Everyone was amazed at the children's gifts, each one more thoughtful than the other. Even Wang Da was surprised: "What are you little brats thinking? Each one is more creative and better than the other."

Zhou Nanguang secretly wiped away his tears: "Good, really good, you are all good children."

An An didn't expect that Wen Zheng had done such a big thing without saying anything. She felt a little unhappy in her heart. Wen Zheng did this without even telling her. Did he really regard her as a good friend?

She thinks of Wen Zheng no matter what she does.

She pouted secretly.

Wen Zheng glanced at An An. After dinner was over, Zhou Nanguang went back to his room to rest. Sheng Anning asked Zhou Shixun to send Wang Da and his wife and Sheng Yutang away. While the other adults were helping Zhou Hongyun clean up the table, they pulled An An out to explain.

An An was still a little angry. She shook off Wen Zheng's hand and glared at him: "Why are you looking for me?"

Wen Zheng looked at An An and said, "It's not that I didn't tell you that I restored the old photos, but I wasn't sure if I could do it before. Later, for some reason, that person made a weird request, which was that the photos could be restored but I couldn't tell anyone."

An An looked at Wen Zheng suspiciously: "Is that true? You didn't lie to me on purpose?"

Wen Zheng shook his head, his expression serious: "No, it's really not. Even now, I can't tell you where this old photo was restored."

An An was surprised: "There are so many rules. What exactly do you do? You're just a photo restorer, but you're being so mysterious."

However, since Wen Zheng was so embarrassed, An An did not force him.

…

School was about to start shortly after Zhou Nanguang’s birthday. Before school started, Chen Jiaojiao and Su Meng made an appointment to come and play with An An.

The two little girls also went out with their parents to see the world during the summer vacation.

Because of her parents' work, Su Meng went directly to South Africa, and came back covered in tan.

An An looked at Su Meng and exclaimed: "Did you go to South Africa to dig coal? Why are you so dark?"

Su Meng laughed and said, "I got a little carried away after I went there. I stayed outside in the sun every day. I also went to the South African savannah with my parents. It's really huge and vast."

"We also saw zebras, elephants, giraffes, lots of them."

Chen Jiaojiao exclaimed: "I really envy you, you actually met so many people, are the people over there welcoming?"

Su Meng nodded: "Yes, they are enthusiastic. And because of my father, many people are very polite to us. Our country has provided them with a lot of aid."

"They treated us to local delicacies and helped me dress up like a local. I'll show you the photos later. It's really shocking. But the only bad thing about that place is that it's too poor."

Chen Jiaojiao sighed: "Actually, my parents and I went to the south this time, to the mountainous area, and it was really poor. The children didn't have shoes to wear to school, and there were no umbrellas when it rained. Some children didn't even have a decent piece of clothing. My mother told me to look around more so that I could cherish my current life."

After saying this, a look of sadness that didn't match her age appeared on her face: "They are really, really pitiful. I want to come back and send my old clothes and unused textbooks, and use my New Year's money to buy some school supplies to send them over. Any help is helpful."

Su Meng immediately raised her hand: "Count me in, too. I have a lot of old clothes and books at home, and I also have a lot of New Year's money. I am willing to help the children in the mountains."

An An was not willing to fall behind: "Then I should definitely be counted too. We have many children in our family, so it's not easy to collect clothes. I'll ask them to hand in all their New Year's money and pocket money, and I'll buy more and send them over. That way I can help more children."

Seeing that her two best friends supported her, Chen Jiaojiao became even more excited: "I also found that there is a strong preference for boys over girls. Girls have to do farm work and cook at home when they are very young, while boys can go to school. Those girls look so pitiful."

"I will ask my father for help when the time comes. I will tell him that these things are for girls and I will only support girls to go to school. Families that favor boys over girls should forget about it."

Su Meng gave a thumbs up: "Yes, that's how it should be. It's a different era now, and you still favor boys over girls. And now, don't families only have one child? Then it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, they are all one child. How can you still favor boys over girls?"

Chen Jiaojiao shook her head: "That's not the case. In the countryside over there, every family has several children, and the least they have is two. I don't know how they can be so fertile. Anyway, they are poor yet they can still have children."

After saying this, he was very disgusted: "After giving birth, I can't afford to raise the child, and I don't take good care of him. My life is getting worse and worse. If I can go to such a place to be a village official in the future, I will definitely not stand for such a phenomenon. First of all, I will not tolerate favoring boys over girls."

Su Meng nodded: "Yes, I will definitely be the first to support you when the time comes."

The children were quite naive and were filled with indignation when they spoke of it.

…

After returning home, An An took a few children to discuss donating money and clothes.

Momo and the other older brothers had no objection, but Hengheng hesitated for a while, feeling a little sorry for his New Year's money. However, his older brothers and sisters had already made the decision, and if he disagreed, he would seem stingy.

I immediately patted my chest and said, "That's fine with me. I'll ask my mom for New Year's money, and I can donate my extracurricular books."

Before school started, several people gathered seven or eight boxes of things and asked Chen Jiaojiao's father to contact a good person and send them out.

After Sheng An Ning and the others knew about this, they were quite relieved and couldn't help but sigh that the children had grown up.

Zhou Chaoyang was the happiest: "Now, I don't have to worry about our Hengheng growing up to be a street urchin. He is learning good things from Momo and An'an. Although he is still naughty now, he has become much more sensible. This makes me very satisfied."

Mu Xiaowan smiled and said, "I told you that our Hum will be good, but you are always worried. It is inevitable that children are naughty when they are young, especially boys. They will definitely be a little naughty. Didn't my aunt say that naughty boys are smart?"

Zhou Chaoyang didn't believe it: "If you say something else, I would believe it, but you say that naughty children are all smart, I don't believe it. Look at how well behaved Momo was when he was a child, isn't he smart? Zhou Zhou is not as naughty as Heng Heng, but he is also so smart. Look at Wen Zheng, it goes without saying."

Mu Xiaowan had nothing to say. She thought for a while and looked at Sheng Anning: "Have you noticed that Momo is very sensible at a very early age? It's like she forgot to drink Meng Po soup. Zhou Zhou and An An cried and made a fuss when they were young, but Momo never did. She didn't even make a fuss during the confinement period."

Sheng Anning thought about it and it was true: "Indeed, when An'an and Zhouzhou were young, they would cry loudly if they ate a little late. Only Momo was very quiet, lying there waiting for adults to feed him, and rarely cried. He only cried when he was scared when he saw the northern lights, and when he was beaten by Zhouzhou when he was a child."

Come to think of it, I cried because I was worried about her, but I really didn’t cry at other times.