Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Gao Yuanyuan stayed in an empty room on the second floor of the clothing store at night. Early the next morning, after breakfast, he rode his bicycle to Gao Mingwan's house.

He put the watermelon into a snakeskin bag and tied it with a rope to the back seat of the bicycle. There were some cantaloupes and vegetables in the iron frame in front.

When we rode our bicycles all the way to Gaoming Wanjia, it was only eight o'clock in the morning and the sun was not shining yet.

At this time, Hu Yinchen had already come to work. With her taking over the care of little Shasha, Wang Xiuxiu had time to have breakfast.

The breakfast here is very simple, basically just porridge with pickles. If you want to change the taste, cook noodles or buy some steamed buns outside.

After recuperating at home for a few days, Gao Mingwan seemed to have recovered a lot. The swelling of the wound on his body had gone away, but the bruises were still there. If he didn't touch it, he wouldn't feel any pain, but it still hurt a lot when he touched it.

Even so, Gao Mingwan also planned to go to a sports car.

When he was injured before, Xiao Jinfeng gave him a bonus, but if he didn't go to work, he would have no income, and it would always make people feel unsure.

Gao Mingwan sat at the door and basked in the morning sun, thinking about how to tell Wang Xiuxiu that he wanted to drive a sports car.

Then he looked up and saw his father Gao Yuan coming.

Gao Mingwan immediately stood up, went to greet him, and said, "Dad, why are you here?"

Gao Yuanyuan looked at him, looked up and down, then stopped the bicycle against the eaves, and started to take off the watermelon tied to the seat.

Gao Yuan said: "I heard from Mingcheng that you were injured, so I came over to see you. I brought you watermelon, cantaloupe and vegetables!"

With a smile on his face, Gao Mingwan hurriedly welcomed Gao Yuan into the house and asked Gao Yuan if he had had breakfast.

When Wang Xiuxiu saw her father-in-law coming, she immediately put down the bowl in her hand and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water for Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuanyuan took the water glass, but did not drink it immediately. Instead, he said, "We will eat at Ming Cheng's place. You are busy, so you don't have to entertain me."

Gao Yuanyuan moved the things into the kitchen and put them away by himself, and then asked Gao Mingwan how he was injured and whether it was serious.

How could Gao Mingwan dare to tell him how he fought with others? He could only say a few nonsense words. When he mentioned his injuries, he just said they were almost healed.

Chinese people are always accustomed to reporting good news but not bad news.

But Gao Mingwan didn't say it so carefully. In fact, he knew that if he told his father about it, it would be of no use. Instead, it would make his parents worried.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't know if he saw it, so he didn't ask more carefully later. He only told Gao Mingwan to be careful in the future and not to get hurt again.

After telling his son, Gao Yuanyuan hugged his granddaughter again. He rarely saw this granddaughter, so he took a few more glances and found that the child looked pretty good and had very white skin, much whiter than the skin of Gao Mingpeng's daughter.

Gao Yuanqian only held the child for a while, then returned the child to Hu Yinchen, and asked Hu Yinchen to carry the child outside the yard, "The child needs to get more sun, and hurry up and get some sunshine before the sun is out."

After sending the outsider Hu Yinchen away, Gao Yuanyuan said to Gao Mingwan: "The child is more than two months old now, why do you still hire someone to do the work? This month will cost a lot of wages!"

With that said, Gao Yuanyuan glanced at Wang Xiuxiu quite dissatisfied.

In the eyes of a grown man like him, it is natural for a woman to take care of her children. Wang Xiuxiu has no job, so she can't even take care of her children!
Wang Xiuxiu felt a little embarrassed, glanced at Gao Mingwan, and said nothing.

Gao Mingwan took the initiative to explain: "A while ago, my daughter fell asleep and cried non-stop at night. I was driving a car outside and had no time to take care of the house. Xiuxiu was too busy alone. So I asked for a while and waited for the second time. My brother’s kindergarten is about to open enrollment, and Aunt Hu is going to help.”

It is now the end of July, and kindergarten enrollment is not far away, so even though Gao Mingwan is living at home, he has not asked Hu Yinchen to leave.

After hearing this, Gao Yuan finally felt better. He softened his tone and said, "You are the only one making money in the family, so you should save some money."

Gao Mingwan nodded and said, "When the second brother's kindergarten starts, Xiuxiu will also go there to help."

Gao Yuanyuan frowned and said: "How can she take the child to do things when he is so young? Speaking of this, your mother mentioned to me that your eldest brother's son is not young anymore, but there is no kindergarten in the village, only one preschool. , you have to be six years old to read.”

"Look, if this is not the case, you can send your daughter back to the village and let your mother take care of her, and then bring your nephew here. Then he will send him to the kindergarten to learn something. You only need to control what he eats and drinks."

