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

A few days later, Youcai and Zhenzhen took a tricycle from the county town and were taken directly to their doorstep.

Zhenzhen also came back with the little one. The child was still too young, and Zhang Xiuhua felt that they shouldn't bring the child back, "We don't need these few days. Why bother with the child?"

Zhenzhen smiled and said, "I was lucky this year. I happened to buy a sleeper ticket, so I brought the kids back with me. I didn't suffer. I only brought things I would need in October. We have everything else back home, so we can just buy more."

Zhang Xiuhua took the baby. It was so sweet and soft, so cute. She held the baby tightly and refused to let go. "Yes. Just buy more. We have our own supermarket. Why bother bringing it back and forth? I'll ask your dad to drive the tricycle to the county town to buy some. Buy whatever you need."

Zhenzhen smiled and nodded.

October made her first public appearance, and the adults all gathered around her, asking, "Can she sit?"

"Not yet." Zhenzhen wiped her little daughter's saliva. "She is less than four months old now. She will be able to roll over in three months, sit in six months, and crawl in eight months. Now is the stage where she is easy to coax. When she can walk, you have to keep an eye on her all the time."

Jidong was about to become a father, so he asked Youcai how to breastfeed his child.

Youcai directly asked him to practice with October, "I will teach you how to make milk powder."

Jidong took Shiyue from Zhang Xiuhua's arms and followed her carefully. Zhenzhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and asked Youcai with a smile, "Are you trying to be lazy?"

"Yeah." Youcai had an expression that said, "That's exactly what I meant." "It's a rare opportunity for me to be his teacher."

The whole family revolved around October, and August, as the elder sister, felt very lost. Although she was about to turn five, her beloved parents revolved around her younger sister, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She sat alone on the sofa watching cartoons, but she kept listening to their conversation out of the corner of her eyes, even though she didn't understand what the adults were saying.

Zhang Xiuhua brought the washed fruits into the house and saw this scene. She put the fruit plate next to August and said, "Eat it quickly!"

August was slightly startled, a little flattered, and subconsciously said, "Give it to my sister?"

Zhang Xiuhua's smile froze. How could a child of this age know about "Kong Rong giving away his pears" unless an adult was guiding her. It was New Year's Day, and she couldn't teach her child at this time. She pretended not to know and smiled and touched her head, "This is for you to eat."

August's eyes lit up, and he put the blueberries into his mouth with a fork, not forgetting to feed them to Zhang Xiuhua's mouth.

Zhang Xiuhua also ate a few of them and asked, "Is it delicious?"

August nodded his head, "Delicious. Grandma's blueberries are the best."

She rubbed her head against Zhang Xiuhua's arm.

Zhang Xiuhua touched her head and asked her if the cartoon was good.

August seemed to have found a topic to talk about, "It looks good."

Little Mouth Labala told the story in a confused manner, and Zhang Xiuhua yawned as she listened.

The child is still young and has poor language expression ability. At this time, you must not throw water on the child or ask her to shut up. You should listen to her carefully and give her some advice from time to time. In this way, the child will become more and more cheerful.

Although Zhang Xiuhua is older, it does not prevent August from making friends with her. The two of them chat back and forth and have a lively conversation.

Zhang Xiuhua waited until August had almost finished eating, then took her to visit Aunt Wang's house.

Aunt Wang has grandchildren. The granddaughter is several years older than August and is too disdainful to play with other children. But the younger granddaughter is about the same age as August and they can play together.

The two girls shared their toys on the kang and chattered about cartoons.

The two children were playing well together and were already good friends. Aunt Wang asked Zhang Xiuhua, "Your children are back. Is your home lively now?"

"Yes." Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "There are more and more children, and Jidong is going to have a baby soon. The kang at home is not big enough, so I plan to tear down the house and rebuild it."

She originally wanted to build a two-story building, but the weather here is cold and she has to use floor heating in winter, and the heating cannot reach the second floor, so she decided to give up.

Aunt Wang nodded in agreement. "Your house is indeed a little small. And when the children grow up, it's not suitable for them all to squeeze on one kang."

If a child is noisy at night and sleeps with his mother, he will wake up everyone in the house. The same is true if he sleeps with his father.

It would be better to divide it into rooms.

Aunt Wang asked, "When will the construction start?"

Zhang Xiuhua has not yet put it into practice. "It will be soon! We can start construction when the weather gets warmer and the ground thaws. It's better now than before. We can buy cement, bricks and putty by paying money. We don't need to ask for approval."

Aunt Wang also laughed, "Yes. Several families in our village are planning to build houses. Children are growing up day by day, and they can't get married without a house."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "He's about the same age as Jilin, and they're both married."

"They got married earlier than Jilin. They didn't get into college, so why didn't they get married?" At that time, rural people didn't get married, and they usually got married very early. On the contrary, they got married very late after going to school.

"Ergou is not young anymore, why hasn't he gotten married yet?" Aunt Wang started gossiping.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't tell her it was because of Baolin, so she laughed it off and said, "He's not in a hurry."

