Gao Yuanjian stayed in an empty room on the second floor of the clothing store at night. The next morning, after breakfast, he rode his bicycle to Gaoming Wanjia.
He put the watermelons into a snakeskin bag and tied it to the back seat of the bicycle with a rope. Some cantaloupe and vegetables were placed in the iron frame in front.
When I rode my bike all the way to Wanjia, Gaoming, it was only eight o'clock in the morning and the sun was not yet shining.
At this time, Hu Yinchen had already come to work. With her taking over the care of Xiao Shasha, Wang Xiuxiu had time to eat breakfast.
The breakfast here is very simple, basically porridge with pickles. If you want to change the taste, you can cook some noodles or buy some buns outside.
After resting at home for a few days, Gao Mingwan seemed to have recovered a lot. The swelling of the wounds on his body had disappeared, but the bruises were still there. He didn't feel any pain if he didn't touch them, but they still hurt a lot if he touched them.
Despite this, Gao Mingwan also planned to go racing.
When he was injured before, Xiao Jinfeng gave him a bonus, but without work, he had no income, and he was living off his savings, which always made people feel uneasy.
Gao Mingwan sat at the door basking in the morning sun, thinking about how to tell Wang Xiuxiu that he wanted to go racing.
When he looked up, he saw his father Gao Yuanjian coming.
Gao Mingwan immediately stood up, greeted him, and said, "Dad, why are you here?"
Gao Yuanjian looked at him, sized him up and down, then parked the bicycle against the eaves and took the watermelon off the seat.
Gao Yuanjian said: "I heard from Mingcheng that you were injured, so I came to see you. I brought you watermelon, cantaloupe and some vegetables!"
Gao Mingwan, with a smile on his face, hurriedly welcomed Gao Yuanjian into the house and asked him if he had had breakfast.
When Wang Xiuxiu saw her father-in-law coming, she immediately put down the bowl in her hand and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water for Gao Yuanjian.
Gao Yuanjian took the cup of water, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he said, "I ate at Mingcheng's place. You guys are busy, so you don't have to entertain me."
Gao Yuanjian moved the things into the kitchen and put them away by himself, and then asked Gao Mingwan how he was injured and how serious it was.
Gao Mingwan didn't dare tell him how he fought with others. He could only say a few nonsense words. When he mentioned the injuries on his body, he just said that they were almost healed.
Chinese people are always used to reporting good news but not bad news.
But Gao Mingwan didn't explain it in such detail. In fact, he knew that telling his father about this would be useless and would only make his parents worry.
Gao Yuanjian didn't know whether he had seen through it or not, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just reminded Gao Mingwan to be careful in the future and not to get hurt again.
After instructing his son, Gao Yuanjian hugged his granddaughter again. He rarely saw this granddaughter, so he took a few more glances at her and found that the child was pretty good-looking with very fair skin, much whiter than Gao Mingpeng's daughter's skin.
Gao Yuanjian only held the child for a while before returning it to Hu Yinchen and asking her to take the child outside the yard. "The child needs more sun exposure. Go get some sun before the sun sets."
After sending Hu Yinchen, the outsider, away, Gao Yuanjian said to Gao Mingwan, "The child is already more than two months old, why did you still hire someone to do the work? This month's wages will be quite a lot!"
As he spoke, Gao Yuanjian looked at Wang Xiuxiu with dissatisfaction.
In the eyes of this macho man, it is natural for a woman to take care of children. Wang Xiuxiu has no job and she can't even take care of a child!
Wang Xiuxiu felt a little embarrassed. She glanced at Gao Mingwan and said nothing.
Gao Mingwan took the initiative to explain: "My daughter had a sleep disorder a while ago and kept crying at night. I was driving a car outside and had no time to take care of the house. Xiuxiu couldn't handle it alone. That's why I hired her for a while longer. When my second brother's kindergarten is about to start recruiting students, Aunt Hu will go over to help."
It is now the end of July, and the kindergarten enrollment is not far away. Therefore, even though Gao Mingwan is living at home now, he has not asked Hu Yinchen to leave.
Gao Yuanjian finally felt better after hearing this. He softened his tone and said, "You are the only one earning money in the family, so you should save some money."
Gao Mingwan nodded and said, "When my second brother's kindergarten starts, Xiuxiu will also go over there to help."
Gao Yuanjian frowned and said, "The child is so young, how can she take him to work? Speaking of this, your mother mentioned to me that your eldest brother's son is not young anymore, but there is no kindergarten in the village, only a preschool class, and he has to be six years old to go to school."
"How about this? Send your daughter back to the village to let your mother take care of her, and then bring your nephew over here. Then send him to kindergarten to learn something, and you just need to take care of his food and drink."
