The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 20 "Two Seconds of Heat"

Lin Zhao took a small step back without leaving a trace and said, "...Go wash up!"

The two children noticed their mother's disdain, smiled, and quickly went to wash their hands and faces.

The eldest cub poured water and the second cub took the soap for washing face. The two brothers cooperated well.

Lin Zhao was busy bathing the twins.

The one-year-old little babies love playing in the water. The two little kids slap the water with their arms and smile from ear to ear.

The well-behaved third child imitated his sister and splashed water, also smiling.

Lin Zhao was overwhelmed.

"Don't splash the water!" she said fiercely, pretending to be serious.

The twins were very good at reading their mother's expression. They knew that her mother was angry, so they stopped patting her. The four cubs put their chubby heads close to Lin Zhao and said in a baby voice, "Mom~~"

Lin Zhao lost her composure and scratched her daughter's nose with her finger, "You little bastard."

It's incredibly clever.

Erzai washed his hands and face, applied baby cream, and asked his brother to smell him: "Brother, do I smell good?"

"Smells good. Do you think I smell good?" The eldest brother also stretched out his hand to his brother's nose.

"It smells good." Erzai nodded his head.

After confirming that he smelled good, he ran towards Lin Zhao, his eyes moist and bright, and asked, "Mom, are you taking me and my brother to the movies tomorrow?"

"Yes." Lin Zhao wrapped the third and fourth cubs in a cloth, carried them back to the house, and changed them into clean short-sleeved shirts and shorts.

Seeing that the eldest and second sons were still following him, he added, "Your father will call tomorrow. I think the brick and tile issue has been settled..."

Erzai knew what bricks and tiles were used for and was so excited, "Mom, when are we going to build a house?"

"Once the bricks and tiles are obtained, the double harvest season should be almost over, and we can start building it then." Lin Zhao assured her son.

Erzai was so excited that his desire to show off was obvious. Lin Zhao's smile disappeared and she said with a hint of seriousness, "Erzai, stop talking about family matters outside."

"Why?" Erzai was unhappy.

Other children in the village showed off their meat and candies to him, and some children even deliberately envied him and his brother. Why couldn't he show off?

Lin Zhao noticed his temper and slowly asked, "Do you envy others when they eat meat?"

"Yes." Erzai didn't understand why his mother asked such a strange question.

"Once or twice it's envy, but if it happens too many times it becomes something else. What if someone has bad intentions? Your father is not around, what if our family is targeted?" The child couldn't understand the big truth, so Lin Zhao could only change the way she said it.

Unexpectedly, Erzai had something else to say: "My father is not here, but my grandfather and my grandmother are here to take care of them."

His eyes were fierce, and he actually looked a bit like a future villain.

But the children nowadays are still four heads tall.

"I run fast. If anyone targets our house, I will call my grandparents. If they are difficult to deal with, I will call my grandma." His grandma is so powerful!

Lin Zhao's smile spread out in circles under her eyes.

Erzai had such a fierce expression on his face that she thought he would say that he was fighting with the troublemakers, but who knew he was calling for help.

What a flexible guy.

but.

"Our house is only five minutes away from the old house, and even farther from your grandma. If something really happens, it will be too late by the time you find someone."

The ferocious Erzai's face was blank, his round eyes full of confusion: "What's five minutes?"

The eldest son also wanted to know, and looked at Lin Zhao with a well-behaved look.

Lin Zhao didn't know how to explain it to her two sons so they would understand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Minutes are a unit of time. When our house is finished, I'll buy us a wall clock and teach you two how to tell time."

"Mom, what is a wall clock?" asked the eldest son.

Lin Zhao said, "You'll know once I buy you two."

The eldest child listened to his mother the most. He nodded like a little adult and promised, "Mom, I will keep an eye on the second child and make sure he doesn't show off."

"Mom said we can show off, so let's go show off again."

"..." Lin Zhao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, still thinking about showing off.

"Row."

The second child took a few steps forward, grasped the hem of Lin Zhao's clothes with his little hands, and said eagerly, "Can we talk about it while watching a movie?"

Seeing the calm older boy's face light up, Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Okay."

The two children were very happy.

But they didn't rush to say it, planning to wait until they finished watching it.
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The next day, early.

Lin Zhao once again placed the twins in the old house.

Mother Gu knew that she was going to take her eldest and second sons to the county to answer a phone call, so she only told the two sons to follow their mother closely and did not stop them.

Of course, she couldn't stop it.

"Can you lend me a bicycle? The distance to the county is not short, and I'm afraid the eldest and second sons can't make it." The grandmother felt sorry for her grandson.

Before Lin Zhao could say anything, Erzai shouted, "I can do it. I run the fastest."

The eldest boy was not convinced: "I am faster than you."

Erzai wasn't angry, but rather agreed, "Yeah, brother runs faster than me."

Mother Gu looked at her two grandsons with a loving smile.