"He's a man with money, so he's really not in a hurry. Your Baolin isn't in a hurry either? She's a grown-up girl. Even if she went to college, she's still an old girl if she doesn't get married at this age, right? You don't urge her!" Aunt Wang also meant well, but Zhang Xiuhua had her own difficulties, and she couldn't tell her, so she had to change the subject, "I'm accompanying Zhuzhu to film a movie, oh, it's so lively..."

Aunt Wang had never heard of this before, and was stunned. She immediately changed the topic.

After returning home, Ergou went to Zhang Xiuhua to discuss this year's dividends.

Zhang Xiuhua had no objection.

So on the last day of the year, Ergou organized the villagers to distribute dividends again.

Another sum of money was received, and the faces of the villagers were filled with happiness and joy. Someone pulled Ergou to be a matchmaker for him, "My niece from my mother's family is so beautiful, shall I introduce her to you?!"

"Ergou, what kind of girl do you like? I have all kinds of girls." Aunt Li Si wanted to introduce Ergou the most because he was rich and could always find the right girl. She could also get a high matchmaking fee.

Ergou was surrounded by so many aunts, as if he were a prey. He could not bear such treatment and fled in panic.

When Baolin saw this, he was so heartless that he pinched his waist and laughed.

Zhang Xiuhua felt that this child was too carefree.

But when he turned around, he saw Baolin pouting and complaining to Zhang Xiuhua, "Why are they all staring at Ergou? Why hasn't anyone introduced a date to me?"

She was not convinced and felt that she was outshined by Ergou. She was obviously very beautiful and several years younger than Ergou. She should be more popular.

"You? In our countryside, women of your age have already been married. Men older than you are either unmarried, widowed, or have children. When they introduce you to someone, it's not a marriage, it's an enemy of mine. I'm half their breadwinner now, and they're not stupid. Why would they come to make trouble with me?" Zhang Xiuhua was a little amused to see Baolin fussing about this.

Baolin sighed heavily, "I was actually disliked?!"

"Just don't despise yourself. You don't live for them, so why do you care what they think?" Zhang Xiuhua patted her shoulder. "Let's go. Let's go home and have a good meal. Youcai must have cooked a delicious meal."

Baolin never lets worries last overnight, so he just let the matter go.

The Spring Festival program in 1994 was a little special. The whole family was watching TV at home, and the person on the program was not Baolin or Zhuzhu, but Youcai.

Youcai has entered the MasterChef competition and has passed the preliminary round.

Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Because of his participation in the program, our store's business has picked up again. I have also acquired land in several municipalities and am planning to open branches."

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised. "Is it really that fast? It has expanded to other provinces so quickly?"

"We run a high-end restaurant. We have opened six in the capital, and we can't expand any further. The capital doesn't have such a big market, so we can only go to other provinces." Zhenzhen said with a smile, "Don't forget to watch it later."

Zhuzhu asked curiously, "Big brother asked me to cheer him up and canvass for votes. I didn't see the family area?"

Youcai answered her question, "Yes!"

He pointed to a corner and said, "Don't underestimate this place because it's small. It's actually a family area. Zhenzhen came to cheer me up once. But she's not famous, so she couldn't get many votes."

Yaoyao learned that Zhuzhu was going, "Does it comply with the rules? Will it cause dissatisfaction among the audience?"

With Zhuzhu's popularity, if she supports Youcai, it would be too easy for her to win.

“No.” Zhuzhu smiled, “The people who taste the food are the judges. They are the ones who rate the dishes. My participation can only add a little popularity to the show.”

Zhang Xiuhua thought it was okay to go. "I'll go with you then. Even if you have talent, you should learn other chefs' specialties and see how they innovate their dishes, so you can learn from their strengths and make up for your weaknesses."

Youcai nodded. He himself was in the mood for learning. “It is not necessary to be first. As long as I can learn something and bring popularity to the restaurant, it is worth it.”

Ergou listened and propped his chin up with his hand. "This program even approached our company for sponsorship and wanted us to place an advertisement. But cooking competitions are usually more suitable for seasonings, and our beer and instant noodles are ready to eat right out of the bag, so they are not suitable for this program. I rejected it."

“I should refuse.” Jidong nodded. “They don’t match at all. People who eat instant noodles and those who love cooking are not the same type of people.”

"But I didn't expect that this program actually has no brand sponsorship." Ergou shook his head, "It looks like we'll lose money!" He looked at Youcai, "Cherish this opportunity to compete, it's probably gone next time."

Baolin pushed him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? With Zhuzhu here, there's no way this show will fail."

Some time ago, Zhuzhu made the news when she was hugged by someone on a variety show. This time, it’s her own brother who is on the show, so the topic will only be more exciting.

You know, since Zhuzhu became famous, all kinds of news about her have been flying around. Once before, Zhuzhu went to Youcai's restaurant for dinner and it directly made the headlines. This time, seeing them recording a show together, it will definitely be a hot topic.

Zhuzhu touched her chin and said, "Remember to watch! You will be able to see the glorious moment when Youcai brother wins the award."

He has never won a single award since he was a child.

This year was a happy time. The children have grown up and talked about work and life. They would tease the two little kids, August and October, from time to time.