Sometimes what makes her happy is not what her sons are going to do or what they are going to achieve, but what they do wholeheartedly and seriously and what they like.

She believes that loving something, studying it sincerely, practicing it repeatedly, and improving it is a very remarkable achievement.

Whether a person is successful or not does not depend on how high his social achievements are or how much value he creates, but on whether he can handle life with ease and whether he has a healthy interest that can run through his life and strive for it.

If they can do this, she would consider it a success and she would congratulate them.

This is the new understanding she gained from traveling through time.

This is also the reason why she still supported Sanwang to go into the water even after he had a cramp.

Seeing that Lin Lan gave him a chance, Da Wang's dark eyes became even brighter and more compelling, "I will definitely succeed!"

Lin Lan smiled, "Then mom and dad will wait and see. Come on, son!"

She patted Da Wang's shoulder to encourage him.

After dinner, everyone went about their business, washed up and went to bed. When the children were settled, Lin Lan went to bed and talked to Han Qingsong about Dawang.

Han Qingsong had no objection. Lin Lan had always been in charge of household affairs and money, so he had no objection as long as she agreed.

He is a traditional man who firmly adheres to the traditional idea that men are responsible for the outside world and women are responsible for the inside world. Just like in the army, there is a clear division of labor and everyone has their own duties.

Even if there were conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or between sisters-in-law, he generally would not intervene as long as it did not involve major accidents or Lin Lan did not take the initiative to make requests.

Even though the children are now in school, he has never asked a single question.

Sometimes Lin Lan couldn't help but sigh quietly, wondering if Han Qingsong was cold-hearted or was he responsible enough to trust her?

Judging from how he treats his children, it is not wrong to say that he is a cold-hearted father. At most, he sets rules for his children, gives them training, and gives them beatings when they make mistakes. But he does not care about their life, study, mental health, or emotional communication.

But judging from his contribution to the family, he was extremely responsible. He worked hard to earn money, earn work points, and do housework. He tried his best to provide the family with better living conditions and never interfered with her power as the head of the family.

Lin Lan felt that he must love children in his heart, but was not good at expressing it. Otherwise, he would not have to take the beating for Sanwang.

Maybe this is the characteristic of being a father nowadays, almost no expression of emotion.

Fortunately, she had almost reformed him in terms of sex life. He would take her thoughts and attitudes into consideration, unlike other men who would spend all day with their wives and ignore their wives, and would just turn off the lights and go to bed to relieve themselves when they needed something, regardless of their wives' wishes.

Han Qingsong was fanning Lin Lan with a palm-leaf fan in his hand. When he didn't hear her voice for a while, he looked at her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Nothing."

She secretly complained in her heart, but she would not let him know. From the moment she accepted Han Qingsong, she never complained about him, but tried to find his strengths and improve his weaknesses. Only when Xiaowang had a fever, she hurriedly said a word of complaint and apologized immediately. She had never said that before or since.

After all, compared to the men around her, Han Qingsong has done her best. She will not demand too much from him, just as she does not demand too much from her children.

Life is all about being happy. If you ask for too much and complain too much, you will inevitably be unhappy.

She propped up her arms and tapped his chest lightly with her fingers. "You haven't been there for a few days."

Han Qingsong touched her shoulder and said, "We are engaged now, so there is nothing to discuss."

After Han Qinghua came back, he would come to Han Qingsong almost every day to invite him to come over and talk with the four brothers. Han Qingsong went the first two times because he wanted to discuss Han Jinyu's dowry. After the discussion, Han Qinghua came to him again, but he didn't go every time. At most, he would keep Han Qinghua in the yard to talk.

Now that Han Jinyu is engaged and Han Qinghua has returned to the farm, Lin Lan can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Han Qinghua seemed normal now, she still didn't trust him easily out of intuition. Maybe she was suspicious, she didn't like Mrs. Han's family and didn't want to have anything to do with them.

After all, Han Qinghua had beaten Sanwang, and she had beaten him too, and she had also taken back his money and property, made him write an IOU, and sent him to labor reform. Even if he reformed, wouldn't he have resentment in his heart? She didn't mind speculating Han Qinghua with the greatest malice, as this was her responsibility to herself and her child.

