The Fan couple lived in an apartment building. After giving birth, they had to put their child in a daycare center because of work. They didn't even have time to pick up their child, so they brought the mother back from the countryside. The mother wanted to bring the whole family over so that they would all become city dwellers, but the couple refused.
Where is this place? A military compound, is this a joke? The Fan family isn't high enough to bring the whole family over, so Aunt Fan blamed her daughter-in-law, thinking that her daughter-in-law was stirring up trouble. She said that her daughter-in-law was incredibly good to her son and grandson, but kept trying to sow discord between her and her grandson, saying that his mother didn't want him anymore and trying to persuade him to find another mother.
Because both parents were busy, they discovered the problem too late. The child was very dependent on his grandmother and was completely unfamiliar with his parents. He even thought his biological mother was his stepmother and wanted her to come back. He joined his grandmother in ostracizing his biological mother and making things difficult for her at every turn. The wife of the Fan family couldn't stand it and threatened to divorce him. The son of the Fan family sent his biological mother back to his hometown for the sake of his future.
Even so, the couple is not as loving as before. They reduced their workload and tried to spend more time with their child, but the child still prefers his grandmother and ignores her. Fan's wife has complained many times that the child is not close to her.
Da Mei disagreed: "It's not an isolated case. Those children just weren't as extreme as the Fan family's children. It doesn't mean they're close to their parents. I understand that you're contributing to the country, but a child's childhood only happens once. If you miss it, when they no longer need their parents, they'll find you annoying when they want to be close to them."
They won't necessarily become enemies, but it's certain that they'll feel awkward getting along. After all, growing up has created a habit of not having parents, and they're just familiar strangers. Getting along again would be a clash of ideas between two generations, and at that point, it wouldn't be something that could be repaired just by trying to fix the relationship. In fact, the relationship might break down even more.
The older generation believes that as long as you are still my child, you have to listen to me, and everything I do is for your own good. The younger generation believes that they should make their own decisions and are used to independence. If someone who has only provided basic living conditions tries to control their life, it is like putting shackles on them, which is a form of oppression. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.
She had been to the school and knew that the educational methods here were completely different from those of the older generation. There were problems, but the children hadn't reached that stage yet; they weren't old enough to be independent. She hadn't lived all these years for nothing, but unfortunately, no one took her points seriously. They even thought she was trying to sow discord, and she couldn't be bothered to care!
Yan Xiaoxiao said helplessly, "Mom, we've gone off on a tangent. Our country is in dire need of medical equipment right now, and we're still working on some diseases. Our hospital only has a handful of top talents in this field, and some of them have developed symptoms and are facing mandatory retirement. Aunt Yumin's medical skills are so good; if she retires, we'll face even more difficulties."
Didn't she know that Aunt Yumin was utterly despondent after the death of all four of her sons and longed to enjoy the happiness of family life? But the country is facing too many problems right now, and the General Hospital is overwhelmed with work every day. They need Aunt Yumin.
Zhu Fanfan felt extremely wronged. She knew that her grandmother would definitely choose the hospital, but she really wanted to stay by her grandmother's side; she didn't want to be alone.
Da Mei also knew that, as Lao Ming had told her, even though Sister-in-law Yu Min had gone mad, the hospital had approved it and was still paying her salary as usual. Her medical skills had saved too many people, and she deserved it. The hospital was also waiting for her to come back. But looking at Zhu Fanfan with her flat mouth, her heart ached. It was too cruel to let the child grow up alone.
There was a moment of silence. Yan Xiaoxiao was worried that her mother-in-law was too tired and wanted to take the child, but Da Mei refused. She said that a pregnant woman should rest well until the child is born and not hurt her back by holding the baby.
The two remained silent until Liu Yumin returned. Zhu Fanfan also quieted down, only moving around happily when she saw her grandmother return.
Liu Yumin asked, puzzled, "Da Mei, what's wrong with you all?"
Is it because Fanfan is disobedient, or is it because Xiaoxiao is unhappy that she asked Damei to look after the child?
Da Mei didn't know what else to say, so she asked, "Did the hospital agree to your retirement?"
Liu Yumin sighed: "The dean agreed to let me bring Fanfan to work, and my workload has been reduced a lot. I only need to be responsible for treating a few seriously ill elderly people."
Several of the elderly people were veterans who had retired from the battlefield. Now, the country has no effective medicine for them, so they can only be kept alive. The injuries on their bodies are old wounds left over from not receiving timely treatment when fighting the Japanese. It pains her to see them in pain every day.
After discussing with several directors, she still couldn't help them recover. Some of them even had bullets lodged in their bodies. At the time, the situation was too urgent for surgery, but they persevered. Now that they are older, the places where the bullets are lodged are still dangerous, and the success rate of surgery is not high, so they dare not operate easily.
Da Mei didn't say anything: "How about I take Fanfan with me?"
Liu Yumin naturally refused: "Your family is about to have a new life, you'll be busy. The hospital has already remodeled my office to make it more suitable for Fanfan. Fanfan is very quiet and won't have any problems."
Yan Xiaoxiao was relieved and said, "Auntie, after I have my baby, I can help take care of Fanfan. It will be a good opportunity for the two sisters to bond."
Liu Yumin was stunned for a moment. Sisters? She glanced at Yan Xiaoxiao's belly and couldn't help but want to take her pulse. Yan Xiaoxiao reached out her hand and saw Aunt Yumin's expression. Her heart skipped a beat. Could this be another boy?
Liu Yumin simply comforted Fanfan with the words, "Life is full of disappointments, take it easy," and then took Fanfan and left.
Yan Xiaoxiao asked her mother-in-law uncertainly, "Mom, did Aunt Yumin say that my child is still a boy?"
Da Mei wasn't sure either: "Is it... or not?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhu Jiabao returned at noon. He opened a hidden compartment on the bed in his room, took out a brown paper package, opened it layer by layer, and took out a jade pendant.
Approaching Zhu Fanfan, Liu Yumin solemnly placed the jade pendant around her neck. Liu Yumin disagreed, saying, "The child is still young. Let her wear it for a while and then put it away. Let her wear it again when she's older. This is jade; don't you think it will stunt her growth?"
This jade pendant is of very high quality, but it is also very heavy, which could put pressure on a child's cervical spine.
Zhu Jiabao said, "This is the Zhu family heirloom, and it will naturally be passed down to the descendants of the Zhu family. My father told me that every time the Zhu family passes it down to the next generation, they will specially find a master to consecrate it so that it can protect the people of the Zhu family. I have been protected by it when I have faced life and death on the battlefield."
He had never told anyone that several times when he was about to be shot in a vital spot, it was this jade pendant that emitted a faint light, causing the bullet to deflect and saving his life. Moreover, each time, the jade pendant would develop a crack afterward, taking the blame for its owner. Now, the jade pendant has many small cracks, and he is afraid that it will fall apart.
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