Thousands of miles away in the capital, Zhou Jiao was still unaware of the turmoil in her hometown.
Since the start of the new semester, the seven of them once again received school commendations in the school auditorium. For her, this matter was over.
Zhou Jiao was very busy after returning to her studies. Before the first snow, she still had enough energy to travel back and forth between the two places every day by train and bicycle.
But with the arrival of winter, Zhang Guoqing once again began her internship in the army, and the number of activities at school increased. Especially the ideological and political studies classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, which made it impossible for her to go home.
To ensure her son wouldn't be weaned from breastfeeding, Zhou Jiao could only rush back and forth before evening self-study these past few days. Fortunately, her studies were quite easy for her.
Zhou Xiaozheng grabbed his daughter again and said, "Be good, the child doesn't need milk powder. Just listen to Dad and stop making trouble. Otherwise, I will really let Xiao Wang pick you up from school every day."
Zhou Jiao giggled foolishly.
"Otherwise, I won't hide it from Xiaowu for you. You can just focus on school, he will go home to spend time with the kids at night. You don't worry about your father, and you don't worry about him either?"
Zhou Jiao knew she couldn't escape this time, so she hugged her father's arm and swung it around, "Dad, I wouldn't trust you, let alone him. I love my dad the most, no one else."
"You little bitch, just try to fool your dad!" Zhou Xiaozheng really enjoyed his daughter's coquettish behavior and tapped her forehead happily, "Stop interrupting me. Choose one of the two."
"I'll listen to you. Then I won't be back on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, okay? Besides the kids, I also miss you. Dad, I'm not used to being alone in school."
Zhou Xiaozheng frowned distressedly: "How about taking a sick leave?"
"Forget it, the holiday is coming soon, what a hassle!" Zhou Jiao wrinkled her nose, then smiled. "I asked the teacher, and I'll do a two-month internship at the motor factory next semester. That way I can go home every day."
Lin Lishan handed her a cup of malted milk and said, "I've already discussed it with Aunt Chen. Starting tomorrow, she will go to school after lunch every day. Give her the bottle."
"ah?"
"Mom has seen that Aunt Sun is a pretty good person over the past few months. Even without Aunt Chen, your aunt comes over every day, and she doesn't dare to make any mistakes."
Zhou Jiao hadn't thought about this before, but she was worried that the children would suffer if Aunt Chen wasn't home. She wasn't worried at night, but during the day, her parents were at work, and Mrs. Cheng occasionally had things to do and couldn't be home all the time.
Is that person trustworthy? She looked at her father.
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded: "Employ people with confidence, and don't employ people you don't trust."
Thinking about how she had taken care of her child for almost five months, Zhou Jiao finally nodded, "Okay, let's try this for a few days."
Now that this matter was confirmed, Zhou Jiao looked at the time, said goodbye to her parents in a hurry, and rushed to school.
Lin Lishan looked at her husband, "Are you and Xiaowu really not going to tell Jiaojiao?"
"Who said that? Wait until she's free. Look at her now, she's already flying around all day. If she knew she could find money just by taking the twins for a stroll, she'd be so worried she'd go crazy."
Lin Lishan sighed deeply.
Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at her disapprovingly. "Is our grandson's luck so high? Look at how many good deeds you've done recently."
Lin Lishan chuckled and patted him.
"Putting aside other things, if you go out without money one day, just take them with you and they will definitely not let you go hungry." After saying this, Zhou Xiaozheng himself found it funny.
"Brother Zheng, Aunt Sun is afraid of you. Remember to remind her not to take the children out in such cold weather. Even if they want to bask in the sun, they can stay in the yard."
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded. Even without his wife's instructions, he would have reminded her of this.
Now, looking at the three children every day, there is a surprise every day. I wonder if these two little guys can be as precocious as their brother? If they are like Ping An, Aunt Sun will not be able to stay.
Zhou Jiao rushed back to school, unaware that her two youngest sons had been up to no good again. Based on Ping An's calculations, she would have to wait at least seven months, which would give her more time to spend with the children.
Even with Aunt Chen running back and forth to fetch breast milk, Zhou Jiao would run home whenever she had a free moment. However, compared to the previous constant running around, at least there was a buffer, so she wasn't burdened any more.
The semester was almost over, exams were approaching, and her boyfriend, Zhang Guoqing, had also returned to school. Without much time to express their feelings, Zhou Jiao rushed home as soon as the exams were over.
As for men? Haha… Zhou Jiao was furious! She couldn't punish her father, but she couldn't punish her own man? Did she think hiding this from him was for her own good?
When did Zhou Jiao lose her sense of propriety?
If her two youngest sons' secret was discovered by outsiders, would they be snatched away by someone or accused of being evildoers? At this point, not only Aunt Sun, but even Aunt Chen would not trust them!
Zhou Jiao returned home and protested to her father. "You said you loved me the most, but you don't trust your precious daughter's intelligence. Now I'm very angry!"
Without hesitation, Zhou Xiaozheng immediately passed the blame to his son-in-law.
Who made the son-in-law a half-son? If the son doesn't take the blame for his father's actions, who will? Anyway, that silly boy has already taken the blame, so it doesn't matter if there is another one.
The father and daughter immediately hid in the study, holding the twins like good brothers, to discuss what. What were they discussing? Hey, of course not taking the children out to pick up money!
"Dad, have you thought about this? Is it Children's Day or May Day?" Zhou Jiao said, blinking her eyes. "It doesn't mean we have to use both swords together, right?"
Zhou Xiaozheng had never really tried this. The key was the weather. He'd be crazy to let such young children go out.
"How about we wait until the weather is nice one day and take the kids out to try it?"
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head. "That's unnecessary! Most people wouldn't connect these things. If I hadn't heard Xiaowu say that a hundred birds were paying homage to the phoenix, I would have thought it was a coincidence. When the children are older, I'll mention it to them more often, and they'll naturally understand the taboos."
"Then how did my mother know?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaozheng burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears came out.
Zhou Jiao looked at him strangely. Could there be something else going on?
Zhou Xiao just couldn't stop laughing, and chuckled softly: "Your mother is such an unlucky person. She never picks up anything good on the road. It's almost like she loses things."
"According to her, when she was little, she was playing with her friends. Even though something was right in front of her, her friends still saw it first. Imagine her carrying the twins to your aunt's house. How would she feel if she suddenly stepped on money while walking? It happened three times in a row. Your mother was so happy. She said she had become lucky in wealth."
Zhou Jiao could imagine how her mother was showing off in front of her father, and she was so happy! Her luck had turned.
"The funniest thing is, she still didn't believe it. From that day on, every time she walked down the street, she made a point of looking at the ground. One day, she even said that maybe what she had told us wasn't working. But two days later, when we were pushing the twins outside in the sun, she found money again and was so happy."
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head. If his son-in-law hadn't reminded her, this funny guy in his family would probably have been in trouble again.
"She keeps mumbling a few words when she has nothing to do. If she talks too much, outsiders will get suspicious. Xiaowu reminded her a few times. Otherwise, do you think your mother would know?"
When Zhou Jiao thought of her mother, she really didn't know what to say.
"Okay, don't make a fuss about this with Xiaowu. It's not easy for him either. He's so nervous that he asks Aunt Chen and the others not to take the children out of the yard every day. There are all these stories about human traffickers, kidnapping, and knockout drugs."
Zhou Jiao laughed heartily at the words. How could a man be without discipline? If she thought it was a good intention to conceal something, would it become second nature?
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