Er Mei's Life - Chapter 2: Starting Elementary School at Five Years Old

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One year later, on the 26th day of the 12th lunar month in 1985, at 5 a.m., at the maternity hospital.
With the cry of a newborn baby, Li Guodong's heart finally settled. A surge of joy welled up within him; how could he not be happy that his wish had come true! Several months ago, Li Guodong had an ultrasound done for his wife, confirming that it was a son. He had spent months flipping through dictionaries, finally deciding on a name: Li Xiang. He hoped his son would have a remarkable life and achieve his lofty ideals.
The delivery room door opened, and a nurse came out carrying a baby. Li Guodong quickly went to greet her. "Congratulations! You have a baby girl, weighing six pounds and eight ounces!" the nurse said with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you! You've worked so hard!" Li Guodong hurriedly expressed his gratitude. Suddenly, he realized something was amiss. "What did you say? What daughter? It's clearly a son. Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"
"How could that be! We never make mistakes! Besides, your husband is a new mother this morning, how could there be a mistake!" The nurse got angry on the spot when she was suspected of being careless at work.
"No, I'm not saying you're wrong. It's just that I had an ultrasound, and it was a boy. How come it turned out to be a girl?" Li Guodong hurriedly explained.
"Ultrasound scans aren't 100% accurate either. Besides, what's wrong with having a daughter? So many people want one but don't!" The nurse gave Li Guodong a disapproving look and left.
Li Guodong was completely stunned, standing there for a long time, unable to recover, until the doctor called him, reminding him that he still had to take care of his wife. Disappointed, he lost all enthusiasm for naming her, casually calling her Xiaomei, with the nickname Ermei. Li Qin understood her husband's feelings; having given birth to another daughter, she felt somewhat guilty. It was clearly a son, how did it become a daughter? She didn't know who to blame, and looking at Li Xiaomei, she couldn't bring herself to like her. And so, Li Xiaomei joined the Li family in this rather unwelcome atmosphere.
Although disappointed, she was still their daughter, and they grew to like her as they raised her. Besides, Li Xiaomei was sensible and didn't cause trouble. The Li couple didn't show favoritism towards the older sister over the younger one.
Li Junmei's nickname is Xiaomei, so in the Li family, she's called Li Junmei, not Li Xiaomei. The nickname "Ermei" is actually Li Xiaomei. Outsiders usually don't understand this.
Li Xiaomei was no different from other children, except that she was ten years younger than her older sister, so they naturally didn't play together. Her mother was busy working, so she started kindergarten at a very young age.
Li Junmei truly lived up to the auspicious name her father gave her. Not only did she possess a boyish charm, but she was also exceptionally intelligent. Her early education began at a very young age; by four, she could recite a hundred Tang poems and the Hundred Family Surnames. She started first grade at the age of six (by the traditional Chinese age reckoning). Zhao Qin was devoted to her, and Li Junmei, being bright, achieved remarkable academic results despite her young age. From second grade onwards, she consistently held the top spot in her grade, never coming in second, and always trailing the second-place student by fifty or sixty points. Li Guodong, though disappointed, was also gratified. He raised his eldest daughter like a son, determined to send her to the best university—a truly painstaking effort.
Li Xiaomei wasn't stupid; she was just an ordinary child. But compared to her bright older sister, she paled in comparison. She started speaking later than her sister, and even her teeth came in later. When she was three or four, Zhao Qin tried to teach her to recite Tang poems, but she memorized them slowly and forgot them quickly. Zhao Qin was both angry and exhausted, and with Li Junmei already in middle school, she didn't have the extra energy to discipline Li Xiaomei anymore. She had no choice but to send her to kindergarten and let the teachers teach her more.
Li Xiaomei has been in kindergarten from the small class to the middle class, but hasn't started kindergarten yet. She started first grade at the age of five, a year earlier than her older sister. It wasn't that Li Guodong and his wife made her go; she insisted on going herself. Why? Li Xiaomei has always been sensible. Once she's eaten and drunk her fill, she stops fussing. She can walk and play by herself. Li Guodong and his wife have had a lot less to worry about.
When Li Xiaomei was three years old (in 1987), her family moved to a new apartment building. It was allocated by Li Guodong's work unit; the location was good, close to the hospital, primary school, and shopping mall, and the environment was pleasant, with a small park nearby. They lived across from Shao Tianzhi, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee. Shao's family had bought two floors there, combined them, and lived with Li Xiaomei's parents. Shao Tianzhi had two sons. The elder son, Shaobo, was two years older than Li Xiaomei and was the sixth child in his family, so his nickname was Xiao Liu (Little Six). The younger son, Shaozan, was the seventh child in his family, born in the same year as Li Xiaomei but eleven months older, so his nickname was Xiao Qi (Little Seven).
Since meeting her new neighbors, Li Xiaomei finally had playmates. All three children attended the same kindergarten. She practically lived at the Shao family's house, and thankfully, they liked her very much. In the mornings, Li Guodong would drop her off at kindergarten, and in the afternoons, Shao Bo and Shao Zan's maternal grandmothers would pick up all three of them and take them to the Shao family's house. They wouldn't pick her up until Li Guodong or Zhao Qin got home from get off work. Sometimes she didn't want to go home, so she would have dinner at the Shao family's house, play until she was done, and then go home by herself. They lived across the hall, so it was safe for her.
Li Xiaomei didn't like playing with Shaozan, who was the same age as her. She always clung to Shaobo, calling him "Sixth Brother" all day long. Although Shaobo was only five years old, he was very caring and took care of her like a little adult. Shaozan naturally stayed with his brother, so the three children were always inseparable.
Every afternoon, Grandma walks ahead carrying her two grandsons' schoolbags and water bottles, followed by three children holding hands. The tall boy on the left is fair-skinned and wears blue overalls and a white short-sleeved shirt, looking like a little adult. Incongruously, he carries a pink schoolbag with a bear pattern and holds the hand of a girl in a pink dress. The girl wears a pink ribbon and skips around, not walking properly, chattering incessantly. She has big, dark eyes that blink frequently, and a chubby, baby-faced face that is fair and tender, making her incredibly adorable. The other hand is held by a slightly dark-skinned boy who looks quite mischievous. His pants are dirty, and a button on his shirt is missing, but he carries a very clean pink gourd-shaped water bottle.
This daily scene of love and affection is a prominent feature of the municipal government's residential area, often attracting many elderly people to watch. Before they knew it, Shao Bo was seven years old and ready to start primary school. Li Xiaomei was unhappy about the separation, insisting on going to school with Shao Bo and refusing to come home. Shao Zan also insisted on going to school with his older brother and sister. Shao Bo even expressed his willingness to take care of his two younger siblings.
The parents couldn't stand the children's tantrums, and they also thought it would be easier to take care of them if they went to school together, with both families taking turns picking them up and dropping them off. So they let the children have their way, and Li Xiaomei started primary school at the age of five.

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