Chapter 9
After moving from the small rental house in the county to Sucheng, Tu Mian adapted very well to her own room. She has always been calm, calm and serious. When she is not smiling, a sense of adulthood comes over her.
She said she wanted her children to be independent from a young age, but Lin Mei was always worried. What if the child kicked off the covers and caught a cold? What if the child rolled out of bed without her noticing? What if something happened to the child and she couldn't find out in time?
But Tu Mian wanted to be a little adult. She patted her chest and assured herself that there would be no problems. She wanted to have her own room.
In her opinion, sleeping in separate beds is the first step to becoming an adult. Her sister sleeps alone, and she wants to be like her.
This was a difficult situation for Lin Mei, a loving mother. Every hour or two, she would go to Tu Mian's room to check on him. None of the things she worried about happened. Tu Mian slept very well.
The soft moonlight sprinkled on her little face, bringing sweetness to Lin Mei.
Moving from the county to the city, she came to an unfamiliar place. Although she was confident, facing the situation where money was flowing like water, Lin Mei could not easily close her eyes at night. She was under great pressure.
Lin Mei was filled with anxiety, but having her daughter by her side gave her infinite courage. All the hard work was worth it when she saw Tu Mian's peaceful sleeping face, and Lin Mei's heart calmed down.
As usual, Tu Mian was the first to get up. She sat up blankly and was stunned for a long time before realizing that she had slept in a separate bed and her mother was not by her side.
Lin Mei has always been the one who dressed her. Tu Mian has never dressed herself. Her mother was just a little strict with her but she always spoiled Tu Mian. However, Tu Mian could even tie her shoelaces, so how could she not put on clothes? In short, Lin Mei didn't realize it. She always thought her daughter was still young.
Without her mother's company, Tu Mian got out of the crib by herself. She wanted to try to dress herself today. She felt that she was an "adult" after sleeping in a separate bed.
Without Lin Mei's help, Tu Mian couldn't get dressed smoothly. She put on her clothes quickly and walked leisurely to the bathroom.
The height of the bathroom sink is a challenge for Tu Mian, but with the small footstool prepared for her by Lin Mei, Tu Mian is able to wash independently.
The mirror on the wall allowed her to see herself clearly in the mirror.
The naturally curly hair, washed by the night, had blown out without giving Tu Mian any face, looking like a poodle or an angry lion. Tu Mian pouted, and she pulled it twice with her hands, but it didn't change at all.
Fortunately, the sound of washing woke Lin Mei up. She watched her daughter tiptoeing outside the door like a little penguin. When she looked closely, she saw the messy curly hair. Lin Mei knew that she couldn't laugh at this time.
Tu Mian is a very smart kid now. She has her own aesthetic sense for her image. She has to review all the clothes she wears before going out. If Lin Mei laughed at this time, Tu Mian would know that she was making fun of her image and would get angry.
When Tu Mian was angry, she was like a sullen person. She would pout and tears would flow down. But the child was very proud and didn't want anyone to see her embarrassed look, so she had to hide herself from others.
Lin Mei knew that this was not an easy child to coax. The older Tu Mian got, the harder it would be to fool him. Lin Mei could only suppress her smile and walked over to Tu Mian and hugged her.
"What are you wearing today? You're so good, so good! Our Guo'er is so great."
Tu Mian gave up struggling, picked up the comb and handed it to Lin Mei. She pretended to be casual and said, "I'm a big kid now. Of course I can dress myself. I'm not a child anymore!"
"Okay, okay, our Guo'er is a big kid now."
While coaxing Tu Mian, Lin Mei picked up a comb and combed Tu Mian's hair into a bun.
Tu Mian's hair has been thinned. If Tu Mian didn't cherish her long hair so much, Lin Mei sometimes really wanted to cut Tu Mian's hair short. When the temperature was high in the summer, she was afraid that Tu Mian would get prickly heat on his neck.
Seeing that his hair was no longer frizzy, Tu Mian happily asked Lin Mei for a hug.
Lin Mei carried Tu Mian to the sofa in the living room and sat him down.
"Mom needs to go wash up first. Do you want anything to eat? Your dad made dumplings. Some are stuffed with cabbage and pork, and some are stuffed with leeks and eggs. Do you want some?"
Tu Mian thought seriously for a moment, "Corn, I want to eat corn."
Sure enough, children will change when they grow up. She will never choose from two options, but will give a third answer.
Tu Mian is getting further and further away from being a "good child", but everyone is becoming more and more tolerant of her.
Lin Mei was not surprised. She knew Tu Mian was obsessed with corn and there was always enough corn at home.
However, she still tapped Tu Mian's nose and said, "You are capable of this. You only know how to torture your mother every day. What if there is no corn at home? Fortunately, I am smart and understand you very well. I bought some corn a long time ago. I will cook one for you. In two minutes, go wake up your sister and ask her what she wants to eat."
Tu Mian nodded. She counted the time silently in her mind. When the time came, she jumped off the sofa and ran to find her sister who was still sleeping.
When Tu Mian was at home, Tu Yin didn't need an alarm clock. Just like now, the "bang bang bang" knocking on the door woke up Tu Yin who was smacking her lips in her sleep.
Even though Tu Yin wanted to stay in bed, the sound was too harsh. She sat up suddenly, her head still dizzy.
Tu Yin opened the door, picked up Tu Mian, and patted her on the face.
