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

Chapter 36 "A Good Match"

Lin Zhao locked the cabinet and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

After the noodles were cooked, they were rinsed with cold water. I also cut some cucumber and carrot shreds, cut the boiled eggs in half, added seasoning and meat sauce and mixed them together. It tasted good.

The two cubs ate without even raising their heads.

"Mom, the cold noodles are delicious, and the eggs are delicious too. Can we eat them again tomorrow?" Erzai buried his face in the bowl and ate it vigorously, with sauce all over his cheeks.

The eldest boy looked at his brother's dirty face and felt uncomfortable all over. He sighed in a condescending manner and wiped his brother's face with disgust, "Second boy, eat slowly!"

The five-year-old brother was very worried, with his little brows furrowed.

The second child raised his chin and cooperated with his brother's actions. He responded with his mouth, but turned his head and forgot about it, continuing to eat voraciously.

Seeing the eldest cub wiping the second cub’s face, the twins imitated Erguoguo and put their little faces in front of the eldest cub, looking expectant.

Big Zai: "..."

The eldest cub sighed heavily, but also wiped the grime for the third and fourth cubs.

"Thank you, Big Pot." The twins, a boy and a girl, thanked him in their baby voices with rosy cheeks.

The orange sunset shines on the yard, casting a warm aftertaste.

Lin Zhao smiled. After finishing her meal, she drew the scene and planned to send it to Gu Chenghuai in a few days.

"Baby." She suddenly called out.

"Hey!" The eldest and second cubs responded at the same time.

"......Hey!" The twins, a boy and a girl, also made an "hey" sound after realizing it belatedly. They put down the small bowl, walked over and bumped into their mother's arms, giggling.

"Mom, you have four cubs, which one do you want to name?" The second cub came over and laughed.

"I'm calling you and your brother." Lin Zhao patted his prickly little bald head. "I want to write a letter to your father. Do you two have anything to say?"

Erzai shook his head without thinking, "No, I'm not familiar with my father, so I have nothing to say."

Lin Zhao took a breath and glared at him. "Why not? Everything you eat and use is earned by your father. Your father works hard outside, working hard. You can't say that, and you can't think that way. We have to love our father."

To be fair, Gu Chenghuai is a very good husband and father, better than many people, especially the men in the village.

Calm, patient, hardworking, lively, capable of supporting a family, and caring for the family.

When he is at home, she doesn't have to do anything and doesn't have to worry about anything.

Even though the villagers secretly talked about her, she knew that they envied her.

Erzai shut his mouth manually and said, "I was wrong." He admitted his mistake immediately.

"It's good that you know you're wrong." Lin Zhao's expression softened as she spoke about Gu Chenghuai. "Your father is a soldier. What are a soldier's duties? To defend our country. The burden and mission on his shoulders are heavy. He has to train every day, and it's extremely tiring.

Sometimes when we go on missions, we have to catch bad guys, and we shed blood and sweat. It's harder than any of us. You can blame me, but don't blame your father. Comrade Gu is very good."

The eldest child listened carefully, knowing that his father would bleed, and his face was full of worry, "Mom, can I eat two bowls of rice from now on?"

Lin Zhao was puzzled, "Why, baby?"

When she said "baby", the big cub almost became confused. His fair and tender little face turned red instantly. He could no longer remember what he wanted to ask.

"Baby?" Lin Zhao called softly.

The eldest cub calmed down, his ears red and his eyes wet. He endured the shyness of being called "baby" by his mother and said, "I want to grow up quickly and help my father catch the bad guys."

"I also want to help dad catch the bad guys!!" Erzai also said.

"I...I." The twins uttered the word "I" in unison, perfectly interpreting the importance of participation.

"Then you have to study hard. Your father and I are both high school students, so you should at least be college students, right?" Lin Zhao encouraged the kids again.

The eldest son was cleaning up the dishes when he remembered something and looked up at his mother. "Mom, I studied hard. I remember all the ancient poems and characters you taught me."

