Chapter 320
Lin Zhao walks out of the bathroom, her whole body permeated with moisture, her skin glowing with a faint pink, feeling like she has lost two pounds.
Before she can speak, her leg is hugged by a little girl as cute as a small figurine.
"Hug" is not accurate; it should be "hang."
"Mom, Mom, Mom..." Seeing Yaobao calls out nimbly, her voice soft and cute, her big, adorable eyes wet, "Want a hug."
Lin Zhao also misses her daughter, picks her up, and kisses the little baby's soft, chubby cheeks.
"Okay, hug!"
Seeing Seeing Yaobao being so well-behaved and not crying, she is quite pleasantly surprised, rubbing her face against her daughter's, "Why are you so well-behaved, my cub."
Seeing Yaobao pats her chest, "Cub is well-behaved, the most well-behaved."
Qian Bao looks at his sister, silently purses his lips, and doesn't expose her.
Lin Zhao hugs Qian Bao again, kisses her serious little son, and says sweet words, "Our Qian Bao is getting better and better looking! Haven't seen you for a month, and you seem to have grown taller, becoming more outstanding! Look at this little nose and mouth, how beautiful."
Qian Bao's ear tips are dyed crimson. He wants to leave but can't bear to. He takes the dirty laundry basket from Lin Zhao's hand and drags it to the sink.
After finishing the task, he circles back, looking well-behaved and soft.
"Thank you, Qian Bao. Our Qian Bao can help with things now." Lin Zhao says softly.
Qian Bao's fair, tender little finger points at Lin Zhao's wet hair, his voice soft and milky, but his tone is very earnest, "Wipe hair."
"Okay, I'll wipe it right now." Lin Zhao sits down and wipes her hair slowly.
Lin Shichang burned hot water, filled the kettle, changed the bed sheets at home to clean ones, and watered the vegetable garden along the way before resting.
"After you've rested well, come to the house once. Your sister-in-law and Xibao are thinking of you. They've mentioned you several times this month. If you don't visit, those two little nephews of yours won't even know they have an aunt." He says with a smile.
This refers to Chen Yu Sheng's twins.
Lin Zhao really hasn't seen them many times, "Okay, I'll bring a camera when I go, and take pictures of Sandan and Sidan then."
The children are still young, and Lin Shichang hasn't given them names yet, temporarily calling them Sandan and Sidan; cheap names are easy to raise.
Besides, maybe his father has ideas.
When naming the younger generation, one must always consider the opinions of the elders.
"Deal. Your eldest sister-in-law is still waiting at home, so I'll go back first." Lin Shichang gets up, intending to go home.
Before taking a few steps, he remembers something, stops, and turns to look at Lin Zhao, "Zhao Zhao, do you know that Xiangxiang's wedding date has been set?"
"Sister Xiangxiang is getting married?" Lin Zhao's hair-wiping action pauses slightly, her expression surprised and happy, "When?!"
"Set for October." Lin Shichang says.
"October National Day, festive, that's great." Lin Zhao says, "I'll go help then, and let Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao roll on her new bed for her and Comrade Li."
Having babies roll on a new bed is a feudal practice that is criticized on the surface, but when everyone does it privately, no one says anything.
It's for a good omen; few people would add trouble to someone's wedding day.
"Eldest Sister Li will be happy." Lin Shichang smiles.
I heard that Li Song is the only son of the Li family, shouldering the heavy responsibility of continuing the Li family line. Eldest Sister Li is probably looking forward to having a nephew. If she knows Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao are rolling on the bed, she will definitely be happy.
After talking about the setting of Yuan Xiang's wedding date, Lin Shichang thinks about other things in his heart. Confirming there is nothing else to say, he instructs Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao to be well-behaved, and then leaves.
Qian Bao sends his eldest uncle to the gate, watches him go far away, and then walks home slowly.
This scene is all taken in by Lin Zhao.
"Qian Bao was sending off your eldest uncle?!"
You are only a few years old, a little cub not even three, and you have actually awakened the attribute of seeing off guests.
