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

Li Jianguo lay back on the kang and sighed deeply, "I thought a genius like Jidong would be very popular there. But it sounds like that's not the case."

Zhang Xiuhua thought so at first. In her two lifetimes, the smartest person she had ever met was Jidong. He was really quick to understand. He was smart from childhood to adulthood. She also asked Jidong, "Jidong said that he was indeed gold, but the capital was magnificent. Especially Tsinghua University, there were many geniuses. There were more than 100,000 geniuses like him in the country."

Li Jianguo couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Zhang Xiuhua had read a book in her previous life, which said something like this: "You are a gifted genius who has practiced asceticism for a lifetime and became one of the 100,000 heavenly soldiers who surrounded and suppressed Sun Wukong."

Li Jianguo didn't know whether he should be happy for the country or sad for Jidong.

"I think Jidong still has an advantage. There are many geniuses, but there are very few who know how to do business. Most geniuses can only focus on one subject, but Jidong is different. He can do both to the extreme. He is also calm and steady, unlike Ergou who makes people worry. I think if he does business and makes money, he can still realize his childhood dream in the future. That's good too."

What else can Li Jianguo say? "As long as he is happy."

The next day, during breakfast, Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo told Jidong, "This is your job. If you want to quit, just quit. I hope you won't regret it in the future."

Jidong had already thought about it, and when he saw that his aunt and uncle had no objection to his resignation, he breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head, "No."

Ergou put his arm around Jidong's shoulders and said, "Do you have enough money now? Do you want me to support you a little?"

Jidong knew that he wanted to help him, but he still refused Ergou's kindness. "Three million is enough for me to spend for a while. If I'm short of money, I won't be polite to you."

Ergou nodded. "A toy company really doesn't have to spend a lot of money. Toys are not like beer or instant noodles. You can open a factory and sell them all over the country."

His words made sense, but Jidong shook his head, "No! It doesn't cost much to build a factory. I want to set up a research and development department and recruit high-tech talents who have returned from studying abroad. When I was studying abroad, I read about the topic of drones. Do you remember the remote-controlled airplanes we played with when we were young? That was just a model. If it was a large airplane that could also be remotely controlled, its market prospects would be even higher."

Ergou's eyes widened slightly. He didn't expect him to want to do this. He couldn't help but be curious, "What is the use of this thing?"

"Drones like this can take photos from high altitudes and spray pesticides." Jidong paused and said, "They can also be loaded with artillery shells."

When these words came out, Li Jianguo looked sideways, "Can you really do it?"

"In December 1986, the U.S. Pioneer series of drones provided tactical commanders with real-time images of specific targets and battlefields, and performed various tasks such as 'reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition' for the U.S. Navy (12). Loading artillery shells is just the simplest load-carrying task." Jidong sighed, "Remember the Korean War? At that time, our equipment was not as good as that of the United States. They had absolute control over aviation. If it were not for the tenacious will of the volunteers, we would have suffered more casualties. Uncle, you are right. Our country's aviation is backward, but I think what is even more backward is the future information warfare."

Computers have entered ordinary households abroad, but in China, only important fields can afford computers. He feels that China is at least ten years behind the United States in information.

Ergou thought that Jidong's thing was very high-end, so it must have cost a lot, no wonder he wanted to make the toy factory bigger and stronger. To achieve his goal, no profitable factory could afford such a huge expense.

Li Jianguo was still sad last night because the country lost an aviation talent. Now, after listening to Jidong's idea, he suddenly felt that what Jidong was going to do was equally great. He patted Jidong on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, dare to think and dare to do! Your uncle supports you."

Jidong smiled a little embarrassedly. In fact, this was just his idea and might not succeed. But everyone had confidence in him, which gave him more confidence.

After dinner, the children were busy with their own things.

Baolin went to play with Xiangxiang, Jidong went to do laundry, and Ergou was the only one sitting in the living room in a daze. Zhang Xiuhua felt strange, "Why didn't you go out and show off today?"

Every time Ergou came back, he would show off to his father in the village. He would also chat with the villagers on purpose to annoy his father. But today, he stayed at home obediently. What happened?

Ergou lay on the sofa with his head tilted back and sighed heavily, "Godmother, I find that I envy Jidong so much."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why do you envy him? You have everything he has."

The only thing that makes Jidong better than Ergou is that his mother is alive and doesn't beat him. But Ergou has grown up, so isn't it a little late to envy him now?

Ergou shook his head, "No! I found that Jidong has aspirations. When he talked about his ambitions, his whole body glowed. But what about me? I don't seem to have any aspirations. I opened an entertainment company to make money, and I opened a factory to make money. It seems that I have no other hobbies except making money."

He makes money just to live and satisfy his vanity. He is not like Jidong at all, who thinks about national affairs, wants to win glory for the country, and of course wants to make money.

He rubbed his face, compared to Jidong, he was just a nouveau riche with some filthy money.

Zhang Xiuhua understood that after people achieve economic freedom, they will pursue spiritual freedom. This is why romantic people usually only appear in wealthy families.

She thought for a moment, "Since you were little, have you ever had any hobbies other than making money? For example, growing flowers, growing grass, etc."

