Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1354 Troublesome Matters

Chen Hui laughed and said, "Since it's already in the past, let's take a look and see how awesome our classmates are."

Xiao Wei nodded.

Beibei ran in: "Daddy, Daddy Chen, Grandma, Grandma is calling you."

Xiao Wei picked up Bei Bei and kissed her on the cheek: "What did Grandma call you for?"

Beibei blinked her big eyes and tilted her head, thinking for a long time before saying, "I forgot. Daddy, can we go to Auntie's house to play?"

Chen Hui asked with a smile, "Beibei, you've come all the way to Kyoto. Don't you miss your classmates in Fengtian?"

Beibei turned to look at Chen Hui, licked her little lips, and said, "I miss him. But I'm in Fengtian, and I miss my mom and dad, my aunts, my uncles, and Chen Xiaohui. I also miss Chen's dad, Chen's mom, and Chen's grandpa and grandma."

This girl doesn't need to go to kindergarten anymore. She runs around the yard with Chen Xiaohui and Wang Yan every day. If we didn't keep a close eye on her, she would have torn up the paving stones in the yard several times. She doesn't even remember what her classmates look like anymore.

Xiao Wei said, "The three of them can just find a kindergarten around here and attend together, which will save them from having to travel back and forth. They'll all be going to school here anyway. There are quite a few kindergartens around here. I saw that the Kyoto Municipal Bureau and the Civil Aviation Administration's kindergartens are both around here, not far away."

Beibei pouted and thought for a moment, then asked, "So, should Wang Yan go? Should Chen Xiaohui go?"

Xiao Wei tidied Bei Bei's hair: "The three of you are all working together. You're the oldest, so you have to take care of your younger siblings."

Beibei nodded: "I'll protect my younger brother and sister. If anyone bullies them, I'll beat them up." She raised her little fist.

Xiao Wei put Bei Bei on the ground: "Alright, go play." Bei Bei had long forgotten why she came here, and ran off in a flash.

Chen Hui asked, "What about Guifang? Will the mother and daughter be separated from now on?"

Xiao Wei looked at Bei Bei and said, "Children this young don't really miss their parents that much. They remember where they had fun and what their friends were like. Let's leave it at that for now and talk about it when they grow up."

Gui Fang is probably in a similar situation to Feng Xu; once she's married, she'll definitely have children, and Bei Bei is doing well here. Besides, are you planning to transfer Gui Fang to Kyoto? Will Feng Xu care? Never mind, things are fine as they are now.”

Chen Hui stood up: "Let's go, didn't the old lady call us?"

Xiao Wei tidied up the things on the table and stood up: "Now you are the happiest. Your whole family is happy together every day. In the future, I will have to run back and forth between the two places. Xiao Hong can't lose her job, and I can't give up my stall. The child will definitely go to school here."

No, we have to bring Xia Gengsheng over. We can't be the only ones suffering.

Chen Hui laughed and said, "I think it's a good idea." The two of them went out of the house and walked towards the backyard.

Xiao Wei looked up at the tall tree above him: "Why do these leaves never stop falling?"

The courtyard is cleaned every day, and now it's another floor.

Chen Hui said, "Actually, I think it's great. Fallen leaves aren't trash. Isn't that what a tree-lined avenue should feel like, with a thick layer of leaves? There are even quite a few people who specifically travel abroad to take pictures and see it."

Xiao Wei said, "Yeah, I think it looks good too, it's beautiful. But that's the main road, outside. This is our yard, you can't expect it to rot naturally, can you? Dust to dust, ashes to ashes."

Several soldiers from the Intermediate People's Court were playing billiards. They all seemed to be quite skilled. Xiao Wei and Chen Hui greeted them and went to the back.

In the courtyard, Ma San's daughter-in-law was playing with her three children. Chen Hui pulled up his trousers and squatted down, asking, "What are you looking for?"

Chen Xiaohui was using a small stick to rummage through the leaves on the ground: "Looking for bugs. There are bugs in the leaves."

"What a huge bug, and it even has patterns," Wang Yan added.

"And Mao Mao." Bei Bei squatted a bit far away, probably a little scared. Of the three, Wang Yan was the bravest. Growing up in the countryside, what hadn't she seen? She'd probably even snatched food from a dog's mouth.

Xiao Wei went straight into his room.

In the North, there's a custom that other men can't enter the room where a new mother is confined, so Chen Hui went to play with insects with the baby.

Xiao Hong was feeding her baby, while Xiao Wei's mother and Chen Xiao sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) talking. The room reeked of the strong smell of baby milk. A sour, pungent odor.

"Let's open the window and let it air out, what's with this smell?" Xiaowei went to open the window.

"Don't open it." Xiaowei's mother glared at her. "What's there to complain about after just a few days? It's your own wife and child, what are you complaining about?"

"I didn't complain," Xiao Wei said, bewildered by the glare. "Isn't it good to let the air out? Do you find it pleasant to smell?"

Chen Xiao said, "This is pretty good. When I was in postpartum confinement, it was winter, and the windows and doors were all sealed tightly. I felt like I smelled terrible."

Xiaowei's mother said, "The door can be opened for a while, but the window can't be opened, so Xiaohong doesn't catch a cold. It's getting cold now, so we still need to be careful. I called you over to talk to you about something. There's nothing else here, and Xiaohong is perfectly healthy. I'm planning to go back now."

Xiao Wei asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Is something wrong at the kindergarten?"

"It's been more than half a month since I came out. There's not much to do here. Someone cooks for me and takes care of the kids. I can't help much here. If I don't go back soon, your dad will be a wild man."

It's the change of seasons, and there's a ton of stuff going on at home and outside. Expecting your dad? Xiaobing's situation is pretty much hopeless. Go back and tidy things up a bit, then come back after Xiaohong's confinement month is over. How about the full moon celebration?

Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Hong, thought for a moment, and said, "I feel like a family meal is enough. What else should we do? Who should we invite and who shouldn't we invite?"

Xiaowei's mother patted her leg, also feeling a bit troubled: "We don't care whether we hold it or not, but we're afraid some people will overthink it. This is a tricky matter. If we hold it, deciding who to invite and who not to invite is indeed a problem."

"And where should we go about this? Should we stay here or go back to Fengtian?"

Xiaohong said, "I still have to go back to Fengtian to get it done. My workplace definitely needs to grant me leave, otherwise my maternity leave will be taken in a haphazard way."

Xiao Wei said, "Then let's do it. Let's do it back in Fengtian. We'll let those who know us come over for a meal. No gifts needed. It's too much trouble for Xiao Hong's colleagues, people from the district, city, and province."

Chen Xiao said, "You all came to Kyoto for the funeral because you were afraid of the hassle. If you ask me, let's not do it. Just have a meal with the family. As for Xiao Hong, we can treat her colleagues to a meal when we get back."

Xiaowei's mother hesitated a bit: "Will it get better?"

Chen Xiao said, "What's wrong with that? Let's just do it this way. We won't have a full-month celebration; our family will just get together then. Don't worry, no one can complain. Xiao Hong can just host her own dinner when she gets back."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, let's do it this way. I'll invite the people I know nearby separately too."

Xiaowei's mother nodded: "That's fine, as long as you have a plan in mind. So how are you going to spend the New Year? There are only a few days left."

(End of this chapter)