"The ten dollars and the chocolate are all mine."
Lu Zhen shouted loudly and with full of vigor. Before he started to fight, he warned, "My three brothers, I'm going to fight you. If I hurt you, you can't cry or tell tales, or I'll look down on you."
"You talk too much, you're too long-winded." Lu Changxiao disliked him.
"Ha ha..."
He spoke in a baby voice, but the disgust in his eyes was obvious, and he pouted, which was so cute that it made a group of adults laugh.
Lu Jingyao smiled and said, "Erbao is right. Stinky Egg talks too much nonsense. He keeps talking a lot of nonsense."
One against three, the competition begins.
The short triplets surrounded him and trapped him in the middle. When Lu Zhen was about to talk nonsense again, the three of them attacked together, one attacking the face and the other two attacking the legs in tacit coordination.
"ah!"
However, in just two blinks of an eye, before Lu Zhen could even do anything, he was tripped to the ground by them, and the triplets pressed on his back like sandbags.
"You lost!" Little Lu Chuming announced the result.
Lu Zhen, who was pinned down and unable to move, said: "...I haven't said start yet, so it doesn't count."
"When soldiers were fighting the Japanese, did they shout to the enemy in advance and tell them that I was going to start shooting?" Lu Changxiao spoke slowly, but he pronounced each word with precision.
“Pah pah pah…”
His words earned Mr. Lu's applause. "Chang Xiao is right. Whether it's a fight or a war, who would tell you to start?"
The triplets rolled over and got up one by one, running to Lu Jingchuan with a bit of pride to ask for their reward, "Dad, we won, give us the reward."
Just now, the three brothers were very tactical. One attacked Lu Zhen's face, scaring him so much that he focused all his attention on protecting his face. The other two attacked his legs together, knocked him over, and easily won the round.
If they really fight, the three of them are still too young and cannot beat their brother in a head-on fight.
Lu Jingchuan took out his pocket money from his pocket and counted them one by one. He counted out nine one-dollar bills and some colorful bills, a bunch of which he divided equally among the three of them.
The triplets accepted their rewards and stuffed them into their pockets. Gong Pengze even said, "Dad, you're so pitiful. You only have so little pocket money, and you're so stingy with ten yuan, even counting out the coins to make up for it."
"Ha ha..."
The adults around him were amused by him again.
Lu Jingchuan also laughed non-stop, "I barely use the pocket money your mom gives me every month. I spend it all on you guys, and now you think I don't have enough money."
Madam Lu's eyes were filled with love: "He's less than a year old, but he can speak so fluently and even say 'knock-knock'."
"My mother taught me." Gong Pengze immediately threw the pot away.
Gong Linglong was lying on the man's shoulder, laughing so hard that her laughter made her twitch, and she glared at her son.
Lu Jingchuan also glared at him, took out five yuan and handed it to his nephew: "Xiao Zhen, your younger brothers beat you today because they had the upper hand. They are not as good as you in terms of fighting skills. But you must learn from your experience today. Don't make the same mistake next time you spar. This five yuan is a reward from your second uncle. Use it to buy your favorite toys, and I will bring you chocolate next time."
"Thank you, Uncle. I won't lose next time."
Lu Zhen was devastated by being knocked down by his three younger brothers, but as a child raised in a military family, it is not so easy to be defeated psychologically. He has just adjusted himself.
"Well, when your brothers grow up a little, you can train together and practice team tactics. With unity and cooperation, you will be invincible in the future." Lu Jingchuan encouraged him with a smile.
Lu Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "I want to learn tactics. My brothers just used tactics. They used tactics to defeat me."
"Yes, tactics and strength must complement each other, so that you can win every battle." Lu Jingchuan taught him patiently.
Lu Zhen learned new knowledge and received a reward. He was so happy that he took off and called out to the triplets, "Three brothers, come on, play hopscotch with me. My uncle bought me hopscotch. It's so fun."
"Mingbao, go play with your brother. Let him teach you how to play hopscotch. Mom will buy you a set later, and you three can play at home."
The triplets were quite interested in the game of hopscotch and learned it quickly. The four brothers each took one side and lay on the small table, playing in an orderly and quiet manner, with great seriousness and concentration.
Zhou Lanqin came a little late today. As soon as she entered the house, she said to her son, "Jingchuan, pour me a glass of water. My throat is so thirsty that it's smoking."
"You've been so busy today that you haven't even had a sip of tea?" Mrs. Lu said as she cut some candied tangerines for her.
"Minister Xie came to inspect our work today. We had a meeting at one o'clock and it just ended. I gave a two-hour work report and my throat is dry."
Zhou Lanqin took the warm water from her son, drank it in one gulp, and handed him the cup, "Two more."
"Grandma, have some rock candied tangerines."
Lu Changxiao stood on tiptoe and handed her some fruit to quench her thirst.
"Thank you, our good second child."
Zhou Lanqin was very gentle and loving towards her grandchildren. She hugged the triplets one by one. Seeing that they were all eating egg rolls, she smiled and said, "Linglong made egg rolls again today?"
"Yes, everyone loves it. I just steamed a basket."
Madam Lu cut two rock sugar mandarins for her, peeled them, and handed them to her to eat. She asked, "Lanqin, you said last time that you might be transferred to another position. Has it been confirmed?"
"It's been decided today. I'll be transferred to the Public Security Propaganda Department, primarily responsible for popularizing legal education in society. I'll hand over my work to Lao Qin in the next two weeks, and I'll start working in the Propaganda Department after the New Year."
Zhou Lanqin's job transfer was supported by both the Zhou elders and the Lu family. She also wanted to change her position. After all, she was old and her health could not keep up. She wanted to leave the case trials and handling to the young people, and she would do more meaningful work in the administrative department of the agency.
"National legal education is an arduous task, and it is also something that should be implemented quickly," said Mr. Lu.
Zhou Lanqin nodded. "Especially in the vast rural areas, where people have low levels of education and little exposure to the legal system, they don't know how to pursue legal channels when faced with problems, and they don't understand the procedures. There's an urgent need for education and publicity, and this task is quite daunting."
"Take it one step at a time, and things will get better."
Too many things have been delayed in the past ten years. Education, academics, culture, etc. have stagnated for many years. It will take a lot of manpower and energy to return to normal, which cannot be achieved in just three to five months.
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