Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

While Zhang Xiuhua was busy in the kitchen, Li Jianguo was chatting with his three children, asking them about their lives in recent years.

Youcai was old, so he talked the most. He told me everything about the family.

This boy is a simple-minded man, he says whatever he thinks.

When Li Jianguo asked him whether Zhang Xiuhua was good to him.

Youcai nodded, "Okay! I can eat meat every few days, and she even takes us to a state-owned restaurant. I even had cake."

Yaoyao said happily, "You can have the cake thanks to me. If I hadn't beaten the big bear, you could only have it once."

Speaking of cake, Youcai's saliva is almost watering.

Li Jianguo frowned, "Hit someone?"

Only after Zhuzhu briefly explained the situation did Li Jianguo breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing Yaoyao become much more cheerful, he finally felt relieved.

Zhang Xiuhua came in with the food and motioned to Li Jianguo to eat quickly.

Li Jianguo was really hungry, so he ate some steamed buns on the train, but they were a few days old and hard. The food on the train was too expensive, so he didn't want to buy any.

He took the meal, which was a bowl of noodles, or dried noodles, with green beans as a side dish.

He ate with gusto. Over the years, her cooking skills have become more and more sophisticated.

"It smells so good!" Li Jianguo burped.

After he finished eating, Zhang Xiuhua asked him, "Youcai said you were discharged from the army? Why so sudden?"

Li Jianguo told the story of his participation in the defense war against Vietnam. He could have been promoted to a higher rank, but considering his age, he would have to transfer to civilian work if he could not get promoted. He thought it was better to transfer to civilian work now than later.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know much about many small things, but she did know about the million-man military reduction in the 1980s.

Because so many soldiers were laid off and the country could not arrange jobs for so many people, these strong laborers later joined the workforce.

In her previous life, she met several people looking for jobs in the labor market.

Uh, we've strayed off topic. She really didn't expect Li Jianguo to be so perceptive.

After saying this, Li Jianguo asked the children to open the blue bags he brought, which contained gifts he bought for the children.

Youcai is a military green crossbody schoolbag. Jidong is a military green hat, Baolin is a military cup, Yaoyao is a pair of shoes. Originally, these shoes belonged to Baolin, but she grew taller and the size was a little small, so they exchanged. Jilin is a watch. Zhuzhu is the youngest, and I don’t know her size, so it’s hard to buy clothes and shoes, so I bought her a head flower.

Zhuzhu looked at the flowers, then ran back to her room and took out a box.

Li Jianguo thought she liked his gift and wanted to treasure it, but when he opened it, he found it was full of hair ornaments, which were much better looking and more beautiful than the ones he bought.

Zhang Xiuhua explained, "We have several children at home, so we don't need hair ornaments."

The main reason is that the hairpins are in the space. Every time the children come to play, they will drop a few. After a lot of times, they are scattered everywhere. There are a lot of hairpins and hairpins for the three girls in the family.

Li Jianguo didn't expect that he had made a mistake. He immediately corrected his mistake and took out his pocket to give Zhuzhu fifty cents.

This was a huge sum of money. Zhuzhu was so happy that her teeth popped out. She was no longer averse to this strange father. She hugged her father obediently and kissed him on the face.

Li Jianguo is such a soft-hearted man. His daughter is so lovable and soft like cotton.

After a kiss, Zhuzhu went back to the house with her box.

Several children put the gifts on themselves and ran out to show off.

The children all ran away. Li Jianguo handed his retirement allowance to Zhang Xiuhua and said, "I have changed my job and the money is not much. You keep it."

Zhang Xiuhua took it and said, “Well, it’s indeed not much, only over 500 yuan, but it’s enough to sustain for a while.”

"Were you injured in the battle?" She put the money away and looked him up and down.

Li Jianguo shook his head and said no, "Our regiment was not responsible for the charge, but for the cleanup work. But some comrades were injured."

As they were talking, they heard a voice outside. Zhang Xiuhua turned her head and saw that it was Liu Shujun.

Li Jianguo had already stood up and greeted his biological mother, "Mom, why are you here? I said I would come to see you after dinner."

Liu Shujun checked her son from head to toe to make sure he was not injured, and complained that he had not written back for a long time.

Li Jianguo told Zhang Xiuhua the truth, but he did not say anything to his biological mother. The main reason was that his mother was in poor health and she might get hurt again. He just said that he would not leave this time and he would change his job to become a worker.

Liu Shujun's eyes lit up, "Really? That's great! From now on, Mom can watch over you every day."

Li Jianguo scratched his head. It was impossible to see her every day. He had to be a train security guard, and a round trip would take at least half a month. But he didn't say anything and immediately gave his mother the things he brought.

He bought a scarf for his mother. The weather in Northeast China is cold, and she will not be cold with this in winter.

The color is military green and is resistant to dirt.

The more Liu Shujun looked at the things, the more she liked them, and she kept praising them.

Li Jianguo chatted with her. After a while, more guests came to the house. They were all members of the production team and the team leader.

Zhang Xiuhua called the team members, poured them boiled water and added some sugar.

Li Jianguo talked about the army, just a few words, and then talked about his own plans. Most of the time, it was the team members who talked about their recent plans.

For example, in the college entrance examination, several children from the village were admitted to university, and many educated youth were also admitted.

For example, they have a walk-behind tractor, which makes tilling the land easier than before. They have already paid off their loan and are planning to buy another walk-behind tractor.

For example, Xiuhua generated income for the team and sold a lot of agricultural products.

Of course, her own tofu and vermicelli workshops are also doing booming business.

After chatting for three hours, the team members reluctantly left.

After Li Jianguo saw off the guests, he saw a fire burning in the kitchen. He went over to see that it was the children who were cooking. Youcai was very skilled in using the spatula, and it was obvious that he had worked hard.

He did not have the idea that men cannot cook. Instead, he praised his son for his intelligence and said, "Learn cooking skills so that you won't starve to death in the future."

He knew his son's talent and was worried that he would not be able to get into college. In his opinion, learning a skill would ensure that he would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.

Youcai said happily, "Dad, Aunt Zhang said she wants to take me to be her apprentice. It just so happens that we are on summer vacation, so I have time to learn cooking from someone."

Li Jianguo thought his son's plan was a good one. "Okay. Who are you going to learn from?"

"Auntie's father, I call you Grandpa." Youcai said with a smile, "I will only study for the next two months during the summer vacation. Aunt Zhang has already helped me get the approval. I will go to become your disciple tomorrow. I will make you something delicious later."

His son was cheerful and full of enthusiasm for life. It seemed that he had not been wronged. Li Jianguo nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! I'll wait."

Yaoyao sat on the side and helped peel garlic. Li Jianguo asked casually, "How are Yaoyao's grades?"

Yaoyao smiled shyly.

Baolin is a smart guy, he answered for her, "She has very good grades, she always ranks in the top three. She rarely gets first place, she usually gets second or third place. The one with the best grades in our family is Jidong, then Yaoyao, and I am third."

Li Jianguo looked at her proud expression and laughed, "Then she must have been influenced by you. Baolin is a good sister."

Baolin puffed out her little chest and said, of course, she is the best sister in the world.