Bai Xiaoyue was unable to teach due to health reasons, so the school found a replacement teacher.
September arrived quickly, and school started.
The three members of the Yan family got up very early, and Yan Ci cooked eggs and millet porridge.
Bai Xiaoyue braided Chang Le's hair into two small braids, tidying her up neatly.
After dinner, the couple took Chang Le to school, Yan resigned and went to work, and Bai Xiaoyue went home to continue sewing children's clothes.
I picked Chang Le up at noon to go home for lunch. Chang Le was very excited and kept talking about her new friends on the way.
After arriving home, Chang Le wouldn't let Bai Xiaoyue cook and went to the kitchen herself.
Standing on a small stool, I added water and steamed buns, then skillfully started a fire.
Bai Xiaoyue was very surprised when she saw this:
"Changle, when did you learn how to start a fire? You're still too young to do these things."
Chang Le retorted, "Mom, I'm not little anymore, I'm six years old. All my friends know how to cook, I learned from Grandma."
Looking at her daughter's serious expression, Bai Xiaoyue couldn't help but sigh. In the future, a six-year-old child would still be playing with toys and watching cartoons.
Here, children of the same age can all cook.
She held Chang Le's small hand and said:
"Changle, you don't need to do these things. Your mother and your Uncle Yan are here at home."
"Mom, I like cooking. You have a baby now, and Grandma says you need to rest more." Chang Le said, acting like a little adult.
Bai Xiaoyue held Chang Le's hand and said:
"The baby in Mommy's tummy is the little one, and you are the big one. You are both Mommy's treasures."
"Starting a fire is dangerous. Let Changle grow up a bit more before she helps Mom with chores, okay?"
After Bai Xiaoyue finished speaking, she took her daughter to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. Just as they went out, they saw Yan Ci returning from work.
Yan Ci hurriedly went to the kitchen to cook rice, and seeing that the steamed buns were already being steamed, he blamed Bai Xiaoyue:
"Didn't you say I'd come back and cook? Why are you busy again?"
Bai Xiaoyue waved her hand: "It's not me, it's Chang Le."
"Changle? Why cook for such a young child? Wait until she's older."
Bai Xiaoyue nodded:
"That's what I meant too." Then he said to Chang Le, "Chang Le, did you hear what your Uncle Yan said?"
...
After school in the afternoon, Bai Xiaoyue went to pick up Chang Le and met Chang Le's teacher, He Miao.
She was a sweet-looking girl with big eyes, an apple-shaped face, and two small dimples.
She is very conscientious and responsible at work, and also very enthusiastic about children.
During their evening stroll, Bai Xiaoyue enthusiastically recounted to Yan Ci what she had seen and heard that day.
When Aunt Li saw them, she greeted them warmly from afar:
"Xiaoyue, where are you two going?"
Bai Xiaoyue said with a smile, "Aunt Li, we'll just take a stroll."
Aunt Li leaned closer and whispered:
"Xiaoyue, did you know that Ding Cuihua has been released?"
"Who?" Bai Xiaoyue asked blankly.
Aunt Li slapped her thigh excitedly:
"Oh dear, it's Sister-in-law Yan, the thief who stole your things."
"Oh, I understand." Bai Xiaoyue nodded calmly.
Seeing that Bai Xiaoyue wasn't excited at all, Aunt Li, who loved gossip, was very disappointed and went home dejectedly.
Yan Ci accompanied Bai Xiaoyue home before asking:
"Honey, what are you thinking?"
Bai Xiaoyue was tired from walking, so she sat down and said:
"What? That Sister-in-law Yan? No idea, I have nothing to do with her, we're like oil and water."
She did something wrong and has already received the punishment she deserved; it has nothing to do with me anymore.
If Aunt Li hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that such a person existed.
Time really flies! Sister-in-law Yan was sentenced to a year back then, and she's already out!
Yan Ci nodded, indicating that he understood, and brought hot water for Bai Xiaoyue to wash her feet.