"Um." Qian Bao nods.
"Did Grandma teach you?" Lin Zhao holds her son's face with a smile in her eyes, the pride in her eyes almost overflowing.
What a great cub!
"Little Uncle taught me." Qian Bao's little appearance is earnest.
Lin Zhao rubs his head. No wonder he looks like he has changed quite a bit. It can be seen that Qingzhou has put a lot of thought into Qian Bao.
Before long, Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao run home. The two little brothers are washed clean, wearing clean clothes, looking refreshing, and are two little handsome guys again.
"Mom!" After Xiang Yubao calls out, he looks at his younger siblings, focusing on Seeing Yaobao. Seeing that her eyes aren't red, like she hasn't cried, he praises her in an exaggerated tone, "Seeing Yaobao is so well-behaved today, even pounding Mom's legs..."
Before he can finish praising, Seeing Yaobao stands up and opens her hands toward him.
Lin Zhao is puzzled, "What does this mean?"
Seeing Yaobao turns her head, faces her mother, and says in a soft, cute voice: "Gift."
Xiang Yubao touches the tip of his nose and explains embarrassedly, "I was afraid Seeing Yaobao would cry, so I told her we bought her a gift..."
"We did buy gifts, what's there to be embarrassed about? Go, take Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao to distribute the gifts. I want to write a letter." Lin Zhao sends the children away.
Gu Hangbao lies on the stone table, his eyes as bright as lamps, "Writing to Dad?"
"Asking when you know." Lin Zhao looks at him, "Do you have something to say to your dad? What do you want to say? Do you want me to write it for you?"
"No, I want to write it myself, okay?" Gu Hangbao looks at his mother expectantly.
"You have little secrets at such a young age. Okay, you write it yourself, and I'll mail it together then. However, your dad has serious business, and the reply speed will be very slow. You'd better be mentally prepared." Lin Zhao reminds him.
She is also afraid that Gu Hangbao will ask some urgent question in the letter that he wants to know the answer to, and his dad won't be able to answer in time, making him unhappy.
"It's fine." Gu Hangbao waves his hand.
Then he takes his younger siblings back to the room to distribute the gifts.
Looking at the long-lost room, he lies on the bed and stares straight at the ceiling, "Haven't slept in my bed for a long time, it's really comfortable."
Just as he is expressing his feelings, he spots a web on the ceiling.
Looking closely, there is a spider working hard hanging on it.
"Damn, there's a spider on the ceiling." The moment the words come out, he sits up abruptly, climbs to the upper bunk nimbly, and says to Qian Bao: "Qian Bao, pass me the broom."
The broom is behind the door, and Qian Bao can reach it. He gets it and hands it to Gu Hangbao.
Gu Hangbao sweeps away the spider web on the ceiling, checks it carefully again, drops the broom, and puts his hands on his hips, "Don't know who the master of this room is! King Gu Hangbao has only been gone for a few days, and a tiny spider dares to run over and occupy my territory. It's itching for a beating!"
That spirited look is not too "chuunibyou," but in the eyes of a child, it is not too handsome.
Seeing Yaobao's eyes are sparkling, and she parrots, "Itching for a beating."
Xiang Yubao covers his sister's mouth, "Seeing Yaobao, be good, don't learn from your second brother. These aren't good words; good children don't learn them."
The little rice ball's gaze is blank.
"Brother will show you the gift." Xiang Yubao changes the subject.
"Gift, gift." Seeing Yaobao claps her hands and goes to see the gift with her brother.
Gu Hangbao slides off the bed, "I want to see too."
Xiang Yubao gives him a white look, "Didn't say you couldn't come. Be careful in front of Seeing Yaobao. If sister learns bad things from you, Dad will definitely beat you."
Sons are worthless when there are too many; his dad prefers Seeing Yaobao, he understands.
Gu Hangbao touches his face, his tone regretful, "It's a pity I don't look like Mom. If I looked like Mom, Dad definitely wouldn't bear to lecture me. I am the little bully of our family!"
