There is a telephone in the building, and the children are most curious.
There are telephones in the courtyards and villas in the capital. My children have seen it before, but they are still eager to call their grandfather.
Lin Yutong took them over and let them make phone calls while he helped the fat aunt stir the porridge in the pot.
She turned her head and saw Jiang Huai staring at the phone curiously, and her heart moved.
After the three little brats finished chatting with the old man, Jiang Huai went up to say hello to the old man. The old man didn't know what he said there, and then they all hung up the phone.
Lin Yutong said to Jiang Huai while he was busy: "You should remember your parents' phone numbers. Tell them our phone number. You can contact them in case of emergency in the future."
In fact, if there is an emergency, you can call your home in Beijing directly, so why bother using a shared phone? Lin Yutong mainly wanted his children to get close to Yin Chen and the others.
JAC hesitated for a moment and started dialing.
Yin Chen's home over there has a phone.
It's dinner time now, and at least one of the couple should be at home.
It was cooking time in the building at this time. People were fetching water and washing vegetables, and there were many people coming and going.
When I see children talking on the phone, they are all joking.
"You just came here to miss your parents, right?"
"Tell your dad that we have lights and phones upstairs and downstairs here."
He was joking and joking, making Jiang Huai blush.
After finally dialing the number, there was a beep beep beep.
Immediately after the call was picked up, "Hello..." it was Uncle Chen's voice that was low and serious.
Jiang Huai's voice was a little trembling, "Hey..." and then looked at Lin Yutong helplessly.
The fat aunt laughed on the side and said: "If you don't call this kid daddy, does your dad know who he is? Why are you so embarrassed on the phone?"
Lin Yutong pursed her lips and smiled, looking at Jiang Huai with encouragement.
People passing by also started cheering, "JAC, why don't you even dare to call me dad on the phone?"
Yin Chen was on the other side, holding the phone in his hand, his fingertips turning white. The call was from Jianghuai, and the people on the side were making noises and teaching the children how to make calls.
It’s not that the child doesn’t know how to make phone calls, it’s because he finds it hard to say “Dad”.
Hope arose in his heart. He also wanted to have a child and call him daddy.
Hu Feng came out of the kitchen and put the dishes and chopsticks away. When he saw Yin Chen holding the phone and looking strange, he came over. Then he heard the voice on the other end of the phone through the phone.
"Jiang Huai, you are a grown man, why are you so embarrassed? It's the same on the phone as face to face..."
The two of them could hear the child's screams through the phone.
Jiang Huai looked at Lin Yutong, who nodded gently.
So, he trembled, said "Hey" again, and then said suddenly: "Dad, it's me, Jianghuai."
Yin Chen raised his hand and covered his eyes. The child called him daddy. He stabilized his voice and said with a smile: "Hey! Dad heard it. Son, daddy heard it..."
Jiang Huai could hear the joy, excitement, and trembling in the voice over there, but he was no longer so excited, "Dad, this is the phone number in Uncle San's building. Please write down the phone number..."
Lin Yutong felt relieved. Without an opportunity or environment, it was not easy to change such an old child's words.
Calling strangers mom and dad is a difficult thing to say. But once you miss this opportunity, you may never be able to change it for the rest of your life.
She smiled and said to Jiang Huai, "Ask your mother. She said that the third aunt is going to make a red shirt, and she has also prepared the materials for her. The size should be according to your second aunt's size. Ask her if it will fit?"
Yin Chen and Hu Feng listened clearly on the other end of the phone and knew that Lin Yutong was looking for an opportunity for Jiang Huai to talk to Hu Feng and call him "Mom".
As long as you say this out loud, you will never be embarrassed again.
Yin Chen put his hand on his eyes and said, "Your mother is at home. I asked your mother to answer the phone."
Jiang Huai tensed up and responded.
A somewhat choked voice came over the phone, "JAC, have you eaten?"
"Eat later." Jiang Huai held the microphone with both hands and tightened his fingers before saying, "Mom, the third aunt asked me to make you a shirt according to the second aunt's size."
Hu Feng shed tears and said, "Okay. Mom is about the same size as your second aunt." After saying that, he asked, "School will start soon. Mom bought you a schoolbag and sent it over."
Jiang Huai nodded and said yes.
The fat aunt turned to Lin Yutong and said, "The parents must be thinking too much if the child is not here. It sounds like I'm crying."
Lin Yutong nodded, "No. It's convenient to have a phone. If you hear the voice, you'll know if it's okay."
The fat aunt agreed, "Or the world is much better now and it's so convenient. In the past, a letter would have to travel for a month or two on the road."
The two of them were talking here, and Jiang Huai finished talking and hung up the phone.
"My mother said she bought a lot of printed and dyed fabrics there and sent them over to make skirts for Yusheng and Xiaoxiao." His eyes were bright and full of joy.
