Chapter 10 "Are you jealous of my mother's money?"

"I'll be there soon. Go wake up Erzai and the others." Lin Zhao ordered.

The eldest boy wiped the sweat from his forehead and was about to rush out of the kitchen to call his younger brothers and sisters when the second boy just happened to rush into the kitchen.

When she saw her brother, she complained to him unhappily, "Brother, you got up without calling me! We used to get up together!"

The eldest boy felt extremely guilty.

He was so happy that he was only concerned with talking to his mother and helping her, and forgot about his second son.

Seeing his eldest son looking at a loss, Lin Zhao came to his rescue: "Second son, your brother saw that you were sleeping like a pig and couldn't get up for a long time, so he deliberately let you sleep a little longer. Why are you so fierce?"

In one sentence, Erzai's anger was quelled, and with a flattering smile on his face, he said to his brother, "Brother, I'm not mean to you."

The eldest was a generous child and was not angry with his younger brother. "Where are the third and fourth cubs?"

The second child replied: "Still asleep, do you want me to call you?"

"Go ahead and yell, mom has made steamed egg custard for us," said the eldest son.

Erzai's eyes widened in shock, and he raised his voice: "Egg custard?"

"Yeah." The eldest son put his mouth close to his younger brother's ear and whispered, "Mom beat four eggs."

"Wow!" Erzai screamed and rushed into the room shouting for the twins. He couldn't wait to eat the egg custard.

The third and fourth babies were also forced to wake up. The two little babies wanted to cry but didn't want to. They cursed and cursed, but they obeyed Erguoguo's arrangements obediently.

Seeing this, Lin Zhao felt that her child was really worry-free.

The fourth cub hugged her legs, pointed at the second cub with his little finger, and complained in a baby voice: "Bad, Guoguo."

Lin Zhao kissed her daughter's fair face and said deliberately, "Then I'll punish you by not letting you eat the egg custard, okay?"

When the eldest and second cubs saw their mother and younger sister, envy appeared on their faces.

The fourth child was anxious and said hurriedly, "Guo Guo, food."

It means to feed my brother.

Lin Zhao gently scratched her daughter's nose, smiling, "Okay, okay, I'll give your second brother a meal."

The four cubs smiled and showed four small teeth.

Her second brother was so touched that he wanted to bite his sister. How could his sister be so nice!

"Big boy, take your brothers and sisters to eat egg custard. I'm going to go next door." Lin Zhao took the thank-you gift prepared this morning and went next door.

The eldest and second cubs, who were entrusted with the important task, accepted the task solemnly and took their younger brothers and sisters to wash their faces first.

"Second cub, third cub, fourth cub, wash your face and brush your teeth first. I will teach you."

He squeezed toothpaste for his younger brother and sister.

The second child licked it gently with his tongue, "Brother, it's sweet."

Seeing his movements, the twins began to imitate him.

The eldest boy hurriedly stopped them and said, "You can't eat toothpaste."

He turned his head and looked at the second child angrily: "Second child, don't put everything in your mouth, it will teach the third and fourth children bad things."

The second child listens to his older brother the most. He becomes obedient when his brother gets angry and brushes his teeth well. He even wanted to smell the facial soap but didn't dare to.

After watching his younger siblings wash their faces, the eldest son took out a children's facial cream from the house and applied it on the second son and the twins.

"Fragrant." Sizi uttered a word.

The three cubs didn't cry or make a fuss when they were babies, and after they could speak, they didn't say much, just nodded.

"Brother, I'm hungry. Can I eat it now? It will get cold if we leave it out any longer." Erzai didn't care about smearing his face, he just wanted to eat the egg custard.

"It won't get cold." The eldest said, putting the cream back to its place, and then said it was time to eat.

Erzai had never eaten egg custard in his life, especially so much egg custard, and his face was full of smiles.

"I have egg custard to eat right after I wake up. This is so blissful."

The eldest boy agreed.

As for the twins, their faces had already stepped into their little bowls, and they were eating while shaking their short legs and smiling sweetly.

Lin Zhao took half a bag of brown sugar and a handful of hard candies and went out. She came to her neighbor's door and knocked on it.

"Who is it? Just come in. There's no need to knock." A cheerful female voice came from inside.

Lin Zhao pushed the door open and walked in. Wang Chunhua was shocked when she saw her. "Big bastard's mother?"

We have been neighbors for so long, but I have never seen the eldest daughter-in-law come to our house.

Seeing that the neighbor was a guest, she was stunned for a moment and then asked her granddaughter to bring a stool and pour water for the neighbor.

Wang Chunhua looked at Lin Zhao's forehead and saw that the bump had shrunk a lot. She smiled and said, "The bump on your head looks much better now. Does your head still hurt? If it hurts, go to the county hospital. A head injury is no small matter."

"Much better, thanks to your help, aunt." Lin Zhao smiled.

He then said to the Wang family child who was about to pour water, "No need to pour water, it's just a short distance, I'm just here to deliver something, and I have to go back soon, the children are all at home."

As he spoke, he placed the things he had brought on the table.

