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

Chapter 23 "Good Things Come to Life"

It was still early, so Lin Zhao chatted with her old classmates for a while. She had some popsicles to cool off, and standing in the shade, she could barely bear it.

"You've changed a lot compared to before." Lin Zhao looked appreciative, her tone bright and rising.

Faced with the admiration of the beautiful woman, Guo Meizhu didn't know what to do with her hands and feet.

"Yes, is there?" the girl, who was brisk and vigorous at work, said uncomfortably.

"Yes, you are glowing with confidence now." Lin Zhao's eyes were serious.

Guo Meizhu's face flushed.

confidence?

...Is there?!

"Thank you." She said blushing, her whole face shining.

The one who praised her was Lin Zhao!

Guo Meizhu recalled her school days——

Her father was transferred here, and she transferred here with him. When she first arrived, she had an accent and couldn't even understand the lessons. Other students were in groups of three or four, but she was not a cheerful person. She didn't even have anyone to talk to, and she always kept to herself.

At that time, although Lin Zhao was a country girl, she was pretty, good at studying, and had a good personality. She could chat with anyone and was very popular. She was a shining presence.

Later, she was lucky enough to become a deskmate with Lin Zhao, and received a lot of help from her.

For a long time, they had a good relationship.

After graduating from high school, her family arranged a job for her and she became a ticket seller in a movie theater. Lin Zhao returned to the countryside, and their meetings became less frequent.

Now Zhaozhao is a mother, but her skin is fair and delicate, and her smile is warm and bright, still the same as when she was in school, so she must not have suffered much.

Guo Meizhu was happy for her.

"Come find me if you want to see a movie in the future. I can still reserve a few tickets."

Lin Zhao didn't know how many breaths had passed before her old classmate recalled their school days. She smiled and said, "Okay, thank you in advance."

"It's getting late, you should go in quickly." Guo Meizhu raised her wrist to check the time. The playing time was almost up, so she urged them to go in.

"Okay, let's go in first and find a chance to talk." She also needs a job, so there will be plenty of opportunities to meet.

"Yeah!" Guo Meizhu responded cheerfully.

Lin Zhao took her two children to the cinema.

The second cub chattered non-stop, his bright big eyes moving around and his mouth talking non-stop.

The eldest cub, on the other hand, was very quiet and didn't make any sound.

Lin Zhao noticed that Haodaer was preoccupied, so she asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

The eldest child looked up at her and asked, "Mom, was that thing on that aunt's hand a watch?"

"Yes, that's a watch," said Lin Zhao.

When talking about watches, she had a complicated expression.

Once a watch appeared in front of her, but she did not cherish it and even scolded Gu Chenghuai for having too much money to waste. Now she really regrets it. She has money but no ticket, so she can't buy it.

I don’t want to think about it anymore. The moment I think about it, I feel burning with regret.

"How do you know it's a watch?"

Erzai explained, "My aunt kept pestering me to buy it for her. My brother and I heard it several times."

Lin Zhao looked at him sarcastically, but said nothing.

Gu Xing'er truly has the mind of a young lady but the life of a maid.

But isn't her success all due to her third brother who is a soldier?

Now that Gu Chenghuai has given up, let's see what she can do.

"Why doesn't mom have a watch? Is it because dad doesn't buy you one?" The eldest boy said with a serious face and an expression of dissatisfaction.

"No, I don't want it. I don't think I'll need it." Lin Zhao explained that Gu Chenghuai was willing to spend money on her, and she would not let the eldest and second sons misunderstand their father.

She was too stingy before and only thought about saving money.

So the number on her family's passbook is quite considerable.

"It's useful. Mom is pretty, and she looks even better with a watch." The eldest child said seriously, "When Mom goes to work, the watch will be very useful."

When the aunt tricked her grandmother into buying a watch, she said that she really needed a watch for school and she needed to check the time.

My mother also has to consider the time when she goes to work.

"You need a watch ticket to buy a watch. I'll buy it once I get the ticket." Lin Zhao touched the eldest cub's whiter and tenderer face, and her heart softened.

People say that some children come to repay their gratitude, and her children are all like that.

The eldest child was relieved, "Yeah."

Lin Zhao and her two sons found a seat and sat down.

It was the child’s first time to go to the cinema and he couldn’t take his eyes off everything.

They were very well-behaved. No matter how surprised they were, they didn't shout or scream. They just looked at everything around them with their bright and clear eyes.

until……

The lights around dimmed.

The moment the lights went out, Lin Zhao leaned over, half-embraced her two sons, held their hands tightly, and whispered, "Don't be afraid. The movie is about to start, so we need to turn off the lights."

As she was explaining, several beams of light came on and a picture appeared. The people sitting in their seats instantly quieted down. Even the most lively and active children stopped talking and stared at the screen with shining eyes.

