Cheng Zhenzhu smiled, tied the bag tightly, and then began to cook dinner. Naturally, it was another seafood feast. Braised prawns, fried crabs, stir-fried scallops, and so on. The meat wasn't too fatty, but it was tender and fresh, and the taste was naturally quite good.
Cheng Xiaohu took a bite of the prawn and sighed. He felt a pang of worry at the thought of having to go back soon. How could time have flown by so quickly? He hadn't had enough fun yet...
"Why are you sighing at such a young age?" Cheng Zhenbao rubbed his precious son, told him to eat quickly, and then filled another bowl of rice for himself.
Apart from anything else, his second sister's cooking skills are really good. Ever since they had crab stewed rice here last time, they couldn't forget it, so they urged their father to make one for them.
The taste is okay, but it just can't compare to her second sister's...
Knowing Cheng Zhenbao was craving crab rice, Cheng Zhenzhu made it for him the next morning and packed a lunch box for him to take with him. She used an old iron lunch box with a crooked lid. She bought a new one and then fixed the old one, so it still worked...
"Second sister, you are so nice to me." Cheng Zhenbao held the hot lunch box, tears in his eyes.
"Second aunt, I will come back again~" Cheng Xiaohu and his brothers and sisters wiped their tears and came to hug his second aunt's thighs.
Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the father and son standing in front of her, who looked like they were cast in the same mold. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Her nose was aching, but suddenly she wanted to laugh. "Okay, don't cry. Let's play when we have time..."
"Yeah." Cheng Xiaohu nodded heavily, then followed his father onto the boat, looking back every few steps.
"Banghu, Guoguo~" The six little ones were led by one of them, squeezed out a few tears, and waved softly with the other little hand.
He was still young and had no idea what "separation" meant, but when he saw his brothers crying, he also wanted to cry, crying "woooo woooo".
"Let's go..." San Tiao looked a little lonely. He didn't like separation.
"It's okay. This New Year, mom will take you to grandma's house to play." Cheng Zhenzhu rubbed the little three-year-old and hugged the second child who was crying alone.
"Okay." Peng Ertiao sniffed the scent of his mother, wiped his tears, and felt a little relieved.
His mother never lies!
...Not long after sending Cheng Zhenbao and Xiao Huzi away, school started for Yitiao. In the second grade, his carefree days were gone forever.
If Ichijo is not at home, Liutiao can't go out to play every day because his second brother is not sure if he can take him out alone.
So every time the little guy waited for one fish to arrive home, he would catch four or five fish waiting for "Guoguo" at the gate of the yard.
"Liu Tiao, didn't I tell you not to wait for me here?" On Friday, Yi Tiao, carrying a new schoolbag, grabbed Liu Tiao and ran into the kitchen.
Mom is going to give out snacks! Wash your hands first.
Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the two people, one big and one small, who ran into the house, and gave them a piece of beef jerky, two pieces of fruit candies, and a soft little cake.
The cake was too small, so I finished one piece in one bite. The three pieces only had time to look up in surprise...
Cheng Zhenzhu watched Yitiao's heroic movements with a wave of emotion. After Yitiao entered second grade, he took on a more elder brother-like demeanor, particularly fond of standing up for what was right. Sometimes, if he saw someone bullying the weak, he'd secretly pick a fight.
Teacher Su, the teacher, was very worried. But she couldn't stand seeing other classes bullying her own students, so she sometimes turned a blind eye and occasionally reminded Cheng Zhenzhu, the parent.
Cheng Zhenzhu also turned a blind eye. Seeing that Yitiao was not seriously injured, she pretended not to know that he had fought.
It's normal for boys to fight when they're young. As a mother, she doesn't need to control everything...
"Mom, shall we go to town to play tomorrow?" Peng Ertiao had been thinking about this since early morning. His mother said that they would go when his brother was on vacation.
My brother has a day off tomorrow.
Go play! When One, Two, and Six heard this, they all raised their heads, their eyes sparkling.
"Go." Cheng Zhenzhu gave the little ones a positive answer. Then she woke them up early the next morning to have breakfast.
"Ah~" Liu Tiao, who had woken up a long time ago, was afraid that he would not be taken care of. Seeing that his brothers had all gone to the fields, he climbed up and took out his shoes to put them on himself.
"Let me do it." Yitiao helped Liutiao put on his shoes and took him to the kitchen to wash his face and brush his teeth. Liutiao's teeth hadn't fully grown yet, so he didn't need to brush his teeth. He, like him, had to brush his teeth when he was older.
But Liu Tiao insisted, and his mother said it was okay to brush his teeth, so he helped Liu Tiao brush his teeth every day...
After breakfast, Cheng Zhenzhu packed up simply and went to catch the boat with a few friends.
Following his mother to the town, he was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing. He was also happy when he saw one, two, three, or six cats. He fell asleep in his mother's arms after a while...
"Hey, when did a photo studio appear here?" Cheng Zhenzhu looked at the handwritten plaque "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Photo Studio" and walked in with a few little kids.
It seems the establishment of the food factory has brought a lot of impact to Qishui Town...
"Mom, what is a photo studio?" It was something they had never seen before, and the little kids were extremely curious. They followed their mother, looking around with six big eyes.
"It's a place where we take pictures. We'll be able to appear in the pictures and see them later..."
The little kids were stunned and dumbfounded when they heard this.
"Comrade, do you want to take a photo?" a man came out and asked.
"Yeah, that's right." Cheng Zhenzhu nodded. She wanted to preserve some unique memories. A bunch of innocent little kids. It would surely be fun to look through her photo album later. She had secretly taken some photos with her phone, but it wasn't convenient to take them out right now. She'd have to wait until she had an internet connection to upload them...
"One yuan per photo, comrade, how many photos do you want?" Xiao Jianjun asked.
Cheng Zhenzhu was slightly surprised. She'd heard that photos were expensive these days, but she hadn't expected them to be this expensive. Almost as much as a pound and a half of pork. "Take six photos. A family photo, and then a solo photo for each person."
"Okay," Xiao Jianjun agreed happily, then went to get his camera. Few people came to take photos, and even if they did, they'd just snap a family portrait. He hadn't expected this woman to be so generous, snapping six at once...
"Let's take a family photo first. You guys sit there. Sit closer together." Xiao Jianjun gave some instructions on how to stand.
"Cold~" San Tiao was a little confused when he saw himself being pulled out and placed at the front. After the uncle taking the photo left, he immediately sat next to his mother.
Xiao Jianjun was quite helpless. "Little kid, you're small, why don't you stand in the front? It'll look better that way..."
"We want to make some wine~" San Tiao said, and only after Xiao Jianjun said "don't worry" did he stand in front obediently.
But when taking a solo photo, he still stood next to his mother because he asked his mother to take the photo with him.
One and two also asked their mother to take a photo with them. In the end, the three brothers' individual photos were turned into two-person photos. Naturally, the sleeping six-person photo was also a two-person photo.
Cheng Zhenzhu's intended solo photo turned into a group photo. Several little kids crowded over, one of them holding the half-open-eyed Liu Tiao and sitting next to her. Liu Tiao's dazed, chubby feet twirled around in circles, a sight both amusing and unsettling.
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