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

Zhang Xiuhua was relieved that Zhuzhu's problem was solved. However, she and Li Jianguo did not return to their hometown, but instead found a lawyer to sue the unscrupulous newspaper.

Li Jianguo is very supportive of this matter.

To accuse him of being two-timing is to smear his character and must not be tolerated.

The two men found a lawyer in the industry who was good at handling this type of lawsuit and gave him full authority to sue the newspaper.

Just three days after the lawyer’s letter was sent, the head of the newspaper begged for mercy.

They thought Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua were ordinary people who were easy to bully. But when Zhuzhu's story came out and countless media followed suit, they realized that these two people really had no ability. But Zhuzhu had a backer.

The rumored foster brother actually treated her like his own sister. The mastermind behind all this has been banned. He can only quit the circle and do other work.

They are just a small newspaper that makes money by making up gossips. How can they go against such a person with such a background?

So they apologized in the newspaper as Zhang Xiuhua requested, and compensated the two for mental damages of 5,000 yuan.

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo let them go.

After this was over, the two returned to the Northeast and slept soundly all day.

Traveling is fun, but running back and forth is too tiring. It’s still more comfortable at home.

After waking up, the two of them stewed a goose in the stove in the house. "It's snowing outside, let's make delicious food in the house. It smells so good."

Li Jianguo smiled and put a handful of peanuts next to the stove to roast.

Zhang Xiuhua read the letter to him, "Sister, kindhearted, I scored 340 points in the final exams this month for three subjects combined. The teacher said that if I work hard, I will definitely be able to get into high school."

Zhang Xiuhua recently started to sponsor children in poor areas, hoping that they can return to school. She only writes letters most of the time and does not visit them. Some children will write to her regularly to tell her about their recent situation.

Every time she receives a reply, Zhang Xiuhua feels that what she does is meaningful and she feels especially good.

Li Jianguo also laughed, "It may be difficult to get into university, but once she gets out of the mountains, her future will be better than before."

Zhang Xiuhua folded the letter and put it away. "Yes. In the future, educational resources will gradually tilt towards big cities. The probability of farmers' children going to school will only get lower and lower. I hope we can help as many as possible and cultivate more talents for the country."

The two were chatting when there was a knock on the door. Li Jianguo went to open the door. The wind and snow poured into the room. Zhang Xiuhua shivered. She wrapped her cotton jacket tightly around her and turned her head to see that it was Li Jianxin.

"Why are you here?" Li Jianguo moved aside to let him in.

Li Jianxin waved his hand, "No need to come closer. I have something to talk to you about. I want you to drive me to town."

"What's wrong?" Li Jianguo saw that he was going out in such a heavy snowstorm, so he knew something big must be happening.

"My father-in-law is dying, and An Rou asked me to take the kids to see them now." Li Jianxin's face was filled with sorrow. "I have a tricycle at home, but I'm going on a long trip and won't be back for several days. I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving the tricycle outside anyone's house. So she asked me to take us to town."

When Li Jianguo learned about this, he immediately picked up his cotton hat and said, "Okay. Let's go!"

A cold wind blew in, and Zhang Xiuhua walked to the door and closed it.

Li Jianxin was away for more than half a month and did not return until his father-in-law was buried.

On the day they entered the village, the snow had stopped. Zhang Xiuhua stood at the entrance of the village and swept the ground with Li Jianguo. When they saw Li Jianxin coming back with his two sons, they invited them into the house to warm up.

Li Jianxin didn't bother to be polite with her. He handed the luggage to his two sons and asked them to go home first.

After entering the house, Li Jianguo poured him chicken soup and he drank it.

Li Jianguo asked tentatively, "Your father-in-law must be very ill after being gone for so long!"

"The person is gone! He's been buried." Li Jianxin looked a little solemn, "When a person dies, it's like a light goes out. An Rou cried very sadly."

Everyone has to go through this process, and Zhang Xiuhua can only say "My condolences."

Li Jianxin nodded and said, "My father-in-law left a house for Xiangxiang before he left."

Li Jianguo was a little surprised, but then nodded, "It's time to give the child an apartment."

