Chapter 333: Bloodline is Truly Wonderful

"Why are you asking this? You want to go?" Lin Zhao stopped fiddling with the camera and turned her head to look over.

"Mm-hmm, can I?" Hengbao opened those big cute eyes, full of diligence.

"Don't you have a competition?" Lin Zhao said.

A simple sentence made Hengbao's expression stiffen.

Lin Zhao laughed and pinched his cheek, "We didn't come here to play this time; there's important business, oh. But you said... you'd bring another first place back."

After finishing, she no longer paid attention to the second cub who was having one idea after another, and focused on tinkering with the camera.

Before two minutes passed, Hengbao leaned over again, "That's not right. We are here to participate in the competition, but there's also free time, right? Mom, wouldn't it be better if you took us when we aren't competing."

Yubao thought the same, looking at Lin Zhao with longing, the desire in his eyes bright and clear.

"Your brain turns quite fast," Lin Zhao praised, pondered for a moment, her eyes containing a smile, "We'll see."

Yubao's pitch-black, bright eyes turned, and he didn't know where he took out a leaf, put it to his mouth, and started blowing.

At first, the sound was intermittent, and the tune couldn't be heard. Before long, it became fluent; it was the tune of "There is Only Mom in the World."

His eyes looked at Lin Zhao, his expression revealing a trace of embarrassment.

After blowing, he put the leaf away.

"The new tune Great-Grandpa De taught us. It's my first time blowing it; does it sound good?"

Lin Zhao put down her things, raised her arms to her chest, and clapped, "Good, it sounds really good."

Gu Lan, who came out of the bathroom, also clapped, "Really good, I heard it even in the bathroom; Yubao blows really well."

Hengbao asked for praise: "I can too!"

"You're also powerful," Gu Lan answered to give face.

Hengbao proudly raised his hand and diligently kneaded Lin Zhao's shoulders, "Mom, take us, take us. I haven't played with Little Stone for a long time."

"Even if you see him, you might not be able to play together. Little Stone's training is busy; I don't know if he has time to see us..."

Before Lin Zhao finished speaking, she was caught by Hengbao in a loophole in her words, "Mom, you said 'us'? You're going to take us together?!"

His eyes were wide open, and under the light projected from the ceiling, they looked exceptionally bright.

"If you two are obedient, I'll take you," Lin Zhao said, "Not only will I take you to see Little Stone, but I'll also take you to the zoo."

The twins' eyes shone again, their little hands clenched in anticipation.

"Sister Alan, the zoo has many, many little animals; it's super fun, super fun. Little Gold is what we ran into at the zoo entrance," Yubao shared with Gu Lan.

"I know, I've seen the photos Third Aunt took for you," Gu Lan said. There was also Third Uncle in the photos; he looked so imposing.

"My mom has a camera; when we go again, I'll take photos for you too. If Sister Alan stands next to the peacock, the peacock's tail opening is super beautiful." Yubao was very considerate and didn't mention fierce beasts like big tigers and big lions.

His intention to take care of his cousin was scattered by Hengbao's sentence, "And the big tigers that roar, super imposing."

Not only did he say it, but he also clumsily imitated a tiger roar. The sound was tender, not seeing any deterrence, like a cub whose teeth hadn't grown yet.

Gu Lan was charmed by the two cousins and cooperated very well, "Sounds like it's super fun."

"It is super fun. Tie Niu and the others want to come to the zoo the most, and Li Bao wants to come too. It's a pity there's no zoo in the county, so they can't see big tigers." Yubao felt sorry for his little friends.

Hengbao sighed deeply, "Li Bao was almost able to come, but unfortunately he was compared down."

Gu Lan also felt sorry for her brother, "It's fine, I'll tutor him later, let him improve his homework, there should still be a chance."

"Alan's idea is right," Lin Zhao praised, then laughed: "If there's another chance, I'll take you all again."

She would never admit that she had selfish motives in bringing the children here.

The provincial capital was more prosperous, material resources were abundant, and there were many new and strange things, which were just right for passing the time.

Yubao's little face was solemn, and he said to Hengbao: "Hengbao, we must call Li Bao when we study in the future."

Hengbao's face was about to crack with laughter, "Good, call Li Bao."

With Li Bao at the bottom, he would become the second place.

Gu Lan asked Lin Zhao for the time, and upon learning it was almost time to gather, she said: "Yubao, Hengbao, let's go find the teacher."

The two cubs had no opinion, sat up, squatted down, and put on their shoes obediently.

"Are your feet still uncomfortable?" Lin Zhao asked casually.

After sitting on the train for several hours, their feet weren't ventilated. They took off their shoes first when they arrived at the guesthouse to let their feet breathe. After all, they were children, and after resting for a while, their spirits were very good.

