Chen Xuan felt that her daughter was very upset.
Wei Nian's view was exactly the opposite of Chen Xuan's. He thought his daughter was very lovable. Especially after his daughter became more and more eloquent, Wei Nian liked to listen to her nonsense every day when he got home. Whenever he heard something funny, he would laugh out loud, which made him feel relieved.
Wei Nian tried to comfort Chen Xuan and defended his daughter, "What a big deal! She's just a kid, she'll just think of whatever she wants, and she might forget it in a couple of days."
Chen Xuan said, "I don't know what our little girl's ideal is?"
"Children, how can you know what ideals are?" Wei Nian believed that children were ignorant creatures who only ate and played. Chen Xuan paid more attention to her daughter's education. The next day, she asked her daughter what her ideals were. As expected by her father, the little girl asked her mother, "Mom, what are ideals?"
"Ideal is what do you want to do in the future?"
The little girl answered crisply, "Make a lot of money!"
Chen Xuan was shocked, wondering why her daughter wanted to make a lot of money at such a young age. She asked her, "Why did you suddenly want to make a lot of money? Do you know what money is?"
"Of course I know, money can buy a lot of things!" said the little girl, "My aunt said that people with ability should make a lot of money! Mom, I'm thirsty, drink some water!"
Chen Xuan didn't think there was anything wrong with making a lot of money. In this world, money is indispensable for everything. Chen Xuan thought that her daughter was growing up, and her education could not just stay on the basis of memorizing a few Tang poems. Chen Xuan felt that she had to form a plan. Chen Xuan poured a cup of warm water for her daughter and handed it to her, saying to her, "Do you know how to make a lot of money?"
"I know! My aunt said that you can make a lot of money by doing business!" He gulped down half the cup and put it on the small kang table.
Chen Xuan continued to ask, "Then do you know how to do business?"
"My aunt didn't say that!"
"Aunt didn't say anything, can mom tell you?"
The little girl jumped off the kang, pulled a chair to the front of the closet, stepped on the chair, and opened the closet door. "Mom, let's talk about that later. We are moving to a new house. Have we packed our clothes?" She began to worry about moving and packing. Chen Xuan said, "I'll pack tomorrow."
The little girl poked her head into the closet and said to her mother, "Mom, don't forget my clothes!" Then, the little girl went to the old lady's room to show off her new home and said to her grandmother, "It's amazing! It's so big! It's so spacious! It's so nice! Grandma, come and live with me!"
Mrs. Wei asked, "It's so good!"
"Great! Grandma, you haven't been there yet, let's go and see it tomorrow after the show!" The little girl has had a full-time job since the Chinese New Year, which is to follow the old lady to the theater to watch plays. The grandparents go there early in the morning, eat near the theater at noon, and go home in the afternoon or evening. In a few years, it will be like going to concerts all day long. You know, when the old lady goes to watch plays, she only watches plays by famous artists, such as Mei Lanfang and Ma Lianliang.
Old lady Wei took out some snacks from the snack box and gave them to the little girl. The little girl pinched a piece of chestnut crisp and ate it carefully, and continued to tell her grandmother about their new home. The floor was very clean, the stairs were beautiful, there were carpets in the house, and the bathtub in the bathroom was more spacious than the usual copper basins and wooden barrels. In short, everything was good. The little girl spoke quickly, and sometimes she had to say it two or three times before old lady Wei could understand. But she really convinced old lady Wei. The little girl said, "It's just that the bed is too small, not as spacious as the kang in our house."
"That's right, a bed can be compared to a kang!" Old Mrs. Wei thought her little girl had good taste. The little girl even discussed with her grandmother, "Grandma, do you think we can ask my dad to build a kang for our new home?"
"Okay! Why not!" Mrs. Wei thought that the little girl was sincere about her. She looked at her eyebrows and eyes, which showed the blessing brought by abortion. She spoke in a straightforward manner, and it was obvious that she would be capable in the future. Seeing that the little girl had finished the chestnut crisp, Mrs. Wei handed her another piece of lotus seed paste cake. The little girl stopped eating and patted her belly, "I'm full!"
"Have another piece!" Old Mrs. Wei has always been stingy, but she is generous only to the little girl.
"If you eat more, you'll feel full. Grandma, you have to pack up quickly, my dad said we're moving to a new house soon!" The little girl rolled up the sleeves of her red peony silk jacket and said in a serious manner, "I'll help grandma pack clothes!" This made old lady Wei very amused. She rummaged through boxes and cabinets to find a piece of bag skin to toss around, and old lady Wei was amused while instructing the little girl how to put the clothes and tie up the bag after putting a few pieces. The little girl packed three bags in total, and was so tired that she was sweating all over. She lay on the kang and panted, saying that she would help grandma pack tomorrow.
Old Master Wei had just passed away, and Old Madam Wei was feeling a little lonely, so she let the little girl sleep with her.
