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

"What a beautiful flower." Baolin praised, and then said to his mother, "I want to eat this flower."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded and cut a piece for Yaoyao first, "Reward Yaoyao for her brave resistance!"

Yaoyao grinned shyly, carefully took the cake, scooped a little with a small spoon and put it into her mouth, and then her eyes lit up, "It's delicious!"

Youcai was so anxious, "Aunt Zhang, hurry up!"

Zhang Xiuhua was helpless. She couldn’t do it quickly. The cake was too light and if she moved too hard, it would collapse easily!

She will give the next one to Youcai.

Jidong and Baolin were drooling with envy.

Baolin took a spoon and scooped a mouthful of Yaoyao and put it into his mouth. "Wow, it's sweet. My mom is right, it tastes better than egg cake."

Jilin and Zhuzhu didn't bother to play either. They dropped their spinning tops and ran in to watch.

Zhang Xiuhua reminded them to wash their hands, and the two children ran to wash their hands reluctantly. Usually Jilin was slow and had a stutter, but he was very fast and ran back in the blink of an eye.

Everyone got a piece of cake, and Zhang Xiuhua naturally didn't forget herself.

Needless to say, Zhang Xiuhua didn't like it very much. This cake was too greasy and too sweet. After eating cakes from later generations, eating cakes from this time always felt like eating foam.

But the kids haven't had many good things. They think this cake is a rare delicacy in the world. It's soft and fluffy, with a sweet milky flavor, and the cake inside is dense and delicate. It makes your mouth full of fragrance after taking a bite, and you can't help but want another piece.

"Aunt Zhang, it's so delicious!"

Zhang Xiuhua cut the remaining cake into pieces for them, and she and Zhuzhu each had one piece. Zhuzhu was young and couldn't eat too much. She didn't like to eat and only wanted to have one piece.

Although there were two portions for each person, the children still felt it was not enough. After they finished eating, they wanted to lick the plate clean.

After Youcai finished eating, he did not forget to ask Zhang Xiuhua for advice on how to cook it.

Zhang Xiuhua knew how to make it, and she briefly explained it to Youcai, who was eager to try it. Can egg whites be beaten with sugar? Is that true?

Zhang Xiuhua told him to just try.

Youcai didn't believe it, so he really tried it with an egg. She had an egg beater in her space but couldn't take it out, so she asked him to use chopsticks to mix it, but the tool was too crude, and he spent nearly an hour to beat the egg white into white and delicate foam. He was so tired that his arms were almost broken. "My God, this job is too tiring."

"So it makes sense that it's sold at such a high price." Baolin looked at the egg white and thought it was amazing.

There was no oven at home, so Zhang Xiuhua simply put egg yolks and beaten egg whites together, fried them into eggs, and let Youcai eat them.

Youcai bit the egg in anger and said, "I originally wanted to open a cake shop, but it's too tiring and not worth it."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "There are electric egg beaters. But they are very expensive."

Youcai's eyes lit up, "That's good." He said happily, "When I grow up, I must learn how to make cakes."

Forget it now, he is afraid that his arm will be broken.

Youcai ran to do his homework. After Yaoyao finished his homework, he brought it to Zhang Xiuhua for checking.

"Well written! Be braver in the future! We should not bully others, nor should we be bullied by others, understand?" Zhang Xiuhua touched her head and gave her detailed instructions.

Yaoyao nodded, "Okay!"

Zhang Xiuhua handed her the homework book, but Yaoyao did not leave.

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "Anything else?"

Yaoyao pursed her lips, looked at her secretly, and said hesitantly, "Aunt Zhang, can I sleep with you?"

She lowered her voice and glanced at Baolin furtively, like a thief.

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for several seconds, and suddenly realized that Yaoyao had never received her mother's attention. Yaoyao's mother was a person who favored boys over girls, and she had never held Yaoyao since she could walk.

Zhang Xiuhua touched her head and said, "Okay."

**

At night, Yaoyao finished her bath and climbed onto the kang with her short legs.

The weather was not that cold at that time, so Zhang Xiuhua did not heat the kang. She just put two quilts on the bed. She and Zhuzhu each covered themselves with one quilt. The reason they were separated was because Zhuzhu was young and her body was a few degrees hotter than an adult.

Zhang Xiuhua let Yaoyao and Zhuzhu sleep in the same bed, with Zhuzhu sleeping inside and Yaoyao sleeping in the middle.

But Yaoyao wanted to sleep in the same bed with Zhang Xiuhua.

Zhang Xiuhua met her wet and eager eyes, and couldn't bear to refuse, so she nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Yaoyao crawled into Zhang Xiuhua's bed, secretly hugged her waist, and kicked her legs in excitement.

This child has always been very quiet and rarely active. She was so excited just sleeping together that Zhang Xiuhua felt sad.

She hugged Yaoyao and held her in her arms. Yaoyao smelled the scent on her body and felt a warmth she had never felt before.

Zhang Xiuhua glanced at Zhuzhu. This child played crazily during the day and fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow at night.

She tucked Zhuzhu in, and when she looked away, she saw Yaoyao still staring at her with her eyes wide open. She couldn't help but laugh, "Why aren't you sleeping?"

Yaoyao asked expectantly, "Aunt Zhang, am I brave?"

"Brave!" Zhang Xiuhua nodded and gave her a thumbs up without hesitation. "You are the bravest child I have ever seen. You have the courage to resist evil forces. You are awesome!"

Under the light, the stars in Yaoyao's eyes sparkled. She excitedly told Zhang Xiuhua that she was called out of the classroom by the teacher. "I didn't tell him that I was bullied. Because I also beat Daxiong, I was afraid of being criticized by the teacher."

Zhang Xiuhua scratched her little nose and said, "Not bad! You now know how to think. Keep it up!"

Yaoyao grinned, but she still secretly pulled Zhang Xiuhua's sleeve, "Aunt Zhang, don't tell grandma about the fight between Daxiong and I. She will be unhappy."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled. Her mother-in-law used to be the daughter of a small landlord. Later, in order to look good, she chose to marry her father-in-law who was born in the countryside. She was taught since elementary school that girls should be well-educated and well-mannered. She would never agree with a wild child fighting with classmates.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Okay. I'll keep it a secret for you."

Yaoyao closed her eyes contentedly and went to sleep.

**

Maybe it was a psychological effect, but Zhang Xiuhua always felt that Yaoyao was more cheerful than usual when she woke up in the morning. She even jumped up and down when she walked.

After sending her children to school, Zhang Xiuhua took her two children to dry sweet potato flour in the yard when the team leader came to find her.

"Xiuhua, Chinese New Year is just a few months away, do you think we can get another gift box?"

Zhang Xiuhua laughed. Did the captain get something? He actually came to her house to ask for advice. She smiled and said, "Sure. This time we will make three kinds of gift boxes, five yuan, three yuan and one yuan."

The team leader was delighted. "You are the one who came up with the idea. There are so many rattans on the mountain next to our production team. We used to use them for firewood and they were all wasted. Now we can sell them. No matter how much they are sold for, it will be a profit."

After the autumn harvest, families have nothing to do except pickling vegetables. It is a good idea to use this time to weave baskets.

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "Are you not selling rice popcorn sticks this year?"

The team leader waved his hand and said, "Rice popcorn sticks won't work. Our village almost didn't have enough diesel tickets for this year's spring ploughing. We'll have to use diesel again for next year's spring ploughing, so we have to spend it sparingly."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized, yes, diesel also requires a ticket at this time.