"Not uncomfortable," Yubao answered on behalf of them.

Seeing his brother hadn't put on his shoes well, he helped him out of habit.

Before going out, he exhorted Lin Zhao like a little adult, "Mom, if you're tired, sleep for a while. We'll be back in a bit. If you go out, don't forget to leave a small note, or ask the aunt at the door to pass a message to us."

"I'm not going anywhere; I'll take a bath and rest for a while. I'll take you to eat after you're busy, and after eating, we'll go to the bookstore," Lin Zhao had already arranged it in her heart.

Yubao instantly smiled like a flower, "Good, we'll be back quickly."

Lin Zhao nodded, watching the three children go out.

The teachers' voices rang out in the corridor, and she didn't worry about the children having any accidents.

The guesthouse management was strict; people with unknown identities couldn't even get in, and there were people guarding the door, and the Gongan Bureau wasn't far away, so safety was guaranteed.

Inside the house, Lin Zhao took a bath, changed into pajamas, and took a nap. When she woke up, she heard the sound of the little kids talking in low voices.

"When will Mom wake up?" Hengbao said.

"Stop talking, Mom is tired. She'll wake up whenever she wants," Yubao answered calmly, picked up his little abacus to fiddle with, lowered his eyes, and didn't smile. His angle looked surprisingly like Gu Chenghuai.

Bloodline is truly wonderful.

Gu Lan looked slightly startled, this thought flashed through her mind, and she lowered her head to continue reading the notebook, on which were written the precautions for tomorrow's competition. The teacher had just said it, and she was afraid she would forget if she was too nervous, so she wanted to read it a few more times.

Lin Zhao opened her eyes, afraid of disturbing her sleep, so she didn't even turn on the light, only the natural light through the window cracks shone into the room.

"What are you doing, why didn't you call me?" She sat up, her hair slightly messy, her cheeks flushed with a healthy light red.

Hengbao pulled the light string, turned on the light, and then ran to the bed "da da da," propping his chin with both hands, looking at Lin Zhao obediently.

"Mom, you're awake?" he asked knowingly.

"Right, I'll tidy up, and then I'll take you out," Lin Zhao got off the bed, walked toward the bathroom, and didn't ask about their competition.

This was the teacher's business; there was no need for her to worry too much.

After Lin Zhao finished tidying up, the twins and Gu Lan had long carried their cross-body bags, just waiting for her to give the word to go out.

"Let's go."

Hengbao opened the door immediately, stepped forward with light steps to lead the way. Gu Lan felt he walked too fast and hurriedly went to chase him, holding his hand.

A group of four came to the state-run restaurant and had a beautiful meal, then immediately came to the bookstore.

Gu Lan came to the bookstore for the first time, standing at the door, her eyes unable to look away.

"So many books," she exclaimed.

"This is the largest bookstore in the provincial capital, so there are many books," Lin Zhao explained softly. Although many books had become banned books, there were still many books that could circulate, such as agricultural books, mechanical books, etc.

"Go pick, I'll pay for whatever you like," Lin Zhao patted Gu Lan's shoulder, letting her pick boldly.

Gu Lan hurriedly waved her hand, "No need for Third Aunt to help me buy. Grandma gave me some, and Mom let me keep it. Before leaving, Dad and Mom also gave me money and coupons."

They also gave quite a bit. Dad and Mom said, "Poor family, rich road; it's better to bring more than to have no money in your pocket."

Lin Zhao smiled and didn't speak again.

Walking toward rows of bookshelves, she went to choose books.

It was mainly to purchase books for Seeing Qian Bao. This was the only request the little kid made to her when he knew she was coming to the provincial capital. He only said he wanted books, and when asked what books, he actually said anything was fine.

What was the difference between this and "whatever"?

Lin Zhao pondered and started choosing. Seeing Qian Bao was so small; no matter how smart he was, he still had to start from enlightenment, mainly storybooks.

After taking six books in a row, she picked and chose to buy some technical books, all of which were very old and had annotations on them.

These books, Lin Zhao couldn't understand herself, nor would she flip through them, but her subconscious told her they would come in handy, so she just bought, bought, bought.

Choosing books took more than an hour. Lin Zhao bought many, and looking at it, there had to be at least twenty-something books.

The clerk was shocked.

Gu Lan chose three, and the twins chose small picture books. The little brothers had discussed it, each choosing three, and they would swap them to read.

"There are quite a few books, why not mail them back directly?" Lin Zhao didn't like carrying big and small bags when traveling. For her, the fewer things, the better.

"Good," the twins had no opinion.

Gu Lan had even less opinion.

So the group went directly to the post office and mailed the books back to their hometown.

Mailing was also a brand-new experience for Gu Lan, and she watched very seriously.

