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

Li Jianguo could no longer sit still, so he asked Zhang Xiuhua to watch over the construction of the house while he went to the county to find Yaoyao. No matter how angry she was, he could not let her write carelessly.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that he would get angry, so she beat and scolded the child.

In the past, when Youcai was naughty and disobedient, he always wanted to teach him a lesson with a stick, and she could stop him from the side. But the family was building a house, and the couple couldn't be away. She couldn't go with him, so she could only say, "I'll go. I'm calmer than you."

"I'd better go. There's no overnight hatred between father and daughter. If she takes it out on you, and there's a grudge later, that's not good." Li Jianguo felt that this matter couldn't be blamed on his wife. He was the one who decided this idea, and he was still Yaoyao's biological father. If Yaoyao was angry, she could just take it out on him. Xiuhua and Yaoyao were always separated by a layer, and she didn't speak toughly.

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and it made sense, but she was still worried about his temper, so she warned him, "Then you are not allowed to scold the child, let alone hit the child. Yaoyao is grown up now, and girls are shy. If you say something about her in front of so many people, she will be embarrassed and unhappy. This is our fault in the first place."

Li Jianguo repeatedly assured her, "Don't worry, I will definitely not hit or scold her, and I will also watch her fill out her application."

After saying that, he took some money and hurried away on his bike.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Jilin to go to the orchard to help.

Ji Lin pouted, "Mom, why are you like this?! I thought you weren't the kind of parent who puts academics first. I didn't expect you to be no different than other parents!"

Zhang Xiuhua: “…”

She really spoiled the child and gave him a back, "Studying is not important, what is important?"

Ji Lin was stumped by her question and said after a long pause, "Attitude is important!"

"Why don't you just say that having fun is more important?" Zhang Xiuhua glanced at him, "I didn't force you to study, so why are you so motivated?"

Jilin blushed, "I'm just worried that you will get old. I don't have any hope. I don't want to farm."

Zhang Xiuhua asked him back, "Do you think Yaoyao can get into college with her grades in her freshman year of high school?"

Jilin thought about it seriously and shook his head honestly, "No!"

Her grades had dropped drastically! He thought she had entered high school and her IQ had dropped. It turned out she was in a premature relationship. There were signs of everything, but he didn't notice.

He always thought he was the second smartest in the family, but today he discovered his shortcomings. He felt a little depressed, so he humbly asked, "Mom, how did you find out?"

"Her grades dropped so much, there must be a reason, right? We'll know if we check it out." Zhang Xiuhua patted his shoulder, "If your grades suddenly dropped, I'll check it out too."

Jilin shuddered, and ran away quickly, shouting as he ran, "I will definitely not go down. You are not allowed to go to school and ask about my privacy."

He was running so fast, there must be something wrong, but his grades didn't drop, so Zhang Xiuhua didn't bother to pursue it and just smiled.

When they arrived at the orchard, many strong laborers had come. Xu Chunying was a little puzzled when she saw that Li Jianguo had not come, "Where is my second brother?"

"He sent Yaoyao to school. Yaoyao's college entrance examination results came out today, and she has to fill out her application form." Zhang Xiuhua didn't say that Yaoyao was angry with them because they also wanted to save face.

Xu Chunying was a little speechless. "The house was being built, but he was still eager to deliver it. Can't she take the bus at her age?"

Her three children filled in their own applications. Yaoyao usually looks very honest, could she dare to disobey her parents?

Zhang Xiuhua laughed and said, "There are other things to do at the same time."

Xu Chunying didn't ask what it was about.

Although Zhang Xiuhua was working, she would glance outside from time to time.

Xu Chunying took in her expression and said, "Not so fast. He won't be back until eleven or twelve at the earliest."

Zhang Xiuhua also has two children who have taken the college entrance examination, so she certainly knows the time, but this action is instinctive and she cannot control it.

Fortunately, she had to do heavy physical work and had no time to be distracted too much. After working for a while, it was already past eleven o'clock.

Jilin stood on the mountain and looked down, shouting, "Mom! Uncle Li is back!"

Zhang Xiuhua immediately put down the brick in her hand and hurried down the mountain.

The other strong laborers saw all this and started to make fun of it.

"An old couple, how could you be so excited after being apart for so long?!"

"Or do Jianguo and his wife have a better relationship?!"

Xu Chunying rolled her eyes as they watched them speak more and more outrageously. "What kind of feelings are you talking about? My sister-in-law is just worried about Yaoyao's college entrance examination results."

As soon as the villagers heard that the college entrance examination results were out, even those who did not have children taking the exam became curious.

