Quick Wear: Reversing Life

The two families exchanged greetings.

Liu Meihua did help the original owner a lot, and Wenxiu was willing to return the favor, so she invited them to her home on the weekend.

Not far away, Wen Hong, who had just returned to school with the main group, saw this scene and silently took a photo with his mobile phone.

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On Saturday, Liu Meihua and Lin Xun's families were coming to visit. Wenxiu looked at the spacious backyard and decided to have a family barbecue.

There are more and more plants in the backyard. The rose vines that were originally planted have begun to bloom, a bright pink field. The plants planted along the wall have also been carefully cared for, stretching out in different heights.

The couple next door, Miss Guo, went out of town to visit their newly born daughter, and left Xuebing's mother in Wenxiu's home.

The guests arrived as scheduled in the afternoon.

The two families arrived at Wenxiu's house, parked their cars, and were surprised to enter the yard. A beautiful front yard, with a stone path leading to the gate, and lush greenery on both sides of the road.

"You have so many plants at home. Oh, that's how great it is to live in the countryside. Every household has a yard," said Liu Meihua.

"Yes, Wen Jin and I planted it together." Wen Xiu led the guest in.

Upon entering, I was surprised again. The spacious living room, with two floors, was spacious and elegantly furnished. Around the corner of the entrance was a backdrop filled with various plants, and the living and dining rooms were also filled with plants, making it feel like an ecological home.

"Won't so many plants attract insects?" Fang Ya asked.

"No, if I take care of it, it won't happen."

Wenxiu led the guests to the living room and poured tea for everyone.

The living room is designed without a TV. The original TV wall has been replaced with a cabinet. The entire living room is more like a tea room, separated from the corridor by a wooden display cabinet.

There are no exquisite ornaments on the antique display cabinet, but rather some handicrafts.

"Those are some small things we brought back from our travels, and some are small handicrafts made by Wen Jin." Wen Xiu answered when she saw Lin Xun's eyes fall on the antique display cabinet.

"Have some tea. Wen Jin and I picked this tea. It tastes pretty good."

Knowing that the children didn’t like tea, Wenxiu brought three cups of fruit tea, one for each of the three children.

"Good tea!" Liu Meihua's husband was the first to praise. The tea was slightly bitter at first, but then turned sweet, and the fragrance filled the room and lingered on the lips and teeth.

Fang Ya put down the teacup and turned to look at the open floor-to-ceiling door. The house and the backyard were connected by a wooden floor. Two lounge chairs were placed under the eaves. Outside was a vibrant backyard with charming flowers and plants.

Not to mention Fang Ya, both Li Qiuping and Lin Xun, two grown men, wanted to live in such a house, which is comfortable, quiet and peaceful.

"Let's have a barbecue this afternoon. I bought some ingredients. Many of the vegetables and fruits here are grown here, so they're all natural."

Because their kitchen is open-plan and not suitable for cooking dishes that produce a lot of smoke, Wenxiu went to the market to buy a home barbecue grill and placed it in the backyard.

"I made some pastries, you can fill your stomach first."

At this time, Li Gaoxuan wanted to go to the toilet.

"The bathroom is on the second floor. Auntie, can you take me there?" Wenxiu said.

Fang Ya was naturally embarrassed and stood up to take Li Gaoxuan to the restroom. Wen Xiu simply took the lead and led the others up to the second floor under the pretext of a tour.

The custom here is that after a self-built house is completed, the host will take the guests to visit his home.

I thought the first floor was already overwhelming enough, but the second floor is even more amazing.

As soon as you go up the stairs, you can see a whole wall of bookshelves. The upper and lower layers are separated by a built-in fish tank in the middle, which is filled with various kinds of fish.

The swimming fish are brightly colored, and they complement the quaint bookcase in a striking way.

Lin Ziqi was attracted at once. She jumped and lay on the fish tank. The small fish scales under the light reflected colorful polarized light.

The upper and lower bookshelves are filled with books, most of which are Wenxiu's professional books.

Lin Xun took a quick look and found that most of the books were related to nutrition. It seemed that Wenxiu was really taking good care of her children.

"I read most of the books here. Wen Jin's own books are in his room."

"Can Wen Jin read books?" Fang Ya asked, "Li Gaoxuan can't concentrate on reading. He likes to watch TV as soon as he gets home from school." Fang Ya wondered whether she should dismantle the TV at home.

There is a sofa and a small table next to the small window next to the bookshelf, and a pot of snow willow next to it. Outside the window is the soft blue sky.

