Today is Fang Fang's birthday, after today, he will be a three-year-old kid.
"Mom, do you want to give me a present for my birthday?"
When Fang Fang got dressed and woke up in the morning, Fang Fang asked Jiahui with an expectant face.
"You know you want a gift at such a young age? Then tell me, what kind of gift do you want?"
A few months ago for Yingbao’s birthday, Jiahui made her a little pink bunny headband, saying it was a gift for her and only available on birthdays. Fangfang may always remember it until his own birthday, busy It's too late to ask Jiahui for it.
Jiahui asked Fangfang what gift he wanted, he tilted his head and thought for a long time, finally jumped up and hooked Jiahui's neck and said with a smile, "I want a kiss from my mother, and I want my mother to accompany me tonight." I sleep."
Fangfang has been sleeping with his elder brother Heidan since he was two years old. According to Zhao Donglin, boys should be independent as soon as possible and not sleep with their parents for a long time.
Jiahui thinks that Zhao Donglin let the two-year-old Fang Fang go to sleep independently, probably not only for this reason...
When Jiahui brought it into the dining room, the whole family was already sitting at the dining table.
"Good morning grandma! Good morning father! Good morning second uncle! Good morning aunt! Good morning brother! Good morning sister!"
Fang Fang shouted one by one, everyone responded with a smile, Zhang Qiaoer picked Fang Fang up from the ground.
"Let's go, look at what grandma cooked for you, poached eggs, our family eats poached eggs every birthday."
This is the rule of the old Zhao family. Eating eggs on birthdays is a small ritual in a not-so-rich life.
"Thank you grandma, I love grandma the most."
With a slap, she kissed Zhang Qiaoer on the cheek, making Zhang Qiaoer smile with joy.
The Zhao family's breakfast is very rich, with rice porridge, burritos and pickles, and a small bowl of milk for each child, which Jiahui ordered for the children after entering the city.
At first, the children didn't like the taste, so they added half a teaspoon of brown sugar every time they drank it, and they got used to it as they drank it, and Jiahui said that drinking more milk will not only make them taller, but also make their brains smarter.
Fang Fang sat on the chair, dangling his calves, eating the poached eggs bite by bite. After eating for a while, he slid off the chair by himself and had to serve the bowl.
"Hey, baby, what are you doing with the bowl? You are too small to hug."
"I want to give my brother a poached egg."
Fang Fang said that his elder brother is Heidan. Besides Jiahui, Heidan is his favorite in the family, because Heidan took him with him since he was a child, taught him to speak, read, recite ancient poems, and sang to him at night tell a story.
Heitan swallowed the last bite of the burrito, smiled and shook his head and said, "I don't need it, I'm full, you can eat it yourself."
Fang Fang refused to agree, and insisted on giving him a poached egg.
Shitou deliberately asked, "Fang Fang, I am also an elder brother, why don't you treat me differently?"
"I only have one left."
Fang Fang was afraid that brother Shitou would really "snatch" his eggs to eat, so he "protected" the bowl with his body, just like a chicken protecting food. This action, coupled with his chubby face, is extremely cute.
"Let's go, my aunt wants to eat too, will you give it to my aunt?"
"Let it go, grandma wants to eat it too, will you give it to grandma?"
Let it go and look at him, and he burst into tears.
"I just want to give it to my brother, so I will give it to my brother, and no one else will."
Heidan walked over and hugged Fangfang, patted him and coaxed him softly, "Don't cry, my brother is full, let me feed you to finish this egg, okay?"
Fang Fang held back his crying, but his voice was still a little choked.
"Brother... uh... don't you want to eat?"
Heidan nodded, "Well, my brother drank milk and ate cakes. I really can't eat any more. Can Fang Fang help my brother to finish this egg?"
Fang Fang wiped away his tears, hummed heavily, and opened his mouth to wait for his brother to feed him.
Little Shou Xing finally stopped crying, and Mei Xiang patted her heart in fright. She couldn't hear the baby crying, and when she cried, she felt at a loss and didn't know how to coax her.
Heidan Hei Fangfang finished breakfast and went to school with Shishi Yingbao with his schoolbag on his back. Fang Fangfei followed them and sent them outside the courtyard gate.
"Brother and sister, come back early, it's my birthday, and my mother is cooking delicious food."
He waved his hands while talking, amusing the passers-by who praised him for his cleverness and cuteness.
"Fang Fang, what do you want, sister-in-law will buy it for you as an apology, okay?"
Mei Xiang also felt guilty for making Fang Fang cry during the meal. Of course, she originally planned to buy a gift for Fang Fang today. Her brother and sister-in-law have treated her so well, so she has nothing to repay, except to treat her nephew better.
I don’t know if he understands the meaning of "apology" or not. When he got up, he told Jiahui that the gift he wanted was to kiss his mother, and he wanted to sleep with his mother. He changed the wording with Meixiang. .
"Auntie, I want fireworks, the one my brother used to play with."
