Chapter 20 "Two Seconds of Heat"
Lin Zhao took a small step back without leaving a trace and said, "...Go wash up!"
The two children noticed their mother's disdain, smiled, and quickly went to wash their hands and faces.
The eldest one poured water, and the second one got the soap for washing face. The two brothers cooperated very well.
Lin Zhao was busy giving the twins a bath.
The one-year-old babies love playing in the water. The two little kids slap the water with their arms and smile happily.
The well-behaved third child imitated his sister and splashed water, also smiling.
Lin Zhao was overwhelmed.
"No splashing water!" she said fiercely in a serious tone.
The twins were very good at reading their mother's expression. They knew that their mother was angry, so they stopped patting her. The four cubs leaned their chubby heads close to Lin Zhao and chirped in their little voices, "Mom~~"
Lin Zhao couldn't keep her composure anymore and scratched her daughter's nose with her finger, "You little bastard."
It's incredibly clever.
The second child washed his hands and face, applied the baby cream, and asked his brother to smell him: "Brother, do I smell good?"
"Smells good. Can you smell me?" The eldest son also stretched out his hand to his younger brother's nose.
"It smells good." Erzai nodded his head.
After confirming that he smelled good, he ran towards Lin Zhao, his eyes moist and bright, and asked, "Mom, are you going to take me and my brother to the movies tomorrow?"
"Yes." Lin Zhao wrapped the third and fourth cubs in a cloth, carried them back to the house, and changed them into clean short-sleeved shirts and shorts.
Seeing that the eldest and second sons were still following him, he added, "Your father will call tomorrow. I think the brick and tile issue has been settled..."
The second child knew what bricks and tiles were used for, and he was so excited, "Mom, when are we going to build a house?"
"Once the bricks and tiles are delivered, the construction will be almost complete. We can start building it then." Lin Zhao assured her son.
Erzai was so excited that his desire to show off was obvious. Lin Zhao's smile disappeared and she said in a serious tone, "Erzai, stop talking about family matters outside."
"Why?" Erzai was unhappy.
Other children in the village showed off their meat and candies to him, and some children even deliberately envied him and his brother. Why couldn't he show off?
Lin Zhao saw through his temper and asked slowly, "Do you envy others for eating meat?"
"Yes." Erzai didn't understand why his mother asked such a strange question.
"Once or twice it's just envy, but if it happens too many times it becomes something else. What if someone has bad intentions? Your father is not around, so what if our family is targeted?" The child could not understand the big truth, so Lin Zhao could only change the way she put it.
Unexpectedly, the second child had something else to say: "My father is not here, but my grandfather and my grandmother are here."
His eyes were fierce, and he even looked a bit like a future villain.
But the children nowadays are still four heads tall.
"I run fast. If anyone targets our house, I will call my grandparents. If they are difficult to deal with, I will call my grandma." His grandma is so powerful!
Lin Zhao's smile spread out in circles under her eyes.
Erzai had such a fierce expression on his face that she thought he would say that he had fought with the troublemakers, but who knew he was just calling for help.
What a flexible guy.
but.
"Our house is only five minutes away from the old house, and even farther from your grandma. If something really happens, it will be too late by the time you find someone."
The ferocious Erzai looked confused, his round eyes full of confusion: "What is five minutes?"
The eldest son also wanted to know, and stared at Lin Zhao with an obedient look.
Lin Zhao didn't know how to explain it to her two sons so that they would understand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Minutes are a unit of time. When our house is built, I will buy a wall clock for our family and teach you two to recognize time."
"Mom, what is a wall clock?" asked the eldest son.
Lin Zhao said, "You'll know once I buy you two."
The eldest child listened to his mother the most. He nodded like a little adult and promised, "Mom, I will keep an eye on the second child and make him stop showing off."
"Mom said we can show off, so let's go show off again."
"..." Lin Zhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and was still thinking about showing off.
"OK."
The second child took a few steps forward, grasped Lin Zhao's clothes with his little hands, and looked eager to try, "Can we talk about watching a movie?"
Seeing the calm older boy's face light up, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Okay."
The two children were very happy.
But they didn't rush to say it, planning to wait until they finished watching it.
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The next day, morning.
Lin Zhao once again placed the twins in the old house.
Mother Gu knew that her mother was going to take her eldest and second sons to the county to answer a phone call, so she only told the two sons to stay close to their mother and did not stop them.
Of course, she couldn't stop it.
"Can you lend me a bicycle? The journey to the county is quite long, and I'm afraid our eldest and second sons can't make it." The grandmother felt sorry for her grandson.
Before Lin Zhao could say anything, Erzai shouted, "I can do it. I run the fastest."
The eldest boy was not convinced: "I am faster than you."
Erzai was not angry, but agreed, "Yeah, brother runs faster than me."
Mother Gu looked at her two grandsons with a loving smile.
"Hurry up, hurry up, you two little brothers run fast."
