Daily Life in the 70s-Chapter 258 Opinions (Five Updates)

Yang Peimin took care of the two of them until they had finished eating, then returned to the hostel.

The hostel had a hot-water bathing area. First, she brought the two to bathe, then fetched a box of hot water inside, added some herbal medicine for soaking their feet, "Da Niu, watch your sister’s and your water, if it cools down, get up, okay? Auntie has to take a shower, otherwise, there won’t be any hot water later."

Da Niu readily agreed.

Afterward, the three of them laid in bed, with the two children sleeping on the inside and Yang Peimin on the outside, ready for a bedtime story.

The two little ones immediately perked up.

She told them the story of the Three Little Pigs.

After finishing, she also dealt with their peculiar questions.

"How can the three little pigs build houses by themselves? Doesn’t anyone help them?"

"Where is their dad? Where did he go?"

"They all live outside, so what about their mom?"

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Then Da Niu, sleeping on the inside, reached out to grab Yang Peimin’s hand and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, will you have a baby in the future?"

"Why, Da Niu, why do you ask that?"

Da Niu spoke even softer, "After you have the baby, will you still sleep with us?"

Uh, Yang Peimin replied, "Don’t worry so much, Auntie hasn’t had a baby yet."

"No, you know you will have one soon."

Yang Peimin was startled, "Who said that?"

"It was Uncle Shen, didn’t he say that once yours and his child is born, he’ll have him sent for training?"

That Shen Yiguang didn’t hold anything back in front of the kids.

"That’s not up to Uncle Shen to decide, go to sleep."

Such daily routines, getting up in the morning to drop the two girls off at daycare before taking two bus rides back to school for classes, and packing up food from the cafeteria in the evening to pick them up. After a few days, Yang Peimin gradually got used to it.

However, when she returned to the dormitory at school during lunch, she happened to overhear Liu Yilan complaining to Tan Yan, "Sister Guo’s child is coughing so badly, yet she still doesn’t take her to the hospital for a checkup. Our days are already heavy with study, and now we can’t even get a good night’s sleep."

Tan Yan then said, "I think we must remind her about it; otherwise, as you said, continuing this way is not a solution. Even if we don’t sleep, reading at noon is also affected."

"Okay, let’s remind her later."

Yang Peimin was somewhat taciturn, recognizing that bringing her child to the dormitory wasn’t a long-term solution; after all, children needed attention, and confining a child to the dorm all day could negatively impact their mental health. She remembered that Xiao Lian had been coughing for several days and that everyone’s dissatisfaction had been growing for more than a day or two.

By the time she returned to her bunk to get ready for sleep, Liu Yilan and Tan Yan had also come back to the corridor outside.

The two seemed to have reached a consensus and immediately told Guo Caixia upon their return, "Sister Guo, Xiao Lian has been sick for a few days now, and it seems to be getting worse. This can’t go on, how about taking her to the hospital to see a doctor?"

Guo Caixia, who was feeding Xiao Lian, paused and said, "I’ll see how she is tomorrow, to see if she gets any better after finishing these medicines. If she’s still like this, I’ll take her to the doctor."

Liu Yilan frowned, "Sister Guo, I remember you’ve had Xiao Lian on this medicine for several days with no improvement. The medicine is clearly not effective, and you’re delaying the child’s treatment. Everyone agrees, right?"

Several others in the dormitory echoed her comments, "Exactly. This could be a minor or a serious issue. Look, the child’s condition seems to be getting worse by the day."

"Indeed, I feel bad for her when she starts coughing."

Guo Caixia, seeing that everyone agreed, felt a bit embarrassed and shifted uncomfortably before asking in a low voice, "Does anyone have a good home remedy for coughs?"

Indeed, many suggestions followed, with people talking over each other.

Yang Peimin listened to all the talk of herbs and tree barks with growing frustration.

These home remedies might not be reliable, and it certainly wasn’t safe to test them on a child; a mistake could mean a life. She couldn’t help but say, "What’s suitable for adults may not be right for children, just like the cold medicine you bought for Xiao Lian a few days ago, Sister Guo. It wasn’t appropriate. Even if there are remedies that have worked for other children, children’s constitutions and the causes of their illnesses vary, so treatments and medicine need to be tailored. For safety’s sake, Sister Guo, you should really take her to see a doctor. At her young age, it would be terrible if she developed pneumonia."

Guo Caixia thought of using folk remedies, which was unreliable for a mother.

Liu Yilan then agreed with Yang Peimin’s suggestion, "Sister Guo, just do it. The more you hesitate, the more the child suffers. To be honest, if others didn’t know better, they might think you’re a stepmother." Feng Erxi pulled her aside, but she still let the comment slip out.

Guo Caixia’s face reddened with embarrassment, and she sighed softly, "To tell you the truth, I’ve run out of money. The scholarship hasn’t arrived yet, and I gave the little savings I had to my mother-in-law before coming here. I only have thirty cents left for this month’s food expenses. I thought it was just a minor cold and that she would get better quickly, but I never expected her to cough for so long."

At the mention of money, some people quietly returned to their beds.

Feng Erxi also sighed, "Here’s what we’ll do. I’ll save some of my food money and give you two yuan; you take it and get Xiao Lian to a doctor."

Yang Peimin added, "I’ll give one yuan as well. If it’s not enough, let the doctor prescribe medicine first, then we can collect more money when you get back."

Liu Yilan and Miao Ying also lent a yuan each, urging her to hurry and not wait until tomorrow. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Guo Caixia thanked them profusely, "Thank you all. I’ll remember this debt, and when Xiao Lian’s father comes back, I’ll repay you all."

"It’s fine, just hurry up. If you can’t make it back in time for class, I’ll talk to the teacher for you."

Under the urging of Liu Yilan and Tan Yan, Guo Caixia quickly took Xiao Lian to the hospital in the city.

After she left, Liu Yilan sighed again, "This isn’t a sustainable way to live. Everyone in our dorm is already under a lot of academic pressure. If we can’t sleep well, how can we focus in class?"

Feng Erxi understood the subtext of Liu Yilan’s words and inwardly sighed too, but said aloud, "Well, Caixia has already taken Xiao Lian to see the doctor. Xiao Lian should get better soon."

"Sister Erxi, I mean, what about next time? You know how much trouble children can be; anything could happen."

Everyone grasped her meaning; she was expressing her discontent with Guo Caixia living in the dorm with a child. Ge Sanni hesitantly said, "What can we do? If she doesn’t bring the child, then the child would be left to fend for themselves. We can’t do that," by which she meant not allowing Guo Caixia to bring her child along.

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