Chapter 58 "Good Things"
"Are you so obsessed with money?" Lin Zhao walked into the kitchen and spoke to the eldest and second sons through the window.
In the yard, the fourth cub was running around grabbing the big yellow dog's tail, while the third cub was squatting in the corner, writing and drawing with a branch, and could stay alone for most of the day.
Erzai laughed out loud, accepting his mother's evaluation and feeling proud.
"Yeah, I'm a money fan, Tieniu, Yuanbao, Tiechui, Dazhuang..."
He read out a list of names.
“We are all money-obsessed.”
At the end, his tone became more condescending, "It's good to have money. With money, you can buy meat, candy, and new clothes."
Even at this time, he did not forget to flatter her: "You can also buy her a skirt, buy her a hundred skirts."
One hundred is a lot for him!
The eldest looked at his younger brother seriously and said, "Second son, it is my goal to buy a skirt for mom. Why are you competing with me? Why don't you buy something else?"
He was so angry that he refused to give in to his second son and shouted, "I'll buy Mom a plane full of skirts."
The second child also felt a little aggrieved and said, "...but Mom likes skirts the most, I don't know what else to buy?"
Lin Zhao hesitated.
Are skirts her favorite? How could she not know?
The elder cub is wavering.
He frowned in confusion, leaned his arms on the windowsill, jumped hard, and put half of his body inside.
"Mom, besides skirts, do you have anything else you like the most?"
Wait a minute.
Lin Zhao looked a little strange, "Who told you that I like skirts the most?"
The eldest boy looked at his mother carefully and said, "My aunt said so."
Of course there was more than just this one sentence, he didn't remember the others.
"Don't you like skirts?"
Lin Zhao thought that Gu Xing'er was definitely not just talking about the skirt, but was probably using the skirt to scold her.
The thought only flashed through her mind and then she put it behind her.
Why bother with someone who doesn't matter?
“It’s not that I don’t like it, but it’s not my favorite.”
"What does mom like the most?" The eldest boy stuck out his little butt and kept his body stretched inward.
The two kids next to them followed suit.
Two identical faces, staring at Lin Zhao.
What else could Lin Zhao say? She suddenly had an idea and said, "I like myself the most."
The eldest and second cubs had no objection.
I think that's how it should be.
Lin Zhao glanced at the two brothers' expressions and was quite surprised to see that they were both nodding.
She thought the two cubs would be disappointed.
The eldest boy smiled at his mother and said happily, "I am the same as you. I like you the most, too."
Lin Zhao believed this.
Children’s world is so small, and mother’s influence is the most important.
The second child also said, "I like my mother the most, too. I like her more than White Rabbit candy."
"...Thank you." Lin Zhao thanked him halfheartedly.
"You're welcome. What's mom's second favorite thing?" Erzai asked, his eyes filled with anticipation and burning with fire.
Lin Zhao said gently, "Of course it's your father."
Without a father, where would the four cubs come from, right?
Hearing this, the two boys felt as if the things they cherished deep in their hearts were shattered again and again. The light in their eyes suddenly disappeared, adding to their sadness.
"Why?" Erzai asked in shock.
"Why?" Lin Zhao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Comrade Gu Chenghuai didn't do anything, so why did he make the two guys like this?
The second child still felt that he couldn't accept it and didn't dare to believe it, "Why does mom like dad second?"
"Your father is my husband, and it's natural for me to like him. Why can't I like him?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile, her hands moving non-stop, lifting the lid of the pot and putting the wontons into the pot.
"Dad doesn't help mom with work, so why does he take second place? My brother and I didn't take second place." The second child complained aggrievedly, his voice stretched out, "Mom, please, move dad down and put me up. I'm the second child, so I should be second."
Without waiting for Lin Zhao to respond, the eldest son argued, "Second son, I am older than you, so the second place should be mine."
Erzai felt that what his brother said made sense, so he pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice, "...Okay, then I'll be third. No one will snatch the third place from me."
