bookbashuk Chapter 262 Nursery
Chapter 262 Nursery
Xu Sui squatted down, holding one child in each arm and patting their little heads.
"Yan Yan, Yao Yao, starting the day after tomorrow, shall Mommy take you to school?"
"At school, there are many children your age who can play with you, and teachers who will teach you to read and write, tell you stories, and teach you to draw."
Yan Yan and Yao Yao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Really, Mom? If we go to school, will we be able to write letters to Dad?"
Dad writes letters back every month, but they can't understand any of them, they can't write, and they can't write letters back to Dad.
They've never met their father, but they can see his photos.
I don't know when Dad will come home.
"Of course you can. Once you can write, you can write letters to your father and send them to him." Xu Sui didn't expect that the two children's first reaction would be to write letters to Qin Yunzhou after they learned to read.
For the past two years, Qin Yunzhou has not been able to come back even once. Last year, he had an accident while on a mission and was hospitalized again, where he stayed for several months.
If she hadn't noticed something was off about his voice when they were on the phone, she probably would have been fooled.
Fortunately, it wasn't as serious as last time, and it got better after a few months of rest.
He's even busier this year, and I doubt he'll be able to come back to see her and the children.
She can only wait until she graduates and then take her two children to the military base to find him.
Du Mei, who was standing to the side, paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then whispered, "Sister-in-law, aren't Yan Yan and Yao Yao too young to go to school?"
Xu Sui shook her head. "It's okay. The nursery only accepts children who are over three years old. Most of the children there are around three or four years old, or even four or five years old."
It's actually pretty much the same as a daycare center.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Qin also came out of the house and overheard the matter. She became somewhat anxious.
"Sui Sui, is this daycare you mentioned reliable? The two children are still young. What if something happens to them after they go there?"
"It would be so much better to leave them at home. Xiaomei and I can take care of them. We can send them to school when they get a little older."
Xu Sui had certainly thought about this question, and she smiled somewhat helplessly.
"Grandma, Xiaomei, don't worry, this nursery is affiliated with our machinery factory."
"They're all the children of the factory workers and the leaders. The teachers and workers are all very professional, so there won't be any problems."
"Moreover, there are teachers inside who teach special classes. Sending them there will allow them to learn something."
The two thought it made sense; children in big cities are quite different from children in their small county or countryside.
Parents who are well-off start planning for their children's future early on, ensuring they attend the best schools.
Some children are taught to recognize characters and recite texts as soon as they learn to speak.
Yan Yan and Yao Yao are precocious. At a young age, they are already eloquent and articulate, and they also draw well. They often pester their family members to teach them to read.
Children like this definitely should be sent to school.
Soon, the matter of the two children going to school was settled.
While it was still early that day, Xu Sui took her two children, along with Grandma Qin and Du Mei, out to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things the children needed for school.
She had just received her 48 cents salary that day, and she also had some cloth coupons, meat coupons, and other coupons.
"Let's go, I'll show you around today."
The two children were very happy, as it was a rare opportunity for them to visit the supply and marketing cooperative with their mother.
Grandma Qin and Du Mei have started to dress up more now, and the two of them even changed into clean and presentable clothes.
Du Mei has been raised for several years, spending most of her time at home and not being exposed to the sun much. Now she has become fair-skinned and looks even more delicate and charming.
She can now design her own clothes, and with Xu Sui providing her with a sewing machine, she's also learned to dress up. Anyone who sees her would think she's a fair-skinned girl who grew up in the city.
She makes all the clothes her two children wear.
The children in the courtyard were all envious of Yan Yan and Yao Yao for having pretty clothes to wear.
The family soon arrived at the largest supply and marketing cooperative in the vicinity.
Xu Sui let go of the two children's little hands, squatted down and looked at their cute little faces, pointing to the rows of little schoolbags in the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Mom is going to buy you backpacks today. Which one do you like? I'll buy that one for you, okay?"
"Okay, okay, Mom, I want this."
"Mom, I choose this one."
Yan Yan and Yao Yao's eyes lit up, and they immediately began to choose their favorite little backpacks.
Don't let the small size of this backpack fool you; it's not cheap. A simple one costs five or six yuan, and some can cost more than ten yuan.
Most families can't afford to buy it, so they make it at home.
After much deliberation, the two children each picked out a small backpack for twelve yuan, along with some pens and notebooks. Finally, they set their sights on a high-end pencil case, a tiny one that cost eight yuan.
Why is it so expensive at 8 yuan? Because it has a built-in pencil sharpener, and it's also very cute with beautiful colors.
Xu Sui also thought it was expensive, but the most important thing was that the child liked it. Now that she could earn money, the family's income had increased, so they didn't lack this little bit of money.
Grandma Qin was heartbroken. Good heavens, she used to only earn 13.5 yuan a month sweeping the streets. How could such a small thing cost 8 yuan?
Eight yuan is enough to buy a lot of grain.
And that little backpack, with so little fabric, costs more than 10 yuan each.
But when he thought about how it was the two children's first day of school and how their own mother was willing to buy them things, he opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Oh well, it's not like they're spending their own money. Their parents are rich, they don't care about the money. The most important thing is that the child is happy.
Du Mei looked at these things and thought they were too expensive; she could make them herself.
However, since the two children were happy, she didn't say anything.
She was just thinking that she would practice more when she got back, and then make one that looked better than this, so she wouldn't have to spend so much money at the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it.
After wandering around for a while, Xu Sui led the old lady and Du Mei to the place that sells small leather shoes.
"Grandma, Xiaomei, we got paid today. Why don't you each pick out a pair of shoes? I'll buy them for you."
Grandma Qin and Du Mei were taken aback for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Xu Sui had spent a lot of money earlier. They quickly waved their hands, "No, thank you."
"Yes, we have our own money, we can buy it ourselves, so please don't spend money on us."
Although the couple earns money, they actually spend a lot of money every month. Just the salary they give Xiaomei each month is twenty yuan, and there are also household necessities, expenses for their two children, and so on.
It would cost at least fifty or sixty yuan a month. In a small county town, it's unthinkable to spend that much money every month.
It's fortunate that the couple can earn money, otherwise life would be really hard.
Xu Sui insisted on buying them the shoes, and the two of them never refused. In the end, each of them received a pair of leather shoes.
A pair costs 15 yuan, totaling 30 yuan.
She didn't treat herself badly either, and bought herself a beautiful outfit.
The trip cost quite a bit of money, but Xu Sui believes that money is not saved, but earned.
As long as I'm happy, then spending this money today is worthwhile.
Moreover, spending money this lavishly like today only happens once a year.
After leaving the public sales office, Xu Sui took her two children to the post office, intending to call Qin Yunzhou so that the children could hear their father's voice.