The movie is called "Tunnel Warfare", 96 minutes long, and was released on New Year's Day this year.
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At the same time, the Lin family.

The house where the second bedroom is located.

It was rest time, so Lin Shisheng didn't lie down. He sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the woman who was mending clothes. He said, "I see that Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng's clothes are in tatters. Mother gave me some cloth to make them some clothes."

When Qiulian heard this, her hand trembled and the needle pierced into her left index finger, causing her excruciating pain.

She hissed, her eyes drooping as a flash of guilt crossed her face. She tried to remain calm and forced a smile, "No rush, let's wait until it's cold."

"Let's do it now," Lin Shisheng said. "I remember their cotton-padded jackets are still wearable, but their summer clothes are no longer wearable. Besides, we can't make cotton-padded jackets with that little fabric."

"We'll do it in the next few days. Mom said she wants to see it." He said in a firm tone.

Qiulian's face turned pale.

She gave the fabric to her niece from her mother's side. What should she do with it?

My mother-in-law still wants to see...

Her heart was pounding with fear, and she shivered violently in the hot weather.

"Is there a problem?" Lin Shisheng asked with a cold light in his eyes.

Qiulian quickly said, "No, no, I'll do it, I'll do it."

Lin Shisheng checked last night and found that the cloth his mother gave to his two daughters was indeed missing. Because of Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng, he couldn't do anything to this woman for the time being. However, he had to return as much as she had stolen.
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Time passed by.

The movie ended and people in the theater stood up and left.

Lin Zhao was not in a hurry to leave with her two children. She waited until most people had left before she took her son out of the cinema.

During this short distance, neither the eldest nor the second child spoke a word. The two children were still immersed in the plot of the movie and couldn't come back to their senses for a long time.

So cute, she looks exactly like her after watching her first movie.

In a daze.

"It's getting late and the road is long. We have to go back quickly," said Lin Zhao.

The eldest child came to his senses and said, "Okay."

The second child's eyes were bright, and he softened his voice and said coquettishly, "Mom, I haven't seen enough. Can I see it again tomorrow?"

"No!" Before Lin Zhao could say anything, the eldest son rejected his brother's request, "Mom has something to do tomorrow!"

His expression was extremely serious. "Mom's work is important, you are not allowed to mess with it!"

Erzai also remembered that his mother had something to do tomorrow, so he stopped making a fuss and looked up at the movie. He raised his cute little face and pleaded, "Mom, when you have time, can you take me and my brother to watch it again? I haven't seen enough."

This was a small matter, and Lin Zhao, a pampered child, certainly wouldn't refuse. "Okay, I'll bring you back when I have time. Don't worry, there are so many great movies. As long as you behave and don't cause trouble, I'll take you to see the new movies as soon as they're released."

Erzai happily hugged his mother.

"Mom is so nice~ She is the best mom in the whole brigade~" His voice was filled with joy.

The eldest cub also wanted to hug his mother, but his ears turned red before he could hug her, so in the end he didn't get the hug.

Lin Zhao took her two sons back to the brigade. When they arrived, the sun was setting and the western sky was dyed half red by the fiery sunset, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

At the entrance of the village, many aunties and sisters were talking passionately, with saliva all over their bodies. I don’t know whose gossip they were talking about.

Seeing Lin Zhao, her mother and her two children, he paused and greeted them with a smile.

"The Chenghuai family has returned from the county."

"Big cub, second cub, is it fun in the county?"

"I've been gone all day, and I'm afraid I've visited quite a few places!"

"Did your mother take you to that state-owned restaurant for a meal?"

"These two children from the third branch of the Lin family look handsome in their new clothes, just like their father."

……

The Harvest Brigade is not very far from the county, but it is not close either. It takes most of the day to get there, so few people go there. If there is something missing at home, they will ask acquaintances to help bring it.

People are naturally curious, and they are curious about everything in the county.

Facing the barrage of questions, Erzai remained undaunted and answered each one with a smile on his face: "The county was a lot of fun. My mom took my brother and me to a state-owned restaurant and also took us to the movies. The movie was fantastic!"

The eldest child added: "We even spoke to my dad on the phone and talked a lot!"

As for what was said on the phone, Lin Zhao reminded the two children not to spit it out, and the eldest and second children naturally listened to their mother.

"My mom also bought us popsicles. Do you know what a popsicle is?"

He gestured with his hands to measure the size. "It's this big. It was still steaming when I first held it in my hand, but it was icy cold in my mouth and it stopped being hot immediately."

Lin Zhao looked helpless.

She knew that the second son liked to show off, but why did the calm and steady eldest son also like to show off?

