"Doo doo doo~ Deng deng deng deng deng deng, deng deng deng deng..."
At 7:48 p.m. on the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1986, the stirring theme song of "Journey to the West" played on television.
A group of children sat in front of the television, while adults sat to the side, holding sunflower seeds and peanuts.
"Wow! It popped out! It popped out! It's Sun Wukong!"
The children's gasps of surprise.
“Even Xiaobao and Miaomiao like to watch it. Oh my, they're so young, and they already know how to watch TV.”
Aunt Wang looked at the two little ones who were also stretching their necks.
Professor Wen and Yang Yufen were also laughing. Seeing how excited the children were, they were afraid they would run into the TV in a moment.
The children were engrossed in the show, and the adults were equally captivated. For the first time, they didn't urge the children to go to sleep and watched the entire series together.
Because it was too late, Professor Wen only took Xiao Bao away, while Hu Zhenghao stayed behind to sleep with the twins.
"Ada! Behold my Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
The children were playing on the bed, but Yang Yufen didn't take it seriously. During the New Year, the children were happy, but the adults were quite tired.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, they went to watch the flag-raising ceremony early in the morning. After watching it, they rushed back to have lunch and visit relatives. Their family is relatively easy to deal with; they all made plans to watch the flag-raising ceremony together, leaving only visiting relatives as their main task.
The next morning, Yang Yufen was awakened by a crisp snapping sound.
"What's wrong?"
Yang Yufen ran out immediately and saw four children holding bamboo sticks, and then she saw glass everywhere, with the windows broken.
Yang Yufen took a deep breath; it was rare for her to wake up a little late one day.
"Tell me what you think."
Yang Yufen looked at the children.
"I'm sorry, Grandma Yang. We wanted to dress up as Sun Wukong, but we accidentally hit the window with our golden cudgel. Could you please not confiscate our golden cudgel? We'll clean it up right away."
When Wang Xing spoke, Hu Zhenghao nodded and reached out to tidy up.
"Stop, don't move. Stand back properly, stand against the wall."
Yang Yufen quickly called out, and the children dared not move, obediently following her instructions to stand in the corner.
Yang Yufen cleaned the glass, and seeing that there was a large hole in the window, she removed the glass from the window and then found some oil paper to cover it up to prevent the heat in the room from escaping.
"Now go inside and stand there as punishment, holding your golden cudgels."
Yang Yufen finished tidying up, pointed to a group of children, and the children obediently went into the house. Yang Yufen only glanced at them before turning around to cook.
When Professor Wen arrived, he saw several children standing as punishment.
What happened?
Professor Wen put Xiao Bao on the bed.
"We broke the window."
Hu Zhenghao spoke honestly.
"Why are you breaking windows? It's so cold."
"..."
They were all as timid as quails, not daring to utter a sound.
"They want to be like Sun Wukong, and what they're holding are the tools for committing crimes. Alright, let's get ready to eat."
Yang Yufen came out, placed two bowls of noodles on the table, and then turned to get more.
Professor Wen looked at the straight bamboo sticks among the children and thought, "They've got a good eye for choosing them."
"I'll keep an eye on the kids for a bit. The logistics department should have glass; just covering it with oil paper won't do."
Professor Wen looked at the window.
"That's what I think too. I'll measure the size in a bit."
After breakfast, Yang Yufen went out to look for glass, and Professor Wen called Hu Zhenghao over.
“Zhenghao, you’re the older brother. When you’re playing with your younger brothers, you should be mindful of the size of the sticks. Several of you are roughhousing with such long sticks. Now you’ve accidentally hit the window, but what if you accidentally hit one of your brothers’ eyes? Have you thought about the consequences?”
Hu Zhenghao lowered his head.
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