Bai Xiaoyue scolded playfully, "Aci, you're going to spoil me rotten."
Yan Ci: "I am willing."
After Bai Xiaoyue finished washing up and got into bed, the two of them accompanied Chang Le as he did his homework for a while.
After the mother and daughter fell asleep, Yan Ci quietly went out to find Yan Xiaosong.
Yan Ci asked Yan Xiaosong, "Did your sister-in-law come out and cause trouble for you?"
Yan Xiaosong was also puzzled:
"She didn't make a fuss. My mother gave her some coarse grains, and she remained quiet the whole time. I was puzzled too!"
Has the country really educated her well?
Yan Ci instructed, "Keep an eye on her and see who she's in contact with."
Yan Xiaosong nodded hurriedly: "Brother, I know."
Yan Ci quietly slipped back, tiptoed onto the kang (heated brick bed), gently pulled his wife into his arms, and then fell asleep as well.
After becoming pregnant, Bai Xiaoyue's life became very monotonous. Every day she ate, slept, picked up and dropped off Chang Le, and made some baby clothes.
Mr. Bai brought her a large bag of flour, and Ms. Bai brought her a basket of eggs every few days. She didn't say it was wasteful, and kept urging her daughter to eat more.
Yan Ci also brought back a large bag of rice. Every now and then, he would go up the mountain to hunt a pheasant and stew it.
Just as she was marveling at how wonderful life was, her parents were called in by Teacher Chang Le.
That day, a child came to her house and said that Chang Le had hit someone, and Teacher He Miao asked her to go to the school.
Bai Xiaoyue was startled and quickly asked someone to go to the field to call Yan Ci back.
Fearing that Chang Le would get hurt, she rushed to the school.
When she entered the teacher's office and saw Chang Le standing there unharmed, she finally felt relieved.
There was a young man standing next to him who looked somewhat familiar.
Before she could even ask the teacher, another person came in from outside.
Oh, it's Sister-in-law Ye! No wonder that young man looked familiar; he's Ye Changxing, Brother Ye's son.
When Chen Hongmei came in and saw the injury on her son's face, she started yelling:
"Son, what happened? Who beat you up like this?"
Seeing her son with his head down and not speaking, she asked Chang Le, who was standing beside her:
"Chang Le, who hit your brother?"
Chang Le said matter-of-factly, "I took the call."
Chen Hongmei opened her eyes wide:
"What? You hit him? Why did you hit your brother?"
As she was about to take Chang Le's hand, Bai Xiaoyue blocked her way.
Chen Hongmei's eyes immediately welled up with tears:
“Xiaoyue, even though you’ve remarried, you’re still Changxing’s aunt. How can you let Changle hit him?”
Bai Xiaoyue said in a good-natured manner:
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, let's ask Chang Le and Chang Xing first to see what's going on."
Seeing the parents arguing, the two teachers quickly intervened to mediate:
"Please don't worry, both mothers. We only asked you to come because we couldn't find out why the fight was happening."
Bai Xiaoyue pulled her daughter over, hugged her, and then asked:
"Changle, Mom knows you're a reasonable child. Can you tell me why you hit someone?"
Chang Le's eyes were red, but she wouldn't say anything. Just then, a female classmate at the door said:
"Teacher, I know why Chang Le hit people."
The teacher let her in, and as soon as she entered, she started chattering away:
"Ye Changxing said that Ye Changle didn't have a father and was a pitiful little thing. Changle was very angry when she heard this, so she hit Ye Changxing."
Chen Hongmei felt embarrassed, while Bai Xiaoyue was very angry.
Chang Le's tears fell in large drops, and Bai Xiaoyue hugged her daughter with heartache.
Then he said to Ye Changxing and his mother:
“My Chang Le is smart and cute. She’s only six years old and she can already take care of you. She’s so pitiful.”
Ye Changxing mumbled, "She doesn't have a father."
Bai Xiaoyue glared at him, about to lecture him.
At this moment, Yan Ci pushed open the door and came in.
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