someone who would hit her?
I began to realize that the influence of this child's biological mother on her was not ordinary, and that the fear in her heart could not be dispelled by simply protecting her a few times, giving her food a few times, or smiling at her a few times.
To be honest, I felt very uncomfortable too.
Since I took the job of director of the Women's Federation, most of the things I'm in charge of are matters concerning women and children, and I'm increasingly in agreement with Ruan Niannian's point of view.
No matter what mistakes adults make, children are always innocent. As long as they are not born bad, no child should be abandoned.
Many things that Nannan’s biological mother did were indeed wrong, but Nannan is also a victim and has even experienced abandonment. Her heart is very fragile.
If you stay in this gloomy state for a long time, your psychology will definitely be affected to a certain extent.
So when I went to the commune for a meeting, I specifically asked the Women's Federation cadres in the commune how to resolve this situation. At the same time, after returning to the village, I went to see Ruan Niannian. I think she is really experienced in many matters concerning children.
After the two sides talked, I began to have a preliminary plan in my mind about what to do with Nannan.
First, I started with her daily diet and daily life.
They were in school and brought their own lunch to school. Pei Nannan's lunch mostly consisted of sweet potatoes and corn, and occasionally some leftover pancakes from the morning.
It’s not that you can’t bring food, but if you do bring food, you have to bring some dishes to go with it. Even if it’s hot weather, it’s not comfortable to eat cold dishes.
Following Ruan Niannian's suggestion, I specially asked someone to buy me an insulated lunch box. Ordinary aluminum lunch boxes are easy to buy, but insulated lunch boxes are not. You can't buy one without some connections.
After buying the insulated lunch box, I would make an extra portion of rice and stir-fry two dishes when I prepare food every morning.
During that time, I often saw people eating at our dining table early in the morning. Of course, I would also prepare other food for other family members.
Occasionally when Pei Qingshan gets up in the morning to make something to eat, I would tell him to remember to prepare food for Nannan and put it in an insulated lunch box and bring it over.
In addition to food, I also bought shampoo and a special comb for Nannan.
Having lice is almost a standard feature of rural children, and Nannan also has it, but her own mother didn't care about it before, and later her careless father and brother didn't notice it either.
It's okay for boys to have lice, it's a bit rough and nothing serious, but for girls with long hair, having lice is really a very uncomfortable thing.
Every day when my daughter comes home from school, I use a comb to help her comb her lice. She was reluctant at first, but two days later she took the comb on her own initiative, handed it to me, and then obediently placed it on my legs.
From caring about her food, to caring about her physical condition, and finally to the details of her clothes being torn, the rubber bands losing their elasticity, and the bedding not being soft enough, I try my best to take care of any details to make her life more comfortable.
Gradually, Nannan smiled more often and started to share with me some things about the academy.
Are there any classmates who bully her, which classmate does she have a better relationship with, and what the teacher teaches in class that day.
Through her sharing, I got involved in her life little by little, and it was not just cooking for the family at home like before.
I actually don’t know how to get along with my children at home, but I will learn.
If I fail once, I will try twice. If I fail twice, I will try three times. I will always be able to learn it because I believe that diligence can make up for lack of talent.
After getting along well with Nannan, there was more laughter and joy in the house, and Pei Qingshan was faced with a fork in the road.
Should he stay in the village and be his team leader, or go to the commune and face the difficulties raised by a bunch of old foxes, accept the test of Secretary Peng, and finally become his successor.
From the moment Pei Qingshan left home and joined the transport team, I knew that he was not someone who would be content with the status quo.
He could earn full work points every day at home and live a pretty good life in the village.
But he was not satisfied. He felt that such a life was not what he wanted. He could see the end at a glance, with no room for development and no potential for growth.
He would rather take the huge risk of joining the transport team, as they could die at any time while on a trip.
So now, faced with these two choices, I know without any need to guess that he will definitely go to the commune, and after arriving at the commune, he will definitely work hard to gain Secretary Peng's approval and become Secretary Peng's successor.
That night, he came back and discussed it with me.
"Pingping, I want to go to the commune."
I folded the clothes and responded to him calmly: "Well, go ahead."
He seemed a little surprised to hear my answer and asked me, "Aren't you going to ask me what my plan is?"
"Comrade Pei Qingshan." I didn't look at him, but kept moving my hands. "When we were dating, we already knew each other's personalities very well, right? Even if you think that time was too long ago, after working together in the brigade for a few years, we also know each other very well, right? What kind of decisions will you make? Aren't half of them taught by me? Don't worry, I support you."
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