"Sister Huang, long time no see."

"Xinxin, Pingping, Lele, come and say hello to Auntie."

The three children said in unison, "Hello, Auntie..."

Sister Huang, a waitress at the state-owned restaurant, saw Chu Tian coming in with his three children and smiled, "Oh, good, good, good, Brother Chu, are you bringing your children to eat?"

Chu Tian touched Pingping's head beside him and said, "Yes, I promised them to have dinner at the state-owned restaurant earlier. But I haven't had the chance to do so for a few months because I've been working as a driver in Kouli. Now that I'm back, I'll bring them here for dinner..."

Sister Huang nodded. "I was wondering why I hadn't seen you for a long time. So you went to Kouli to work?"

Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Yeah, yes."

As he spoke, he glanced at the lobby and saw that there were only one or two tables occupied by people. He said in surprise, "It's almost lunchtime, why is there no one here?"

Sister Huang laughed, "Chinese New Year is coming soon, and everyone is at home preparing for the New Year. How many people will come out to eat?"

Chu Tian nodded in understanding, then asked, "Sister Huang, what's the restaurant serving today?"

Hearing this, Sister Huang glanced at the few people sitting in the back eating noodles and said with a smile, "You're lucky. The chef has braised lamb today. There are only a few servings available. Although they're all reserved, I can spare one for you. Oh, and there's also braised pork trotters and braised fish..."

Chu Tian raised his eyebrows, "Wow, the supply today is pretty good!"

Sister Huang laughed, "Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? The supply should be better than usual..."

"Then I want all three dishes, the staple food..."

Chu Tian looked at Xinxin and the other two and asked, "What staple food do you want? Steamed buns or noodles?"

The three children looked at each other and said in unison, "Momo..."

Chu Tian nodded, then turned to look at Sister Huang, "Sister Huang, I'll need six steamed buns for the main course."

After paying for the tickets, Chu Tian took his three children and found a place to sit down. He placed all the things he bought on the innermost part of the table. There was no other way. If a bicycle was parked outside in broad daylight and locked, it wouldn't be lost. But the things on the bicycle might not be lost.

While waiting for the meal to be ready, Sister Huang brought a small pot of hot water and four bowls and placed them on the table. Xinxin poured a bowl of water for each person. She held the bowl and took a sip from time to time, always secretly looking at Chu Tian with an expression as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Chu Tian tapped the table lightly with his fingers and whispered, "Xinxin, Dad told you to just say whatever you want to say to your family. Why are you holding back?"

Upon hearing this, Xinxin put the bowl in her hand on the table, put her elbows on the table, supported her chin with both hands, and asked in a low voice, "Dad, did you spend a lot of money today..."

Chu Tian was happy, "Why? Are you worried about the money dad spent?"

Xinxin nodded embarrassedly, "Well, Mom said Dad only earns a little over 40 yuan a month, but he spent more than 20 yuan at the supply and marketing cooperative today, and you just paid more than ten yuan..."

"Dad, isn't it very expensive to raise us?"

Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, then said in a joking tone, "What can I do if it costs money? Giving birth to you means spending money..."

Xinxin was silent for a while before saying, "Dad, I don't want anything anymore in the future, so why don't you return the notebook?"

Pingping followed up, "Dad, I'll eat less from now on. Just return my notebook, but don't return my sister's. I like that one..."

Xinxin quickly shook her head when she heard that. She looked at Pingping seriously and said, "No, you're a boy, the only son in our family. You'll have to carry on the family line in the future. Besides, I'm the older sister. I have to take care of you and Lele..."

Chu Tian was originally smiling, but after hearing Xinxin's words, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He frowned and looked at Xinxin, "Xinxin, who taught you the idea that boys are the ones who carry on the family line and should be taken care of by their sisters?"

Xinxin was a little confused, but she answered honestly, "Team, the aunties in the team all said so..."

"He said that Pingping is the only boy in our family and that we will depend on him in the future. Lele and I are both girls and will get married in the future..."

Xinxin looked at her father's face, her voice became softer and softer, she no longer dared to support her chin with her hands, but instead put them on the table and twisted them together nervously, not daring to look at Chu Tian again.

Chu Tian's face was as gloomy as water, and he was so angry that he clenched his fists on his legs under the table. But looking at Xinxin and Pingping sitting opposite him, looking at him uneasily, he knew that he should not vent his anger on them. It was the fault of those gossipy women and had nothing to do with them. But he was still very angry!

Chu Tian forced himself to calm down, took a deep breath, looked back and saw that the two tables of people who had been eating had already left, so he lowered his voice and slowly explained to them.

"Xinxin, Pingping, Daddy can't control other people's preference for sons over daughters, or their idea that a son is the only one who can carry on the family line. But Daddy can tell you clearly that there is no such thing as preference for sons over daughters in our family, and there is no such thing as a son who can carry on the family line. What lineage is being carried on? What generation is being carried on? You must be joking. We don't have any throne to inherit!!"

"We are now in a new era. What does the new era represent? The new era represents that if men are capable, women can also be capable! Men can go to school and become leaders, and women can also go to school and become leaders! It means that men and women are equal! ! ! "

Seeing the two children looking at him with bewildered expressions, Chu Tian sighed inwardly and continued, "To put it simply, if Pingping has it, Xinxin and Lele will also have it. Mom and Dad will never favor any of you!"

"Do you understand?"

Xinxin and Pingping nodded slowly, and just when Chu Tian let out a breath, Xinxin spoke again.

“But we spent a lot of money…”

Chu Tian stood up from his chair upon hearing this, bent down and pinched the faces of the two children sitting opposite him, and said with a smile, "This is not something you should worry about right now. Your father and your mother can afford to raise you. What you should do most now is to study hard, get into junior high school and high school in the city in the future, and then get into a good university in the future..."

Xinxin said "Oh" obediently, "Dad, I understand..."

Pingping tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Dad, but Sister Daya said there is no university to go to."

Chu Tian smiled and said, "Who knows, maybe there will be a university before you take the college entrance examination?"

Lele, who had been sitting quietly beside Chu Tian, ​​stretched out her little hand and tugged at Chu Tian's sleeve. When Chu Tian looked at her, she tilted her head and said in a baby voice, "Dad, Lele is going to college too!"

Chu Tian was happy. He rubbed her chubby little face and said in a good mood, "Okay, our Lele will also go to college in the future!"

"No matter how high you go, your father will support you to that extent!"