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

Zhang Xiuhua led Jilin a few hundred meters away. Suddenly, she remembered something and squatted down to ask Jilin, "Do you miss your dad?"

When Gao Lixuan left, Jilin was only three years old. Children of this age don't remember anything.

Jilin thought for a long time and said, "I don't know."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't make it difficult for him. "You have your mother and uncle. We will stay with you. If your biological father doesn't love you, don't feel that no one wants you. Do you understand?"

Ji Lin lowered his head and thought for a while, then finally nodded.

Zhang Xiuhua took Ji Lin and asked people along the way, and finally turned into an alley.

The alleys of old Shanghai were paved with blue bricks, the ground was dripping with water, and overhead were poles held out by the neighbors with clothes hung on them.

Zhang Xiuhua asked people along the way and finally found the place. When she arrived at the family building, she did not rush in, but stopped an older sister and asked Gao Lixuan if he had remarried and had children.

The eldest sister is warm-hearted, "She's married and has two children."

Zhang Xiuhua was relieved. Although she thought it was very likely that he had a child, after all, if he didn't have a child, he might snatch the child from her, but there was always a chance. Now that she had no worries, she could ask for money with confidence.

She thanked her elder sister and walked into the corridor, where various things were piled outside, such as stoves, coal briquettes, shoe cabinets, etc.

Zhang Xiuhua knocked on the door and someone soon came to open it.

Seeing a woman with a child, the visitor was a little stunned, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Zhang Xiuhua immediately said, "My name is Zhang Xiuhua, and I am the wife that Gao Lixuan married in the countryside."

When these words came out, Mrs. Gao, who came to open the door, was stunned. At this moment, someone from the opposite side stuck his head out to listen to the gossip, and Mrs. Gao immediately invited the person into the house.

It was dinner time and the smell of food was already wafting from some houses. This family was cooking while a retired old man named Gao was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper.

At that time, sofas were mostly made of wood and covered with pure white lace.

Seeing Mrs. Gao invite two strangers, one big and one small, into the house, Mr. Gao put down the newspaper, looking a little stunned, "What is this?"

Old Lady Gao winked at him and said, "The wife that the second son married in the countryside has come to visit us."

Old man Gao's face changed, and he looked at Zhang Xiuhua with a bit of harshness. When he looked at Ji Lin, his eyes were not so cold, but also contained a bit of scrutiny.

He beckoned Jilin to come closer.

Jilin glanced at his mother, and Zhang Xiuhua nodded at him. Jilin then walked over and nodded to her, "Hello, Grandpa!"

Old Gao touched Jilin's head and asked him how old he was.

Ji Lin answered in detail.

He also asked Jilin where he lived and how he was doing, and Jilin told him everything truthfully.

Upon learning that Zhang Xiuhua had remarried, the old couple were relieved, wishing she wasn't disrupting the lives of their second son and his wife.

After asking this question, Old Man Gao looked at Zhang Xiuhua and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Gao Lixuan abandoned us, an orphan and a widow. I was a woman without a job and couldn't support two children, so I had to remarry and take the children with me." Zhang Xiuhua wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "But Gao Lixuan didn't send them a penny in these years. It was too hard for me to raise the children alone. He couldn't treat the children like this."

When the old couple heard that they were asked for money, they had expected it.

Old Gao signaled his wife to call their second son over, and then asked Zhang Xiuhua how much money she wanted.

Zhang Xiuhua began to calculate the total account. "When he left, Baolin was six years old and Jilin was three years old. It took twelve years for one to grow up and fifteen years for the other. At thirty yuan per month, I would have to pay you a total of 9720 yuan. As long as you pay me, I won't come to your house to bother you again."

When he heard that it would cost more than 9,000 yuan, Gao Laotou's eyes went dark and he almost fainted. At this time, anyone with 10,000 yuan in his hand was a 10,000 yuan household, equivalent to the richest man in the county.

She actually dared to ask for so much, and she was not afraid of biting her tongue.

Zhang Xiuhua knew they wouldn't give her so much, but since she had finally come here, she would definitely ask for more. They would definitely not give it to her obediently and would bargain for her.

Old Gao said firmly, "No! I can't give you that much. I'm not afraid to tell you that the second son is already married. He has two children to raise. He doesn't have that much money to support you. Besides, there are grains and vegetables in the countryside, so it doesn't cost that much money."

