When Zhan Aiping went to work at the military hospital, the first thing she had to solve was the placement of her two children. Before at Yanxin Health Center, she had her own office and her friends and colleagues to help take care of the children. But when she went to the military hospital, that was no longer the case. Gu Xiangyi also had to go to work and could not help her take care of the children.
Gu Xiangyi said: "We can send them to the small daycare center at the hospital."
The hospital provides a small daycare center for doctors' children, which is located in the hospital's family quarters, to make it easier for employees to look after their children. After all, many doctors and nurses are women and have to work night shifts. There are also many dual-military families, which makes it even more difficult to look after children, so there is a small daycare center to make it easier to take care of younger children.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have arranged everything for you." Gu Xiangyi was very enthusiastic about doing this.
"I am very familiar with that place, and I will never let my nephews and nieces suffer any injustice..."
Gu Xiangyi promised, but Zhan Aiping was very conflicted. After all, they were only two one and a half year old children who should have been taken care of by their family, but now they had to be sent to daycare all day.
It's so miserable that they have to start studying at such a young age!
Do I have to have classmates when I’m one and a half years old
"Then send the two children to a nursery class."
Zhan Aiping talked about this with Gu Sheng, "It's really not easy for our children."
Gu Sheng said: "It's not easy for us either."
When they were young, their parents were busy with work.
Zhan Aiping said: "You still have several older brothers, I am the one who feels sorry for you."
Of course, Zhan Aiping herself did not feel pitiful, because she was born in a family of two soldiers. Comrade Zhan had many soldiers to accompany her when she was a child. She was very brave. She hugged this one, lifted that one up, and harassed the guards for no reason. She was very happy.
Gu Sheng laughed: "You are not pitiful, you like to play more than anyone else."
Gu Sheng pinched Zhan Aiping's face. When Zhan Daping was a child, she was the best at calling friends and playing house. She could prepare a full banquet by gathering more than a dozen friends.
What kind of mud? Leaves... Roll the mud into meatballs, stir-fry the leaves with side dishes, and then use broken tiles to serve. It is more sumptuous than any other family's meals.
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Our two children's personalities are not like mine, nor like yours. They are so well behaved, I'm afraid they will be bullied."
Maybe it's true that a negative equals a positive. How could the children of her and Gu Sheng, two troublemakers, be two good, gentle and obedient children
When they were told to send them to a kindergarten class, the two little kids obediently agreed.
It hurts mom to see it.
If Zhan Aiping saw herself when she was a child, she would definitely feel that this girl was owed, but when she saw the soft little dumplings, the heart of the loving mother became even more flooded.
She was afraid that people would bully her daughter, and she was also afraid that people would bully her son.
"The elder brother must take good care of his younger sister, and the younger sister must also take good care of her elder brother."
The first day of work at the military hospital was also the first day for the two little ones to go to daycare. Zhan Aiping prepared a lot of things. The two one and a half year old kids put on children's military uniforms and carried a small water bottle. Zhan Aiping put hats on them. Sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls each had a small green schoolbag with a red cross embroidered on it. Zhan Aiping stuffed toys for them.
The toys included wooden cars and rag dolls. Zhan Aiping didn't care whether the toys would be broken or not. She said to the two children, "If the toys are broken, when Dad comes back, we can make new toys as a family."
Toys are consumables.
Sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls nodded.
Zhan Aiping kissed the two children on the face and left home with the two one-and-a-half-year-old kids. The two were quite motivated, at least more motivated to go to work than their mother.
Don't hug or complain of being tired, just go to work actively and proactively.
"Mom, hurry up!" The brother and sister were so excited after putting on new equipment and clothes that they couldn't wait to go out for a stroll.
The two of them clung to Zhan Aiping's legs like two caterpillars, trying hard to hug her thighs.
Zhan Aiping: “…” They are so enthusiastic about going to work, they must be the two best students.
A natural born curler.
Zhan Aiping went out with the two caterpillars clinging to her thighs. As soon as she went out, she ran into Mrs. Zhou from next door. Her husband, Deputy Head of the Regiment Qian, and Military Doctor Sun were standing next to her. Deputy Head of the Regiment Qian saw her and took the initiative to say, "Doctor Zhan, take the children to work."
"I heard you're working at a military hospital. Are you going to send them to a nursery?"
Deputy Captain Qian's tone was full of pride. He winked at Mrs. Zhou, meaning: Women should stay at home and take care of children, otherwise the children will suffer.
