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

When Jidong came back, Zhang Xiuhua asked him about the toy company.

Jidong's face was full of pride. "It's selling very well. Especially the children's scooters and strollers developed by our company are selling very well."

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "They are not included in your TV ads."

"It's a new product that has just been released. This ad was shot a while ago. It's not our turn yet." Jidong said with a smile, "It has been re-shot recently. Once this wave of ads is finished, it can be aired."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized, "Isn't your company's toy update speed too fast?!"

"Yes! Many factories will copy our ideas, I just want to update faster so that they can't copy in time." Jidong smiled, "My customer base also covers all age groups. My plan is to produce toys for adults. For example, the remote control airplane I played with before. Adults play with it more."

"A drone, right?" Zhang Xiuhua thought that this thing would be difficult to make and too expensive.

But Jidong was confident, so she didn't say much.

Xiangxiang wanted to go home, and Jidong was worried about her going back alone, so he helped her go out together.

As the couple walked along the path, many villagers greeted them, "Are you back?"

Aunt Li Si noticed that Jidong Fuxiangxiang's walking posture was a little strange, so she asked tentatively, "Is Xiangxiang pregnant?"

Xiang Xiang blushed and pushed Ji Dong away, "I'm fine! You don't have to be so nervous."

Her belly wasn't even big yet, but he was so worried. It was unlike him.

Jidong nodded shyly, "Yes! I just got pregnant. I was afraid she would fall. The ground in the Northeast is too slippery."

It starts snowing in the Northeast in November and lasts until April next year. Some people are diligent and sweep a piece of ground at the door for pedestrians to walk on. Some people simply don't sweep it. They just walk on it. It's easy to slip.

"We have to be careful. The snow is so thick. Xiangxiang just got pregnant, so we have to be careful." Aunt Li agreed with a smile.

"Aunt, let's go home then." Jidong and Xiangxiang nodded and said goodbye to Aunt Li Si.

"Okay!" Aunt Li Si responded with a smile.

Watching the two of them leave, Aunt Li Si praised them in her heart, "A perfect match", and turned around to find Ergou's father. She rolled her eyes and smiled, "Second brother's father? Your dog and Jidong got married on the same day, right?"

Ergou's father felt suffocated whenever he thought of the bad things that happened that day. He had finally forgotten about it, but this blind man actually brought up the past again. He turned cold and snorted as a response.

Aunt Li Si was not annoyed, and walked forward side by side with him, "I just ran into Jidong."

Ergou's father didn't take it seriously. The New Year was coming soon, and many migrant workers in the village were returning to celebrate the New Year. It was normal to bump into each other. He thought Aunt Li Si wanted to show that Jidong was capable, so she gave him a holiday early. He snorted, "Subordinates who are valued by their leaders will have a later holiday. My little dog is very valued by the leader. He said he would promote him to be a supervisor."

Aunt Li Si sneered in her heart. Which leader would be so foolish as to promote a new employee to be a supervisor? This was clearly a big promise to his son, but the old man took it seriously. However, she did not dwell on this topic. Knowing that he had misunderstood, she did not argue with him. She just nodded twice in response to his words, "You are right!"

Seeing that she understood, Ergou's father smiled with satisfaction. Before he could straighten his back, Aunt Li's next sentence made his back hunch even more.

"Xiangxiang is pregnant. Is your daughter-in-law pregnant?" Aunt Li looked at him with a smile.

Ergou's father was stunned for a long time. He urged his daughter-in-law every day, but she never got pregnant. Could she be a chicken that doesn't lay eggs?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He walked away with his arms swung. But Aunt Li Si behind him was so happy that her teeth popped out. She thought: You are allowed to show off every day. Look at others, and then look at your son! What do you have to show off?

In a blink of an eye, all the children in the family came back.

As soon as they came back, they had to attend two banquets held in the village: one was Hongxia, and the other was Tieniu.

Hongxia's family is a close relative, so the whole family can eat together. Tieniu's family is from the village, so only one person from the family needs to come.

