No matter how bad things happen today, the sun will rise and set as usual the next day.

Time flies, passing by like a white horse passing by in a flash. During these long years, time is like a magical makeup artist, carefully dressing up our lives with its unique brushstrokes and colors.

Time is like a torrent rolling forward, and Zhang Jiuyi's departure seems to be just an insignificant moment in these long years.

For Zhang Weifang, although this person had left a deep mark in her life, as time passed, this incident gradually became a small episode in her life.

Some people may always remember Zhang Jiuyi with deep respect and longing; while others may gradually forget him under the passage of time.

Zhang Weifang originally wanted Zhang Qiao Na to stay for a few more days, but the troublesome An An scared off this almost fifty-year-old woman. In order to live a few more years, Zhang Qiao Na left after staying for a week.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Hu Zi was going to elementary school, and Zhang Weifang prepared a new schoolbag and new stationery for him.

The primary school is not far from home, so the children can walk back by themselves and no longer need to be picked up by adults. Every day, Hu Zi goes to and from school with Maomao from next door.

Zhang Weifang was worried that Hu Zi would not be able to adapt to the new elementary school, so she personally picked him up and dropped him off for a few days. However, Hu Zi persuaded her to quit.

"Mom, I'm a big kid now. I can go to and from school by myself. Please don't pick me up anymore. My classmates laughed at me yesterday."

Zhang Weifang, an old mother, felt heartbroken. It turned out that her child no longer needed her without her realizing it.

Hu Zi means different things to Zhang Weifang. He is not only her first child, but also her spiritual pillar. Without Hu Zi, she might not be able to walk so steadfastly until now.

After the divorce, Hu Zi lost his father's love and Zhang Weifang felt very guilty. Fortunately, Lu Shi made up for all those things.

With Lu Shi, Hu Zi has become more naughty and more confident.

After being rejected by Hu Zi, Zhang Weifang immediately went to Lu Shi to complain:

"Lu Shi, Hu Zi actually refused to let me pick him up and even said that his classmates would laugh at him."

After listening to Zhang Weifang's accusation, Lu Shi showed an elusive smile on his face.

He thought to himself: Little boys of six or seven are at an age of innocence and curiosity. They are all like proud little wolf cubs, eager to explore the unknown world. How could they be willing to be bound by their mothers all the time?

Children of this age have their own unique ideas and pursuits, and are full of yearning for a free and easy life.

Perhaps in their eyes, their mother's company has become a restriction that prevents them from fully releasing their nature. Therefore, children are not as fragile as adults imagine. They also have their own strength and courage.

In order not to irritate Zhang Weifang, Lu Shi quickly brought An An over:

"Hu Zi has grown up and has his own ideas. Look at this little guy, he just needs his mother."

As long as he doesn't cry too much, An An is generally very cute. The little guy not only loves to cry but also loves to laugh, and occasionally he can even laugh out loud. I wonder what happy things he is thinking about.

Since entering elementary school, Hu Zi has let himself go and his clothes are never clean for a single day.

Recently, he has been playing glass balls with his classmates every day, rolling around on the ground. He has won more and more glass balls, some new and some old, and in all kinds of colors, including red, yellow, blue and green. Hu Zi collects them in an iron box like treasures.

During the midterm exam, Hu Zi scored 90 points in both pinyin and mathematics, which was an average level in the school. Zhang Weifang was not satisfied with this result.

He had just started school and his grades were so bad. Zhang Weifang was very worried. After all, if Hu Zi didn't have a good foundation, it would be difficult for him to improve his academic performance in the future.

In order to help Hu Zi improve his academic performance, Zhang Weifang bought him a slate and a slate pencil and asked him to come back every night to practice his homework.

A slate is a writing tool made of thin stone sheets. It is about the size of a magazine, surrounded by a wooden frame on all four sides. The board surface is black and was a writing tool used before the 1960s.

A slate pencil is a long, thin, cut stone stylus that can be used to write directly on a slate.

The words written on the slate can be erased and rewritten repeatedly, which is especially suitable for primary school students to practice, and it does not waste notebooks.

Ever since he got the slate and was forced to study every day, Hu Zi became much more rebellious. He didn't want to study and was very impatient. He often made mistakes due to carelessness, and Zhang Weifang's temper became more and more irritable.

Lu Shi couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked Zhang Weifang to go back to work and took over the affairs of the two children.

Lu Shi is very direct and effective in his work. He doesn't scold people, he just assigns tasks. He assigns Hu Zi ten questions every day, and he can only rest if he gets all of them right.

If you get one question wrong, two new questions will be added. If you keep getting them wrong, you won’t be able to sleep that night.

At first, Hu Zi resisted, but Lu Shi directly handed his wrong calculations to the teacher. With the teacher's supervision, Hu Zi's grades improved rapidly.

Zhang Weifang was in a much better mood after returning to work. Xiao Hu even joked:

"I thought you weren't coming. You've been resting for too long!"

"I can't help it. I've lost a lot of energy after giving birth to this child. My body is still weak!"

Originally, Xiao Hu was jealous of her for giving birth to a son, but now that she heard that she had to exchange her body for the birth, she immediately stopped being envious and even asked hypocritically:

"Are you okay? If not, go back and recuperate."

"Yeah, much better. It's boring to stay at home every day."

It's almost May, and An An is almost four months old. He has grown up now. He has a long face and round eyes, and he is not really handsome. Fortunately, his fair skin makes him look much more attractive.

Lu Shi has quit his job and is now a full-time homemaker, taking care of the whole family.

Captain Wang and others came several times to persuade him to go back to work, but Lu Shi stopped them every time. There were no elderly people at home to help, so there must be someone at home. Zhang Weifang had a good job and he definitely couldn't lose it.

Zhang Weifang's body has basically recovered, but the stretch marks on her body are still there and have not gone away at all, and the fat on her belly is also loose, which makes Zhang Weifang feel a lot less self-conscious.

Lu Shi was worried about her health, so the two of them had not been close, which also made Zhang Weifang temporarily relieved.

That day, when she went to the company and saw Xiao Hu's flat belly and tight skin, Zhang Weifang once again showed an envious look.

Xiao Hu puffed out his chest proudly and said:

"This is a personal physique issue. There's nothing you can do about it even if you're envious."