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

After the couple discussed it, Li Jianguo cleaned up his private plot.

The children at home were confused, "Dad? What are you doing?!"

Li Jianguo explained, "Didn't Baolin buy ice skates? It's too dangerous to skate on the river, there are always holes there. I plan to get a pair on my own land."

Baolin was a little flattered when he heard that it was made for him, "How do I do this?"

"It's so cold, it's easy to make."

Li Jianguo cleared everything on his private plot, then built up the surrounding area with bricks. To prevent water from seeping out, he blocked the gaps with mud, and then poured water into the middle.

The children were responsible for fetching water, one after another, taking turns. Li Jianguo kept splashing water.

Because the temperature in Northeast China is low, the water poured on it quickly freezes into ice chips.

Of course, if you want it to be firm, you have to wait overnight.

Youcai finished cooking and came out to watch the fun, "Can you really skate?"

"We'll find out tomorrow."

After dinner, Youcai also helped to pressurize the water. Adults and children all joined in, and they all returned to the house with cold hands and feet.

Before going to bed, Baolin took out his skates and wiped them again and again, "They will come in handy tomorrow."

Yaoyao took her hand and wanted to play too. She was only one year younger than Baolin, and their feet were about the same size, so she was the only one who could wear Baolin's shoes.

Baolin agreed generously.

The two little girls were looking forward to skating tomorrow and fell asleep early.

The next morning, Baolin got up quickly without her mother's call. When she saw that the private plot had indeed frozen into ice, she danced with joy and woke up the whole family.

"Mom! Mom! Look, my ice is ready."

When Zhang Xiuhua was sleeping soundly, Baolin rushed in from outside. It was not enough to just wake her mother up, she also woke up Youcai and Jilin.

The whole family was woken up by the noise, and then they admired the ice surface made by the whole family together.

Li Jianguo was worried that the ice surface was not smooth enough, so he used a shovel to flatten the raised areas.

Youcai was an impatient person. Seeing the thick ice, he urged Baolin to go up and give it a try.

Baolin couldn't wait to put on her skates, and after Li Jianguo had cleaned up all the bumps, she started walking onto the ice.

At first she was a little scared and needed Yaoyao's help, but once she got on the stage, she fell in love with the feeling of free skating. She imitated the contestants on TV and spun in circles, "Wow! It's so cool!"

He fell down with a thud, which scared Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo. “Are you okay?!”

Baolin shook her head. Yaoyao ran over to help her up. She got up under the force and said, "It's okay! It's so fun!"

She skated around again, took off her skates and gave them to Yaoyao, motioning her to put them on and skate around as well.

Yaoyao was timid and didn't dare to spin around like Baolin. She first tried to slide a few steps and almost fell. Fortunately, Baolin came forward to support her at the critical moment.

"No, no! It's too slippery! I'm afraid of falling!" Yaoyao gave up after just two tries. It was too scary. With roller skating, the possibility of falling is even higher.

Baolin had no choice but to take the skates and skate by herself. I don’t know where she learned it, but she could quickly spin several circles.

Li Jianguo looked at the child thoughtfully, "I think Baolin seems to have a talent for sports."

Zhang Xiuhua chuckled, "What kind of talent is that? Many children can skate! If someone with talent came up, they would probably skate better than her."

She was not being modest, but in her previous life she had seen many children skating in the park. They skated through the obstacles like dragons and snakes, their movements were fast and smooth, much better than Baolin's.

Youcai was envious of Baolin for having skates. He also wanted to play, but he couldn't wear Baolin's shoes. When he heard Zhang Xiuhua's words, he immediately became excited, "Dad, can you buy me a pair of skates too? I want to play too!"

Seeing his son being fooled, Li Jianguo laughed and said, "Ice skating is just child's play. I think you can try skiing!"

Youcai wondered, "How do you play skiing?"

"Snowboard!" Li Jianguo gestured carefully, "With that, you can slide down the hillside. It's more fun than skating."

Baolin was tired from playing. Hearing their conversation, he nodded rapidly, "Yes! That's fun. I've seen skiing competitions before. It's exciting to fall down from a height in circles!"

Children of Youcai's age like to play thrilling games. When he saw Baolin knew about it, he was immediately interested, "Okay! How much does the equipment cost?"

"Skiing equipment is very expensive. Ski suits, snowshoes, and skis cost at least four or five hundred yuan."

Hearing how expensive it was, Youcai immediately backed out, "Too expensive! I don't have enough money."

"It's okay. You don't have to buy ski clothes. Just buy snowshoes and skis. Four hundred should be enough." Li Jianguo said firmly.

"But I only have 312 left." Youcai took out all the money in his pocket. There was still a lot left, so he looked at his brothers and sisters eagerly, wanting them to pay him back.

But several younger brothers and sisters were deceived.

Baolin avoided his sight and said, "Brother Youcai, you gave us all the money, how can you take it back?! You are not the kind of person who goes back on his word, right?"

This is to put talented people on a pedestal.

Yaoyao went back to the house to get the money pitifully, but even with ten more dollars, it was still not enough.

Youcai looked at Jilin.

Jilin shook his head, "I gave the money to Uncle Li. You know I want to buy a model airplane."

Youcai looked at Zhuzhu, and she was even more determined, "Brother Youcai, I also want to buy a pair of skates, but the money is not enough, can you support me a little more?"

Youcai looked at Zhang Xiuhua silently.

Zhang Xiuhua patted his shoulder and said, "I'll lend you the money you need. When you finish the college entrance examination next year and go to the county town to set up a stall to make money, you can pay me back. How about that?"

Youcai agreed decisively, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang!"

Li Jianguo reluctantly took his money and said, "Okay! For your Aunt Zhang's sake, I'll buy you a set. Then you can go skiing, and others can only watch enviously!"

Talented looking forward to it.

In a blink of an eye, all the children went to school and Li Jianguo had to go back to work.

Before leaving, Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo to buy some more snow rings so that the children could play with them together.

Li Jianguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You are really good at spoiling children."

"Baolin is playing alone, while the other kids can only look on with envy. This is not appropriate. I will use the snow rings to earn back all their pocket money!" Zhang Xiuhua snorted.

Li Jianguo looked strange, "Is this what you mean?"

"If a child has too much money, it's easy for someone with ulterior motives to take advantage of it. It's better to spend it all." Zhang Xiuhua was worried that Baolin and Yaoyao would be cheated like Youcai. Especially since Yaoyao was really honest. It was estimated that she would be cheated.

A talented voice rang out from outside, "Dad! Let's go! We're going to miss the bus later."

Li Jianguo hurried out of the house carrying food.

Youcai was happily carrying his luggage with a smile on his face. At this moment, he didn't know that the days ahead would be extremely difficult.