Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Beating the Child

On Monday morning, Meng Yufei sent Xia Qinqin to kindergarten.

After getting up and washing, Meng Yufei used the new hair tie she bought yesterday to tie a small braid for her daughter. She also used the new hair tie to tie a low ponytail for herself.

Xia Qinqin happily pointed at her mother's hair tie, then pointed at her own hair tie, and said with a smile, "Mom's hair tie is the same as the one I'm using today."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Yes, we bought it at the department store yesterday."

The mother and daughter packed up and went out on time at 7:30. The sun was much hotter than the previous few days. It seemed that they could take out the hats in a few days.

When we arrived at the cafeteria, there were many children queuing at the first window to get milk, chattering about this. Xia Qinqin looked over curiously and asked, "There are so many children, mom, what are they buying?"

Meng Yufei explained: "They are queuing up to get their daily milk. The kindergarten children drink it in the kindergarten, and the older children come here to get it themselves."

Xia Qinqin said, "Mom, when I graduate from kindergarten, I will be a big kid and can come and get milk by myself."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Well, yes."

The mother and daughter walked to the window next to them to queue up for breakfast, and suddenly they heard a burst of sharp swearing, which made the originally noisy cafeteria quiet in an instant. Only the swearing sound could be heard, which was particularly harsh in the huge cafeteria.

"You two little girls, you want to sneak into the cafeteria without telling me again, you shameless things, you are so cunning at such a young age! I will beat you to death today, you damned girls!"

Meng Yufei looked over and recognized that the person standing there with her hands on her hips and swearing was Tong Caifeng, and the ones being scolded were the two little girls standing in front of her with their heads lowered. The younger one was crying with her hands covering her face, and the older one was comforting the younger one.

Tong Caifeng raised her hand again while scolding. Meng Yufei hurried over to stop her and grabbed her hand that was about to hit her. She scolded her, "How dare you, an adult, bully such a small child in public!"

Tong Caifeng turned around and saw that it was Meng Yufei who was holding her hand. She cursed, "You little bitch, I..."

Before she could finish her words, she felt a sharp pain in her wrist and cried out, "Ouch, it hurts so much! You, you let go!"

Meng Yufei said coldly: "Watch your mouth."

Tong Caifeng sat down on the ground and yelled, "Someone is being beaten! Someone is being beaten! Captain Xia's wife is beating someone."

Meng Yufei frowned, pressed her fingers hard, squatted in front of Tong Cai and said, "If you scream again, I will immediately destroy your hand."

Tong Caifeng suddenly felt that her hands had lost feeling. She was so scared that she stopped howling immediately and grabbed her own hands hard. "Quickly let go of my hands. I didn't offend you. Why did you grab my hands? These two girls are my daughters. I can beat them however I want. Why do you care about me?"

Meng Yufei looked at the two little girls beside her. Xiangdi had stopped crying and was looking at Meng eagerly. Zhaodi was looking angrily at Tong Caifeng who was sitting on the ground.

"Even if they are your daughters, you can't just hit them."

Tong Caifeng said to the people watching the excitement, "Look at what you are saying. What do you mean I can't hit my daughter? I am disciplining my own child. Who did I offend?"

In this day and age, it is common for adults to beat children, and there is no such thing as domestic violence. If you see a husband beating his wife, someone may try to stop the fight, after all, they are both adults.

But when it comes to parents beating their children, almost no one thinks it is wrong, and many people even run over to watch and laugh. The idea that a good son is born under the stick is deeply rooted in people's minds.

Sure enough, someone nearby said, "Yeah, this family is beating their own child, we outsiders should not interfere."

"That's right. Parents must have their reasons for beating their children."

Someone else recognized Meng Yufei and advised, "Director Meng, please talk it over nicely. It's someone else's family affair, so we should not interfere."

"Yes, yes, this kid is very naughty. If you don't punish her for three days, just say a few words to her. It's not good to throw her to the ground like this."

Meng Yufei looked at the person who said this, and after a few seconds of thinking, she recognized that it was Sun Dahua. She looked at her and asked, "When did you see that I was the one who knocked her down?"

Sun Dahua was suddenly called out and said awkwardly: "I just came over and saw her lying on the ground, and you were holding her hand and wouldn't let go..."