"Your mother has raised five of you children, and now she is raising two of your eldest brother's children. She can raise more people than the two of you! After she told me, I think it's okay for you two to change the children. Okay, this is for your own good..." Before Gao Yuan could finish speaking, Wang Xiuxiu's expression suddenly changed, and even Gao Mingwan's eyes widened instantly.

It’s not like he can’t support his wife and children, so how could he send his daughter to the village and then raise his nephew?

Some people may think that their daughters are not as close as their nephews, but Gao Mingwan’s mentality of favoring boys over girls is not that serious. He will definitely want to have another son in the future, but now he is also very concerned about his only daughter. .

Gao Mingwan interrupted his father and said sternly: "Dad, if mom is willing to come over and help me take care of the child, I'm very grateful, but if the two families take care of the child, forget it! My daughter is only more than two months old. Why are you sent to the village if you haven’t been weaned yet?”

"They say it's better for children to be breastfed. If you don't have breastmilk, you have to buy milk powder and bottles, which is a huge expense! Besides, my second brother's kindergarten is very expensive. Do you pay for the tuition, or do I pay for you?"

Speaking of what happened later, Gao Mingwan's expression turned ugly.

Because he felt that it was impossible for his family to pay tuition for his nephew, but why?

Gao Yuan looked embarrassed when he mentioned tuition fees, because he had never thought of tuition fees before.

When Luo Xiaohua told him, he didn't listen too seriously, he just thought it was okay. Now that the topic was brought up, he naturally remembered what Luo Xiaohua had said to him.

However, Gao Mingwan directly expressed his unwillingness. Gao Yuanyuan thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong. Luo Xiaohua took it for granted.

It’s just that it’s difficult for parents to take the initiative to admit their mistakes to their children.

Gao Yuan said with a straight face, unhappily: "I am doing this for your sake, thinking that your nephew will be older and easier to take care of. If you don't want to, forget it! It's getting late, I'm going back."

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't sit still here, so he got up and pushed the bicycle.

Gao Mingwan went out to see him off, but didn't hold him back.

His father came to see him and brought him watermelons and vegetables. He was actually very happy, but when it came to the two families switching children, he became unhappy.

After Gao Yuanyuan left, Wang Xiuxiu said: "Not to mention that the two families have exchanged children, even if they ask me to send Shasha to the village and let them take care of it for me, I am not willing!"

Whoever gives birth to a child will love it. This is when Wang Xiuxiu's maternal love breaks out. How can she be willing to give her child away?

Gao Mingwan understood her and patted Wang Xiuxiu's hand to express comfort.

He said: "Don't worry, this kind of thing is too ridiculous. I will not agree. If you say that you want to send your nephew to me in the future, I will not agree. Our house is small and we can't live in it!"

After hearing this, Wang Xiuxiu was indeed relieved. The relationship between their husband and wife was still good, and they would not be easily provoked.

She thought for a while and asked, "Will I send my nephew to my second brother?"

Gao Mingcheng's clothing store still has an empty room, and his new home has even more empty rooms. The second and third floors have been renovated, but no furniture has been bought yet. He just needs to buy a bed and a cabinet, and then people can live in them.

Gao Mingwan shook his head and said: "I don't think the second brother will agree. This is my own child who is naughty and can be beaten and scolded no matter what. Others' children can only be coaxed and cannot be beaten or scolded. It's a lot of trouble!"

"But what Dad said is right. Now that our children are young, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything if you go to kindergarten."

Gao Mingwan was worried. He didn't know if his second brother had thought of this, but he had to tell him and ask him to recruit more teachers.

Wang Xiuxiu smiled and said: "I know I can't do anything, but my second brother still called me to go, saying that I would learn from the side. When the child is older, I can get started directly. I thought Although I don’t get paid, I can not only learn something by bringing Shasha to help me, but also have other people help me bring Shasha, so I can feel more relaxed.”

"Otherwise, when you go to drive a sports car later, I will be bored at home alone."

Gao Mingwan felt relieved when he heard that Wang Xiuxiu would not receive salary for the time being.

He was very supportive of this and said, "That's good. It saves you from being alone at home and not even being able to have a hot meal."

Wang Xiuxiu nodded with lingering fear. It is really difficult to take care of a baby. If no one helps, going to the toilet and eating will be a problem.

Of course, if you can be cruel, then it's okay. Just put the child on the bed and let her cry heartbrokenly. Just do your own thing and then take care of the child when you are done. Finally, when chatting with others, you still I can say that raising children is very easy, but I don’t know how you can say that raising children is difficult!
Wang Xiuxiu couldn't help but smile when she thought that there were such people among her neighbors. (End of chapter)