"Doudou."
"Little slob, get up."
"Get up, you're going to be late."
…
Yan Yun called her son, and patted him lightly, but the little guy slipped into the bed and hid again.
"Hurry up, Dad will send you to kindergarten and go to work, and Dad will be late for work."
She climbed onto the bed, hugged Yuanyuan, and walked to the bathroom.
Doudou was sleeping on her shoulder, hugging his mother, half-closed his little eyes, still looking drowsy.
Wash him up, change his clothes, pack his schoolbag, and tell Ji Yang before sending him out, "It's cold on the road, keep him in the way, and let him take off his clothes when it's hot at school."
"Doudou, drink more water."
…
Yan Yun felt that she had an endless heart and kept worrying about it.
"Got it." Ji Yang led his son downstairs.
They rented a stair room, because it has one bedroom and one living room, the landlord asked for 800 a month, and signed a three-year contract.
Recently, the contract expired, and the rent has been increased, and now it costs 1,000.
His salary of 5,000 yuan seemed pitiful, and his life was probably going to be tight.
After sending the father and son away, Yan Yun started to wash the clothes and tidy up the house. After finishing, she went out and went back to the countryside to see Ji's mother.
Ji's father is sick and recuperating at home, unable to do heavy work, and Ji's mother occasionally does odd jobs to earn some money for the family.
Ji's house is still that kind of small one-story house, with only two houses, one is reserved for Ji Yang and the others, and they live in the other, with a small kitchen outside.
The two old people belonged to very simple farmers, and they worked hard all their lives just to send Ji Yang out.
Yan Yun put the cereal she bought back on the table, and said to Ji Mu, "Mom, how is your body today?"
"It's much better." Ji's mother looked at her, lowered her face slightly, and reprimanded lightly, "Why are you buying so many things again? Waste of money."
"How much money is there?" She finished talking and changed the subject, "Does the family still grow vegetables recently? I'll take some back later, and Doudou said yesterday that he wants to eat the vegetables grown by grandma."
"Yes, yes, there are cabbage and beans, and there are salted eggs at home, I will take them back for you later." Mentioning the little guy, Ji's mother narrowed her eyes with a smile.
"How is Dad's health?" Yan Yun looked into the room, but didn't see Ji's father at home.
"It's all good. Your dad probably went to mahjong again. Recently those old men came back and dragged him to refill. Just live your life well, we can take care of ourselves."
"Originally, I will give you the thousands of dollars I saved. After all, the mortgage is still being paid, and there are a lot of expenses around. My health is not up to date, so I went to the hospital to pay for it." Speaking of this, Ji's mother said in a sad tone.
"Mom, you don't have to worry about this, just take care of your own bodies." Yan Yun comforted her.
Seeing that they are getting older and have more and more physical conditions, they have no medical insurance or pension.
It is indeed a problem.
She knows that it only takes one serious illness to destroy a family, but there is nothing she can do at this time. She can only pray for the health of the two old people.
Yan Yun came back from Ji's house with big bags and small bags, and some people greeted her enthusiastically on the way.
In the village, Ji Yang, who has gone out to buy a house, is a great scholar.
After all, there are many families, and it may take a lifetime of hard work to build a house in the village.
"Doudou."
"Mom!" The little man cried out in a bright voice, and ran towards Yan Yun with his short legs, carrying a small schoolbag.
As soon as Yan Yun squatted down, he threw herself into her arms and hugged her arm affectionately, "Doudou drew a big cart in art class today."
"Big cart?" Yan Yun's tone was exaggerated, "What kind of cart? What color did you paint?"
"Red! BMW!" He emphasized his voice, clenching his fists, "Doudou wants to buy a BMW with the lucky money."
"It has four wheels and doors."
…
The little guy seemed to have opened up a chatterbox, talking non-stop.
Yan Yun was happy to hear that, picked him up, and then walked to the bus stop, "We're going home, let's show mom the big carts you drew when we go home, and see what's wrong with the big carts we drew. How powerful is it?"
"Yes! Doudou can walk by himself."
"Then mother is leading you, you go by yourself, there are too many cars on the road, we have to be careful."
"good."
…
evening.
Yan Yun cooked the meal, three dishes and one soup, the little guy lay on the dining table, pouted, "When will Dad come back? I'm hungry."
"Let's wait a little longer and have dinner together when Dad comes back, shall we?" Yan Yun took off her apron and coaxed him softly.