Meng Yufei glanced at her and said, "Don't jump to conclusions about things you haven't seen with your own eyes."

Seeing more and more people gathering around to watch the excitement, Meng Yufei let go of Tong Caifeng's hand, turned around to look for Xia Qinqin behind her, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her standing there obediently.

When Xia Qinqin saw her mother looking at her, she hurried over and held Meng Yufei's hand tightly.

Tong Caifeng got up from the ground, patted her butt, and pouted, "Humph, mind your own business."

Zhaodi pointed at Tong Caifeng and said loudly, "Mom, don't drink your sister's milk. Dad said that it is given to children by the soldiers to supplement their nutrition."

As soon as these words were spoken, the onlookers looked at Tong Caifeng in surprise. There were actually people who were competing with a child for milk?

Tong Caifeng felt the gazes of the people around her and raised her hand to hit him, but was stopped by the quick-witted Meng Yufei again, "If you have something to say, just say it nicely, don't use force!"

"This damn girl is talking nonsense. I have to teach her a lesson. Even if you are the director, you shouldn't meddle in other people's business so much, right?" Tong Caifeng gritted her teeth and said fiercely.

Zhaodi shouted, "I'm not lying! You drank my sister's and my milk the day before yesterday, and you also drank my younger sister's milk yesterday. Today, my sister and I came to the cafeteria early to get milk. Mom knew about it and she wanted to beat us."

Xiangdi also whispered, "Mom stole our milk!"

For a moment, everyone looked at Tong Caifeng with contempt, and some people even whispered, "No way, is there really someone who would snatch food from a child?"

"Mom, who has something delicious to eat and drink that doesn't concern the child?"

"That's right. I can't do this anyway. It's so embarrassing!"

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Tong Caifeng felt very embarrassed by the discussions around her. She glared at her two daughters fiercely and scolded them, "You two stupid girls, you talk nonsense all day long. Who stole your milk? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll beat your mouths!"

Meng Yufei asked her, "Why did you beat them today? What was wrong that you couldn't solve at home? Why did you chase them to the cafeteria so early in the morning?"

Tong Caifeng choked and pointed at the two girls, saying, "You... you care about me. I beat my own children and I can beat them whenever I want."

Xiao Cui from the Women's Committee happened to be eating in the cafeteria. Seeing the people gathered here, she came over curiously to see what was going on. Seeing Meng Yufei was also there, she asked, "Director Meng, what happened?"

Meng Yufei saw her and said hurriedly, "Xiao Cui, you came at the right time. Tong Caifeng beat the child. You, the Women's Committee, need to do some ideological work on her."

When Tong Caifeng saw Xiao Cui, she curled her lips in disdain. Isn't he just a small clerk in the Women's Committee? How can he control her?

She shouted righteously: "I just beat the child, what's the matter, your Women's Committee doesn't allow it?"

Meng Yufei said: "It is the responsibility of the Women's Committee to protect the rights of women and children. You beat not only your own children, but also the children of the country. Of course, the Women's Committee can supervise you."

Tong Caifeng was stunned for a few seconds, then said confidently, "Who are you trying to scare? I've never heard of beating your own child being against the law in my life!"

Xiao Cui had obviously dealt with this kind of people before, so she didn't waste time arguing with Tong Caifeng. She just said to Meng Yufei, "Director Meng, let's leave this matter to our Women's Committee. I'll take them back to our office to communicate. You should go to work first and don't delay your work."

Meng Yufei nodded and said, "Okay."

She also knew in her heart that she had no right to stand up for other people's children, nor did she have the right to punish Tong Caifeng for beating her child.

Xiao Cui turned to the onlookers and said, "Everyone, please go away. Stop watching and do what you need to do. Don't gather here and disturb others from eating..."

Soon, the crowd dispersed one after another. Xiao Cui took Tong Caifeng and the two children to the Women's Committee. Tong Caifeng was not happy at first. Xiao Cui said, "If you don't want to go, I will go back and tell Director Wang. You know her temper. I will go directly to your house then."

Tong Caifeng snorted and said, "Go ahead, I'll see what you can do to me."

