Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten
Chapter 1025 - 1027: Raising Children Is an Art
After a long trip, even though it was much more relaxing than taking a train or bus, Gong Ruini was still exhausted. After a magnificent seafood feast, she just felt dizzy and wanted to sleep.
The problem was that she really couldn’t fall asleep because Gong Ruwen actually pulled her to discuss issues of marriage and childbirth.
"Brother, you aren’t worried like Xiao Zhi is, fretting that once you have a nephew, your position in your sister’s heart will be at risk, are you?" Gong Ruini shot back at her brother unceremoniously.
Honestly, she was just too tired to have a heart-to-heart talk when all she wanted to do was sleep. It was truly tiring beyond belief.
If it weren’t for the fact that he was her own brother, Gong Ruini would have wanted to kick him out.
"I’m not worried about that, I’m worried about you." Gong Ruwen felt exasperated, wondering why she wasn’t focusing on what’s important.
Ah, what’s wrong with her? Gong Ruini was puzzled.
"What will happen to your studies if you have a child in the United States?"
"How will you find a way to take care of a child while keeping up with your studies?"
"Even though Xuran is a good person, will he be attentive and help you take care of the child?"
Gong Ruwen admitted that the questions implied some dissatisfaction with Zhao Xuran, but he didn’t see it as a problem.
"Why wouldn’t he help take care of the child? It’s his child too." Gong Ruini thought her brother’s question was strange.
"Is it just my child? He’s the father, and he shouldn’t miss the important moments of the child’s growth." Even a workaholic can’t use work as an excuse to miss important family moments.
Even if they are studying in the United States, with money in hand, they can hire a nanny, and they can find ways to stagger their time for school and outings.
Of course, more importantly, the child will have a green card. Gong Ruini was not particularly concerned about her child having a green card, but rather about the possibility of having another child with Zhao Xuran after returning home.
Anyway, just register one child in the household, and Gong Ruini was confident she could find a way to get her child into school when the time came.
If that doesn’t work, she can educate the child at home, and when the child grows older, they can go to the United States for college.
The more Gong Ruini thought about it, the more this idea seemed feasible, so she decided to go ahead with it.
Gong Ruini suddenly stood up and dashed outside.
Her actions startled Gong Ruwen. Wasn’t his sister planning to confront Zhao Xuran?
Concerned, Gong Ruwen followed Gong Ruini.
"Xuran, let’s have kids when we go to the United States. Yes, let’s have two kids."
"This way, they’ll have a green card, and then when we return home, we can have another one."
Gong Ruini thought having three children would be good, and with them being close in age, they would play happily together without worrying about not having playmates.
Gong Ruwen, who ran up behind them, was stunned; his sister’s thinking was completely different from his own.
"Ni Zi, you’re crazy," he exclaimed. For sure, she must be crazy to say such things.
Gong Ruwen raised his voice, "Do you realize how exhausting this will be?"
Exhausting? Gong Ruini thought for a moment, "We can hire a nanny for that."
"And I think just one child would be too lonely."
"I also think an only child might be too self-centered." Even though Wan Yihui grew up in a large family-like atmosphere, Wan Qiweng was a bit overly indulgent towards him.
It seemed he often showed a bit of a temper, though fortunately, there were people around to keep him in check.
If even Wan Yihui ended up that way, Gong Ruini really couldn’t imagine how spoiled a child would be if she only had one.
Zhao Gang’s couple would definitely be in full grandparents mode, showering the child with anything they wanted, which was enough to make Gong Ruini’s head spin just thinking about it.
If Zhan Jing remained rational, it wouldn’t be an issue, but what if she became willful too? Zhao Gang would surely follow her wishes, leaving Gong Ruini to confront her in-laws.
But having several children would eliminate that problem.
Zhao Xuran was left speechless by Gong Ruini’s sudden declaration, but he was genuinely in favor of Ni Zi’s suggestion.
"I think it’s a good idea."
"A good idea for what?" Gong Ruwen glared at Zhao Xuran, who was causing trouble.
"Don’t you know how tiring this will be for Ni Zi?"
"For Ni Zi, it would amount to going to the United States to get pregnant, then have a child and get pregnant again." Oh dear, the more Gong Ruwen thought, the more ridiculous his sister’s idea seemed.
"You don’t think Ni Zi went to the United States just to have kids, do you?"
Seeing Gong Ruwen’s excitement, Zhao Xuran calmed down from his initial thrill. Indeed, they were only staying for three years, and Ni Zi would be the most exhausted.
Perhaps they could have just one child, considering having one and then having another upon returning seemed a good idea to Zhao Xuran.
"Yeah, my sister is not that old after graduating."
"You’re really okay with this?"
Uh, Zhao Xuran wanted to mention that in ancient times, it wasn’t uncommon for women to have children at 14 or 15, but seeing Gong Ruwen so worked up, he kept silent.
Misunderstanding that Gong Ruwen and Zhao Xuran were arguing, Zhao Gang’s couple and other adults hurried over after hearing half the conversation.
Zhao Gang was thrilled, "I think it’s a great idea."
Zhao Gang didn’t really support the current fertility policy. Looking at his own kids and then at Cai Ming, who had just one child, he truly felt for Wan Yihui.
The effort Cai Ming’s couple put into their business expansion didn’t include considering that Wan Yihui would inherit everything later. Would he really find it easy?
Even with four sons, Zhao Gang felt it was still not quite enough.
"Have more kids, and if it’s really necessary, let Xuran stay in the United States a few more years." Although Zhao Gang was considering retiring early.
But just imagining a scene with several pink and tender children calling him grandpa filled him with energy, eager to be a grandfather with many children and grandchildren.
"Yes, exactly." Zhan Jing also liked having more children. As long as the eldest was well-educated, she wouldn’t have to worry about the rest.
Hua Miaozhu overheard Zhao Gang’s statement upon arrival, "Sure, have a few more."
"Won’t there be fines for that?" Hua Miaozhu remembered when Cai Ming’s couple looked into having more children, the fines seemed substantial.
Not just fines, they might even tear down houses, which was a heavy penalty.
"No, the child will have an American passport, so it’s not an issue to have more." Zhao Gang explained.
Cai Ming listening to this became quite tempted, "Well, honey, what do you think?"
In matters of child education, Cai Ming truly lacked influence, as his wife kept insisting their home was scholarly and knew how to educate children.
Honestly, Cai Ming wasn’t that satisfied with how his wife was raising Wan Yihui, feeling he was a bit spoiled. If there were more kids, she wouldn’t just indulge Little Hui.
Give birth again, Wan Qiweng was actually a bit hesitant about having more children. Already not young anymore and running a factory, even though things were on track, it was hard not to worry about mishaps without her supervision.
Yet with Ni Zi eager to have more kids, was having just one child at home a bit lonely?