Dad Academy

"What's going on today?"

When he got home, his wife Yang Lan asked Chen Yungui concernedly. He felt that Chen Yungui looked worried, as if something had happened, and he guessed it was probably at work.

Although the content of their cleaning work is relatively simple, and there seems to be no trivial matters, in fact, there are many troubles. There are so many owners in the community, and one small thing can make them overwhelmed. The owner group is even more crowded with all kinds of people. Complaints, no matter how good you are at what you do, there will never be a shortage of people who make suggestions and find faults.

"No," Lao Chen responded, turned and left, "I'll lock the iron gate of the yard."

He went out and walked through the dark courtyard. Under the moonlight and the light inside the door, the path paved on the dirt was clearly visible. In order to save electricity, their family would turn off the lights in the yard at night.

When he arrived at the gate, he looked left and right outside the house. It was pitch black and the deep alley seemed endless. There are no people in the alley, there is no sound, not even cats and dogs come here. It's deserted enough during the day, but at night it's more like a ghost town.

Chen Yungui locked the iron door and returned to the house. His wife Yang Lan was taking care of Xiaonian, brushing his teeth and washing his face. When he saw him coming back, he asked again: "Is nothing really wrong?"

Xiaonian turned to look at his grandfather, bared his teeth and said with a smile, "Is there really nothing wrong with you, grandpa?"

"Really not." Chen Yungui touched the little man's little head. He had no intention of saying anything about the plumber position. It was just an idea now. He didn't even write a word about it. It was not even up to him whether he could be in Chengdu or not.

"School will start in Xiaonian in a few days. Have you prepared a schoolbag for her? The previous one seems to be too old. Give her a new one." He said.

"I'll buy one tomorrow." Yang Lan said.

Xiaonian was very happy: "I want Little Rabbit's new schoolbag."

"Okay, let's buy a bunny." Yang Lan said.

While Xiaonian was happy, he was also a little worried, "Is it too expensive?"

"Why do kids care about this?" Chen Yungui said.

Yang Lan cherished Xiaonian and said, "Wipe your face again and we are ready to go to bed."

"Oh, by the way, I heard today that Lao Xu was fired." Chen Yungui said after thinking for a while.

…

During the summer vacation, Xiaonian would go to work with her grandparents. She would stay at the work station and play while her grandparents went to work. Xiaonian is very obedient and won't run around. If you tell her to stay and don't run around, she will never run around, which is very reassuring.

On this day, Xiaonian came to the community with her grandparents as usual. The work station was on the first floor underground. Two other staff members were also there. When they saw Xiaonian arriving, they teased her. The person who told Lao Chen the news yesterday was from He found a lollipop in his pocket and gave it to her.

They can often see this yellow-haired child during this summer vacation. Every family in this industry needs to learn from the hard work. It is not a last resort. No one wants to let the child stay in the basement all day. The air circulation here is not good, and it is dull and hot all year round. , so we should take care of each other.

Lao Chen still drove the sweeper to work, and Yang Lan was also busy, leaving Xiaonian alone at the workstation. She sat on a small stool, took out a brand new pink box from her old schoolbag, opened it carefully, looked at the different colored plasticine inside and was reluctant to use it, and kept giggling...

Lao Chen and Yang Lan worked the day shift today and got off work at five in the afternoon. They washed their hands, changed their clothes, and took Xiao Nian with them to leave.

Their fellow villager appeared again, greeted Xiaonian with a smile and gave her a bottle of milk.

"Thank you, Uncle Chen." Xiaonian said obediently.

"You're welcome. Drink more milk so you can grow strong."

He came to see Lao Chen and asked how he thought about yesterday's matter.

Lao Chen took him to the shade of a tree outside, thought for a moment and said, "How about I give it a try?"

"Just give it a try. It doesn't matter if you fail. It's always a chance to give it a try. I asked, the exam is divided into a written test and a practical operation. You will definitely be fine with the practical operation. It is mainly a written test. If you have to do the questions, you may You need to study unexpectedly. But don’t worry, it is said that the written test is very simple. There is a book called "Plumber's Operation Guide" with many questions, almost exactly the same. I will buy it for you tomorrow. "

"No, no, I'll buy the book myself. It's called "Plumber's Operation Guide," right?"

"That's the name."

The fellow villager left after talking. Lao Chen returned to the work site and asked Yang Lan and Xiaonian to leave the community. When they went out of the gate, they saw a small car accident at the door. A car that was about to enter the community knocked down a small electric donkey passing by the door. A middle-aged woman was sitting on the ground, with a man and a woman standing next to her. The man was calling the traffic police, while the woman was squatting on the ground asking questions. The situation of middle-aged women.

