In the afternoon, Xu Zixi successively received the things packed and sent from the mall. She gave their small house a thorough cleaning.
Xu Zixi threw away all the original clothes of the two kids in the wardrobe. Those clothes were not only out - of - style but also of poor quality. Moreover, as the two kids had grown, the clothes had shrunk a lot and looked shabby. Today, Xu Zixi went on a shopping spree in the mall. She prepared all kinds of clothes for the two kids for the whole winter, from underwear to outerwear, including home clothes, outdoor clothes, and sportswear. The styles were fashionable, the fabrics were soft, and most importantly, they were warm enough.
Xu Zixi also prepared ten pairs of shoes for each of them, including sports shoes, leather shoes, and fluffy slippers, filling the shoe cabinet to the brim.
Considering that the two kids had reached the age to start learning knowledge and the original owner had never given them any enlightenment education, Xu Zixi ordered thousands of books in the bookstore of the mall. The books covered astronomical and geographical knowledge that would be involved from early childhood enlightenment to primary and junior high school. To store these books, she also ordered a large bookcase in the furniture store.
In addition, the sofa was replaced with a new one, the washing machine was upgraded to a larger - capacity and multi - functional model, and a dishwasher was added to the kitchen. Xu Zixi no longer had to fight with the kids over who would do the dishes.
The porters were bustling in and out for the whole afternoon. The noise was quite loud. The buildings in this community were relatively old and the sound insulation was poor. Yan Yincheng had wanted to take a nap but was forced to listen to the noise for the whole afternoon. Helplessly, Wei Shu had to lie on the peephole again to broadcast the situation across the corridor to Yan Yincheng.
As he listened, the frown on Lord Yan's brow gradually relaxed.
At first, when he learned that this woman had earned a sum of money and then spent it all, he was only disapproving. How could someone who spent money recklessly and without a plan take good care of two children? But now it seemed that apart from wasting millions to show off to Pei Weiwei, she had spent the rest on the two kids. She was not that hopeless after all.
"Finally finished moving." Through the peephole, Wei Shu saw Xu Zixi smilingly seeing off the last porter. He heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at his watch, he exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect it to be almost five o'clock. Lord Yan, are you hungry? I'll go prepare dinner for you right away."
Yan Yincheng nodded. Wei Shu specially left a bodyguard to look after Lord Yan in case the same thing happened as last time when he fell ill. Then he took the others to find something to eat.
In the opposite room, Xu Zixi and the two kids were sitting on the newly - bought soft carpet, unpacking the toys she had bought for them one by one.
In all their years, the only toys at home were two robots missing arms and legs and some extremely dirty dolls. As a result, when the two kids were shopping in the mall, they were so attracted by the complex and spectacular Lego that they couldn't move their feet. Xu Zixi could tell from their expressions that they were extremely eager for new and interesting things, but they didn't dare to show any desire to Xu Zixi.
Xu Zixi felt heart - broken. Immediately, she waved her hand and bought all the Lego on the shelf! To make the kids happy!
The two kids were really happy. Looking at the dazzling Lego, their eyes were full of uncontrollable excitement.
"Wow! Mommy, Xuanxuan likes this little boat so much! I also like this little car!"
"Xuxu likes it too! Xuxu wants the little car too!" Yuan Xiaoxu tugged at Xu Zixi's arm and reached out to grab it.
Well, Xu Zixi now faced another problem in raising kids. How to distribute toys between two kids of the same age.
She thought for a while, roughly counted the number of Lego, and asked the two kids to stand up straight. "Today, mommy is going to teach you a lesson. The name of this lesson is 'learning to share'. Look, mommy bought so many toys today. There are two of you, so in principle, you should each get half. But here's the problem. If Xuanxuan has a toy that Xuxu also likes and wants, what should we do?"
Yuan Xiaoxuan tilted his head and thought for a while. Looking at Xu Zixi timidly, he said, "Mommy, I don't want it. I'll give it to my younger brother."
Xu Zixi tapped his forehead and said, "You can't just give it away. What's yours is yours. If your younger brother likes it, you can lend it to him for a while, but when the time is up, your brother has to return it. Do you understand?"
So when his younger brother also liked something he liked, he didn't have to give it away? Yuan Xiaoxuan understood. A smile bloomed on his face and he nodded vigorously. "Xuanxuan understands!"
"Xuxu, do you understand?"
Yuan Xiaoxu also understood, but still wanted to struggle a bit. "Then, if big brother doesn't lend it, can big brother give it to Xuxu?"
Xu Zixi put her hands on her hips and said, "But if big brother gives you his favorite thing, then he won't have it anymore. How can Xuxu get someone else's beloved thing without giving anything in return? If you want big brother to give you something, you have to give your beloved thing to big brother too. Otherwise, big brother will be sad and think that Xuxu is a bad kid who only knows how to ask for things and doesn't know how to give back."
Thinking that his big brother would be sad and that he would become a bad kid, Yuan Xiaoxu panicked and quickly nodded.
"Mommy, Xuxu knows! Xuxu will share with big brother!"
"You're so good!" Xu Zixi gave each of them a kiss, then continued to unpack the packages with the two kids.
Xu Zixi also bought wrist - watch - style portable phones for the two kids. The two kids had strong learning abilities and soon learned how to use the wrist - watches to call Xu Zixi.
"Mommy, mommy, baby's calling. Pick up the phone quickly—"
The milk - like voices of the two kids rang out from Xu Zixi's new phone. She had specially asked the two kids to record the ringtone. She smiled and pressed the answer button, putting the phone to her ear.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
Yuan Xiaoxuan and Yuan Xiaoxu, who were hiding in the bedroom wardrobe, covered their mouths and laughed happily. "Mommy, it's Xuanxuan/Xuxu!"
"Oh! It's mommy's little baby! Do you miss mommy?" Xu Zixi pouted and gave a loud "mua" through the phone. "Mommy's kiss!"
The two kids couldn't hold back anymore. They crawled out of the wardrobe, ran to the living room, and threw themselves into Xu Zixi's arms, rubbing against her coquettishly.
Today was definitely the happiest day of the two kids' lives! Mommy not only took them out shopping but also bought them so many new and interesting things. Their mommy was the best mommy in the world!
However, after the laughter and fun, the well - behaved Yuan Xiaoxuan rubbed against Xu Zixi's arms, but his mood suddenly became low again.
"Mommy, did we spend a lot of money today? Will we not be able to afford meat again?"
He still remembered that once when his younger brother couldn't fit into his small clothes and got sick with a fever just like the uncle next door, mommy had gone out to buy a lot of clothes like today. But when she came back, she was not happy and was very angry. She spanked his little bottom and scolded him for being a burden, saying that it was because of them that she had become a pauper. Sure enough, their life had become difficult later, and they couldn't even afford meat.
"Mommy, actually Xuanxuan and Xuxu can endure hardships. Xuanxuan doesn't need these things." But he was so reluctant to part with them. This was the most precious gift mommy had ever given him, and he wanted to cherish it.