She didn't even want to have any involvement with Brother Han, let alone Han Qinghua. She wouldn't mind if he reformed!

Han Qingsong gently held her to his chest.

Lin Lan went over and kissed him. She suddenly found that his skin was quite nice. Due to exercise, his skin was very elastic and had no wrinkles. This was probably due to the fact that he had a stern face and no expression all day long.

Look, at his age, he doesn’t even have a smile line. Lin Lan poked his cheek with her finger and started smiling herself.

He understood her treatment of him as an invitation.

He leaned over and hugged her, kissing her little by little starting from his fingertips, and finally left a hot kiss on the artery on her neck, which was her sensitive spot. Every time he sucked and bit it gently, she would soften into the position he liked.

Tonight, he found that his wife was particularly gentle, so gentle that he didn't want to use too much force and couldn't bear to see her frown.

But her gentleness like water caused even greater ripples in his heart, and his iron heart became as soft as silk. He wanted to become one with her and possess her completely inch by inch.

…

After Han Qinghua left, Lin Lan suddenly felt much more relaxed. She felt that the sky was especially blue, the children were especially cute, and even Han Jinyu was not so annoying anymore.

Autumn vacation is here in a blink of an eye.

The three summers are not as busy as the autumn, and the autumn harvest has the longest span. At this time, we start harvesting sorghum, followed by mung beans, soybeans, millet, and so on. We harvest whatever is ripe. Around the Mid-Autumn Festival, we harvest corn, dry sweet potatoes, store them in cellars, and wait for the cool autumn rain to fall. Then we plow the land and plant wheat. It is already late September when we finish the busy work.

Busy but fruitful, hard-working but happy, this is the true portrayal of the members.

The children are also happy because the autumn vacation is very long. The summer vacation is ten days, but the autumn vacation is more than a month.

The education system was quite chaotic at that time, especially the primary schools in the villages, which were arranged according to the busy farming season. There were holidays for wheat harvest and autumn harvest, but the winter holidays were shorter, around the 25th or 26th of the lunar month, so that the long autumn vacation could be made up.

As soon as the children had their holiday, Lin Lan set about helping Da Wang improve his academic performance.

She also discovered one thing about Da Wang: he would either not do anything, or once he decided on something, he would do it to perfection.

For example, everyone thought that he would put aside all distractions and concentrate on studying in order to upgrade, but he didn't!

He studied every minute, did morning exercises, earned work points, went swimming in the river, looked for cicada turtles, and caught cicadas. In addition to studying, he did not miss the things he should have done before. He was definitely not the kind of nerd who would ignore everything else and only focus on studying.

This naturally touched Lin Lan even more, and she tried her best to help her son.

She found that Da Wang seemed to have the ability to do two things at once. For example, when he went to pick cotton, he could recite his lessons at the same time. He had a small notebook in his pocket and could take it out to look at it at any time. In addition, he could do exercises and recite lessons while looking for cicada turtles and catching cicadas with his brothers. In order to check for him, Er Wang and Mai Sui made great progress, and San Wang and Xiao Wang also learned many more words.

Lin Lan secretly went to find Han Qingping and borrowed all the elementary school textbooks and teachers' lecture notes from him. Their notes were ready.

Han Qingping said: "Lin Lan, even if you borrow it to go to Da Wang, he won't understand it. Why not let him come to my place every day and I will give him some guidance."

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Don't show it to him. Let me take a look first."

How can your tutoring be as effective as mine? It would take at least half a year for Han Qingping to tutor him, but Lin Lan wanted to help Da Wang make rapid progress in just one month, so she naturally didn't have the time.

Han Qingping was even more surprised, "Look?"

Lin Lan nodded. "Yes, I see. I have made great progress in studying with the children. Didn't the teacher see it during the promotion?"

Lin Lan conceives and plans all her publicity and writes her own scripts. Although she deliberately uses some wrong characters and pinyin, it has to be said that she is really amazing.

Han Qingping and several other teachers have witnessed this.

The math teacher took the initiative to organize them and lend them to Lin Lan.

Han Qingping also sorted it out and said to Lin Lan, "Lin Lan, if you don't understand anything, just come and ask us. We are always here for you."