There was no blood on the ground, and there was nothing unusual about the woman sitting on the ground except that her face was a little pale, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Lao Chen looked at it for a few times, but did not come forward to watch. He took his wife and granddaughter away, and warned: "Be careful when going out. There are many cars now, and it is very dangerous."

Xiaonian nodded obediently, his little hand was held by his grandma, and he said crisply: "Xiaobai said that we can take the subway and crawl around underground, so there will be no danger, right? Grandpa?"

"Yes, the subway is convenient and safe."

"I haven't taken the subway yet? Can children take the subway?"

"I'll take you to sit."

The three of them got off a subway station, took Line 2 to a nearby shopping mall, and picked out a small blue schoolbag for Xiaonian with a bunny pattern printed on it. She liked it very much.

There was a bookstore in the mall. Lao Chen hesitated for a moment, "How about taking a seat in the bookstore?"

Yang Lan smiled and said, "Do you want to buy a book?"

"It doesn't matter if you sit for a while." Lao Chen said.

Xiaonian was very interested in picture books, and his grandma accompanied him as he read through various picture books, while Lao Chen wandered around looking for the "Plumber's Operation Guide".

The bookshelves were lined up in rows, and the books were densely packed. He didn’t know how to use the machine to check the bibliography, so he could only wander around the bookshelves to look for it. After searching for a long time, he couldn’t find it. He turned to the machine for checking the bibliography and stood aside to look at it for a long time. People came and went to inquire. When no one was around, he stepped forward and tried it. When he looked at it, he seemed to understand it, but he still couldn't use it.

"Do you need my help?" A girl of seventeen or eighteen years old passed by, saw his predicament, and asked proactively.

"I'm looking for a Plumber's Manual book."

"Okay, let me take a look, oh, I found it, here it is."

The girl reported a string of numbers and letters, and Old Chen was confused. Then the girl took the initiative to take him over, pulled out the book from the bookshelf, and handed it to him.

"Thanks."

Lao Chen flipped through this "Plumber's Operation Guide". It had text and pictures, which was easier to understand. However, when he saw the price, he couldn't help but hesitate. Such a book costs 35 yuan!

But thinking that if he could get the certificate, his salary would double, he decided to bite the bullet and buy it.

He took the book to find his wife and Xiaonian. The two sat at the desk by the window and read. Xiaonian read a picture book, while Yang Lan looked around. She didn't look back until she saw him appear.

"Where have you been? It's been so long." Yang Lan complained a little.

"I found a book."

Lao Chen sat down next to Xiaonian, and Xiaonian said happily: "Grandpa, the animals in the picture book are so cute."

"Do you understand?"

"I look at the pictures, and Xiaobai also looks at the pictures."

"What book are you looking for?" Yang Lan interjected and asked.

"Plumber's Operating Instructions."

"Why are you suddenly seeing this? Do the water and electricity at home need repairs?"

"Xiao Chen told me today that I can fight for the job after Lao Xu leaves."

"plumber?"

"He's a plumber. It's said that the salary is much higher than what I get now. I want to give it a try. If I don't succeed, there won't be any delays."

…

After listening to Lao Chen's introduction, Yang Lan finally knew what was going on. She agreed and encouraged Lao Chen to work harder.

I write slowly. A story takes several days to write, so it seems to be intermittent and the experience is not good. But please be patient and wait for me to finish writing this short story before commenting. Don’t worry, it won’t make you depressed. , are all warm little stories.

Among them, the one we are talking about now is about Xiaonian’s family, with Chen Yungui as the protagonist, and the theme is struggle.

We usually talk about the struggle of young people, and the process is passionate. But if we talk about the struggle of a much older person, I think the passion will be less, and it will be more warm and touching, which will better interpret the theme of "struggle". .

This book can't always write about cute babies, cute babies are very cute, but the many short stories derived from cute babies are very heartwarming.

In fact, when writing the outline, the setting was to talk about cute babies first, and then tell the family stories behind the cute babies. Zhang Tan and Xiao Bai are not the absolute protagonists and will not appear in every chapter, but they will solve problems for these families. , they were the ones who discovered buttons and tied them.

I originally prepared to finish this book, but when I was summarizing it, I felt it was such a pity that a lot of things were not written and many stories were not told. Now, I want to try this way of telling stories, telling small stories in my daily life, each small story Each story has a theme. At the same time, I practice writing and prepare for a new book. If this method is more acceptable to everyone, maybe this book will continue to be written, at least after the Spring Festival.