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

"Have you found it?" Zhuzhu asked.

Zhang Xiuhua was helpless. Seeing his expression, she knew that he hadn't found it. She patted his shoulder and said, "If you can't find it, then you can't find it. You should be more careful next time."

Jilin sat opposite her and sighed, "Why didn't I realize there were liars in this world before?"

Zhuzhu nodded, "I never realized there were thieves in this world before!"

Zhang Xiuhua shrugged. "Because you didn't have money before. You weren't the target of thieves and scammers. In the future...when you grow up, this situation may happen again."

Zhuzhu was dejected, "I don't want to grow up."

Jilin pursed his lips, "Being the boss is not fun at all."

Zhang Xiuhua saw them hanging their heads, "But we will definitely grow up. I think it's a good thing that you have learned a lesson now, because you are young and don't have much money. It's just over one dollar. But when you grow up and get cheated again, it will be tens, hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands. Which loss do you think is greater?"

The two men, who were just in a low mood, straightened their backs immediately after hearing this, "Yes. We only lost a little over one dollar. It's not a lot of money."

"That's right! Don't be afraid of being robbed, just hide your money well in the future. Don't be afraid of being cheated, just be careful in the future." Zhang Xiuhua asked them, "Do you still want to be the master of the house?"

Zhuzhu nodded, "Yes!"

She has to earn her money back!

Ji Lin also nodded. He had to return the money to Brother Youcai as soon as possible, so as to avoid being cheated again!

Seeing that they did not give up, Zhang Xiuhua finally felt relieved.

In the evening, after Jilin finished his homework, Zhang Xiuhua gave him his salary.

"You bought the grape seedlings for your family, so I reimbursed you. But since you were cheated, I'll deduct 80 cents from your salary, plus your 2 yuan salary, so the total I'll give you is 2.7 yuan."

Jilin took the money and said, "Mom, when are you going to buy a grape seedling? I really want to eat grapes!"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Okay! I'll ask people later to see which grapes are delicious. I'll go buy a seedling!"

The best way to plant grape seedlings is to press the branches. Make a cut on the branches, bury them in the soil, and then transplant them after roots grow.

Zhuzhu came over and asked, "Mom, if we don't spend money on living expenses, how will we get the money?"

"Of course you gave it to me. I gave you living expenses to use in your life. If you don't use it, then of course you have to return it." Zhang Xiuhua guessed what she wanted to do, "You want to keep it for yourself, that's not allowed."

Zhuzhu blushed slightly, "I want to get my losses back."

"You have to find a way from somewhere else. The living expenses given to you belong to the public. If our family is a company, the money I give you is called company property and belongs to all of us. No individual can take it for himself. Otherwise, it's called embezzlement of public funds, do you understand?" After all, Zhang Xiuhua was with Jidong in her previous life, so she also knew a little bit of knowledge.

Zhuzhu listened with great interest, "So that's how it is. Then I won't go to the commune next time, to avoid being robbed again."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Once bitten by a snake, you'll be afraid of ropes for ten years. If you can bear it, you don't have to go." She asked her how she was going to spend the money.

"Buy chickens from the villagers." Zhuzhu said without thinking.

"You can't eat chicken every time, right?"

"You can also eat fish." Jilin suggested to her. The main reason was that he really didn't want to ride a bicycle, it was too tiring.

Zhuzhu nodded, but then she became distressed, "I still want to eat meat more. Sweet and sour pork is so delicious!"

The sweet and sour pork we had for lunch today was delicious even though Jilin’s cooking skills were not that good. Brother Youcai’s cooking was even more delicious. No! We still have to go to the commune.

She puffed up her cheeks and frowned, looking so adorable that Zhang Xiuhua burst into laughter. "So we still have to go!"

Zhuzhu nodded quickly. She must go!

Jilin rolled his eyes and changed his mind in less than a minute. It happened too fast.

**

The next morning, Jilin got up early as usual to open the school door, and Zhuzhu could also eat the breakfast made by Jilin.

