Du Xiaoying frowned as she watched the man wolfing down his food.
In their previous life, the couple had been together for less than a year at most, and the man would only stay for a few days at most every time he came home for home leave. As a result, even though they were a couple and had five children, they didn't know each other very well, she said with some anger.
"Eat slowly, it's not too hot."
Song Guoliang finished the whole bowl of noodles and soup in just a few mouthfuls. He put down his bowl and chopsticks, met several pairs of eyes, and said silently for a moment, "I'm used to it in the army. When I'm on a mission, eating grass roots and drinking snow is normal."
Du Xiaoying was stunned and pursed her lips. "I'm not disgusted. It's just that it's not good to eat something too hot."
"Okay, I'll slowly change it later." The man's thin lips curled up slightly, and his deep eyes were dark and bright.
"Our whole family is here today to discuss something." Du Xiaoying avoided the man's gaze and looked at her daughters.
The six of them, father and daughter, all sat up straight with serious expressions.
"Your father has been assigned a job since he returned, and Mom can also earn work points. Our family's future life will definitely be good. I'm thinking of sending you sisters to school. Only by learning to read and write can we rural people leave the countryside and eat commercial grain like city people."
Song Guoliang nodded, "Yes, reading and learning to read is the way out."
"But mom... I'm already this old." Daya lowered her head, the light in her dark eyes extinguished. "I can earn five or six work points every day by sending my sisters to school."
Erya, who had just turned twelve, drooped her eyelashes and trembled slightly. "Mom, I'm grown up now. I'll stay at home and earn work points, and I can just send Sanya, Siya, and Wuya to school."
Du Xiaoying didn't miss the look of disappointment that flashed across her two daughters' eyes. She slammed the table and said in a firm, decisive voice, "No, all of you go!"
"But Mom, studying costs a lot of money, and it also takes time away from my job to earn work points. I, I, I don't want to study either."
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