In May, Zhang Weishuang received a letter announcing the birth of her second son. His name was Pingping, which was chosen to contrast with An An. However, because Pingping sounded a bit like a girl's name, it was changed to Pingxiao. His brother's name was Gouxiao.
Zhang Weifang still mailed two cans of milk powder and some cotton cloth back to her so that she could make close-fitting clothes for her child.
A few days later, Zhang Weishuang wrote again. She heard from others that in some places it is a custom to ask aunts to buy socks, and she wanted her eldest sister to buy a pair for her son.
Zhang Weifang was very happy after reading the letter. She felt that Zhang Weishuang was not estranged from her. In her eyes, Zhang Weishuang was still the impetuous girl she used to be.
Zhang Weifang bought several pairs of socks for her two sons. Anyway, this kind of thing is very cheap in the system mall.
As soon as Zhang Weishuang received the socks, she put them on her son, and then she took Ping Xiao to her neighbor's house:
"Sister Aihua, look, this is what my eldest sister sent back to Ping Xiaoyou. Isn't it beautiful?"
Recently, An An has adapted to life in kindergarten. He is doing very well in the kindergarten, leading the children up and down the stairs every day. Lu Shi has been called over several times.
That night, little An An returned home and experienced his first mixed doubles match in his life.
During the day, he sneaked out of the kindergarten with his friends. The teachers were so scared that they almost called the police, and An An was also persuaded to drop out of school.
Although Lu Shi usually has a cold face, he is very soft-hearted. When An An cries, he can't bear to touch her.
Zhang Weifang was furious this time. She felt that she had to teach An An a lesson. If something happened after he brought the child out, who would be responsible?
Zhang Weifang asked An An to lie on the bed, and she started spanking her with her palms. Soon, An An's buttocks became red and swollen.
Hu Zi was heartbroken and shed tears:
"Mom, please don't hit An An, he's still young."
Lu Shi also came over and grabbed Zhang Weifang's arm to stop her from continuing.
An An cried very sadly, with tears and snot running down his face. Zhang Weifang felt sorry for him, but she didn't try to comfort him, leaving him crying alone.
Hu Zi and Lu Shi wanted to coax him, but were stopped by Zhang Weifang's look. The two of them watched anxiously, but did not dare to move.
Zhang Weifang was tired from beating people, so she took out a bun from the space and ate it in two or three bites. After eating three buns in a row, she felt full.
An An felt hungry while crying, especially when he saw his mother eating buns alone, he felt even hungrier.
Lu Shi had not had time to cook, and he was not in the mood to cook, so Hu Zi had to take on the responsibility of chef. When he saw that An An stopped crying, he hurried to the kitchen to cook.
An An sobbed and tears flowed from her eyes like a flood.
After a long while, perhaps because she was tired of crying, or perhaps because she realized that crying no matter how much she cried would be of no use, An An's crying gradually became softer and finally stopped.
After he stopped crying, he didn't immediately get up and find something else to play with. Instead, he rubbed his eyes with his hands, then slowly raised his head and looked around with confused and helpless eyes.
When An An saw his father sitting not far away, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in his eyes, but then dimmed again - his father did not hug him as usual.
An An turned his head somewhat disappointedly and looked at his mother beside him, but his mother also ignored him and just focused on her own things.
At this moment, An An felt that she had been forgotten by the whole world, and her heart was filled with grievances and loss.
An An climbed up from the bed carefully, and then slowly approached Zhang Weifang. Zhang Weifang had calmed down by now. She wiped An An's tears and said earnestly:
"An An, I know you want to go out and play, but you have to listen to the teacher's arrangements at school. If you take the kids out today and they get caught by bad guys, you'll never see your parents again."
When An An heard that she would never see her parents again, she couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in her heart, and tears unknowingly slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground.
"Mom, I won't take the kids out to play anymore."
Zhang Weifang continued:
"An An, you are still young, so you must have an adult with you. In kindergarten, you are a student, you must listen to the teacher and don't cause trouble for others."
An An didn't quite understand, but still nodded seriously:
"Mom, I will listen to my teacher from now on."
Lu Shi remained silent throughout the night. After dinner, as the two of them lay in bed, Zhang Weifang asked:
"What’s wrong with you?"
Lu Shi's voice was filled with resentment:
"Don't you like An An? Why are you so cruel?"
Zhang Weifang didn't expect that he would spend the whole night thinking about this problem:
"An An is my son, how could I not like him? He is still young and does not know the importance of things, so we have to discipline him properly."
Lu Shi was still angry, and for the first time he changed his attitude towards Zhang Weifang:
"Then you can't hit him either. You've never hit Tiger before."
Zhang Weifang patiently explained:
"The two children have different personalities, so of course I have to adopt different approaches."
Lu Shi didn't say anything, but he was unhappy in his heart, and the couple directly entered a cold war.
Zhang Weifang doesn't care. She is not prepared to give in on matters of principle.
In the next few days, Hu Zi and An An both felt the strange atmosphere at home, and they both became sensible, especially An An. She had not found a suitable kindergarten yet, so she stayed at home obediently every day.
There were new changes at work. Xiao Hu was pregnant again and she wanted to have another son.
Zhang Weifang happened to ask Xiao Hu about the situation at the kindergarten, and Xiao Hu also looked embarrassed:
"Weifang, there's nothing I can do about this. Kindergartens in most government agencies don't accept children from outside."
Zhang Weifang also knew that this was a difficult matter, but she still wanted to send her son to the kindergarten in the textile factory because the factory was safe and there were guards at the gate.
There are two textile factories in Weiyu City. The Municipal Textile Factory is a state-owned enterprise and it is difficult to enter. The other one, Hualun Textile Factory, is a municipal enterprise and the recruitment process should not be too strict.
Zhang Weifang has been helping others to get together in recent years and has met many people. One of them happened to be an employee of Hualun Textile Factory.
Zhang Weifang asked him about it and found out that there were actually some students studying in their factory, but the fees were relatively high.
Zhang Weifang didn't care about the price. As long as it wasn't too expensive, she would let An An go. It just so happened that the Hualun Factory was not far from her home, about three bus stops away.
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