Jiang Damei calculated the time in her mind. They usually eat around seven o'clock. After finishing dinner at seven-thirty, and spending a little more time on the way to Yu Rujia's house, she wouldn't make it to their dinner time.
Jiang Damei: "Okay, I'll come find you at 7:30."
Erdan: "Mom, I want to go too."
Zhou Yanhong: "You stay at home and are not allowed to go anywhere." If this kid goes to someone else's place, he'll definitely eat their food again.
As soon as Gao Shujing entered the house, four little ones with bruised and swollen faces ran over, and his eyes darkened.
Before he could ask, Duolu exclaimed happily, "Uncle, hurry up and put the bicycles away, we need to talk to you."
Seeing the little ones jumping around, and considering how they're always running around outside, Gao Shujing guessed they'd gotten into a fight. The fact that Yu Rujia wasn't following behind them and yelling meant the little ones' injuries weren't serious.
Having thought things through, Gao Shujing was no longer as angry as when she first came in: "Okay, Uncle will be right there, please wait a moment."
After he finished parking his bicycle, Duolu had already brought out a stool: "Uncle, come and sit down here."
Gao Shujing had just finished washing his hands and sat down when Duofu brought him a glass of water: "Uncle, are you thirsty? Here, have a glass of water."
He could feel two small hands massaging his back; they were Duoshou and Duolu.
Duoxi didn't understand what his older brothers were doing at all, but that didn't stop him from imitating them.
The little guy, who didn't know what kind of work he could do, set his sights on the twins' job. Unfortunately, his arms were too short. When Gao Shujing sat on the stool, Duoxi couldn't reach his back.
Thinking of how he used to serve Yu Rujia, the little guy cleverly squatted down in front of Gao Shujing's legs and patted his legs with his little fists.
Gao Shujing was a little curious about what these kids were up to, but he wasn't in a hurry at all. After taking the water, he deliberately didn't ask any questions, but instead instructed, "Shoulders, Uncle's shoulders are a little sore."
Duoshou moved her small hands, which had been massaging his back, to his shoulder: "Uncle, how's this pressure?"
The force was too light for Gao Shujing, but the intention was good: "Hmm, not bad, let's continue."
Duoxi, her little face full of all sorts of expressions, looked up with her big, dark eyes sparkling with a pleading look: "Uncle, how's my situation? Is it alright?"
Gao Shujing: "Duoxi, this place is great, continue."
Duolu wasn't one to keep things bottled up. After a few punches, he revealed his purpose: "Uncle, we want to practice martial arts, to become really, really strong, to be able to take on many, many people by ourselves, just like you."
Gao Shujing took a sip of water: "Who did you fight with today?"
Dorjee leaned forward, his little face full of surprise: "Huh? We didn't say anything, how did Uncle know?"
Duo Shou gave his twin brother a disdainful look: "You can tell just by looking at our faces."
Doro showed no sign of being looked down upon and said excitedly, "So that's how it is, Uncle. We fought with Tiedan and the others today. I beat a big kid who's much older than me. I'm really good."
Gao Shujing: "Why are you fighting?"
Duoxi said he knew the answer to this question: "They stole my cake, they're mean."
Gao Shujing: "You all won?"
Duoshou: "Yeah, my older brother and I fought a black egg that was even bigger than Erdan's brother, and we won."
Duoxi: "I also played, and I'm good at it."
Gao Shujing: "So you're being so nice to me because you want to train with me in martial arts so you can become better fighters?"
Doro: "Yes, we need to become very powerful, as powerful as Uncle."
Gao Shujing: "Becoming powerful requires enduring a lot of hardship."
Doro: "We are not afraid of hardship."
Gao Shujing: "If you really want to become powerful, you first need to be bold enough. You all need to learn to sleep in a room by yourselves. Do you dare?"
He and Yu Rujia will get married in July or August. They can't keep sleeping with the kids, so Gao Shujing thought he would take this opportunity to let the kids have their own room.
Once March is over, the temperature will rise quickly. He will get up twice a night to check on their room; they shouldn't be cold.
Doro was a reckless fool, and he confidently replied, "I dare."
Gao Shujing: "So, are you brave enough to sleep in Uncle Guojing's room tonight?"
Duoshou sensed something was wrong: "Uncle, my older brother is practicing martial arts, and he's still sleeping in the same room as you."
Duofu's ears twitched, but he didn't speak; his eyes were fixed on Gao Shujing.
Gao Shujing: "So you guys aren't very strong right now. If you want to become stronger, you have to work hard on your own. You can't keep relying on your uncle and aunt to protect you."
"If your uncle and aunt aren't here, won't you be left without anyone to protect you and just get beaten up? Do you want to become stronger?"
He spoke at length, but Duolu only remembered the last sentence, and replied loudly, "Become powerful."
Gao Shujing: "Can you sleep by yourselves? If you dare, you can sleep at Uncle Guojing's place tonight. If you want to become stronger, you must have courage. If a person doesn't even have the courage to sleep alone, he will definitely not become stronger."
Duolu couldn't understand the connection, but that didn't stop him from making a choice: "I want to sleep at Uncle Guojing's place."
Gao Shujing: "Okay, after you finish eating, I'll get you all ready. You can sleep on your own starting today, and I'll wake you up for martial arts practice tomorrow morning."
Duoxi straightened her little body: "I want to learn too, and become better."
Gao Shujing patted the little guy's head: "If Duoxi can get out of bed, come up with me."
It's a bit early for him to start practicing martial arts, but we can let him run around on the sidelines. It won't hurt his body or dampen his enthusiasm.
Yu Rujia brought the dishes out of the kitchen and smiled knowingly when she saw this scene. Although the four little ones had learned a little from today's fight, they hadn't learned much. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily fooled by Gao Shujing.
However, as the children grow older, they will indeed need to sleep in separate beds.
Yu Rujia: "You guys come here for a moment, I have some work to assign."
Gao Shujing got up from the stool: "Let's go, let's go to Auntie's to do some work, and then we can eat."
Duofu led the way into the house and asked, "Auntie, do you need me to start a fire? I can do it." This little guy often washed vegetables and started fires. Tonight, the vegetables had already been washed, so all he could do was start the fire.
Yu Rujia: "It's not about lighting the fire. Erdan and the others got beaten up today because of you. I made some cold bracken salad. You can take a bowl to each of them later to add to their dishes."
She felt it was normal for young children to fight, but since another child had been beaten because of the wild scallion pancakes she had given him, she felt she had to do something to make amends.
Cold bracken salad is a good choice; it won't make her seem rich and arrogant, nor will it make her seem indifferent to starting a fight.
Gao Shujing took a basket from the side and said, "I'll take them with me to deliver the vegetables."
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