Teachers always show extra respect to those who love learning.

After borrowing the book, Lin Lan spent a few days looking for time to flip through the books day and night. She read through all the textbooks and notes for grades one to five and understood all the knowledge points.

Reading through the book is only the simplest first step. The most important thing is that she needs to mobilize all her knowledge reserves and develop a learning plan unique to Da Wang based on his level and learning characteristics.

After studying day and night for three or four days, Lin Lan was about to get dark circles under her eyes.

After dinner that day, the children went to look for cicada turtles, Lin Lan was flipping through books and taking notes in the yard, and Han Qingsong helped her split the ramie skin.

Han Qingsong: "Take a break. Your eyes are tired from reading at night."

Lin Lan just hummed in response without raising her eyes from the book, her left hand still writing vigorously.

Han Qingsong: “…” His wife has been ignoring him lately. She reads until eleven o’clock at night and then falls asleep out of exhaustion.

He took her book away without saying anything, but just looked at her. Although not tough, he was firm, and there was a hint of grievance in his eyes.

Lin Lan: “…” Why are you so similar to Xiaowang?

She went over and kissed the corner of his lips, telling him to stop making trouble as she had to finish reading and list the knowledge points quickly.

"Be good and don't make trouble." She smiled and reached out to touch his head.

Han Qingsong: "..." He simply picked her up with one arm, preventing her from reading.

Lin Lan giggled, "Third brother... put me down." She is not a child, how could she like the way Sanwang and Xiaowang play? It's so childish!

He let go of her hand and let Lin Lan climb onto his back and carry her on his back.

Lin Lan hooked her arm around his shoulders, kissed his ears, chuckled, and said softly, "... tonight... well, okay, let me down, and watch for a while."

Han Qingsong: "..." I'm afraid that you will get tired of reading! Of course, this is not bad either.

As the two were lying on the bed, the children rushed back from outside and Lin Lan quickly slid off Han Qingsong's back.

"Mom, this is amazing! My eldest brother caught a snake!" Sanwang and Xiaowang rushed in, Sanwang was excited and Xiaowang was terrified, Mai Sui and Erwang came in later, and Dawang was the last.

Lin Lan quickly picked up the lantern and shone it over. "Let me see."

Da Wang showed Lin Lan the dead snake.

Sanwang said excitedly: "Dad and Mom, please listen to me."

He chattered to the two of them, "We went to look for cicada turtles with Brother Tian and Sister Gu Mi. Our flashlight ran out of battery, so we used our hands to feel around. Sister Gu Mi accidentally touched something soft, slippery, and cool. She was so scared that she screamed, 'Snake!' The snake was so frightened that it jumped onto her arm! My brother was so fast that he caught the snake in a flash, and then whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

He took a hemp rope from the ground, put it between his fingers and swung it, "The snake died."

Although she knew that the snakes here were non-venomous and would not bite, Lin Lan was still a little nervous after hearing what he said. She patted her chest and said, "It's a close call. Are my sister and brother okay?"

Da Wang: "It's okay. Snake meat is delicious, right?" He heard from people that during the difficult years, people ate not only snakes, but also mice and frogs. Only toads were somewhat poisonous and most people didn't eat them.

Mai Sui was a little scared, "Is this... edible?"

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Sure, snake meat is delicious. I'll make it for you tomorrow."

She said to Han Qingsong, "Third brother, please peel the skin off the snake. Snake meat is a bit fishy. I think we should not put it in a big pot. Let's stew it in a clay pot tomorrow."

Han Qingsong: "..." He didn't say that he didn't know how to do it, but nodded: "Put it there, let me take a look."

Sanwang was very excited and couldn't wait to cook and eat the meat.

Seeing the children surrounding the snake, Lin Lan hurried them to wash up and go to bed, so that they would not be scared by Han Qingsong peeling its skin.

Erwang looked for a recipe, but couldn't find how to cook snake meat, so he had to go to bed with regret.

Han Qingsong did some research and then handled it very neatly.

Wash it clean and chop it, sprinkle with salt, and pickle it with pepper, green onion and ginger.

