Old Shang chuckled as he recalled the incident: "Your fifth daughter is a lazy girl."
"Lazy girl?" Xiaoman frowned. "Did I take so long to give birth because of the fifth child?"
"Yes. That day."
After Lao Shang finished speaking, Xiao Man frowned even more. Nao Nao, Tengteng, Zuo Zuo, and You You were all quite diligent, so why did Lao Wu change?
Seeing that Xiaoman was unhappy, Lao Shang comforted her, saying, "You've forgotten everything that happened before you were born."
"She's like a little pig now, eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating."
"Maybe it will be better when I grow up."
Xiaoman didn't have high hopes, but "I won't let her be lazy."
Old Shang felt that the future might not be so bright for the fifth daughter. "Xiaoman, you only have one daughter."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "That's why I need to teach her even better."
Old Shang really liked the fifth daughter. The fifth daughter was chubby and the only girl in the family: "Girls here are different from girls back home. Girls back home are the pillars of their families."
"I know."
Old Shang didn't understand whether Xiaoman's "I know" meant she didn't expect Lao Wu to be like the girls from her hometown, or whether she knew that girls from two different worlds were different but still expected Lao Wu to be like the girls from her hometown.
After learning why the birth was taking so long, Xiaoman went back to her room.
Inside, Tang Huihui was playing with the sixth child, while the fifth child slept soundly beside her. Before Lao Shang spoke up, Xiaoman thought it was normal for children to love to sleep. But now...
"Mother, is Fifth Brother sleeping too much?"
While playing with Lao Liu, Tang Huihui said, "Not many."
Xiaoman wanted to wake Lao Wu up, but seeing Tang Huihui, she held back.
After dinner, Xiaoman said to her family, "I've given the fifth and sixth children two nicknames. The fifth one is called 'older sister,' and the sixth one is called 'younger brother.'"
Old Shang knew immediately that the fifth brother was in trouble.
Tang Huihui: "This can't be considered a nickname. Besides, Naonao, Tengteng, Zuozuo, and Youyou are all older than her."
Xiaoman smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just a form of address."
Han Bin thought for a moment and said, "How about we name him Jie Jie, Jie for outstanding."
Xiaoman: "No need, just call me sister."
Han Bin: "Alright then. Mother, you can think of a proper name for the fifth son."
Although Tang Huihui felt the nickname was a bit too casual, she didn't care too much: "How would I know how to come up with a name? Okay, it's fine as long as it's 'older sister'. If it's not put together with the sixth brother's nickname, people will definitely think that the fifth brother's nickname is the one Binzi mentioned."
From then on, everyone called the fifth sister and the sixth brother.
Just three months later, the younger brother could roll over, while the older sister was still eating and sleeping. Xiaoman, seeing her not moving around much, wanted to let her get hungry. But when she was hungry, she would look at you with teary eyes, and Xiaoman couldn't resist after a while.
A few months later, the younger brother could sit up, but the older sister still couldn't roll over. Tang Huihui was getting worried. "Xiaoman, why can't your sister roll over yet? Maybe we should take her to the hospital to get her checked out."
After helping her older sister up, Xiaoman tucked a small blanket behind her back. When her sister tried to lean to the side, Xiaoman placed a small blanket on either side of her. Now her sister could only lean forward. After leaning down, she realized she was uncomfortable and sat up again. Once sitting up, she looked at Xiaoman pitifully.
Xiaoman ignored her. She had no choice but to sit leaning against the blanket. Her expression was as pitiful as could be.
Tang Huihui was stunned: "She...she can sit?"
"Um."
"Then why doesn't she sit down?"
"She felt comfortable lying down."
"This is too much!" Tang Huihui wanted to say, "This is too lazy!" but couldn't bear to say it, "This child. I thought she couldn't even sit up yet."
Xiaoman couldn't understand why her fifth child was so lazy: "Did her father not like to move around when he was a child?"
"Her dad was incredibly mischievous when he was a kid."
Xiaoman looked at her daughter and wondered, "Who did this little one take after?"
After learning that her older sister could sit up, Tang Huihui would often help her up and then wrap her in a blanket. But her sister would cry after sitting for a while, and Tang Huihui couldn't bear it when she cried.
When her younger brother was able to crawl, Tang Huihui asked Xiaoman if her older sister could crawl too.
Xiaoman remembered how Erwa used to crawl over from next door whenever he smelled a delicious aroma when he was little, so she asked Lao Guo to make two portions of food with an exceptionally strong aroma.
As soon as Lao Guo brought the food in, his younger brother crawled towards him. His older sister twitched her nose.
After Xiaoman placed the food next to her older sister, the sister opened her mouth. Unfortunately, Xiaoman didn't know how to feed her.
Seeing that her daughter was attracted by the aroma, Xiaoman stepped back. Seeing Xiaoman back away, her older sister reached out and, realizing she was almost there, moved forward slightly. That's how Xiaoman learned to crawl by eating a bowl of food.
That evening, after everyone in the family had returned home, Tang Huihui brought up the matter.
Nao Nao: "Sister should be Erwa's sister."
Tengteng: "Then my sister will probably like cooking too."
Zuo Zuo: "If my sister gets any fatter, I won't be able to carry her anymore."
Youyou: "I can't get any fatter, or I won't look good."
Han Bin: "How can my daughter be so cute?"
Lao Guo: "Children who like to eat are easy to raise."
Old Shang: "Just teach him."
Soon, the little brother will be able to walk. As soon as he starts walking, Xiaoman puts her older sister down on the ground. As soon as she sits down, Xiaoman pulls her up. It took two days of this to finally get the older sister to walk.
Xiaoman felt that all five of her sons combined were not as difficult to raise as her daughter.
Tang Huihui went back home after her older sister and younger brother celebrated their first birthdays.
As soon as Tang Huihui left, Xiaoman began to discipline her lazy daughter.
At noon, after Nao Nao and Tengteng served everyone their meals, Xiaoman placed the meat porridge for her older sister and younger brother in front of them: "From today onwards, you will have to eat by yourselves like your older brothers."
Younger brother: "Okay."
Sister: "Where's Grandma?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Grandma has gone home."
The older sister didn't understand, but since Grandma wasn't around, it was fine to look for Dad. She walked over to Han Bin with her bowl in her arms: "Dad, hey."
Han Bin glanced at Xiao Man, who glared at him.
Han Bin touched his nose: "Sister, you're a big girl now. Big girls eat by themselves. Look, your little brother eats by himself."
The older sister pushed the bowl forward again: "Hey."
Han Bin looked at Xiao Man again.
Xiaoman: "Let's eat."
Everyone else started eating. Han Bin helped his sister into her chair: "Sweetie, eat up."
Sister: "Hello."
Han Bin pointed to her younger brother: "Look, your younger brother can already eat by himself. You're the older sister, so you're better than your brother."
Sister: "No, hey."
Han Bin tried to persuade her for a long time, but the older sister still wouldn't eat by herself. Han Bin looked at Xiaoman: "How about I feed her a few more times?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Can you feed her for the rest of your life? If you can, then go ahead and feed her."
Han Bin rubbed his nose: "My dear daughter, Daddy can't feed you forever. So, you'd better eat by yourself."
After saying that, Han Bin returned to his seat, picked up his bowl, and quickly began to eat. A moment later, he finished his meal. "I'm full. I'm leaving."
The older sister cried when she saw Han Bin was about to leave. "Dad, hello. Dad, hello."
Han Bin ran away quickly.
As soon as Han Bin ran away, the older sister swept the bowl in front of her onto the ground.
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