"Hurry up, hurry up, you two little brothers run fast."

A bowl of water is held levelly.

The second child chuckled.

Lin Zhao said at this time: "It's still early. We can catch up if we walk slowly. Forget about riding a bicycle." She was a lazy person and didn't like to talk nonsense with others.

Moreover, the two children looked energetic and didn't look like they would squat on the road and not move.

Seeing that the third daughter-in-law had made up her mind, Mother Gu stopped trying to persuade her: "That's fine. Be careful on the road."

Fearing that the twins would make a fuss, Lin Zhao avoided them and winked at the eldest and second sons, and the three of them quietly ran out of the old house.

It was the first time for the eldest and second cubs to do this with their mother. Although they felt a little guilty towards their younger siblings, they were happy and excited.

Lin Zhao walked towards the county, holding her two children, one on each side.

"Don't complain about being tired on the road. If you do, you'll have to wait until you buy a bicycle to go to the county next time."

Erzai was very good at getting to the point: "Mom, do you want to buy a bicycle?"

Is this the point?
Lin Zhao chuckled, "I don't have a ticket. We'll talk about it later."

"Find my dad!" The eldest son's mind worked quickly. Thinking that he had to call his dad today, he immediately suggested it.

"You are really your father's good son." Lin Zhao touched her eldest son's prickly little bald head and laughed out loud.

The eldest boy just thought his mother was praising him, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

The second child stood on tiptoe and said anxiously, "I! I! I am Daddy's good second son!"

"Yes, yes, you are your father's good second son!" Lin Zhao echoed, "Your father's good second son, walk carefully, we have to get to the county before 12 o'clock."

The second child calmed down and walked hand in hand with his brother.

When the people from the Harvest Brigade saw Lin Zhao and her two sons walking towards the county, they looked at each other in surprise.

"Why did Lin Zhao take the eldest and second cubs to the county? She didn't want to sell the two cubs, did she?" Grandma Zhao imagined the scene of the two cubs being sold, and her face changed.

Wang Chunhua thought Aunt Zhao was really thoughtful and explained on Lin Zhao's behalf: "Dazi's father sent a telegram, asking Dazi's mother to go to the county town to answer the phone."

Grandma Zhao didn't expect this to happen. Her smile was a little awkward, and the wrinkles on her face were very obvious.

"That's it."

"That's my little man."

"Chunhua, please don't tell that person."

Who is that referring to? Lin Zhao.

Wang Chunhua smiled and said, "I'm not a talkative person."

"Hey, hey, you're not a talkative person," Grandma Zhao said flatteringly. There was nothing she could do. Chang Sheng Niang was still picking up manure. She heard someone was crying while copying quotations from the Qing Dynasty. She didn't dare to provoke the young wife next door. She didn't know who had given the team leader the idea to make an illiterate person copy quotations from the Qing Dynasty. It was truly too cruel.

Soon, everyone in the village knew that the third son of the Gu family had sent a telegram back, and they were all curious about what it was about.

Su family.

Liao Hongjuan gave Su Yuxian some instructions.

"Lu Yizhou is coming back today, you must hold on to him tightly. Whether you can live a good life depends on the next few days since he comes back. Many people in our team are keeping an eye on him, so don't let anyone intercept him. It's always unsafe without an engagement party, so you better be careful."

Su Yuxian took these words to heart and looked fierce.

Lu Yizhou is the man she likes, and no one can snatch him away!

"I know. I'll go pick him up first and then tell him about marriage."

Liao Hongjuan's expression relaxed slightly.

"You should go earlier, don't be late."

She took out a small bag of hard brown sugar and handed it to Su Yuxian, "It's a long way to go, borrow a bicycle."

Su Yuxian was deeply moved when she saw her mother took out all the precious brown sugar, "Thank you, mother."

Liao Hongjuan always knew how to control her daughter Su Yuxian. She lowered her eyes and flickered slightly, and when she raised them again, she looked gentle like a loving mother.

"Go."

Su Yuxian went to the station to pick up Lu Yizhou with full confidence.
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The eldest and second cubs were thinking about making a phone call, and they didn't feel tired at all and walked very fast.

Lin Zhao was worried that the two children would be tired and would lie on the ground and act like a spoiled child, but they ran around and didn't feel tired at all.

She simply quickened her pace.

We chatted and joked along the way and arrived at the county safely.

There are not many high-rise buildings here, the tallest one is only five stories high, and there are many more brick and tile houses than in the village.

For children who have never seen the world, everything in the county is new and interesting.

The two lively and cheerful kids were in a strange place for the first time, and they felt scared, cramped and uneasy.

Specifically, they held their mother's hands and had sweaty palms.

A smile flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes. She was the same when she first came to the county to go to school. She was always afraid that she would do something wrong and make a fool of herself.

She whispered, "It turns out I'm not the only one who's afraid..."

The second child was distracted and asked in surprise, "Mom is afraid? What is Mom afraid of?"

