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

While Zhang Xiuhua was chatting about gossip, Zhuzhu was entertaining her friends.

A group of half-grown children saw Zhuzhu preparing so much food and her mother even went out specially to let her entertain the guests. They couldn't help but envy Zhuzhu.

"Your mother is so nice that she even buys you so much food."

Zhuzhu smiled, "Yes, my mother is very nice. But all these foods were bought with my pocket money."

Hearing that she had pocket money, the children looked at her in shock.

Rural children, especially those born in the 1980s, rarely have pocket money. They all asked her, "How much?"

"I'm an elementary school student, and I only make one dollar a month. It's not much, but I earn money cleaning. I also get paid as the head of the household."

Hearing that she could be the head of the family, Jiang Tao couldn't help but said, "How can you be the head of the family when you are so young?"

"Of course. I can prepare what to eat today. My mother gave me living expenses." Zhuzhu said proudly, "In order to entertain you, I didn't even buy summer clothes."

Most of the children didn’t have new clothes either, they were more interested in being the head of the household.

Zhuzhu answered in detail.

It’s a bit like a tea party, where people talk about everything except studying.

A dozen children were chattering so loudly that the roof was about to fall off. Jilin wanted to know what they were talking about at first, but after listening for a while, he found it boring and went out to play.

Zhuzhu entertained them for two hours. After the children had finished eating and drinking, Zhuzhu ended the party and sent them out.

The children like Zhuzhu even more than before.

Li Jianguo came back with his luggage and happened to see this scene. He couldn't help but wonder, what is going on? Why are there so many children in the family?

Zhuzhu saw her father coming back and ran over to him, "Dad? You're back!"

She waved to her friends, then went into the house holding her father's hand.

"What's going on?" Li Jianguo found the floor in a mess as he entered the room.

Zhuzhu explained that she invited her classmates to come back as a guest.

Li Jianguo did not ask any further questions, but asked where her mother had gone.

Zhuzhu was about to answer when Zhang Xiuhua came back. When she saw him, she looked him up and down.

Li Jianguo put the food on the table and took the rest back to the house. Zhuzhu ate the snacks her father brought back with gusto.

Zhang Xiuhua followed Li Jianguo into the house, but did not ask any questions like she did before. She just folded her arms and looked at him.

Li Jianguo thought she was weird, "What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me? That look is creepy."

"You know Teacher Su who lives next door to us, right? She's the Teacher Su you had a blind date with." Zhang Xiuhua looked him up and down.

Li Jianguo thought for a long time but couldn't remember what the other person looked like. He only met him once and hurried back to the army, "Are you jealous?"

"No!" Zhang Xiuhua was very curious, "Why didn't you agree at the beginning?"

"She is too clean and speaks in a very elegant manner. I am a rough person, and Youcai is just like me, both very careless. I feel like we are from different worlds. She can't stand me being so rough, and I can't stand her being so clean." Li Jianguo made an objective analysis.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help laughing at him, "You are a wild boar and can't eat small broth."

Li Jianguo snorted, "We both know each other."

Zhang Xiuhua rolled her eyes and sighed, "But you've really hurt Zhuzhu."

Li Jianguo narrowed his eyes, "You mean she took this opportunity to take revenge?"

"There's no revenge. It's just that Zhuzhu is absent-minded in class and she always keeps an eye on her." Zhang Xiuhua spread her hands.

Li Jianguo suddenly realized, but he felt that Teacher Su was not wrong. "Zhuzhu is just too distracted. This won't work. Let her keep an eye on her, maybe she will be more calm in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't say anything. She changed the subject and said, "After Baolin takes the junior high school entrance exam and Youcai takes the college entrance exam, I plan to take Baolin and Jilin to Shanghai."

Li Jianguo wondered, "Why go to Shanghai?"

"Go ask Gao Lixuan for child support. I can't let him raise a child for nothing."

Li Jianguo was a little confused. "Why did you ask for child support after such a long time? Why didn't you ask for it before?!"

"I've been married to him for seven years, and I've saved a total of 20 yuan. Even if I bring the kids to his house, how much will he have left?" Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to go to him, but she carefully calculated the cost. The cost of taking a car, traveling, and the time it would take was not worth it. "It's different now. His job must be stable. He should have saved some money. If I go to his house, he will have to give me money for his job and for his own face."

Li Jianguo couldn't argue with her, and just thought she was making a fuss. When she was in Jiang Province, it was so close to Shanghai, but she didn't go. Now the fare from Northeast China to Shanghai is several dozen. How can this be cost-effective? !

Zhang Xiuhua had other purposes. "Besides, the expenses for the children will be high in the future, so I'll take whatever I can get. It's a good opportunity for me to take the children out to see the world. Youcai has always wanted to go to a five-star hotel in the south for a big meal, so let's go together."

Li Jianguo took a deep breath and said, "How much will that cost?"

"This is a rare opportunity!" Zhang Xiuhua clapped her left hand and her right hand, "I finally get to take a year off, I have to have fun."

Li Jianguo was speechless. Why did she want to play? "I have to go to work. I don't have time to accompany you."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want him to accompany her. There is no weekend off now, and Li Jianguo is a train attendant, so his work schedule is different from other jobs. "They are all grown up, and no one will kidnap them if I take them out!"

This is true. Child trafficking involves children who are too young to remember anything. Zhuzhu is already eight years old this year. Who would want a child that old?

Li Jianguo suddenly remembered something, "Baolin can't go with you, right? Isn't she going to the sports team for training?"

Zhang Xiuhua slapped her forehead and said, "I actually forgot about this." But she quickly calmed down and said, "It's okay! It's the same with Jilin. As long as I know how to act tough, they can't beat me."

Li Jianguo looked at her and asked, "You actually know how to act arrogantly?"

She has always been reasonable and has never had any conflicts with the villagers. The word "tough" does not apply to her.

Zhang Xiuhua had an expression that said "you look down on me" and said, "He must have remarried. For the sake of family harmony, they have to send me away as soon as possible." Zhang Xiuhua couldn't let Gao Lixuan get away with it. He never took care of the children in his previous life, so he had to take care of them in this life no matter what!

"Are you planning to take them all with you?" Li Jianguo asked tentatively.

"Yes! We can't leave Zhuzhu alone at home." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "I will dress myself up to look miserable. This way I can get more money."

Li Jianguo twitched his lips. Was he trying to act? "But the children don't look like refugees. It's useless to dress them up."

That was a problem. Although Jilin wasn't as plump as Zhuzhu, he wasn't thin either. She sighed, "Okay! Let's not make it look too bad. Just come here like this."

"Is Jidong going?" Li Jianguo was a little worried about her taking so many children out to play alone. Not to mention Zhuzhu, Youcai was the one who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace. He couldn't leave until he knew the way to a strange place! The child was making a fuss. If Jidong was with him, he could be a little more relieved.

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "When you go back to see Jidong, ask him for me. He's been admitted to university, so you should tell his mother."

Her sister-in-law has suffered so much. If she knew that Jidong had a promising future, she might feel better.

Li Jianguo nodded, "Then we'll talk about it later. Don't let the children know yet, lest they get so distracted by the thought of going out to play that they don't do well in the exams."

Zhang Xiuhua did not say anything, "Well, let's keep it a secret for now! We will give them a surprise when the time comes."

Li Jianguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As a parent, she not only failed to learn to be steady, but she actually liked to tease her children. She still had a childish nature.