An Rou is also a person who doesn't like to work, but in order to leave a descendant for the An family, she works very hard.

"My eldest brother disagreed, and An Rou had an argument with him. I guess the two families won't visit each other anymore." Li Jianxin looked a little haggard, "How ridiculous. They are obviously born of the same parents, but just because he is a boy, he should inherit all my father-in-law's property? Where does he get his confidence from!"

Li Jianguo nodded, "That's right! Men and women are equal now. Besides, your Xiangxiang's last name is An."

"Yes." After Li Jianxin finished talking about this, he felt refreshed again. "Before, I was overwhelmed by the pressure of having two children. Now it's all right. After I paid off my mortgage, I felt relieved. Before, I thought that living a peaceful retirement life was out of reach, but now, I can see the light of day."

Zhang Xiuhua knew that he only wanted to enjoy himself, "It's good for you to be like this. We can't suffer all our lives. The next generation will take care of themselves."

"Yes." That's what Li Jianxin thought.

After chatting for a while, Li Jianxin went home.

As soon as they left, Zhang Xiuhua remembered something, "It's Baolin's last time to participate in the Olympics. We are idle at home anyway, why don't we go to the scene to cheer her on?"

Li Jianguo was slightly startled, then immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay. Which country is she competing in?"

Zhang Xiuhua had asked before, "Nagano, Japan, isn't that far away."

"Can we get the visa?" Li Jianguo was uncertain.

"Sure. But we have to get passports first." Zhang Xiuhua thought it would be more lively if the whole family went together, so she called each of her children and asked them if they wanted to cheer for Baolin on the spot.

Baolin has won so many championships, but except for Ergou, no one else has ever seen her compete live. This is Baolin's last time to participate in the Olympics, so they can't miss such a good opportunity.

When they learned that the competition was during the Chinese New Year, everyone agreed, "Okay. Let's spend the Chinese New Year in the capital, and now we can go abroad for a bit. My kids will go too."

Zhang Xiuhua asked around, and all the children agreed to go to support Baolin. Even if there was no time, they had to create time. This was Baolin's last competition. No matter what the result was, they wanted to witness her final game.

Because the children came from all over the world, they agreed on a time and set out from their respective cities.

People like Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo have to go to the provincial capital to buy plane tickets.

Then they went to the airport to buy plane tickets, and then to the train station to buy train tickets.

Aunt Wang Er was speechless when she saw how busy the two were. "Every time the Xing family comes back, you're not here. You're really good."

After asking, Zhang Xiuhua found out that Li Xingjia wanted to share the money with her.

So at night, Li Xingjia came over to divide the money and told Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo a piece of news, "We have paid off our debts to the bank and the villagers. We are relieved!"

Li Jianguo was also genuinely happy for him, "Your life will get better and better in the future."

"Yes. My daughter-in-law is pregnant. Next year she will go to the capital to take care of the child. I can't drive the tractor alone, so I plan to find a helper in the village. Village chief, do you want to work with me? You are not the factory director now, so you have plenty of time." Li Xingjia made an invitation.

Li Jianguo was really tempted. He could earn more than 8,000 yuan in one trip. What a good deal.

But Zhang Xiuhua refused without a second thought, "I think it's better to let Tieniu work with you. The boy is young, can endure hardships and stay up late. He was on the battlefield before the founding of the country and has hidden injuries. He works too much and his knees hurt."

Tie Niu is Tie Lihua's son. He has a low level of education and has been working in a factory. His wife has just given birth to a child, and the family has three acres of land. Their life is not as good as the rich, but better than the poor.

Li Xingjia stopped insisting and said, "It's time to take care of it. Then I'll go find Tiedan."

After Li Xingjia left, Zhang Xiuhua reminded Li Jianguo, "You are not young anymore, you can't keep working so hard. We are destined to enjoy a good life in the future."

Li Jianguo put the money back into the drawer and lay on the kang. "It seems that I am really a miserable person. When I am idle, I feel uncomfortable all over."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You are living a good life. We are going to Japan soon. Can you see if there is anything missing?"

Li Jianguo checked the list one by one, "Do you need to bring so many things?"