Not long after the two children went to school, Zhang Xiuhua received a letter from the postman.

In fact, she had received several letters over the years, all from her biological father Zhang Wangcai.

Perhaps knowing that the two step-sons were unreliable, he began to miss his biological daughter. Unfortunately, he did not have enough money and could not even send letters on time.

Zhang Xiuhua had experienced this once in her previous life. At that time, he was old and could no longer do heavy work. His two step-sons kicked him out of the house, and he came to her for support. She gave him three meals a day, just like she did when he was a child, to make sure he had enough food and clothing. When he got seriously ill, and his step-son hadn't come to her house yet, she couldn't take care of herself. The 20,000 yuan she had saved with great effort was her retirement money, and she couldn't pay it all out for his medical treatment.

He lay on the hospital bed, hoping with his cloudy eyes that she could save him, but he was disappointed. He died without waiting for her to speak.

She thought he cared about her again like he did in the past few times, but she didn't expect him to talk about something serious.

The human trafficker who took Jidong away was arrested. At that time, the buyer and seller were not convicted of the same crime, so the buyer was fine.

The police searched for eight years and finally caught the human trafficker.

Zhang Xiuhua was a little excited and a little happy.

At this time, the efficiency of all walks of life was very slow. In particular, the traffickers must have abducted more than just Jidong's child. The police would definitely conduct repeated investigations to make sure that the other party had confessed everything. After verifying everything one by one, they would open the court for trial. It just happened to be a severe crackdown. Yes, that's right, the severe crackdown is coming soon.

This is a serious moment where even stealing a hat could result in a life sentence.

**

When the bell of Lijiatun Primary School rang, the children ran out of the school happily with their schoolbags on their backs.

There was a faint fragrance in the air, which made the children's appetite almost burst out.

"Wow! It smells so good!" The children guessed what the dish was.

"I think it's pork stewed with vermicelli."

"I think it's chicken and mushroom stew."

"I think it's teriyaki chicken."

The children expressed their opinions one after another.

The children began to guess who cooked the dish.

"It's definitely not my house."

"It definitely isn't my home!" The closer I got to home, the weaker the scent became.

Zhuzhu also nodded, "It's definitely not my house."

But the further she walked, the stronger the fragrance became. Zhuzhu waved to Jilin behind her, "It's our house!"

Ji Lin immediately quickened his pace and ran forward. When he reached the door of his house, he smelled the fragrance. "Is it New Year's Day today? How come mom is in the mood to cook?!"

Of the three meals a day at home, Zhang Xiuhua only cooks lunch and only cooks dinner during holidays or when she is in the mood.

Zhuzhu thought for a long time and said, "No. Today is not a holiday, nor is it our birthday."

Zhang Xiuhua brought out the dishes and saw the two children standing at the door chatting but not coming in. She immediately invited them in and said, "Don't even think about it. Today is a good day to kill bad guys."

Zhuzhu and Jilin looked at each other and ran into the yard.

"Mom, which bad guy?"

"The worst of the worst. The evildoer who destroyed the happiness of another family." Zhang Xiuhua motioned for them to wash their hands and eat. After they sat down, she told them that the human trafficker who had stolen Jidong had been caught.

Zhuzhu is young and doesn’t know about this, but Jilin still has some impression of it. Seeing his mother happy, he is happy too.

"I'm trying a new dish today. You guys try it, and when Jidong comes back, I'll make it again for him."

Zhuzhu and Jilin were not angry that they were the guinea pigs. After all, their mother was celebrating for brother Jidong. “What kind of dish is this?”

There are shrimps, clams, clams, celery, fungus, and mushrooms.

"This is called dry pot clams." Zhang Xiuhua has seasonings in her space. She rarely takes things from her space now.

She used to think that two million was a lot, but as she spent more and more, the money became less and less, and she still had a long time to live, so she had to save money.

"Delicious! So fragrant." The two children were so greedy. The spices were so pungent, but they were really fragrant, which aroused their appetite. The more they ate, the more they wanted to eat.