Volume 1 Chapter 0020 Nan Ruoyin, the first adopted daughter
In Baihuashenhu Hutong, there is a courtyard house in Nanyi.
He brought Li Lamei to this courtyard and settled her there. The next day, he and Men Saner took her to the scrap yard to find a job.
When doing black market business, Nan Yi and his friends would find scrap collectors to cooperate with them, so they knew a few people here and had some connections.
With two bottles of wine tied with a glass rope in one hand and four kinds of snacks in the other, it was easy for him to get a job as a waste collector.
In the capital, there were people of the Zhenghuang Banner and the ×huang Banner everywhere. When they met in the alley, they would ask each other, "Sir, do you want vinegar soaked in stones or salted duck eggs picked on bamboo sticks to go with your wine today?"
Papa, he tossed his yellow jacket and replied, "Today I'm going to have pickles with my wine, from Liubiju. Tianyuan won't do, it's too sweet, it's more suitable to go with rice porridge."
Look, all I want is a pie.
No matter what, you can't do the business of collecting waste. It's more respectable to go to the street match factory to make matches than collecting waste.
It took Li Lamei two days and she fell several times but she finally learned how to ride a tricycle.
It’s true that Li Lamei is very resilient and ruthless. On the first day of collecting waste, half of her face was purple, but she still set out with full of fighting spirit.
This momentum gave Nan Yi the idea of turning her into a rag-and-bone king.
Of course, this is just an idea for now. We have to observe for a while to put it into action.
But from that day on, a new scenery was added to the campus of Kyoto University: there was one more person bringing his children to school in the political science and economics class.
Others leave their children in the dormitory and don’t bring them to the classroom.
But Nan Yi is different. He takes his tail with him wherever he goes. The tail really becomes Nan Yi’s tail.
Wei Ba was very well behaved and never made any noise. Naturally, no one in the class who was not disturbed expressed any opinions. Even Zhou Maode was like this, and his eyes did not tremble when he looked at Wei Ba.
I don’t know if it’s because her disguise is good or he simply can’t recognize that this is his daughter.
The tail is no longer the dirty one it used to be. Nan Yi has taken care of it from inside to outside. She is wearing the most fashionable children's clothing. Her little face looks rosy and tender.
At mealtime, Nan Yi went to the cafeteria to eat. He didn't need to queue up to buy food. Lai Biao and Liu Zhen would do it for him. Originally, three people took turns to get food. After the last one came, Nan Yi's name was deleted from the queue.
"Brother, here."
Hearing the call, Nan Yi walked to a table and took a look. He saw three servings of boiled cabbage and two servings of pork ribs and potatoes. He sat down, took out a small rice bowl, scooped some potatoes and cabbage into the bowl with a spoon, then cut some meat from the ribs and mashed it into a meat paste with a spoon.
Scoop some rice into it and roll it with a spoon, then get some boiling water from a boiling water place and stir it, then put the rice bowl next to the tail and take out a handkerchief to use as a napkin and wrap it around the collar of the tail.
"Tails, eat."
"Yeah, eat."
Tail picked up the spoon, held it upside down, and started eating one spoonful at a time.
"Nan Yi, her tail has been eating liquid food for more than ten days. Shouldn't she be fed dry food?"
"No, let her eat liquid food for a while longer. The little girl has been drinking milk for too long. The doctor's advice is to let her get used to the liquid food first before eating dry food."
"You really look like a dad."
"Of course, I just raise Tail as my daughter, Tail, right?"
"Mmmmm, Daddy!"
"Hahaha, did you hear me? Call me daddy."
"Why are you so happy? It's not your child."
Lai Biao felt a little jealous, but it was not only Nan Yi who took care of Tail, Lai Biao also made contributions. But now it seems that Tail only recognizes Nan Yi.
"I'm happy to do that." Nan Yi boasted for a moment, and pointed at the meat dishes on the table, "Just hit one next time, be careful of people who are looking for trouble."
