Half an hour later, Xu's mother came back, looking a little depressed.
"Your Aunt He's two daughters-in-law both said that it is much harder to take the kindergarten teacher exam now than before. You must at least have a college diploma. Alas..."
Thinking of her daughter's worthless junior high school diploma, Xu's mother couldn't help but sigh.
"You should have listened to me and got a high school diploma. Look how hard it is to find a job now!"
After a pause, Xu's mother recalled her daughter's grades in junior high school. It was because this girl didn't want to go to high school. It was obvious that her scores were too low and the school didn't accept her money. She couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Xu Yin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that she doesn't have to take the kindergarten teacher exam. She would rather float in the sea and fish than worry about a bunch of little carrot heads who will cry at any time.
It's not that she doesn't like children, but that she has traveled through too many mission worlds and met too many different kinds of people. Even if her memory has weakened and her emotions have been withdrawn, it doesn't mean that she has forgotten them all. There are too many things in her mind. She prefers to be alone than to interact with people. Whether it's farming or fishing, spending time alone allows the mind to enjoy the joy of relaxation.
"Mom, I will go to see your eyes with you tomorrow."
As Xu's mother continued to focus on her employment, Xu Yin changed the subject.
Sure enough, when Xu's mother heard that she was going to take her to have her eyes treated, she was hesitant but also a little eager: "It's been so many years, can my eyes still be cured? It won't be expensive to treat it, right?"
"It won't be very expensive. Besides, our family has savings now, so we can afford the treatment no matter how expensive it is!" Xu Yin said disapprovingly.
"..."
At Xu Yin's insistence, the next day, Xu's mother took her grandson with her and took her daughter's second-hand fishing boat to the ferry terminal on the main island.
The sun was too hot, so Xu Yin did not plan to drive the fishing boat directly to the other side. Instead, she docked the fishing boat at the main island pier, bought two ferry tickets, and took her mother and nephew to take the ferry to the city.
After getting ashore, Xu Yin took Xu's mother to see her eyes first.
"Haohao, after grandma has finished her eyesight, aunt will take you to the zoo! Besides the zoo, what else do you want to play?"
Haohao's face was confused. Although it wasn't his first time in the city, it was almost the same as his first time. After all, the first time he came here was when he was just one month old. He was held by his father in his arms, and he fell asleep all the way there and walked around. There was no impression at all, so everything he saw was fresh.
"Auntie, Haohao, you can play whatever you want!"
"The little guy is very sensible!" Xu Yin gently pinched her nephew's little face and said with emotion, "Finally he has some meat." Her unremitting efforts in feeding him these days were not in vain.
She has also grown a little taller. Recently, she feeds Haohao half a spoonful of liquid calcium for infants and young children produced by the system every day. She takes him out for a walk and bask in the sun every day. His body bones are much stronger than before, and he is not the kind that gets shaken by the wind. He was so weak and weak.
Xu Yin plans to give Haohao a physical examination and measure trace elements to see if there is anything missing. If he is missing, he must make up for it in time.
Therefore, when she arrived at the hospital, Xu Yin registered two numbers, one for Xu's mother and one for Xu Hao.
The pediatrician's number was very far in the queue, so Xu Yin took Xu's mother to have her eyes checked first.
After an examination, the doctor came to the conclusion: "The tear duct is blocked. In this case, you should come to the hospital as soon as possible. When it was first blocked, it was just clear, and there was no need to take medicine or injection. Now the blockage is very solid, and there is no need for injections." If it doesn't work, I'll prescribe some medicine to reduce the inflammation. Eye drops and ointments four times a day, oral medicine three times a day after meals... Try again after a course of treatment. If it still can't work, you may need to do a canaliculus repositioning surgery. "
When Xu's mother heard about the operation, she was a little nervous: "Do we still need to have an operation? That doesn't matter. Mom can endure it. After all, she has been here for so many years..."
"No!" Xu Yin said seriously, "How can you make do with your eyes? If it can't be cured, there's nothing you can do about it. Since it can be cured, don't be lazy. Listen to the doctor, take medicine first to soften it, and then try it again after half a month. It will clear up the most severe problems. Okay, we can’t just do a small operation, it’s really just a small operation. Mom, are you afraid of injections and medicines and surgery? Haohao is watching, you have to be a good example!"
"..."
Xu's mother lowered her head and looked into her grandson's shining black eyes. What else could she say?
You want to be a good example to your grandson, right?
Xu's mother subconsciously puffed up her chest and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! How old am I? How can I still be afraid of injections, medicine, and surgery?"
"As long as you're not afraid! Then I'll pay for the medicine!"
Xu Yin waved her hand and went out with the doctor's prescription.
Xu’s mother: “…”
I feel tricked!
The doctor held back a smile and said to Xu's mother, "You have a good daughter."
Xu's mother puffed up her chest proudly and said modestly, "She wasn't very sensible before, but she has become a bit more adult-like recently."
After checking Xu’s mother’s eyes, I took my nephew to have a trace element test done.
No other physical examination items were done. Firstly, there were too many people, and the pediatric physical examination room was full of children crying. Secondly, on the first day she came in, she quietly checked her nephew's pulse. Apart from malnutrition, there was nothing else. After these few days of conditioning and nourishing, my body has become much stronger and my pulse is much stronger.
It would take two hours for the trace element test report to come out, but now you can check it on your mobile phone, so you don't have to wait. Therefore, when we came out of the hospital, it was less than ten o'clock. It was too early to go to lunch, so Xu Yin took the old man with him. The younger one went to the zoo.
Xu's mother had never been to the zoo, and was as curious as her grandson. They walked hand in hand in front, with Xu Yin following behind, responsible for taking photos of them.
After visiting the zoo, I went to have lunch and passed by a Grandpa Ken's. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, I saw many children inside holding burgers and fried chicken and eating happily.
Haohao had never eaten this, but he couldn't resist the fact that the child inside was enjoying the food, so he swallowed subconsciously.
Xu Yin was delighted: "Want to eat? Then let's eat this!"
"Is this fried chicken? Can Haohao eat it?" Xu's mother was worried that her child would have a weak spleen and stomach and would not be able to eat such greasy food.
"It's okay, I'll order a non-fried chicken burger for Hao Hao. It's a rare occasion, let him try it."
On this day, Xu Hao had a lot of fun and was very satisfied with his food.
On the way back, he kept chatting with his grandma about the pandas, tigers, and giraffes in the zoo... about the burgers he ate for lunch, the juice he drank... about the carousels and big slides in the amusement park... …until I got home, took a shower and went to bed, I still had more to say.
It turns out that the outside world is so interesting and charming, no wonder my aunt used to run away a lot.
"Auntie..." He took Xu Yin's hand to cover his chest with a blanket and said in a daze, "Next time you go out to play, take Haohao with you!"
Xu Yin scratched the tip of his nose in a funny way: "Okay, I will take you with me when I go out to play from now on."
"And grandma."
"Okay, okay, take both of you with you and go to sleep!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the little guy fell asleep in a second.
Looking at his young and sleeping face, Xu Yin shook her head with a smile, straightened the back of the chair that served as a guardrail around the big bed, and tiptoed out.
The night on the island was as quiet and peaceful as her heart.
(End of chapter)
