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

Youcai also came out of the house and stood at the door, "Uncle, you called me?"

Ergou's father nodded, "Have you seen Ergou?"

"He hasn't come back! He said he would go home after the exam." Youcai explained.

Ergou’s father left cursing.

Youcai explained to Zhang Xiuhua, "Ergou said that when he comes back, his stepmother will ask him to work. It's better for him to review at school."

Zhang Xiuhua sighed and had nothing to say. Ergou had not had an easy life these years. He would secretly do business with others in the winter. He would either trade the goods with her or go to the black market. The food he earned would be piled up at her house or directly exchanged for money and kept with her.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiuhua gave Youcai some money and said, "When we get to school, remember to give the money to Ergou, so that he can remember to eat something good."

Youcai nodded, "He did ask me to ask you for some food coupons and money. Then I can go to the state-owned restaurant and buy some big buns."

Zhang Xiuhua also thought about the problem of food. It was too hot now. If she prepared food in the morning, it might go bad by noon. She thought for a while, "There are so many of you. The state-owned restaurant may not have enough food. You may not be able to squeeze in. How about I get you some more food coupons and you can go to your aunt's house to eat?"

Why could Zhang Xiuhua guess it? Because Hongwu didn't wait for food when he took the college entrance examination. He just ate steamed buns with pickles. This was prepared by the school, otherwise Hongwu would have taken the college entrance examination on an empty stomach.

Youcai didn't want to please others, but he was also afraid of going hungry, so he nodded and agreed.

Although Youcai agreed, Zhang Xiuhua was still worried. Youcai was always blunt, and if Li Fengjiao's parents-in-law didn't like him, he would quarrel with them again.

It’s the high school entrance exam, and at this critical moment, it’s better to calm down and focus on the exam.

After the meal, Zhang Xiuhua made a decision, "Forget it, I'll go there. I'll take the ingredients to the state-owned restaurant and ask the chef to cook it for you. When you come out, you can eat it directly."

Youcai was slightly surprised and a little touched, "What about Baolin and the others?"

Since the talented Jilin entered junior high school, Zhang Xiuhua has been cooking for the family. According to Zhang Xiuhua, a girl only needs to be able to cook two dishes as long as she doesn't starve to death. There is no need to be proficient in cooking, otherwise she will be too virtuous and will be responsible for all the housework after she gets married.

Baolin and Yaoyao have been helping Zhang Xiuhua to keep the fire burning.

"I'll give your aunt some food later and let them go to your aunt's house to eat." Zhang Xiuhua looked around at the children, "At least they won't starve to death."

Baolin had dinner at the uncle's house during the Chinese New Year and did not reject it, "Auntie's cooking is much better than my mother's."

Zhang Xiuhua snorted, "You just smell the fragrance of other people's food. You are tired of it. When you go out in the future, I guarantee that what you will miss most is the taste of your mother's food."

Baolin was skeptical, "I think Huai Nian Youcai's cooking skills are just okay. His cooking skills are getting better and better now."

Youcai was so flattered by her praise that he held his head high, "Of course! From now on, I will be a great chef, the kind that you can't hire even if you have money. You should treasure the opportunity for me to cook for you."

Baolin and Yaoyao both stuck out their tongues at him and made vomiting gestures. Brother Youcai is really good at bragging.

I'm so talented that I want to beat them both.

After the children had finished their meal happily, Zhang Xiuhua went to Xu Chunying's house and asked her to help look after the chickens and let the four children have lunch at home for a few days.

When Xu Chunying saw her bringing food over, she rolled her eyes and said, "It's just a few days of food, you're too polite."

After some pleasantries, I asked her where she was going and why it took three days.

Zhang Xiuhua told Youcai about her high school entrance exam and how she had to go to a state-owned restaurant to help order food. "The weather is so hot, and the food I bring in the morning will easily go bad. If they go to the state-owned restaurant after the exam, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time. There are so many students."

Xu Chunying slapped her forehead and said, "Look at my poor memory. Why didn't I think of that? My daughter Hongxia is also taking the high school entrance exam. Is she and Youcai taking the exam in the same room?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know. "Youcai said their school was divided into three schools. He went to No. 1 Middle School, but where is Hongxia?"

Xu Chunying went back to the room to ask Hongxia, and came out after a while, "Hongxia is at No. 3 Middle School. I asked Hongwu to order food for her. We can't let her go hungry."

Before, Xu Chunying didn’t know that her son would have no food to eat for the college entrance examination, and she thought the teacher would make arrangements. Unexpectedly, she was directly given cold steamed buns and pickles. She was very angry.

After Zhang Xiuhua finished her instructions, she went straight home.

After a day of rest at home, Youcai had enough fun. Zhang Xiuhua didn't discipline him too strictly for fear that he would feel stressed.

On the first day of school, he followed his teacher and took the bus to No. 1 Middle School.

Zhang Xiuhua left two hours later than him, then rode her bicycle to the commune, parked her bicycle in the commune's parking lot, locked it with a chain, and took a bus to No. 1 Middle School.

There was about half an hour left before the end, so she asked the chef from the state-owned restaurant to help her cook three dishes. She brought all the ingredients from home, and she didn't worry about them going bad if she put them in the space.

The chef prepared egg custard, braised prawns, pork stewed with beans and tomato and egg soup.

She packed the food in the bowls and plates she had brought with her and carried the lunch box to the door.

Why do we have to make so much? Not only Zhang Xiuhua, but Ergou also ate together.

After signing their names with the teacher, Youcai led them into a classroom. Some students ate in the classroom, eating only cold steamed buns and pickles.

Zhang Xiuhua arranged the dishes. The egg custard was fresh, fragrant and delicious, delicate and tender. A few drops of sesame oil were sprinkled on it, and the fragrance filled the room. The oil-braised prawns were even more fragrant. They had the freshness of the prawns, and because they were fried, they were greasy. The color alone was very tempting. The pork stewed with beans was a common dish, but after being cooked by the chef, the meat was stewed soft and rotten, with a mellow and rich flavor, and fat but not greasy.

Youcai distributes chopsticks.

Ergou was a little embarrassed, "Isn't this dish expensive?"

“No matter how expensive it is, it will only last for three days. If you eat well, you can get good grades in the exam.” Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile.

Youcai took the lead and picked up a piece of prawn. "Wow! It's delicious."

Ergou had probably never eaten such delicious shrimps before, and his eyes lit up immediately. The other students in the classroom smelled the fragrance and lowered their heads to leave the classroom. They probably smelled the fragrance and were so greedy that they decided to stay away.

The three dishes were all very filling and the three of them ate their fill. After Youcai and Ergou finished their meal, they walked up the stairs to digest the food, then lay down in the classroom and took a nap for half an hour. Then the afternoon exam began.

Zhang Xiuhua carried the basket and took the bus directly home.

After the afternoon exams, the children would go home directly, which would be time for dinner, so she wouldn’t have to come over specially to order food.

She had just returned home and hadn't even parked her bike when Baolin, the little cannonball, rushed out of the house impatiently.

Every time she came back from outside, these children would come to greet her, but she had to remind them, "I brought food to your brother today, I didn't buy any snacks."

Baolin, however, was not there for the snacks, as he hugged her thighs.

She had never been treated like this before. Zhang Xiuhua was surprised. "What's going on?"