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Chapter 52: Make a kite

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If it were any other time, Yonezawa Hai would have hesitated again, but because of the big thing that had just happened in his family, it made him sober up - he could earn money again, he could find another job, and there was a little life right in front of him and he couldn't just ignore it.

It is because of losing a loved one that we realize how precious life is.

Cheng Qing was held by his hand. It would be a lie to say she wasn't touched, but it was very difficult for her to nod and agree. She didn't want to talk about this in front of the child. She lowered her head and said softly to Mi Yang: "Yangyang, be good. Go see grandpa first. Mom will bring you some snacks later."

Mi Yang knew that they wanted to avoid discussing this with him, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

He took two steps out, then immediately turned back and hid under the windowsill to eavesdrop. He was closer than before, and his ears were more pointed.

In the room, Cheng Qing hesitated and said, "Forget it. You've worked so hard for so many years. Why don't you want to work? We only have Yangyang. Yangyang is so sensible and obedient. I am satisfied to have such a son in my life."

Yonezawa said, "You can find another job. You and the children are the most important. The doctor said you were too weak. I was worried when I heard that. It's my fault that I was careless these days and didn't notice it." He paused for a while and asked seriously, "Qing'er, I'm not forcing you to have a child. I know you're working very hard in the hospital. Anyway, I'll listen to you on this matter. Just don't think about my work. I'm strong and can do anything to support you and the children. Just think about yourself. Yangyang and I will listen to you on everything."

Cheng Qing was so angry that he laughed and said, "Just express your own opinion. What do you say for Yangyang?"

Yonezawa Kai said: "We are connected as father and son. I can see that Yangyang thinks the same as I do."

Mi Yang squatted outside the window and listened, and sighed in his heart. He agreed with this point. Like his father, he wanted to make Cheng Qing the queen of the family. They would be a prince in a foreign country, and they would be willing to protect her with guns and shields.

Family planning is now strictly enforced. No matter how reluctant Cheng Qing is, she has to consider their future lives. With a better job, she can settle down in the city, get a city hukou, and the child can get a better education. She touched her belly and sighed, "No, I want to take good care of Yangyang. I'll be satisfied if I can raise a child in this life. As for this child... maybe we are not destined to have it."

Yonezawa was silent for a while and sighed.

Cheng Qing said this, but she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. She was pregnant and sentimental by nature. She forced herself to keep smiling, but turned around and wiped her tears several times.

Mi Zehai also frowned. He was reluctant, but he also wanted to respect his wife's opinion. He was in a dilemma. However, no matter how sad he was, his wife's health was still the first priority in his heart compared to the child he had never seen. He asked the military doctor at the Bai family and went to the hospital to ask again. Then he went home and told Cheng Qing that he wanted to set a time with her to go to the hospital.

Cheng Qing agreed verbally, but she didn't eat much at lunch. In the afternoon, Mi Zehai took her to the hospital on his bicycle, leaving Mi Yang alone at home.

Mi Yang's left eye twitched twice, feeling unsure.

Less than half an hour later, Cheng Qing and Mi Zehai came back. They both looked sad as before. They looked the same as when they left.

Mi Yang quickly stood up, went over to hug Cheng Qing, and said, "Mom."

Cheng Qing picked him up. Mi Yang was so scared that he didn't dare to move. "Mom, put me down. I'm too heavy."

Cheng Qing kissed him, and after sitting down, he still held Mi Yang in his arms, especially reluctant to let him go, and said with red eyes: "What should I do, I still can't let him go..."

Mi Zehai was already confused. He must have felt guilty during this period and was extremely careful with his wife. However, he was too careful and could not understand what Cheng Qing meant. He became dull and blank.

Mi Yang heard it clearly from the side, his brows were knitted but he didn't relax, he suddenly said in a deep voice: "There is no other way, give birth to the baby, I will raise it for you after it is born."

Cheng Qing had a sad face at first, but when he heard what he said, he burst into laughter!

Yonezawa's face flushed with embarrassment, and he said, "What nonsense are you talking about, you little brat! Your father is still alive, it's not your turn to speak!"

Before Mi Yang could say anything, Mi Zehai picked him up and put him aside. He sat on the small stool next to Cheng Qing. Such a big man was a little cautious at this moment, like a wolfhound trained by its owner, and asked carefully: "Qing'er, do you mean... that we want this baby?"

Mi Yang was shocked and asked, "Dad, you really didn't hear it?"

Mi Zehai was used to being careless, so he looked up carefully at his wife's expression. Cheng Qing also looked down at him and nodded slightly.

The light in Mi Zehai's eyes lit up in an instant. He sat there and held Cheng Qing's hand seriously, and promised her: "Don't worry, I will take care of everything and won't let you and the children suffer any hardship or grievance."

Cheng Qing's eyes turned red, and she hugged her husband and child together, and didn't let go for a long time. She touched Mi Yang's little face and asked, "Yangyang, our family will be more frugal in the future. We may not buy too many toys for you. In the future, we will share the delicious food with you and the baby. You are the older brother, and sometimes you need to help mom take care of the baby... Are you willing?"

