Many things in the world are unpredictable, so accidents happen all the time.

Zhou Jiao didn't know what happened in the capital. She also didn't know that Lin Dinghui, her unexpected cousin, would always help her and remind her in the future out of sympathy and the desire to atone for her sister's sins.

At this moment, she received a telegram from Zhou Xiaozheng and Old Lady Cheng, and learned that her father was doing well, and her mood was very happy.

"So happy? Then we should celebrate."

As soon as Zhang Guoqing came home from get off work, he heard Zhou Jiao singing a happy song and made the suggestion happily.

"Okay, wait for me."

Ping An took out the telegram and stuffed it into his hand, "Dad, Mom got the telegram from Grandpa and laughed herself silly."

Zhang Guoqing held him back a laugh and hugged him, "Why are you unhappy?"

Ping An leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Grandpa didn't take the picture for me."

"Haha...son, you need to grow up quickly. When you can read, Grandpa will definitely send you telegrams and write you letters. You see, he always asks about you in his letters, doesn't he?"

"Never mind. I forgive him."

Zhou Jiao brought out the dishes and saw the father and son hugging each other and laughing foolishly, "What are you laughing at? Help me."

"Mom, give me some juice."

"Okay. Bro, how about our red wine?"

"Okay. Tomorrow is the weekend, what are your plans?"

Zhou Jiao looked at Ping An and saw him blinking. "Stop pretending. Don't go out tomorrow. It's too cold. What if you get frozen?"

Zhang Guoqing looked at the two of them curiously, "What is your son thinking of?"

"He wants to go out and play with the older kids next door. Ping'an, you're too small. As soon as you step into the snow, you'll be completely covered. Where can Mommy find you?"

Zhang Guoqing burst into laughter when he heard this.

I fell in a pile of snow when I went out a few days ago, and now I want to go out and have fun again.

Seeing Ping'an glaring at him, he quickly stuffed a mouthful of egg into the child's mouth and said, "Son, Daddy and your Grandpa Zhao are going to buy frozen pears in a few days. Do you want to go?"

"Mom is going."

"Okay, let's go together as a family."

Zhou Jiao looked at him in confusion.

"Uncle Dashan is allocating 30 kilograms to each person in the unit. We're short of food now, but we have plenty of frozen pears and persimmons."

Zhou Jiao looked at him enviously. It was good to have a job. No one gave her any benefits at home.

After dinner, Zhou Jiao smelled the fragrance in the air, asked Zhang Guoqing to take his son back to the bedroom, opened the door to the living room, quickly entered the study and closed the door.

The family was used to this routine every day. When she walked in, she saw Zhang Guoqing leaning against the kang, with the baby sitting on his belly, reading aloud from a book.

With nothing to do for a while, she returned to her desk and began making preparations for the New Year. She hadn't heard from her father for a while, and she had been worried. Now everything was fine. So, she needed to prepare well for her first New Year in Northeast China.

After a long time, the sound of "bang bang" on the door woke up the whole family.

Zhang Guoqing listened carefully and said, "It's my second brother. What's the matter with him?"

At the gate, Zhang Laoer kept stamping his feet and shrinking his neck.

As the door creaked, he saw Zhang Guoqing wearing only a thin piece of clothing and rolled his eyes - this fool is so brave!

"Second brother, come in first."

Zhang Laoer shook his head. "No, it's too much trouble for you to come out and lock the door later. The old captain sent someone to bring a letter this afternoon, asking if the three of us brothers are going back to hunt. What do you say?"

Zhang Guoqing pulled him into the gate with one hand, "We can't come to an agreement on this matter right now, so you're just stupid enough to stay outside. I still need to ask Jiaojiao."

Entering the living room, Zhang Guoqing secretly thanked God that he came late. Half an hour earlier, the living room would have been freezing to death.

"Why did the old captain suddenly propose to go hunting? Will the village agree? Did something happen this time? Have you asked around?"

Zhang Laoer laughed and said, "I heard that seven or eight wolves have come down the mountain from Kaoshan Village. The silly boy who brought the message couldn't explain it clearly, just saying that our village is far away. Now that the township has agreed to exterminate the wolves, the surrounding villages all want to go up the mountain."