Lin Zhao didn't hide anything, letting her watch when filling out a form, and adding a sentence of explanation from time to time. Gu Lan suddenly realized and looked at Third Aunt with gratitude.

This trip to the provincial capital, she learned a lot, all of which weren't in the textbooks.

Because she had to teach Gu Lan the mailing process, mailing the books took slightly longer than usual.

Lin Zhao and the twins weren't impatient and only left after Gu Lan understood.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and they didn't stay outside much, returning directly to the guesthouse.

Seeing them return safely, the school teachers also let out a breath.

"Went to the post office, came back a bit late, worried the teachers," Lin Zhao apologized and gave the jujube cakes she bought on the way to the responsible teacher.

The teacher declined a few times, but couldn't refuse, so she accepted embarrassedly.

"Student Gu Zhiyu, Student Gu Zhihang, think about what I said at the meeting again before sleeping. If there's anything you can't remember, ask your sister." Concerning tomorrow's competition, the teacher exhorted again.

Yubao gave a small military salute, "Teacher, don't worry, we will. Hengbao and I will strive to get first place, win glory for the school, and win glory for the teacher."

The female teacher was overjoyed, encouraged them again, and let the twins sleep early to cultivate their spirits, before leaving.

Returning to the room, another female teacher said: "The ones who went out are back?"

"Back," the female teacher raised the paper bag in her hand, "Lin Comrade brought it for us, it's jujube cake, want to eat?"

That teacher sat up immediately, picked up a piece of jujube cake and ate it, "Eat, Lin Comrade is truly generous, didn't forget to bring us something to eat even when going out."

"Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhihang are also very generous. I've seen them send food to Sun Xian in the class."

Sun Xian's family was poor, and the Sun family tightened their belts to send him to school. The child had to cook, wash clothes, pick firewood, dig wild vegetables... and hadn't eaten a full meal. That time he fainted from hunger directly. If it weren't for the twin brothers, he would have lost his life!

Since then, one could occasionally see the twins sending food to their classmates.

What was rare and precious was that the little brothers knew how to take care of their classmates' self-esteem at a young age, and the food they sent was also food that could fill their stomachs and wasn't considered precious, such as vegetable balls and cornmeal buns.

"Sun Xian?" Mentioning Sun Xian, the teacher sighed. A professional who owed tuition fees, his brain wasn't considered very smart, but he was serious and hardworking, and also sensible. He was a child who made people feel heartache. "Didn't expect them to be able to play together."

"Right, I haven't seen those two who can't chat with anyone," the teacher who mentioned Sun Xian laughed.

"Yeah, having such obedient students, we teachers can live a few more years."

The chat between the two female teachers, Lin Zhao didn't know. She was shouting at the two restless cubs to sleep.

"Alan is already asleep, you two tossing and turning, are you making pancakes? Close your eyes immediately. If you don't sleep, I'll call your teacher over to watch you two sleep."

Once they heard Mom was going to call the teacher, the twins became obedient immediately, lying flat, their sleeping posture as well-behaved as it could be.

"Sleep," Yubao had the look of a big brother, patted his brother's back, his black, bright eyes looking at Lin Zhao, watching her expression.

"..."

Lin Zhao just pretended not to know and closed her eyes to sleep.

With no one paying attention, the little brothers were no longer excited. Yubao pulled the light off, his body leaned lightly toward Mom, his mouth curled, and he also slept.

Early the next morning, more than ten students simply ate breakfast and were taken to the competition venue.

Lin Zhao followed not far or near.

The three Gu family children, each with a wooden abacus, were spirited, looking at their opponents generously, not shy at all.

Gu Lan's performance wasn't bad either. One could see tension, but she was overcoming it and didn't shrink back or look down. She looked quite calm on the surface.

"Exam-type player?"

Lin Zhao muttered, found an angle, and froze the scene of Gu Lan participating in the competition.

The banner on top was also photographed—***Third Abacus Competition.

At this time, the judges arrived one after another, looking at the children who were like the rising sun, their faces carrying satisfied smiles.

These were the hope of the country.

The competition was about to begin.

Yubao and Hengbao subconsciously looked for Lin Zhao's figure.

Lin Zhao waved hard at her sons, making a cheering expression.

Seeing the smile on Mom's face, the twins also became happy. That bit of insignificant little tension dissipated, replaced by burning flames.

"Hengbao, we must get first place!"

Hengbao held the little abacus to his chest, looked at the opponents one by one, and nodded solemnly.

A child from a key school in the provincial capital heard this and snorted coldly, his eyes scanning the two boys who looked the same with arrogance.

Humph, students from an unknown school, competing with them for first place? Thinking beautifully.

Yubao and Hengbao didn't see this big friend's contempt, thinking that his face had some twitching problem that he couldn't control, were stunned for a moment, and gave him a kind smile.

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