Chapter 19
Tu Mian, a fifth-grader, was in a state of hesitation today.
Lin Mei bought a new house, which was still a second-hand house. She bought it originally for Tu Yin to study. A second-hand house does not need to be renovated, so you can just move in.
When Tu Mian packed up his things, he realized that he had too many things.
Her family was very generous with her, and she always had so many clothes and toys that they couldn't even fit in the closet.
Lin Mei asked her to take a part of it with her, as the house would not be sold, and they would only live in the house for two years. After Tu Yin finished the college entrance examination, she might not live there anymore.
Lin Mei is confident that her family will live in a bigger house in the future.
People always strive for higher goals. Since we have the ability, we should of course provide a better environment for our children.
But such a request made Tu Mian a bit embarrassed. She wanted to pack up everything, but she couldn't do that now.
They could have taken everything with them, but Lin Mei felt that now that her family was better off, she didn't have to be as reluctant as before. She could also teach her children to make choices.
In the past, because the family was poor, they did not avoid talking about these things with the children, so Tu Mian always had the impression that the family was poor. She was always reluctant to spend money on herself, but only on her family and friends. She was reluctant to throw away clothes even if they no longer fit her.
Lin Mei felt bad that such a young child would put himself in a difficult position. She also wanted to take this opportunity to let Tu Mian understand that his family was rich and there was no need for him to put himself in a difficult position.
Let your child learn to give up first, and then buy her new things when she moves to a new home. Let her realize that she should throw things away when necessary, and not be stingy, especially not to herself.
Tu Mian listened to her mother and picked and chose. She finally decided to throw away the clothes that she couldn't wear anymore, and the toys. She no longer knew how to play with them, but they were not broken.
After cleaning up, Tu Mian realized that there were so many things he didn't need.
After thinking for a while, Tu Mian ran to his mother and said, "I have some clothes that I can no longer wear and toys that I will no longer play with. If I put them here, I won't use them in the future. So will they be thrown away?"
"Do you want to throw it away?"
Tu Mian shook his head. "They're not broken or dirty. Wouldn't it be a waste to throw them away?"
Although she wanted her child not to be stingy, this was not stinginess. She realized that she didn't need the things anymore and didn't keep them. At the same time, she also noticed that it would be a pity to throw some things away, so she understood that they should not be wasted.
Lin Mei couldn't put into words the feeling that her child was so sensible.
She was still thinking about how to educate the child, but the child had already learned a lot when she was not looking.
Yes, her child is so smart, how could he go astray?
"This is your own thing, so of course you have to deal with it yourself."
Tu Mian hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind: "I want to send it to those who need it more. I still have money in my passbook. Can I withdraw some and buy something to send to them?"
Lin Mei was moved. She hugged Tu Mian and said, "Of course you can do whatever you want. Mom will support you."
Looking at her daughter's joyful back, happiness flowed in Lin Mei's heart.
After moving to the new house, the house became bigger than before. The piano that originally made the house look narrower was placed in the living room of the new house, making it look bigger.
“The same thing looks different in different places.”
Tu Yin patted Tu Mian's shoulder and said, "Don't be reluctant to part with your things. Sister will help you decorate your room."
"I'm not reluctant, okay... I'm a little reluctant," Tu Mian pointed his finger, "but they left me so suddenly, but when I think about them being in the hands of people who need them more, I don't feel much reluctance anymore."
"Hey," Tu Yin was a little surprised, "Our Guo'er has grown up, that's great!"
As she said that, Tu Yin couldn't help but kiss Tu Mian on the face.
Tu Mian has grown up a little, but the baby fat on her face has not disappeared, which makes her family always like to "bully" her.
Once the house is cleaned and arranged, moving is only a large part of the problem solved, and it is not over yet.
According to the local custom, friends are invited to "warm up the house" and get to know the way.
When they moved to Suzhou, they were unfamiliar with the place and neither Lin Mei nor Tu Chenglin wanted their families from either side to come over, as that would be very troublesome. After all, people from both families were not easy to deal with.
But now, they have established themselves in Suzhou and are no longer a family that keeps each other together.
Tu Mian could also invite his friends, and he invited Li Qiming, Qin Yumin and Zhong Yuqi.
These are her best friends, and all three of them have invited Tu Mian to their homes, and Tu Mian has been there, but Tu Mian has never invited them to his home.
This time it's time to invite them to your home to play.
Li Qiming came with gifts. His mother said that he couldn't come empty-handed, just like Tu Mian always brought fruits when he came. Li Qiming should not be impolite.
After dropping him off at Tu Mian's house, Li Qiming's mother left at the agreed time to pick him up. After all, the children were only close, and the adults weren't that familiar with each other, so it was better to let the children stay and play.
Away from his mother's sight, Li Qiming became much more timid. He has never been an extroverted child.
He followed behind Tu Mian and watched her greet everyone with a smile, not at all nervous and very confident.
