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

The next morning, when Zhuzhu woke up, Jilin was still asleep. Someone was calling Jilin outside. She ran to knock on the door, and Jilin hurriedly got up from the kang.

He put on his clothes in a hurry and stuffed the key directly into his classmate's hand.

Zhang Xiuhua wants to learn Russian, so she has to get up early recently and not sleep in. She reads in the morning and memorizes words very quickly.

Zhuzhu went to the kitchen to heat up the food. Zhang Xiuhua washed up and read at the door. Jilin ran in from outside. He hadn't eaten or washed his face.

"What are you doing?"

Jilin quickly washed his face and took the time to answer her question, "Classmate, come and get the key."

"Your classmates came very early." Zhang Xiuhua asked curiously.

"Yeah, he said he waited for ten minutes at school and asked people where my house was." Jilin sighed, "I told him to come to my house to get the key next time."

Zhang Xiuhua was speechless. "Is this how you work as a locksmith? Our home is still several minutes away from the school. If you make trouble for others like this, he will tell the teacher about your dissatisfaction. You have to replace the locksmith."

Jilin yawned, "It's too difficult to arrive forty minutes early."

Zhang Xiuhua coughed lightly, "If you go to bed forty minutes earlier at night, you can get up in the morning!"

"Go to bed early, I can't finish my homework!"

This child is good at making excuses for himself. Zhang Xiuhua snorted, "Then do your homework first when you come back. Don't just play around. Also, you're too slow in doing things. You need to speed up."

Ji Lin was speechless and lowered his head to think about the possibility of this matter.

After breakfast, the two children went to school one after another.

Zhang Xiuhua put down the book and glanced at the sky.

Today is Friday, Youcai, Baolin and Yaoyao will all be back, and Zhang Xiuhua will take out the bedding from their room to dry it in the sun.

Not long after they left, Xu Chunying came over to get the eggs. Aunt Wang was busy there, so she asked her how the night went.

Xu Chunying shook her head, "No! The captain doesn't agree."

“Can’t grow vegetables?”

"No! He doesn't dare to sell vegetables to private individuals! This is against the rules." Xu Chunying was very disgusted, "Our team leader is too timid."

Zhang Xiuhua came over, and Xu Chunying suddenly said, "If it were you, the captain should have been replaced long ago. If Xiuhua was the captain, you would definitely dare to sell it to me."

Xiuhua dared to sell eggs to her. If it was the team leader, he would definitely not dare!

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I won't do it! It's too tiring!"

Xu Chunying just said it casually, but Aunt Wang took it to heart. After the tractor left, she whispered to Zhang Xiuhua, "I also think the team leader is too old and hesitant to do things. I went to Jiang Province to arrange a dowry for Xinghua, and all the cadres in the production team were replaced by young people."

Aunt Wang went to Jiangxi Province after the New Year to buy a dowry for her daughter. The wedding was planned to be held on May 1st.

Zhang Xiuhua also felt that the team leader was too old, but the team leader was not appointed by the members through voting, but by the commune leaders, so they had no say. She could only think positively, "He has been very dedicated over the years. In the future, when the production quota is implemented, we can make the decision ourselves. Let's wait and see."

Aunt Wang was just complaining casually and didn't say anything more after hearing this.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the children to get out of school.

It was also a coincidence that as soon as the two arrived at their doorstep, they met someone selling Sanzi on a bicycle.

Since the Chinese New Year, many young people have come to the village on bicycles to sell food they make at home, bamboo baskets they weave themselves, and cloth brought in from the south. The variety of products is increasing.

Every time this happened, Zhang Xiuhua would realize that the policies were being relaxed and people’s lives would get better and better in the future.

Zhuzhu asked Zhang Xiuhua to buy some Sanzi, which tasted especially delicious when eaten with rolls.

The children will be back today, so Zhang Xiuhua bought two kilograms of rice. She gave some to Zhuzhu and Jilin, and took the rest back to the house.

Just then, a talented person came back with a bag on his back from a path not far away and called them from a distance.

Zhuzhu waved at him excitedly, and Zhang Xiuhua came out of the house when she heard the noise.

Youcai ran forward, still carrying his big bag.

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "Why did you come back so early?"

"Today is the monthly exam. The holiday is earlier than usual. I was afraid that I couldn't squeeze into the car behind me, so after the exam, I ran with my schoolbag on my back. There were not many people on the bus." Youcai was very happy. He turned his head and saw Jilin eating Sanzi, licking his lips.

Seeing his expression, Jilin felt a little guilty, "I didn't buy this, Mom did. If you want to eat more, there's plenty in the house!"

Zhang Xiuhua invited him into the house, "Yes! I just bought two kilograms, enough for you to eat. Come in!"

Youcai entered the house, unloaded his bag, washed his hands, and ate the Sanzi non-stop, "It smells so good. I haven't eaten anything greasy for a long time."

"Is the food in your school cafeteria so bad?" Zhang Xiuhua frowned when she heard him speak pitifully.

"A lot of students squeeze into the big pot. The cafeteria is afraid that the food won't be sold out, so they dare not make more. We are the graduating class, and the teacher always likes to stay in class. When it is our turn, the food has been sold out. If I hadn't pestered those good brothers and occasionally went out with them for a bite to eat, I would have starved to death." Youcai was so greedy that he suffered a lot in his senior year of high school.

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll give you a raise in living expenses, and you can order food out. Graduating classes still need to eat better."

As long as Youcai is no longer as stupid as before, she will always treat others to a meal for the sake of so-called brotherhood. She is still willing to eat what he puts in her mouth.

Youcai was a little tempted, but when he thought of his good brothers, he hesitated. Those people were sticklers, and he couldn't get rid of them.

"Are there any parents who deliver meals to your school? You can give them money and ask them to make an extra portion." Zhang Xiuhua gave him an idea.

Youcai's eyes lit up, "Good idea!"

This matter is settled.

Youcai returned to his room, picked up his schoolbag and started rummaging through it.

From the outside the backpack looks bulging, and I thought it was some good thing, but it’s actually full of homework.

He kept rummaging around, and finally took out all the homework. He took out a bright yellow glass bottle from the innermost part, with "Shanhaiguan" written on it. He smiled at Ji Lin as if he was presenting a treasure, "This is soda, it's really delicious. You've never had it, have you?"

Ji Lin shook his head and admitted that he had never drunk it.

"Just this bottle cost me fifty cents. It's so expensive. I usually can't bear to drink it. I brought it specially for you. Let you also have a taste." Youcai took the soda out and put it on the dining table, waiting for Baolin and Yaoyao to come back and taste it together.

In his haste to get out, he didn't notice that Jilin's back was a little more bent than usual.

He went out for a while and soon returned to the house. Seeing Jilin taking out new stationery from his schoolbag, he smiled and touched it, "Oh, a new pencil case. This is 'Wu Song Fighting the Tiger'. Not bad."

Jilin jumped up and quickly explained, "This is what Mom bought. The old one is worn out."

As he spoke, he lowered his head to avoid Youcai's gaze.