"They are both his children, why should one eat meat every day while the other can only eat vegetables? Grandpa, don't be too partial. If that's the case, then I can't take care of two children by myself. We can each have one, and let him see how much it costs to raise a child." Zhang Xiuhua refused to give in. She held Ji Lin's hand all the time, and she tightened it a little to prevent the child from thinking too much.

Ji Lin reacted so slowly that Old Gao didn't see any clues from his face.

Old Gao was so angry that he didn't say anything for a long time, and kept pointing at her and calling her "you you you" for a long time.

Zhang Xiuhua just watched quietly, raised her eyebrows, with an expression that said "What can you do to me?"

I don’t know how long it took, but Old Mrs. Gao finally hurried over with Gao Lixuan.

The moment Gao Lixuan saw Zhang Xiuhua and Ji Lin, he was completely stunned.

Gao Lixuan once liked Zhang Xiuhua. She was the most beautiful girl in the village. In order to integrate into the village and stop doing manual labor, he took the initiative to pursue Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua was young at that time, and she had a stepmother to worry about. She lacked love and admired scholars. He gave her wild flowers from the roadside and read Shu Ting's poems to her, and she fell in love with him. During the years they were married, they gave birth to two children, and the light in her eyes gradually faded, and her life was bumpy.

Life in the countryside was too hard. Finally, his father helped him get a place to return to the city. He left the village and also stayed away from that backward and poor village.

I haven't seen her for eight years. She is much darker than before and has gained a little weight.

Liushui Village was a very poor village with little land, and every family lived frugally. She actually gained weight, which showed that she could have enough food after remarrying. But while he was relieved, he also felt a little sour, because he secretly wanted her to help take care of the two children, but he didn't want her to get married.

Zhang Xiuhua had never seen Gao Lixuan again after receiving the divorce papers in her previous life, so she didn't know what happened to him later. When she saw him again this time, she looked at him and felt that her eyesight was really bad at the time. She thought that wearing glasses meant that he had a high level of education and quality. In fact, character has nothing to do with education.

She looked indifferent and waited quietly for the other party's reply.

Gao Lixuan glanced at Zhang Xiuhua, then turned his gaze to Jilin. This child has always been stupid. He can't speak at the age of two. He once thought that this child was mentally retarded. But now seeing that this child is fine, he is relieved.

He calmed down and asked Zhang Xiuhua, "You have remarried, why are you here?"

"I can't help you raise the children for free. You have to pay child support, right? Otherwise, you have to raise both children. The man I'm marrying has four children, and I can't take care of so many by myself." Zhang Xiuhua said confidently, not feeling guilty at all.

When they heard that she was going to raise so many children, their expressions changed.

After Gao Lixuan was shocked, he blurted out, "No!"

Facing Zhang Xiuhua's mocking eyes and Jilin's direct gaze, he felt a little guilty for some reason and tried to make amends, "The two children have been following you all the time. They won't be used to coming to Shanghai all of a sudden."

"It's okay! Everyone can walk when they are born. I have already taken care of the most difficult stage. There is no reason why you cannot take care of him now that he is already obedient and sensible." Zhang Xiuhua said lightly.

Gao Lixuan choked and winked at his parents.

Old Gao finally slammed the table and said, "Um...Xiuhua, you want child support, it's not impossible, but 9720 is definitely not enough. We can't afford that much money."

Gao Lixuan's eyes widened, and he stood up from the sofa abruptly. "What? 9720? So much money? Are you trying to rob me?"

Zhang Xiuhua repeated her previous excuse, "I only calculated living expenses. I haven't calculated tuition and book fees from you. You're still yelling at me! When you came back to the city, you said you were going to take us three mothers, but you married someone else the next time. You forgot all about us three mothers! What you did is so wicked! Do you believe me? I'll report you to your factory for being a hooligan. When we got married, the whole village can testify."

She raised her voice so high that almost everyone in the building could hear it. Gao Lixuan motioned for her to speak more quietly.

Not only did Zhang Xiuhua not lower her voice, she also pinched her waist and glared at him, "If you don't give me the money, then I will live in your house and shout throughout the corridor to see how wicked you were!"

Gao Lixuan never thought that the shy and quiet country girl would actually have such a slutty side. His filter was shattered, but now was not the time to talk about feelings. He held his breath and said, "There is so much money, even if I rob it, I can't take it out."

"I don't care. Even if you have to sell your job, you have to get the money together for me." Zhang Xiuhua picked up the apples on the coffee table, went to the kitchen to wash them, and took one for herself and one for Jilin, biting them with a crunch, not noticing how gloomy the faces of the three people opposite her were.