"Poor thing, such a little child is going to be sent to school."
"Our big elbow is still playing at home all day long."
Doctor Sun said, "It's a nursery class, there are no classes." What can a child under three years old understand? A nursery class is just two aunties who take care of the children's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, which is different from going to school.
Pot-fried pork said enthusiastically: "I can count!"
Little Tangyuan said: "I can do it too!"
Doctor Sun was stunned: "Doctor Zhan, your child is only a little over one year old, and he speaks very clearly."
"Little one, can you still count? Can you count?"
“Yes!” Sweet and sour pork was very happy: “One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve… twenty…”
"Enough, enough, enough." If he didn't stop his son, he could count to a hundred.
His talent for counting did not come out of thin air. He developed it by counting his little junky cars at home every day. He counted them one by one as he put them in front of the table. Practice makes perfect.
Doctor Sun: “…”
Zhan Aiping said: "My child loves to count when he has nothing to do. He learned it from his father."
Doctor Sun was amazed: "This is very smart, don't be a little genius."
"What little geniuses? They're just two ordinary people." Zhan Aiping politely and modestly took the two children away.
Although she also thinks her child is a little too smart, the story of "The Injury of Zhongyong" has existed since ancient times, and many child prodigies become just like ordinary people when they grow up.
Their children have never been labeled as "geniuses" since they were young.
As a mother, Zhan Aiping has small wishes. She doesn't ask them to skip grades crazily. She just hopes that they can be in the top three in every exam so that she can go out and show off.
When she was a child, she was “other people’s child”, and now she wants to be “the mother of other people’s child”.
After Zhan Aiping left, Deputy Captain Qian's face looked unhappy. What little genius or not? What does a one or two-year-old child know
Their big elbow is a few months older than the twins next door. He is almost two years old. He is ignorant and stays at home all day long, just eating and drinking.
"It's just counting, who can't do it? Our child is definitely smarter than the one next door, he can learn it easily. I'll teach him to recite the multiplication table..."
Zhan Aiping took the child to catch a ride. Before she left, she had to deliver something to Shen Liqing. Shen Liqing resigned from her job and stayed at home to take care of the child.
She was still working when she was pregnant. After she gave birth, the couple suspected that their younger son was sick. Shen Liqing couldn't eat or work, so she simply quit her job and stayed at home to take care of the child.
After taking care of the child for two or three months, Shen Liqing regretted it terribly...
Because she found that the most tiring job in the world is not working, but taking care of children at home.
Household chores may seem simple, but because they are tedious and repetitive, we consume a lot of time without realizing it. They are always mechanically repeated, just like the dust in the house. You wipe it and it returns again, and you wipe it and it returns again... The dust can never be wiped clean, making people feel bored and repetitive. Such a life is meaningless, day after day, year after year.
Shen Liqing was going crazy thinking about having to stay at home to take care of the children in the future.
"Why are your two kids dressed like this?" Shen Liqing's heart skipped a beat when she saw the two little kids in military uniforms. She also wanted to get two sets for the children.
Zhan Aiping said: "Send the child to a nursery class."
"Really? Can I still go to kindergarten? I thought I had to be three years old before that..." Shen Liqing's eyes lit up.
"I, I, I... I also send my child to a nursery class."
Zhan Aiping couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this: "People say that I, their own mother, am cruel, but you are even more cruel."
Shen Liqing sighed, "I just realized that babies who are one or two months old are the easiest to take care of. My child is almost one year old. My eldest daughter is lively and active. She can crawl and walk. She is full of energy all day long, just like a stray dog running outside. If you can't see her for a while, you don't know what she has done..."
Zhan Aiping: "You have less worries with your youngest son."
Shen Liqing's mouth twitched: "It's not easy, I have to spend more time encouraging him to turn over... He doesn't even want to move, I have to urge him to move more, I'm like an old mother now."
"This kid is very cunning. He is lazy during the day, but more energetic than anyone else at night."
"Like his sister, she made enough noise during the day and slept like a dead pig at night. Her father and I were woken up by her brother, but she was sleeping soundly and was not woken up at all."
"My son Pickled Fish always makes noises for his sister, calling her all the time. His sister is sleeping soundly, and his father and I can't sleep because of her calling." Shen Liqing rubbed her forehead helplessly. The thought of this black and white brother and sister at home made her very worried.
"Do you think these two kids are the Black and White Impermanence? One is on the day shift and the other is on the night shift."
Zhan Aiping said: "You should adjust the child's biological clock and use up his energy during the day."