The little guy looked at the chicken wings in the basin, swallowed, and slipped down when he heard the sound of the door opening.
He ran to the door and yelled loudly, "Dad!"
Ji Yang was taking off his shoes, but he stopped at that moment, feeling a warmth spreading in his heart.
Different from the happiness or recognition that Zhang Ran brought him, this is a kind of satisfaction that his heart is at ease.
At the very least, this is a home.
The meaning of harbor should be that there are people who care about, things that need to be protected, even a rented house, it is also peace of mind.
He belongs here, someone needs him.
"A big cart drawn around." The little guy picked up the painting and held it up in front of him as if asking for credit.
In the past, Ji Yang really didn't have much interest, he just dealt with it a few times, and left the education to Yan Yun.
He felt that he gave all the money he made to Yan Yun, and she should take care of all the family affairs.
Want to be lazy.
"What kind of car is this?" Ji Yang looked at the crooked lines, the four wheels were not symmetrical.
It's barely recognizable as a car.
"Yes..." The little guy tilted his head and said loudly, "BMW! It's a BMW! The teacher asked us to build it during the building block class."
Lego building blocks is an interest class he goes to, and he goes to it once a week.
"BMW?" Ji Yang chuckled.
"Doudou will use the lucky money to buy a BMW." He said solemnly, "Doudou can drive it when he grows up, so Dad can drive it too."
The child innocently tried to make both of them laugh.
"Washing your hands and eating, didn't you just yell about being hungry?" Yan Yun said.
"Eat, eat chicken wings." The little guy put down the painting, pursed his lips, and ran to the dining table.
"Slow down." Yan Yun said quickly.
On the table.
"Why did you come back so late today?" Yan Yun filled Ji Yang with a bowl of soup, a little confused.
He got off work very punctually, leaving get off work at five and arriving home at six, as always, and now it's half past seven.
"Going for an interview."
"Interview?" She frowned and asked, what interview? You resigned? "
There has been a lot of layoffs recently, could it be that he was also...
Yan Yun didn't even dare to think about it.
"There is a training institution next door that is recruiting, so I will try it out. I will work as a part-time job at night, and I will come back after class for an hour and a half after get off work. The income will be relatively reasonable." He explained while drinking soup.
"Do you want to work part-time at night? How about I go to work?" Yan Yun suggested.
They are indeed under too much pressure after buying a house.
But the rent is so expensive, and there is no way to keep going up.
"What do you do if you go to work and go around the weekend? No one took him. I passed the interview. They arranged for me three to four classes a week. Occasionally, there will be more classes on weekends, mainly for junior high school tutoring."
"Part-time jobs also have a monthly base salary of 600 plus commission, which I think is not bad. The commission for one-on-one lessons is 120 per session."
After eating, Ji Yang said again, "I won't come back to eat in the future, I can order a takeaway to solve the problem, and I will come back a little later."
"But... It's not good to eat takeaway for a long time." Yan Yun knew that the method he said could relieve stress at this time.
The child is still young, and he really needs someone to take care of him on weekends, but he can't be sent to the countryside. Neither the elders of Ji's family can take care of him.
"Can you come back for dinner? Is it far away?"
"Too rushed."
"Then I'll send it to you at noon? You warm it up at night." She thought about it and thought it would be okay.
"It's so troublesome. If I'm not hungry, I'll come back and eat again. get out of class ends at 8 o'clock." Ji Yang said and put a piece of chicken wing in the bowl.
"Thank you, Dad." He ate until his hands and the corners of his mouth were covered with oil, but he gnawed hard, and he had already gnawed three of them with his head buried.
Yan Yun looked at him, it seemed that he would have to wait for another two years, and he would grow up a bit, so that he could be sent to childcare after school and picked up at night, so she could go to work.
Three years old is still too young, and he has just entered kindergarten, which is not conducive to his growth.
late at night.
The little guy refused to sleep again today, insisting on going to bed and hugging Yan Yun, while Ji Yang was on the side table preparing materials for tomorrow's class.
The big class he took over first had to pass the assessment period before he could go one-on-one.
"Mommy mommy… "
"Shh, Dad is working." Yan Yun hugged him and told him to keep his voice down.
"Drawing flowers around."
"Looks good, is this a flower petal?"
…
One big and one small on the bed were talking quietly, and Ji Yang was writing a lesson plan, when the cell phone next to him suddenly rang.