Chapter 197 A Sense of Crisis

Chapter 197 A Sense of Crisis

Xiao Tiantian's schoolbag was prepared by the Lei family when he returned to Shanghai for the summer vacation to celebrate Grandpa Lei's birthday.

I heard that it was brought back from Hong Kong by Tian Tian's uncle, and that it is the best available on the market in terms of both style and comfort.

Even Yao Shula thought the backpack was both good-looking and durable.

When Xiaotian left home in the morning, he was like a proud little rooster who had just learned to crow, head held high, carrying his schoolbag and embarking on a new journey...

In just one morning, this schoolbag is about to be relegated to the back of the closet!

"Big sister, I'm the only one in our school who carries this kind of backpack. The other students don't carry backpacks like mine," Xiao Tiantian complained, pulling on Yao Shula's hand.

Yao Shula nodded. "That's right, that's how it is."

Because other people don't have grandfathers and maternal grandfathers as powerful as you, and they don't have an older brother who will immediately take out money to buy whatever you want!

"And then?" Yao Shula asked.

"And then? Then everyone gathered around and asked me where I bought the backpack and how much it cost."

Then someone said my family must be very rich!

Sister, in just one morning, everyone knows that I have a backpack that you can't even buy in the provincial capital.

"This is extremely serious!" Xiao Tiantian's face was incredibly solemn.

Yao Shula seemed to understand what Xiao Tiantian meant.

It's just showing off wealth; it wouldn't be good if someone targeted me...

Seeing that Yao Shula was not speaking, Xiao Tiantian quickly explained it to her again.

"Big sister, look! I'm carrying a schoolbag that nobody else has, and all the things I use are good. People will think my family is rich."

Even if my classmates don't have that intention, what if they accidentally let it slip when talking to their families?

If bad guys find out, they'll think that a kid carrying such a nice schoolbag must come from a wealthy family!

Then they kidnapped me, and you, Grandpa, Grandpa on the other side, and my older brother have to pay for it! So, did I get myself into trouble?

I still want to study hard and get good grades in the future to make my older sister happy!

"So I'm not carrying that backpack!" Xiao Tiantian's expression was very firm.

Yao Shula thought about it and realized that it made sense. Comparing oneself to others wasn't a good thing; it was best to be like other children.

More importantly, Xiaotian is now very aware of potential problems and has a determination to nip any bad things in the bud.

It seems that the dream that Xiaotian had every day still left a shadow in his heart.

“Okay, what kind of backpack do you want? I’ll go buy it for you this afternoon.” Yao Shula immediately agreed.

Xiao Tiantian immediately pointed to Yao Shuli's old, military green shoulder bag.

"I want the same one as Shuli Ge's! But it also has to be different from everyone else's, otherwise I'll get them mixed up if they're all put together."

Yao Shula had no choice but to agree.

"Alright! Go wash your hands and get ready for dinner!"

A large bowl of braised pork, a plate of green vegetables and mushrooms—the four siblings ate with great relish.

...

When it was time to go to school in the afternoon, Xiao Tiantian immediately threw aside the schoolbag she had carried in the morning without even looking at it. Then she put her books and pencil case into the yellow cloth bag that Yao Shula usually carried when she went out, and happily went to school with Yao Shuli.

"Big sister, I'm off to school! I'll definitely study hard and improve every day! Goodbye, big sister!"

"Big sister, don't forget my little schoolbag!" Little Tiantian waved goodbye to Yao Shula very politely.

Yao Shula had no choice but to go to the department store in the afternoon to buy a new schoolbag for Xiaotian.

Army green crossbody bags are easy to buy, and since it's back-to-school season, department stores have a lot in stock.

The problem is that almost all first-grade elementary school students are carrying these small, army-green shoulder bags...

Xiao Tiantian also has a requirement: it must be different from everyone else's.

Yao Shula was thinking about whether to embroider Xiaotian's name on the small handbag...

Forget it, I don't have the skills, I'll just ask my grandma for help!

Yao Shula immediately took her newly bought small handbag and went to the old house.

When Grandma Yao heard that this was Xiao Tiantian's request, she immediately took out her sewing basket.

Yao Shula helped Grandma Yao thread the needle, and Grandma Yao even used colored thread.

"Don't embroider your name! Otherwise, everyone will know what Tian Tian's name is, and what if you encounter someone with ill intentions!"

"I'll embroider some other things..." Grandma Yao instructed.

Yao Shula immediately accepted her grandmother's suggestion and recommended that her grandmother embroider the words "Strive for Progress Every Day" on the small handbag.

When Grandma Yao heard this, she also thought the four characters were good. Not only was Tian Tian's name included in them, but they also had a particularly good meaning of encouraging students to study.

Grandma Yao embroidered the words "天天" (tiantian, meaning "everyday") with yellow thread and the words "向上" (shangxiang, meaning "upward") with red thread.

Finally, a small sun was embroidered above the four characters, and a few green grasses were embroidered below them.

"Alright, now Tiantian should be satisfied. It's both the same as other people's schoolbags and different from theirs, so she won't pick the wrong one!" Grandma Yao was also very satisfied with her work.

Yao Shula nodded, watching as Grandma Yao put away her sewing basket and then picked up a shoe sole to start sewing.

Yao Shula glanced at the yard and saw that it seemed to be the bicycle of her sister-in-law, who had been married into the family for more than half a year, was parked there.

"Didn't your sister-in-law go to work?" Yao Shula asked in a low voice.

Grandma Yao smiled more when this was mentioned.

"I felt unwell when I woke up this morning, and the smell of fried dough sticks made me want to vomit."

I initially thought she had caught a cold, but after going to work, she came back. She didn't eat much at noon, and in the afternoon, your fourth brother took her to the hospital to get checked out.

"It's probably true!" Grandma Yao whispered.

“Really? Then Auntie must be so happy! She can finally put her mind at ease.” Yao Shula said immediately.

Grandma Yao nodded.

"It's good to have a baby sooner. They said they didn't want to for the time being, and that they would wait until the housing provided by their work unit was ready before deciding on having a child."

The child has come, it's fate, we can't just turn our backs on him!

Actually, it's good that we have one now. Living in the same courtyard means everyone can take care of each other.

If the young couple moves out, it will be inconvenient for the postpartum woman to have her confinement period. Your aunt can't possibly run back and forth between the two places!

Having kids is great!

"I can help out by watching from here. They're definitely going to move out and live separately, but if they go out now, they'll probably be in a lot of trouble." Grandma Yao said to Yao Shula while sewing shoe soles.

Yao Shula nodded. Grandma is the best grandma; she always thinks things through very thoroughly.