Zhao Man immediately shook her head. If she could get the job through her own abilities, she would definitely work hard.

"I want to take the exam myself."

"Then you have to thoroughly understand the knowledge in the books. Even if you don't need it this time, no one can be sure if you won't need it next time."

Zhao Man thought about it and realized that it made perfect sense. If she had an opportunity but didn't seize it, and instead spent hundreds of yuan to buy a job from someone else, she would probably be furious. Nobody's money comes from thin air.

"I understand, Sister An'an."

After returning home, Zhao Man took out her previous textbooks and began studying intensively.

"What's wrong with Xiaoman lately? Could it be that what happened before really affected her?"

When had Commander Zhao ever seen his daughter so engrossed in reading, especially after the breakup? Although he was quite pleased, he was also a little worried.

"No, she went to see An'an today, and when she came back she started reading. She even told me that she wants to learn from An'an."

"He... suddenly became sensible?"

Commander Zhao still felt a little unreal. After all, he and his wife had put a lot of effort into their daughter, but a daughter is different from a son, and he was reluctant to criticize or discipline her, so teaching her was indeed a bit difficult.

So, after just one visit to the Xiao family, things turned out like this?

"It seems we still need someone to lead the way."

“That’s right. An’an has never given up on studying. If our Xiaoman can follow her example, we won’t have to worry.”

Commander Zhao agreed with this statement. "The New Year is just around the corner. See if you can get something novel to send to Xiao Gu."

"Do you even need to tell me that?"

Soon after, Aunt Zhang brought the things she had collected to their door.

Gu An'an refused, but Aunt Zhang forced her to stay.

"Most of the items inside belong to the two children, so you have no right to refuse them on their behalf."

As she spoke, she held up rabbit fur gloves and cute hats she had prepared for the two children, asking, "Do you want them, Da Bao and Er Bao?"

She had this item custom-made; it looked beautiful and immediately won over the two children.

"want!"

The two children spoke at the same time, but their mother didn't say anything. They didn't dare to reach out and take it directly, but stared at each other with their big, bright eyes.

"Mommy~ Baby wants it."

What could Gu An'an do? She was no match for these two children, so she could only nod and say, "I'll take it, but what's the catch?"

Say thank you!

The two children were overjoyed when they learned that their mother had agreed. They each hugged one of her legs and said, "Thank you, Grandma. We love your gift."

Although Zhao's son is in his early twenties, he is not married yet, and doesn't even have a girlfriend.

Aunt Zhang thought she would never hear anyone call her grandma again in her life, but she was fulfilled right now.

She immediately squatted down and hugged the two children, exclaiming, "Oh my, how adorable Da Bao and Er Bao are!"

Even if these adorable children aren't her biological grandchildren, she still loves them dearly.

Seeing adorable children inevitably brings to mind the comparison between the two.

"It would be great if our two families lived next door."

"What do you mean by that, sister-in-law?"

As Aunt Zhang took the children's things out, she said, "What else could it be? It's just the family next door. The two kids were just brought over from their hometown a few days ago, and I already feel like I'm not feeling well."

She only said this in passing because she knew Gu An'an wasn't the type to gossip.

As soon as she said that, Gu An'an immediately recognized the person, but they hadn't gone out much lately and didn't know much about that family.

However, Mrs. Zhang, who suffered greatly from this, had a lot of complaints to vent.

"I guess the grandparents spoil the kids too much. They're both so spoiled. They throw tantrums and scream if they don't get what they want. You have to be careful when you take your kids out in the future, so they don't get bullied by those two."

She actually came specifically to remind them, fearing that the two children from the Xiao family might be bullied.

"good."

The two children rarely went out in the dead of winter, so Gu An'an was quite at ease. But she didn't expect that she was at ease too soon.

"Dad, Dad, we want to have a snowball fight."

Hearing the children's laughter outside, Xiao Dabao and Xiao Erbao, who were locked up at home, couldn't stand it anymore and hugged Xiao Yuheng's leg, acting coquettishly.

Xiao Yuheng was a doting father, and after learning about the two children's idea, he immediately went to Gu An'an and only dared to take the two children out after getting her permission.

"You two get dressed, or you're not allowed to leave the house."

The two little ones, who originally felt uncomfortable because they were wearing too many clothes, obediently let their parents put a bunch of clothes on them so they could go out and build a snowman.

Kids love playing with other kids, and the two little ones are quite well-known in the residential compound, so many kids are willing to play with them, which makes things quite easy for them.

As they played, the two felt thirsty, but they didn't want to stop playing and go home to get water, so they had to ask Xiao Yuheng to run an errand for them.

"Daddy~ I want to drink water, can you get some water for Da Bao?"

Xiao Yuheng couldn't resist his daughter's coquettishness, especially when it came to his son and daughter. "You two must be careful. Dad will get you some water when I get back."

"Dad, I want one too."

Obsessed with snowballing, Xiao Erbao turned around, said something, and then threw himself back into the snowballing business.

Although the two were young, they were no less strong than others, and they rolled snowballs just as fast as anyone else.

"Sister, take this!"

The division of labor between the two was quite reasonable: Xiao Erbao was responsible for rolling the snow into balls and transporting them over, while Xiao Dabao was responsible for stacking them.

Just as Xiao Erbao was concentrating on pushing the snowball, a sudden force struck him, and he lost his balance and sat down on the ground.

"Who are you! Why did you push my brother!"

When Xiao Dabao saw a boy a little older than them push her younger brother to the ground and bend down to try to steal their hard-earned money, she immediately got angry and rushed out like a cannonball.

"Da Bao doesn't want it."

"Da Bao, watch out!"

The other children squinted in fear, afraid to see Xiao Dabao try to break through the defenses and fall to the ground.

But the next second they were all dumbfounded!

Someone did fall, but the person who fell wasn't the handsome Xiao Dabao, but Shi Lao Er, who stole people's things.

"Sister~"

Xiao Erbao still felt pain from falling on his bottom, especially when he saw his sister, who always bullied him, stand up for him, which made him feel even more aggrieved.

As Xiao Dabao reached out to help Xiao Erbao up, Shi Lao Er's helpers arrived.

Why are you bullying my brother!

Shi Laoda was half a head taller than Shi Laoer, and was much larger than Xiao Dabao and Xiao Erbao.

"That's the one who pushed me! Who told him to shove my brother first? The one who starts it is the one who's rude. If you strike first, you should be prepared to get beaten up, you know that!"