"Sister, you are so annoying. You haven't even brushed your teeth yet." Tu Mian is still similar to Tu Chenglin in some ways. She is a bit picky and has a little obsession with cleanliness.
Tu Yin laughed out loud and kissed Tu Mian on the face a few times, which was considered revenge.
"Mom asked me to ask you, what do you want for breakfast?"
"What do you want to eat?" Tu Yin thought it would be bad to trouble Lin Mei to do anything else, so she planned to copy her sister's answer.
"Boiled corn." Tu Mian always likes to speak word by word. Maybe because she is still young, Tu Yin feels a little overwhelmed every time she hears her sister speak. It feels like someone is reciting in her ear. If she is not familiar with it, she will easily get goose bumps.
But Tu Yin is both naive and playful. She likes to tease Tu Mian, and after provoking him, she will find ways to coax Tu Mian. However, Tu Mian only remembers to eat and not to be beaten, and loves to play with his sister.
If we were to rank the people in the world who know Tu Mian best, the first would be Lin Mei, and the second would definitely be Tu Yin.
Tu Yin sighed: "I knew you would eat this, but I, your sister, don't like anything without chili peppers. I can't eat it at all!"
"Ah? Then why can't we sprinkle some chili peppers on the corn?" Little Tu Mian always has a thousand questions in his mind.
Sprinkle chili peppers on boiled corn? Only Tu Mian could think of this. Tu Yin was disgusted by her own imagination.
She put Tu Mian down and patted him on the butt. "You're so stupid! You might as well just live with your corn. If you keep eating corn, I'll just call you Corn Fruit."
Tu Mian was still puzzled. What was wrong with sprinkling chili peppers on boiled corn? She thought it would be delicious!
Tu Yin quickly ran to the kitchen to find Lin Mei: "Auntie, I want to eat dumplings. Did my dad make two kinds of fillings?"
"There are leeks and eggs and cabbage and pork, but today is the first day of school. Eating leeks will leave a bad taste in your mouth. How about cabbage and pork?" Lin Mei was worried that Tu Yin would be disliked if she ate leeks and eggs and talked to her classmates.
"Okay, okay, the one with cabbage and pork filling is also delicious. It tastes great with the dipping sauce you prepared, Auntie."
The door was opened and Tu Chenglin also came home. He woke up very early and went out to buy vegetables. The earlier he went, the fresher the vegetables would be. If he went too late, many vegetables would have wilted.
"What do you want to eat for lunch today?"
Tu Chenglin was asking Tu Yin, the school did not have any requirements for lunch, so Tu Yin could come back to eat at noon.
"I won't be back at noon today. I want to go to the cafeteria with my classmates to eat and get familiar with them."
I understand. Tu Yin wants to make friends quickly in the new environment.
When everyone is not familiar with each other, becoming a dining partner first can always help to quickly build a closer relationship.
"Do you have enough money?"
"enough!"
Tu Yin waved her hand, she still had to go wash up.
While having breakfast, Lin Mei looked at the clothes Tu Mian was wearing. These were the clothes he changed into by the bed yesterday. Tu Mian put them on directly. But today was the first day of school after all, and Lin Mei always felt that it was not appropriate to wear this set.
In other words, they haven't received the school uniforms yet, they just reported their sizes. Otherwise, Lin Mei wouldn't have to worry about how Tu Mian should wear them properly.
Lin Mei finished her meal first. She picked out two more skirts from Tu Mian's wardrobe. One was white with black polka dots of varying sizes and a thin black bow tied at the neckline; the other was light yellow with tiny blue flowers printed on it.
These two skirts were newly bought. A new semester brings new changes, and Lin Mei thinks Tu Mian should wear new clothes to school.
Tu Mian felt that she was in elementary school now and was no longer the little kid she used to be. She preferred black and white dresses, and the cool tones made her feel more mature.
Seeing Tu Mian choose the black and white dress without hesitation, Lin Mei sighed. She should have known better. But she always thought that Tu Mian was still a child and should wear brighter colors to be more adorable. Otherwise, when he grew up, he would be like her, afraid of wearing bright colors and attracting attention, and would only wear black, white and gray. That would not be good.
Children have more choices, and people are always more tolerant of children. Even if they wear rainbow colors, people will just think they are cute.
Moreover, the bright colors will make Tu Mian's fair skin look even whiter. Nowadays, everyone likes fair and chubby children, and Tu Mian is at his most likable age.
Lin Mei knew that Tu Mian was a very determined child, and she would not object to Tu Mian's love in small matters.
After changing her clothes, Lin Mei didn't delay any longer, as a client had made an appointment with her to view a house in the morning.
Tu Yin had left early because she had to attend morning reading class.
Tu Chenglin carried Tu Mian to the bus stop and waited for the No. 25 bus. Tu Mian's primary school was a little far from their home, but fortunately, they didn't need to transfer and could get there in 7 stops.
After seeing Tu Mian off to school, Tu Chenglin planned to go to the Children's Palace first.
He has read a lot of newspapers recently, and one piece of news has been firmly engraved in his mind.
This was published by a local newspaper in Suzhou. It said that a 15-year-old girl in the area won the National Violin Gold Medal. She was the first female to win the award and also the youngest winner of the award.
Tu Chenglin was very concerned about his age and gender, and the prize money for winning the gold medal made him stunned.
So many?
An idea was brewing in his mind.
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