They left the cafeteria, and Meng continued to take her daughter to queue up for breakfast. Xia Qinqin said, "Mom, that auntie just now was so fierce. Is she the mother of those two little sisters?"

"Yes."

"Ah... can you change their mother? That mother hits people, which is not good."

Meng Yufei sighed and thought, if these two children could choose, they would probably prefer to have a different mother. She stroked her daughter's hair and said, "This is an adult matter. You are a child. Your current task is to eat well and go to school well. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, got it."

After dinner, Meng Yufei sent Xia Qinqin to kindergarten. They came a little late today. When they arrived, most of the students had already arrived and there was no one at the gate of the courtyard.

Meng Yufei quickened her pace and said to Zhou Wenqian who was about to close the gate, "Wait a minute, Teacher Zhou, I'm sorry, we were delayed by something."

Zhou Wenqian said, "It's okay. It's not too late to come now. Come in."

Xia Qinqin waved happily and said hello: "Teacher Zhou, good morning."

Zhou Wenqian bent down and touched her little braid, smiling and said, "Good morning, Qinqin, your hair tie is so beautiful today."

Xia Qinqin turned her head and shook her braid, saying with a smile: "My parents bought this yesterday when they took the boat. My mother's hair tie is the same as mine."

Zhou Wenqian glanced at Meng Yufei, smiled and said to Xia Qinqin: "Yes, I can tell at a glance that you are mother and daughter, both of you are good-looking."

Xia Qinqin smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou is also pretty."

Zhou Wenqian reminded: "The class is about to start, you go in first."

"Yeah," Xia Qinqin nodded, turned to Meng Yufei and said, "Mom, I'm going to class first."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Okay, go ahead."

After watching her daughter enter the classroom, Meng Yufei did not leave as usual, but said to Zhou Wenqian: "Teacher Zhou, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhou Wenqian said: "Sister Meng, please go ahead."

Meng Yufei said, "It's like this. Isn't May Day next month? The logistics department of the family home is planning to hold an event to celebrate this year. The kindergarten has just been built this year, so why don't we also put on a show?"

Logically, the General Affairs Department should have taken the lead in handling this matter, but the General Affairs Department used the excuse that it had been handling this matter for several years and they just didn't have the energy this year, so they pushed it to the Personnel Department.

The Personnel Department used the excuse of being short of staff and being busy recruiting workers for the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, so they pushed the application out again...

Director Fu felt that this year was the first May Day since Commander Li came, and that it could not be treated lightly like in previous years, but had to be taken seriously.

After looking around the logistics department, he finally handed the matter over to the finance department. He trusted Meng Yufei's ability to handle the work and felt that she was an experienced person and had seen the world. This year's May Day activities would definitely be better than in previous years.

As a newcomer, Meng Yufei was not sure if she would refuse this task. Fortunately, she had plenty of time, so she could prepare slowly.

After hearing what Meng Yufei said, Zhou Wenqian was a little surprised and asked, "Sister Meng, shouldn't we ask Principal Tian about the kindergarten?"

Meng Yufei explained: "I've been hearing Qinqin humming recently, and she said you taught her. I thought, why don't you let the children perform a chorus on May 1st, so that everyone can see the style and appearance of the kindergarten children, and it will not be in vain for your teachers and staff to work hard for the children."

"I'll ask for your opinion first. If you agree, I'll ask Director Tian."

Zhou Wenqian nodded and said, "I have no objection. The children are all very well behaved. By the way, Sister Meng, what do you want the children to sing?"

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "It's up to you to decide. This is your specialty. I'll talk to Director Tian later."

Zhou Wenqian nodded and said, "Okay, since Sister Meng trusts me so much, I will definitely not let you down. I will think carefully about what song to sing in the next few days."

As the two were talking, a voice sounded from behind them, "Fortunately, we caught up. Hey, sister-in-law, you are here too."

Meng Yufei turned around and was slightly surprised to see the person coming. "Captain Lu, why are you here?"

Lu Shaohuan said hurriedly: "Don't be so polite, just call me Xiaolu or Shaohuan. I'm just sending my child to school."

Then he said to the person behind him: "Lu Yannan, please walk faster. If you are going to be late, do you know who should go to school, you or me?"