Lin Yutong touched his head and said, "From now on, I will call your parents once a week. I will also write letters frequently."
Jiang Huai responded.
Lin Yutong gave him another dollar, "You can keep the pocket money for the four of you for a week."
Jiang Huai took the money and went out with the pouting three. There were vendors pulling carts at the entrance of the institute every day, selling snacks. They must have gone to the entrance again.
"It's time to eat, don't run too far." Lin Yutong warned from behind.
Hu Feng, who was far away in the South, leaned on the table with the phone and cried, "I thought I would never hear a child call me mommy in this life."
Yin Kun went over and stroked her back, "Isn't it better now?" He sighed, "Dad's decision was right. The child has to adapt to a healthy family for a period of time. Xiaoxiao is too young, and Yusheng is their age.
They are not much different from Jianghuai, and they can play together. The children will not feel lonely or isolated when they are in a strange environment. Seeing how the three Yusheng get along with their parents, he can also understand that in a normal family,
What kind of relationship should a child have with his parents? If the child can change his mind, this is the first step. Let’s take our time and don’t rush.”
Hu Feng responded.
She couldn't imagine that if the child really came here, everyone who saw him would sigh, 'This must be Jiang He's son. How pitiful!'
Although they raised their children and never thought of asking them to forget their biological parents, such an atmosphere always reminds the children that growing up in this family, he is also an outsider. Everything he gets is a gift.
This child has the temperament to find a way to return the favor even if he drinks a sip of porridge from someone else's house. This kindness is so heavy that it has become a heavy burden for the child, and he cannot bear it for the rest of his life.
Then, his instinct is to escape and apologize.
This is not what they want.
"Take your time, I'm not in a hurry." Hu Feng wiped his tears and said, "Eat. I'll send you some money tomorrow. Although the family is not short of food for the children, we can't act like nothing is wrong."
Yin Chen responded with a smile.
Lin Yutong stewed pork rib soup in the evening. Just as the food was served, the child came back.
Except for Jiang Huai, everyone was holding a candied haws.
JAC must have been reluctant to part with it and only bought them for those three.
"Eat one for each of you, brother." Lin Yutong glared.
Zhensheng nodded, "We didn't eat, we planned to share it when we came back."
Really, they are all raised with their hands.
Lin Yutong felt a little relieved. Then he said to Jiang Huai, "You don't need to save money. Your parents have left you a lot of living expenses. You can't even spend it on eating meat."
The fourth master came out of the inner room and nodded, "You have twenty yuan a month for living expenses alone, and fat aunt only earns twenty yuan a month. You can't spend it all."
Jiang Huai smiled: "It's okay. I don't eat hawthorn."
Nonsense! There are no children who don’t eat snacks. Even if they don’t eat and see others eating, they will be greedy.
There were five hawthorns on a candied haws, and each one gave one to Jianghuai, but Jianghuai still ate one less.
During the meal, Lin Yutong divided the quail eggs. Two for each of the three children, and three for Jianghuai. This was to make up for the hawthorn they had just missed.
Jianghuai was sorry. Lin Yutong and Fourth Master insisted again. The three little ones had no objections.
Ye Sheng murmured to Jiang Huai, "We must buy them together next time, otherwise we will eat less and be fined."
Jiang Huai nodded helplessly.
Lin Yutong raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. This is how to raise children, mixing children with different temperaments together. Although there are conflicts from time to time, they mostly benefit from each other.
Because Jianghuai was here, the children went out to play, so Lin Yutong and Fourth Master were not too worried. It was still the first month of the year, it was still very cold outside, and snowflakes were falling at night. The children had not started school, but the adults had to go to work.
"Third Aunt, it's okay. I'm watching them at home." Jiang Huai waved his hand and pointed at the three who were still lying in bed and hadn't gotten up.
Lin Yutong pointed to the kitchen, "The rice is hot in the rice cooker, and there is hot water in the kettle. I remember to drink the milk powder. I don't know what to do to find fat grandma. She has been sitting at the entrance of the stairs. You don't need to wash the dishes.
, just soak in it."
But when I came back at noon, the kitchen in the house was clean.
"Mom, I folded the quilt myself." Yusheng pulled Lin Yutong and Fourth Master in to take a look.
Although it's a little crooked, it's really good. This is progress.
Not only that, several children also bought a pot of beef bone soup from the canteen.
Although pork is easily available, beef and mutton are not easy to come by. Beef is even more difficult to obtain.
Master Li in the cafeteria is a capable person and has a good relationship with the slaughterhouse, so he can get these things for tooth-beating sacrifices.
They were clever and hurried to buy it after smelling the delicious smell.
"Good job." Lin Yutong took out the money and said, "Go and give it to Master Li."
Jiang Huai responded, "Master Li gave us the original soup without water."
This is to convey the kindness of others.
Lin Yutong nodded clearly, "After a while, our family will bake the pancakes and deliver them to Fat Auntie."