Dinner was eaten separately. The two children were growing, so Shu Yan made two dishes and a soup for them. She ate boiled green vegetables and carrots with just a little salt and oil. They looked delicious, with their red and green colors. Ye Tianbao ate a piece of carrot and then kept his distance.
"Why is Mom eating this?" Ye Jingjing thought more deeply, assuming that they were out of money, so her mother could only eat this and wanted to save the rest for them.
Shu Yan chuckled, "What are you thinking? Mom is on a diet, so she's not eating. You guys go ahead and eat."
Dieting is really painful, especially with the two little pigs next to her slurping their food. Shu Yan looks at the food in her bowl and imagines it's the most delicious meal before taking small bites.
The original owner of this body had a very good appetite, previously eating two large bowls of rice and fatty meat. After transmigrating, Shu Yan consciously ate only until she was 80% full, and avoided pork for dinner, resulting in a slight weight loss. Tonight, she only ate until she was 60% full, and ate only clear soup and water, and was hungry again before nine o'clock.
Afraid of waking the child, Shu Yan turned to her side, pressing her stomach against her chest. She felt incredibly hungry, as if her stomach was on fire, and she kept drooling. Shu Yan closed her eyes in discomfort, thinking that if she could fall asleep as soon as possible, she wouldn't feel the hunger anymore. But then she found that she was too hungry to fall asleep at all.
No wonder they say starving to death is the most painful thing; Shu Yan finally understood. She sighed deeply, prepared to get up and drink some water, and felt her limbs trembling. Of course, this was just her imagination. After drinking a couple of sips of hot water, her stomach felt a little better. Her eyes swept over the leftover food on the table, she swallowed hard, and quickly went back to bed to sleep.
Shu Yan was having a mental struggle. Wasn't being fat good? She could eat whatever she wanted and live a happy life. No, she had to lose weight and stick to it. Now, everyone said she was Jingjing and Tianbao's grandmother. Wasn't that heartbreaking? She had to lose weight and become beautiful.
I don't know when I fell asleep, and I slept until dawn. Maybe I was too hungry, because I didn't feel very hungry. Shuyan went out to buy breakfast. She had a cup of soy milk and an egg, while the two children had milk, steamed buns, and eggs.
Breakfast is still necessary; you can't neglect your health while dieting. Shu Yan ate breakfast on her way back, her face beaming with happiness.
"Eat quickly and I'll take you to school." Shu Yan peeled eggs for the two children and went into the kitchen to prepare lunch for Ye Jingjing.
Shu Yan cooked extra rice, intending to make a simple fried rice or rice porridge for lunch. The pork belly, which takes a long time to cook, was stir-fried briefly in a pan before being transferred to a pressure cooker. Two hard-boiled eggs were added, and it was ready in ten minutes. A little lean meat was set aside and minced, along with diced green beans, resulting in a simple minced pork and green bean dish. With two dishes and two eggs, the bento box was complete.
"Mom packed a lot of food for you, remember to share it with your classmates. Here's milk, don't forget to drink it. And don't forget to eat fruit after your meal. I've packed the bananas over here, don't crush them." Shuyan helped pack the food and carefully gave her instructions.
"Okay, thank you, Mom." Ye Jingjing nodded obediently.
Ye Tianbao's school provides lunch, but Shu Yan brought some cookies so he could share them with his friends.
The route from the house to the kindergarten passes by Chengxi Elementary School, so they went there together.
"Mom, I'm going to school." Ye Jingjing ran to the school gate and went in hand in hand with a girl.
Shu Yan smiled with relief, like an aunt. Children make friends so quickly; they've already made good friends to go to the bathroom with in just one day.
Compared to her daughter, Shu Yan was more worried about Ye Tianbao, and she told him that he must not fight at school and should get along well with his classmates.
"What if someone else hits me?" Ye Tianbao pouted, unconvinced.
Shuyan: I suddenly got stuck. How should I answer this? I'm waiting online, it's urgent...
Staring into Ye Tianbao's innocent big eyes, Shu Yan hesitated for a long time before answering, "Hitting people is wrong, so Tianbao can't fight with others. But if someone hits you, you should fight back and protect yourself, or you can ask your teacher for help."
Is that the right answer? Shu Yan felt a pang of sadness; raising a child is truly not easy.
"Remember to share the cookies with your friends. Come on in." Shu Yan patted his head.
"Tianbao's mom, wait a minute." Teacher Liu, Ye Tianbao's teacher, called out to Shuyan.
"Teacher Liu." Shu Yan looked at her in confusion. Could it be that Tianbao had caused trouble in just one day?
"Here's the thing, we are a bilingual kindergarten. The most important thing about language is speaking and listening more, so it's best if parents can also teach their children to speak foreign languages at home. It will be very helpful for children to learn foreign languages. This is a training class that our principal runs outside. We hope that you can attend the class with your child when you have time and grow together with your child." Teacher Liu handed a flyer to Shuyan.
After all that talk, it all boils down to getting her to enroll in a training course.
"Okay, I'll go check it out when I have time," Shu Yan said with a smile.
After the teacher went inside, Shu Yan was wondering whether she should go and see what was going on when she was stopped by another child's parent.
"Did the teacher give you the form too? This kindergarten is already bilingual, so why do you need to enroll in additional tutoring classes? What can such a young child understand?"
"Exactly, it's only two hundred yuan a month, and they only provide one lunch. Now they want us to sign up for some training courses. I think it's robbery. I have to ask the property management." The older woman said unhappily.
