Surprise! The rough husband is the hidden boss of the period literature

Chapter 420 Family of Origin
Xu Qinghuan was also talking about this with Dong Sufeng next door. "I'm not angry that she takes it for granted that I should help her take care of her health. We're family, and she trusts me. To be honest, as a woman, I really can't stand this kind of single-minded focus on having a son."

With three daughters at home, how much of her time and energy does she actually devote to them? She herself said she would treat her daughters better from then on, but then she got pregnant again, and I haven't seen her care for any of them since. I feel sorry for the children.”

Dong Sufen said, "It's understandable that she has her reasons. She had a son before, but he died suddenly from an illness, and she's always had a hurdle in her heart. She couldn't get pregnant for a long time after that, and when she finally did, it was a girl. Although she was able to let go of her worries for a while, she inevitably started to dwell on them again over time."

Xu Qinghuan was unaware of this matter. "I see you still get close to Da Dan and Er Dan every now and then. They are two children without a mother. Your second brother still cares about them. Every time he comes back, he picks up Da Dan and Er Dan and bounces them around, playing with the children. It's all good."

But my eldest brother and his wife have two daughters. My brother himself feels they're hard to get close to; it's because they weren't close when they were little. My sister-in-law only ever tells the two girls what to do, and never says anything else. These girls are so grown up, yet she doesn't teach them any principles of life, doesn't talk to them about common sense, neither scolds nor hits them, and never cares about them at all. She only wants to have a son.

"My sister-in-law doesn't talk much, but she's very loyal," Dong Sufeng said, trying to mediate.

Xu Qinghuan smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, I know you mean well. The reason I said all this is because the two children are good to me. Daya comes over every morning to ask if I need help with the housework. Since spring, she has been washing the diapers for both children."

I'm too busy to manage, so Er Ya helps look after the children. Honestly, if they were my two obedient daughters, I'd be laughing in my sleep.

She often gave her two children pointers on their homework, and she would teach them how to do it.

She often asked Jiang Xingye to go to the scrap metal yard to find some books for them to read.

She hadn't noticed it at first, but after having children, she gradually began to see some signs and felt even more sorry for her two children.

Although Da Dan and Er Dan don't have a biological mother, they have Dong Su Fen, who is even better than a biological mother.

Dong Su-fen is really good to her two children, treating them like her own. Even when Da Dan does something wrong, she can still be stern enough to criticize him.

Whether you care about your child or not, even a young child knows it in their heart.

At noon, Daya and Erya came home from school and, as usual, came over to see their younger siblings. "Second Aunt!"

Dong Sufeng took Daya and Erya's hands and said, "School's out? Go back and eat, you have to go to school later."

The three brigades of Shangjiang, Liaozhong, and Xinlian shared a school, which was located in the Liaozhong brigade next door; it was just across the river from there.

The children all went home for lunch.

"Auntie, did Chichi sleep with Xingxing?"

"Yes, she's taking a nap inside." Xu Qinghuan gestured with her chin towards the room inside.

The two children tiptoed in, peeked out, and came out. "Auntie, we're going back for dinner."

The house was empty, with no one cooking. Tian Jinhua was still talking at the Dong family's house, and the two children didn't even have time to cook for themselves. They were so anxious that they burst into tears and had no choice but to leave the house and head to school.

Just then, the children woke up, and Xu Qinghuan took the two children out for a walk. Seeing Daya and Erya who were about to go to school, she asked, "Have you eaten?"

Daya was still hesitating about how to lie, but Erya, being younger and more outspoken, blurted out, "My mom didn't cook!"

Today, Zhou Guizhi first went to run errands for the childcare worker, and then went to work at the food factory in place of Tian Jinhua, so she wasn't at home.

"Who knows whose house she's gone to gossip about this time? She's probably forgotten that my sister and I are going home for lunch," Er Ya said discontentedly. "Hmph, having a son, having a son, isn't she a woman herself?"