"Wow! Lego!"

Li Gaoxuan shouted. He had already run to the study next to the lounge area, where there was a whole wall of Lego ornaments.

Everyone was attracted by Li Gaoxuan's voice and went into the study to take a look.

The study is even larger than the rest area just now. It also has an entire wall of bookshelves filled with professional books and even high school textbooks. Opposite the bookshelves is an entire wall of glass partitions for ornaments.

Inside are placed Lego toys of all sizes that Wen Jin has assembled over the past year.

"Wen Jin likes to play with these. He put them together."

Li Qiuping took a closer look and could see that Wen Jin had a particular preference for architecture.

And next to each ornament, there is a photo frame with a photo of two people and the real building.

In just over a year, they went to so many places.

Fang Ya asked, "Doesn't Wen Jin have to go to school?"

"He's not suitable for school," Wenxiu said. "He won't learn anything if he goes to school now."

"How can you not learn it? You're already in first grade, so you should be able to read and write, right?"

Wenxiu was surprised: "He can read and recognize words? He can do it, does he need to be taught?" After telling him stories for so long, he can recognize some of them. Now Wen Jin reads books by himself.

"He looked at the blueprints for these toys himself."

Li Gaoxuan also wanted to play with Lego. Li Qiuping saw his son's intention and asked, "How much does this kind of thing usually cost?"

"The prices vary, depending on the series." Wenxiu pointed to a Star Wars starship series and said, "This one is the most expensive, over 8,000 yuan."

More than 8,000 yuan for a toy? Liu Meihua was shocked when she heard this. How much money did Wenxiu make this year!

"There are several boxes here that Wen Jin hasn't opened yet. Give them to Gao Xuan and Zi Qi." Wen Xiu said, taking out two unopened boxes from the cabinet. They were from the super sports car series. Wen Jin lost interest after assembling a few of them. Instead of leaving them idle, it would be better to give them as favors.

Liu Meihua quickly said no, but Li Gaoxuan had already taken it.

Lin Xun also declined on behalf of Lin Ziqi.

"Puzzle games develop the brain. It's okay, let your children play. Wen Jin has a lot of such games."

"Oh, by the way, doesn't Gao Xuan need to go to the bathroom? The bathroom is right next door." Wen Xiu said, "Auntie, can you take me there?"

Liu Meihua quickly said: "Oh, no need, I'll take him there. This child doesn't even know how to wipe his butt."

This made everyone laugh, and Li Gaoxuan blushed. He slapped his grandmother with his hand to tell her to stop talking.

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In the evening, there was a gentle breeze outside. The sun had not yet completely set, hanging obliquely in the sky, and the light was soft and warm.

Lights were lit in the backyard, and everyone sat on folding camp chairs. Although they were guests, they felt embarrassed to let Wenxiu grill alone, so the three men took charge while the women sat on chairs and watched three children playing with toys on the wooden floor of the balcony.

"Wenxiu, don't blame me for being too controlling. It's better for the child to go to school. You said you can only take care of him for a while, but not for his whole life." Liu Meihua kindly reminded.

"Especially after you become an adult, you have to go out into the world and start a family and a career."

Fang Ya also agreed with this logic. She knew so many mothers, and although they all had their own ways of spoiling their children, none of them doted on their children as much as she did.

“Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles.”

Wenxiu smiled and said, "Send your child to school, let them study, then find a job, get married and have children. Do you think this kind of routine life is what your child wants?"

"What will happen to him when you're old, or, to put it bluntly, gone?" Fang Ya said. "Isn't the point of raising a child so that he can be self-reliant and live a better life?"

"Maybe it's because our perspectives are different," Wenxiu said calmly. "I don't expect him to be an excellent student or a well-behaved child. I'll be satisfied if he can learn to think and act independently."

Liu Meihua said: "Children still need to learn something."

“In fact, every trip is like learning outdoors for him.”

"He can understand simple English conversations, does arithmetic, and learns history at museums around the country, not to mention the basics," Wenxiu said. "He's also learned skiing and bamboo weaving."

"He may not have learned much classical poetry, and his math may not be as good as Gao Xuan Ziqi's, but he can access areas that most children can't."

Wenxiu smiled and said, "I will leave him enough money to survive. I won't interfere with what he does in the future. I just need to take him to appreciate every culture in the world. When he grows up, he will find a place he likes to live.

Children's observation skills are no less than adults'. Since we have the conditions, why should we be confined to a small school? "