Of course Mi Yang was willing. When he was reborn, the country had already opened up the two-child policy and even hoped that people all over the country would have children together. He originally had no feelings about these empty regulations, but since the incident happened in his own family, he had the same idea as Mi Zehai, but he was much more optimistic than Mi Zehai. Although it is not as golden as the early 1980s, there were still many opportunities to make a fortune in the 1990s. His parents did not have so many material demands, and the family did not like to compare. They were content with getting two small houses, planting flowers, and fishing.

Mi Zehai had a very detailed plan, and he was still telling Cheng Qing about it in detail. It was obvious that he had thought about it for several nights before coming up with this idea: "The job of demobilization and resettlement is very difficult. After I go back, I will voluntarily retire from the army. I will take you to live with the Li family for a while..." The Li family is the place where Mi Zehai's biological parents live. He had told Cheng Qing about it, and Cheng Qing had also mailed money there, so she knew about it.

"We have saved a little money, so I plan to do business in the south. My comrades who transferred there said that engineering construction is very popular. I was an engineer, and if I hadn't been selected to join the field army, I might have gone to the south. Now is the right time, and I still have the skills. I will ask my comrades there, and I will be able to find a job." Yonezawa said slowly: "It's hard for you, I wonder if I can ask my mother-in-law to take care of you for a while."

Cheng Qing thought for a while and said, "I can take care of myself, don't worry about me. What about Yangyang?"

Mi Zehai pinched his son's nose and said, "The school over at the Li family's place is not as good as the one in Shanhai Town. Let's arrange for Yangyang to transfer to another school and let him come back to study. It's just right for him to keep Grandpa company. I heard it all the other day. The brat went to play the sanxian again and asked Grandpa to teach him how to make a kite. The string must have been smoothed over, right?"

Mi Yang didn't blush at all, and said confidently: "Well, I am your grandpa, so what's wrong with taking some thread? Grandpa told me to take whatever I want."

Cheng Qing was still worried, so Mi Yang consoled her, stretched out his little hand and patted her arm, saying, "Mom, don't worry, I have a grandma and three aunts here!"

The family discussed and made a decision, and after that, everyone felt a lot more relaxed.

This was the first time Cheng Qing let Mi Yang touch her belly. Since she didn't want this child before, she didn't let Mi Yang have much contact with her, for fear of leaving any bad memories for the child.

Mi Yang reached out his hand and touched it gently, only to feel a small bulge on Cheng Qing's belly. It was a little hard, but not obvious at all. If Cheng Qing wasn't often feeling uncomfortable now, it would really be no different from usual.

Mi Yang thought it was magical and touched it again. Mi Zehai said, "Okay, don't damage it." As he said that, he also touched it carefully. His wife's temper had been unstable these days and she had never let him touch her belly!

Cheng Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and drove them both out: "Go away, you are so annoying!"

Mi Zehai had just been depressed for a while, but now he was full of energy, as if he had set a new goal, and immediately rolled up his sleeves to go to the kitchen to wash vegetables and cook. Mi Yang ran to the main room again to ask Mi Hong for advice on making a kite. Master Bai's birthday was coming soon, and he only had a few yuan of pocket money, so he couldn't afford anything else, so he could only make a beautiful kite for him. It happened to be the end of July when the breeze was blowing on the hillside, so it would be nice to take his master to fly a kite to cultivate his sentiments.

Mi Yang felt relieved and his facial expression relaxed. When Mi Hong was instructing him, he hummed a little tune unconsciously.

Mi Hongyi was lying on the wooden bed, with a thin blanket covering her legs, when she suddenly said, "That's not right."

Mi Yang stopped what he was doing, looked at it for a long time in confusion, and then looked up and said, "Grandpa, there is no mistake here."

Mi Hong moved the corners of his lips and said, "I hummed the wrong tune, the pitch is half a note higher."

Mi Yang watched for a while before realizing that his grandfather had just smiled gently. He immediately curved his eyes and showed a big smile, leaning forward to flatter him: "Then grandpa, teach me to sing? I just listened to grandma singing casually, but I didn't learn everything, hehe."

Mi Hong glanced at him, coughed and said, "Make your kite first, you can't bite off more than you can chew."

Mi Yang was no longer afraid of him. He had been learning to make kites for several days, and he had become closer to his grandfather. When Mi Hong smiled at him, he felt like he was particularly favored, and he spoke more: "Grandpa, my dad said you can repair books, and I want to learn it too. I have read books. When I was in the army, Teacher Wei gave me a very thick book on ancient book restoration. I read it for a long time and practiced it myself, but I still don't know how to do some things. Grandpa, can you teach me?"

Mi Hong waved for him to come over, and Mi Yang immediately looked over. The old man stretched out two fingers, circled them, and flicked them on his forehead. Looking at the silly child with a slightly red finger mark on his forehead, he was just about to teach him a lesson when he saw his little grandson, who was as little as a puppy, lying on his belly in the corner of his bed and rolling around, covering his head and saying, "Grandpa lied", "It's over, I'm hurt", "I can't get up if I don't teach you to fix your homework".

Mi Hong pulled the corners of his mouth, and this time his smile was much more obvious than before.