Shi Shan worked at the military hospital and ate lunch in the hospital cafeteria. He Ruilin was also busy at work and never came home for lunch, so when He Tingjun said, "It's just the two of us and Tingyu eating at home at noon, and then we'll get together as a family for a family dinner in the evening."
Yun Qiao immediately nodded and agreed: "Yes."
This way, you have enough time to prepare yourself mentally.
If they were to have a lunch gathering at noon, let's say, to exaggerate, if the whole family didn't go to work to welcome them, and took leave to wait at home, but she slept until noon, and when she woke up and opened the door, she would find the living room full of people. This would be like a bolt from the blue for her.
The two walked into the living room one after the other. Yun Qiao found a clean cup, poured some water from the teapot, and gave it to He Yan to drink.
The water in the teapot was boiled by Aunt Lan in the morning. It was filled to the brim and was still a little warm at noon, just the right temperature for children to drink.
He Yan had just learned how to drink from a cup. She held the cup with her entire face pressed against the rim, and liquid leaked out from the corners of her mouth as she drank. Yun Qiao took a handkerchief and stuffed it around her neck to cushion her.
He Yan drank all the water Yun Qiao poured for her, holding the cup and saying "ah ah" to Yun Qiao, meaning that she wanted more.
"I'm thirsty after playing outside for a while." Yun Qiao smiled and poured another half cup of water into her cup.
At this moment, there was a deafening cry like a baby crying outside, and the cry was getting closer and closer. Then He Tingyu was seen carrying the crying Zou Chen in from outside.
He didn't know whether it was the heat or the urgency, but his forehead was covered in sweat. He put Zou Chen on the ground when he entered the room, strode to the table, took a teacup from the tea tray, poured a glass of water into the cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
Zou Chen, who was over two years old, was chubby and strong like a calf. He lay on the ground and rolled around. He kicked his feet, pushed his buttocks and waist upwards, and became bald for a long time.
Yun Qiao was dumbfounded and subconsciously covered He Yan's eyes.
You must not let your children see this. If they learn the same thing and develop bad habits, it would be terrible.
Yun Qiao covered He Yan's eyes. He Yan thought her mother was playing with her and giggled.
Yun Qiao held her and turned sideways to prevent her from looking in Zou Chen's direction. He Tingjun also took two steps towards this side tacitly to block her view.
He Tingjun asked He Tingyu: "What's going on? What's going on?"
He Tingyu said, "This kid was so overbearing. Everyone else was lining up, but he refused. He went up and got stuck at the entrance of the slide, not moving, and kept saying the slide was his and no one else was allowed to play. I thought he deserved a beating, and sure enough, within two minutes, he was pushed down by a little girl who was a little taller than him. He fell and cried."
He Tingjun asked, "Are you okay?"
He Tingyu: "No, I just slid too hard when I pushed down, flew off the slide, and hit my knee, nothing else happened."
He Tingjun: "As long as he's not injured, that's fine. He made the mistake first, so he deserves the punishment. No need to make fun of him."
"I'm too lazy to coax him." He Tingyu said, "The more you coax a naughty child, the more he cries."
The two-year-old child was already able to understand what was being said. When he heard his two uncles' comments about him, his crying paused for a moment. Although he continued crying in time, it was obvious that his crying was not as vigorous as before.
Yun Qiao looked down at him, and just as his eyes met his, he was so scared that he quickly closed his eyes and continued to howl at the top of his lungs.
Yun Qiao couldn't help but laugh. He Tingjun didn't understand why, so Yun Qiao pointed at the ground and mouthed to He Tingjun, "Pretend."
He Tingjun hummed and whispered, "I guessed it. Don't pay attention to him, he will get up by himself in a while."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Tuo."
As expected, Zou Chen lay on the ground crying for a while. Seeing that no one paid attention to him, he patted his knees and got up. He took the initiative to approach He Tingyu and asked for water: "Second uncle, I am thirsty too. I need some water."
He Tingyu glanced at him and ignored him.
Zou Chen went to pull He Tingjun's clothes again: "Uncle, I'm thirsty, I want to drink some water."
He Tingjun also turned his head and ignored him. Yun Qiao pinched his arm.
He Tingjun coughed lightly, stood up, looked at him, and asked him, "Will you pretend to cry again in the future?"
Zou Chen lowered his head guiltily, but said nothing.
He Tingjun: "If you don't know your mistakes and don't repent, you'll be thirsty."
Zou Chen became anxious and subconsciously pulled Yun Qiao's clothes again.
He didn't know who Yun Qiao was, but he just saw that she pinched his uncle, and then his uncle paid attention to her.
"Do you know who I am? Why are you pulling my clothes?"
Zou Chen shook his head and said, "Auntie, I'm thirsty."
