Qiao Yu raises his children in a laissez-faire manner. The older ones can take care of the younger ones, so he doesn't have to worry about either of them, which saves him a lot of trouble.

Zhou Ze'an is more responsible than Qiao Yu. At least he treats these children as new recruits and insists on developing their physical fitness to make sure they are strong and healthy.

In the eyes of the children, Zhou Ze'an is the strict father and Qiao Yu is the kind mother.

A strict father with a low sense of presence, and a mother with a harsh personality and loud voice but kind.

The family combination is very strange, but the children are receptive and have grown up fairly strong.

As a result, in the two years they lived together, there were no conflicts between the children and the adults never got angry with each other.

This time Qiao Yu was angry, and Zhou Ze'an asked Zhou Wu to kneel down, which scared Xiaoyong.

Zhou Ze'an glanced at the other children and said to Dawei, "Old Four, take Little Five back to the house."

"Um……"

Dawei took Xiaoyong back to the room.

Zhou Ze'an then asked Zhou Jun: "What exactly happened?"

Zhou Jun was a very honest man. Not only did he mention that Zhou Wu had held his breath for too long at the bottom of the sea, he also brought up the conflict between the twins.

Zhou Ze'an narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhou Wu who had been kneeling with his head down, and said, "Tell me, where did you spend your pocket money?"

Zhou Wu: “…”

Isn't it that Mom Qiao is angry because she has been at the bottom of the sea for too long and has not responded? Why is Dad fussing about pocket money?

"Lift your head!"

Zhou Wu had no choice but to raise his head and explain the situation in detail.

His pocket money actually went to the girls from patriarchal families in the military compound.

He didn't give it for free, he just asked the girls to catch white sand crabs in exchange.

White sand crabs can also be chopped up and added to chicken feed, which kills two birds with one stone.

After hearing the whole story, Zhou Ze'an's expression finally relaxed a little and he said, "You are indeed righteous."

Zhou Wu said nothing.

He realized that his father did not appreciate his behavior, and the adults at home were all angry...

The less you say, the fewer mistakes you make.

Zhou Ze'an: "I'll ask Zhou Jun to ask about this tomorrow. If it's true, no one else will say anything except me."

"oh……"

"Let's talk about your underwater breath-holding."

Zhou Wu felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

…

In the end, Zhou Ze'an went to the kitchen in person to intercede for Zhou Wu and Qiao Yu.

"That kid can hold his breath for a long time and has good physical fitness. He's a good candidate for the navy..."

Qiao Yu glanced at him calmly, and the latter's back tensed up. He immediately changed his words: "But he can't act recklessly and do evil things without negotiating. He dived for so long without any negotiation! If something goes wrong, we will be worried to death!"

Qiao Yu glanced at the little carrot head that poked its head out of the door and then quickly retracted it, and snorted coldly: "The child might think of me as his stepmother and think that I won't be anxious. He wants to tease me, so he has been diving underwater for so long..."

"No, Aunt Qiao! I didn't!" Zhou Wu finally emerged from the darkness.

When they saw Zhou Wu coming out, not only Qiao Yu but also Zhou Ze'an breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhou Ze'an quietly left the kitchen.

Qiao Yu stiffened his neck and said, "I know, we have only been in contact for less than two years, and your twins' biological mother is still alive. It is too difficult for you to accept me..."

Before Zhou Wu could refute, Zhou Wen, who followed in, said, "No."

Nothing?

Qiao Yu looked at the second one, waiting for the latter to replenish.

Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "From the moment she ran away with our biological father's pension, we no longer have a mother-son relationship with her. To us, you are our mother."

"Yes, Mama Qiao... Mama! Even if she was standing in front of us right now, we wouldn't be able to say that word. You are our mama."

Qiao Yu was suspicious: "Really?" She didn't raise a son for someone else for free?

Zhou Wen walked forward, knelt down, and kowtowed to Qiao Yu.

