Zhou Xinya has been very happy these past two days. Her great-grandmother has come, and now someone is taking her to school.
The lingering sweetness from the first two days hadn't even worn off yet, and Grandma Sun followed her everywhere, acting like a little tour guide, introducing the surrounding routes to her great-grandmother.
Jiang Meimei teased her on purpose, "Oh dear, little girl, you're so fickle and don't like Auntie anymore. How sad!"
Every time this happened, Zhou Xinya would rush to hug Jiang Meimei, hoping to make her happy.
Simply saying it won't work.
And here we are again today.
When asked, Zhou Xinya climbed onto the back of the sofa and straddled it like a horse, loudly declaring, "I like them all, I like them all!"
Grandma Sun pretended to insist and let her choose her favorite one.
The little girl was so anxious that she jumped off the sofa and ran to her mother for help.
Sun Lifang was organizing documents in her study; she hadn't touched a pen for a few days and was a little rusty.
Hearing the noise, I looked up.
The little girl stormed in, followed by her grandmother, who was afraid of disturbing her granddaughter's work.
After learning what had happened, Sun Lifang glanced at her grandmother and smiled to ease the tension.
You can say anything when educating children, but there are some things you can't say when dealing with the elderly.
Grandma Sun remained silent; she had done something wrong. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but then Sun Lifang asked, "Grandma, if Yaya and I both fell into the water, who would you save?"
"Huh?" This question startled Grandma Sun. "How could they fall into the water? Of course I'd save them both!"
After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that her granddaughter was giving her a warning.
"Grandma, even we adults don't know how to answer this, how are you going to tell a child?"
Sun Lifang embraced her grandmother's hunched little body, expressing her emotions through body language.
There's no anger involved; let's get straight to the point.
"Eh... this...."
"Right?" Sun Lifang glanced at her. "If you talk about this or that, they'll get upset. Kids don't think that much."
Even adults with so much social experience can't handle the question of "who to save first if someone falls into the water," let alone children.
"I understand, I won't say it again." Grandma Sun thought about it and realized that it made sense.
Treating everyone equally, Sun Lifang called Jiang Meimei in.
"When you asked this question, the child was very confused. I'm not trying to lecture any of you, but rather to ask you to put yourself in their shoes, right?"
Jiang Meimei nodded repeatedly, also realizing that her approach was inappropriate.
"I'm not well-educated, I don't know." Her cheeks flushed slightly. "I'm sorry, I don't understand..."
“It’s okay, I was asked that when I was a child.” Sun Lifang smiled. “Asking that question can leave a child with psychological trauma and make them feel confused. Yaya is still young and can’t tell what a joke is.”
"She thought that being close to Meimei would upset her grandmother and make her feel guilty."
Zhou Xinya hugged her pillow, her eyes wide with excitement as she looked at her mother. She hadn't expected her mother to know everything.
“Alright, both sides have been spoken, it’s your turn.” Sun Lifang looked at Zhou Xinya, “You’re also at fault.”
ah?
Zhou Xinya looked up in confusion and glanced at her mother's expression.
Why don't you tell them how you feel?
Sun Lifang wanted her daughter to learn to express her emotions to others. "This was originally a matter between the three of you. I helped you solve it this time, but what about next time?"
"You need to have the ability to solve problems independently."
Zhou Xinya nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Actually, Sun Lifang never expected that the parenting lessons she learned in her past life would be so useful. After this experience, she can no longer concentrate on her work.
Just in time, since there was a new baby in the family, Sun Lifang wanted to hire another nanny.
Whenever we have free time, we go out to the job market. Grandma Sun has been here for so long, but we haven't taken her out yet.
"Let's go, let's buy some clothes on the way back."
Grandma Sun naturally refused. In her generation, what girl didn't know how to use a sewing machine? People would laugh at her if they told others.
Why let others make money when you can do it yourself?
"You little brat, you get all horny just because you have a little money, huh?" Old Mrs. Sun said, refusing to go out after hearing that she wanted to buy clothes.
"You two work hard to earn money, so you should be more frugal at your age. Look at all this, it costs money."
Grandma Sun's thinking is still stuck in the 1950s and 60s. "At least the food and drinks you buy usually end up in your stomach, so you're not losing out."
"These clothes won't even wear out, why buy new ones?"
No matter what Sun Lifang said, the old lady Sun just wouldn't go out.
Having no other choice, Sun Lifang could only lie and say that she was going to see someone.
I'm almost five months pregnant with my second child, and I'll need to hire a professional live-in postpartum nanny after the baby is born.
When Grandma Sun first proposed the idea, she wanted to take care of the baby herself, but Sun Lifang directly refused.
When a newborn baby gets sick and has diarrhea, Huang Heng does gas-relieving exercises, and there's a lot of mental and physical strain involved in preparing nutritious meals. It's not something you can just endure and get through.
Besides, Grandma Sun is almost seventy and in poor health; we shouldn't let this tire her out.
Hearing Sun Lifang say this, Grandma Sun started lecturing again.
"How much money do you have to spend like this? The kids are still young, let's save as much as we can."
"What if something serious happens and they need money back? Are you going to slap them in the face?"
Sun Lifang was both amused and exasperated, but her heart was warmed, knowing that her grandmother genuinely cared for her.
But that's not how you save money.
She should learn from Mrs. Tong, saving where she should and spending where she should.
“Hiring a live-in nanny doesn’t cost much.” Sun Lifang did the math for her. A restaurant outside would hire a worker who works from morning till night, more than ten hours a day.
The salary is only 500 yuan, and they require you to have a Haicheng household registration.
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