The weather is getting colder now, and it will get dark soon.

When the Lin family sat down at the dinner table, the sky outside was already pitch black.

The room was lit by kerosene lamps, their dim light casting a yellow glow on everyone's faces.

"Today is a welcome dinner for Xiao Gu, so please eat up."

Only after Lin Aiguo spoke did the adults and children begin to eat.

Gu Yunze quickly grabbed Lin Yu's favorite chicken wing and put it in her bowl.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Lin Laosan picked up some green beans that Shen Zhinian liked and put them in her bowl, thinking to himself, "Who doesn't know how to do that?"

Shen Zhinian saw through his little trick and secretly shook her head with a smile.

Tie Dan ate the chicken his mother had put on his plate, his mouth greasy: "Whenever Gu Zhiqing comes, we eat stewed chicken in a clay pot. Gu Zhiqing, come again tomorrow."

Lin Shan slapped him on the head: "All you do is eat."

He hit him with very little force, so Tie Dan didn't feel any pain at all. He even pouted and said, "What's wrong with me? Who doesn't eat?"

Zhou Hehua chuckled and pinched his chubby cheek: "How come all you think about is food? You only got forty points on the test this time..."

Tie Dan buried his head and took another bite of chicken: "Mom, let's not talk about these things while we're eating."

He speaks like an adult.

Lin Aiguo and the others laughed: "Tie Dan is right, let's just eat and not talk about those things."

That's why they say grandparents and grandchildren have a special bond.

Even a serious person like Lin Aiguo wouldn't be strict with his grandson Tiedan.

It's completely different how she treats her son.

Grandpa and Grandma Lin were even more so; they always complained that Lin Shan was too strict with the children.

Little did they know that it was precisely because adults spoiled their children that he and Zhou Hehua had to be stricter with their child to prevent him from developing an arrogant and ignorant personality.

Lin Yu just watched it like a show. Little Iron Egg was really naughty and his grades weren't good, but he had a good personality and wouldn't hold grudges.

No matter how much his parents scold him, he'll be a good child who loves his parents again tomorrow.

She liked Tiedan's personality very much and asked him, "Does Tiedan like to eat?"

He nodded: "Okay, Auntie will make it next time Gu Zhiqing comes."

Because this dish had never been made before, Tie Dan connected it with Gu Yunze's arrival.

Lin Yu then explained, "It can be done even if Gu Zhiqing doesn't come."

Grandma Lin disagreed: "We only have a few chickens at home, do you expect us to eat them every day?"

Her chickens are meant to lay eggs and hatch chicks, so why do people always want to eat them?

Lin Yu stuck out her tongue. Her grandmother's generation was the most frugal because they had experienced hunger, and two hens were her favorite food.

She relies on hens to lay eggs.

But Lin Yu is different; she can't stand not eating meat and eating vegetarian food every day.

So I always try to find ways to improve my life.

Grandma Lin wouldn't scold her every time, she just wouldn't allow her to kill her own chickens.

Lin Yu would use the money to trade chickens and ducks with other families in the brigade, so that they wouldn't have to eat all vegetarian food every day.

This diet didn't actually cost much more, but everyone in the family, adults and children alike, looked much better.

Especially Tie Dan and Xiao Bao, the two younger ones, are often fed, and now their faces are chubby.

Xiao Bao used to be held in Wang Zhaodi's arms and not allowed to get down, so he was very weak.

Now I travel everywhere with Tiedan, and I'm in great shape. I haven't been sick much all year and I look very healthy.

This may also be partly due to the fact that eating more meat supplements protein.

Seeing the changes in the children, Grandma Lin began to accept Lin Yu's idea of ​​eating meat.

Tie Dan stared longingly at Lin Yu, already thinking about the next meal after finishing this one.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Little Iron Egg, Auntie promises you, as long as you pass your next exam, we'll eat delicious chicken."

Little Iron Egg's eyes lit up: "Really?" The first-grade final exams are coming up soon. If he passes, he can get another chicken dinner, right?

Lin Yu nodded: "My aunt never lies."

Little Iron Egg thought about it and realized that whatever his aunt said she would give him, he would give her.

He patted his chest: "Leave it to me!"

Zhou Hehua shook her head: "Don't brag. With your grades, do you think it's easy to improve by 20 points?"

Little Iron Egg, fearless as a newborn calf, said: "Just wait and see, I'm sure I'll pass the test."

Gu Yunze looked at the boy, who had a bright, lively face and darting eyes, and asked him, "Have you thought of any good ideas?"

Little Iron Egg honestly said, "I'll ask Uncle Little Bao to help me; he's a good student."

Xiao Bao is a year younger than Tie Dan. He was supposed to start school next year, but after Tie Dan left, Xiao Bao was all alone.

Lin Yu then took him there as well.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Bao's grades were much better than Tie Dan's in the end. The teacher said he was very smart and always got first place in the exams.

This stands in stark contrast to Tie Dan, who failed the test.

"How can Xiaobao help you?"

“I’ll sit with Uncle Xiaobao and just copy his answers.” He puffed out his chest, as if he thought he had come up with a great idea.

Upon hearing Tie Dan's words, Lin Shan's face fell. He was about to say something when Lin Yu interrupted him.

"Xiao Bao, do you think what he did was right?"

Xiao Bao pursed his lips and thought for a moment before saying, "I feel like this isn't quite right, but, but..."

But I don't know where I went wrong.

Lin Yu nodded and said to the two children, "We call this cheating, and it's wrong. Exams test what you've learned. If Tie Dan gets 40 points, it means he's only learned 40 points' worth of knowledge."

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