"That's good, that's good."

Mr. Xiao was finally relieved. There was nothing he could do; people these days are terrified at the mere mention of the word "report," and Mr. Xiao was no exception.

"Grandpa, don't worry, the bad guy got his comeuppance. He tripped and fell flat on his face as soon as he stepped out of the school gate."

"Yes, my sister said she also burns her mouth when she drinks water and gets sores in her mouth. Bad people can't have a good fate."

The children's innocent words reached Xiao's father's ears, making him laugh heartily. "Dabao and Erbao are right. There will be retribution for doing bad things. It's not that they won't be punished, it's just that their time hasn't come yet."

The group chatted for a while longer before reluctantly hanging up the phone. Fortunately, the Xiao family was indeed well-off; otherwise, the phone bill alone would have been a huge burden.

After hanging up the phone, Gu An'an remembered Zhou Yue, who had almost suffered, and made another call.

"An'an, waaaaah~ That bitch Qin Xue is trying to hurt me."

Hearing the faint sobbing coming from the microphone, Gu An'an cleared her throat. "Alright, stop pretending. She's definitely in a worse situation than you right now."

"Hehehe! An'an, you understand me best. I gave her a good beating back then and she didn't get the slightest advantage. But I'm still angry. If it weren't for Zhang Zhaodi's baby making a fuss, we might have all been killed."

"And our doors are always locked, yet she climbed over the wall to drug me. Just how much does she hate me?!"

Gu An'an smiled, "Alright, how did the exam go?"

When she heard her ask about her grades, Zhou Yue's tone became even more arrogant, "With all the materials you and my dad sent me as a foundation, getting into any university shouldn't be a problem, let alone a prestigious one."

Seeing that the incident hadn't affected Zhou Yue's exam, Gu An'an was relieved. Although she could return to the city in two years without taking the college entrance exam, who would want to rely on their family if they could return in style and on their own?

"Okay, I'm relieved to hear your tone."

Having said what she needed to say, Gu An'an didn't continue the phone call. By this time, Xiao's mother had already gone to chat with someone, leaving Gu An'an to take the two children home alone.

With the exams over and school starting after the New Year, Gu An'an didn't plan to take on a lot of translation work, and her days suddenly became leisurely.

"Mom, change into the clothes we gave you, and my sister and I will take pictures of you."

It has to be said that Xiao Yuheng spoils his child. If other families had a camera, they would treat it like a precious ancestor.

Unlike him, he doesn't care about the film at all. He lets the adults take pictures whenever they want, and he even teaches the two kids how to take pictures from time to time.

Sure enough! The two little kids wanted to take pictures of their mother, but Gu An'an didn't refuse. She put on the clothes her son and daughter had prepared and started posing, while also teaching the two kids how to find the right angles.

In just one hour, they had used up all the negatives.

The three children, one adult and two children, squeezed into the dark room. This small space was specially prepared by Xiao Yuheng for developing photos. Many photos were also hung on the wall with clips, most of them candid shots. There were the most photos of Gu An'an, followed by Xiao's mother and the two children. Xiao Yuheng himself had very few photos.

"Mom, this picture is really beautiful!"

Xiao Dabao pushed past his younger brother, "Which of Mom's photos isn't good?"

"Yes, yes, Mom looks good in every photo."

Gu An'an found it amusing; her two kids were truly something else, practically brainless mother-worshippers.

When Xiao Yuheng returned, the three of them had already developed all the photos they had taken.

"Dad, could you buy more film? We've run out before we've even taken many pictures."

If his daughter had said this, Xiao Yuheng would have nodded vigorously, but since it was Xiao Erbao who said it, Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but argue with him, "Dad doesn't have any money on him. I can only buy it after your mom approves the budget for me."

"No money?"

Seeing his father nod, Xiao Erbao didn't say a word, ran to the main room, and came back in a short while, "Here! Take this and go buy it."

"Wow, our little stingy guy is actually willing to spend money."

Xiao Erbao shook his head, "Dad, you're wrong. This money isn't mine; I found it."

Looking at the sly smile on his son's face, Xiao Yuheng felt something was off. "Where did you pick him up?"

"I saw you put money in that table and chair outside last time, Dad. Aren't I clever?"

Whether he's smart or not is hard to say, but Xiao Yuheng definitely felt that his wife's gaze was practically spitting fire.

"Hiding money in secret?"

"How could I dare!"

Gu An'an continued her dangerous question, "So you're saying my son is lying?"

How could Xiao Erbao be wronged? Before Xiao Yuheng could even cover his mouth, the boy jumped up and said, "How could I lie? This money was hidden by Dad over the past month. Every time he hid money, Dad would look left and right, afraid that someone would find out. But Dad didn't find me."

Xiao Yuheng was also puzzled as to where this kid was hiding. Thinking this to himself, he asked the question.

Xiao Erbao pointed to the luxurious cat bed in the corner. It was their new pet cat, and they had specially asked Xiao Yuheng to make a "deluxe" cat bed for it.

"I was sleeping in the cat's bed at the time."

"You don't have a bed!"

Xiao Yuheng couldn't help but scold his son. Although the money wasn't much, it was money he had saved penny by penny. Was it easy being a man?

"I have a bed, but Meow Meow's nest is also very comfortable."

Xiao Erbao blinked and grinned mischievously, "Dad, what you should be thinking about right now isn't that, but why you're secretly hiding money from Mom."

Xiao Yuheng really wanted his son to know why the flowers were so red, but when he met his wife's gaze, he decided to focus on the main issue.

"Wife, I can explain this."

Gu An'an sat down in the chair. "Fine, then explain."

"Well, you just took the college entrance exam, right? I'm thinking of saving up some money to buy you a gift to celebrate."

Gu An'an felt that she was pretty good at judging people; at least looking into Xiao Yuheng's eyes, she was willing to believe what he said. "So how much are you planning to save up to buy me a gift?"

"This is all the pocket money you gave me. I haven't spent a single penny recently. I'll save as much as I can, and if I don't have enough, I'll borrow from the regimental commander and political commissar, and then I'll save up to pay them back later."

Look at what she said, Gu An'an was actually quite happy.

"Since your reason is valid, I'll let it go. If you need money, just ask me. Why are you being so stingy?"

Xiao Yuheng smiled and said, "I just wanted to give you a surprise."

Watching his parents being all lovey-dovey, Xiao Erbao leaned close to his sister and asked, "Sis, did I give Dad an opportunity?"

Xiao Erbao was jealous that his father was even more attached to his mother than the two of them, so he always tried to cause some trouble so that he would have one less person to share his mother with.

"What do you think? Didn't you see that Dad's practically glued to it?"