Shen Liqing sighed: "I'll try harder."
"Taking care of children is more tiring than working. I also want to send my child to a nursery, but Director Li will definitely scold me, saying that I am a mother at home, not working, and not even taking care of my child. No, I have to find a job first..."
Before giving birth, Shen Liqing didn't want to work. After giving birth, Shen Liqing didn't want to take care of the child and would rather go to work.
*
Zhan Aiping brought her child to the military hospital. Although it was very early, there were many people at the door. Many officers and soldiers in military uniforms came to see a doctor. It was the 1970s, but a tiered diagnosis and treatment system was still in place. They first went to small community hospitals in towns and villages, and then were transferred to higher-level hospitals one level at a time.
Medical treatment in the army is similar. If you are sick, the military doctor from the military medical company will first take a quick look at your condition. If it is serious, the military doctor will sign and transfer you to the military hospital for treatment.
The life of a military doctor in a grassroots company is just so boring. On weekdays, I treat minor illnesses for officers and soldiers, and transfer serious illnesses to the military hospital. I am either on duty, on duty support, or on the way to drive patients to the hospital...
There are also benefits to sending patients to the military hospital. They can walk around freely for a few hours. Many officers and soldiers also hope that they can get some minor ailments and see a doctor and rest for a while without having to train, so everyone is happy to have a skin cut and go to the hospital.
"Sister-in-law! Youyou and Yuanyuan! They are so cute. Let your aunt kiss them. How can these two children be so cute?" When Gu Xiangyi saw her sister-in-law and her nephews and nieces, she immediately rushed up to hug the two children and kissed their little faces.
The brother and sister said very obediently, "Hello, auntie."
Gu Xiangyi smiled brightly: "Call me auntie twice more!"
"Ahh, I want sons and daughters like this too!"
Unfortunately, she doesn't even have a partner.
Zhan Aiping and Gu Xiangyi sent their two children to the kindergarten class. It was called a kindergarten class, but it was actually a small nursery on the first floor. There were two aunties looking after the children. There were many children aged one or two, and some two or three years old.
There are two classes in total. The children in this class are younger, and the ones next to them are older.
Zhan Aiping and Gu Xiangyi stood outside the window to watch the situation inside. Gu Xiangyi said softly, "There is a kindergarten a little further away, but to save trouble, many doctors still keep their children here. They can come to see them when they are free, and they feel at ease."
"The environment inside is good and the hygiene is very clean, sister-in-law, you can rest assured."
The doctor is willing to leave the child here for safety reasons. Even if the child accidentally bumps into something, or has other illnesses, or chokes, he or she can go directly to the hospital for treatment. Both aunts have experience in first aid.
Most parents nowadays don’t pay much attention to learning. The whole social environment does not encourage learning. They hope that their children can have a skill in the future, such as dancing ballet or playing the violin in an art troupe. In addition to these cultural skills, there are other jobs such as dentistry, showing movies, driving... In short, it is best to have a stable iron rice bowl and eat the state-funded food.
It is the most honorable to work in a factory at this time.
"Be good, mom will pick you up when she gets off work."
After sending her child to a small daycare class, Zhan Aiping felt a little melancholy, but she still reported to work and began to rotate in various departments. It was said to be further study, but in fact it was equivalent to regular training in the future.
Zhan Aiping adapted well on the first day.
After get off work, she went to pick up the children. Zhan Aiping was nervous, fearing that something had happened to her two children. But when she arrived at the daycare center, the two little kids were safe and sound, and their clothes were not damaged. Zhan Aiping was relieved.
Sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls were very happy to see their mother and shouted happily: "Mom!"
Zhan Aiping smiled and hugged the two children, "Did you have fun today? Mom will pack up your things for you to go home."
The brother and sister nodded happily, and they took the initiative to stick to their mother, like two well-behaved babies.
Zhan Aiping took the sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls home in the little schoolbag that she had bought that morning. The schoolbag was bulging, but Zhan Aiping didn't open it to take a closer look because she thought it was full of toys. Toys were not important and it didn't matter if they broke or were forgotten by the two children.
After returning home, Zhan Aiping found something was wrong. Little Tangyuan had more toys? ? ?
The small school bag I carried in the morning was almost full.
Zhan Aiping: “?”
Although she let her child bring toys to school, he didn't bring many. How come there are so many
That would be fine, but my son’s wooden car for sweet and sour pork has also turned into a tin toy car
Zhan Aiping: “?!”
(End of this chapter)