Amidst the gossiping crowd, an older woman in a patched grey jacket exclaimed in surprise, "Your mother actually took you to a state-owned restaurant for dinner and to the movies. How much money must that have cost!!!"

The long-mouthed second child shouted, "My father said that a man should be able to support his wife and children. He can support us!"

Hearing this, a string of questions popped up in Lin Zhao's mind.

Did his father say this?!

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the eldest son with a stern face, nodding seriously, and I wondered if I had missed something.
After hearing Erzai's answer, the gossipy aunt was speechless.

He gave Lin Zhao a complicated look.

He was obviously the best boy in their team, how come he was snatched away by a guy from another village? ! !

The ladies regretted not marrying their daughters to the third son of the Gu family earlier.

Lin Zhao was anxious to see the twins, a boy and a girl, so she ignored the two cubs who were constantly showing off and went straight to the old house.

Before I was halfway there, I met Su Yuxian.

Su Yuxian walked briskly, the corners of his mouth turned up, his cheeks flushed, his eyes brighter than ever, and his whole body was filled with excitement.

Lin Zhao had never seen her like this before. Is this... going to be a wedding with the male lead soon?

Su Yuxian raised his head and noticed Lin Zhao.

She walked over with a smile and said in a calm voice, "Lin Zhao."

"Are you going home?" Lin Zhao greeted politely with a polite smile on her face.

"Yeah." Su Yuxian said.

As if she had just thought of something, she smiled shyly and said, "I'm getting married soon."

Lin Zhao: “???”

Why did the heroine tell her to get married?
They don't seem to be very familiar with each other.

"Oh, congratulations." Lin Zhao declined Su Yuxian and the Lu family she was going to marry into, and just wanted to stay away from them.

"Will you come that day?"

Of course Lin Zhao wouldn't go.

She is cannon fodder, how could she take the initiative to rush forward?

“…Yes.” No way.

Su Yuxian smiled, "That's good."

She wanted Lin Zhao to witness the beginning of her happiness.

Just then, Gu's mother came over.

She hadn't seen her eldest and second cubs for the whole day, and she was so worried that she had no mind to do anything.

"Third son's wife, you're back! Where are the eldest and second sons?"

"I'm going to play with some other kids." Lin Zhao nodded at Su Yuxian, walked towards her mother-in-law, and asked, "Are the third and fourth cubs okay?"

"No." Mother Gu smiled.

Tiedan was taught a lesson yesterday, but he learned his lesson today. Not only did he not act naughty, he also helped take care of the two cubs.

Gu's mother and Lin Zhao walked towards the old house.

Seeing that the third daughter-in-law had a faint smile on her face and was in a good mood, Mother Gu hesitated for a moment and asked, "...What does the girl from the Su family want to talk to you about?"

"It's nothing serious. She just said she was getting married and wanted to invite me." Lin Zhao didn't hide anything.

"Are you going?" said Gu's mother.

Lin Zhao sensed that her mother-in-law didn't want her to go, so she asked, "Mother, don't you want me to go?"

"Not really." Mother Gu was afraid that a harsh tone would backfire, so she slowed down her voice: "I just think that the girl from the Su family is not of good character."

She didn't believe that someone like Liao Hongjuan could possibly raise a daughter with a good temper.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "I didn't want to go. I'm very busy."

Mother Gu: "..." What are you busy with? This explanation is not necessary.

"Yeah." She responded with a strange expression.

Lin Zhao did not explain.

She planned to wait until the work was finalized to avoid any problems.

Don't blame her for being cautious. These days, there are too many people who become enemies because of work, so you have to be on guard.

"Mom, who is Su Yuxian marrying? I haven't heard of her going on a blind date." Lin Zhao asked knowingly.

She knew from the book that Su Yuxian was marrying a future military leader who was well-off and handsome, but his only shortcoming was that he had a burden.

She doesn't know this in reality.

Mother Gu said, "And the soldier from the Lu family, the one whose wife died in childbirth."

"How did they know each other?" It was not written in the books, so Lin Zhao really didn't know.

"This is not decent." Seeing the third daughter-in-law's curiosity, Mother Gu said, "I heard that it was the girl from the Su family who took the initiative to contact the boy from the Lu family by writing letters. It's been several years..."

Lin Zhao suddenly realized.

She went to the old house to pick up the twins, a boy and a girl, and brought them back home.

Go home and give the little brother and sister a bath and change their clothes.

After showing off in the village, Dazai and Erzai went straight to the old house to share their experiences in the county with Tiechui and others.

"What? Third Aunt took you to a state-owned restaurant for dinner, and they had shredded pork noodles and two other dishes?!" Tiedan exclaimed in surprise, tears of envy streaming from the corners of his mouth.

"That's a state-owned restaurant! I don't even know what it looks like!!"

(End of this chapter)