A bowl of water is held levelly.
The second child chuckled.
Lin Zhao then said: "It's still early. We can catch up if we walk slowly. Forget about riding a bicycle." She was a lazy person and didn't like to talk nonsense with others.
Moreover, the two children seem to be full of energy and don’t look like they would squat on the road and not move.
Seeing that the third daughter-in-law had made up her mind, Mother Gu did not persuade her any further: "That's fine, be careful on the road."
Fearing that the twins would make a fuss, Lin Zhao avoided them. She winked at the older and younger sons, and the three of them quietly ran out of the old house.
It was the first time for the eldest and second cubs to do this with their mother. Although they felt a little guilty towards their younger siblings, they felt happy and excited.
Lin Zhao walked towards the county, holding the two children, one on each side.
"Don't complain about being tired on the road. If you complain, you will have to wait until you buy a bicycle to go to the county next time."
The second child knows how to get to the point: "Mom, do you want to buy a bicycle?"
Is this the point?
Lin Zhao chuckled, "I don't have a ticket. We'll talk about it later."
"Find my dad!" The eldest son's mind worked quickly. Thinking of the need to call his dad today, he immediately suggested it.
"You are really your father's good son." Lin Zhao touched her eldest son's prickly little bald head and laughed.
The eldest boy just thought that his mother was praising him, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
The second child stood on tiptoe and said anxiously, "I! I! I am Daddy's good second son!"
"Yes, yes, you are your father's good second son!" Lin Zhao responded, "Your father's good second son, walk carefully, we have to get to the county before 12 o'clock."
The second cub calmed down and walked hand in hand with his brother.
When the people from the Harvest Brigade saw Lin Zhao and her two sons walking towards the county, they looked at each other in surprise.
"Why did Lin Zhao take the older and younger cubs to the county? She wasn't planning to sell the two cubs, was she?" Granny Zhao imagined the scene of the two cubs being sold, and her face changed.
Wang Chunhua thought that Aunt Zhao was really thoughtful, and explained for Lin Zhao: "The father of the eldest son sent a telegram, asking the eldest son's mother to go to the county town to answer the phone."
Granny Zhao didn't expect this to happen. Her smile was a little awkward, and the wrinkles on her face were very obvious.
“I see.”
"That's my little man."
"Chunhua, please don't tell that person."
Who are you referring to? Lin Zhao.
Wang Chunhua smiled and said, "I'm not a talkative person."
"Hey, hey, you're not a talkative person." Grandma Zhao said something nice hurriedly. There was nothing she could do. Chang Shengniang was still picking up manure. She heard that she was crying while copying quotations. She didn't dare to provoke the young wife next door.
I don't know who gave the captain the idea to let illiterate people copy quotations. This is really too vicious.
Soon, everyone in the village knew that the third son of the Gu family had sent a telegram back, and they were all curious about what it was about.
Su family.
Liao Hongjuan gave Su Yuxian some instructions.
"Lu Yizhou is coming back today, you must hold on to him tightly. Whether you can live a good life depends on the few days he comes back. Many people in our team are keeping an eye on him. Don't let others intercept him. It's always unsafe without an engagement party, so you better be careful."
Su Yuxian took these words to heart and looked fierce.
Lu Yizhou is the man she likes, and no one can snatch him away!
"I know. I'll go pick him up first and then tell him about marriage."
Liao Hongjuan's expression relaxed slightly.
"You should go earlier, don't be late."
She took out a small bag of hard brown sugar and handed it to Su Yuxian, "It's a long way, borrow a bicycle."
Su Yuxian was deeply moved when she saw her mother took out all the precious brown sugar. "Thank you, mother."
Liao Hongjuan always knew how to control her daughter Su Yuxian. Her eyes flashed slightly when she lowered them, and when she raised them again, she looked gentle like a loving mother.
"Go ahead."
Su Yuxian went to the station to pick up Lu Yizhou with full confidence.
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The eldest and second sons were thinking about making a phone call, so they didn't feel tired at all and walked very fast.
Lin Zhao was worried that the two children would be tired and would lie on the ground and ask to be held, but they ran around and didn't feel tired at all.
She simply quickened her pace.
We chatted and joked along the way and arrived at the county smoothly.
There are not many high-rise buildings here, the tallest one is only five stories high, and there are many more brick and tile houses than in the village.
For children who have never seen the world, everything in the county is new and interesting.
The two lively and cheerful kids were in a strange place for the first time, and they felt scared, cramped and uneasy.
Specifically, they hold their mother's hands with sweaty palms.
A smile flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes. She was also like this when she first came to the county to go to school. She was always afraid that she would do something wrong and make a fool of herself.
She whispered, "It turns out I'm not the only one who's afraid..."
The second child was distracted and asked in surprise, "Mom is afraid? What is Mom afraid of?"