He paused, a little embarrassed, "I just can't write yet."

The pen is very flexible in his mother's hand, but it is not obedient at all in his hand and he cannot write well.

"I remember the poems and characters my mother taught me, but my handwriting is ugly. Bangbang brother said that my handwriting looks like ghost calligraphy." Erzai said loudly.

"Your brother Bangbang's handwriting was ugly when he was a child. You have to practice writing. How can you write beautifully without practice?" Lin Zhao practiced her handwriting. She could even write with a brush.

Erzai doesn't like writing. When he heard that he had to practice, his smile disappeared instantly. He lowered his head and his face was full of worry.

The eldest son asked Lin Zhao, "Did mother practice this too?"

"I have practiced. My handwriting looks good, right?" Lin Zhao said proudly.

This is just a small, insignificant advantage among her countless merits and is not worth mentioning.

"It looks good!" The eldest boy nodded.

"Your grandpa taught me this. Let me tell you, your grandpa's handwriting is beautiful." Lin Zhao thought of the time when her father taught her to practice calligraphy, and her eyes were filled with smiles.

"Every Chinese New Year, many people would bring gifts to our house to ask for couplets and blessing characters. So when I was little, I was the most popular girl. Everyone would give me delicious treats. At that time, I loved Chinese New Year the most."

"I like the Chinese New Year, too." Erzai held his face in his hands and looked forward to it, his eyes shining brightly. "The Chinese New Year is lively and there are so many delicious foods."

He counted on his fingers, listing them one by one. "We can eat dumplings, meat and candy, put up couplets on the door, and set off firecrackers. It's so lively with the crackling sound."

"Mom, you never gave me and my brother New Year's money before. Will you give us any this year?" Erzai smiled and came close to Lin Zhao, blinking his eyes with an expectant look.

"Yes," Lin Zhao replied with a smile. "I'll also make up for all the things I forgot in the past few years."

"Once the house is built, I'll have the carpenter make you a piggy bank. You can save your New Year's money and decide how to spend it."

What does this mean for little kids?

It means financial freedom!

The eldest and second cubs were happier than if they had picked up ten yuan.

After accepting the cake drawn by his mother, the eldest son went to wash the dishes with a smile on his face, and the second son also went to help.

Lin Zhao bathed the twins, put them to bed, and changed them into clean clothes.

The third and fourth cubs are young and don’t get much sun, so their skin is as white as rice dumplings. They have been eating well these days and have gained some weight. Their faces are chubby, and even their arms and legs have tender circles of flesh. Their eyes are clear and bright, and they look smart and cute.

"Be good, mom will go get some water."

As she spoke, she walked outside.

The little brother and sister on the bed groaned anxiously, moving their arms and legs, trying to slide off the bed.

Lin Zhao heard the noise, turned around, walked to the bed in three or two steps, picked up the two cubs, and put them back on the bed.

Before she could say anything, the twins hugged her neck tightly.

Lin Zhao felt like she couldn't breathe, and she didn't know where the one-year-old child got the strength from.

"mother."

"mother."

Two babyish voices rang in my ears.

"Mom won't leave." Lin Zhao coaxed softly.

The twins blinked, their chubby little arms slowly loosening, their hands still clutching Lin Zhao's clothes, their eyes fixed on her: "Not...leaving?"

The baby voice ended with hesitation.

"Yes, I won't leave." I'll leave tomorrow morning.

The third and fourth cubs were relieved and grinned, showing a few small baby teeth. The eldest and second cubs finished washing the dishes and saw that their younger siblings' bath water had not been poured out. They poured it out and washed their hands and faces before returning to the house.

Ever since that night when they slept with their mother holding the little pillow, Lin Zhao never asked them to go back to their own room to sleep. The two little brothers just thought that their mother agreed that they could sleep with her, and they didn't even open the door of their own room in the past few days.

The eldest cub stood on tiptoe to get the baby cream from the cabinet, applied it on his own face and the second cub's face, then climbed onto the bed and started playing with his younger siblings.

