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

Baolin and Li Jianguo were indeed hungry, and the food on the train was not tasty.

Today's lunch was made by a talented person. He practiced his knife skills last semester. The dish is cooked the same way as before, but it is more delicate than before.

Baolin picked up a piece of lettuce, which was diamond-shaped, evenly thick and green in color, and looked appetizing at first sight.

"Brother Youcai, professional teachers are different. It's only been half a year, and your knife skills have improved by leaps and bounds."

Old man Xu himself had never properly learned from a master. His cooking skills were passed down from his ancestors. He learned Shandong cuisine and his knife skills were very poor. He himself was not very good, let alone his apprentice's talent.

Youcai raised his eyebrows proudly when she praised him, "Of course! Just wait, the dishes I cook from now on must have both color and fragrance! I guarantee that you will be happy both physically and mentally, and you will want to eat more after eating!"

Baolin laughed and pointed at his belly, "I can see it!"

Li Jianguo also looked at his son and said, "Youcai, you should lose weight! Being too fat doesn't look good!"

Other children grow taller during puberty, but this talented child doesn't grow taller, and his belly is so big. It's horizontal development.

As soon as Youcai came back, his family urged him to lose weight. He was very depressed. "When others see me, they all say I am blessed."

"You are not a child anymore. Your fortune is not shown by your good figure! It depends on money! Ignore people outside." Li Jianguo was really afraid that he would get fatter and fatter if he kept eating and drinking.

It's strange, he could eat several bowls of rice at every meal at home, but he didn't gain weight. He has only been in the capital for half a year, and he has become so fat!

Seeing that Youcai's face was already red, Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that if he continued, Youcai would get angry, so she changed the subject, "Next year, many families are planning to build houses. Should we also apply for a homestead?"

This homestead belongs to Li Jianguo, but the three boys in the family are eligible to apply for the homestead. Of course, if there are girls staying at home to marry, they can also apply for the homestead.

Li Jianguo thought about it and nodded, "Apply first. They will work in big cities in the future, but they have to keep a place in their hometown."

Zhang Xiuhua was about to speak when she heard a noisy sound outside. Youcai rushed out in one step, and the other children followed him.

Even Baolin, who was eating, put down his chopsticks and ran out of the house in two or three steps. He soon caught up with Jilin, who was one step behind.

Zhang Xiuhua did not follow. She told Li Jianguo what happened in the village. When she was talking excitedly, several children came back.

Zhang Xiuhua stopped talking and asked them what was going on.

Baolin picked up his chopsticks to eat again, and Youcai reported to them, "The fifth girl of the Zhang family originally told her that she planned to get married at the end of the year, but her family disagreed."

Zhang Xiuhua frowned, "For the land?"

"Yes! They want to wait until the land is divided before marrying off their daughter."

There are several girls in the Zhang family. The eldest girl eloped with someone, the second girl married her eldest sister's brother-in-law, the third girl went to work in the south, the fourth girl eloped with someone, and the fifth girl just met someone in October, and the other party gave a betrothal gift of 200 yuan. He wanted to get married before the New Year.

Unexpectedly, under the household contract responsibility system, if they got married, they would have to move their household registration. Naturally, the Zhang family was not happy about this! The two families started arguing. The team leader was called in to preside over the matter.

Speaking of Wu Ya, Li Jianguo asked casually, "His San Ya went to the south to work. Has she come back?"

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head, "She didn't come back. But she sent someone to bring money back. She gave 500 yuan. I guess the Zhang family saw that the third daughter really brought money back, so they wanted to cancel the engagement and let Wu Ya go to the south to work. The money she earned is much more valuable than the gift."

Li Jianguo thought for a long time before wondering, "Is Wu Ya already 20 years old?"

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head, "No! I'm only 19. I can't get a marriage certificate." In the countryside, people hold a wedding banquet first, and then get a marriage certificate when they reach the age. Of course, some people never get one. At this time, de facto marriage is still recognized.

After saying this, Zhang Xiuhua stopped talking about the Zhang family's gossip and asked Baolin, "How is your training over there? Are you injured?"