Yun Qiao corrected, "Don't call me aunt, I'm your aunt."
Zou Chen immediately changed his tone: "Aunt, I'm thirsty."
Yun Qiao didn't make things difficult for him and poured him half a glass of water.
Zou Chen took it and immediately said, "Thank you, auntie. You are so kind. When I grow up and become successful, I will buy you a big watch."
Yun Qiao sighed silently when he heard this.
He is a smart kid, but too smart, which makes him seem a little cunning.
He can coax people with words at any time. Even a 15-year-old child is not as good at coaxing people as him.
Yun Qiao bent down, waited for him to finish drinking the water, and asked him, "Who told you to say that you bought a big watch?"
"No one taught me, I learned it by myself." Zou Chen proudly puffed out his chest and raised his face, waiting for praise.
Usually at this time, his mother would touch his chest and praise him.
Yun Qiao felt a little complicated.
Being sweet-talking really depends on talent.
After drinking the water, Zou Chen put down the cup and went upstairs alone. After a while, he dragged down a big cloth bag.
The cloth bag was quite big, and it was filled with his toys, including plastic cars, wooden pistols, slingshots, hammers, shovels, spinning tops, whips, and all kinds of building blocks.
Yun Qiao saw that he was having difficulty dragging the things, so he helped him take them.
"Chenchen, take down all your toys. Do you want to play with your sister?"
Zou Chen shook his head and said, "I'll play, and my sister will watch."
Yun Qiao was speechless: "..."
He Yan is about to cry because he is only allowed to watch but not play.
"If you do that, your sister might not want to play with you." Yun Qiao tried to persuade him: "How about playing together? You have so many toys, give one to your sister, and you two can play together? How about that?"
"No, they are all mine." Zou Chen refused. He had a strong sense of territory. His things belonged to him. He could show them off, but he was unwilling to share them with other children.
"Then you can play by yourself."
Yun Qiao was unwilling to let his daughter be treated coldly by others, even if it was his cousin.
Yun Qiao coaxed He Yan in a low voice, "Yan Yan, there's a swing outside. Mommy will take you to the yard to swing."
The child's attention was immediately diverted: "I want to swing."
"No!" Zou Chen heard and immediately stopped her: "The swing is mine too! She can't play on it."
This time, Yun Qiao was really annoyed.
"You don't want to play now, so what's wrong with letting your sister play for a while?"
"I want to play now!" Zou Chen immediately ran out of the living room and sat on the swing.
He Tingjun glared at Zou Chen angrily, "Zou Chen, stop messing around. You don't let your sister play with anything, you don't let your sister touch anything. Isn't that too much?"
"You're fucking me!" Zou Chen pouted immediately, about to burst into tears: "I'm going to tell my mom."
He Tingjun said coldly, "Tell your mother that there is nothing wrong with that. Even if your mother comes, you have to change your domineering habit."
Zou Chen immediately burst into tears, his cries were so sharp and piercing that he wished he could attract all the neighbors.
“…”
Yun Qiao felt very upset and tugged at He Tingjun's sleeve, "Forget it, Yanyan doesn't want to play anymore. It's like a few adults bullying a child like him."
He Tingjun hummed, "Let's go play outside. There are swings over in the small square."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Hey, I'm just going out for a walk. I haven't been here before, so I want to get familiar with the route."
The He family's two-story building is located in the deepest part of the compound. Next to it are a row of similar two-story buildings. In front are rows of houses, but they are beautifully decorated and look much more upscale than the family compound in the northeast where Yun Qiao and his family live.
The compound is very large, with living areas and commercial streets. Vegetable vendors, meat vendors, and non-staple food and pastry vendors are all next to each other. There are also restaurants, barber shops, clothing stores, and tailor shops. Almost everything that is available outside can be found here.
There are also nurseries and kindergartens in the compound. In addition, the primary school and middle school are not far away. After leaving the compound, walk about 100 to 200 meters and you will find the primary school across the road.
Yun Qiao followed He Tingjun around the commercial street and bought two mung bean ice creams from the grocery store.
He Yan's mouth was watering with greed, and she kept mumbling "eat ice cream, eat ice cream". But when the ice cream was actually handed to her, she complained that it was too cold. She licked it once and then immediately withdrew her tongue, saying "It's cold, it's cold", and she kept saying it. But she didn't learn her lesson. After a while, she was drooling again and wanted more. So the cycle repeated, and after licking it, she continued to say "It's cold, it's cold" like a tape recorder, which made the couple very amused.
Yun Qiao and He Tingjun took He Yan to play on the swings in the small square for a while. Feeling that it was almost lunchtime, they coaxed He Yan to go back.
He Yan was a good kid. Even though he hadn't played enough, he let his dad carry him down and just said, "Dad, come and eat."
It means come back after dinner.
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