He asked Lin Lan about the time, put the snake and seasonings in a clay pot, threw in a handful of red dates and poured a pot of water. Then he went to the yard wall to build a simple stove, first lit it with soft grass, then threw corn cobs and other hard grass into it and buried a few pieces of charcoal, and finally put the clay pot on the brick stove and started a high fire. At this time, when the grass was burned, he started to burn charcoal. This place was well ventilated so that as long as there was charcoal, the fire would not go out, but it would not be too big.

Lin Lan was reading on the kang. When she heard him busying around, she couldn't help but come down to take a look. "Third brother, why are you stewing?"

Han Qingsong: "This thing is disgusting. I'll stew it for you."

Lin Lan usually felt an inexplicable fear of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms and centipedes. Hearing his thoughtfulness, she happily hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him, "Third brother is awesome."

Although Han Qingsong was reserved and serious in front of others, he could not stand her teasing. When she gave him a seductive look, he thought it was a hint of something, let alone such an explicit kiss.

He washed his hands, removed the fishy smell with green onions, and then went to take a shower. When he came back and got on the kang, he held Lin Lan in his arms.

Lin Lan yawned while reading a book. "Third brother, if we stew it at this time, will it dry up overnight?"

Han Qingsong: “No.” It’s just right to stew until midnight.

Lin Lan began to look forward to it again, "An hour is about right. After an hour and a half or two, it will be fragrant and delicious."

When she was longing for the delicious snake meat casserole, she had already become a delicacy in his eyes.

She had really ignored him these past few days, which made him feel sick whenever he saw the textbook. He took it out and threw it on the windowsill, then quickly pressed her into his arms and kissed her until she was dizzy.

He liked when his kisses turned her snow-white skin pink like rose petals, and at that moment her eyes became as soft and charming as the spring water in March.

"Blow out the light..." Her voice was so soft and weak that it made his heart melt.

"...No." His hot lips fell on the familiar sensitive spot, causing her to shiver.

…

…

By the time I finish my exercise before going to bed, the snake casserole is almost done.

The delicious aroma filled the whole garden and spiraled into the air, so tempting.

Lin Lan: “…” How can I still sleep like this?

Han Qingsong patted her, "Are you not sleepy?"

I'm not sleepy, let's do it again. How could Lin Lan not know his hidden message? No way!

"Third brother, it smells so good. Are you hungry?" Lin Lan supported his chest and looked out the window.

Han Qingsong: "Not bad, just half full."

Lin Lan: ………I told you not to speak nonsense in a serious manner.

Han Qingsong saw that she was drooling with greed, but she looked lazy and didn't want to move, so he stood up and said, "It's just the right time. I'll give you some."

He carried the casserole into the house, covering it with a rag.

Lin Lan had already finished washing. She quickly put on her shorts and vest and climbed onto the kang to prepare for a midnight snack.

Han Qingsong placed the clay pot on the small kang table and opened the lid. Immediately, a richer and more delicious aroma wafted out.

Lin Lan couldn't help but exclaimed, "How delicious! Take a piece of cake and soak it in it."

Han Qingsong went to get her a cake, bowl, chopsticks and a spoon, handed her the chopsticks, scooped a spoonful of soup, blew on it, and handed it to her mouth.

Lin Lan took a sip of the soup, "Wow! So delicious!" The original earthy smell of the snake meat had been dissolved by the green onions, ginger and other seasonings. Now it only tasted fresh and delicious. After taking a mouthful, she wanted to swallow her tongue as well.

She first gave Han Qingsong a piece of snake meat, and then ate it herself. The snake meat was tender and delicate, a bit like chicken, but more tender! It was delicious!

She asked Han Qingsong to eat quickly, and Han Qingsong drank the soup from her bowl.

Lin Lan picked up another piece of meat and gave it to him, "Take the chopsticks, let's eat together."

At this time, Sanwang, who was originally a gecko in the east room, suddenly turned over, straddled Dawang with one leg, and hugged his eldest brother like an octopus, smacking his mouth, "Smells so good, smells so good! Waiter, give me another big pig's trotter!" He opened his mouth and nibbled on Dawang's shoulder.

Da Wang was suddenly woken up by the bite, and kicked San Wang against the wall!

Sanwang cried out and rubbed his head, "This big pig's hoof is so fierce... it doesn't taste good..."

