"Xiao Man, do you want to change houses?"
This was the first time Qi Mengmeng heard Yu Xiaoman talk about this.
Qi Huilan guessed that it was related to what happened just now, but it was not convenient to talk about it at the dinner table, so she smiled and nodded: "I will ask you later to see if there is anyone renting a house nearby. If there is, I will tell you."
Yu Xiaoman smiled and nodded: "Aunt Qi, I'll leave this matter to you."
Qi Mengmeng looked at the two of them and always felt that there was something going on, but the atmosphere was just right now, so she could only ask after dinner.
As expected, everyone ate too much at this meal, and even Xiaodouzi asked Yu Xiaoman to rub his bulging belly.
Yu Xiaoman rubbed Xiaodouzi's stomach for a while, then went back with a lunch box of leftovers.
Qi Mengmeng originally wanted to ask about Yu Xiaoman, but she felt sleepy after eating and didn't have time to ask.
It was not until before dinner that Qi Mengmeng learned from Qi Huilan what happened early that morning.
"I think that this kid must have snatched Xiaodouzi's snacks more than once or twice, but Xiaoman probably hadn't seen it before, so he didn't take it to heart."
Qi Huilan guessed this way.
She used to only focus on work and ignored Qi Mengmeng, so now she is very sensitive about this.
"I've heard Xiaoman talk about that neighbor several times before, and she seemed to be quite satisfied with him." Qi Mengmeng actually wanted to say that moving was not the most important thing.
The most important thing is who will take care of the child in the future.
Yu Xiaoman was also thinking about this question.
That night, she told Hunzi what had happened that day.
"Hunk, I want to move closer to Mengmeng's house. We'll be close and we can take care of each other."
Hunzi touched the hair of the sleeping Xiaodouzi, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "Even if we move there, we both have to go to work, and we have to find someone to help take care of Xiaodouzi."
Yu Xiaoman gritted his teeth and said, "How about I let someone else take over my job for a while."
Hunzi didn't say anything, with a thoughtful look on his face. Yu Xiaoman was also considering this possibility, but after thinking about it, he still couldn't bear to do it.
The two of them only started saving money after Yu Xiaoman started working.
Xiaodouzi was young, so there wasn't much money to spend, but they still spent some money on buying milk powder, eggs and other food for her.
As Xiaodouzi grows older, more and more places will need to spend money. If Yu Xiaoman asks others to take his place, the family will definitely not be able to save any money.
"How about I ask the nursery at the factory tomorrow?"
Yu Xiaoman actually asked about the nursery in the factory, but she was not very satisfied, so she asked Xiaodong's grandmother to help take care of the child.
There are only two teachers in the factory’s nursery, and they are just there to make sure nothing happens to the children, and they can hardly take care of anything else.
Xiaodouzi is young, and he is bound to suffer misfortunes when he goes to the nursery. Yu Xiaoman feels sad when he thinks about it.
"I'll ask a few colleagues I know to see if their elderly wives are free to help take care of their children for a while."
The hunzi finally came up with this idea: "We are all colleagues, so there shouldn't be any cases of stealing food."
Yu Xiaoman and Hunzi looked at each other and said nothing.
No one can say for sure about this matter. When Xiaodouzi was sent to Xiaodong's house, Xiaodong's grandmother took good care of Xiaodouzi. But less than a year later, Xiaodong's grandmother began to withhold Xiaodouzi's food.
It would be fine if only Xiaodong ate some of Xiaodouzi's food, but I was afraid that all the food Yu Xiaoman sent over would go into Xiaodong's mouth, and Xiaodouzi would not get anything.
The couple discussed for half the night but still couldn't come up with an answer.
To be honest, it’s because both of their parents are no longer alive.
Although she was dissatisfied, Yu Xiaoman still put Xiaodouzi at Xiaodong's grandmother's house the next day. However, she did not bring any food this time, and Xiaodong's grandmother looked unhappy.
"Xiao Man, Xiao Dong will be hungry later, what should I feed him?"
"Auntie, you don't have to feed Xiaodouzi today. I'll be back soon." Yu Xiaoman's face was indifferent, making Xiaodong's grandmother unable to understand what she meant.
"Xiao Man, you don't know, Xiao Douzi is so small, he needs to eat more, otherwise he won't grow." Xiao Dong's grandmother smiled at Yu Xiao Man and said, "How about you take an egg, and when Xiao Douzi gets hungry later, I'll steam an egg for him."
"No need. I boiled eggs for Xiaodouzi this morning, so he won't eat eggs today. I'm leaving first. If I'm any later, I'll be late." Yu Xiaoman hugged Xiaodouzi, got on his bike and left.
Watching Yu Xiaoman's bicycle turn the corner, Xiaodong's grandmother looked at Xiaodouzi and said, "Your mother is so stingy that she doesn't even want to give you an egg. When Xiaodong eats later, you will be hungry."
Xiaodouzi looked at her silently. Xiaodong's grandmother snorted coldly, reluctantly carried Xiaodouzi into the yard, put him on the ground and ignored him.
Xiaodong ran over and looked at his grandmother's hand: "Grandma, do you want eggs or snacks today?"
Xiaodong's grandmother looked at Xiaodong lovingly and said, "Can we eat eggs tomorrow?"
"No," Xiaodong shook his head like a rattle, "I want to eat eggs, eggs."
Xiaodong's grandmother felt distressed and said, "Don't shake it, don't shake it, grandma will get you some eggs."
"Eat now." Xiaodong urged his grandmother to make eggs for him.
Xiaodong's grandmother responded while turning back to glare at Xiaodouzi: "It's all because of your mother's stinginess that I lost an egg. When your mother comes back at noon, I must ask her for an egg."
Xiaodouzi played with his fingers and only glanced at her.
Xiaodong's grandmother snorted coldly and went to the kitchen to make steamed egg custard for her grandson.
This afternoon, Yu Xiaoman came back earlier. Xiaodong's grandmother was cooking. When she saw Yu Xiaoman coming to pick up Xiaodouzi, she said, "Xiaoman, I gave your Xiaodouzi an egg this morning."
Yu Xiaoman subconsciously touched Xiaodouzi's belly, and it didn't look like he had eaten anything.
"Auntie, did you just give this to Xiaodouzi?"
Xiaodong's grandmother didn't see what Yu Xiaoman did just now, and nodded casually: "Yes, I saw that he was hungry and made a fuss, so I steamed an egg for him, using eggs from my family."
Her meaning was very clear, Yu Xiaoman needed to make up for this egg.
Yu Xiaoman just guessed that Xiaodouzi didn't eat it, but Xiaodouzi was too young and couldn't speak clearly, so she could only agree with what Xiaodong's grandmother said.
"I'll go get an egg for Auntie."
Xiaodong's grandmother smiled smugly, she knew that Yu Xiaoman would definitely give her eggs.
However, when Yu Xiaoman came to deliver eggs, he made it very clear.
"Aunt, Xiaodouzi ate too much yesterday. He can't eat too much these days. Just watch him and don't give him any food."
"That won't do. Xiaodouzi is still so young, how can he starve?" Xiaodong's grandmother looked as if she couldn't let Xiaodouzi starve.
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