ebookland Chapter 235 Things are changing
Chapter 235 Things are changing
Ruyi has never felt any anxiety about taking care of An An, and her views can be considered quite unique among contemporary parents.
For example, when it comes to quitting diapers, many parents start training their children to express their need to go to the toilet before they are one year old, and even start to feel anxious because their children wet their pants.
But Ruyi doesn't think so. She feels that her child doesn't necessarily have to grow up according to the so-called average. If he has some aspects that are higher than those data, he will inevitably have some aspects that are lower than the data points. This is all very normal.
An An could hardly speak complete sentences before he was 2 years old. Ruyi was not overly anxious as she only considered that the child was 'not stupid'. It was not until after his 2nd birthday that An An suddenly regained his language ability. Ruyi was not surprised at all.
"You just don't pay attention to your child all day long. When you were a child, I held your diaper every night, and you stopped wetting the bed a long time ago."
Darong looked at the diapers in An An's schoolbag and couldn't help but criticize Ruyi again.
"But he doesn't pee at night. His diaper is dry every morning. He just forgets when he plays during the day. It will be fine when he grows up."
Ruyi still looked as if she didn't care, which made Darong speechless. She was still immersed in the way she raised children when she was young, but Ruyi seemed to be completely different from her.
"Diaper hero, come and share your delicious food with grandma. You can't eat it alone."
When Ruyi saw that Xiao Anan had brought out a large box of blueberries, she helplessly coaxed him to share some with grandma.
"Mom, don't say that." Little An An frowned, put the blueberries on his small building block table, and looked at Ruyi very seriously.
"Ah? What?" Ruyi didn't understand what An An meant, so she asked back.
"It's Master Du, don't say anything like that."
An An's voice was so babyish that she couldn't even pronounce the words clearly, but she put her hands on her waist and looked very domineering, which made Darong and Ruyi laugh out loud.
During that period, although news about the epidemic was still everywhere, the people of Yutian seemed to be slowly returning to their normal lives.
The life of Darong's family has gradually stabilized. Zhong Yunxing takes care of Zhong's mother on a daily basis, Ruyi and Xiao Huya's work are progressing steadily, Xiao Anan has adapted to kindergarten life smoothly, and Darong herself can also find happiness in her new job.
However, the development of the epidemic did not go as people expected. In November 2020, a high-risk area was designated in the remote suburbs of Yutian, and the entire Yutian was once again shrouded in the shadow of the epidemic.
Xiao Huya's work was greatly affected for a period of time after that, but Ruyi began to become extremely busy.
In order to save costs, there are only Ruyi and three others left in the office now, and they have to handle many things themselves.
After 14 days of silent management and nucleic acid testing, the university campus where Darong is located received a notice to go home early for the holiday. After completing the dormitory cleaning, Darong can also go home and take care of An'an with peace of mind.
"This epidemic has caused panic among people, and no one knows when it will end. It's heartbreaking to see the children locked up at home pitifully every day." Zhong Yunxing said, stroking An An's head.
Before the outbreak of the epidemic, Zhong Yunxing would take An An out to play for a while every day, but now he doesn't dare to take the child downstairs easily.
"Yes, this is much more serious than the SARS that year. At that time, at least we didn't have any lockdown management here. Look at the situation now." Darong shook her head helplessly.
At that time, people had no way of predicting how the epidemic would develop, let alone the profound impact it would have on themselves, their families, and the entire society. It was just that everyone's heart was filled with a haze, and they could not see the road ahead clearly.
Since Darong started her vacation early, she took An An to her home. There were too many children in the kindergarten, and she was always worried, fearing that an epidemic would happen around her one day.
When Darong was listening to a story with An An, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Ping brought Miao Miao, who had just returned from vacation, to Mother Zhong's house.
"When did Miaomiao come back?" Zhong Yunxing asked happily as he looked at Miaomiao, who seemed to be taller than him.
Darong was in the inner room and was not in a hurry to go out. She just listened to the noise in the living room.
"I came back a long time ago. I was quarantined in the old house for fourteen days before being allowed to walk around." Xiaoping took over Zhong Yunxing's conversation before Miaomiao could reply.
During that period, if a relative came back from other places, they would be afraid of the taboos of their family members and would always mention the number of days they had been quarantined.
Although Zhong Yunxing did not mean this when he asked, but in fact, with An An and Darong in the room, she was still somewhat shy.
After hearing that Miaomiao had been in self-isolation at home, Darong felt relieved to let Anan run away by herself.
"Aunt is here. Miaomiao's school has a holiday quite early." After Darong came out from the inner room, she also started to greet them.
"The graduate school closed early, and given the epidemic situation, we all came back early." Miaomiao replied in a soft voice.
Miaomiao is the only one among Ruyi's children who is taking the postgraduate entrance examination. She has told Xiaoping before that she must study abroad after graduation. She just doesn't know whether the current epidemic situation will disrupt her life plan.
"You can eat here at noon. Our mother pickled the shrimp paste herself, and your brother just bought some chives. I'll make a few more pancakes later."
The most homely things are the most delicious. How many children in the world cannot give up this delicious dish of shrimp paste wrapped in pancake that is so tacky that it is not even presentable?
"Oh no, my weight loss plan has failed again...haha..."
Seeing Xiaoping's happy expression at the moment, Zhong Yunxing didn't feel much comforted in his heart. Xiaoping's illness could never be measured and evaluated by external manifestations. He would never know whether she was living well.
"Sister-in-law, Feng Fei seems to be preparing to do IVF as well. I went to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital for a check-up two days ago and happened to run into her and Jixiang." Xiao Ping followed Darong to help in the kitchen, and they chatted about Wu Meifeng's family affairs intentionally or unintentionally.
"Oh, why do children nowadays have to suffer like this? It would be better to go to the hospital earlier, so as not to delay it day by day. It is uncomfortable for both adults and children."
Darong sighed slightly when she thought about how Wu Meifeng had been overly concerned about Ruyi in front of her.
People, sometimes you really shouldn’t gloat over other people’s misfortunes. Things change over time, and who knows what anyone will encounter in the future?