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

"Aunt? I think that man looks familiar. I seem to have seen him somewhere."

The eye contact between Zhang Xiuhua and Gao Lixuan lasted less than a minute. The other children were busy playing and watching the animals. One person noticed Gao Lixuan, and that person was Jidong.

It’s just that Jidong was four years old when he went missing, and his memory of the past has become vague, and he can’t remember Gao Lixuan’s face clearly.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "That's Jilin and Baolin's biological father."

Jidong widened his eyes and turned to look at the two children beside him. So that's what it was.

Youcai shouted excitedly in the front, "Jidong! Jidong! Panda!"

Jidong didn't care about his ex-uncle anymore. When he heard there was a panda, he immediately rushed over. He wanted to see what a giant panda looked like. Was it really that cute?!

Hearing Youcai's voice, the other children followed.

The panda is so cute as it twists its butt while climbing the bamboo. The bamboo is bent by it, but it still climbs up tirelessly.

Finally, the bamboo was broken by it and fell to the ground with a clang.

Jidong couldn't bear to watch it, "Isn't it one of the reasons why it became a national treasure because it always falls like this?"

A normal person would suffer fractures if falling from such a height. Even if the panda has thick skin, it must have been injured given its weight.

Zhang Xiuhua also found it delicious.

I saw it said earlier that for ten yuan you can sit on the back of a giant panda, and for five yuan you can touch it once.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help it and wanted to touch it once.

She asked the other children if they wanted to sit.

Youcai and Jidong shook their heads and refused. They were too big for the panda to bear. Zhuzhu and Jilin could sit, however.

There is just no camera, otherwise they could take a photo as a souvenir.

But if you can't take a photo, you can still touch it.

"Wow! So soft!" Yaoyao's face flushed with excitement. This usually introverted girl showed excitement and she wanted to jump up and tell the world.

Zhang Xiuhua also laughed. In her previous life, she could not even wait in line for a few minutes, but now she was able to touch a national treasure. How exciting!

After visiting the zoo, the children are still full of energy.

Finally they went to the bookstore, and Zhang Xiuhua met two middlemen at the door who specialized in reselling various tickets.

Zhang Xiuhua asked if there were any tickets for cameras. The other party shook his head and said no. She was a little disappointed.

After buying the tickets, Zhang Xiuhua returned to the bookstore, and the children picked out a lot of books.

"I bought ten tickets. Each of you can pick two books. If you bring too many, it will be too heavy." Zhang Xiuhua reminded them, "We also have these books over there."

After a long time of selection, Zhuzhu, Jilin and Guzi chose two comic books. Youcai bought two cookbooks and touched them lovingly.

Jidong did not choose a book, so his spot was given to Yaoyao.

Yaoyao was a little embarrassed, "I only need two. You can pick one too."

"No need! Our university library has many more books than here, and they are free. I have to take them home after I buy them, which is too inconvenient." Jidong really didn't need to buy books. Especially since what he was learning was too profound, these were all basic knowledge and couldn't help him at all.

After hearing what he said, Yaoyao didn't say anything else.

She walked over nervously with the book in her hand, "Aunt Zhang, I've picked it out!"

Four hardcover albums. Just by looking at the paper, you can tell that the books are expensive. Zhang Xiuhua saw that she was nervous and guessed that she might be worried about being scolded by her. "Do you like architecture?"

"I think it's very interesting. In the future... maybe I can be an architectural designer." Yaoyao is not sure how far she will like it yet, but she is more interested in architecture than the book knowledge she learned in school.

Zhang Xiuhua used to think that Yaoyao was suitable for careers like doctors and civil servants. Because Yaoyao was not biased in her studies and her grades were always stable. The same was true of her character. No matter how noisy the other children were, she was always quiet.

Such a child is very suitable for tedious and meticulous work. This is her advantage.

But she didn't expect Yaoyao to be interested in architecture. How to say it? ! It was a bit unexpected.

Yaoyao nodded, "I like it! I think it will be very meaningful if I can design a landmark building in the future."