Before the Chinese New Year, the family went back to their hometown. Zhao Donglin bought a lot of fireworks from the city and went back to play for the children. During the Chinese New Year, when it was dark, one person took a few in his hand. He was very happy, and Fang Fang also wanted to play with his brothers, but Jiahui disagreed, saying that he was still young, and he could only play together when he grew up to be as big as his brothers.
Fang Fang has always hoped that he will grow up soon so that he can play fireworks with his brothers. Today is his birthday, and his grandma said that he will be one year older after his birthday, so now he has grown up and can play with fireworks!
Meixiang uttered an uh, and smiled speechlessly. She thought that there would be food or toys at most, but she didn't expect his favorite gift to be fireworks. She didn't dare to buy this for her little nephew.
"Fang Fang, this won't work. Although you are one year older than last year, you are still younger than your brothers, so you still can't play. You have to grow up to be as big as your brothers."
Fang Fang pouted in disappointment, "Then when will I grow to be as big as my brothers?"
Mei Xiang squinted her eyes and patted Fang Fang's head, comforting her softly, "As long as Fang Fang eats hard and sleeps hard, he will soon catch up with his brothers and sisters, so Fang Fang has to work hard."
After finishing speaking, Mei Xiang pulled the strap of her schoolbag and waved goodbye to Fang Fang.
"Let's go, my aunt is going to school. When my aunt comes back, I'll buy you a toy. Boys love to play with it."
Poor Fang Fang, at this time he still doesn't understand that he will never grow up to be as big as his brother in his life, because his brother will always be older than him.
In the evening, Fangfang received a lot of birthday presents, toys from my aunt, spinning top from my second uncle, cloth shoes from my grandma, Parker pens from my grandpa and grandma, my elder brother gave Fang Fang his favorite comic book, and my second brother gave me The slingshot in my collection, my sister gave a painting.
"Mom and Dad, what did you give me?"
Fang Fang likes every gift, but he still remembers that his parents didn't give him a gift.
"Didn't you say that mom only needs to kiss you as a gift?"
Jiahui asked this on purpose, Fang Fang thought about it, and it seemed that she had indeed said so.
"Okay then, mommy will give me a kiss as a gift."
After he finished speaking, he tapped his cheeks, motioning for his mother to kiss her. Jiahui really went over, and kissed her little cheek with her hands in her hands.
"What about Dad? Dad didn't prepare a gift for me, did he?"
Zhao Donglin smiled lightly and took out a ball from behind, attracting the children's eyes.
"Ball!"
"Uncle's gift is a ball!"
This is a real ball, there is no child who doesn't like the ball, Fang Fang cheered and held the ball in his arms, looking very happy.
"Dad, you are really my good father!"
Zhao Donglin smiled and picked up his youngest son, lifting him above his head.
"Now that I know my father, whoever said that I hate my father all day long."
"No, I like my father the most. Of course, I also like my mother the most, my brother the most, and my grandma the most..."
Everyone covered their mouths and kept laughing, Heidan also watched, his mood may be more complicated, on the one hand, he really loves this younger brother, on the other hand, he also envies the intimacy between his father and younger brother, which is rarely seen in him .
His father was in the army when he was born, and he didn't see him for many years. Later, he saw his father often, but his parents also divorced.
Because he was sensible early, he couldn't completely release his childlike innocence like Fang Fang, but he really hoped that he could live like his younger brother.
Meixiang's thesis was completed very smoothly. The college's thesis requirements are not high, and the focus is on the teaching level. Meixiang's scores are all above 90 points.
"Student Zhao Meixiang, congratulations on your successful graduation. From now on, you will be a glorious teacher of the people."
The principal issued a certificate of completion to each student and took a group photo with the students.
"Wudong Provincial Teachers College, all the teachers and students of the 1977 class took a photo. It was taken on June 21, 1979."
This is the memory of youth, this is the journey of dreams, they have experienced a different era, their youth is rich and beautiful that others have never experienced.
"I'm so sorry, everyone has to say goodbye so soon."
"Who said no? The day I entered school, it felt like yesterday."
All in all, vividly.
"Actually, it's okay. Aren't many people separated together? Even if they are not together, there will still be many opportunities to meet each other in the future."
"Yeah, anyway, I'm staying in the provincial capital. Remember to look for me when you come back later. I'll treat you to dinner."
"That's necessary, you are the host, you have to show the spirit of the host."
Meixiang looked at the students talking with a smile on her face, and felt that the beauty of this moment was worth remembering for a lifetime.
Now that she has graduated, she has to go to the new school to report. The good thing is that the school will have summer vacation soon. For this, Jiahui is still very envious.
"There are three months of paid vacation a year, Meixiang, I'm already envious of your job."
Meixiang smiled nonchalantly, sister-in-law is not really envious, if sister-in-law wants to be a teacher, it is not easy, her English is so good, there must be many schools rushing for it.
But, my sister-in-law is an unstoppable character, she has to find something to do when she is free, just like now, she is doing translation work while attending class, and occasionally uses the sewing machine to make small things, such as dolls, key bags, Head flowers and the like, said that girls like these things, they must be easy to sell.
Mei Xiang couldn't help shaking her head, energetic people are really scary, and in their eyes, no matter what they can turn into RMB, this is indeed an amazing skill.