The two children arranged their own places in their mother's heart. They were both very satisfied and happy, and the invisible tails behind their buttocks were wagging wildly.
Lin Zhao had nothing to say.
All right.
As long as you two are happy.
The topic just passed.
The two kids slid down from the windowsill, brushed off the dirt on their clothes and trousers, and ran into the kitchen.
"Mom, let us help you watch the fire." The two brothers said in unison.
Lin Zhao did not stop it.
Soon after the water boils.
She said, “Almost.”
"So fast!" Erzai blurted out.
"Because they are small wontons, the skin is very thin and you can eat one bite at a time," said Lin Zhao.
I drew the wontons before going to bed last night.
It can be considered a pasta gift pack.
Wontons, steamed buns, flower rolls, pot cakes, sesame cakes, brown sugar steamed cakes...
Fortunately, I took a photo of my whole family before and got 200 points.
We are getting closer to the lottery with 500 points each.
"Wontons?" Erzai stood on tiptoe and saw the bowl with mist rising. In the mist, the appearance of wontons appeared in his pupils. "Mom, I have never eaten wontons. Are they delicious?"
"It's delicious. It has noodles and meat, how can it not be delicious?" Lin Zhao quickly served the wontons and brought them to the yard.
The twins were still young, so she had to be careful. She crushed the meat and dough and made sure they were cool before letting the two little ones eat by themselves.
The things won in the raffle are always of good quality. The wontons tasted great and the whole family enjoyed the meal happily and contentedly.
After dinner, the eldest son went to wash the dishes. The second son wanted to follow to help, but was stopped by Lin Zhao.
"Wait a minute, Erzi, let me see your hands."
Erzai turned around, walked in front of Lin Zhao, and stretched out his hands. "What are you looking at?"
Lin Zhao ignored him and looked carefully at the teeth marks on his hand.
After a night, not only did the small tooth mark not disappear, but it still looked a little swollen and had dark blue bruises.
"You bite so hard." Lin Zhao frowned, showing impatience at the three words "Lu Baozhen".
What kind of hatred and grudge is that? He is so cruel at such a young age. I wonder where his world views have gone wrong!
"Stay away from Lu Baozhen from now on."
Erzai nodded obediently, explaining, "She's far away. My brother and I run away when we see Lu Baozhen. Tiechui also runs away when he sees us running. We don't play with Lu Baozhen."
Lin Zhao's expression paused slightly.
Not wanting her son to become a bully, she paused for a moment before saying, "It's ok for Tiechui to learn from you. The three of you are so good that you can wear the same pants, but the others..."
She put her hands on Erzai's shoulders and said seriously, "If other children are playing with Lu Baozhen, don't disrupt it."
Erzai smiled and said, "My brother told me so."
"My brother said that children should not be too domineering. He also said that if I targeted Lu Baozhen, I would be a bad kid and my mother would not like me."
At this point, his smile faded and he asked in confusion, "Mom, I don't have a needle, why did my brother say I was using a needle to target Lu Baozhen?"
"Pfft——" Lin Zhao burst out laughing.
Erzai looked at her accusingly.
The voice creates small waves.
"Mom~~~~~" he cried sadly.
"Targeting doesn't mean you point the finger at others. What it means is that you specifically target one person and deliberately find fault with him..." Lin Zhao explained while holding back a smile.
If you don't listen carefully, you will have many opportunities to make a fool of yourself.
After saying this, she went back to the house to get the ointment, shrugging her shoulders.
The second boy looked more and more resentful.
Feeling that he had lost face, he tried to save face by thinking quickly while Lin Zhao was applying the ointment on him, "I know what targeting means. I was just trying to make my mother happy."
Lin Zhao didn't expose it, pretending to be surprised, "Is that so."
"Yes, that's right." Erzai emphasized.
Seeing the ointment on her hand, she frowned and said, "Mom, I don't like applying ointment. I can't do anything after applying it."
"What else do you want to do?" Lin Zhao glared at him, "Take good care of it and don't take everything with your hands."
