Li Huai told the logistics staff that the single beds they requested would be delivered tomorrow.
So tonight, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai will have to sleep with Xiao Duo.
Last night, the eldest child was upset about his stepmother and younger sister taking over his father's place, but today he is much calmer.
Perhaps because the food was too delicious and she ate too much, Erwa didn't fall asleep right away. Instead, she lay down and started talking to her older brother.
"Brother, it's so nice to have Xiaoduo as our little sister."
"Silly, Xiaoduo is older than you." The older child glanced at his younger brother.
"Oh, then I'm still the youngest." Erwa's face fell.
He thought he had a younger sister.
In fact, the older child agreed with his younger brother's words. It would be really nice to have a younger sister like Xiaoduo.
There are plenty of little girls in the family quarters, but few are as well-behaved, clean, and adorable as Xiaoduo.
Actually, it was Zhao Qinglan's protection of him today that deeply touched him.
The eldest child couldn't quite put it into words, but his feelings were the most genuine.
Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai couldn't sleep either.
"My eldest child is almost seven years old, shouldn't he be starting elementary school by now?"
Li Huai sighed. "I was supposed to go this fall when school started, but because of my divorce, I couldn't go in the end."
Li Huai only dared to say these things because Xiao Duo was asleep.
"We can't wait until next year to go, can we?"
If a child reaches school age but doesn't go to school, won't they be mischievous and troublesome every day? It would be abnormal if they didn't cause trouble after a while.
It wasn't that she was afraid of taking care of children; she just felt that when children reached school age, they should go to school. Regardless of how successful they would be in the future, it was always good to learn more.
You can take other things with you, but what you learn is yours to keep.
She deeply regretted that she had never been well-educated. In her previous life, it was only after meeting Li Huai that he helped her study.
I didn't just follow the textbooks in a set way; I read all sorts of books and learned a wide variety of subjects.
Unfortunately, those wonderful and warm days didn't last long before she was hospitalized.
Fortunately, she still has a very long time ahead of her in this life, and if given the opportunity, she will strive to seize it to learn and improve herself.
"What if we send him to school now and he falls behind?" Li Huai worried, after all, elementary school had been in session for several months.
“It’s alright, Da Wa is smart. Why don’t we find the first-grade textbooks first and teach him what others have already learned at home? Once he catches up, we can send him to school.”
“That’s not impossible, but I have to work during the day and I have limited time to teach my child when I get home in the evening.”
“I’m here for you,” Zhao Qinglan volunteered.
"You?" Li Huai turned his head to look at her. If he remembered correctly, Zhao Qinglan only had an elementary school education, right?
Besides, it's been so long since she graduated from elementary school, how much of what she learned in her textbooks can she still remember?
Seeing Li Huai's suspicious look, Zhao Qinglan became unhappy.
"What, you don't believe me? Although I only graduated from elementary school, I still read books in my spare time. I'm more than capable of teaching first grade. Don't look down on me."
"No, then I'll trouble you." Li Huai quickly changed his tune, showing his quick wit.
After they finished speaking, they ran out of things to say.
Zhao Qinglan suddenly turned over and faced the wall.
Xiao Duo is sleeping in the innermost spot against the wall, and she's fast asleep now.
The bed was only so big, and although there were two quilts, the two people were so close that Li Huai could even smell the faint scent of soap emanating from Zhao Qinglan.
Although the conditions were limited, Zhao Qinglan was a clean person by nature. In her previous life, she had used more advanced showers and bathtubs. It was already very uncomfortable not being able to take a proper bath, so she could only find an opportunity to wipe herself down with a towel and hot water.
As for skincare products, she had seen a lot in her past life, but she hadn't used them much. Now she just washes her face with soap and applies some face cream.
Li Huai wasn't some saint who could remain unmoved by temptation. When he was with Zhu Kexin before, she always said she felt uncomfortable and didn't want to do "that."
Therefore, the two of them don't really go through that much trouble throughout the year.
When Zhu Kexin and he started going through a divorce, they didn't have sex even once for several months.
It's been several months since the divorce, and all in all, he hasn't done "that" for more than half a year. It would be a lie to say he doesn't want to at all.
It was one thing if he didn't have a wife before, but now he has one, and she's lying right next to him.
Even though they knew in their hearts that Xiaoduo was there and they couldn't do anything, the smell and the thought still made their minds wander.
Taking deep breaths and constantly reminding himself, Li Huai began to silently recite various organizational rules and regulations and memorize Marxism-Leninism, which gradually extinguished the thought.
Zhao Qinglan has lived for several decades across two lifetimes. She turned over and fell asleep shortly after.
The Li and Sun families gradually fell asleep, but apart from the children, the two adults in the Yang family were still awake.
Yang Qingmin and Qian Hongxia only had one son, Yang Dabao. Yang Qingmin later accidentally injured his body and became infertile, so Dabao was their only child. The couple spoiled their son rotten.
When he got home, he found his son alone. He was puzzled and his son told him that he had been beaten.
Yang Qingmin was furious. When he asked his son, he couldn't explain clearly. He only knew that the two sons of Li Huai had hit him.
That wasn't all; his son also said that Li Huai's new wife had hit his wife, which made him furious.
However, Yang Qingmin was a cunning man. After learning that his wife had gone to the leader to complain, he stayed at home and waited for news.
The reason why Qian Hongxia always did those annoying things in the family area was actually because Yang Qingmin instigated her behind the scenes.
Yang Qingmin was also quite annoyed by Li Huai, his strongest competitor for promotion to regimental commander.
However, he was a smiling tiger. Even though he didn't get along with Li Huai, he always smiled when he saw Li Huai in the military camp.
Li Huai's son hit his son, and his wife hit his wife. He was thinking that he could use this incident to influence Li Huai.
As soon as Qian Hongxia returned, he began to question her.
He was very dissatisfied with Qian Hongxia's answer, and his resentment towards Li Huai's family grew even stronger. The couple then began to jointly condemn the Li family.
In the distant capital, a woman who looked to be only in her thirties turned pale after finishing a phone call.
This Li Huai, he's only been divorced for a short time, yet he's already remarried. That's really unexpected.
She finally managed to get Zhu Kexin divorced and leave, but she didn't expect another one to appear so soon.
When a middle-aged man in military uniform returned, the woman immediately stood up with a smile.
"Old Li, why are you so late today? Auntie, please bring the food up quickly."
After the middle-aged man took off his coat and sat down, the woman began to sigh.
"What's wrong, Huimin?"
“Old Li, Li Huai is getting married again. You know, he didn’t even tell the family. I should at least prepare something for him.”
"Hmph, that brat wants to cut ties with us for life. What, does he expect me, his father, to bow down to him first? I told you long ago, we'll pretend we don't have a son anymore."
Watching her husband walk away, Yu Huimin smiled.
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