For several mornings in a row, Sun Lifang and her husband took Zhou Xinya to school together.
The couple wanted to use this gentle approach to accompany Zhou Xinya without blaming her, so that she could return to her original confident and cheerful self.
But this approach didn't work, or rather, some things can't be ignored—
Zhou Xinya is not an ordinary girl; she is too sensitive.
“It might be related to the books she usually reads,” Sun Lifang analyzed with her husband. “The young girl reads things like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin.”
At such a young age, he's already handling things with an adult's mindset.
There are advantages and disadvantages. The eldest daughter, Zhou Xinya, never argues with her parents or asks for things like other children. She is reserved and gentle, which is a good thing for her parents.
But from another perspective, Zhou Xinya's personality also determines—
She would never try to curry favor with adults.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and this little girl has already put herself on the side of "self-sacrifice" even before her younger siblings have been born.
So you see, when faced with this kind of situation, she felt fear and confusion.
I don't know what to do to make myself feel better.
Yes, Zhou Xinya is feeling terrible right now. Even after her parents emphasized to her, "It's okay, it was an accident, Mom and Dad don't blame you," she still can't shake off her guilt.
They became cautious and prudent, and exceptionally well-behaved.
It was as if I would be sent away if I misbehaved, so I was on edge, and I would get up immediately to wash and get dressed as soon as the alarm rang every day.
In about ten minutes, he was standing at the door with his schoolbag on his back.
The little girl, not even as tall as the cabinet, stands in the entryway carrying a red schoolbag, and you can't find anything wrong with her.
"It seems that being too sensible isn't always a good thing," Sun Lifang sighed. She didn't know how to handle this situation either.
I've said everything I needed to say and provided all the companionship I was supposed to, but the little girl at home has changed.
She will never again jump around on the sofa in pantyhose, nor will she look for food or watch cartoons as soon as she gets home from school.
Zhou Xinya's sudden change left Jiang Meimei, who had just returned from vacation, completely bewildered.
If you try to ask her anything, the little girl will just quietly look at you with her round eyes, give you a couple of quiet and well-behaved answers, and then go back to her room to read.
"Madam, what have you been doing these past two days while I was away?" Jiang Meimei, like a concerned godmother, cut up some fruit, arranged it on a plate, and headed towards the small room. "What's wrong with Yaya?"
When Jiang Meimei came out, Sun Lifang briefly explained the situation, which made someone raise their eyebrows.
"What should we do then? Madam, it's still your fault."
Sun Lifang was caught in the crossfire and didn't refute it, only saying, "Then what do you think I should do?"
It's easy for someone standing there to talk; she wanted to see what Jiang Meimei would do.
"Oh dear!" Jiang Meimei glanced at her belly and said angrily, "You shouldn't have had a second child."
"If I had a daughter like Yaya, why would I need a second child!"
Sun Lifang glanced at her and said, "Heh, you're so biased, it's almost unbelievable."
Because of their usual interactions, everyone could see that Jiang Meimei favored Zhou Xinya.
Leaving aside the food, Jiang Meimei cut back on grocery shopping and cooking time because Zhou Xinya said she "liked puppies," saving the time to pick Zhou Xinya up from school.
Let's pet the dog together.
Sun Lifang discovered this by accident. It should only take ten or twenty minutes to pick up the child, but these two always manage to take an hour.
When I came back, I felt like I was fully charged, and my joy was impossible to hide in my eyes and brows.
Fortunately, the two tried to cover for each other, but Sun Lifang tricked them out with a little trick.
Jiang Meimei was very angry today, and the direct consequence was that she made a decision—
After coming out of the kitchen, he told Sun Lifang, "I don't want a second child."
"If having a second child would put the first child in such a difficult position, I won't have another one."
Although she is not close to her son, after studying "infant care specialist" materials for so long, Jiang Meimei feels that it is better to have healthy births and raise children properly.
Jiang Meimei hadn't been firm on the idea before, but after seeing Zhou Xinya today, she made up her mind.
As Zhou Xinya's best friend, Jiang Meimei felt heartbroken whenever she thought about Zhou Xinya's situation.
"She's just a child, why does she have to think so much?"
She could have received all the love, but she's forced to accept the "older sister" role you've given her. Is that fair to Da Bao?
"Alright, alright, I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already said it all." Sun Lifang interrupted Jiang Meimei, changing the subject, "Stop talking about this, hurry up and help me think of something—"
How can I win back my eldest daughter's heart?
If we're going to do something like this, we'll have to talk to Zhou Xinya alone.
Being serious is out of the question. To deal with this kind of brat who pretends to be serious and puts himself in the position of an "adult," Sun Lifang can only put herself in the position of a "child."
What do children represent?
Being childish means being unreasonable.
After much deliberation, Sun Lifang knocked on her daughter's door, dragged out a chair, and sat down next to her.
Zhou Xinya straightened her back, and if you looked closely, you could see that her little finger, which was holding the book page, hadn't moved for a long time—
Who can concentrate on reading when they're being stared at so intently?
She was in pain, but she didn't say anything, so Sun Lifang continued to watch her, to see how long she could endure it.
The little girl under the desk lamp had two pigtails that draped obediently over her shoulders, her eyes fixed calmly on the pages of the book, motionless.
Still not saying anything? That's incredibly patient.
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