Children grow up so fast. Bai Tao still remembers her pregnancy vividly. She and Pei Shi went through the hectic period of being new parents together, accompanying each other in their growth. They also witnessed the first time the baby raised his head, the first time he learned to sit, the first time he walked upright, and the first time he called out "Mom and Dad"...
Then time seemed to have a pointer that could be moved at will. Whoosh, when Bai Tao reacted, the kid was already two years old.
Of course, to be precise, we can’t call him kid anymore. His official name is Pei Yumeng, and his nickname is Pei Diandian.
Pei Shi and Bai Tao each prepared a bunch of names before their baby was born. As a result, the whole family was at loggerheads when voting on the child's name and could not reach a consensus at all. Finally, Pei Fei came up with a solution - Pei Shi said a number, Bai Tao said a number, and then they looked up the number in the dictionary and chose the one they got.
Fortunately, the kid was lucky. At least he didn't get a name like "Tiedan" or "Gousheng". Looking at the name Pei Yumeng, it can be seen that her parents' luck is still good...
As for the nickname, it was simply because Bai Tao's entire luck was affected by this little kid and she had to eat healthily, and thus missed out on countless times of milk tea, so she named her daughter Diandian.
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When Pei Diandian was little, Bai Tao always hoped that she would grow up quickly. Unfortunately, now that she is two years old and can run, jump, speak and sing, Bai Tao's mentality is a little broken.
Who can tell her how to deal with terrible two
Two-year-old Pei Yumeng has entered the period of self-awareness and rebellion, and almost subconsciously rejects Bai Tao's instructions.
Bai Tao called her to eat, but the kid refused.
"No, Mom! I don't want to eat! I want to eat cookies!"
Bai Tao asked her to brush her teeth, but the kid refused.
"No! I don't want to brush my teeth! I hate brushing my teeth! I won't brush my teeth!"
Bai Tao called her to sleep, but the kid still refused.
"No, I want to play more! I won't sleep until the moon goes to sleep!"
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In short, if I can go against someone, I will never obey.
Fortunately, after summarizing the experience of the struggle between the enemy and us, Bai Tao finally came up with a solution.
As soon as Pei Shi came home in the evening, Bai Tao began to give Pei Diandian instructions—
"Baby, let me tell you a picture book story."
As expected, what greeted him was the little argumentative person's strong rejection: "No! I don't want my mother to tell me stories! I want my father!"
Bai Tao pretended to be disappointed, but in fact, she was already very happy. She glanced at Pei Shi and quickly stuffed the picture book to Pei Shi: "Hubby, the baby doesn't want me to tell you, so I'll leave it to you."
After putting the picture book in her mouth, she immediately lay down on the edge of the bed and started playing with her mobile phone without any burden.
Pei Shi had naturally seen through Bai Tao's plan a long time ago, but he just smiled helplessly, then took the picture book, held Pei Yumeng in his arms, and began to tell the story.
Because she had figured out the pattern, Bai Tao's life of raising a child was actually very easy.
Pei Yumeng wanted to drink milk, Bai Tao: "Baby, then mommy will make you some milk powder!"
"No! I want daddy to soak me!"
Pei Yumeng is going to play with building blocks. Bai Tao: "Baby, let mommy play with you!"
"No! I want my dad to ride!"
Pei Yumeng pooped, Bai Tao: "Baby, let mommy change your diaper and wash your butt!"
"No! I want Dad to come!"
Okay, okay, Bai Tao naturally happily handed the task of shoveling shit to Pei Shi.
Of course, Pei Shi also enjoyed it. He was also happy to share the childcare work. He felt relieved to see Bai Tao happy and as relaxed as before. After all, he had experienced how weak and precious his wife was.
When Bai Tao had just given birth, it took time for her body to recover after childbirth. In addition, the baby was a high-demand baby and could not be left alone for even a second. In the end, it was often the baby who was crying, and Bai Tao was about to cry too. Pei Shi had to comfort his daughter while comforting his wife.