Before Lin Zhao could answer, the eldest son tightened his mother's grip. Although he was clearly feeling very uncomfortable, he tried to comfort her by saying, "Mom, I'll protect you."

Lin Zhao was slightly startled, and her heart softened.

"Okay, but with you guys here with me, I'm not scared at all."

After hearing this, the two children felt full of strength, their shoulders straightened, and they felt a sense of responsibility on their shoulders.

The timidity in his eyes disappeared and his previous confidence returned.

"Should we go to the post office to wait for a call or go to eat?" Lin Zhao asked.

Little foodie Erzai immediately asked, "Is there any meat?"

"I don't know. We eat whatever's available. We can't be picky," Lin Zhao said honestly. "Sometimes there's meat, sometimes not. You've been eating meat for several days straight, and you're not satisfied?"

The second child looked at his mother with a look that you didn't understand, "How can meat fill me up? I love eating meat, and I never get tired of it even if I eat it every day."

Lin Zhao: “…” Forget meat, even delicacies from land and sea will make you tired of them if you eat them every day.

"Okay, let's go eat first. There might be some meat left."

The two cubs cheered.

Lin Zhao brought her two children to a state-owned restaurant and first asked the waiter to place her order. The waiter still didn't look at her and lazily introduced today's dishes.

There are fried pork with chili peppers, pork stewed with vermicelli, radish stewed with bone soup, shredded pork noodles and big steamed buns.

"Big one, little one, what do you want to eat?" Lin Zhao encouraged them with her eyes, asking them to speak boldly.

The second child held his head high and said confidently, "I want to eat pork stewed with vermicelli."

The eldest child followed up with, "I want to eat carrot and bone soup."

Lin Zhao nodded and said to the waiter, "Do as my two sons asked and add another serving of shredded pork noodles."

The second child looked around, found an empty table and sat down, waving to Lin Zhao and the eldest child.

"Mom, brother, sit here."

Lin Zhao walked over with her eldest son.

The two little kids were so excited it was their first time to eat at a state-owned restaurant that they sat there twisting their butts around and looking around.

"What are you looking at?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

"Tiechui has never been to the county, and he doesn't know what the state-owned restaurant looks like. I'll take a few more looks and tell him when I get back." Erzai explained in a crisp voice.

"Okay, then take a few more looks." Lin Zhao said.

Erzai nodded randomly, not knowing what he was thinking about, and suddenly sighed.

"Why are you sighing? I'm taking you to a restaurant and you're still sighing." Lin Zhao rubbed Erzai's bald head.

Erzai said with a tone of regret: "It's a pity that I can't draw, otherwise I could draw it, so Tiechui can know what the county looks like."

He heard about painting from Lin Xibao.

Lin Zhao knew that Dazai, Erzai, and Tiechui were close, so she didn't find it strange. Instead, she asked, "Do you want to learn painting?"

"I want to!" Erzai's eyes lit up.

"Take your time to think about it. It depends on luck. It's not easy to find a painting teacher. At least I've been studying in the county for many years, and I've never heard of anyone who can paint." Lin Zhao said casually.

"Why is it so hard to find?" asked Erzai.

"Because learning to paint is expensive." In their place, it's hard to even fill their stomachs, let alone those who learn to paint.

When he heard that learning to paint was expensive, Erzai immediately said, "Then I won't learn it."

Lin Zhao: I knew you were a short-lived person.

"You don't have to learn painting to record the scene; a camera can also be used."

The eldest child was particularly curious about the new term his mother mentioned. His eyes were bright and puzzled. "Mom, what is a camera?"

"Something that can take photos." Lin Zhao explained patiently.

Erzai widened his eyes in surprise, "Is it expensive?" This was what he cared about most.

"Of course it's expensive, several hundred dollars."

Erzai was not defeated and said confidently: "When I grow up, I will make a lot of money and then I will buy a camera."

The eldest child asked in confusion, "Why don't you do it yourself?"

Erzai thought his brother's words made a lot of sense. He frowned and looked very embarrassed. "How can I do it? I don't know how."

The eldest son didn't know how to do it either, so he looked at Lin Zhao with a puzzled look.

Lin Zhao smiled politely.

"..."

Don't look at me, I can't do it either.

The second child saw his brother looking at his mother, thinking that she could do it, his eyes sparkled with admiration: "Mom can do it?"

He remembered that Gu's mother said that his mother was very good at studying and was even a high school student. What was a high school student? Of course, a child who had not yet started school had no idea what it was, but the expression on his grandmother's face when she mentioned it left a deep impression on him, and Erzai felt... impressed.

"Mom is a high school student, she will definitely do it."

Lin Zhao was stared at by two pairs of trusting and admiring eyes, and she was almost sweating coldly.

Even high school students can’t build a camera.

"I won't."

The eldest and second cubs were dumbfounded, their mouths slightly open, staring blankly at their mother.

(End of this chapter)