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

Zhang Xiuhua pretended to be confused, "What's wrong?"

Zhuzhu explained hurriedly, "I originally had 85 cents, and I got 5 cents for massaging your back, so the total should be 90 cents. But now I only have 85 cents. My money didn't get more. That's not right!"

Ji Lin followed Zhu Zhu in.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Then let's do it again. See what's wrong."

She demonstrated the same trick again, but Zhuzhu still didn't notice anything unusual.

But Jilin stopped her from exchanging five cents for ten cents, "Mom! You give Zhuzhu ten cents and get five cents back, and the account is settled. If you want to exchange five cents for her ten cents, you have to get two five cents, so that it's equal. How can you exchange five cents for ten cents?"

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Zhuzhu, "Really?"

Zhuzhu looked at this one, then at that one. She was almost confused by the two of them. She said uncertainly, "Is...right?"

Ji Lin said firmly, "That's right! Mom is fooling you!"

Zhuzhu looked hurt, and Zhang Xiuhua quickly put on an innocent face, "How did I fool her? I haven't even graduated from elementary school, how can I settle accounts?!"

Her expression immediately aroused the sympathy of the two children. Ji Lin thought he had said something wrong and hurriedly said, "Mom, I'll help you calculate next time."

Zhang Xiuhua praised, "Good son." But she still sighed, "It's better for me to learn it myself than for my father and mother to learn it. Jilin, you have to teach me more in the future. I won't be fooled in the future. Otherwise, people will call me a fool behind my back!"

After saying that, she glanced at Zhuzhu secretly.

Zhuzhu pursed her lips, clenched her fists, and encouraged herself, "I want to learn math, too. I don't want to be a fool!"

Zhang Xiuhua was amused by her expression, but she couldn't laugh yet, so she hugged Zhuzhu with a loving mother-daughter look, "Zhuzhu, we are both not good at math, so we should learn from each other in the future."

"Okay!" Zhuzhu nodded, "Mom, don't worry, I won't laugh at you."

"Zhuzhu is such a good child. This matter can't be spread out. Mom and Zhuzhu also have to save face, right?" Zhang Xiuhua hushed at the two children.

Jilin nodded immediately. Zhuzhu also put her index finger to her lips and made a hushing sound, blinking her big eyes. She was so adorable.

"Okay! Go cut some grass and feed the chickens and pigs!" Zhang Xiuhua drove the two children out to work.

Zhuzhu put the money back into her wallet, took the basket and sickle and ran out to cut the grass.

In a blink of an eye, it was the weekend and all the children went home. Zhang Xiuhua suggested going to the county town to buy things the next day.

Zhuzhu was so happy that she danced with joy. Jilin hadn't saved enough money to buy the model. Baolin and Yaoyao said they didn't want to go to the bookstore. Youcai and Jidong had just returned from the county town. Youcai didn't want to go to school so early, and Jidong had bought everything he needed and didn't want to run again.

So Zhang Xiuhua had no choice but to take Zhuzhu to the county town.

Zhuzhu picked out three comic books: "The Tightening Curse", "Avalokitesvara's Journey to the East" and "White Dragon Horse". She counted on her fingers for a long time, and if she wanted to get a set, she would have to do more... She counted on her fingers for a long time but couldn't figure it out.

"When you go back, ask your brothers and sisters, and you'll know the answer." Zhang Xiuhua gestured for her to pay the bill.

Zhuzhu nodded.

When she got home, she ran to ask Jidong, because Jidong was the best student in the family.

Jidong did the math for her. "A comic book costs 144 cents, and mowing the lawn costs you cents a day. You've already bought seven books, and there are left. That's days. It's less than five months. It's still pretty fast."

Zhuzhu nodded like a little adult, "Thank you, Brother Jidong."

She ran away excitedly after getting the answer. Jidong also found Zhang Xiuhua and said, "Aunt, I heard from the teacher that many schools have gifted classes. I want to try it."

Zhang Xiuhua has also heard about the gifted youth class. Most of the people in the class didn't end up having a good ending. The reason is simple: these children were given the aura of genius too early, were praised by many people, became arrogant, and lacked a sense of normalcy.

Jidong wanted to skip a grade, and Zhang Xiuhua thought it was okay, after all, he started school later than other children. In the south, some children started school at the age of five or six. Only in the northeast, most children started school at the age of eight or nine. But if he skipped to the gifted class, he would be competing with the top students, and the pressure was extremely high.

"Jidong, I don't think you need to hurry!" Zhang Xiuhua actually never tells her children about the family's financial situation, but she is willing to tell Jidong, "Auntie makes a lot of money from raising chickens, enough for you to go to school."

Jidong shook his head, "Aunt, I think I know everything. There's no need to waste time. I should use my time to learn new knowledge."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little puzzled. "You have learned all the high school courses? In three years!"

"I finished watching them all during the summer vacation." Jidong said confidently.

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he didn't seem to be faking it, and was stunned for a long time, "So when are you going to take the entrance exam for the genius class?"

"It's too late this year, maybe next year." Jidong scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I may not be able to pass it yet. Let me tell you first, aunt, I haven't passed the exam yet, please don't tell anyone yet."

"I know. I won't tell anyone." Zhang Xiuhua asked him if the money was enough and whether he wanted to add some more.

"No need. I still have some left!" Jidong patted his chest and assured himself that he would not starve.

As they were talking, they heard voices outside. Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to disturb Jidong and went out.

When I walked into the main room and took a look, it turned out to be Xiangxiang.

Zhang Xiuhua thought she was looking for Baolin or Yaoyao, so she asked them to help her call for help. However, Baolin and Yaoyao had already run out to play, and no one responded.

She was about to go out and call for help, but Xiang Xiang interrupted her, "Aunt Zhang, can I ask Ji Dong a few questions? I've been thinking about it all day at school and I can't think of the answer!"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, nodded, and shouted into the house.

Jidong came out of the room, and Xiangxiang showed him the questions.

Zhang Xiuhua did not disturb their discussion and study and moved the soybeans to the kitchen.

Not long after, Xiangxiang left.

Before leaving, he even said hello politely, "Aunt Zhang, I'm leaving first!"

Zhang Xiuhua responded and saw Jidong standing at the door, looking at her from behind with a thoughtful look. She sighed in her heart: Oh no, Jidong is not in love too early! Although Xiangxiang is one year younger than him, it is normal for young boys and girls to fall in love for the first time.

"Jidong?" Zhang Xiuhua didn't want her child to fall in love too early. It would delay his studies so much that she shouted out.

Jidong came back to his senses, "Aunt? You want me to help you?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. "Come! Help me move the iron bucket to the kitchen and scoop water into it. I want to soak the beans."

Jidong did as he was told.

Zhang Xiuhua began to ask him questions, "Why did Xiangxiang come to see you?"

"Ask me about my homework. And ask me a particularly weird question." It was obvious that Jidong was also troubled by this question, and there was a deep wrinkle between his brows.

Zhang Xiuhua found it strange, because no one had to worry about Jidong's studies. Zhou Pandi was amazing, the future queen of finance, and she praised Jidong more than once for his intelligence and promising future.