Chapter 135 Chapter 135

It was already late when they came out of the hospital. Sun Xiuli thought that Teacher Zhou should have gone home long ago, so she dragged the two children home without saying a word. The twins were not very old, and they had been spoiled since childhood. They did not walk properly, kicking pebbles on the roadside, chasing and playing, and never stopped for a moment.

Sun Xiuli was already angry, and now that the two brothers had made a scene, she couldn't control her temper even though she doted on the two children. She hit the older brother a few times and cursed, "You two are troublemakers. You only know how to cause trouble for me every day. Just wait and see how your father will deal with you when we get back!"

Zhou Zhenfeng was beaten so hard that he cried and tried to break free from his mother's hands, but he couldn't, so he just kicked and bit his mother. His younger brother thought it was fun, so he sneaked up and kicked Sun Xiuli a few times, then ran away, stopping not far away and laughing foolishly. Sun Xiuli felt pain, and she knew that Lin Yue's family was watching not far away, so she was upset and hit her harder.

Actually, Zhou Zhenfeng didn't feel much pain just now, he was just unhappy about being hit. But now it really hurt, he sat down on the ground, and started crying with a grin.

Sun Xiuli was a person who cared about her reputation. She had lost such a big person today, and in front of Lin Yue, whom she disliked the most, she was furious. The child didn't listen to her, so she simply threw her hands and went home alone.

Seeing their mother leaving like this, the two brothers were stunned. This time, the elder brother was not the only one crying. The younger brother looked at his mother, then at his brother who was sitting on the ground and crying loudly. He was also infected by the emotions and cried out "wow".

Lin Yue watched the excitement at the hospital entrance. Although he felt relieved, he still felt sorry for the two children who were left unattended. He couldn't help but ask Zhang Yuandong: "What should we do?"

Zhang Yuandong didn't think it was a big deal and said coldly, "Don't worry about them. Nothing will happen to them in the military compound!"

Lin Yue quickly put aside the slight reluctance in his heart and went home with Zhang Yuandong.

During the meal, Lin Yue held back and didn't say much until after the meal, when the family went into the bedroom to keep warm. She called the two siblings to her side, touched the two children's heads and asked, "Do you have anything to say about what happened today?"

The brother and sister looked at each other and lowered their heads, but refused to say a word.

This is not to say that he did anything wrong. Lin Yue did not wait for their answer and spoke first: "First of all, I have to admit my mistake. When I went to find you this afternoon, I told the twin brothers that you were wrong and that your mother should not have said that. Are you sad?"

Wanli's eyes were a little wet, and he quickly lowered his head. He was sensitive and felt a little uncomfortable at the time. He and Lingling were bullied, but his mother stood on the other side, as if she was not from the same country as them. But he quickly said, "I know you are lying to them, mother, you don't really think we are bad."

Lingling nodded quickly: "Yes, Fengfeng and Maomao are too stupid. They didn't admit at first that they were the ones who bullied us, but mom told them the truth after just a few questions. Mom is really amazing! It's just..." Her voice became smaller, "It would have been better if I hadn't told them that we were wrong."

Lin Yue hugged them and said, "It's my fault. I didn't consider your feelings. I apologize to you."

Both children laughed, and Ling Ling said hesitantly, "Actually, we were also wrong. We shouldn't show off our new toys everywhere. Today we rode to kindergarten, and the teacher said that we can't bring this kind of toys to kindergarten."

"Really? Then do you know why the teacher said that?"

Wanli rushed out, "I know! Children will fight over toys and cry!"

"Oh, and one more thing, you only have two cars, but there are so many of your good friends in kindergarten, they all want to play with them, so will you let them play? Can you let every child play with them? Will the child who can't play with them get angry? Can you solve all these problems? If they all want to play with them, will you still have a chance to play with them?"

Wanli shook his head, "No, Lu Zhendong cried today and he wanted to play first."

"Yes, that's one thing. Another thing is that everyone wants to play with your cars. When the teacher says that the class is in session, they may not want to go into the classroom. This will disrupt the order of the kindergarten and delay the teachers and children's classes. So of course the teacher will not allow you to bring your cars to the kindergarten."

The two children nodded and lowered their heads, not knowing what they were thinking. After a while, Wanli finally raised his head and said softly, "Mom, I won't show off my toys anymore."

Lingling nodded, but still hesitated and said, "Can I still play with my good friend? I promised Diandian that I would let her ride the car next time..."

Lin Yue patted her head, "Of course you can play after school, but you can't fight over toys. As long as you play normally, it's fine."

Zhang Yuandong sat on the bed, quietly watching Lin Yue talking to the two children in a gentle voice. He knew very well that he was not good at educating children. When he just got home, he wanted to let the two children stand in the punishment, but was stopped by Lin Yue. He originally thought that according to the personalities of the two children, it would be impossible for them to admit their mistakes. Seeing them admit their mistakes so easily, he was still very surprised.

