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

The next day, Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo went to the beach to swim. At that time, there were not many people on the beach. Everyone was busy with their lives. The beach was contracted by the company. Beach chairs and various diving equipment were set up.

"Should we take a speedboat?" Li Jianguo was eager to try.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to play that, "I want to swim."

"Can you?" Li Jianguo was a little worried about her swimming alone. This was the sea, and if something went wrong, the consequences would be disastrous.

"There is a pond in our village. I often went there to swim when I was a kid. Go ahead and have fun. Don't worry about me." Zhang Xiuhua pointed at several young people who were swimming. "I won't go to the deep sea. I'll just swim by the side."

Li Jianguo asked her to swim a lap so that he could see her swimming skills before making a decision.

Zhang Xiuhua agreed. The swimsuit she wore was the most conservative style, without too many fancy laces, and it was also very convenient for swimming.

Li Jianguo was surprised to see her change several swimming styles after swimming a circle, "How can you know so many?"

"When I was young, I was curious and learned from others. When I grew up, it was not easy to go into the river again." Zhang Xiuhua swam back and forth in the water. She had excellent physical strength and did not feel tired after swimming for a while. Seeing that she was able to handle it well, Li Jianguo went to play with the speedboat.

It's really exciting to drive a speedboat, but the price is too expensive. It costs 300 yuan to drive for 10 minutes. It's a sky-high price, and many people are discouraged.

Li Jianguo played around for a while, but couldn't bear to spend any more money, so he came over to swim with her. "You were able to swim so well when you were a child. If you had learned to swim then, maybe you would have achieved more than Baolin. Maybe you could have won the swimming championship."

Zhang Xiuhua laughed, "I didn't understand these things at that time. Besides, our country didn't participate in the Olympics at that time. We couldn't win glory for our country."

Li Jianguo thought about it and it made sense. It wasn't a pity to say that. "Baolin has a talent for sports. Maybe he inherited it from you."

"Of course." Zhang Xiuhua said as a matter of course, "I ran very fast when I was a child."

When she was little, she was skinny and always hungry. Their place was all plains, not many mountains. Her brother always took her to the river to fish. At that time, the river was public and guarded by someone. They went to steal fish at night and were almost caught a few times. Her brother would pull her and run. That's how she developed her speed.

She told Li Jianguo about her experience, but he didn't have any worries in this regard. "We have never lacked land in the Northeast, and I never went hungry when I was a child. Even during the most difficult times, I never went hungry. But there is one bad thing. We don't pay much attention to education there. Children in every household go to school at the age of eight or nine. After I joined the army, I found that to be promoted to an officer, you have to be at least a junior high school student. I also suffered a disadvantage in terms of education. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been a platoon leader."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Each has its own disadvantages. We didn't have enough food, but we valued education. I remember when my father went to learn to read during the literacy class. The women also went to learn. They were afraid of falling behind others."

Li Jianguo was surprised to hear this. "We have literacy classes there, and many women are sewing shoe soles under the light."

Zhang Xiuhua laughed, "What a waste."

"Yes. At that time, I didn't know the importance of learning. My horizons were narrow." Li Jianguo also sighed. Culture really depends on the environment. The south has always had a strong literary style, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Many officials and scholars come from there.

"Now it's good. Everyone knows the importance of studying and is willing to study hard." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile.

Li Jianguo is not optimistic, "They are willing to work hard, but when they take the college entrance examination, even if the whole country competes, they may not be able to compete with the southerners."

Zhang Xiuhua saw that he was worried and found it a little funny. "Why do you worry so much about this? You are not the head of the Education Bureau. If you can't get into college, you can still find a way to work. You don't have to get into college or become a talent to be a good child, right? It's also good to keep him by your side and fulfill his filial piety."

Li Jianguo nodded, "We can think positively. I'm just afraid that some parents can't."

"Okay. Let's go out and have fun. Aren't you tired of thinking about these things? We are tired enough raising our sons and daughters. Let their parents worry about their grandchildren. Each generation should take care of itself." Zhang Xiuhua didn't want to work herself to death. "At my age now, I should enjoy my life."

She sat on the beach chair, drank ice orange juice, and enjoyed the rare leisure time under the sun.

"I just can't help but worry about it!" Li Jianguo laughed at himself and sat down in the chair next to her.

The two spent a week in Hainan, eating local specialty fruits and delicacies.

A week later, Zhang Xiuhua accompanied Li Jianguo to Pengcheng to visit their former comrades-in-arms.

They all lived well, some of them had made some money by raising chickens in the early years, and some were even lucky enough to catch up with the demolition and relocation, and their lives became prosperous.

Every family built a two-story Western-style house, drove imported cars, and invited Li Jianguo to dinner at a big hotel.

While Li Jianguo was reminiscing about the past with his comrades, Zhang Xiuhua went to Jidong and Xiangxiang's home in Pengcheng.

Xiangxiang went to the capital and is not at home. Jidong is at the company. Zhang Xiuhua comes to visit, but the nanny doesn't recognize her, so she calls Jidong. Jidong rushes back from the company.

"Aunt, why are you here?" Jidong said with a smile, "The New Year is coming soon. Shouldn't we go back to our hometown?"

"Your uncle and I went to Hainan for a trip. He came to visit his comrades, and I came to see you." Zhang Xiuhua asked him how his company was doing, "Did you encounter any difficulties?"

