The elementary school students, who hadn't had candied hawthorns for two days over the weekend and were practically crying with longing, thought they would be able to eat them when they went to school on Monday.
They have never looked forward to going to school as much as they do today.
Hu Jiayi usually treats going to school like a life-or-death situation, and she can't be woken up even if she sleeps in late in the morning. But this morning, as soon as the alarm rang, she got up without even pausing, washed up, and prepared to go to school.
When I showed it to my parents, they thought the sun had risen in the west.
"Wow, did the sun rise in the west today?"
As Mr. Hu ate his breakfast, he could hardly believe it when he saw his daughter get up on her own without needing to be urged three or four times.
Hu Jiayi also knew that it was bad for her to stay in bed.
But which child can get up at six or seven in the morning to go to school?
She's definitely not up to it.
"Is there something you need that makes you so eager to go to school?"
Ms. Hu said her daughter was acting strangely today.
She gave birth to the daughter; how could she not know what kind of person she was?
She seems like a well-behaved girl most of the time, but let's not talk about her behind closed doors.
She even doubted whether there was something wrong with her genes.
"Does he have a date at school?"
Girls mature early; her daughter was already bringing male classmates home from kindergarten, calling them live-in sons-in-law.
They're in elementary school now, so it's not unacceptable for them to have early romantic relationships.
Kids these days have access to so much information, they're really smart and know so much.
We can't afford not to take precautions.
"No, it's just that you can eat at the roadside stalls near the school gate when you go to school. There's a stall that sells really delicious candied hawthorns."
Hu Jiayi looked at her mother speechlessly.
Does she seem like the type to start dating early?
Some of the boys in her class weren't even as tall as her, but she didn't fancy any of them.
"That stuff is sweet, eat less of it or you'll rot your teeth."
Seeing that their daughter wasn't thinking about dating but rather about food, the parents breathed a sigh of relief.
Hu Jiayi obediently agreed on the surface, but in reality she didn't take it seriously. She even skipped a few bites of breakfast, saving room for candied hawthorns after school.
She was full of anticipation and listened attentively to the lessons all morning, but when she got to the school gate after school, she didn't see the familiar candied hawthorn stall.
Everyone rushed to the spot where Lin Zhou had originally set up his stall, only to be dumbfounded by the empty space.
"Didn't the older brother who sells candied hawthorns come today?"
“I brought my own pocket money, but my older brother wasn’t here.”
"No way?"
"Big brother, were you late because of traffic?"
The children couldn't find the familiar stalls and were gradually pulled away by their parents.
There are easy-going children, and there are naturally disobedient children.
"Waaaaaah~"
The chubby little boy was upset and angry when he saw that his mother hadn't bought him candied hawthorns after school. He started crying and rolling around on the ground, wailing and twisting his body as he crawled.
The mother frowned as she looked at the chubby boy.
This is especially true since it's the time when children get out of school, and the area is filled with students and parents.
The child may be shameless, but she is.
It's true what they say, if you don't discipline them for a day, they'll start tearing the roof off. You can't spoil a child like that. They're adults, yet they're still rolling around on the ground like that.
If we go along with him, he'll pull this stunt every time things don't go his way, and we'll never be able to control him.
"Are you getting up or not? If you're not, I'm leaving."
"You broke your promise! You said you'd buy me candied hawthorns, but you bought them and ate them yourself. You promised to buy them for me, but you didn't. You're such an untrustworthy adult!"
These cries, filled with grief and indignation, were truly heartbreaking and brought tears to the eyes of all who heard them.
The chubby boy's mother was also embarrassed by what was said, and she could faintly hear laughter from other parents passing by. She could hardly keep her composure.
This is indeed true, and even educating children seems difficult now.
She had indeed originally planned to buy candied hawthorns to take her son to eat.
However, the boss later limited the purchase, so fewer could be bought.
Not only were there purchase limits, but the owner also released new products every day. Every time I bought something, there was a flavor I had never tried before. No wonder we finished them all before my son was born.
Sigh, the kids are all grown up now, they're not so easy to fool anymore.
In the past, she would have said she hadn't bought it, and her son would have believed her. But now it turns out she ate it herself.
"Buy, buy, buy! I'll take you shopping right now, okay?"
"The owner isn't setting up a stall today, so let's buy from somewhere else."
The chubby boy's mother was at her wit's end. The ground was covered in dust, and if he rolled down it, she couldn't keep the child.
Since she didn't see any stalls selling candied hawthorns at the school gate, she decided to take her son to the mall to look for some.
She had seen candied hawthorns being sold in shops in the mall when she was shopping before.
Upon hearing that they were going to buy candied hawthorns, the chubby boy sprang to his feet, wiping his tears with his dirty little hands, leaving his face covered in patches of black and white.
His mother's mouth twitched as she watched.
"Let's go, hurry up and wipe the car down, it's filthy."
The mother and son arrived at the mall. The bright environment made the chubby little boy, who looked so drab and gray, even more unbearable to look at.
The chubby boy's mother originally wanted him to wait in the car.
But looking at the distrustful look in her child's eyes, she felt it was unlikely.
So what if it's embarrassing? Let's buy the candied hawthorns first, and then coax the child home.
The mother and son arrived at the candied hawthorn shop.
The same glass cabinet displayed a variety of candied hawthorns, but not as many varieties as Lin Zhou had prepared.
The chubby boy pressed himself against the glass display case, carefully examining the candied hawthorns inside.
"Boss, don't you have spicy strips or candied hawthorns?"
The chubby boy searched around but couldn't find his favorite spicy strips and candied hawthorns, and asked in confusion.
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