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

Li Jianguo asked Zhuzhu, "Do you want to change to black too?"

Zhuzhu shook her head like a rattle, "No, I don't like black."

The other kids looked at him as if he was stupid.

Jidong came over with his hands behind his back like a little adult, "Uncle, just let her buy it. Aunt said that every failure makes one wiser. Even if you tell her a bunch of rules, it's not as good as her suffering once."

Li Jianguo rubbed his head and said, "You are such a smart kid!"

After shopping in the mall and buying clothes and snacks, Li Jianguo also bought some exercises for Jidong.

He originally wanted to buy some for other children, but these children covered their ears and ran away very fast, obviously pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Li Jianguo rubbed Youcai's head and said, "There's a reason why your grades are so bad."

Youcai was so sad. He glared at Jidong. He was thinking about studying even though he was out playing. Was he mentally ill?!

Coming out of the mall, the children were shouting that they were hungry.

Li Jianguo took them to a state-owned restaurant for dinner.

The older children were indeed the ones who often ate out, and Li Jianguo was amazed by their skillful ordering speed.

After ordering, Youcai explained to his father, "The lamb is the best. The ribs are also good."

Li Jianguo really wanted to take the children out for a good meal, but he had given all his money to Xiuhua in the morning, leaving him with only twenty yuan. After buying clothes, he only had five yuan left. The meat and vegetables were not cheap, and he was worried that it would not be enough.

He coughed lightly and said, "Let's eat some dumplings. I miss the dumplings from my hometown the most after being home for so long."

Youcai wanted to say that dumplings were delicious and he could eat them at home. But before he opened his mouth, Jidong slapped his thigh. When he turned his head, he saw Jidong winking at him.

Youcai realized belatedly that his father had no money. Alas, his father was a soldier and he was left alone.

He scratched his head and grinned, "Okay! Let's eat dumplings. I want to eat dumplings too."

With him taking the lead, no other children clamored to order food. Baolin was a little unfamiliar with the group, and Yaoyao was just a bit too timid to take the lead.

Jilin and Zhuzhu were just young and had never eaten good food in a state-owned restaurant, so they were fine with eating anything.

Plates of dumplings were served on the table. Because they had no meat coupons, they ate those with vegetarian fillings. But the children were hungry and ate with relish.

After eating and drinking, they went to the sweet shop to get cakes and took the bus to town.

Perhaps because she was dizzy after sitting on the bus for too long, Zhuzhu reached out for a hug as soon as she got off the bus. Li Jianguo picked up Zhuzhu and looked around at the other children.

Jilin, who had been quiet, dozed off, his head nodding.

Youcai pinched him, and Jilin shuddered with a howl. After he came to his senses, he immediately chased after Youcai and wanted to fight back.

The children went home playing and laughing.

Smoke could be seen rising from a distance, and Youcai ran even faster, "Aunt Zhang must have made something delicious. I can smell the fragrance."

This was pure bragging. How could one possibly smell the fragrance from such a distance? But as soon as he said it, everyone seemed to be able to smell the fragrance and sped up their movements.

When they got home, the children put on their new clothes and showed them off to Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua praised them for being beautiful and reminded them to wash the clothes they took off.

She also specifically told Jidong to teach Zhuzhu how to wash clothes.

The children ran to do laundry, and Li Jianguo went to the kitchen to help serve rice and dishes.

"Where did you get so many tickets?" Zhang Xiuhua was surprised.

"I asked someone to change it when I came here." Li Jianguo thought about it, and was afraid that she would say that he was wasting money, so he added, "I haven't been home for several years. I bought them each a piece of clothing, so that they can be closer to me."

Zhang Xiuhua gave him a glare and said, "I didn't say anything. As long as it's for the kids, I won't say anything."

Li Jianguo smiled and thought: She is really different from Chen Zhaodi. Chen Zhaodi is frugal in her life, not only for herself but also for her children.

When the food was served, the children had already soaked their clothes. If they came to wash them after dinner, the dust on the clothes would fall off faster.

After a day out, the children were tired and hungry.

When he got home, Youcai didn't need to save face for his father anymore. He complained to Zhang Xiuhua, "Dad has no money. I wanted to eat lamb, but he didn't buy it for me."

Zhang Xiuhua glanced at Li Jianguo. No money? Didn't he leave any money for her?

He did give her a lot of money in the morning, but she was very busy and didn't count it carefully. So those were all his family assets?

Li Jianguo coughed lightly, "Eat your meal. Dad is not stingy, he just forgot to bring the meat ticket."

In Zhang Xiuhua's eyes, as long as he can give her money, he is a good man and must be protected. She also helped to smooth things over, "Yes, your father is the most generous to you. When he left, he asked me to kill a chicken for you. Look, I've stewed it, haven't I? Come and eat it."

She picked up a piece of chicken for Youcai and curled the corners of her mouth.

Li Jianguo had a smile in his eyes and suddenly felt that this kind of life was interesting.

"Chicken stewed with mushrooms is the most delicious dish." Youcai shouted exaggeratedly, and then said, "Are we out of mushrooms at home?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Yes! For the last meal, I will stew it all."

Youcai said happily, "There will be more mushrooms soon, we will all go pick them up then."

As they were talking, there seemed to be a noise outside, like a gurgling sound. Li Jianguo thought there was a guest, so he stuck his head out and looked. Eh? No one!

Yaoyao ran out and took a look, "No one!"

Youcai suddenly remembered and rushed out, but came back a moment later, "It's Juemei!"

Juemei came from the Zhang family, the most populous family in the village. Her ancestral home was not in the Northeast, but in Lijiatun when she came to the Northeast. The family favored boys over girls. They gave birth to seven daughters before giving birth to a baby. The daughters were dressed like beggars. Juemei was the youngest daughter.

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "Why don't you bring her in? She must be hungry, right?"

Youcai felt wronged, "I wanted to do that too. When I got to the back, she saw me and ran away."

Yaoyao remembered, "She must have come to our house to smell the fragrance. I heard Xiangxiang say that Juemei was behind her house during the New Year to smell the fragrance."

Li Jianguo clicked his tongue. It was snowing during Chinese New Year, and the temperature was more than thirty degrees below zero. Why was he running around instead of staying at home?

Zhang Xiuhua could probably guess the reason. "Maybe her parents deliberately sent them away to prepare delicious food for the New Year."

The children suddenly understood.

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and scolded Juemei's parents for being biased.

After dinner, the children washed their clothes, hung them up, and ran to the village to play.

Li Jianguo took advantage of the holiday to go into the mountains with a sickle to chop firewood, so that he could save a lot of money on heating in winter.

Zhang Xiuhua turned over and dried the sweet potato flour at home, and then went to the vegetable garden to cut some sweet potato vines to feed the pigs.

Yes, that's right. Since the college entrance examination was relaxed, the policy has been relaxed. There is no longer a limit on the number of poultry, and farmers can raise as many as they want. Zhang Xiuhua caught a pig in the spring. Because she was willing to feed the pig with bean dregs, the pig was fat and strong. It was already more than 100 kilograms in July.

The pigs ate quickly and voraciously. Thinking that she could make a lot of money by the end of the year, Zhang Xiuhua smiled. When she looked up, she saw the little girl's curious eyes looking at her.