Bai Fumei in the ’70s Chapter 138
Translated by Serena Love
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Chapter 138: Bonus Chapter - Tangtang and Dahai (1)
When Zhao Lanxiang was five months pregnant, the couple asked Grandma Li for a name. The old woman thought about it for several days and chose several names for them to pick.
Zhao Lanxiang chose the two names "Jiashu" and "Jiayue" at a glance. Jiashu comes from the poem "Nine Chapters of Orange Song" and means beautiful tree. If the baby was a boy, she hoped that he would be a determined and courageous person like his father. It happened that the "Song" in He Songbai's name means "Pine" and "Bai" means "Cypress," which are also trees.
Jiayue comes from the poem "Nine Nostalgia - Beautiful Situation" Jia means beautiful, and Yue means moon. When arranged with Jiashu, it has the same feeling. Zhao Lanxiang felt that the grandmother was particularly caring in choosing these names.
Later, she gave birth to twins, and both names are used. It is not a surprise that Jiayue and Jiashu became the formal names of Tang Tang and Dahai.
One day after giving birth, the couple discussed their names, and Zhao Lanxiang also complained to He Songbai, "You are the number one champion of that year, but the name you gave to your child was so casual. We almost have no name for your son."
In the beginning, He Songbai vowed and patted his chest while saying to leave the child's name to him.
But no one expected that they would have another son besides the girl.
Zhao Lanxiang rejoiced and said, "Fortunately, the universe didn't let you choose the name. Otherwise, Dahai should blame us all our lives."
He Songbai disagreed, "Is the name of Dahai shabby? If I know that his body was so weak, I would like to give him the nickname 'dog leftover'. A kid with a cheap name is easier to feed, do you not know?"
Zhao Lanxiang squeezed his flesh angrily, "You dare to talk back?"
He Songbai was squeezed softly by his wife, but his temper was gone. His breathing began to become rapid, and his hot palm could not help wrapping his wife's white and tender hands.
He Songbai coughed a little and changed the subject and said, "My name was chosen by Grandpa especially from a master, and look what happened."
When he talked to her, he couldn't help thinking of the painting and calligraphy that Grandma had collected. Because it was not an antique or a masterpiece, but his Grandpa handwrote it, it was worthless, so he never thinks about it. After many years, the snow-white rice paper has turned yellow, but it has been hanging on the wall at home.
He will always remember the powerful words written in the calligraphy, "When you reach the highest point, you will know that pine trees (Song) and cypress trees (Bai) are green."
This calligraphy has always inspired him to keep a good attitude, not complaining or discouraged.
Zhao Lanxiang heard the man on the bed couldn't help but read the poem. His voice was vague and low but so crisp that her whole heart was hot and numb.
After calming down for a while, she also approached him and said with a smile, "Do you know how I named "Song Lan"?"
She reads in a hurry, "To spread like an orchid (Lan), to root as a pine (Song). In autumn, orchid scent blew far away, but pine does not change in the cold."
He Songbai's heart was hot after listening to her. He was so moved that he put her wife in his arms and smiled lowly.
"Look, we are even a couple in the poem."
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The name reflected the hope of parents to their children. He Songbai and Zhao Lanxiang both hope that Tang Tang and Dahai will have a beautiful and exciting life.
Tang Tang and Dahai did not disappoint them. They turned over, learned to talk, and walked faster than others.
Especially in Dahai, he looked calm and quiet. Sometimes Zhao Lanxiang looked at him, who is too quiet, and worried whether his difficult birth had an impact on his son's intelligence. However, Grandma Li, who accompanied the two babies day and night, said very surely, "Dahai is fine."
She smiled and said, "He is so good!"
She hugged Dahai over and touched the soft hair above his head with her warm, rough palm. "He understands that if he doesn't cry, I will hug him for a little longer and also give him some milk."
Both children were weaned and couldn't help crying. During this time, Zhao Lanxiang didn't dare to hold the babies. When the baby dolls touched her body, they kept drilling into her arms like a little piglet to get her to breastfeed them. But they had grown up, and their little teeth hurt her.
Zhao Lanxiang listened to the old grandmother's words and didn't think Dahai could understand those things. He is still small. But because of this, she can let go of the worries in her heart.
Every child has a different personality. He is just quieter.
But Dahai has shown his intellectual difference from an early age.
Grandma Li is very calm because she believes intelligence development is the most rapid when the children are young. Although she always called her grandchildren stupid, the results and mathematics were unambiguous.
After spending several days, Dahai independently completed the 500-piece piece puzzle bought by Grandma Li and finally attracted Zhao Lanxiang and He Songbai's attention.
Zhao Lanxiang took Dahai from the ground in surprise and kissed him hard several times, "Our Dahai is so clever."
After she finished speaking, Granny Li carried him out and said seriously, "You can't question his cleverness in the future."
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Zhao Lanxiang remembered it in the heart, and later, He Dahai used the parts bought by his father to build an aircraft model, smoothly read all sorts of textbooks, went out alone, and remember the bus line near the house clearly. He did not show abnormalities.
As a mother, Zhao Lanxiang began to feel distressed for her daughter.
Tang Tang, as the sister of Dahai, has been crushed by his brother's IQ all the way from kindergarten.
At the kindergarten, Tang Tang was very frustrated. She often thought about why she didn't get a perfect mark and why she couldn't finish the puzzle. She couldn't play any game played by Dahai. Tang Tang always thought she was stupid.
For a long time, parents gently and intimately only asked their children's exam results but did not regard it as a standard for measuring children.