Ergou thought for a long time. When he was a child, he didn't have enough to eat every day, so he didn't have time to think about other things. The things he liked were superficial, and they were all bought with money. When he had money, he bought everything he had wanted but couldn't get before. But when he realized his wish, he found that he had already passed the age of desire.

Seeing that he couldn't come up with an answer, Zhang Xiuhua used her own personal experience as an example. "When I was young, my father didn't let me go to school, which led to my obsession with going to school. Why did I support Tong Shuyu? Because when I saw her, I thought of myself in the past. When I have money in the future, I will take out a sum of money every year to support out-of-school children so that they can have books to read! At least I won't be blind and easily fooled."

Ergou sat up straight when he heard this. He didn't expect his godmother to have such a great dream. He rubbed his face. What could he do? Help those children from single-parent families? No! If he really gave money to children from single-parent families, the money might not be used for the children.

Before Ergou could make up his mind, Baolin ran in from outside, saw Ergou sitting on the sofa, and hurriedly pulled him up, "Xiangxiang is going to buy New Year's goods, let's go together! I want to eat fried dough sticks."

Ergou didn't have time to think about it, and stood up as she pulled him, "Okay!"

He called into the house, "Jidong?"

Jidong came in from outside. In the middle of winter, the washing machine was frozen, so he had to wash the clothes by hand. He had just hung the clothes up, and in just a few moments, the clothes were frozen.

Ergou glanced at the clothesline outside and said, "Why are you hanging the clothes outside? Put them inside to dry."

Jidong was just thinking about doing this, "Then wait for me for a while?"

Baolin refused, "No! Come back and hang it up. You're not waiting to wear it."

After they start working, they have money on hand and they will not skimp on food or clothing. They are no longer like they were when they were kids and had to be frugal with their clothes.

Jidong thought about it and said, "Okay."

Four people rode an electric tricycle together. Jidong and Ergou sat in the front, Xiangxiang and Baolin sat in the back. It's great to have electricity, so riding is not tiring. And with hats and gloves, they are not afraid of the cold.

There is just one bad thing, this car is too small.

But they were sitting with four people, so if two people went out on the street, it would definitely be enough.

Xiangxiang asked Jidong, "Can you accompany me to the county? I want to buy an electric tricycle for my parents. They are reluctant to spend money. If I buy it, they will have nothing to say."

Jidong agreed immediately, "Let's take the bus to town."

"Row!"

When they arrived in the town, Jidong and Xiangxiang took the bus to the county seat, while Baolin and Ergou parked their electric tricycles at the market parking lot. They were charged 1 cent each time, and the old man who looked after the tricycles gave them a license plate, which they could pick up with the license plate when they came back.

Baolin smelled the aroma from a distance, pulled Ergou straight to the stall, and shouted to the boss, "Give me four fried dough sticks!"

The boss responded cheerfully, stretched the dough, put it into the oil pan, and soon golden fried dough sticks floated up.

Baolin's mouth was watering with greed, "It smells so good!"

This store also sells tofu pudding, and Ergou asked her if she wanted to eat some.

Baolin shook his head, "I don't like salty food."

The tofu pudding she ate when she was a child was sweet, but the one in Northeast China is salty and contains marinade.

Ergou bought a bowl.

Four fried dough sticks were served on the table. Baolin couldn't wait to take a bite. They were crispy, fragrant and delicious.

Ergou was eating fried dough sticks and drinking tofu pudding, enjoying it so much.

Baolin felt a little choked. Seeing Ergou eating so happily, she felt a little greedy. When she first arrived in Northeast China, she had eaten tofu pudding, but it was salty, which she had never eaten before. She didn't know if her taste had changed now.

Seeing her staring at her bowl, Ergou quickly scooped a spoonful of food with a spoon and fed it to her mouth. Baolin opened her mouth and ate it. It was smooth and had the salty fragrance of mushrooms. Although it was a bit strange, it didn't seem bad. She was about to open her mouth again when her eyes suddenly widened.

Ergou didn't notice her expression and continued to scoop a spoonful and put it to her mouth, "Still eating?"

Seeing that she didn't eat, he looked up at her and followed her line of sight. He saw Youcai, Zhenzhen, Zhuzhu, Yaoyao and Hongxia looking at them with teasing eyes. The most innocent one among them was August. This child was just curious about the white and tender food.

Youcai stepped forward and patted Ergou on the shoulder, "Great! What's your relationship?"

Even if they are siblings, they can't share a spoon, right? And he fed her the food himself. Even the dumbest person could see that it was abnormal.

Ergou was thick-skinned and a little embarrassed. He coughed lightly and asked everyone to sit down. "This shop sells fried dough sticks, tofu brain and fried cakes. You must be hungry. Come sit down and eat."

Yaoyao touched Baolin's arm and asked, "When did you two start dating? Why didn't you tell me?"

They are good sisters. Baolin never hides anything in his heart, but he actually hid it from her.

Baolin didn't shy away, "I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was just afraid that I wouldn't like him anymore tomorrow. So I'll keep it a secret for now."

Everyone: "..."

What a weird reason. Hongxia couldn't help but feel sympathy for Ergou.

Zhenzhen looked at this and that. She had only been with Baolin for a short time and didn't know much about her personality. After hearing this speech, her sister-in-law seemed a little... She couldn't find the right words to describe her. If she was born 20 years later, she would definitely say, "She's a bit of a scumbag."