Wang Hong sighed and said, "What about my second sister?"
Mother Qi sighed again, then turned to pick up the bowl and chopsticks. "She chose this path herself, and even if her feet are covered in blisters, she has to finish it on her knees!"
Wang Hong wanted to say something but didn't say it out loud. She also decided in her heart that if she got that job, she would send Wang Fang some money every month.
They've planned things out quite well, and everyone's preparing for battle.
Meanwhile, the Wei family was overjoyed. After a 14-year hiatus, Liu Taohua was radiant again and became the family's darling. Because of her previous bleeding, she had been bedridden, and Da Ni had taken her place at work. When the three of them came, they brought with them 300 jin of food, autumn vegetables, dried vegetables, and pickled vegetables.
After discussing it with Zhao Dahu, Wei Shuqing agreed to provide him with ten yuan and ten jin of grain coupons each month. Of course, these were the tangible things. Zhao Dahu would also give her a box of canned meat every month, and sometimes two boxes of malted milk powder. Or she would take some meat bones or other things that were available in the canteen.
Looking at these things, Wei's mother and Liu Taohua couldn't help but sigh again at how well Wei Shuqing had married. "Mother, I always feel guilty about taking these things from my sister."
After putting away the things, Wei's mother said, "Take these for now! You've seen it yourself, Da Ni and Er Ni aren't eating well and aren't growing tall. Ai Guo is only 11 years old but he's already over 1.6 meters tall. For the sake of the children, let's focus on getting the pregnancy in good condition first."
Liu Taohua thought that Zhao Aiguo's appearance was indeed likable, but she still kept it in mind, thinking about how to deal with him in the future.
As for Zhao Aiguo, whom they were talking about, he still needs his formula. The 11-year-old Zhao Aiguo is too weak; if anyone dares to stop giving him formula, his parents will fight them to the death. They'll have to take the formula home. Meanwhile, the weak Zhao Aiguo is at home, being threatened with a feather duster by Wei Shuqing, his eyes brimming with tears.
Wei Shuqing, who only had a junior high school education, was actually not very good at her studies; she couldn't understand sixth-grade questions. She was furious seeing Zhao Aiguo biting his pencil without writing anything, and ended up giving him a piece of her mind.
Zhao Aiguo lowered his head and sobbed softly with tears in his eyes. After a while, Zhao Dahu came in, slapped Zhao Aiguo, and said, "Get out of here! You can't even finish this little bit of homework? You're so stupid! You make your mother angry every day. If you can't finish it, I'll beat you to death!"
Zhao Aiguo immediately ran off upon receiving the order, while Wei Shuqing roared, "Zhao Dahu, you can't spoil your brat like this! Look at him! He's been sitting there for an hour and a half without touching a penny..."
Zhao Dahu made a gesture of surrender with his hands, and said in a low voice, "Wife, look at how you described it, someone who doesn't move is a turtle! And can't you change your temper? What time is it now? Luckily we have a detached house, otherwise someone would hear us and report you, and you'd be criticized and denounced. Look at you, what's the rush? Besides, you can't blame Aiguo. Look at the state of things now, with all the political movements, who cares about this anymore, schools..."
Wei Shuqing snapped, "Shut up! Others are others, he is him..."
Zhao Dahu sighed, "Are you really that serious? He's not a bad student, but he's not a bad person. Look what you've done..."
Wei Shuqing's eyes welled up with tears, and she cried, "What's wrong with wanting him to go to a better school? I..."
Zhao Dahu held her in his arms and coaxed her gently, "Neither of us are good at studying, why are you pressuring him? No one in the Zhao family has ever been educated. We're not in a hurry, why are you?"
Wei Shuqing burst into tears, feeling wronged. In her heart, she really wanted Zhao Aiguo to start his studies so that the Qi family wouldn't look down on her and her son. But then she thought about the state of the world and decided that studying really didn't offer any future, and might even lead to trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhao didn't pay much attention to their child's studies because they recognized the problems of this era, so they let him be. They figured intellectuals often face trouble, and as long as their child wasn't the kind of person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong and squandered the family fortune, that was fine. They were quite lenient with him in many other ways, as long as he was happy.
Zhao Aiguo was crying miserably, and his mother opened a can of yellow peaches for him to eat, saying, "Eat some to nourish your brain. Can't you just relax and stop your mother from scolding you all the time? Is that little bit of homework that hard?"
Zhao Aiguo cried, "The teacher never taught this. They only taught us singing during this period because of the sports meet."
Mr. Zhao chuckled and asked, "What are you singing?"
Zhao Aiguo cleared his throat and sang, "Pan Tu Fu Zhigao, where are you running to? Double-gun old woman, I've caught you..."
Zhao's mother said happily, "You sang so well, just like that! This little one is so clever! Look, I can't remember it no matter how many times I hear it!"
Zhao's father nodded, "Yes, you sang well..." Zhao Aiguo stopped crying and laughed, loudly singing several revolutionary songs. The elderly couple clapped along and sang along. The three of them were enjoying themselves immensely.
That kid's inexplicable self-confidence is inseparable from these two sycophants. Hearing the cheerful singing, Wei Shuqing's tears, which she had barely managed to hold back, started flowing again. Zhao Dahu began coaxing his wife from the very beginning.
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