"Yes! Everything is expensive in Japan, so we should save as much as possible."

Li Jianguo thought it was okay.

After the old couple got along well, they went to bed.

The family reunited in Japan during the Chinese New Year in 1998. The official competition was on February 1th. The Chinese New Year was on January 28th. They came here a week in advance.

Li Jianguo and Zhang Xiuhua booked a hotel in advance. Zhang Xiuhua was right. Hotels here are really expensive. Almost ten times more expensive than in the capital.

If it wasn't for cheering Baolin, Li Jianguo would never let the money go to the Japanese.

To make sure the money was well spent, the family traveled around Japan.

Jidong also showed everyone various Japanese cars. The prices are cheaper than in China because there are no tariffs.

They also visited famous architectural sites in Japan and Mount Fuji. When they learned that the mountain was privately owned, they were speechless. "A national-level attraction is actually privately owned. This is capitalist society."

We visited all the sights in just three days. We couldn't speak the language, there weren't many delicious foods, and people in Northeast China were used to eating raw food, which was incompatible with their eating habits. It was a bit boring.

They had no way of seeing Baolin, so they could only continue to stay near the hotel, looking at the shopping mall and the electronic equipment here.

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo also realized that things outside were indeed more advanced than theirs.

"No wonder Jidong wants to develop drones. Look at these things, we can't make them in our country yet."

Li Jianguo also had to admit, "It will definitely be possible in the future. The country is also attracting investment."

They observed all the new things here and finally came to the official competition.

This Winter Olympics will be held for 16 days, starting on the th and ending on the nd. Baolin will participate in the short track speed skating finals on the th, first the preliminaries, then the group stage and the finals.

Baolin participated in three programs, one was the 1500m short track speed skating, one was the team 3000m relay, and one was the women's 3000m speed skating.

Baolin has the strongest endurance, so all the competitions she participates in are long-distance ones.

The first day was the preliminaries. They sat in the audience. Ergou bought the ticket and had a wide view. The Winter Olympics was not well known in China, so there were not many people from China. Most of them were students studying in Japan or players. Zhang Xiuhua's family stood out during the period.

When Baolin came on stage, Zhang Xiuhua and others stared at him.

I don’t know if they were sitting too far away or what. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared. Zhang Xiuhua asked Li Jianguo, “Which one is Baolin?”

"242." Li Jianguo reminded her to look at the number on it, but she was running too fast and the numbers on the helmet were blurred into afterimages, so she couldn't see them at all.

Zhuzhu smiled and said, "Mom, look at the team uniform. It's red all over, and the arms are yellow."

Zhang Xiuhua understood what she said. She had to watch carefully. Soon, a group of people rushed to the finish line. "What place did Baolin take?"

"Third!" Yaoyao replied. She has the best eyesight and is the only one in the family who is not nearsighted.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at him terrified, "How long have you been running? I haven't seen enough."

Jilin was amused by his mother, "Mom, it's only four minutes in total. This is a competition, so you have to watch carefully."

Zhang Xiuhua motioned for them to watch carefully, "There are two more games to come."

When Baolin slid over, Zhang Xiuhua immediately greeted her.

Baolin looked up and saw so many relatives' faces. He was shocked. "Uncle Li, Mom, why are you here?"

"Let's watch you compete." August waved the national flag in her hand excitedly, "Aunt, you are amazing. You run really fast. Grandma couldn't see enough just now."

Baolin laughed loudly, "There's another game this afternoon, watch carefully!"

She chatted with them for a while and then followed the coach back to the training base.

Zhang Xiuhua and others went out to eat. They were a little unaccustomed to the food here. Especially since many dishes were raw, they could only order dumplings. But the dumplings sold in the store were very small. People with big appetites like Li Jianguo and Youcai could not eat enough.

They could only keep refilling their portions, and the waiter thought they were having a big eating contest. Many customers stared at them and cheered them on.

August didn't understand, so she joined in the fun. Jidong's twins and October also followed their sister's lead.

Zhuzhu was amused by them and laughed out loud. She stroked the little boy's cheek and said, "So cute!"

Little Dumpling would knock his aunt's hand away and glare at her fiercely.