Although this wasn't a major mistake, Xiao Shuangning felt it was best not to let Zhou Yu follow suit. Small mistakes left uncorrected would eventually lead to bigger ones. She didn't want to make mistakes herself, and she certainly didn't want her friends to make them either.
Xiao Youchen was really relieved to see Ningning like this. He had to admit that Ningning had grown up, really grown up, and could tell right from wrong.
"Okay, I swear, there will never be a next time." Zhou Yu stood up from the ground and swore to the sky.
As the sun sets and night is about to fall, the three of them walk down the mountain, chatting and laughing.
In the evening, Shumei returned home exhausted. Her clothes were covered with sweat spots, and she looked disheveled and filthy, like a typical peasant.
As soon as she entered the door, the two children hurried forward to help her take the hoe and backpack.
"Mom, you're back, come and get the hoe!"
"Mom, give me the backpack!"
Although they were just trivial matters, they warmed Shumei's heart.
The two children swiftly put away their hoes and backpacks. Before she could even sit down, Xiao Youchen came over with a basin of water. "Mom, come and wash the dirt off your face and hands. You can eat soon."
Time flies, and as the days go by, the two children who could only make noodles before can now cook and fry dishes. Shumei no longer needs to do anything to solve the day's problems, as the two children can handle them.
Especially during the winter and summer vacations, the two children not only took care of three meals a day, washing clothes and sweeping the floor, but also followed Shumei to help in the fields. Shumei instantly felt a lot more relaxed.
After washing her hands and face, Shumei entered the main room. Three bowls of sweet potato porridge had been placed on the table, as well as a bowl of sour beans cooked in red oil.
Although it was just plain food, eating it together happily as a family was a whole other kind of fun. Even just porridge was better than delicacies from land and sea.
The three of them sat at the worn old square table and ate with gusto.
"I almost forgot, you guys were so obedient today, did you not do well on the test?"
Shumei suddenly remembered that today was the day the results were released, and she inexplicably associated the children's courtesy with their test scores.
"Mom, aren't we good all the time? Are we good only today? Your association is too far-fetched." Xiao Shuangning felt that Shumei's words were too inconsiderate, and she pouted and acted angry.
Shumei thought about it for a moment and felt that it seemed so. The two children had always been very nice to her and were very sensible.
"Well, it's not your fault. You didn't show me the results right away, which made me start to overthink things."
"You've been looking at report cards for so many years. Has there ever been a single one that disappointed you?" Xiao Shuangning continued to argue, and Pixel and Shumei started arguing.
"That's right, it seems I've never been disappointed."
"That's it, then. Will there be an exception this time? Even if there is, it will only be a surprise." Xiao Shuangning pretended to be serious and spoke mysteriously.
Little Youchen listened carefully, ate the porridge in his bowl, and said nothing.
"surprise?"
"Yes! If there is, it will only be a surprise. Mom, do you want to know? If you really want to know, you have to agree to one thing I ask."
"Okay! Have you grown so strong? You even dare to make requests to your mother?" Shumei poked Xiao Shuangning's forehead with her index finger, with some anger in her words.
"That hurts. So you don't want to hear the surprise?"
"you……"
Xiao Youchen finally spoke, "Okay! Ningning."
"Brother, what are you doing? How can you go back on your word? Didn't we agree that we would only tell Mom if she promised us?"
“…” Xiao Youchen didn’t know what to say because he had broken his promise.
Shumei looked at the two children's mysterious expressions and felt a little uneasy. "Youchen, what exactly do you want me to agree to? Stop beating around the bush and tell me! Mom knows you are sensible children who know your limits and would never use unreasonable demands as an excuse."
"Hmm..." Xiao Youchen stammered.
Seeing him like this, Shumei became even more anxious. Xiao Shuangning was helpless. Although Xiao Youchen said he had something to ask Shumei, he didn't tell Xiao Shuangning what it was, so she could only wait anxiously for Xiao Youchen to tell her what he wanted.
"It's okay, as long as it's not unreasonable, Mom will agree to it."
"Brother, tell me! Mom said she would agree to your request, so just tell me! What is it?"
Xiao Youchen looked at Shumei and Xiao Shuangning's expectant eyes and he backed off.
Now the family is living a good life, and Xiao Shuangning is also living happily. He doesn't want to disrupt the status quo because of his selfishness.
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