Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 151: Becoming a Mother
It wasn't until a few days before Meng Xiangxiang finished her maternity leave that the family moved into their new home.One is to release the smell for a long time to ensure that it is harmless to children.The second is that the residents are all renovating, and they don't stop during the day and night, and the noise is too loud.

Nearly half a year has passed, and the indoor air has reached the standard. All the residents have basically been renovated and moved in one after another.

It is not that no one is willing to buy commercial housing. When people came to their senses, the first batch of commercial housing in Bincheng sold out quickly.

The two families still moved together, and the rural elder brother and Wang Aiqing emptied the house, leaving the empty house for rent.Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang held the child and only brought some clothes, and handed over the house key to Meng Duoduo.

Open the door, this will be the permanent residence of their family.On both sides of the big bed in the master bedroom, there is a children's bed, as if the big bed has two ears.Liu Xiaonan's initial wish was good, hoping to help Meng Xiangxiang take care of a child at night.

The facts of the night proved that he was not competent as a father.After falling asleep, he didn't even know that the child turned over with a whimper. After Meng Xiangxiang heard about it, it was even more inconvenient to breastfeed the child.He had no choice but to move the crib on his side to Meng Xiangxiang's side overnight, and place it front and back.

The two children are already able to crawl, crawling around on the floor, rarely stopping.

Liu Xiaonan crawled along with the two children, wiping the excrement and urine from time to time.Or put two children on your stomach, use it as a rocking chair for the child, and make the child giggle.

He said to Meng Xiangxiang: "Only by playing with children can we feel real happiness."

There was a lot of laughter, but troubles followed one after another. Meng Xiangxiang wanted to go to work, what about the two children?Meng Xiangxiang couldn't go to class with his two children on his back.It is impossible for Meng Xiangxiang to agree to take a long vacation. The only way is to bring his mother to help take care of the child.

Hearing Liu Xiaonan's thoughts, Meng Xiangxiang said, "It's been almost three years since my aunt had the operation. You forgot what the doctor said? My aunt's physical condition seems to be stable now, so I can't drag her down anymore. You let me Try it, I will send the child to the nursery, and I will breastfeed the child during recess. If it doesn’t work, I will pick up my aunt.”

The school started, and Meng Xiangxiang carried a child on his back, held a child in his arms, and slung a bulging bag on his shoulder, which contained a change of clothes for the child. Accompanied by Liu Xiaonan, he walked out of the house.

At the bus station, Meng Xiangxiang insisted that Liu Xiaonan go to work, instead of sending it to school, she could do it by herself.

After going to work, Liu Xiaonan has been restless, worried about her children, and also worried about Meng Xiangxiang, wondering how she was in such a state of distress.He asked Gu Yu for advice, a woman who has just weaned her child will have a deep understanding of this, and she can come up with the most appropriate solution on how to solve it.

Gu Yu, who became a mother, is a little fatter, but she is full of charm. She said: "I can understand what your family Xiaomeng did. After giving birth to a child and taking maternity leave, after being out of touch with society for a long time, you will feel anxious and afraid of falling behind. I am reluctant to bear the child, so I can only suffer from both ends. I suggest that you let her follow my example, wean the child, switch to formula milk, and hire a nanny at home, all problems will be solved. If you want to hire a nanny, I can recommend one for you. "

Liu Xiaonan felt that this method was feasible, but she didn't know if Meng Xiangxiang would agree.He said, "I'll talk to her when I get home."

Gu Yu changed the subject, admired and praised: "Okay, Xiaonan, I have to treat you differently. You own many properties at a young age, you have both fame and fortune, and your strength should not be underestimated."

Liu Xiaonan was horrified and asked, "How did you know?"

Gu Yu said: "Don't think that I am isolated from the world when I am confinement at home and raising children. There is no impenetrable wall in the world, even though you are very low-key. I didn't expect you to have such vision and courage. My old man also praised you very much. For the first time, he admitted to me that he was wrong. He said that he should believe his first judgment on you when my family was sent down to Liuzi Street."

Liu Xiaonan felt a little complacent, forcibly separated him from Gu Yu's old man, and finally admitted that he was wrong.But he couldn't be happy from the bottom of his heart. What people appreciate is not his footsteps on the road of literature, but his existing economic acumen and foundation.

Get off work a little earlier and rush to the High School Affiliated to the Provincial Normal School to pick up Meng Xiangxiang and the child.

When he saw Meng Xiangxiang carrying a child on his back, hugging a child, carrying a big bag on his shoulder, with a smile on his face, he walked out briskly.Liu Xiaonan has reason to firmly believe that Meng Xiangxiang is still the little girl on the mountain road, and no difficulties can trouble her.

Liu Xiaonan went forward, reached out and took off the bag on Meng Xiangxiang's shoulder, carried it on her back, and hugged a child in one hand, making Meng Xiangxiang completely relaxed.He asked the two children: "You two little guys, in the nursery, aren't you a good boy?"