Xiang Yubao's expression is speechless, "You already are."
"No, I am the Great Sage with many Tathagata Buddhas on my head." Gu Hangbao's self-positioning is full marks.
"You are a Great Sage fan now." Xiang Yubao complains, unties the gift bag, first takes out a bag of peanut candy, and says to Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao: "Do you know what this is? This is peanut candy, it's delicious, it's delicious, it was made by Dad's good friend."
Seeing his sister reach out to take it, he grabs Seeing Yaobao's hand, "Don't rush, be careful when eating this candy, eat it slowly, it will be very uncomfortable if you choke."
Knowing about this peanut candy, the twins wanted to bring some for their younger siblings. Chef Han made some improvements. First of all, the size is quite different. It's small, the size of a mung bean, with a layer of powdered sugar on the surface, which melts with a gentle lick. Inside is crushed peanuts, crispy and fragrant.
"Um um." Seeing Yaobao responds, doesn't move her hand again, looks up at her brother, opens her mouth wide, and signals Xiang Yubao to feed her with her eyes.
Xiang Yubao puts one in her mouth and feeds one to Qian Bao.
"Eat one by one, don't eat too much, your teeth will go bad." He says.
The two children's eyes brighten suddenly.
Gu Hangbao snags a piece of peanut candy, doesn't make trouble anymore, goes to the side to suck on Coal Ball, causing the kitten to meow and vent its dissatisfaction.
"Coal Ball's meow sounds really good, meow again."
Coal Ball is full of resistance, its tail flicking back and forth, glancing at him, its beautiful cat eyes flashing with human-like disdain.
Qian Bao protects his little playmate and says to his second brother: "Second Brother, don't bully Coal Ball, he doesn't like you kissing him!"
Gu Hangbao kisses the kitten's head a few more times, looking like he is addicted and unable to extricate himself.
Lin Zhao's hair is dry, and she intends to return to the room. Passing by the children's room, she takes a look and sees the second child's wanton cat-sucking appearance, freezing on the spot.
"??"
Is Gu Hangbao a fur-lover?
Didn't see it before.
"Mom, look at Coal Ball, he's even better looking, his face is round, his fur is very soft, I like him so much." Gu Hangbao hugs Coal Ball in front of Lin Zhao, lets her take a look, and then rubs, kisses, and touches him passionately again.
Lin Zhao sees that this kitten is very well-behaved, and even if it struggles, it doesn't extend its claws to bite people. Her liking for it deepens a bit, and she can't help but touch the kitten's head.
Coal Ball is extremely comfortable, its throat making a purring sound, its body rising and falling, very healing.
"You talk to your younger siblings. I'll take Coal Ball back to the room and let him accompany me to write a letter." Lin Zhao decisively snatches the kitten, intending to return to the room and secretly feed it canned food.
The canned cat food is a drawn supply. Jingmo and Xiaobai's rice balls have already enjoyed it, but Coal Ball hasn't tasted it yet.
Gu Hangbao reluctantly hands over Coal Ball, turns his head to find Xiao Jin, and goes to torment the cute monkey brother.
Xiang Yubao is stunned by his younger brother's high energy.
"Gu Hangbao, aren't you tired?" He asks.
He is very sleepy and wants to lie down and sleep for a while, but he is thinking about Qian Bao and Seeing Yaobao, whom he hasn't seen for a long time, and wants to accompany them to play for a while.
Gu Hangbao shakes his head and sighs: "Not tired, I'm very excited. It's a pity Li Bao isn't here. If he were here, how good it would be, we would go find Tie Niu and the others."
"If you're not tired, go write a letter to Dad, or come distribute the gifts." Xiang Yubao says.
"Why distribute them?" Gu Hangbao puts down Xiao Jin, walks toward his brother, his expression puzzled, and asks boldly.
"There are things from the old house in here, and things from Big Brother Dadan and the others. We definitely have to distribute them. If we don't, Mom will have to." Xiang Yubao says with a small, serious face.
"I'll write the letter tonight, distribute the gifts first!" Gu Hangbao says immediately, "How to distribute?"
