Chapter 263 Sharing happiness and hardship
Uncle San and Uncle Zhong knew that Jiang Si and Huo's mother were going to the farm for a long table banquet today.
The two of them rushed over from the fishing village early in the morning.
But as soon as they reached the entrance of the courtyard, a heart-wrenching cry came from inside.
The two of them rushed over in a hurry.
Upon entering the house, one could see Huo Tingzhou holding a child in each arm, gently coaxing him.
Unfortunately, the two babies didn't give me any face at all.
Huo Tingzhou had no idea what other people's twins looked like.
But his two little devils.
Just because someone laughs doesn't mean they'll laugh together.
But if we cry, we'll definitely cry together.
They're usually incredibly well-behaved, but today when they woke up, they probably didn't smell their mother's familiar milky scent, nor did they see their grandmother's smiling face as she made them laugh.
The two little ones pouted and started their duet without any hesitation.
Unfortunately, you can't hit a toothless child of this age, and you can't reason with them either.
In just a short while, Huo Tingzhou's forehead was covered in sweat.
Seeing the two children's faces turn red from crying, Uncle San's heart clenched instantly.
"What's wrong with Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao? Why are they crying so hard?"
Huo Tingzhou pursed his lips. "Maybe he's hungry."
"Feed them quickly if they're hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle San noticed that there were already two bottles of prepared milk powder on the table.
Without thinking much, he quickly picked it up, dripped two drops onto the back of his hand to make sure the temperature was just right, and then fed it to the child's mouth.
It was only after feeding him that Uncle San realized something was wrong.
Normally, as soon as the pacifier is offered, the little guy comes running because of the smell.
I don't know what's wrong with me today.
The two little ones didn't even glance at the milk bottle, their little hands grabbing at Huo Tingzhou's shirt, and they rubbed their mouths against his chest.
The third uncle, unwilling to give up, fed the two children one more time.
Now the two children are crying even louder.
In the end, Uncle Zhong saw the problem at a glance: "The child is used to drinking breast milk during the day, and when she wakes up in the morning, she doesn't see Miss Si Si, so she's throwing a tantrum."
Uncle San panicked when he heard this, "What should we do? Si Si and the others won't be back until tonight."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about we send the child to the farm now?"
Huo Tingzhou also wanted to, but all the vehicles from the division headquarters had already been dispatched and were currently at the farm.
Third Uncle became even more anxious upon hearing this.
This won't work, that won't work.
We can't let the two children go hungry forever.
"How about letting the son-in-law give it a try?"
Huo Tingzhou was unaware of the seriousness of the problem at that time.
It wasn't until Uncle Zhong went to the storeroom and found a piece of hemp rope that he tied the two milk bottles diagonally and finally hung them around his neck.
"Well, young master, please lie down on the bed..."
Even without Uncle Zhong saying anything more, Huo Tingzhou understood.
There's no other way; at this moment, nothing is more important than a child's meal.
And so, Huo Tingzhou lay down on the bed as Uncle Zhong had asked.
After adjusting the height to make sure the little guy could reach it with his mouth open, I...
Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong placed the two little ones on the left and right sides.
The little ones are already half asleep from crying.
It's an instinctive feeling; this is how I usually feel when I drink neinei.
In addition, the familiar milky smell is very appealing.
She sobbed twice, then instinctively put her mouth to the ground.
However, after sucking on it twice, it seemed that something was not right.
And sure enough, her little mouth pursed up again.
"You can't do it like this. Hurry up and hum a song to cheer them up."
The third uncle offered advice from the side, "Pat their little bottoms again, otherwise they won't feel safe."
Upon hearing this, Huo Tingzhou touched his cheek.
He didn't know any lullabies either, so in the end he could only bite the bullet and hum a familiar revolutionary song.
Fortunately, the two little devils were already very hungry.
After making a few grunts, it started munching away.
Huo Tingzhou had just breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, the two little ones stopped moving again.
As if on purpose, the two of them would start sucking on the bottle whenever his hand touched it.
As soon as they removed their hands, they stopped again.
This was repeated more than ten times.
Before he had even finished drinking the milk, Huo Tingzhou's back was already soaked with sweat.
...
There's a saying...