He Songbai often takes his daughter to play. The newly opened playground, zoo, botanical garden in the city... As long as he is not busy, he will bring two small dumplings out to play. Dahai likes to hide in the corner quietly and thinks, while Tang Tang likes lively games.
He Songbai often took her to play football, bought her a smaller version of jersey, and ran to play football.
At this time, Zhao Lanxiang will also bring Dahai out and let him score, while Zhao Lanxiang cheers for her daughter. Their uncle, little Huzi, also often brought Tang Tang to play table tennis together. So Tang Tang, who was very active, soon forgot the mental injury from comparing herself with her brother.
They went through to the elementary school without incident.
Tang Tang's personality is becoming more and more lively, and she is quite overbearing. But Dahai likes to be clean and loves to be alone in the corner. One often represents the school participating in table tennis and badminton competitions, and the other is in the first grade of the exam.
In the sixth grade of Elementary School, Tang Tang was only half a head shorter than Zhao Lanxiang. Her face was round and cute, and she was full of cuteness and loveliness—she was fed very well by her mother. Dahai is more pitiful. Boys usually developed later. He hasn't got a chance to show his dad's fine genes, and a little shorter than his twin sister. Because of the difference in height, the people who just met them would never consider that they are twins.
Dahai is white and delicate. His sister often teases him as a girl.
When the junior high school started the military training, the always quiet Dahai fainted because of the sun during military training, which scared both parents of his parents. Feng Lian called her daughter and her son-in-law to the house and said to them, "Before, little Huzi's body was also not very good, and he didn't like to move."
"But later, Niu Niu's grandfather took the lead and took Little Huzi to the military compound. Every winter and summer vacation, Little Huzi had to go to his Grandpa for training. After so many years, Little Huzi's physical fitness is much better than others."
After going back, He Songbai asked his wife to pick up his son's luggage and prepared to send him to Grandpa Zhao in a few days. He told his son, "For your physical fitness, your dad will send you to your great-grandfather for training in the future."
He Dahai listened while pursing his mouth. The boy has grown up like a little white poplar, and he wanted some face.
At this time, his father brought up his embarrassment in the military training, and he couldn't help but be upset.
Dahai said, "That's because the instructor punished me running 15 laps."
He Songbai said, "Can't even stand fifteen laps. Aren't you ashamed to mention it?"
He began to tell his son about his heroic deeds, "Your dad didn't feel dizzy when running for more than dozens of miles. Wouldn't it be terrible if I put it on you?"
Tang Tang just returned home after school. She put down her schoolbag happily and took a few sips of her mother's soup.
She said, "Dahai, don't be afraid of anything. I'll go with you! You won't be afraid if it's like this. The army sounds very interesting, don't you boys all yearn for it?"
He Dahai was most afraid if Tang Tang said he was feminine. He said to his sister lightly, "Did I ever say that I am afraid?"
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"It's you who should be afraid. Girls shouldn't ask for hardships and go to military training. Your face has been tanned for a few days. I'm afraid you can't stand it for another month."
When Tang Tang heard that, she screamed and rushed up to tickle her brother on the sofa and bullied him.
Zhao Lanxiang looked at the troublesome two siblings, both have a headache and wanted to cry.
On the weekend, Tang Tang and Dahai carried their things to Grandpa Zeng's house.
Zhao Lanxiang's grandfather, Zhao Xiong, has been retired for many years. But when he was old, he regretted it. His two sons have gradually alienated him.
One day, his second son became a model of outstanding talent in the city and appeared on TV. It was also published in the newspaper that his grandson-in-law, He Songbai, had allocated a huge donation of 100,000 yuan for Project Hope. Zhao Xiong came back to his senses.
Three hundred and sixty lines to tell the story of the number one champion. Back then, his second son disobeyed his wishes and engaged in the jobs they liked. Now they have their own income.
They play their role in their respective posts and became the talents for building socialism.
Zhao Xiong began to repair the relationship between father and son, and he was very enthusiastic about Dahai and Tang Tang. As the saying goes, "Every generation should be close to each other," they are two generations apart, but Zhao Xiong and his wife treat the two little babies very well.
It was said that they came for military training, but Tang Tang and Dahai seemed to have enjoyed the blessing.
Zhao Xiong called the children in the military compound and formed a boy scout. A group of children of similar age is grouped together, practicing martial arts every day and running around the military compound.
But even though this is the case, Zhao Xiong's focus was not ambiguous at all. Tang Tang and Dahai also experienced the torture that their uncle, little Huzi, experienced when he was still in the snotting nose age.
Dahai is getting stronger and stronger, and his skin color is still white but not as pale as before. One year later, he could run for ten or twenty laps without a problem. After the first day of the new year, Da Hai and Tang Tang were already taller than Zhao Lanxiang.
Dahai's figure is straight, like a green poplar. He inherited his mother's beauty, but handsome and tall like his father. His sports ability is also great. In this age of great knowledge, he can be regarded as an object of worship by girls in school.
Tang Tang helped him collect love letters and food. Her hands were soft because of bribes. But apart from inheriting the beauty of his mother, Dahai did not inherit her initiative in love. He stepped on the hearts of little girls everywhere. The days jumped one after another, and very soon, Tang Tang and Dahai both jumped to the high school.
In high school, Tang Tang also met her crush in the compound.
That day, Dahai was urged by a group of boys in uniforms to go to the court to play ball in a decisive battle. Tang Tang went to cheer for them. She deliberately wore a beautiful uniform and pulled a few cheerleader friends who grew up together with her.
For the first time in the crowd, she saw a boy who could wear a white jersey so handsomely, and the young girl's heart thumped.
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