Before Lin Zhao could answer, the eldest son tightened his mother's hand. He was obviously very uncomfortable, but he said to comfort his mother: "Mom, I will protect you."
Lin Zhao was slightly startled, and her heart softened.
"Okay, but with you guys here with me, I'm not scared at all."
Hearing this, the two children felt full of strength, their shoulders straightened, and they had a sense of responsibility on their shoulders.
The timidity in his eyes disappeared and his previous confidence returned.
"Should we go to the post office to wait for a call or go eat?" Lin Zhao asked.
Little foodie Erzai immediately asked, "Is there any meat?"
"I don't know. I eat whatever is available. I can't be picky." Lin Zhao said honestly, "Sometimes there is meat, sometimes there is no meat. You have been eating meat for several days in a row. Aren't you satisfied?"
The second child looked at his mother with a look that you didn't understand, "How can meat fill me up? I like eating meat, and I never get tired of it even if I eat it every day."
Lin Zhao: “…” Not to mention meat, even the most delicious food would make you sick of it if you ate it every day.
"Okay, let's go eat first. There might be some meat left."
The two cubs cheered.
Lin Zhao brought her two children to the state-owned restaurant and first asked the waiter to order food. The waiter still didn't look at them and introduced today's dishes lazily.
There are fried pork with chili, pork stewed with vermicelli, radish stewed with bone soup, as well as shredded pork noodles and big steamed buns.
"Big one, little one, what do you want to eat?" Lin Zhao encouraged them with her eyes, asking them to speak boldly.
The second child raised his head and said confidently, "I want to eat pork stewed with vermicelli."
The eldest child followed up with, "I want to eat carrot and bone soup."
Lin Zhao nodded and said to the waiter, "Do as my two sons asked and add another serving of shredded pork noodles."
The second child looked around, found an empty table and sat down, waving at Lin Zhao and the eldest child.
"Mom, brother, sit here."
Lin Zhao walked over with the eldest child.
It was the first time for the two kids to eat at a state-owned restaurant. They were so excited that they sat there, twisting their butts back and forth and looking around.
"What are you looking at?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.
"Tiechui has never been to the county, and he doesn't know what the state-owned restaurant looks like. I'll take a few more looks and tell him when I get back." Erzai explained in a crisp voice.
"Okay, then take a few more glances." Lin Zhao said.
Erzai nodded randomly, thinking about something, and suddenly sighed.
"Why are you sighing? I'm taking you to a restaurant and you're still sighing." Lin Zhao rubbed Erzai's bald head.
Erzai said with regret: "It's a pity that I can't draw, otherwise I could draw it, so Tiechui can know what the county looks like."
He heard about painting from Lin Xibao.
Lin Zhao knew that Da Zi and Er Zi had a good relationship with Tie Chui, so she didn't think it was strange. Instead, she asked, "Do you want to learn painting?"
"I want to!" Erzai's eyes lit up.
"Take your time to think about it. It depends on luck. It's not easy to find a painting teacher. At least I've been studying in the county for many years, but I've never heard of anyone who can paint." Lin Zhao said casually.
"Why is it so hard to find?" asked Erzai.
"Because learning to paint is expensive." In their place, it's hard to even fill their stomachs, let alone those who learn to paint.
When he heard that learning to paint was expensive, Erzai immediately said, "Then I won't learn it."
Lin Zhao: I knew you were a person who would only show up for a few seconds.
"You don't have to learn painting to record the scene, a camera can also be used."
The eldest was particularly curious about the new term his mother mentioned. His eyes were bright and puzzled. "Mom, what is a camera?"
"Something that can take photos." Lin Zhao explained patiently.
Erzai widened his eyes in surprise, "Is it expensive?" This is what he cares about most.
"Of course it's expensive. Several hundred dollars."
The second child was not defeated and said confidently: "When I grow up, I will make a lot of money and buy a camera then."
The eldest child asked in confusion: "Why don't you do it yourself?"
Erzai thought his brother's words made a lot of sense. He frowned and seemed to be in a dilemma. "How can I do it? I don't know how."
The eldest boy didn't know how to do it either, and looked at Lin Zhao with a puzzled look.
Lin Zhao smiled politely.
"..."
Don't look at me, I can't do it either.
The second child saw his brother looking at his mother, thinking that his mother could do it, and his eyes sparkled with admiration: "Mom can do it?"
He remembered that Gu's mother said that his mother was very good at studying and was even a high school student. What was a high school student? Of course, a kid who hadn't started school yet had no idea what it was, but the expression on his grandmother's face when she talked about it left a deep impression on him, and Erzai just... felt impressed.
"Mom is a high school student, she will definitely do it."
Lin Zhao was stared at by two pairs of trusting and admiring eyes, and she was almost sweating.
Even high school students can’t build a camera.
"I won't."
The eldest and second cubs were dumbfounded, their mouths slightly open, staring blankly at their mother.
(End of this chapter)
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