Chapter 16 【Serial 11】With a son

Just writing this title, my heart has turned into a puddle of clear water. I gave birth to him at 8:30 am on March 20, 1990.In the following 24 hours, with tears in my eyes, I said in a low and sincere voice to every woman who came to visit me who had not given birth to a child: "Please, please, please don't have a child, it hurts too much." Already!" On the third day, I was able to go down to eat, looking forward to the stars and the moon like looking forward to the stroller with a dozen newborns lying on it.They came together with the earth-shattering crying in the corridor, and that was my happiest moment.

I started to feel like a mother.I began to discover that a mother's heart is fundamentally connected with her child.After two weeks, my wound was pain free and I started asking Indah if we could get another one. The son's baby name "Batu" means "hero" and "warrior" in Manchu.At first I was embarrassed to tell the name to people who asked me "what's my son's name", I thought they would definitely think of kebabs.But Yingda insisted on this name, and promised my child to have a "scientific name" after school. Batu can walk at 9 months, but he can't speak when he is more than 2 years old.I used to be very worried, but my mother always comforted me and said: "Your speech is late."

One night, I was sitting on the bed folding clothes, the news was playing on TV, my little aunt was washing her feet, and Batu was playing with toys.When the announcer said in a straight voice, "The news program will be broadcast here", a tender voice continued: "Thank you for clicking (watching)." We were all stunned.Then, I laughed and picked my son up: "Say it again, say it again, Batu!" "Thank you for searching, thank you for searching." Batu smiled.Can you imagine?A child who never spoke, said four words in the first sentence!I ran into the living room with him in my arms and announced loudly to my grandpa who was reading the newspaper: "My son is a genius!"

When Batu was 3 years old, I noticed his first "quality" problem. That afternoon, my little aunt and I took him to the free market to buy vegetables. In addition to vegetables and fruits, there are many other things in the market: toys, picture books and various daily necessities.At that time, Batu already liked having his aunt or me read picture books to him every day, so he stopped in front of a book stall and asked his little aunt to buy one.The little aunt said to him: "Whatever mom wants, mom has money!"