She was afraid that Jidong would only report good news and not bad news.

"No. Everything is fine." Jidong also told her one thing, "The stock market has been high recently. I plan to sell some of my shares. Then I will set up a new company."

After the new company goes public, shareholders can only sell their shares six months later, and the reduction cannot exceed 1%. The maximum reduction in holdings is 12% within 10 months.

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "Haven't you already developed a remote-controlled airplane?"

"That's just a toy. What I want to develop is a drone." Jidong had seen drones when he was studying in the United States. "If it is combined with a computer, the effect will be great!"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't understand this, "This will cost a lot of money, right?"

"Yes. That's why I want to cash out." Jidong put forward his own idea, "If we combine drones with cameras, we can take aerial photos. If we combine drones with pesticides, we can spray pesticides. It has a wide range of uses and is no longer just a toy. If it is large enough, it can also carry heavy objects. The United States already has this kind of aircraft, and we are a few years behind them."

Zhang Xiuhua thought it was useful. "That's good indeed. Are you short of money?"

Jidong shook his head, "We are not short of money."

"If you are short of money, just tell me. I have high hopes for you!" Zhang Xiuhua patted his shoulder.

Jidong scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Thank you, auntie."

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo only stayed in Pengcheng for two days. Although Jidong wanted to take them around, they couldn't bear to disturb him at work and refused.

They returned to their hometown, exhausted and dizzy. They fell on the kang and wanted to sleep, but there was a knock on the door, and Li Jianguo had to open it.

Seeing the person coming, Li Jianguo shouted to the inner room, "Xiuhua, Aunt Wang is here."

Zhang Xiuhua had no choice but to get up and go to the main room. Aunt Wang came in with some freshly cooked corn. "You just came back, you must be hungry! My family just cooked some corn, you can fill your stomach first."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't bother to be polite with her, "Hey, you still have tender corn at home? Where did you get it?"

"We both have bad teeth and can't chew old corn, so we pick the young corn and freeze it. We cook it when we want to eat it." Aunt Wang is a person who knows how to enjoy life now. She can't afford a refrigerator, but she can afford a freezer. Since she got the freezer, she has made full use of it.

I bought a lot of chickens, ducks and geese in the fall and froze them all. There was also a lot of tender corn and beans. When I took them out to thaw, they were delicious.

She asked cheerfully, "Is it delicious?"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Delicious! Sweet!"

Aunt Wang smiled and told them, "The phone at your house kept ringing yesterday. But I don't have the key, so I can't answer it for you."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly surprised. After thinking about it, she pressed the redial button. It was Ergou calling.

Ergou sounded a little anxious, "Godmother, where have you been? Why is no one answering the phone?"

Zhang Xiuhua explained that she went to Hainan, and Ergou didn't insist on the topic, "Godmother, Zhuzhu is in trouble."

Zhang Xiuhua's heart skipped a beat. "What happened to her?"

Li Jianguo also put down the corn in his hand and listened attentively. Aunt Wang also stared at the phone.

Ergou spoke quickly and explained the whole story clearly. "She gave an interview before and said that she and Youcai were half-siblings. Then her grandfather came out and accused her of being ungrateful. And the newspapers have been scolding her these past few days."

Zhang Xiuhua hasn't read the newspaper recently, and Aunt Wang Er in the village doesn't have the habit of reading newspapers either.

Li Jianguo asked anxiously, "What happened next?"

"There is no later. Zhuzhu is very sad." Ergou sighed, "I'm busy at work and can't leave. Can you go and accompany her?"

Zhang Xiuhua naturally agreed, "Where is she?"

"The apartment she bought in the capital. I heard she was in a bad mood. Wang Juan was watching her. Although nothing happened, I was afraid she would be upset." Zhuzhu also stopped all recent announcements because of her bad mood. For others, this was just a small matter, but for Zhuzhu, it was a bit cruel.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua didn't even have time to eat the corn. They hurried to the train station with their luggage bags to find Zhuzhu in the capital.

Zhang Xiuhua rubbed her brows and said, "What the hell is this?!"

Li Jianguo felt a little guilty, "I should have told Zhuzhu the truth earlier."

Zhuzhu thought she was her biological child, and no one in the village would gossip about her. It was even more impossible for Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo to say anything. Who would have thought that her grandfather, who had not been in touch for many years, would reveal the truth? How sad this child must be.

Zhang Xiuhua waved her hands, "It's none of your business. Let's comfort Zhuzhu first. We still have to accept the TV interview later."

"Did she offend someone?" Li Jianguo felt that the reporters would not be so boring as to come to his hometown specifically to dig up some negative information about Zhuzhu.

Zhang Xiuhua doesn't quite understand, "She has been smooth sailing since her debut. She was very popular before, so she may have really blocked the way for others."

When stars become famous, good resources will be available to these first-tier stars. If second-tier or third-tier stars feel that they have taken away their resources, it is possible that they will take action against them. In addition to other stars, other entertainment companies may also take action.

Li Jianguo sighed, "I thought that with Ergou protecting her, she would be able to have a smooth life."

"This has nothing to do with Ergou. With more entertainment companies and more competitors, naturally there will be people who do bad things." Zhang Xiuhua never thought that any job would go smoothly. Nothing in this world is unchanging.