Dawang: …………

He smelled a delicious and sweet scent that he had never smelled before!

What is this?

Then he heard Lin Lan in the west room mumbling, and told Han Qingsong to eat quickly, "It's really delicious, Third Brother, do you think I should let my eldest son catch another one, or leave some for them? It's really delicious."

Da Wang couldn't help but grin, then slapped San Wang on the back.

Lin Lan was enjoying her meal, struggling with whether to continue eating, when she heard the voices of children coming from the east room.

Sanwang: "Mom, you ate secretly behind our backs!" He jumped down without bothering to put on his shoes, grabbed a pair of chopsticks from beside the stove and rushed to the west room.

Soon Erwang, Maisui and Dawang also came over.

Lin Lan: "Haha, you guys are too greedy. You woke up even though I was sleeping so soundly. That shows how delicious your father's cooking is!" She picked up another piece for Han Qingsong.

The children all ate happily, but Xiaowang was the only one who slept soundly and knew nothing.

Lin Lan quickly served a bowl to Xiao Wang, "Slow down, this is snake meat, not chicken. It's not that delicious." Leave some for me!

Sanwang said to Dawang, "Brother, let's not look for cicada turtles anymore, let's go catch snakes."

Da Wang: "There aren't many snakes here, so it's hard to find them."

Erwang: "I know there are many in the graveyard."

Mai Sui: "Ah! Don't go, it's scary!"

Lin Lan also said, "Don't go to the cemetery." Of course, the snakes in the cemetery are snakes, not some deceased people who have transformed. It's just that there are graves in the cemetery here, and the tombs are empty, which makes it easy for snakes to settle. But no matter what, you still have to avoid them.

Dawang: “No.”

Sanwang: "There are some by the river too. There are snake holes. When it gets cold they hibernate, so they are easy to catch."

The next day, some people secretly spread rumors that Lin Lan's family got up in the middle of the night to stew meat. The meat smelled so good that the smell spread to their house. They hadn't eaten meat for so many days that they woke up even though they were sleeping so soundly! Some people even went out to look for the smell, and finally confirmed that Lin Lan's family got up in the middle of the night to eat meat!

It’s really unique and delicious!

Even though they have separated and become the head of their own household, they still can't help but stew meat in the middle of the night. How greedy! They can't wait all night! They are indeed a greedy wife!

Of course, Lin Lan didn't know that she had inadvertently become famous again. She could not get rid of the hat of being a slutty wife.

In the morning, Xiaowang woke up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and said absentmindedly, "The house smells so good."

Sanwang grabbed his hand and said resentfully, "Brother Xiaowang, you are too cruel. Last night you got up and ate all the snake meat that our father cooked. Tell me, is it delicious?"

Xiao Wang was shocked: "I ate it?" Wasn't it a dream? I clearly dreamed that my elder brother and his friends got up and stole the snake meat. Was it really me who ate it?

Lin Lan almost died of laughter.

The pot of snake meat helped Lin Lan to replenish her knowledge very efficiently. Within a few days, she came up with an effective review guide, listing all the key knowledge points, such as association, induction, mind mapping, and all kinds of weapons.

Da Wang and his friends' eyes almost popped out when they saw the unique review guide!

By connecting each point of knowledge to each other, the originally scattered pearls are transformed into exquisite works of art.

Lin Lan said with satisfaction: "If you memorize and practice all of the above, you can get 50 points even with your eyes closed."

She is still very confident.

There are a lot of knowledge points involved, and it is not easy to memorize and practice them. You need some perseverance to do it.

Mai Sui and Er Wang were overjoyed. "Mom, such a great method, where did you learn it from?"

They also need to learn.

Lin Lan: "Just read books and learn. It's just like cooking, it's no big deal. If you can stew braised pork, you can stew chicken, duck and fish."

Sanwang laughed and said, "Mom, if you can use a sewing machine, you can sew a quilt."

"Hey, kid." Lin Lan pinched Sanwang's ears.

Sanwang immediately hugged Xiaowang and rolled to the side to use as a shield.

Xiao Wang didn't know much about studying, but he knew his mother was very tired these days, so he said, "Let's go catch some cicadas to help her catch some extra calories."