She doesn't like to shirk her responsibilities.

"I'm really sorry for bothering you yesterday. These candies are for the children to sweeten their mouths."

The Wang family's child's face was filled with joy. He stared at the candy on the table with burning eyes and kept swallowing his saliva, but he did not make a fuss about eating it. It seemed that his family had taught him well.

"There's no need to be so polite." Wang Chunhua was about to give the thing to Lin Zhao, but Lin Zhao held her hand down.

"This is a thank you gift, please accept it, Auntie. Dazi and the others have received a lot of care from you, this little thing is nothing." Lin Zhao didn't like to push things around, her pretty face looked solemn.

When she smiles, she looks very sweet, but when her face turns cold, she looks like the white plum blossoms hanging on the branches in winter, so cold that people dare not approach her.

Wang Chunhua was stunned. She was about to say something when she saw Lin Zhao walking away quickly.

"Big cub's mother..."

Hearing her voice, the figure walked faster.

Wang Chunhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Why does the Chenghuai family behave in this way?

The whole team couldn't find a second one.

"Grandma, I want to eat candy." The little grandson of the Wang family pulled his grandma's clothes.

Wang Chunhua brushed his hand away, "Be gentle, be gentle, your clothes are going to be torn, you unlucky little devil, if you tear your clothes, I'll beat you up."

The naughty kid quickly let go of his hand, and his grandmother said that she would really beat him.

"Milk, candy." The little boy asked for candy pitifully.

Wang Chunhua was reluctant to give it up, as candy was so rare, so she saved it for the New Year.

"Go away, go away. Why are you eating candy for no reason? Go away."

The little boy, relying on his young age, hung on her lap and howled, "Grandma, I want some candy."

The other children didn't move either, they just stared at the candy with expectant and passionate eyes.

Wang Chunhua was so pestered that she took out a candy and gave it to her eldest grandson, "Soak it in water and drink it separately."

He left this sentence, and fearing further annoyance, he quickly walked into the house and hid the candy.

The news that Lin Zhao brought the things to Wang's house quickly spread throughout the village.

A group of old ladies gossiping about other people's affairs gathered together again, and started talking nonsense one after another.

"I heard that Cheng Huai's family took something to Wang's house. Do you know what she took?" The most gossipy and gossipy woman in the team said in a low voice.

"Who knows? Chunhua didn't come out to show off, and no one dared to go to Dazi's mother to ask." said the second gossipy aunt.

At this time, Chang Sheng Niang snorted coldly, with a look of disdain on her face, and expressed her opinion: "Everyone knows that she is stingy. She can't even afford to make clothes for her own child. What good things can she give to the Wang family? It can't be a few rotten sweet potatoes."

Yuan Bao Niang looked at her in surprise, "Haven't you heard?"

"What did you hear?" Chang Shengniang looked puzzled.

"Lin Zhao bought meat buns for the eldest and second sons, and made dumplings for them yesterday. By the way, Tiechui also ate at the third room of the Gu family." Yuanbao's mother said.

Chang Shengniang rolled her eyes and said sourly, "Who knows what she is pretending to be? Maybe she will change back to her old ways in two days. A dog will always eat shit, and I don't believe that people who only care about themselves will change for the better."

Yuanbao's mother wanted to say something else when she saw the eldest and second sons coming with the twins, a boy and a girl.

The two big friends did not run, jump or walk like monkeys as usual, but walked slowly and politely.

When Yuanbao's mother saw the new shoes that the eldest and second sons were wearing, she stood up in shock and asked, "Big son and second son, did your mother buy you shoes?"

The eldest boy smiled shyly, and the second boy said loudly and proudly, "Yes! My mother said these are Warrior shoes!"

The onlookers present looked at Chang Shengniang calmly and saw a colorful face as they wished.

Everyone's eyes were filled with smiles of anticipation. They all stood up and walked towards the eldest and second cubs to look at the shoes on their feet.

"The shoes you bought are different. They look very stylish." Yuan Bao's mother praised with a smile, "Big bastard, second bastard, your shoes must have cost a lot of money, right?"

The older one is shy and timid, and his little ears are almost smoking when he is surrounded by people.

The second child raised his right leg, turned his feet left and right, and let everyone see his shoes from all directions. He said happily, "Looks good, right? My mother didn't say how much. My mother is very good to us."

Yuanbao's mother looked at the lively appearance of the two children and laughed, "Yes, your mother is good to you."

How can it not be good to buy two pairs of shoes for just a few dollars?

The leftover woman grumbled sourly: "You really don't know how to live. You have too much money to buy shoes for your children, and you have no place to spend it. You are a spendthrift woman."

The women who were so frugal that they would spend every penny in half nodded.

It's a spendthrift.

There are also some who can tell the difference clearly.

"The third child of the Gu family receives an allowance every month. I haven't seen Lin Zhao spend anything lavishly in the past few years. She should have saved a lot of money. What's wrong with buying a pair of shoes for the children? If I had money, I would buy them for my children too." Yuanbao's mother retorted.

She is envious, but not jealous.

