Raising Babies in the 70s - Chapter 108

Chen Jingyi and Xia Mingxi were followed by two little tails after school. Lin Yaoyang and Liu Yue went to the Lu house. Now Qin Rou was alone at home, and she did not reject these children. Qin Mian’s eldest daughter Chen Juanjuan and eldest son Chen Jinghua also came to play at their aunt’s house.

Zhang Yichao, the six-year-old son of Zhang Chengbei next door, also slipped in.

There were patrols and guards in the family’s courtyard, as well as a health team on duty. Generally, parents were not worried about their children getting lost.

Qin Rou counted these two, three, four… seven children on one branch.

There were not many others in the colony, but a lot of children to a family were born in those times. Family planning was only advocated the previous year, and it was only advocacy, not mandatory.

Regarding the requirements of the cadres there, it was also recommended to control births, not to have consecutive pregnancies and babies, and it was best to space a few years between two births.

Chen Juanjuan was the oldest and the only girl. Girls were generally more obedient and precocious than boys. Qin Rou asked Juanjuan and Jinghua to help take care of the children.

With so many childrens gathered for a meeting, they were almost catching up to the number in a small kindergarten.

There was a small lawn in the yard of Qin Rou’s house. These little childrens said they wanted to get together. Chen Juanjuan said that she wanted to find someone to jump rope with, but the group of little boys didn’t want to jump rope.

Qin Rou asked Chen Juanjuan to take the childrens to pick a few baskets of small tomatoes for the children to eat, and also dug out a bag of dried jackfruit. She went to cook a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus pumpkin balls, and gave these childrens one bowl of meal each.

The sweet-scented osmanthus was given by Head Chief Lin before, and the dried jackfruit was sun-dried from the jackfruit that Huahua gave her.

The little ones ate and played.

“My little aunt’s cooking is delicious!”

“My little aunt is so beautiful!”

“It’s my little aunt!”

… 

When the little guys got together, as long as there was delicious food, the rainbow farts (boasts) in their mouths were always continuous.

After eating, they continued to play.

Qin Rou drank warm goat milk and watched the few childrens play at home. It was like returning to the kindergarten.

“Who would be the father and who would be the mother?”

Because there was only one girl, Chen Juanjuan, so they all looked at her when they were choosing a mother, but Chen Juanjuan said, “I don’t want to be a mother, I want to be a school teacher.”

Zhang Yichao, the child of Zhang’s family, was very active as a father, and Liu Yue of Liu’s family was very active. He raised his hand and said that he wanted to be a mother.

“I want to be a father!”

“I want to be a mother!!”

Qin Rou: “…”

Xiao Jingyi, Xia Mingxi and Lin Yaoyang could only be childrens. Chen Jinghua said that he wanted to be a doctor.

Lin Yaoyang: “Who will be the grandma?” 

Xia Mingxi suggested, “Little aunt will be the grandma!”

Qin Rou: “Okay, I’ll be the grandma.”

Her husband was promoted to Lao Lu, and she was upgraded to Grandma Qin.

Xia Mingxi immediately looked at Qin Rou and said, “Grandma, I’m hungry!”

Qin Rou said, “…” You’re too much into the play.

Father Zhang Yichao coughed very deeply, “Tell your mother to cook quickly.”

He patted his “little wife” Liu Yue, “Wife, hurry up and cook.”

Liu Yue was very puzzled, “Why do I still have to cook when I’m the mother?”

“I don’t want to cook, let’s go to the cafeteria to eat. After I finish eating, I want to sleep first.”

“Grandma can cook!”

Qin Rou calmly touched her stomach, “I am sick and can’t cook, so who should cook now?” Xia Mingxi said with concern, “Grandma is sick. She must go to the hospital first!” 

After Chen Jinghua checked Grandma Qin, he said, “You have to be hospitalised!”

… …

Qin Rou worked hard to play the “Bedridden Grandma’s role”.

Maybe the children had a little talent for acting, and they were all very involved in their roles, especially Zhang Yichao and Liu Yue, husband and wife.

“Wife, go and help me do the laundry.”

“Old Zhang, do it yourself, don’t wear it if you don’t want to wash it.”

The couple fought continually.

Lin Yaoyang: “If my brother isn’t playing with me, he would probably be taking care of my younger brother.”

Chen Jingyi: “He is not your own brother.”

Little Fatty: “Why not my own brother?”

“Why doesn’t the child look like me?”

Liu Yue: “How do I know?”

“Didn’t you give birth to him?”

…

Qin Rou felt that she couldn’t continue listening. What kind of strange prenatal education was this?!

Children’s family play should not be so complicated.

“Okay, okay, you are a harmonious family, don’t fight. Dad Zhang and Mama Liu should take good care of the childrens.”

“Brothers should also love each other.”

“Let’s make dumplings together and prepare a hearty dinner. “