Good brothers share happiness and hardship.
While Huo Tingzhou was outwitting his two little devils, the Xiao family next door was in a completely different predicament.
This story begins with the typhoon in July, after the second child accidentally received a lot of praise from his mother.
I've been really motivated to study these past six months!
Ever since he saw his brother previewing the fourth-grade textbook, he's been following suit and learning alongside him.
The idea itself is quite good.
Hu Meili and her husband wholeheartedly agreed with this.
Unfortunately, my foundation is too weak. After not studying for a few days, I've accumulated a bunch of math problems that I can't solve.
So, before leaving home in the morning, Hu Meili gave Xiao Zhengjun a special task.
He taught all the questions that his younger child couldn't answer.
Xiao Zhengjun was very confident at the time, thinking that how difficult could a fourth-grade math problem be?
As a result, once he entered the second child's room, he didn't go out again all morning.
No wonder Comrade Hu often says: Even without tutoring homework, there can still be motherly love and filial piety, with hugs and kisses!
This homework tutoring session was absolutely chaotic, with everyone screaming and yelling!
I saw that the little one had been counting on his fingers for almost half an hour.
Xiao Zhengjun took a deep breath. "Stop, stop, stop counting on your fingers. Come on, look at this question."
The question is: There are chickens and rabbits in a cage. There are a total of 35 heads and 94 feet. How many chickens and rabbits are there?
"This is called the chicken and rabbit problem. In the future, when you encounter this kind of problem, don't just think about counting on your fingers; you have to learn to use your brain."
The little one protested: "I moved!"
Xiao Zhengjun hummed in agreement twice. That's not important. What's important is...
"Dad will teach you a really simple method today, and I guarantee you'll learn it in no time."
The second child: "Really?" He didn't believe it.
"That's definitely true."
Xiao Zhengjun said, "Let's take an example. Suppose, I mean suppose, all the rabbits here are standing up..."
Before he could finish speaking, his second son interrupted him, "Dad, rabbits can't stand up. Xiao Hong's family has one, and it lies on the ground all day eating carrots."
"Never mind whether it can stand or not, I'm just using an analogy! Look, they're all standing up now, so does that mean the rabbit only has two legs on the ground?"
The second child imagined it for a moment.
Seeing that he remained silent for a while, Xiao Zhengjun gave him an encouraging look, "Have you thought of something?"
The little one pursed his lips, his face full of question marks, "Dad, aren't they tired of standing? Won't they fall over?"
Xiao Zhengjun: "..."
Xiao Zhengjun didn't know if the rabbit would fall over, but he was really about to collapse with anger.
He gritted his teeth. "Not tired... How could it be tired? We're just using an analogy!"
"And from now on, they will stand up. Don't ask why we won't put them down!"
"Because Daddy won't let them go, understand?"
"Oh." The second child understood.
"Okay, now all the animals are standing on two legs. Didn't we just say there are 35 heads here? And each head has two legs, so how many legs are there in total?"
"70!"
"Yes, there are 70 in total. So there were originally 94 legs. How many legs are missing now?"
"24 are missing."
Xiao Zhengjun felt victory was within reach. "Think again," he said, "whose 24 missing legs are they?"
The younger child said, "Oh, Dad, I understand!"
However, while writing, I was still muttering to myself, "With so many feet in the cage, won't they step on them?"
And chickens will peck at them!
Who came up with this question? They have absolutely no common sense.
After rambling on for a while, he turned to his brother and asked, "Brother, do you think what I said is right?"
The eldest brother covered his ears with one hand, indicating that he couldn't hear anything. I couldn't hear anything either.
A moment later, the younger one said, "Dad, I'm done writing!"
"Yes, that's great."
Xiao Zhengjun glanced at the time. "I'm going to wash your sister's diapers. You hurry up and finish your essay. Keep an eye on the time and stop whining."
"Okay, I understand."
After Xiao Zhengjun left, the younger brother quietly pulled down his pants and took a peek.
The eldest brother asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"It's not crooked at all."
After confirming, the younger brother went to pull down his older brother's pants, asking, "Brother, is yours crooked?"
Upon hearing this, the young leader's face darkened, "..."
Could someone kindly take him away? We can't keep this little brother!
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