Seeing this, Zhou Wu followed suit.

Zhou Jun was not to be outdone.

Zhou Wen: "Once a mother, always a mother."

Zhou Jun and Zhou Wu looked at each other and said in unison: "Once a mother, always a mother."

At this point, Qiao Yu has completely integrated into this family.

Zhou Jun and the other two changed their way of addressing her from "Qiao Ma" to "Mom", just like Dawei and Xiaoyong did.

Qiao Yu made a "yeah" gesture in his heart.

Routines have always been used to win people's hearts. She played up the misery of being treated badly when she was sincere, and she was able to take advantage of these simple-minded children.

Hehehe (*^▽^*)

As smart as she is.

Of course, the warmth did not last long, and she had to leave the island the next day to continue her studies.

Before that.

When the lights were turned off at night, Zhou Ze'an gave her a surprise.

She lifted the quilt and saw a stack of bills.

Qiao Yu was surprised and said, "Lao Zhou..."

Zhou Ze'an touched his nose and said, "Next time I will definitely hide it in a more surprising place."

"Isn't this surprising enough?"

Zhou Ze'an observed her expression and asked, "Do you like it?"

"I like it. Of course I like it. Who doesn't like money?"

As he spoke, Qiao Yu spat twice on his two fingers, took off his shoes, sat cross-legged on the bed, and counted the stack of bills.

There were actually a few pounds of meat tickets inside!

"Sure, I have meat coupons. Next time I go to the island, I'll see if there's any fresh meat for sale. I'll bring it up to feed the kids... By the way, will you still be there then?"

Zhou Ze'an: "I don't know yet. I haven't been notified."

"Okay, since you're still here, let Zhou Jun cook! I'll help him. That kid is a good cook, and letting me cook would be a waste of meat..."

"good."

"Oh, by the way, after talking about the twins, let's talk about Zhou Jun."

"What happened to Zhou Jun?"

Qiao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Do you know my good friend, Mrs. Zhou? She has the same last name as you, and her maiden family is from Linshi."

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Zhou Ze'an nodded.

"Isn't her biological father the chef of a state-owned hotel? I was thinking that after Zhou Jun graduates from junior high school, I would send him to Zhou's wife's family as an apprentice to develop his special skills."

"He's only 12 now, isn't it too early?"

"It's getting late. You have to build a good relationship with Zhou's family. Otherwise, if you suddenly send your child over one day, they will accept the child for Zhou's sake. How can we know what they are doing behind your back? Relationships are built through long-term communication."

Zhou Ze'an's brows relaxed, and even his tense features softened. He said, "Isn't it too early to send him there right after he graduates from junior high school?"

Qiao Yu thought to herself that if there hadn't been a major upheaval in a few years, she would definitely have waited until Zhou Jun graduated from high school before sending him to be an apprentice.

She herself had a hard time going to university.

Qiao Yu: "Old Zhou, I'm not hiding this from you. My grandfather told me... Anyway, the situation is tense now. I want to graduate early from a five-year university, let alone him. I'm afraid that when the military kids graduate from high school, there will be fewer jobs and the competition will be even more intense.

Let the military kids become apprentices early, and you can work hard to get them to work as chefs in state-owned hotels in the city. They will have jobs and salaries in the city, and it will be easier to find wives in the future. If we can achieve this, we will have given an explanation to your comrades."

Zhou Ze'an thought about it and agreed. "Okay, I'll mention it to him later."

Qiao Yu nodded and said, "Oh yes, get the children's opinions." This is to prevent the children from taking the wrong path and blaming them later.

At daybreak, Qiao Yu packed up his things and left.

Zhou Ze'an also had a private chat with Zhou Jun on the night Qiao Yu left.

Zhou Jun said without hesitation: "I can do it."

Seeing that he responded so quickly, Zhou Ze'an said, "Don't worry, it's still early. Think carefully for a few days and then give me an answer."

Zhou Jun hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."