Zhang Guoqing looked at Zhou Jiao and saw her frowning slightly. He was secretly worried. Could it be a wolf disaster? If he was right, Kaoshan Village was quite far away from the wolf pack. How could wolves come down the mountain?

Zhou Jiao was puzzled. "Why is there no news from the county? No one reported it to the county? Logically, Xiaowu should have heard the news at work, right?"

Zhang Laoer shook his head. "Maybe it happened too recently, or the township didn't report it. Usually it's not serious enough for the unit to report it to the higher-ups."

Zhang Guoqing asked with interest, "Have you heard any other news?"

"I hadn't planned to tell you, but I decided to come over this evening. Do you really want to go? Will it be dangerous? There are wolves there, maybe even a pack of them."

Zhang Guoqing wasn't worried about the wolves. He had drugs, so why would he be afraid of them? He had to go there legitimately to get some meat. The meat supply had been limited to a small strip in recent months, making his wife and children apprehensive about eating any meat at home. It was a shame Jiaojiao couldn't come along.

"Did the old captain say what time it would be? I still have to see if I can get some leave. It's strange, why didn't Dad send anyone to bring us a message? He's not planning to go up the mountain by himself, is he?"

Zhang Laoer stood up immediately. "It's over. It's really possible that Dad plans to go alone. The old captain didn't say when, just asked if we were going. Forget it, I'll go home tomorrow and tell you. You should also discuss it with Jiaojiao. Don't go if it's dangerous. It's not worth it."

Zhang Guoqing watched him rush off, shaking his head and laughing. He couldn't rush back to the village, so why was he in such a hurry?

After seeing Zhang Laoer off, Zhang Guoqing locked the door and quickly returned to his room while thinking of a solution.

"Do you think it's because we killed all the wild boars last time, affecting the ecological balance? And we also collected so many pheasants and pheasant eggs, could that also be related?"

Zhang Guoqing quickly said, "It doesn't matter. It has nothing to do with us. Didn't you hear Lao Er say it's Kaoshantun? It's so far away, what does it have to do with us?"

After saying this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou Jiao no longer worried. He was really worried that if she continued to think about it, she might even shoulder the responsibility of the entire human race.

Zhou Jiao was just about to say that the two of them were going to kill the wolf pack, but she noticed that Ping An was listening with great interest. She secretly groaned inwardly, "This is it. This little thing must come with me."

She quickly gestured to Zhang Guoqing.

Zhang Guoqing glanced at the child and couldn't help but put his palm on his forehead, "Son, can we go to sleep?"

"I want to go up the mountain."

"Dad doesn't even go to the mountains, so why are you going? Your second uncle just said there are a lot of wolves. It's too dangerous. None of us are going."

Ping An pointed at Zhou Jiao and said, "Mom is a fairy. Let Mom transform. The wolf will be gone."

Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao exchanged a glance, each showing shock. Zhou Jiao usually used the basement as a shelter, but never before in front of children.

Zhang Guoqing picked up the child and asked, "How did Ping An know that his mother was a fairy?"

Ping An raised his chin proudly and said, "I knew my mother was a fairy. Other people's families don't have meat, eggs, watermelon, or many other things, but my mother can make so many things out of them."

Zhang Guoqing breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then asked, "Have you told the children or anyone else?"

"You can't tell anyone. If you tell anyone, the fairy won't appear and will fly away. Dad, you can't tell anyone, or Mom will fly away." After saying that, Ping'an nervously grabbed his clothes and stared into his eyes.

"Okay... okay... Ping An is so smart! Dad won't say anything, let's make a pinky promise."

Zhou Jiao smiled at her husband and child. She planned to continue telling them fables and fairy tales. Her child already had his own analytical mind, and using fables to inspire his thinking would help him understand the ugliness of the world. It seemed she could analyze gossip for her child in the future.

Zhang Guoqing had no idea his wife was secretly preparing their child to understand the ugliness of human nature and the realities of society. As he gave his son instructions, he pondered how to educate him. He hoped his son would have a kind heart and avoid danger.