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

When Zhang Xiuhua came out of the room, she saw Li Jianguo coming back with August in his arms. The child had been playing outside all day and was sweating all over. The sweat towel on her back was wet, so it was time to change her handkerchief for a new one.

Zhenzhen hurriedly carried her daughter into the house and changed her clothes.

Li Jianguo glanced at Zhang Xiuhua, then at the bedroom door. "What's going on? Why don't you go out?"

Zhang Xiuhua told him to go back to the orchard and called Youcai over. "I can see that Youcai just follows you. He is just as ruthless as you are."

The two children were having a conflict, but he didn't notice it even after coming back for several days.

Li Jianguo was blamed by her and was completely confused. When he went to the orchard to call Youcai and asked him casually, he found out that the two children had quarreled.

When Li Jianguo learned that Youcai was going abroad, he didn't quite understand, "A chef can study abroad? Why do you want to go abroad to learn Western cuisine? We Chinese people definitely eat Chinese food. There is no market for you to open a Western restaurant in China."

He is not saying that no one eats Western food, but he thinks that the audience must be very small. It is not as popular as Chinese food. Moreover, the restaurant of Youcai claims to serve imperial cuisine. Does the imperial cuisine have foreign dishes? This is just selling dog meat under the guise of selling mutton.

"Dad, you don't understand." Youcai had eaten Western food before, "The food there is also outstanding. In that case, why can't I combine the two into one? With innovative dishes, the restaurant business will definitely be good."

"It would have been fine if you didn't get married and went abroad to study, but now that you're married, you've left the kids and the restaurant to Zhenzhen all by yourself. Aren't you being a little too irresponsible?" Li Jianguo patted him on the back of his head, his voice tinged with anger, "Is this what I taught you since you were a child?!"

Youcai was not convinced and said to him disrespectfully, "You are going to join the army after getting married, right?!"

"I'm different from you. I was farming in my hometown and couldn't make any money. Joining the army can at least give you and your mother good food and clothes." Li Jianguo clapped his hands, "You have three restaurants now, and your life is easy. You don't need to go out and fight like me!"

Youcai held his breath, walked forward silently, and ignored his father.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Li Jianguo also got angry, snatched the steel pot from his hand, and kicked him on the buttocks, "I'm talking, did you hear me?"

Youcai glanced at his father with a face full of grievance, "Aunt Zhang has helped me to persuade Zhenzhen. Am I still your biological son? Why are you helping Zhenzhen?!"

"I'm not helping her! I'm asking you to be a man!" Li Jianguo didn't think he was wrong. "August is only one and a half years old, and you left her to go abroad? How can you be a father?"

"Now is the best time for me. When she grows up, I will have to help her with her homework, and then I really can't leave." Youcai was also a child himself, "Dad, please support me like Aunt Zhang does?"

Li Jianguo wanted to kick him again, but when he saw Zhang Xiuhua standing at the entrance of the village, he silently put his foot down. He walked a few steps forward and turned back to warn Youcai, "Don't tell your Aunt Zhang that I kicked you just now."

Youcai rolled his eyes. He was beaten, but he was not allowed to complain! This is his father!

Seeing that he didn't agree, Li Jianguo blocked his way and asked, "Do you agree or not?!"

If Youcai goes right, he goes right too. If Youcai goes left, he goes left too. Youcai has no choice but to agree, "Okay! I agree!"

Li Jianguo was finally satisfied. He strode to the door and said to Zhang Xiuhua as if he was presenting a treasure, "Look at the delicious Langde duck I raised! Come in and have a taste!"

Youcai looked at his boastful look and rolled his eyes silently in his heart, how childish!

Zhang Xiuhua took a few steps back and said to Youcai, "Go home tonight and comfort Zhenzhen. Remember one thing. Think from her perspective."

When Youcai heard this, he thought, is this going to work? He smiled widely, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang!"

The man has already run into the house to look for Zhenzhen.

Zhang Xiuhua saw footprints behind his buttocks and glanced at Li Jianguo, who quickly looked away. "I put the pot on the stove, it's too heavy, my hands are numb!"

After entering the house, they put the dishes on the stove and the family ate together.

Li Jianguo picked up a few pieces of the tenderest meat for August and poured some soup into her rice, asking her to eat slowly.

It was Zhuzhu's first time to taste beer duck, and she said it tasted really good. "It's delicious!"

Zhang Xiuhua touched Youcai's arm, and he understood and picked up some food for Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen looked at him but did not move the food away.

Fearing that the two would be embarrassed, Zhang Xiuhua stopped paying attention to them and asked Jilin and Tong Shuyu to pick up some food. "You two are in the graduating class, so eat more meat! It will nourish your body."

Jilin asked her, "Mom, when will Sister Baolin come back?"

"She can't come back this year because she has to participate in the World Short Track Speed ​​Skating Competition." Zhang Xiuhua went to the sports team specifically when she came.