The second child's sitting posture instantly straightened up, and he replied honestly, "I know."
At this time, the eldest son walked out of the kitchen.
"Mom, the dishes are clean."
"You are really capable." Lin Zhao praised him and said to Erzai, "Erzai, your brother washes the dishes in the morning and you wash them at noon."
Erzai never shirks work, "Okay!"
"Woof..." Dahuang suddenly barked.
A little boy with clever eyes stood at the door.
"Iron Bull!" Erzai shouted as he ran to the door, not forgetting to say to Dahuang: "Dahuang, this is my good buddy, an acquaintance."
Dahuang knew Tieniu and just called out to him to remind his master, then he lay down in his luxurious wooden nest and closed his eyes to rest.
Lin Zhao had returned to the room to retrieve her camera.
"Where does Tie Niu want to shoot?" she asked softly.
Tie Niu had already thought of it, "Under the big banyan tree."
All right.
Lin Zhao had no objection, "Let's go."
The group went out and walked towards the big banyan tree. When they arrived, they found that the tree was full of people.
What’s different from usual times is that there are not only aunts and sisters-in-law, but also uncles and aunts. There was also a row of young boys, whose hair had been washed and combed smoothly, and who wore clothes with the least patches, and who rarely had any dirt or mud on their bodies or faces.
"...What are you doing?" Lin Zhao asked in surprise.
The captain's wife occupied the best position, ensuring that she would be included in the photograph.
She smiled and said, "Oh, just do your thing and don't worry about us."
What? I’ll just do mine!
There was such a huge look of speechlessness on Lin Zhao’s face.
She stared at the people in the front row, staring at each person for more than two seconds.
The person who had received special care from her smiled brilliantly without moving an inch. He was so calm, almost too calm.
joke!
Knowing that they would take photos here, they hurried over and washed their hair before coming. Can’t you see that some of the people’s hair is half wet!
If you didn’t get the Yuanbao photo, you must get the Tieniu photo.
Taking photos is expensive, and they would rather buy meat with the money. They are reluctant to spend money and can only try their luck.
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Lin Zhao retracted her gaze and looked at Tie Niu, "Tie Niu, do you want to have so many people standing behind you in the photo?"
Tie Niu looked over.
There were so many people, some of whom he couldn't even call out their names. They looked at him anxiously, and the child was so frightened that he shivered and almost blurted out "Sir, there are human traffickers who want to kidnap cows."
I almost remembered this was in the brigade.
"...I want to be alone." Tie Niu said.
Grandpa said that if you want to pay, you must take the best photo.
He glanced at the people under the big banyan tree, his face full of displeasure, "There are too many people, I want to be more conspicuous."
When the people under the banyan tree heard this, they all started showing off their special skills.
The uncle with short hair took two steps forward, took out a palm-sized pink hydrangea from somewhere, and tied it to Tie Niu's chest.
"Oh, if you want to stand out, it's easy. I'll tie a red ball around your neck and make sure you stand out."
He stretched out his rough hand and rubbed Tieniu's head affectionately: "Niu, if you have any other requests, tell me. If you want to climb to the top of the banyan tree, I will help you..."
Tie Niu touched the hydrangea and was flattered.
Another tall man stepped forward and without a word, he put the iron bull on his neck. "This is conspicuous enough, isn't it? I'll carry you."
Before Tie Niu could react, his field of vision changed and the kid looked confused.
"These people!" When the old ladies saw that these grown men broke their promise, they actually came forward and surrounded Tie Niu.
One of the older ladies even held out a broken and tied-up red hairband and said, "Tie Niu, I'll tie a knot for you. I'll make sure you stand out with a knot."
Tie Niu looked terrified and quickly hid, "I don't want it, I don't want the girl's red hairband."
"Hahahahahahaha..." Big Cub, Second Cub and Tiechui laughed loudly.
Tie Niu blushed when he heard his friends' laughter.
"Click!"
"Okay." Lin Zhao put away the camera and said calmly.