"I heard that Jianguo's children all have good grades!"

"Is there going to be another college student this year?"

Xu Chunying wanted to show off, but she was afraid that Yaoyao would not pass the exam, so she smiled and said, "You'll know in a while."

She was also looking forward to it, not knowing how many points Yaoyao would get in the exam.

Zhang Xiuhua ran out of the orchard and onto the path. Yaoyao followed behind Li Jianguo. She couldn't wait to ask, "How did you do on the exam?"

Li Jianguo didn't say anything, but turned to look at Yaoyao. She said shyly, "I got 601 points."

With this score, she definitely won't be able to get into Tsinghua or Peking University, but she should be able to get into a better university. Zhang Xiuhua excitedly stepped forward and hugged Yaoyao, "You're amazing!"

Yaoyao was held in her arms and swayed. When she calmed down, Yaoyao pushed her away and turned her head to the side, saying awkwardly, "You lied to me!"

Li Jianguo asked Yaoyao to go to the orchard first, "I'll talk to your Aunt Zhang!"

Yaoyao nodded and walked quickly towards the orchard.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at her from behind, her eyes full of confusion, "What's wrong? Hasn't she forgiven you yet?"

Li Jianguo sighed, "She asked me to apologize to her in front of the whole class! And promise not to do it again next time! Otherwise she won't listen to me. She threatened me with the volunteer application! This kid is really mad at us."

Zhang Xiuhua: “…”

This child knows where her father's weakness lies.

She looked at him seriously and asked, "Do you agree?"

Under normal circumstances, Li Jianguo would not necessarily agree to this because he wanted to save face. But since this matter concerned Yaoyao's life, Li Jianguo might compromise. This is called hitting the snake at its weakest point.

Li Jianguo spread his hands, "There's nothing I can do if you don't agree."

Zhang Xiuhua pressed on, "Then how did you apologize? Didn't your apology give everything away?"

"Do you think she's stupid? She asked me to apologize, saying I shouldn't have secretly read her diary!" Li Jianguo's expression was as helpless as it could be. He didn't give birth to a child, but his ancestor. "I apologized to her in front of so many students."

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and felt that it was nothing. "As long as she doesn't get angry and applies to a good university, the little face you lose won't matter."

Li Jianguo nodded, "I think so too. It's not shameful to apologize to your own daughter. But..." He looked at her and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiuhua felt that there was something else behind his words, as if he was waiting for her.

"She asked you to apologize to her in front of the whole village. And promise not to do it again next time!" Li Jianguo explained, "I took all the blame, but she said that husband and wife are one, and we must have discussed it and we are both at fault."

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily I didn't go to school with you."

It was better to apologize in front of the whole village than in front of the whole class. After all, the parents in the village were quite understanding. She was not used to it in front of outsiders.

After hearing this, Li Jianguo thought about it for a while and understood it. He also laughed and said, "So you agree?"

"Yes, I agree!" Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "We originally wanted to apologize to her. It's the same whether we apologize in front of one person or many people."

As for her face? Hey, as a parent, what does this face mean to her for her child's good grades?

"In fact, it all comes down to us not knowing how to teach our children. The book tells us to respect children, but when it comes to the critical moment, we are back to square one. We are just like other parents, forcing them to obey. It is understandable that Yaoyao would be angry." Zhang Xiuhua also put herself in the other person's shoes. If she was deceived by someone, even if the other person was doing it for her own good, she would feel choked up and uncomfortable, unable to let it go or get it down.

If she apologized to Yaoyao and made the child forget what they had done and Yaoyao would have no grudge against them from then on, she would be very happy.

They walked to the orchard side by side. Yaoyao looked over secretly, and when Zhang Xiuhua looked over, she pretended to look away casually.

Zhang Xiuhua walked up to her and whispered, "I'll ask your father to call a village meeting later."

Yaoyao raised the corners of her mouth.

Zhang Xiuhua put her arm around Yaoyao's shoulders and announced the good news to everyone, "Yaoyao scored 601 points. Not bad!"

In fact, these people had already known it from Yaoyao just now. They were either jealous or envious.

After hearing her announcement, everyone smiled and rushed to congratulate her.

"Your family has a new college student. Congratulations!"

"I knew your Yaoyao was right. She went to make up lessons even in such a cold weather. She works so hard!"

"Who is your child's tutor? Should I pay for one too?"

The family of three was surrounded by congratulations and inquiries. Yaoyao and Zhang Xiuhua welcomed the enthusiasm of these uncles and aunts.