After the replacement of the military officer, the soft stepmother won

"Okay." Shen Li said, "Take out the prawns, mantis shrimp, crabs, beef, pork, and some vegetables from the refrigerator. We'll all have hot pot tonight."

"Okay." Lu Jingchuan went to the kitchen to busy himself, while Shen Li went to the small courtyard.

At this time, everyone was sitting neatly in the small courtyard. It was already seven o'clock in the evening. The sky had already darkened. The sky was dotted with sparse stars, twinkling. There were several lights installed in the whole small courtyard, so it looked quite bright.

Duran was entertaining the guests in the yard, serving tea and water to everyone. Some military wives also brought their children, and Duoduo and Minghui played with the children nearby.

Several girls were playing skipping rope in the small yard.

Duoduo was watching from the side, her big black eyes sparkling as she took in the scene.

Before, in kindergarten and in the compound, the girls all liked to play skipping rope. She often hid in the corner and watched the girls' feet flying on the rope, as if flowers were jumping out of their feet. But no one liked her. Everyone thought she was a monster and no one ever played with her.

Some girls even called her a little jinx who brought death to her mother.

She never wanted to get close to big guys. She was afraid to deal with anyone and closed her heart.

But since my mother came to the island, the children in the compound all envied me for having a good mother. They took the initiative to play with her and gave her candy.

No one called her a wild child anymore, and everyone was very friendly to her.

Gradually, she began to play with the big guys.

"Duoduo, do you want to try skipping rubber rope?" Shen Li noticed that Duoduo was just watching the other kids skipping rubber rope but never went up to try it herself. She bent down, placed her soft palms on Duoduo's slender shoulders, leaned over slightly, leaned close to Duoduo's ear, and spoke softly.

"But I didn't jump, I don't know how to..." Duoduo said in a low voice.

"It's okay, Duoduo is a quick learner," Shen Li said with a smile, "Just look at how they dance, and then you can follow them. Doduo, do you want to give it a try?"

Shen Li knew clearly that during this period of time Duoduo went from never speaking to being able to communicate normally with others, and from being very introverted and even autistic, she became a little more extroverted, but this was only limited to being extroverted towards family members. Although she could get along well with other children outside, she still could not completely integrate into the group and become one of them.

Duoduo looked at the girl jumping rubber rope eagerly, a little hesitant.

"Duoduo is the smartest and bravest child," Shen Li said, "So, give it a try, okay?"

Duoduo raised her eyes and looked into her mother's gentle eyes. Her mother's gentle and quiet eyes gave her great peace of mind. She pursed her lips and finally nodded, "Yeah."

"Then later, baby, you must stand up bravely and express that you want to play, okay?" Shen Li smiled at her gently.

Duoduo clenched her fists and nodded heavily.

Not long after, a little girl "failed" because she did not step on the rubber band correctly when skipping rope. According to the rules of skipping rope, the loser is responsible for standing in place and using her legs to support the person who is going to skip rope, so that the next person can jump up.

The little girl wiped the sweat off her forehead. She had been jumping for quite a while and was already tired. She was now jumping the rubber rope and waiting for someone else to take over. "Whose turn is it?"

Duoduo took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, raised her little hand, and said softly, "Can I?"

At this time, all the children's eyes fell on Duoduo.

Duoduo took a deep breath. Her face turned red because of nervousness, like a ripe red Fuji apple. Her thick and long eyelashes trembled. She took a deep breath, mustered up her courage, and repeated, "I, I want to play."

Shen Li gave Duoduo a thumbs up and said with a smile, "Duoduo is awesome!"

Duoduo and Shen Li looked at each other and felt more at ease. It didn't matter if she was rejected and there was no shame in it. As long as her mother was with her, she didn't care. She could be very brave!

"Of course! Come and play!" said a girl.

The other girls also spoke up, "Come up!"

Duoduo smiled happily, revealing dimples at the corners of her lips.

Two little girls were skipping rubber bands. Duoduo was wearing beautiful red Double Star sneakers and trying to jump on the rubber band. Her two little pigtails were swinging back and forth as she skipped rubber bands. Her little face was filled with a happy smile.

In fact, she had seen everyone jump rubber rope a long time ago, and she knew all the moves.

"Little ball, banana, pear, horse lotus blooms twenty-one."

Duoduo hummed a nursery rhyme while skipping rubber rope.

Shen Li watched this scene with a smile and found that some nursery rhymes were accompanied by some actions when the children were skipping rubber ropes, which was the rhythm of skipping rubber ropes. The posture of the feet was different every time they jumped.

Shen Li watched this scene with relief.

"Two-five-six, two-five-seven, two-eight-two-nine-thirty-one."

"Three, five, six, three, five, seven..."

"Four, five, six, four, five, seven, four, eight, four, nine, fifty-one."

Lu Jingchuan on the side watched this scene with satisfaction. Duoduo used to be very withdrawn. She would never play skipping rope with others. She would just play by herself in kindergarten. She was very afraid of others and didn't like to get close to anyone. But everything has changed since Lili came to the island.

The boys gathered together, their little heads put together, and everyone was playing with my glass marbles on the ground.

The small courtyard became joyful, warm and beautiful.

"Are these still Duoduo and Minghui?" Du Lan was so moved that she almost cried. She had only met them once when Jingchuan adopted them. Minghui at that time was full of worries, like a gloomy little adult. Duoduo was also withdrawn and autistic, and never spoke. She thought Duoduo was a little mute and felt sad for a long time.

But I didn’t expect that in just such a short time, these two children are already playing with other children and becoming friends with the rest of the kids.

All this is thanks to Xiaoli!

Xiaoli is simply the lucky star of their family!