Little An'an excitedly agreed.
"An'an, you're so great! An'an, you're so sensible. How about I reward you with a bag of cookies? An'an, wait here, I'll go get them for you."
Xu Zi gave his daughter a big kiss on the cheek. He put An'an in the next room and then quietly went back to his room. He took a bag of salted egg yolk biscuits from the cabinet for An'an. These salted egg yolk biscuits were made by Yu Jiu herself. They were very delicious. She didn't sell them. She just ate them herself and gave them away. After all, they were a bit difficult to make, and Yu Jiu didn't want to sell them at the department store for the time being.
Because An'an is still young, Yu Jiu wants her to eat more meals, so she strictly controls her intake of snacks. Now, An'an was suddenly rewarded with a bag of cookies, and she was very happy. She sensibly took out her drawing book.
"Dad, go back and sleep with Mom. I can play by myself."
Little An'an skillfully tore open the biscuit and took small bites, so ladylike, showing no trace of the wildness she displayed when digging for earthworms.
"Dad will go make you some breakfast first. Eat by yourself if you're hungry. Dad will go back to sleep for a while. An'an, call Dad and Mom if you need anything, okay? It's too early now. You can't go out to play by yourself. If you want to go out to play, call Dad too."
"Okay~~~~"
An'an nodded vigorously. Xu Zi rubbed her fluffy little head, tied her hair up, went to the kitchen to make her a simple egg pancake, and brought her a cup of honey water. After giving her some instructions, he went back to his room to sleep.
It was only 7:30 when he finished all this, and Xu Zijiang seized the opportunity to go back and take a nap with Yu Jiu. He didn't get up until 10:30. Yu Jiu was still sleeping, but Xu Zijiang had caught up with three hours of sleep, so he felt much more energetic. Not wanting An An to be alone for too long, he got up on his own.
An'an was playing with her little marbles next door. She poured a jar of marbles onto her bed and even covered it with a blanket so that the marbles wouldn't fall to the floor.
"One, two, three, four..."
Little An'an divides her marbles into groups of 10. She counts them slowly, then gathers them back together and starts counting again, from 1 to 20. That's how she passes the time. She even uses the marbles to do addition and subtraction: 1 marble plus 3 marbles equals 4 marbles, and 18 marbles plus 12 marbles equals 30 marbles.
She could have a great time playing with her marbles by herself. Xu Zijiang saw her playing obediently in the room, and he walked in with a smile on his lips.
"Is An'an hungry? Daddy's going to cook dinner. What would you like to eat today?"
"I want to eat fried meatballs!"
When An'an saw her father come in, her big eyes lit up, and she immediately raised her hand and said loudly that her favorite food was fried meatballs. They were chewy and soft inside, but golden brown and crispy on the outside. They were super delicious, but they used too much oil, so they were also a food that Yu Jiu needed to control her intake of.
"Okay, then Daddy will make you fried meatballs, but An'an can only eat two, okay? What else would you like to eat?"
Xu Zijiang sat down by the bed without picking her up, afraid of messing up the small marbles she had sorted.
"I still want to eat that kind of sweet meat."
An'an doesn't know what that sweet meat is called; it's too hard to pronounce.
"Sweet and sour pork, right? Okay, then Dad will make that for lunch. You also need to make vegetables, okay? How about stir-fried cucumber for lunch today?"
Xu Zijiang was incredibly accommodating to An'an's every whim, but he also strictly adhered to Yu Jiu's demands: meat was fine, but vegetables were a must. An'an frowned slightly, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.
"Okay, but can I only eat five slices?"
Smashed cucumbers are usually served in chunks, but when Xu Zijiang makes stir-fried cucumbers, he cuts them into thin slices. Stir-fried cucumbers are a common vegetable dish at home, so little An'an remembers it well. She stretched out her five chubby, white hands and earnestly made a deal with Xu Zijiang.
"Can."
Xu Zijiang agreed without hesitation, saying he would just cut the cucumber slices a little thicker.
"Dad, you're so good to me, I love you so much!"
An'an was overjoyed. She pouted her little mouth, signaling Xu Zijiang to come closer, and then she gave Xu Zijiang a big kiss on the cheek to express her love for him.
"Daddy loves you too, sweetie. An'an, play by yourself. Daddy's going to cook."
"good!"
Little An An nodded obediently, then turned her attention back to her little marbles. Where were we counting just now?
With the child at ease, the adults had less to worry about. Xu Zijiang stopped paying attention to An'an and went straight to the kitchen to prepare the meal. He worked in the kitchen for an hour, and by the time the food was served, it was almost midnight. Xu Zijiang went back to the room and glanced at Yu Jiu. He gently pinched Yu Jiu's nose to wake her up.
"Hmm."
Yu Jiu held his breath for a while, and sure enough, he opened his eyes groggily.
"It's 12 o'clock. Why don't you get up, eat something, and then go back to sleep? Being hungry for too long is bad for your stomach."
"Okay, I understand. I'll get up now."
Yu Jiu yawned, then pulled Xu Zijiang's hand, making him lift her up. She was still very sleepy, but didn't feel much discomfort. After being tormented by Xu Zijiang for several years, her body had adapted well. Now, even if they fought until dawn, she could get up for lunch. It wasn't that Xu Zijiang had become less capable; it was that Yu Jiu's stamina had improved.
After Yu Jiu finished washing up, the family of three ate dinner. Little An'an ate by herself obediently, without needing to be fed. Looking at the fragrant food, Yu Jiu gradually woke up and finally remembered the topic she hadn't been able to pick up yesterday.
"So many years have passed, do you think there's any possibility of reinstating the college entrance examination? After all, things can't stay like this forever. I recently heard some news that the college entrance examination might be reinstated. If it really is reinstated, the first thing everyone needs to do is look for textbooks and study materials. If we collect some materials in advance and then sell them when the college entrance examination is reinstated, there will definitely be a lot of people eager to buy them, and we can make a lot of money, right?"
Yu Jiu said cryptically.
"Many people are waiting for the resumption of the college entrance examination. It's really not going to continue like this. However, no one knows when the college entrance examination will be resumed. But so many years have passed, so perhaps there will be action soon. What do you want to do?"
Xu Zi raised an eyebrow and asked Yu Jiu, "Since she has already brought it up, she must already have her own thoughts and plans."
"The 'Physical Chemistry Series' is a very important resource. It explains many knowledge points very clearly and is very useful for everyone studying science. I was thinking that a set of textbooks wouldn't sell for much money, and this one would be even harder to collect. So we just bought two copies of this resource and had them printed."
We'll have hundreds or even thousands of sets produced and stockpile them. As soon as we get news, we'll sell them off immediately. These are review materials; they'll sell for a few dollars a copy and people will buy them.
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