At this moment, Tu Mian's image suddenly became taller in Li Qiming's eyes.
She was just like himself in his dreams, except that she was real.
Tu Mian brought her friends into the room. There were only adults outside. Tu Mian knew Li Qiming's personality, so it was fine for them to play in the room. Her toys were enough for them to play with.
Li Qiming took a liking to the comics in Tu Mian's bookcase at first sight.
"Tu Mian, you actually have so many comics at home! Were all these comic books bought for you by your parents? That's amazing! My mom never allows me to buy comic books, so I can only read them secretly."
As he spoke, Li Qiming felt a little lost.
Over the years, his mother has been very strict with him, including in making friends.
After all these years, his only friend is Tu Mian.
Even if Tu Mian took him to play with other people, his mother didn't like those people.
If Tu Mian was not a typical "other people's child", Li Qiming's mother might not let Li Qiming play with Tu Mian. She always protected Li Qiming self-righteously, like a mother hen who holds her child tightly and won't let go.
Li Qiming was so envious that he wished he could trade places with Tu Mian. Her home was his dream. His mother only bought him educational books, but for an 8-year-old, they were too boring.
Children just prefer these colorful and novel things.
Tu Mian raised his eyebrows. His friend's frank envy made this face-conscious kid feel particularly proud today.
She pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Most of these comic books were given to me by my sister. You know, high school students often buy exercise books, and my sister often goes to the bookstore. Every time she comes back, she brings me comic books. However, I have finished reading all these books. If you like any, you can borrow them. We are friends after all."
This is actually a pretense of showing off his sister. These friends are all only children and don't understand the happiness of having a sister.
Li Qiming's admiration was so obvious: "You really are my best friend." But his eyes quickly dimmed, "I can't take it back. My mother wouldn't want to see me reading comic books."
There was no solution to this, so Tu Mian had no choice but to give him the comic book: "Then read more today. If you can't take it home, then come to my house to read it from now on."
The invisible ears on Li Qiming's head trembled, and his eyes became bright, as if they had been washed with water.
"That's great! What would I do without you?"
"What would I do without you~"
Qin Yumin's sarcastic tone broke the originally harmonious and beautiful atmosphere.
After so long, he still couldn't get along with Li Qiming. Whenever Li Qiming said something, he would respond in a sarcastic tone. Tu Mian was used to it and regarded it as their unique way of getting along.
It would be wrong for her to speak for anyone. The two of them didn't get along, so Tu Mian wouldn't be in a hurry as long as they didn't fight.
But at this time Tu Mian really wished there was someone else around, at least she would have a reason to ignore these two people.
At this moment, Lin Mei's voice called her: "Guo'er, come out quickly, Yuqi is here."
Very good!
Tu Mian couldn't wait to run out, leaving Li Qiming and Qin Yumin staring at each other.
Zhong Yuqi handed the gift to Tu Mian. She was dressed coolly today with a high ponytail, looking neat and beautiful.
"Congratulations on moving to a new home."
"Thank you." Tu Mian took the gift back to his room and put it away. Zhong Yuqi looked around Tu Mian's room curiously.
She had never met Li Qiming before, so Tu Mian introduced them to each other.
Li Qiming could see that Tu Mian liked Zhong Yuqi very much, and he felt a little disappointed.
Why is there another one?
Of course, Tu Mian’s friends are more than just these few people, Li Qiming knows it.
But friends are different too. Those who came to Tu Mian's house today were all her good friends. Li Qiming originally thought that only he and Qin Yumin were there, but now that there is one more person, his position in Tu Mian's heart becomes smaller.
Li Qiming's heart is very small, so small that Tu Mian is the only one who lives in his friend's place, while Tu Mian's heart is very big, so big that Li Qiming doesn't know how many friends live in Tu Mian's heart.
Friends can also be jealous of each other. People are always satisfied with being "unique" and sad because of being "not unique".
However, the example of Qin Yumin was there, and Li Qiming was very friendly towards Zhong Yuqi. The situation was much better than when he and Qin Yumin met.
The four children sat in Tu Mian's room without feeling crowded, and Tu Mian entertained them warmly.
Tu Mian took out all the small cakes, melon seeds, soda, and whatever he had at home to treat them.
Several children were in the room, drinking soda, cracking melon seeds and reading comic books, occasionally chatting about their daily lives and the plots in the comics. They were having a great time.
The peace was not broken until the adults asked them to go out for dinner.
The people who came today were not only friends, but also Lin Mei’s colleagues. They had only heard of Tu Mian but never knew him, and had long been extremely curious about this genius kid.
At their urging, Tu Mian confidently sat on the piano bench and prepared to show off his talent.
At this time, Zhong Yuqi took out the violin from the violin case she carried with her.
"This time, let's play together."
Tu Mian smiled, Zhong Yuqi found what she wanted most.
"certainly."
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