"Where is Sister Yaoyao?" Zhuzhu asked.

"Her school has more exams and starts later than other schools. But she will be back in the next two days." Zhang Xiuhua knew how tired Yaoyao was. Every time she went to see Yaoyao, the child was memorizing lessons. She felt like she had let her child down.

"Where is Brother Jidong? He didn't come back with Brother Youcai this time." Zhuzhu was a little curious.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Youcai.

Youcai explained, "It seems he has to work overtime and will be a few days late. So we came back first. He also said he would bring his girlfriend back."

"cough cough"

There was a series of coughs at the table, and everyone's eyes were wide open, showing how shocked they were.

Zhuzhu reacted the fastest, "Brother Jidong has a girlfriend? When?"

Youcai pouted his lips in disdain, "He did a great job keeping it a secret. Only Zhenzhen saw him once, and I never saw him. You two should just be content, he didn't even tell me."

It can be seen that he is quite resentful about this matter.

Zhang Xiuhua, the only person who knew about the situation, ate the food silently without expressing any opinion.

"When will second brother come back?" Zhuzhu likes Ergou the most because he gives her red envelopes every Chinese New Year.

Zhang Xiuhua really didn't know this time. "I called him, but he wasn't at the factory. He was very busy. I don't think he'll be back until New Year's Eve. The workers at the brewery haven't come back for the New Year yet."

Zhuzhu was a little disappointed, but soon cheered up, "It's better to be busy, it means his business is good. Then he will definitely give me a big red envelope."

After dinner, Jilin and Tong Shuyu went back to their room to review, Zhuzhu took Bayue to the hillside to ski, Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo went to the orchard to feed the foxes. Youcai and Zhenzhen were discussing things in the room.

In the orchard, Li Jianguo complained to Zhang Xiuhua, "Why did you agree to let Youcai study abroad?"

"Youcai likes to be a chef. He has liked it since he was a child. You know his personality." Zhang Xiuhua thinks people are different. "Some people work to make money, while others just like the sense of accomplishment they get from their work. Such people can often reach the top of the industry. I think Youcai is really talented. The dishes he cooks are so delicious. The customers who go to his restaurant are all gourmets. They all praise Youcai's cooking for being delicious."

"But I couldn't abandon my wife and children." Li Jianguo still regrets that he was not able to accompany his children to grow up.

"Zhenzhen has money, so she can just let the nanny take care of the children. Her only worry now is that the restaurant can't expand. I've helped her solve this problem." Zhang Xiuhua told him not to worry, "Everyone wants something different. Don't use your own ideas to guess others."

Although the woman complained that after marriage, she would have a widow-like marriage and widow-like child-rearing, she actually liked that Li Jianguo was not at home. Because he was not at home, she could use the space to make money, and she could educate the children however she wanted. With him involved, he believed that a good child would be born out of a strong stick, and she had to convince him, which was twice as tiring.

August is now one and a half years old, which is a very worry-free stage. Because all we need to do is to make sure the child eats well, sleeps well and plays well. But when he goes to school, we have to do one more thing: learn well. This is more difficult than the first three items combined.

Li Jianguo looked at her and said, "But didn't you say that children are prone to illness before the age of seven?"

There were six children in the family, and Zhang Xiuhua had been sick when she was young. Whenever this happened, Zhang Xiuhua would feel very hard. When he came back and heard her complain, he would feel guilty.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "Of course it was hard for us back then. We had to take the bus from the village to the county in such thick snow, dragging our bicycles. Zhenzhen lives in the capital, and the hospital is only two blocks away from her home. She can get there in less than three minutes by taxi. It's easier than it is for me. And she only has to take care of August."

She was taking care of six children at the time, and there was no nanny. It was too easy for two adults to take care of one child.

Li Jianguo couldn't argue with her, "As long as Zhenzhen agrees, I have no objection."

"I think it's a good thing for talented people to pursue their careers. For example, if I hadn't learned Russian, how could I have taken your job?" Zhang Xiuhua asked him, "You save more money now, and you can open a brewery in the future, which is also your pursuit. As long as we take good care of our children, we can pursue our own careers. We can't always be bound by our identities as parents. If you do that, you will blame all the failures of your career on your children, and the children will be under great psychological pressure when they hear that."

Many people get married, have children, and have ties. They are tripped up by trivial matters at home, and their careers stagnate. They may even vent their anger on their children. In fact, children are not as fragile as adults think. Zhang Xiuhua has always adopted a laissez-faire policy in educating her six children, allowing them to plan their own lives and giving them enough freedom and space. The children decide on their own future paths, and she gives them guidance. Even if they make the wrong choice in the future, they will not regret it. This is good.

The next day, when Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo returned home, they saw Zhenzhen and Youcai had reconciled, and both of them even looked shy.

It really fits the saying "When a couple quarrels, they make up at the foot of the bed."

Li Jianguo was relieved to see that the two children were fine.