Lu Yannan was carrying a military bag and walking at a leisurely pace, not quickening his pace at all because of Lu Shaohuan's urging.

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "So you are sending Yannan to school. He is the same age as Qinqin, so he should be in the senior class. It just so happens that this teacher Zhou is the teacher of the senior class."

Lu Shaohuan turned to look at Zhou Wenqian who was standing next to Meng Yufei. His eyes moved slightly under his military cap. He smiled and asked, "Hello, Teacher Zhou. Please take care of my nephew in the future."

Then he turned around and urged again: "Yannan, come over and meet Teacher Zhou."

Lu Yannan walked up to them and said, "Hello, Aunt Meng, hello, Teacher Zhou."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "Qinqin is in the same class with you. She has already gone into the classroom. You can go play with her later."

Zhou Wenqian bent down and smiled, "Hello, your name is Lu Yannan, right?"

"Yes, the yan in 'Dayan' and the nan in 'Nan'." Lu Shaohuan answered for his nephew, "Lu is the 'Lu' in 'Malu'."

Zhou Wenqian nodded and said, "Principal Tian told me this morning that there are new students coming today. I will take Yannan back to the classroom first."

Lu Shaohuan asked, "Um, Mr. Zhou, when will we pick him up from school?"

Zhou Wenqian said: "11:30 to 12:00 in the afternoon, and 5:30 to 6:00 in the evening."

Lu Shaohuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll pick him up on time."

Zhou Wenqian nodded to him and Meng Yufei, and took Lu Yannan to the senior classroom.

Meng Yufei saw Lu Shaohuan looking at the two people's backs and said, "Don't worry, the two teachers in Qinqin's class are very nice. You don't need to worry about Yannan in the kindergarten."

Lu Shaohuan smiled and said, "I'm not that worried. Yan Nan may look quiet and stupid, but he's actually a man with a lot of bad intentions. No one can bully him."

Meng Yufei said with a smile: "How can you say that about your own nephew?"

Lu Shaohuan shrugged and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know how hard it is for me. I have been bullied by my brother since I was a child, and now I am bullied by his son. Tsk tsk, I have no status at home. Alas, it seems that I can only

I hope my son will bring honor to me in the future."

Meng Yufei asked, "Have you been the one to pick up Yannan these past few days?"

Lu Shaohuan said: "Today, I will leave the island tomorrow."

Meng Yufei said: "Then you can walk around the island today. You can walk along the coast. The scenery is pretty good."

Lu Shaohuan nodded and said, "Okay, it's a rare holiday. When I went to the island yesterday, I passed by the residential area and found that there were quite a lot of people. By the way, sister-in-law, are the teachers of your affiliated kindergarten also recruited from the island?"

Meng Yufei looked at him in surprise and shook her head, saying, "This is a kindergarten for family members. The teachers and staff will of course give priority to the military families. As you know, it has always been a difficult problem to solve the problem of employment placement for military families. This is an island, and it is rare to find a job. Even our own people cannot find it."

Lu Shaohuan said: "Oh, that's right, the family kindergarten will definitely give priority to the family members."

Meng Yufei said, "Yes, the head teacher of the kindergarten, Tian, ​​is a family member of the chief of staff. The two teachers in Qinqin and Yannan's class, Teacher Tang, is a family member of Captain Song, and Teacher Zhou, is a family member of Captain Zhao. They are all our family members, so we feel relieved to let them take care of the children."

Lu Shaohuan asked, "Captain Zhao...is his name Zhao Zhengliu?"

Meng Yufei was surprised and asked, "Do you know Captain Zhao?"

"Not very familiar with him. I lived in a compound for a few years when I was a kid." Lu Shaohuan smiled and said, "The last time I went back, I heard that Zhao Zhengliu had a falling out with his family and was transferred to Nanya Island. I was thinking of going to find him later to reminisce about the past."

Meng Yufei said, "That's quite a coincidence. Captain Zhao is in Junshan's regiment. Shaohuan, I have something else to do so I'll go back to work first. You can go around the island by yourself."

Lu Shaohuan nodded and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, you go and get busy."

Meng Yufei returned to the second floor of the Logistics Department. There was a line of people in the corridor waiting to register at the door of the Personnel Department. She glanced at the crowd in line and saw Wei Shufang at the front.