Zhang Xiuhua adhered to the principles of openness, fairness and justice and asked everyone's opinions first, "Who among you wants to go to Tie Niu's house for dinner?"

Everyone looked at each other. Hongxia was their relative, so they had to help her so they wouldn't be too busy.

Only Jilin raised his hand, "Mom, I'll go."

Tong Shuyu pushed him and asked in a low voice, "Why do you want to go?"

Ji Lin whispered, "Because I want to have a feast." I don't want to work.

The old man's family was having a wedding, and the younger generation had to help. Jilin didn't miss any opportunity to shirk his responsibilities.

Seeing that no one else objected, Zhang Xiuhua agreed.

However, Tong Shuyu felt like she was struck by lightning after hearing Ji Lin's reasons. She thought he wanted some quiet time, but she didn't expect he was just trying to be lazy.

Zhang Xiuhua and others went to help Li Jiandang at home. Jilin went to Tieniu's house alone. He checked in first. Then he waited for a seat. Others went to see the bride, but he was not so curious. He just wanted to eat quickly and then go home to play with the model that Jidong brought back.

Tieniu only has his mother, his father died early, so it is not easy for him to find a wife. But he went out to work and brought back a wife.

The villagers were inspired by Tie Niu. Many of them who couldn't find wives nearby went out to work to see if they could find someone they liked.

This wedding was neither good nor bad. It was neither luxurious nor shabby. Tie Niu's family was not rich, so everyone could understand why the banquet was held like this.

Ji Lin had already thought that the banquet would not be very good. After he finished his meal, he walked out of the door and ran into Xiao Gou and his wife halfway.

Seeing him, the puppy nodded at him and then went home with his wife.

Ji Lin looked at his expression. He didn't look like he was going home for the New Year, but rather for visiting his ancestors' graves. Did he get upset outside? Why did he look so sad?

He is not a nosy person and he forgot about it after saying hello.

He hummed a little tune and walked slowly towards home. He arrived home in a few steps. Just as he was about to take out his key, he suddenly found a person squatting at the door, looking sneaky. He thought it was a thief. Just as he was about to yell "Catch thief", he didn't expect the "thief" to speak first.

"Don't scream! It's me!"

The voice sounded familiar. Ji Lin spent a long time identifying it in the faint moonlight before he realized it was Zhang Jinbao.

"What are you doing? Walking in front of my car? Are you trying to..." Jilin felt that the boy's eyes were not right. He wanted to ask if he wanted to steal something. But he had no evidence to prove it, which would only add to the trouble. He would have to argue with the other party later, and he was exhausted, so he stopped immediately.

Zhang Jinbao saw him opening the door and about to enter the house, so he hurriedly called out to him, "Jilin, can you use your car to take me to town?"

He wanted to walk on his own, but the way was too long and the snow was too deep, and he was afraid he would freeze to death.

Jilin turned around and frowned, "It's already dark, what are you doing in town?"

Zhang Jinbao was full of anger, as if he was sulking with someone, "I want to go out and work. I don't want to stay at home."

"Why?" Everyone else was going home for the New Year, but he was walking out. Jilin couldn't understand.

Zhang Jinbao had no one to talk to about his inner distress. He had so many things to say that he wanted to talk to someone, but the villagers would only laugh at him. Now that Ji Lin asked him, he told him everything, "Tie Niu is getting married today, and Tie Dan is getting married next year. They are about the same age as me. Everyone who meets me asks me, 'Jinbao, when are you going to get married again?' I know they look down on me. My parents blame me too! They say I am wasting the family's money. I don't want to stay at home anymore. I want to go out and make money. I won't come back until I make something of myself!"

Jilin has been thick-skinned since he was a child. No matter how vicious the words are, they are no different from tickling to him. He doesn't quite understand why he has to run away from home just because someone asks you a few questions. Is it so easy to get along outside? Zhang Jinbao has no skills and no education, so he can only be a laborer outside. It is too difficult for him to make a name for himself with his qualifications. He sighed, "Don't be hard on yourself. I think you'd better accept the reality. Don't get married. Without offspring, you only need to support yourself. You can still be quite happy alone."