Sweet potato slices were roasting on the stove, and an alluring aroma was already wafting out. Lin Yue picked up the sweet potato slices with chopsticks and put them on a plate. The two siblings reached out to grab them impatiently, and pinched their ears because of the heat. Even Little Mushroom and Sisi reached out for some. Lin Yue waited for the sweet potato slices to cool down and gave Little Mushroom a slice. But Sisi had just started eating complementary foods and couldn't eat sweet potato slices yet. Zhang Yuandong pulled the child back and stuffed a teething stick made of prickly ash wood into her mouth. Sisi didn't pick and choose when something was stuffed in her mouth. She ate with relish with her mouth full of saliva, and it tasted better than her brothers and sisters.

On the day of Laba Festival, Lin Yue followed the custom and went to several familiar families early in the morning to exchange ingredients for cooking Laba porridge. Xu Xiaodi has been pregnant for more than five months, and she has no morning sickness reaction now. When Lin Yue went there, she was preparing Laba beans. Lin Yue had never seen this before and was a little curious. She explained: "This is the custom in our hometown. We have to make Laba beans during the winter solstice, and every household will eat it on the day of Laba Festival."

The basil was added with chili and many other ingredients, and the color looked quite bright. She scooped a little for Lin Yue with a spoon, and Lin Yue tasted it and felt it was very strange.

Seeing that Lin Yue loved it, Xu Xiaodi insisted on serving her some. Lin Yue could not refuse, so she returned home with a small bowl full of basil beans.

Ling Ling and Wan Li had not yet gone to kindergarten. They were curious about the Laba beans that Lin Yue brought back. When Lin Yue was not paying attention, they secretly took a soybean each and ate it. As soon as the soybeans entered their mouths, they gasped because of the spiciness.

Lin Yue came back and saw this scene. He laughed so hard, but pretended to be calm and asked: "This is the basil beans that Aunt Xu next door gave me. Is it delicious?"

The two children shook their heads together and finally asked, "Mom, the teacher said today is Laba Festival, so do we have to have a big dinner tonight?"

Lin Yue nodded, "Let's eat dumplings and drink Laba porridge tonight."

The brother and sister were a little disappointed. Although they also liked eating dumplings, they wanted to eat their mother's cooking more. They asked desperately: "Is it only dumplings and porridge? Is there anything else?"

"Yes." Lin Yue paused, and seeing the two children's eyes light up, he said maliciously, "There are also Laba beans, and mother also made Laba garlic, we can eat them tonight."

The two siblings were immediately discouraged, and finally said with a struggle: "Then mother, can we eat dumplings with meat filling?"

Lin Yue stopped teasing them and said with a smile, "Of course it's meat filling. Today is a holiday, so I'm going to pack three kinds of fillings. How about you come back and help me after school tonight?"

The two siblings looked at each other, said "OK" loudly, and went to school happily.

Lin Yue did not lie to them and really prepared three kinds of stuffing. She went to the market early in the morning and bought some leeks, a head of cabbage and a pound of pork.

Leeks are very expensive in winter, and ordinary people can't afford them. Lin Yue grows leeks in his space, but he doesn't buy too many. He only buys a small handful for show. But cabbage is very cheap, and there is no purchase limit. In winter, many families will stock up a lot of cabbage, and there are also many people in the family building. Together with potatoes, sweet potatoes, and radishes, they are piled in the corridor at the door of their house. Some people even put a large jar of pickled cabbage in the corridor, and the smell is amazing.

Lin Yue also pickled a lot of pickled cabbage in the space, but she left it in the open air, so the smell wouldn't be so strong. Living in the family building, she really felt the power of the pickled cabbage jar.

However, this is the mainstream idea in the north. Many military wives who came from the south would develop the habit of hoarding vegetables after a long time. However, Lin Yue and her two neighbors did not buy any. Wang Tingting was unwilling to hoard vegetables at the door. Because Xu Xiaodi was pregnant, she hardly cooked at home. During this period, Lu Zhiguo went to the canteen to get food and ate it. Therefore, the doors of the three families were clean and tidy, without anything. Because of this, people talked about these three wives who didn't know how to live.

She prepared three kinds of stuffing in the afternoon, namely cabbage and pork stuffing, mutton and green onion stuffing, and leek, shrimp and egg stuffing. When the children came back, they saw three large bowls of dumpling stuffing, shouted happily, washed their hands quickly, and made dumplings with Lin Yue.

Xiao Mushroom and Sisi also tried their hand at making dumplings. Xiao Mushroom was better. He could play with a piece of dough for half a day. Lin Yue rolled out the dough for him and put some stuffing inside. He could even fold the dumpling skin in half and tighten it a little bit. Sisi, however, was particularly interested in the fine flour, and his head and body were covered in white.

Lingling and Wanli have been playing with dough since they were young, and rolling out the dough and making dumplings are no problem for them. However, they are only five years old, so how can they make so many dumplings? They just play for fun.

Today is a holiday and Zhang Yuandong came home late. When he got home, Lin Yue had almost finished making the dumplings.

Lin Yue's family all eat a lot, especially Zhang Yuandong. Lin Yue made a lot of dumplings, but they were almost all eaten by dinner time. It was not because they were not full because she made everyone drink a bowl of Laba porridge.