She actually came!

She really came...

So, what Qinqin heard that day was in line with Wei Shufang's thoughts...

Meng Yufei was shocked, but also felt that it was as she expected.

Fortunately, Qinqin was not sick, and she could really hear what others were saying in their hearts.

Meng Yufei was first relieved that as long as Qinqin was fine, it would be fine.

Xiao Zhang poked her head out of the office to see the excitement. She turned around and saw Meng Yufei standing there. She didn't know what she was thinking. She whispered, "Sister Meng, Sister Meng!"

Meng Yufei heard Xiao Zhang's voice, came back to her senses, smiled at her, walked to the office and said, "I was delayed today by something, so I'm late."

Xiao Zhang looked at Meng Yufei's hair and said, "Sister Meng, your hair tie looks good. Last time you used a scarf to braid your hair, and this time you use a scarf to tie your hair, it also looks good."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "This time I didn't use a scarf, but a hair tie I bought at the department store yesterday. It has an elastic band inside, which is more convenient than using a scarf to tie it."

Xiao Zhang said, "The department store has new stock. I'll go buy some next week."

Meng Yufei took out a silk scarf hair tie from her bag and handed it to Xiao Zhang with a smile: "No need to go, I'll take you there."

Xiao Zhang said, "Wow, Sister Meng, you are so thoughtful. How much is it? I'll give it to you."

Meng Yufei said: "You are being too polite."

Xiao Zhang said, "How can this be so embarrassing?"

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "I didn't give you this gift for free. I was counting on you to help me organize the May Day event."

Xiao Zhangjie took the hair tie and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Sister Meng, I will go and make an activity plan. We will definitely be able to make this activity a success."

This month's wages and tickets have been distributed, the most important thing has been done, and the two of them also have time to prepare for the May Day activities.

In the morning, Xiao Wu from the Personnel Department came over and said, "Director Meng, our section chief asked your department to send one person over to help. We are too busy to do that."

Xiao Zhang said unhappily: "We are busy too."

Xiao Wu said: "Hasn't your salary and tickets for this month been paid out? We have an urgent matter."

Xiao Zhang was dissatisfied and said: "...you"

Meng Yufei waved to Xiao Zhang and turned to Xiao Wu at the door and said, "Go back and tell your section chief that we are preparing for the May Day event. The director attaches great importance to this event. This is the first time we are organizing it and we have no experience. We are worried that we will not be able to handle it and we cannot send anyone to help you."

Xiao Wu said: "But, our section chief said..."

"Why don't we let Section Chief Chen go and ask the director to coordinate? I can't spare anyone here anyway." Meng Yufei interrupted Xiao Wu directly.

Seeing Meng Yufei's firm attitude, Xiao Wu turned around and left reluctantly.

Xiao Zhang gave Meng Yufei a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Sister Meng, you did a great job. With so many people signing up today, you must be very busy."

Meng Yufei said: "The supply and marketing cooperative is a good unit, and the requirements this time are not high, so I'm sure many people will come to sign up."

Xiao Zhang said, "Yes, this position is very popular. Many people are eyeing it. I think no matter who is chosen in the end, some people will be dissatisfied. I guess there will be a lot of excitement in the future."

Meng Yufei smiled and said, "It has nothing to do with us anyway. We just need to prepare for the May Day activities. I have just told Wen Qian that we will have the children perform a chorus and that will be a program."

Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "With Wen Qian here, there's no need to worry about this show. I'll look at what shows there were in the past few years and write them down for you, Sister Meng, to refer to later."

Meng Yufei nodded and said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go to the Women's Committee to see if they can come up with a show."

"Sister Meng, please go over there. I'm here."

There were still many people queuing in the corridor, making a lot of noise. Meng Yufei walked through the crowd and unexpectedly saw Tong Caifeng at the end of the line.

Didn’t she go to the Women’s Committee?

Tong Caifeng saw Meng Yufei and turned her head away, pretending she didn't see it. She felt that this was Meng Yufei's territory. Humph, she came here for business today, so she didn't bother with Meng Yufei.

Meng Yufei didn't have time to pay attention to her. She walked past Tong Caifeng, went downstairs and walked towards the Women's Committee.