Chen Xuan wanted to talk to her daughter about her ideals in the evening, but her daughter asked the old lady to stay. Chen Xuan thought that although the child was young, education should not be neglected, so she paid special attention to her daughter's daily activities. After breakfast in the morning, Chen Xuan and Wei Nian went to the store and the factory. Now that the family was divided, Wei Nian handed over the business of the Dongdan clothing store to Manager Zhao, and he took over the affairs of the cosmetics factory. When the couple went to work, the little girl and the old lady wrapped a few snacks in their handkerchiefs and strolled to the theater near Dong'an Market to listen to opera.
Chen Xuan was careful and always worried about the old and the young. She only realized it after going there once. Because the grandparents and grandchildren were regular customers, the theater staff would reserve seats in the front row with good views for them every day. When the grandparents and grandchildren went there, the staff would rush forward to greet them, support the old lady, and lead them over attentively, saying, "We reserved seats for you and the young lady early in the morning. Old lady, young lady, please come this way."
Old lady Wei took the little girl's hand and sat over, giving her a few copper coins as a tip. The waiter thanked her and brought a pot of hot water over. The little girl sat next to old lady Wei in a serious manner, and the two of them would chat from time to time. When they were thirsty, they would drink water, and when they were hungry, they would eat snacks. After watching the half-day show, they would go to the stall near the theater to eat at noon. Sometimes they would eat wontons, sometimes they would eat noodles, and drink noodle tea, almond tea, etc., all of which were decided by the two of them. When eating wontons and noodles, the little girl would even say to the waiter in a serious manner, "Little Second Brother, my grandmother has bad teeth, please cook more for us and make it softer." This made the waiter laugh. The Wei family's shop in Wangfujing was close to the Dong'an Market, and this grandfather and grandson were actually quite famous in the area.
After lunch, the two continued watching plays in the afternoon and returned home in the evening.
Besides that, the two of them were concerned about household matters. Especially Wei Nian's new house. The little girl asked her father for the address and took her grandmother and her eldest aunt to have a look. She even allocated rooms for her, her grandmother and her eldest aunt. Under the urging of the little girl, Mrs. Wei even packed her bags. Mrs. Wei also said to Wei Nian, "I'll just go over to take a look. I won't stay for more than two days. There's no need to pack specially. I'll just live in the room on the first floor facing the sun with a toilet."
Wei Nian smiled, "I told you to clean up that room for me." He corrected his mother, "Mom, that's not called a toilet, it's called a bathroom."
"These Western-style things are just too much trouble. The outhouse is no longer called an outhouse, but a bathroom." Old Mrs. Wei also said to her eldest son, "I will move my things to your brother's place first, so that this room can be freed up. When your yard is cleaned up, move all the old furniture in this room to me. These are all old solid wood furniture."
Wei Shi also agreed.
Wei Nian always said to Chen Xuan, "Our little girl is really capable."
"She worries about the whole family." Chen Xuan smiled, "The old lady said that this little girl has been worrying since she was a child, and she was right." She also asked Wei Nian, "Was your eldest sister-in-law like this when she was a child?" Chen Xuan was sure that the little girl looked like her eldest sister-in-law.
Wei Nian said, "Eldest sister is not as smart as our little girl. Our little girl is worried about the whole family, but eldest sister is stingy and only cares about herself."
Chen Xuan thought about her daughter and found it funny. She said to Wei Nian, "Eldest sister-in-law is very generous to our little girl. She bought her fried dough twists yesterday."
"Eat it if you want. The little girl even specially reserved a room for her aunt in our new house." Wei Nian likes his daughter as much as he likes, and Chen Xuan will subtly increase the little girl's knowledge of books and culture. This time when moving to a new house, Chen Xuan's favorite thing is the big study that Wei Nian helped her to tidy up. When Chen Xuan tidyed up the study, she took the little girl with her and told her how to classify and place books, how many books there are at home, and what books are used for. She also told the little girl that if she wants to make a lot of money in the future, she should start studying now.
At this age, the little girl is the most curious and loves to get involved in adult affairs. When her mother asked her to help tidy up the study, the little girl felt that her mother relied on her and worked very hard. Of course, some children were tired and impatient, but Chen Xuan was not in a hurry. If she was tired today, she would do it tomorrow, but she would take the little girl to do some every day.
Therefore, although the move was fast, the study was the last to be tidied. Because of the tidying up of the study, Mrs. Wei was still dissatisfied, fearing that her little girl would be tired, and thought that Chen Xuan, as a mother, was too bossy. Chen Xuan was not annoyed, and continued to take the little girl to tidy up slowly every day. When the study was tidy, the little girl was really proud and began to show off her study everywhere. Chen Xuan would not simply tell the little girl that she should persevere in doing things, but once the little girl started to do something, Chen Xuan would ask her to finish it. It doesn't matter if you are slow, and it doesn't matter if you are tired and want to rest in the middle, but you must remember your original intention and have a beginning and an end.
Doing more than talking is Chen Xuan's unique way of education.
The author has something to say: ps: The second update is here, good night everyone!