It seems everyone is dissatisfied with this training program. Shu Yan didn't express her opinion yet, waiting for the parents to react before seeing how the principal would explain.
Speaking of training classes, Ye Jingjing is not young anymore. We should ask her what her hobbies are and let her learn one or two things; it would always be good for her.
Since they had already arrived at the Nanfu Mansion, they decided to take the opportunity to check on the renovation of the new house. Shu Yan was worried that the foreman would cut corners if she didn't visit often.
"Ms. Shu, you've come at the right time. The plumbing and electrical work is all done, and all the sockets have been installed according to your requirements. Please check if there's anything missing?" The foreman saw Shu Yan and took her to see the various pre-installed sockets.
These days, people don't have high requirements for electrical outlets. A bedroom might only have one or two outlets. But Shuyan feels that's far from enough. For example, there must be an outlet for the air conditioner and an outlet for the water heater. Just because there isn't one now doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. If we want to install them later, we'll have to tear down the whole wall and redo them. That's too much trouble.
The apartment next door had been bought and was being renovated. She glanced at the balcony and saw that the owner was planning to enclose it. Coincidentally, the owner was also there and couldn't help but smile when he saw Shu Yan, saying, "Are you the owner of the apartment next door? I didn't see you yesterday."
"Yes. Hello, I couldn't come yesterday because of something. Why did you enclose this balcony?" Her balcony is the secondary bedroom's balcony. If it's completely enclosed, how can the lighting be good?
"My family is large, so we're planning to enclose the balcony and create another room." The woman next door moved closer to Shu Yan. "My surname is Zhang, and I'm probably a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Zhang. What's your name, little sister?"
"My name is Shu Yan, you can just call me Xiao Yan." Shu Yan was confused. "If you want an extra room, wouldn't it be better to just buy a 90-square-meter apartment?" Four rooms would be just right, and you wouldn't need to enclose the balcony.
“I have four children, three daughters and one son. The smaller secondary bedroom is for my son, and this larger secondary bedroom will be converted into three rooms for my three daughters. When my daughters get married, we can just demolish these rooms and turn it into a large suite with three bedrooms and two living rooms. It will be a respectable wedding room for my son.” Sister Zhang smiled happily, as if she was imagining what her son would look like after his wedding.
Shu Yan was at a loss for words. The other party had given birth to three daughters and still wanted a son. Clearly, she was desperate for a son and there was no reasoning with her. Besides, it was a family matter, so Shu Yan couldn't say anything.
"Xiao Yan, how many children do you have?" Sister Zhang asked with a smile as she came to her senses.
"I have two children, an older daughter and a younger son," Shu Yan said with a light smile.
"It's just right, truly wonderful," Sister Zhang said enviously.
"You're the lucky one, you'll have four children who will take good care of you." Shu Yan didn't want to talk to her about her husband and children anymore, so she made an excuse and went back inside.
Sister Zhang next door is generally easy to talk to. It's always better to have an easy-going neighbor than an unpleasant one. After wandering around for a while, Shu Yan went straight to the hair salon.
Her hair was naturally curly, and no matter how she combed it, it was always a mess, full of stray hairs. This hair was exactly the same as her own, which was incredibly frustrating.
I went into a decent-looking hair salon and asked, "Do you offer perms here?"
"Okay, what kind of perm do you want?" The hairdresser quickly got up.
"Cut it shorter for me, to this point." Shu Yan gestured, then asked, "Can I straighten it?"
"Sure, but perms are all the rage now. Look at all the actresses in Hong Kong movies, they all have big waves, they look so beautiful," the hairdresser suggested as he led Shu Yan to get her hair washed.
"My hair is no good, I'll just straighten it." Doesn't Shu Yan know her own hair? It looks nice when it's permed, but the problem is that after washing it at home and letting it dry, it looks like it's been struck by lightning, and she can't even tie it into a ponytail.
"You can't do it without hair, but you can't do it with skill alone. Have you had it permed before? Don't worry, it will definitely look good if you get it permed here. I've been learning for many years, and I guarantee I can do it well for you," the hairdresser kept saying.
Shu Yan frowned. This was why she didn't really like going to the hair salon. She said bluntly, "I just want my hair straightened. If it doesn't work out, I'll go to another salon."
The barber fell silent for a moment, then after about a minute, he started talking to Shu Yan about other things, such as where she was from, whether she was married, and what she did in Nancheng...
Shu Yan: ...
With a few snips, the hair that the original owner had been growing for several years was cut to just below her shoulders, which was considered a medium-short haircut. After straightening it, paired with Shu Yan's current large face, emmmm, it really looked ugly.
The hairdresser looked at Shu Yan with a somewhat resentful expression, as if to say, "See? It really doesn't look good."
"Thank you, I'm very satisfied." She was indeed very satisfied with how straight it was; it was as straight as a steel bar.
With her hair tied in a ponytail, she looked much more refreshed and energetic. Shu Yan paid and left.
Her hair was really hard to straighten; it would only take others three hours, but for her it would take at least five. She missed lunch, so Shu Yan simply made herself some rice porridge and ate it. Half an hour later, she continued doing burpees for ten minutes, then took a shower, changed clothes, went grocery shopping, and went home. She was almost ready to pick up her child.
Ye Tianbao didn't cause any trouble. When he went to pick up Ye Jingjing, Shu Yan had been kept at school by the teacher.
She always knew her parents would be called in, but she never expected it to be Ye Jingjing.
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