"Your mother raised all five of you children, and now she's taking care of your eldest brother's two children. She's much better at taking care of people than you two youngsters! After she told me about it, I thought it would be okay for you to take turns taking care of them. This is also for your own good..."
Before Gao Yuanjian could finish his words, Wang Xiuxiu's face suddenly changed, and even Gao Mingwan's eyes widened instantly.
It's not like he can't support his wife and children, so how could he send his daughter to the village and then raise his nephew?
Some people may feel that their daughter is not as close to them as their nephew, but Gao Mingwan’s preference for boys over girls is not that serious. He definitely wants to have another son in the future, but now he cares a lot about his only daughter.
Gao Mingwan interrupted his father and said sternly, "Dad, if mom is willing to come over to help me take care of the child, I'd be very grateful, but if the two families take turns taking care of the child, forget it! My daughter is only two months old and hasn't been weaned yet. What's the point of sending her to the village?"
"They say it's better for children to drink breast milk. Now that we don't have breast milk, we have to buy milk powder and bottles, which is another big expense! Besides, my second brother's kindergarten fees are very expensive. Do you pay for the tuition, or do I pay for it for you?"
As he spoke of the latter part, Gao Mingwan's face turned ugly.
Because he felt that it was impossible for his family to pay for his nephew's tuition, but why?
When talking about tuition fees, Gao Yuan looked embarrassed because he had indeed not thought about tuition fees before.
When Luo Xiaohua talked to him, he didn't listen too seriously, but just thought it was okay. Now that this topic was brought up, he naturally remembered what Luo Xiaohua had said to him.
However, Gao Mingwan directly expressed his unwillingness. Gao Yuanjian thought about it carefully and felt that something seemed wrong. Luo Xiaohua had taken it for granted.
But it is very difficult for parents to take the initiative to admit their mistakes to their children.
Gao Yuanjian looked stern and said unhappily, "I am doing this for your sake. I thought your nephew would be easier to take care of when he is older. If you don't want to, forget it! It's getting late. I'm going back."
Gao Yuanjian couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and pushed his bicycle.
Gao Mingwan went out to see him off, but did not try to keep him.
His father came to see him and brought him watermelon and vegetables. He was actually very happy, but when he talked about the two families taking turns to take care of the child, he became unhappy.
After Gao Yuanjian left, Wang Xiuxiu spoke up, "Don't even mention the two families swapping children. Even if they asked me to send Shasha to the village and let them take care of her for me, I still wouldn't want to!"
Whoever gives birth to a child should love him or her. Wang Xiuxiu's maternal love is bursting at this moment, so how could she bear to send her child away?
Gao Mingwan understood her and patted Wang Xiuxiu's hand to comfort her.
He said, "Don't worry, this is too absurd, I won't agree to it. If you want to send your nephew to live with me in the future, I won't agree either, because our house is too small to accommodate him!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiuxiu was indeed relieved. The relationship between the couple was still good and would not be easily separated by others.
She thought about it and asked, "Will you send your nephew to live with your second brother?"
Gao Mingcheng's clothing store still has an empty room, and his new home has even more empty rooms. The second and third floors have been renovated, but no furniture has been bought yet. He just needs to buy a bed and a cabinet, and then people can live in them.
Gao Mingwan shook his head and said, "I don't think my second brother will agree. If his own child is naughty, he can be beaten or scolded as he pleases. But other people's children can only be coaxed, not beaten or scolded. It will cause a lot of trouble!"
"But what dad said is also right. Our children are still young now. I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything in the kindergarten."
Gao Mingwan was worried. He didn't know whether his second brother had thought about this, but he had to tell his second brother and ask him to recruit a few more teachers.
Wang Xiuxiu smiled and said, "I know I can't do much, but my second brother still asked me to go, saying that I should learn a little from the side. When the child is older, I can do it directly. I thought that although I don't get paid, I can learn something by taking Sasha with me to help. There will also be other people to help me take care of Sasha, so I can relax a little."
"Otherwise, when you go to the sports car in the future, I will be bored at home alone."
When Gao Mingwan heard that Wang Xiuxiu would not receive any salary for the time being, he felt relieved.
He was very supportive of this and said, "This is good, so you don't have to stay home alone without even a hot meal."
Wang Xiuxiu nodded with lingering fear. Babies are really hard to take care of. If no one helps, going to the toilet and eating become problems.
Of course, if you can be cruel enough, then there's nothing to worry about. Just put the child on the bed and let her cry heartbreakingly. Just do your own thing and take care of the child after you're done. Finally, when you chat with others, you can still say that the child is easy to take care of. I don't know why you can say that the child is difficult to take care of!
Wang Xiuxiu couldn't help but smile when she thought of the neighbors who had such people. (End of this chapter)
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