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

A few days after Yaoyao finished the college entrance examination, it was Jilin’s high school entrance examination.

After the exam, the two children did not relax. Jilin continued to take extra classes. This time it was not Zhang Xiuhua's request, but he insisted on taking extra classes. In his words, he was afraid that he would lose his temper and then never want to work hard again.

Zhang Xiuhua knows Jilin. This kid is forcing himself to study, but deep down he just wants to lie down.

She also followed his request and really signed him up for a class. And what about Yaoyao? She took him to Damao to see the palace!

Yaoyao jumped up with joy, "You promised me to go before, and now it's finally come true!"

Although her application was approved, Zhang Xiuhua still reminded her again and again, "Things are not right over there recently, and you don't speak Russian, so you must stay with me. Don't run around!"

Recently, Zhang Xiuhua doesn't dare to do big business with agents because there are so many people running around on the street, and she doesn't know what they are doing.

She had to pretend to be nice when she got the goods back from the train station. They were running around, so she couldn't even pretend.

To be cautious, she had no choice but to reduce the amount.

She asked the agent and learned that there was a leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This incident was a big deal and the people of Russia were in a panic. The train station was packed with people.

This incident happened in April last year. It has been more than a year now, but the people are still panicking and public security has not been relaxed.

Yaoyao nodded rapidly.

Ji Lin had been there once before and didn't plan to go again this time, so he ran to the orchard to look at the fruit trees.

Zhang Xiuhua took Yaoyao with her and set off.

Because they are relatives, Yaoyao does not need to buy a ticket and can just sleep in Zhang Xiuhua's staff bed.

This international train allows you to see the surrounding scenery along the way, including overlapping mountains, green grasslands, vast pine forests, the world's deepest freshwater lake - Lake Baikal, and you can also enjoy the Russian rural scenery.

After arriving at the place, Zhang Xiuhua took two days off to accompany Yaoyao to travel around Moscow.

Because the palace is the president's residence and is open at fixed times, they need to buy tickets in advance.

Zhang Xiuhua had only stayed here for one night before leaving before she finally had time to see more, so she took Yaoyao with her for a stroll.

Yaoyao felt something was wrong, "Why are they so thin?"

Zhang Xiuhua was a little afraid to take her forward. Yaoyao was right. The looks in these people's eyes were a little too scary. "I heard that they are planting corn all over the country. It's called the Corn Movement."

Yaoyao doesn’t quite understand, what does growing corn have to do with their being thin?

“Although corn has a high yield, it is not cold-resistant and is not suitable for all soil types.”

Due to climate, fertilizer and soil problems in the eastern, central, northwestern and far eastern regions of the Soviet Union, the output of corn as food and feed was far lower than that of other crops. This policy caused food shortages.

Zhang Xiuhua then understood why the grain she transported was so easy to sell.

When they returned to their residence, someone knocked on the door, which scared Yaoyao. Zhang Xiuhua went to open the door.

It’s an agent!

When the other party learned that she was coming, he came over to trade.

But this time she brought Yaoyao with her, so she didn't resell it. She told the other party that she would bring more food next time.

The agent left disappointed.

Except for eating, Zhang Xiuhua basically never took Yaoyao out.

Fortunately, two days later, they were finally able to go to the Kremlin.

The style of the Russian imperial palace is completely different from that of the Chinese imperial palace. It has both European romance and modern elegance. The entire palace is majestic and solemn, and the interior decoration is outlined with gold edges, which is luxurious and dazzling.

Zhang Xiuhua was not well educated and she was not good at describing things, but she just felt that every part of this palace exuded a sense of luxury.

When Yaoyao came out, her face turned red with excitement and she didn't speak for a long time.

When they arrived at the residence, Yaoyao flipped through the exquisite palace brochure, and Zhang Xiuhua told her, "Your father wants to build two houses in the orchard. You have been looking at it for so long, I think I can design it."

Yaoyao's eyes widened. "I want to design it? I don't know how."

"We are just building an ordinary house, so don't make it extravagant. Just follow your own ideas." Zhang Xiuhua encouraged her, "You can design it however you want. We don't have any requirements."

Yaoyao felt a lot of pressure. "What if the drawings I designed can't be used?"

"It's okay! We will hire a ready-made master and have him modify it according to your ideas. If he can't do it, he will remind you." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "It's not difficult at all. Just build four rooms, two with kangs, and two for storing sundries."

It does sound simple, but Yaoyao just loves this line of work and has never really learned it. She was a little flattered to suddenly accept such a big task, but this is undoubtedly a good opportunity. After thinking about it, she agreed, "Then I'll give it a try."

"We don't have high requirements for building a house in the orchard, and we don't need to lay a foundation. If we demolish our own house and rebuild it, we will have to consider more." Zhang Xiuhua patted her shoulder, "I don't know if you really like this business, or just like beautiful houses. It seems to me that your specialty is in biology."

Of course, she didn't study architecture in middle school and high school, so she didn't know whether Yaoyao was good at architecture or not. But she hadn't chosen a major yet, so it was still in time.

Yaoyao was puzzled, "I'm okay at math."

To be precise, she has no particular strengths in any subject, nor does she lag behind in any subject. She is pretty much the same in every subject.

"Being good at math doesn't mean you have artistic talent. I think architecture requires a combination of math and art. You have never been exposed to art since childhood. If you make the wrong choice, you will have to waste another year repeating your studies. Now your family is planning to build a house, and you can take this opportunity to try it out and see if you really want to be an architectural designer," Zhang Xiuhua didn't know if she was right.

She herself is a layman. In her personal understanding, designers should have their own personality and unique spatial imagination, but Yaoyao has always been conventional since she was a child. Even in love, she only dares to have a crush on someone and dares not really confess her love. And her spatial imagination is not rich enough. Maybe Yaoyao just likes beautiful houses and does not really love this industry. Humans will beautify things they have never seen.

Not to mention Zhang Xiuhua, even Yaoyao herself couldn't be sure, "Then I'll give it a try."

"I will talk to the contractor later and ask him to fully cooperate with you. You can design it however you want." Zhang Xiuhua told her to think about it now. After returning, she would show the design draft to the contractor.

Yaoyao nodded.

In the next few days, Yaoyao didn't go out, and it was Zhang Xiuhua who went to the restaurant and packed the food for her.

It's not that Yaoyao doesn't want to go out, but it's a bit chaotic here, and the atmosphere feels very tense. She is worried about Yaoyao's safety and doesn't let the child go out.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Xiubiao took Yaoyao back by train.

She had to go out this time and couldn't take Yaoyao home, so she let her take the bus back to town after arriving at the station, and then walk back to the village from the town.

Although Yaoyao is already eighteen years old, she has been studying in school and has never experienced any trouble. Zhang Xiuhua is worried about her safety and repeatedly reminds her not to run around and to take the bus home directly, and not to take a private car to save trouble.

Yaoyao replied that seeing her so worried, she felt relieved but also a little ashamed. She was not an eight-year-old child and Aunt Zhang always treated her like a child. It was too embarrassing with so many people watching her.

"When you go back, tell your dad about building a house. He will find someone to do it." Zhang Xiuhua touched her head. "No matter which industry you choose, you will be able to find a job in the future. But if you choose what you like or what you are good at, your work will be easy and you will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Yaoyao nodded thoughtfully.