"I say, you are too cautious. There are three of us, so what's wrong with having two meat dishes?"
"It's no big deal to be careful. It's nothing serious, but you saw the pancakes drying in the playground. Once these pancakes are drying, it's hard to say what will happen."
There was a student in the political economy class who came from Shandong Province. He brought half a sack of pancakes. After a long time, the pancakes were a little moldy, so he took the pancakes to the playground to dry in the sun.
What kind of behavior is this?
This is a person who dares to expose his poverty for others to point out. What a good positive example! This has probably been noticed by the school and will be talked about at any time.
At this critical juncture, if you eat too extravagantly, you will easily be singled out as a target and set up as a negative example by others.
There are three types of people in college. One is the one who works hard and does not compete with the world; one is the one who takes the path of stepping down and praising the powerful, and makes progress by stepping on others; the other is the one who gives up, and there are not too many of this type at the moment.
"That's right, Nan Yi, take a look behind."
Nan Yi glanced back and quickly turned around, "What's so good about other people's love affairs?"
"Is Zhao Yu pretty?"
"It's OK, not too ugly, and the food at home is good."
"Is Chen Zheng handsome?"
"Yeah, about the same as you, a little worse than me."
"Just talk, don't take the opportunity to step on me. Chen Zheng is good-looking, why would he pursue someone who weighs over 180 pounds..."
"Two hundred and five pounds."
"Okay, okay, why would he pursue Zhao Yu who weighs over 200 pounds?"
"Some people like thin people, and naturally some people like fat people."
"Bullshit, he likes Zhao Yu's dad, he's really scheming, and we're only freshmen."
"You, don't worry about other people's business. Zhao Yu is stupid, but Director Zhao is not. Just wait and see. Sooner or later, Director Zhao will control Chen Zheng, and his plan will fail."
"That's right, Director Zhao is not a pushover. I just can't stand people like Chen Zheng."
"He's not your son, so why should you be so unhappy about it? If you don't like it, just stop looking at it."
Nan Yi waited until the tail end of the meal before he poured the pork ribs and potatoes into the rice bowl. He also picked up some cabbage and stirred it. The vegetable soup went well with the rice and it was very fragrant.
As time goes by, Nan Yi's life remains repetitive.
I get up at six, arrive at school at seven, and study until the end of evening self-study at nine in the evening. I coax my son to sleep, continue studying, and go to bed at half past eleven.
Wei Ba's food gradually transitioned from liquid to semi-dry. During this period, Nan Yi gave her an IQ test, using several different versions of the test methods. The results all showed that Wei Ba was a child with a high IQ.
This makes him more passionate about taking care of children.
"The sky and earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless; the sun and the moon wax and wane... Baba, I don't know this word."
"This word is pronounced zè, which means the sun is setting in the west. Keep reading."
"The sun and the moon wax and wane, the stars are spread out; winter comes and goes, summer passes, autumn brings harvest, winter stores; leap years make up a year, the rhythm of the sun adjusts; clouds rise and bring rain, dew turns to frost..."
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"The Disciple Rules are the teachings of the sages. First, filial piety and respect for elders; second, prudence and trustworthiness. Love all people and be close to the benevolent. If you have spare time, study literature. When your parents call you, you should respond without delay. When your parents order you to do something, you should act without laziness. When your parents teach you, you should listen respectfully. When your parents criticize you, you should obey. Keep warm in winter and cool in summer..."
"The decree says: Heaven favors the Central Plains, and the nature of the proud and magnificent Taiji is great. I live in the northern wilderness, and I have no desires. I return to simplicity and purity, and abandon extravagance and practice frugality. I share every piece of clothing and food with the cattle and horses, and I treat the people like my own children, and I raise the scholars like brothers. I plan for harmony and show kindness to the people..."