Zhang Xiuhua thought this was a good idea, "Then go for it."

There are generally more men than women in architecture, but if you are good enough, gender is not a problem.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled. "Architectural designers are so amazing! If you design a building, I can proudly tell others, 'This is designed by my daughter.' It's so beautiful just to think about it!"

Yaoyao fell in love with the picture she described. This was exactly the feeling she had when she saw the building before, "How great it would be if I designed this building."

She nodded, "I'll try my best."

Zhang Xiuhua paid the money and took them back to the guesthouse.

Everyone had been walking all day and was so tired that their backs and waists ached. When they returned to the guesthouse, they lay down on the bed and didn't want to get up. But Yaoyao couldn't wait to read her new book. She was fascinated by the various buildings in particular.

The next morning, they took a bus to Jiang Province. Because they were going to a small county town, they had to go to the provincial capital and then take another bus to the county town.

This was much more troublesome than taking a train. Several children, especially Zhuzhu, vomited due to the shaking.

After arriving in the county town, Zhang Xiuhua stayed in a guesthouse, stored her luggage, and then went to eat nearby.

Jidong was going to visit his mother alone, and Zhang Xiuhua was not going to go with him this time. She had to stay here to look after the children. In fact, Youcai was older than Jidong, but this child was only growing in height but not in brains, so she was really worried about leaving such a child in his care.

"I've prepared a gift for you. You can give your mother some money secretly. It's really not easy for her these years." Zhang Xiuhua thinks that strong-willed women are the most miserable. Because they don't want to be looked down upon by others, they work hard, but the men in their families dislike them for being too strong, so they often don't live a happy life.

Jidong nodded and said, "Aunt, don't you plan to go back to Liushui Village?"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to go. "Your grandfather didn't like me since I was a child. When I see him, I think of the suffering I experienced as a child. I want to have some peace and quiet for a few years."

When he gets old, he will definitely look for her to take care of him. Zhang Xiuhua can't avoid it, she just wants to relax for a few years.

Jidong just asked casually, and seeing that his aunt was unhappy, he didn't say anything.

The food in this restaurant is delicious and the children enjoy it very much.

Because the food tastes similar to what Zhang Xiuhua cooks, it feels very familiar.

Youcai was a little disappointed that he didn't learn any new dishes, so he asked if there were any fun places here.

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a long time and decided to take them to see Hongze Lake.

These children had only seen rivers but not lakes, so they were a little curious.

After dinner, Jidong took the bus to the countryside, and Zhang Xiuhua took the children to see the lake.

At this time, there were no chemical plants near the lake. The water was light blue, crystal clear, and the children were stunned by it. "It's so wide!"

"It would be great if we had a boat! We could row." Youcai suddenly had an idea.

There were no recreational projects at that time, but after the reform and opening up, this place became an amusement park with many projects. During holidays, it would attract a large group of parents with their children.

"Mom! I want to eat ice cream?!"

The temperature in Jiangsu Province in summer is much higher than that in the Northeast. The sun is scorching, and here the sun has been hanging high in the sky since 10 o'clock, and it is still hot until 5 o'clock in the evening. Unlike the Northeast, it is only hot for half an hour at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and it is cool at other times!

The children couldn't stand the heat, so they wanted to eat ice cream to quench their thirst.

Zhang Xiuhua gave Youcai two dollars and asked him to buy it.

Youcai ran out and came back soon with a bunch of popsicles. It turned out that there were a few vendors selling popsicles not far away.

They were riding bicycles, and behind them was a wooden box filled with popsicles wrapped in quilts.

"There are a lot of snacks over there. I didn't have enough money, so I didn't buy any. Are you hungry?" Youcai shared the popsicles with them and asked them.

The children had just finished their meal and were not hungry yet. They all said “not hungry”.

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he wanted to eat, so she gave him another five dollars and told him to buy whatever he wanted.

This kind of private vendor does not collect tickets, only money.

Youcai took a bite of the popsicle, turned around and ran, "Okay! I'll go buy it!"