Naturally, he was also flustered at the beginning, but fortunately Pei Shi was a person with strong learning ability, and soon he was able to skillfully hold the baby with one hand, change the baby's diapers, feed the baby with a bottle, burp the baby, and then coax the baby to sleep.
Although confinement nannies and childcare nannies were hired along the way, family members were always required to take over when these service personnel took leave or were replaced. Therefore, within a year after the birth of the child, Pei Shi declined many parties and social events, and almost semi-retired from the social circle.
It's not like I haven't encountered partners who half-jokingly said, "Boss Pei, you are a man who is doing big things. You can't just focus on raising children. What's the point of having a wife? Isn't it to give birth to children for you and raise them? You should attend our gatherings more often. Just leave the children to your wife."
Whenever this topic comes up, middle-aged men can't help but brag: "That's right, my wife is a full-time housewife. Her job at home is to take care of the kids. I have to meet KPIs on a regular basis. Full-time housewives shouldn't think they're so great. We are the ones who support them."
"My wife is very obedient. It is a woman's job to take care of children. We men have to venture out into the world. Mr. Pei, isn't your wife a full-time housewife?"
Although such arguments and taunts always happen again and again, Pei Shi will always respond as usual: "My wife has a job and is a very successful professional cartoonist, not a full-time housewife. Even if she is a full-time housewife, a woman is not obligated to take care of the children. A successful man should not only have a successful career, but also be an important participant in family and child rearing."
Bai Tao gave birth to a child for him at such a young age, and Pei Shi felt that he should not let her bear the pain and tiredness of raising a child alone.
So he accepted all her lazy tricks. What Bai Tao didn't even know was that she was so proud of herself that she thought she had successfully found a way to deal with the little brat. She relied on her own intelligence to successfully escape the troubles of parenting and put the blame on Pei Shi. However, she didn't know that this was just a small gift from Pei Shi to her. Before Bai Tao found out, Pei Shi had successfully bribed their daughter.
"Diandian, if mom asks her to take care of the kids or to work hard, remember to refuse immediately and tell dad to do it."
Two-year-old Pei Diandian was confused: "Why, Dad?"
"Because dad is usually busier than mom at work, mom is still the one who takes care of the baby most of the time. It's very hard for her. Through this plan, your mom can relax and won't feel guilty. After all, it was you who took the initiative to not let her take care of the baby."
Pei Diandian was very eager to learn: "Dad, what is guilt?"
"Guilt is that you secretly ate the candy that your dad bought for you to eat only on weekends. Although you should be very happy after eating the candy, you must be a little scared and worried now because you promised your dad not to eat candy on weekdays to protect your teeth. You can only eat it on weekends."
"..." Pei Diandian pouted, looking quite aggrieved, "You know everything, will you tell mom about me?"
Pei Shi smiled and said, "No, as long as you and Dad keep the secret of relaxing Mom, can we make a pinky promise?"
Pei Diandian stretched out her chubby little hands. Perhaps she inherited Pei Shi's genes and was very good at taking advantage of others. She had some potential to be a future negotiation expert. "Okay, can I have one more candy later? If you let me have another one, I promise I won't tell mom."
She blinked her eyes and looked at Pei Shi innocently: "Duoduo next door said that eating more candy is good for memory and will help you remember it better. If I eat one less candy, I may not remember it and will forget what my father said."
"… "
Pei Shi laughed a little and gently touched Pei Yumeng's head: "You and your mother are exactly the same in some aspects."
Pei Diandian, the studious baby, immediately asked, "Dad, what do you mean by pushing the envelope? Does it mean something bad? Then will you dislike me and mommy?"
Pei Shi picked up his lovely daughter and said, "No, no matter what words or phrases are used to describe you and your mother, they don't have any bad meanings. Even if you don't understand, don't worry about it. Just remember that Dad will always love you. That's all."
Pei Yumeng responded to Pei Shi with a babyish voice: "Dad, I will always love you and mom, too."