The two children didn't see their father for a day, and their two little faces were stuck to Liu Xiaonan's. Four little hands were picking their eyes, nose, ears, ears and mouth, making Liu Xiaonan hard to fight with her eyes closed and shaking her head.

Meng Xiangxiang smiled and said: "The aunt in the nursery told me that our child is very good, and he seldom cries. When he cries, he must want to shit and pee. As long as he is carried to the potty in time, he will not wet the bed. I use the recess to feed the child, and I can take care of it, don't worry."

A family of four went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.Back home, Meng Xiangxiang bathed the two children and changed their clothes, while Liu Xiaonan was busy cooking.

After dinner, each person hugged a child and went to the beach to play, let the child bask in the sun, blow the sea breeze, and see the world.In the evening, Liu Xiaonan coaxed the two children, and Meng Xiangxiang was busy grading the students' homework.

In the new semester, Meng Xiangxiang is still working as a math teacher in the first grade of junior high school. It is a critical period for laying the foundation. She can't affect her teaching because of her child.

The children were put to sleep, and the homework was corrected. Liu Xiaonan sat on the bed and watched over the two children, talking to Meng Xiangxiang about Gu Yu's suggestion.

Meng Xiangxiang was putting the corrected homework book back into her bag, and turned around and said, "I don't want to hand over my child to a stranger, can I do my best like us parents? It's too early, I can't bear to treat my child badly. Besides, we are ordinary people, and hiring a nanny will make people talk about it. After a few months of tiring, when the child is one year old, I will relax. "

This matter is over, there is no need to talk about it.Liu Xiaonan could only do more housework and take care of the children at night, so that Meng Xiangxiang would have more time and energy to devote to teaching and get a better rest.Her career was just getting started, and he had to show his support with practical actions, and he only found time to write a little novel of his own.

Facts have proved that Meng Xiangxiang's idea is correct. Taking care of the child by himself can witness every wonderful moment of the child's gradual growth.

That night, Meng Xiangxiang was grading homework, and Liu Xiaonan was playing in the living room with the two children.First was the son, who crawled, put his little hands on the edge of the sofa, and slowly stood up.Following her brother's example, the daughter also stood up while supporting the sofa.

Liu Xiaonan didn't disturb the child, and quietly called Meng Xiangxiang, and the two stood behind the child and watched.

Boys are always bolder. The son let go of his hands and wanted to stand alone. He shook a few times and sat down on the floor with his ass. , heavier than the son.

Meng Xiangxiang stepped forward to help, but was stopped by Liu Xiaonan.

Small animals in nature have to learn to stand and run when they are born, which is determined by the laws of nature and out of the instinct to survive.Children should also let them learn to stand and walk by themselves, and learn to be self-reliant and strong from an early age.

That night, the young parents witnessed the birth of a miracle.The two children climbed up from the floor with their buttocks pouted, stood up with their hands on the edge of the sofa again, let go of their hands again, and sat down on the floor again.

After so many times and perseverance, the two children were finally able to stand firm.Next, the two children made an amazing move again, walking sideways with their hands on the sofa, and walked back and forth several times.

Walking proficiently, the son took the lead and the daughter followed, walked out of the range of the sofa, and walked around the living room with whatever little hands could touch to support.

The first time I stood and walked in my life, I just completed a difficult leap in a logical way.

Meng Xiangxiang had already burst into tears of joy. All the hard work and dedication of a mother had been perfectly compensated at this moment.Liu Xiaonan gently supported her shoulders with both hands, her heart was also full of surprise and satisfaction.

The two little guys don't have the consciousness to take the first step in life, they just walk around with high interest out of instinct.Walking and walking, there was nothing to support in front of me, so I paused, tried to spread my hands, and walked bravely towards my parents.

Both Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang squatted down, stretched out their hands, and lovingly called their children by their names, and welcomed them into their arms.

One person holds a child's hand and walks around every corner of the house, so that the child is familiar with every object in the house.The child's calf was slowly walking hard, and he staggered and spread his little feet, and began to explore the unknown world from another angle.It wasn't until they were tired from walking that they both fell into a deep sleep.

Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang were still immersed in happiness and joy, sitting on the bed and admiring the sweet sleeping appearance of the child.

Liu Xiaonan said: "The child is more than ten months old, and he can walk today, and can eat some complementary food and fruit. It stands to reason that the child should be weaned. Weaning early will make you feel more relaxed."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "I checked the information and found that breast milk can improve the child's immunity. I plan to breastfeed the child until the first year of age. It is the glory and pride of a mother."

The child can walk and begins to "sweep" everything in the house.Everything that can be obtained is taken down for destructive exploration experiments, and the two have to put all useful and dangerous things on high places.

