In her previous life, after becoming a widow, Zhang Chunxue worked tirelessly and sacrificed everything for her three sons, even raising eight grandchildren.
She thought she could enjoy a pea...
However, the movement here still attracted everyone's attention.
The middle-aged woman who had just spoken couldn't help but mutter again: "After giving birth to two daughters, she was hoping for a son... but in the end, he turned out to be mute..."
Just at this moment, no one was talking in the dormitory, and everyone heard what she said at once.
The middle-aged woman's expression changed, and she suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
Zhang Chunxue raised her eyelids and looked at her, then turned to look at Zhong Xiaoxiao, saying in a gentle tone, "Xiaoxiao, you should be more careful when making friends in the future. Not only should you examine the person's character, but you should also consider their family situation."
"After all, the influence of one's original family on a person is still very great."
After hearing this, the middle-aged woman was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and her face turned red instantly.
The middle-aged woman's daughter was embarrassed and angry, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only tidy up her clothes in frustration.
Zhang Chunxue and the others quickly made the bed for Zhong Xiaoxiao, and everything else was almost in order. It was time for them to leave.
She raised her voice again: "Xiaoxiao, there is something else I want to tell you..."
She glanced at the other people in the dormitory and said, "If you are bullied at school in the future, don't be afraid. If someone scolds you, scold them back. If someone hits you, hit them back!"
"Pulling hair, scratching face, kicking stomach, whatever's best for you... If you hurt anyone, Mom will pay for your medical expenses, got it?"
Zhong Xiaoxiao swallowed and said, "Yeah! I understand, Mom!"
Zhang Chunxue finally nodded in satisfaction, her voice becoming much gentler. "We're not afraid of trouble, but we shouldn't mess around. After all, we still need to be civilized and well-mannered people."
Zhou Mingli couldn't help but laugh at the side: "Mom, Xiaoxiao is not the kind of person who would easily cause trouble."
Song Xingzhi, who had been silent all this time, also spoke softly: "Xiaoxiao, if you meet someone you can't beat, don't force yourself. Come back and tell Dad, and Dad will help you solve it. Got it?"
He reached out and touched Zhong Xiaoxiao's head: "If someone really offends you, Dad will support you!"
Zhong Xiaoxiao nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Is this the sense of security that the word "Dad" brings?
Her biological father, Zhong Guosheng, was somewhat patriarchal and had a good attitude towards his three sons, Zhong Chengfa, but he was dispensable to her, his daughter.
When he is happy, he can still smile at her, but when he is unhappy, he just pretends she doesn't exist.
When Zhong Guosheng passed away, Zhong Xiaoxiao was only in her early teens and really did not enjoy much fatherly love.
At the most critical moment, Zhong Guosheng really kept following Zhang Chunxue around, because he was afraid that Zhang Chunxue would be abducted by someone else.
Zhang Chunxue and the others were about to leave, and Zhong Xiaoxiao felt a little reluctant to let them go, so she insisted on sending them to the downstairs of the dormitory. Only after they had gone far away did she reluctantly return to the dormitory.
As soon as she came back, the middle-aged woman immediately started to grumble, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, who doesn't know how to teach their daughter to fight..."
Her daughter was so embarrassed that she kept pulling at her clothes.
Zhong Xiaoxiao imitated Zhang Chunxue, glanced at her, and then raised her chin: "My mother hasn't gone far yet. Do you want me to call her back to talk to you?"
The middle-aged woman suddenly choked.
The mother of the couple next to her couldn't help but frown and said, "Hey, big sister, you are really something. What's other people's family life like? It's none of your business. You just talk too much!"
The middle-aged woman was even more angry and said, "What does it have to do with you?"
The mother replied bluntly, "Isn't it okay for me to stand up for what's wrong?"
Her daughter, a round-faced girl with a student-style hairstyle, poked her head out from the side and made a face at the middle-aged woman: "My mom is the county women's director, she has to be in charge! Lulululu!"
When she heard that this was an official, the middle-aged woman's face changed again, and she was really speechless and dared not say a word.
The director of women's affairs, Hu Shanshan, noticed the middle-aged woman was silent, so she fired back, "You're really not worried that your daughter won't get along with her classmates in the future if you do this! People will look at her with tinted glasses when they know she has a mother like you!"
The girl lowered her head in embarrassment.
The middle-aged woman curled her lips and muttered in a very low voice: "Then why not just stop getting along with those people who look down on others..."
It’s a good thing that no one else heard this, otherwise there would be another uproar.
However, with Hu Shanshan there to calm things down, the middle-aged woman didn't cause any more trouble.
Hu Shanshan's daughter Lin Lixia was very curious about Zhong Xiaoxiao, so she came over and greeted Zhong Xiaoxiao, and the two girls soon started chatting together.
In addition, the girl also came over and everyone introduced themselves to each other.
Only the middle-aged woman's daughter was standing aside, all alone. She wanted to move forward, but her feet seemed to be rooted and she couldn't move at all.
After Zhang Chunxue and the others left school, they strolled around the area.
Zhang Chunxue was going to set up a stall in the county to sell braised food, so of course he had to figure out where was more suitable for setting up a stall and where there would be more traffic.
She wanted to set up a stall near Zhong Xiaoxiao's school so that it would be convenient for Zhong Xiaoxiao to come to her after school every week and they could go home together.
The few of them strolled around for most of the day and finally determined that the area with the highest flow of people was at the intersection with County No. 1 Middle School.
It’s simple, there is a supply and marketing cooperative not far from here.
Zhang Chunxue studied it for a long time and found that the intersection diagonally opposite the supply and marketing cooperative would be a good place to set up a stall. People who came to the supply and marketing cooperative could see Zhang Chunxue's stall as soon as they looked up.
After deciding on a place, they went back directly.
The next morning, Song Xingzhi went to work at the brigade headquarters, and Zhang Chunxue took Zhou Mingli and Song Yanshen to the meat processing plant.
Because we are setting up two stalls starting today, there are more things to buy.
She and Zhou Mingli each carried a large backpack, while Song Yanshen carried a small one, and they went on a big shopping spree.
After returning home, the three of them got busy again.
While cleaning, Zhang Chunxue joked, "Mingli, you're going to set up the stall alone today...Are you scared?"
Zhou Mingli swallowed and said, "I'm not really scared... I'm just a little nervous."
Although she had been the one running the stall in town these days, with Zhang Chunxue only helping out, if she really had to set up the stall alone...
She always felt a little timid - after all, she was missing Zhang Chunxue, the mainstay!