The woman who got along well with Yuan Bao's mother followed up and said, "Yes, if you want to have something in your pocket, who wouldn't want to buy it?"

Whether you are willing to give it up is one thing; whether you have the money is another.

Chang Shengniang curled her lips and looked disdainful.

Who wouldn’t say, that money came from the wind, buy anything with it.

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Because of the two pairs of shoes, the eldest and second cubs ran around the village and became the most handsome cubs in the village.

The two children even went to the Gu family’s old house.

He walked up to Gu's father and said, "Grandpa, look at my new shoes. My mom bought them for me and my brother. Do they look nice?" Erzai was as proud as a peacock spreading its tail.

Father Gu smiled and nodded, "It looks good."

The eldest boy also came near his grandfather, and was very satisfied after receiving a compliment.

The children of the Gu family heard Erzai's loud voice, as if he was talking about new shoes, and they all ran out.

When I saw the shoes on the eldest and second sons’ feet, I didn’t feel jealous.

"Big son and second son, the shoes you are wearing are what the educated youth called Huili shoes, right?" Bangbang, the eldest grandson of the Gu family, squatted down and touched the shoes of the second son with an envious look on his face.

Erzai nodded heavily, and smiles flew out of his eyes.

"My mother bought it for me and my brother."

Bangbang went to school and knew how rare it was to have a pair of Warrior shoes. The envy in his eyes almost burst out, "Aunt San is really generous to you."

Lin Zhao just bought a pair of shoes for the children, and the children's impression of her was completely changed.

The second child smiled and said, "My mother is the most generous and the best mother in the whole team!"

He put his face closer, "Brother Bang Bang, smell my face, does it smell good?"

Bang Bang took a breath and smelled a sticky fragrance, "Xiang, what is this, vanishing cream?"

"It's not a vanishing cream. It's a children's facial cream that my mother bought for me, my brother, and our third and fourth sons. It's specially for children." The second son emphasized.

Bang Bang said faintly, "Aunt San is really willing to spend time with you."

"My mother is reluctant to buy me anything." The eleven-year-old boy was almost crying with envy.

"Second son, can you let me touch your shoes?"

Erzai took off his shoes and said, "Sure, you can touch it."

Bang Bang patted his trouser legs with both hands, took the shoe, and exclaimed, "The one I bought is different. It feels really comfortable. How do you wear it? Tell me quickly."

The eight-year-old Lai Mei imitated her brother and touched it, "It's different. Big brother and second brother, you two are willing to wear it. If it were mine, I would never wear it."

The eldest son thought of what Lin Zhao said and smiled: "I said that too, but my mother said...shoes are bought to be worn."

"My mother also said that she would buy us new ones when they are worn out!" Erzai added.

Bangbang and Laimei's eyes turned red with envy.

Erzai and Tiechui were on good terms, and seeing him looking eagerly, he waved at him, "Tiechui, do you want to try?"

Tiechui was flattered and asked with a simple smile, "...Is it okay?"

"What's wrong with that? We are good brothers."

As he spoke, Erzai took off his shoes and put his feet on the ground.

The eldest boy frowned, "Second boy, your feet are dirty. You need to wash them when you put on your shoes again later."

"I know, brother." Erzai waved his hand and said indifferently.

He will definitely take good care of his new shoes.

Tiechui put on Erzai's new shoes and didn't know how to put his feet on the ground. His hands and feet felt light and fluttery.

Huang Xiulan felt a little sad when she saw the smile on her son's face.

She also wanted to buy her son a new pair of shoes, but there was no way because the Gu family had not split up and she had no money at all.

At this moment, Huang Xiulan was filled with envy for Lin Zhao from the bottom of her heart.

Having a bad temper and being noisy is not necessarily a bad thing.

Gu Ersao's wife, Zhao Liuniang, also meant the same thing.

When can we split up?

Because of the Huili shoes on the feet of the eldest and second sons, Mrs. Gu was filled with turmoil and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Gu Xing'er returned home carrying a bundle of firewood. When she saw the eldest and second sons, her eyes darkened.

Glancing at the new shoes on their feet, Feng said sarcastically, "You're so cool with my third brother's money and you're showing it off. Is that what your mother taught you?"

With her words, the atmosphere became cold.

Erzai sat on a wooden bench, looking up at Xing'er, and said seriously, "Your third brother is also my father. My brother and I are his sons. It is my father's duty to raise us. Why is my aunt so angry? Is it because you are jealous of my mother's money?"

Gu Xing'er choked, feeling a lump of air stuck in her heart.

"Bang!"

She unloaded the bundle of firewood and threw it directly in the direction of the eldest and second cubs.

"Damn it!" Brother Lin, who had just stepped into the Gu family's house and came to look for his two nephews, saw the bundle of firewood flying towards the eldest and second nephews. He ran quickly, leaped forward, and kicked the bundle of firewood back.

That’s exactly where Gu Xing’er is.

"Ah——" A scream of pain was heard, and everyone looked again and saw Gu Xing'er lying on the ground with her waist and legs pressed down by the bundle of firewood she brought back.

(End of this chapter)