That night, Liu Xiaonan played in the living room with her two children.After playing with the toy for a while, the two children lost interest and began to look around for new and novel things.After looking around, the son opened the two doors at the bottom of the bookcase and got in.

Liu Xiaonan sat on the sofa, watching his son's every move with great interest.There are no dangerous items in the lower part of the bookcase, only the old books in the wooden box that Gu Yu left him back then.

The son rummaged through the wooden box and threw out a few comic books.

The daughter followed and picked up a comic book.Maybe it was because of the pictures on it, someone younger than her, who sat down on the floor and flipped through it, and stretched out his hand to tear off a page.

Perhaps because she found that every time a page was torn off, she could see new pictures. Her daughter's little hands fluttered up and down, giggling and tearing up the comic book.

Liu Xiaonan yelled "Mengmeng", and the daughter glanced at him, probably because she thought that Dad was not as fun as the comic book, so she still sat there tearing up the comic book.Liu Xiaonan stood up, stood for a while and then sat down, staring straight at her daughter tearing up the book.

The siblings have always been good partners with a tacit understanding.The younger sister's laughter attracted the older brother, who got out of the bookcase and tore up the books with his younger sister.

The two brothers and sisters communicated in a language of "ahah" that only the two of them could understand. After a while, the floor was already a mess.

Meng Xiangxiang heard the laughter of the two children, put down his pen and walked over to see what the children were doing.It was incredible to see that two children were tearing up their father's favorite things, and their father was indifferent.

She hurried over to pick up the child and closed the door of the bookcase.

Liu Xiaonan said, "Let the children play with it."

Meng Xiangxiang said: "This is the testimony of your childhood friendship, don't you feel bad?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "Things that I am reluctant to throw away, things that are inconvenient for you to throw away, just let the children help clean up."

"I didn't think about throwing them away. These books themselves are extremely valuable. When the children grow up and can understand them, these comic books are priceless treasures. There is no place for other children to buy them if they want to read them."

Meng Xiangxiang put the two children in Liu Xiaonan's arms, and put the well-preserved old books on the upper shelf of the bookcase.

The next day, Meng Xiangxiang bought a few children's pictorials and let the children tear them up and play with them.After tearing up books and playing enough, the two children found new toys.

Meng Xiangxiang was correcting his homework when his son reached out and found a red and blue pencil from the desk, picked it up and drew on the wall.Meng Xiangxiang said a lot of good things, but his son still refused to return the pencil and cried when he refused to let him draw on the wall.

Meng Xiangxiang was at a loss, and called Liu Xiaonan, who replaced the red and blue pencils from his son with a writing brush.The son scratched with a brush and there was no mark. He threw away the brush and asked Meng Xiangxiang for a pencil.

Liu Xiaonan led her son and daughter into the kitchen, filled a small aluminum basin with water, and squatted on the floor tiles to write with a brush dipped in water.The two children saw that it was fun, and some of them started to scribble on the floor tiles with a brush dipped in water.

The son's unintentional behavior inspired Liu Xiaonan.Leading two children to scribble and play on the floor tiles has become a daily compulsory homework.

The arrival of summer vacation has relieved Meng Xiangxiang's pressure, and she can take care of the children wholeheartedly.Liu Xiaonan took a week's leave to accompany Meng Xiangxiang with her two children back to her natal home, to visit her parents, elder brother and sister-in-law, and to see the changes in her natal home.

It has been almost two years since Meng Xiangxiang became pregnant, or she was pregnant, or the child was too young, she has never returned to her natal home.

Meng's father and mother built four new tile-roofed houses last year. The yard of the house is spacious, and the family of four also has their own independent room.After two years of separation, Meng Xiangxiang had a lot to say to his parents, and the two children also played with the cat, dog, chicken, duck and goose.

In the evening, the sun is not so harsh and the weather is cooler.Liu Xiaonan rode a child on one shoulder, and the family of four went around the mountain ridge.Walking out of the entrance of the small mountain village, Liu Xiaonan ran up the mountain ridge with two children on his back, Meng Xiangxiang followed behind.

The two children hugged their father's head and laughed happily.Smiling and laughing, the daughter waved back and shouted: "Mom, mom."

Liu Xiaonan and Meng Xiangxiang heard it at the same time.Liu Xiaonan stopped in her tracks, Meng Xiangxiang stepped forward and said to her daughter, "Mengmeng, please call me mom again."

"Mom." This is what the son called out, and the two children spoke at the same time.

Those who are not parents will never realize what the call of heaven means at this time.When they came to a level ground, Liu Xiaonan put down the two children and asked them to catch grasshoppers on the grass.

Meng Xiangxiang took Liu Xiaonan's hand and said, "The little girl who was running alone on the mountain road back then, I could never have dreamed that when she returned to the small mountain village a few years later, she would have three more relatives by her side."

(End of this chapter)