Xu Qinghuan patted Daya and Erya's heads, "Come back with your aunt. I steamed some buns for lunch. You two can take one to eat on the way."

Xu Qinghuan gave each of them a large white steamed bun and a handful of milk candy to share. "You're not allowed to say things like that again. If you have something to say, say it to people's faces. Don't talk badly about people behind their backs, understand?"

"Auntie, I understand!"

As soon as they stepped outside, they encountered Tian Jinhua coming out of the Dong family's house. Daya and Erya called out to her and headed towards the school.

Tian Jinhua asked, "Is there no food at home? Did your aunt give it to you?"

“There’s no food. If you don’t cook, how will we eat?” Er Ya said. Da Ya remained silent throughout. She was older and used to many things, but being used to things didn’t mean she accepted them readily.

"Go on, hurry up and get to school." Tian Jinhua didn't take it seriously.

When they got home that evening, during dinner, Er Ya suddenly said, "Grandma, why don't you come back? Let Mom go to work. It's not certain that Mom is having a son. Didn't she work at the food factory when she was pregnant with San Ya? Why can't she go now?"

Tian Jinhua didn't want to stay home either, mainly because she didn't get paid. She couldn't very well let Zhou Guizhi earn money for her to spend. "Mom, I'll go to work!"

Jiang Xingbing got up early this morning to go to work at the commune. In the evening, the mother and her three daughters washed up and went to bed.

Sanya, being the youngest, fell asleep immediately. In the middle of the night, Sanya wet herself, waking Erya from the wet bed. Erya quickly called out to her mother, "Mom, Sanya wet herself."

Tian Jinhua casually picked up a diaper and urinated, without paying attention to whether Er Ya's side was wet or not.

Daya got up, found a piece of cotton, and placed it on Erya's side, switching places with her.

The next morning, Daya and Erya went to Jiang Xingye's house, where the two little ones sat side by side in high chairs eating steamed egg custard.

Jiang Xingye was feeding them, one bite at a time, and he had to do it very quickly.

Xu Qinghuan gave each of them a boiled egg, sniffed, and asked, "What's that smell on you two? Why do you smell like urine?"

“My mom didn’t help Sanya pee last night, so Sanya wet the bed. My sister and I slept in the pee all night.”

They were used to the smell, but even her mother couldn't smell it this early in the morning.

Xu Qinghuan took out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it on the two of them. "Take a good shower tonight. You should be more careful in the future, otherwise you'll offend your classmates at school."

"Auntie, let me wash Chichi and Xingxing's diapers for you!" Daya said.

Xu Qinghuan pointed to the wooden basin on the ground, "They're all over there, waiting for you two. Don't go to the river. It's cold now, and the water is very cold. Your uncle brought up some well water for you to wash with."

The two children enjoyed their bath and were quite happy while eating the boiled eggs.

Xu Qinghuan gave each of them a glass of milk. After they finished drinking, the two girls held hands and went to school.

“Sister, don’t you think it would be wonderful if we were Auntie’s children?” Er Ya said.

Da Ya didn't say anything.

All the children in the village wanted to be Auntie's child, but only younger brothers and sisters could.

After a while, Daya said to Erya, "Let's study hard. Didn't Auntie say that only by studying hard can we do what we like in the future?"

"Sis, what do you like to do?"

Daya said longingly, "I want to be a doctor, a great doctor like my aunt."

Er Ya said, "But I want to be a translator. I can read a lot of books. There are so many countries and so many languages ​​in the world. Wouldn't it be great if I knew them all!"

Da Ya said, "Then you should learn foreign languages ​​properly from your aunt from now on."

"Sister, you should study hard too. Auntie said that many of the medical technologies we use now are from abroad."

The sun finally broke through the horizon, and they walked towards the school, bathed in the morning glow.

　My dears, happy reading!
　　(End of this chapter)