Several children started to get busy again.

Lin Lan asked Da Wang to talk.

Da Wang is young, has an active brain and a great memory, so he has no problem with basic rote memorization.

As for the rest, she first used common examples to help him learn learning methods such as deduction, induction, analogy, summary, and classification, so that he could quickly master the principles of analogy and apply them to other situations.

From then on, his comprehension and memory improved by leaps and bounds.

It seemed that from that day on, Da Wang suddenly got it, and he finished the mixed questions she gave him very quickly.

This not only shocked Mai Sui and Er Wang, but also Han Qingping and the math teacher who came to visit Da Wang were speechless.

Han Qingping cares about Da Wang a lot. Even though Da Wang didn't go to him for counseling, Han Qingping still cares about him and takes time to visit Lin Lan's house to ask how Da Wang is doing and whether he has any problems that need solving.

As a result, Da Wang said no, he was reviewing on his own.

Han Qingping took a look and happened to find Dawang's review guide. After reading it, Han Qingping exclaimed, "Amazing, amazing!"

Seeing him dancing with joy, Da Wang did not show it on his face, but he was very proud in his heart.

Damn, it’s just extraordinary!

Soon Han Qingping called the math teacher and Huo Yuan to conduct some spot checks on Da Wang. They were first surprised at Da Wang's rapid progress, and then shocked by Lin Lan's learning method.

They could understand Da Wang’s progress. After all, children are naughty at a young age. He used to not like studying and had poor grades, but once he calmed down and studied, he would naturally make great progress.

In the eyes of the teacher, the knowledge in grades one and two is too simple.

But Lin Lan is different.

Lin Lan has given birth to five children!

In their prejudiced belief that people become more stupid after having children, Lin Lan is simply a complete failure!

She had never been to school and only attended literacy classes. Even if she had read books with the children, it was impossible for her to become so talented all of a sudden.

Lin Lan smiled and said, "Teachers, you are too flattering me. These are all the teachers' notes. I just read them. I write down whatever thoughts I have. There is nothing special."

She did not use professional terms to label those methods, but just used them. In fact, teachers also know how to do it, but they are not as comprehensive and proficient as she is.

However, the children testified that their mother was really amazing. She only read the elementary school textbooks for a few days and was able to explain them clearly.

They think mom is a learning genius!

This also plants the impression in children that "learning is really a very simple thing. My mother learned everything in elementary school after reading for just a few days." If anyone complains about how hard studying is, they will directly retort: ​​That's because you are not hardworking and too stupid!

Lin Lan repeatedly stressed that the teacher's lesson notes were well done and comprehensive, and she only needed to pick out the key points. So even though Lin Lan was better than the teacher, it didn't cause any trouble. Instead, it made the teachers proud, indicating that their lesson notes were in place.

The teachers were also very satisfied and did not think there was anything strange about Lin Lan. Instead, they praised her for her ambition, diligence, and quick thinking. All of a sudden, Lin Lan's reputation was further enhanced by the fact that she was hardworking, intelligent, and studious.

Everyone in the village was muttering: The wife is actually a genius!

Of course, laziness and greed still make it hard for me to take off my iron hat, especially after the incident of eating meat in the middle of the night.

…

Just like this, I fall asleep with a smile every day, wake up with a smile the next day and say good morning to my family. The happy time every day always passes especially quickly because I am free from worries.

The summer heat dissipates, the cicadas sleep, the autumn wind rises, the crops turn yellow, and the persimmons turn red.

It’s August 15th in a blink of an eye, and Shanzui Village Primary School will start the school year with promotion exams!

Before going to school, Lin Lan encouraged Da Wang, who had lost weight, "Fifty points is easy. Mother believes that my eldest son can do it."

Sanwang glanced at the hen that had stopped laying eggs, slurped his saliva, and shouted, "Mom, if big brother passes the exam, we'll kill a hen to celebrate!"

"Must kill!" Lin Lan said with a smile.

Watching her children go to school, her heart was filled with emotions. She felt like a parent who had sent her children to take the college entrance examination in her previous life.

My dear son, you can do it! I have faith in you!

The author has something to say: Director Han: My wife is tired, so stewing her for half the night is just the right way to replenish her energy.