This was from the bottom of his heart, because he had already thought that if he failed to get into college, he would have to do hard labor. Then he would not get married, and it would be no problem for him to support himself.

Unfortunately, his words were like a knife to Zhang Jinbao. He dug out his blood and drank his blood. Zhang Jinbao even suspected that Jilin looked down on him and wanted him to have no descendants! He glared at Jilin fiercely, and did not want Jilin to drive him, and turned around and left.

He used to think Jilin was an honest man, but now he realized that he was wrong. What kind of person is this? He actually wants him to have no descendants!

Jilin scratched his head, his eyes full of confusion. Why did this person suddenly leave when everything was going well? He didn't even say hello. What did he say wrong?

Ji Lin sighed heavily, "I spent so much time talking to you, but you didn't even listen to a word I said. What a waste of my feelings."

He opened the door and went into the house to drink some water.

Zhang Jinbao was found missing at around 9pm. His parents initially thought he was watching the fun at someone's house. After all, two families in the village were getting married today and there would be performances in the evening. After watching at one house, he went to watch at the other house, but when the performances at both houses were over, the street performers had packed up their stalls and were ready to go home. Jinbao hadn't returned yet, and his parents were getting a little impatient.

You have to know that the temperature in the Northeast can reach minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius in winter. If Jinbao got drunk and fell asleep in the snow, he would definitely freeze to death the next day.

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo were busy all day and were so tired that their backs and waists ached.

"It's not okay at my age. When our children get married in the future, let's go to a hotel." Zhang Xiuhua's hands were frozen stiff. Although the water was all hot, it was cold in the Northeast. The hot water just out of the pot became cold in a short time. The alternation of hot and cold was unbearable for even the strongest body.

Li Jianguo was also tired. He helped serve the dishes today. There were six dishes on each plate, and his arms were sore from just serving them.

The couple washed their feet and were about to go to bed when they heard the door banging outside.

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "What's going on? Did something happen?"

Li Jianguo didn't know either, so he put on his shoes and got off the kang.

"Could Tie Niu's wife also be a liar?" Zhang Xiuhua felt that she was now also scared of liars. Tie Lihua's family was not well off. But they were not as troubled as the Zhang family. If this wife was a liar, Tie Niu would probably be single for the rest of his life.

Li Jianguo told her not to talk nonsense, "I'll go take a look. Don't come out yet."

He put on his shoes and went out. He came back after a while and started putting on his down jacket.

Zhang Xiuhua was anxious, "What's going on?"

"Zhang Jinbao is missing." Li Jianguo asked her to put on her shoes and get off the bed. "We have to look for him in such a cold day."

Even if they don't like the child, since it's a matter of life and death, that little dislike doesn't matter.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, put on her shoes, got off the kang, put on her down jacket, and put on a cotton hat.

When they went out, the villagers were woken up by them. Knowing that Zhang Jinbao was missing, everyone followed to look for him.

Jilin was sleeping soundly. He dreamed that he was flying on a plane. He was woken up in a daze. He was still a little confused, "What happened?"

Jidong put on his clothes, "Hurry up. Zhang Jinbao is gone."

Hearing that he had to go out to help find Zhang Jinbao, Jilin finally regained his spirits, "No need to look for him. He is not in the village. Just after dark, I heard him say that he was going to the south to work."

Zhang's father and mother were called over. When they heard Jilin's words, they slapped their thighs and said, "This child is so confused. It's Chinese New Year, and those two days won't make a difference. Why are you in such a hurry?"

They never stopped their son from going out to work. But could he go after the Chinese New Year? Why did he leave so suddenly?!

Ji Lin didn't explain, and Zhang Jinbao could see that he was in high spirits and ran away from home without caring about anything.

Zhang's parents found out that their son was fine and had just gone out to work, so they stopped looking for him and told the villagers, and everyone went back to sleep.