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"When Avalokitesvara practiced the profound Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and was able to overcome all suffering. Shariputra! Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, emptiness is form; the same is true of feeling, thought, action and consciousness. Shariputra! All dharmas are empty in nature, neither born nor destroyed, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing..."
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"The way of the university is to manifest the bright virtue, to love the people, and to stop at the highest good. Knowing the limit will lead to determination, determination will lead to tranquility, tranquility will lead to peace, peace will lead to consideration, consideration will lead to success. Everything has its root and end, and everything has its beginning and end. Knowing what comes first and what comes later will lead you to the right path..."
"To be, or not to be——that is the question…"
"The temps, the fortifications of the amities, the amusement..."
“Western dining etiquette…”
"When you meet an elder or someone you respect, you should bow slightly, at a 30-degree angle..."
"Stand steady, legs straight, waist upright, punch, hey, ha..."
A person with high IQ needs a way to cultivate it. Nan Yi’s own studies are stressful, and Wei Yi’s studies are not easy either.
Starting from "Thousand Character Classic" and "Three Character Classic", I quickly transitioned to "The Great Learning", "Tao Te Ching" and "Diamond Sutra", and then entered the stage of learning languages and martial arts.
As winter turned into summer, Li Lamei enjoyed collecting rags and even exchanged glances with another rag collector.
Time is a good medicine that can cure many diseases.
"Lamei, are you and that Wang Polan serious about this?"
"Brother Wang, he's a nice guy. He asked me if I'd like to live with him. To be honest, I was a little tempted."
Li Lamei has stayed in Beijing for a long time, and I have become myself, and my Mandarin is much more standard.
"Does he know you have a child? Is he married? Does he have children? If you are really together, will you have children?"
Nan Yi fired out questions one after another like a machine gun.
"I don't know. I've never been married. If he wants, it's only natural for me to give birth to him."
"What about the tail?"
Li Lamei looked up at the tail who was sitting next to Nan Yi. She had seen all the changes in her daughter. Nan Yi had brought her up very well. She didn't have any country taste at all and was more city girl than a city kid.
She didn’t recognize the food her daughter was holding. She had never seen other children eating it while walking around the streets. The packaging looked very high-end.
"Tail, okay, you can only eat half a piece, if you eat more, your teeth will fall out."
Nan Yi took the chocolate from Wei Ba’s hand, wrapped it up and put it in his pocket.
When the chocolate was taken away, Tail didn't make a fuss. He just licked his lips, licked the chocolate that was stuck on his mouth, then took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his mouth clean.
“Brother Nan, if I marry again, can you still help me carry the tail?”
"Of course, I like Wei Ba very much, I will help you take care of her until she gets married. When she is older, I plan to send her to study abroad. I want to discuss something with you, I plan to give Wei Ba a new name, Wei Ba can be a nickname, but not a real name."
"Okay, okay, what are you going to name her?"
"Ruoyin, oyin means beautiful jade. In my eyes, the tail is like a precious jade. I will take good care of her. Lamei, should she follow your surname Li, or should she keep the surname Zhou?"
"Can I take your last name, Nan?"
"In fact, whether she has the same last name as me or not will not change my attitude towards her as my own daughter. You can rest assured about this, Lamei."
"Let's just let her have the surname Nan." Li Lamei thought and hesitated for a long time, then gritted her teeth and said, "If one day you don't like her anymore, you can return her to me to take care of her."
"That day will never come."
It’s not that Li Lamei doesn’t love her daughter, it’s just that Wang Polan has already shown his intention to have a child with her, and she also wants to find someone to rely on, so it’s really inconvenient to marry him with a tail.
Besides, following her is probably not as good as following Nan Yi.
Li Lamei had also seen what kind of life a "burden" lived: they ate the worst, wore the worst, and did the most work.
Li Lamei is just not great enough to not consider herself at all for the sake of her children.
Overall, she is still a qualified mother.
Nan Yi was happy with the current result, but he did not mean to look down on Li Lamei.