I didn't charge for this photo, I just felt it had vitality, so I pressed the shutter.
Hearing the "click" sound, everyone turned around to look at Lin Zhao.
Everyone knew that Cheng Huai's wife was not easy to mess with, so no one dared to complain loudly. They just muttered all kinds of things.
"Ah? That's it? I haven't even done a haircut yet."
"Me too, my collar is crooked."
"I was even more miserable. I was blocked by someone and couldn't see the eldest lady even when I stood on tiptoe. I couldn't see her, so the camera certainly couldn't take a picture of me. Alas, it was the first time in my life that I took a picture, and I missed the chance."
…
Several people pounded their thighs in frustration.
Hearing about what happened here, the captain hurried over and saw that his grandson had a look of despair on his face. What else could he not see?
"No wonder you worked so efficiently today. Your minds are all here! What do you want to do? Go away." The team leader angrily drove them away.
The members of the brigade knew that this was not a fair act on their part, so they smiled awkwardly and left quickly.
In just a few breaths, the people under the banyan tree disappeared completely.
The team leader knew that Lin Zhao had a bad temper, so he quickly explained, "No one in this village has ever had their photo taken. I just wanted to rub my face with you. Sorry for the embarrassment."
"Nothing." Lin Zhao responded casually and gestured to Tieniu, signaling him to stand under the tree. "Tieniu, you can stand over there now."
The depressed Tie Niu suddenly became happy, jumped towards the banyan tree, stood up, and a bright smile broke out on his face.
A "click!" sound was heard.
"alright."
Tie Niu thanked him politely: "Thank you, Aunt Lin."
"You're welcome." Your captain grandpa gave you the money, Lin Zhao added in his heart.
After taking pictures of Tie Niu, Lin Zhao asked the eldest and second sons to take care of their younger siblings, and she went straight to the Gu family's old house.
When she arrived, Gu's mother was instructing the eldest and second sisters-in-law to vacate the house.
"The third son's wife is here. Please stay away from her. The dust is too thick. Don't let it stain your clothes."
The house they vacated was originally the third room, which was the wedding room of Gu Chenghuai and Lin Zhao. After the family split up, Lin Zhao insisted on moving out to live alone, so Gu Qingzhou lived in this room.
"Why do you want to vacate the room?" Lin Zhao had just asked when Gu Lan moved the best stool to her third aunt.
Lin Zhao sat down and didn't offer to help, just watched from a distance.
The three women in the Gu family didn't think it was a big deal. The third son's wife loved cleanliness and beauty, and would never do such dirty work. They all knew it.
"Move your things out first, and we'll clean up later." Mother Gu instructed her two daughters-in-law in the house and explained to Lin Zhao, "We're making room for you and your four kids. Aren't we going to build a house? After thinking it over, I still think it's better for you and your four kids to live at home."
At the end, he did not forget to confirm again: "Is it okay?"
Living in the old house is indeed convenient. Lin Zhao nodded, "Okay."
"When do you plan to move?" asked Gu's mother.
"Let's move after lunch this afternoon." Workers at the supply and marketing cooperative only have one day off a week, and I have to go to work tomorrow. After work, I don't have the energy to do anything else but lie down.
"Okay." Gu's mother responded, and then said to Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang, "Eldest son's wife, second son's wife, after dinner, you two take the eldest and second son to help. The third son is not at home, so the whole family has to help."
Huang Xiulan smiled and said, "Need you to tell me? It's just a matter of helping out. We'll go over after dinner."
"Don't worry. I have something to discuss with my elder sister at noon, so I should be out." Lin Zhao said in a gentle tone.
"Achan?" Mother Gu looked hesitant.
"Um."
"You go find Achan..." Gu's mother wanted to say something but stopped herself.
Lin Zhao drank the boiled water that Gu Lan poured and said casually, "It's not a bad thing."
So don't be so nervous.
"What good news?" Gu's mother racked her brains but couldn't think of any good news that the third son's wife could find Achan.
My dear children, bow!
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