"I fell a few times, but I wasn't hurt." Baolin said with a smile, "We have a medical room, and doctors bandaged us when we got hurt. Mom, I want to continue practicing. We held a competition a few days ago, and I made it into the top three."

At that time, there were not many athletes in the sports team who practiced short track speed skating. There were only 20 athletes in total. Half of them were children, not old enough to compete. Baolin was now just old enough to compete.

Seeing that she was not going to give up, Zhang Xiuhua could only accept it, "Okay then! You continue to practice."

After Baolin finished speaking, he said happily, "The coach told me to play next year. To participate in the championship."

Youcai interrupted, "Championship? Athletes from all over the country competing together?"

"First, athletes from across the province will compete, and then from across the country!" Baolin nodded.

"That's nothing. All of our short track speed skaters are in the Northeast. There's no ice in many places in the South. Even if there is ice, the thickness is not enough for skating." Youcai spread his hands, "So your competitors are less than a hundred at best."

Baolin glared at him angrily, "Do you think it's easy to stand out from a hundred people? There are only forty students in your class, and you didn't even get first place?!"

Talented: “…”

Jidong patted Youcai on the shoulder and said, "Why did you mess with her? She has no rival in the whole family with her mouth."

Youcai scratched his head in embarrassment. He was just telling the truth, but she was still unhappy.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Just because there are fewer participants doesn't mean there's a greater chance of winning. Baolin has very little time to practice, but if she can really get into the top three in the country, I think she's still very capable."

Li Jianguo also nodded in affirmation, "Yes! Your sister has only been practicing for half a year, and she is already very talented to have achieved this result. Even Coach Li praised Baolin for her strong learning ability! You are talented, you can't look down on others just because you got into college. This is unacceptable!"

Youcai doesn't look down on Baolin, he just thinks Baolin shouldn't set her expectations so high. "She is only participating in the national competition now. When she gets to the international arena, facing players from all over the world, the competition will be fierce. Self-confidence is a good thing, but don't be blindly confident!"

Jidong twitched his lips, "But what you said before did cause misunderstanding."

Zhang Xiuhua tried to smooth things over, "It's OK if the misunderstanding is cleared up. Baolin, you're so angry. Our country is not strong yet, and foreigners are just looking for opportunities. If you lose your composure after being criticized, it will affect the game. We need to be strong inside, and no matter what others say about you, you must believe that you can do it and that you are the best."

Baolin lowered his head and thought about it, then nodded heavily, "Mom, you are right!"

Li Jianguo smiled and said, "Baolin is still a child, he will definitely pay attention in the future."

Baolin looked at Zhang Xiuhua again, "Mom, don't worry about me. In fact, our sports team also has to take cultural classes."

"Ah?!" This surprised Zhang Xiuhua.

"We do train more than ordinary people, but the physical load is limited. We also have to take academic classes. So you don't have to worry about my academic qualifications. I will be able to get a high school diploma by then." Baolin added, "If I win the Olympic championship, I can choose any university in the country."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned, and it was also the first time for others to know this.

"Wow, then can you go to the same school as Brother Jidong?" Zhuzhu was extremely envious.

Jidong's school is the top university in China, and she may not be able to get in in the future. But Baolin can get in, isn't that amazing? !

Baolin scratched his head, "That's going to have to wait until I win the Olympic title. I'm still training now!"

Li Jianguo smiled when he saw Zhang Xiuhua's eyebrows relax. "The country has already thought of what you were worried about. You don't have to worry about Baolin. She likes skating, so let her practice. I think it's good."

Zhang Xiuhua felt like she was dreaming. In fact, the person she was most worried about was Baolin.

Jilin is a bit lazy, but he doesn't get into trouble! But Baolin is different.

In her previous life, the child had a hard life because she dropped out of school early, fell in love and had children early. In this life, she left home early again to train in a sports team, where she couldn't see. She was always worried that Baolin would follow the same path as in her previous life.

As for becoming an Olympic champion and going to college, Zhang Xiuhua actually didn't have much hope. After all, how could an Olympic champion be so easy to get?! When she learned that the sports team also had to attend classes during the week, she breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that Baolin had no time for premature love. That's good!