"Distribute according to the number of people." Xiang Yubao says.
To clear inventory, Lin Zhao took out quite a few Warrior shoes, one pair for every child in her maiden home and her husband's home.
Afternoon.
Lin Zhao, having rested well, takes the children to the old house to eat.
When the group arrives, bursts of fragrance come from the courtyard. Gu Mother is in the kitchen, and Gu Qingzhou is serving dishes.
"Third Sister-in-law." Gu Qingzhou calls Lin Zhao with a smile.
"I heard that in the month I was away, you lectured Qian Bao every day. Thank you for your hard work." Lin Zhao also thanks her brother-in-law.
She doesn't think it's a matter of course for Gu Qingzhou to take care of her children and teach them.
Her brother-in-law has the heart, and it must be acknowledged.
Gu Qingzhou's heart moves slightly, "Third Sister-in-law is being too polite. Qian Bao is my nephew. Besides, he is very well-behaved, and I didn't spend much effort."
Zhao Liuniang comes out of the room, laughing heartily, "I can testify."
She looks at Lin Zhao with pleasant surprise, "Qian Bao is very worry-free. Bangbang and Laimei aren't even half as good as him. He and Seeing Yaobao are both well-behaved. As the saying goes, you can see a person's life at three. Sister-in-law, you will have great blessings in the future."
Bangbang and Laimei look at each other, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.
Who did they offend to be tortured for a whole summer vacation, and it's still not enough?!
Gu Yucheng mutters, "That's saying it, Third Sister-in-law has always had blessings."
Zhao Liuniang thinks so too, pats her own mouth, "Look at me, I really don't know how to speak. I mean, Third Sister-in-law will also have everything go her way in the future."
Lin Zhao sits down and gives her a look, "How long have you been working, and your eloquence has become so good? Gu Gu Ersao's progress is great, it's just that you didn't run into a good opportunity, otherwise Gu Gu Ersao could even be an advanced individual."
Hearing this, Zhao Liuniang beams.
"You have this mouth, how do I have this ability. If it weren't for your good management, and Comrade Li and Comrade Wang taking care of me, I would definitely be in a rush."
Lin Zhao says: "Don't deny your own value. Gu Gu Ersao is a capable person, and doing a good job is an unquestionable thing. I've troubled you this month."
"What trouble is there? How many people in the village envy me? It's easy and decent, and there's money to take. If this kind of good thing falls on me, I can wake up laughing in my dreams." Zhao Liuniang says honestly.
Laimei laughs out loud, "I can testify, my mom really laughed out loud in her dream, it scared me to death. If Da Huang and Hu Po hadn't barked, I would have thought an evil person came to the house..."
Adults want face, Zhao Liuniang glares, "Gu Xingci, I think you're itching for a beating!"
Laimei immediately restrains himself and doesn't dare to stir up trouble again.
Gu Yucheng serves a basin from the kitchen. There is boiled corn in the basin, and the fragrance drifts over, causing saliva to overflow in people's mouths.
"Wow, boiled corn! There really is boiled corn!" Gu Hangbao's surprised voice rings out, "So much, Second Uncle, you're really good, you're the best Second Uncle in the world. When you're old, I'll support you too!"
The pie-drawing master Gu Zhihang goes online, and as soon as he opens his mouth, it's a big, round one.
Gu Yucheng is all smiles, "I've remembered it."
"A few ears of corn in exchange for a filial junior, too worth it!"
Gu Hangbao's mouth is very sweet, "I keep my word. When I make money, I'll buy meat and cigarettes for Second Uncle, and buy cloth and wool for Second Aunt."
Listen, the things he lists are so simple, yet they can all scratch people where it itches.
Not to mention Gu Yucheng, even Zhao Liuniang feels warm in her heart, her eyes softening again and again.
Lin Zhao finds a gap to ask Zhao Liuniang about the Huang family, "Gu Gu Ersao, what's the situation with Li Bao's grandfather? I heard from Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao that he was sick..."
End of Chapter