The sun had already set completely, but the sky was still bright. The house was fumigated with mugwort to repel mosquitoes. There was no light, so it was a little dim but warm.

"Oh." Erzai lay on the bed and suddenly sighed.

Lin Zhao felt amused and looked at him, "Why are you sighing?"

Erzai put his arms in front of him, resting his head on them. A little fat appeared on his right cheek. "I hope the electricity can be turned on someday."

"Yes." Lin Zhao also hoped that electricity would be available soon. It would be so convenient to have electricity.

He pulled the fourth child who wanted to sit on her brother's head and patted her butt gently, "Don't mess with your second brother."

The fourth cub was stingy and had a bad temper. He pouted his pink little mouth and went to find the big pot in a huff.

Lin Zhao shook her head helplessly and said to Erzai, "Why don't you buy a flashlight? It will be more convenient to go out at night with a flashlight."

Erzai sat up and asked in a raised tone, "What's a flashlight?"

There is nothing new that he is not curious about.

"This big, cylindrical." Lin Zhao gestured to the size of the flashlight with her hands. "There's a switch on the flashlight. Push it, and it lights up instantly. It can illuminate."

Erzai's eyes lit up, "Buy!"

Just as he finished speaking, he frowned again, "Mom, is the money Dad sent enough to buy a flashlight?"

"What if it's not enough?" Lin Zhao was curious about how Erzai would answer.

"Not enough?" Erzai's face wrinkled, but suddenly an idea came to his mind. He clung to her arm, looking expectant, "Mom, take me and my brother to the county again, and we'll call Dad. I'll go and ask for the money!"

Lin Zhao: "..."

"You are really your father's good second son."

The second child thought he was being praised, so he straightened his head and chest, curved his bright big eyes, and leaned over to cuddle with his mother, his mouth looking as if it was stained with honey.

"Yes, yes, I am the good second son of my mother and father."

"Mom, when will Dad come back?" The usually heartless Erzai suddenly started to care about his father. "If Dad doesn't come back soon, I won't even recognize him when I see him on the street."

The older cub played with the twins, also listening attentively.

"I don't know. Your father misses us too. He will come back to see us if he is free." Lin Zhao replied, hugging Erzai's little shoulders.

She misses her father too.

"Mom, I want to see Dad's photo." Erzai pulled Lin Zhao's clothes, softened his clear voice, and acted coquettishly towards his mother.

"Wait." Lin Zhao stood up and took out her and Gu Chenghuai's marriage certificate.

It's called a marriage certificate, but it's actually just a piece of paper. To prevent it from deteriorating over time, Gu Chenghuai found a piece of transparent plastic from somewhere to seal it, so it has looked like new over the past few years.

Erzai rubbed his hands on his trouser legs, and after making sure there was no sweat, he carefully took the paper.

The photo shows a young man and woman.

The young man was wearing a military uniform, with deep brow bones and sharp, bright eyes. His very short hair made his facial features look even more superior and three-dimensional. His nose was straight and his lips were just the right thickness. The courage and fortitude of a soldier came to the fore. In one word, he was handsome.

The girl was actually Lin Zhao. She had a nice nose, nice eyes, fair skin, and crescent-shaped eyes. Anyone who saw her would know that she was a beautiful girl.

"Mom is so beautiful!" Erzai looked up at Lin Zhao, then lowered his head to look at the photo, repeating this several times, nodding as he spoke.

Lin Zhao reached out and cupped his face, moving his head to the side. "Look at your father."

"Oh." Erzai then looked at his father, staring at him intently for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

After a while, he suddenly said, "Mom, did you marry my dad because he is handsome?"

The eldest son also came over to look at his parents' wedding photo.

Hearing his brother's question, he also looked at his mother.

"Yes." Lin Zhao's smile was sweet, and she said confidently, "Who doesn't like handsome guys?"

Her slender, white fingers tapped the photo on the marriage certificate. "Your father is handsome, and I'm not bad looking either. This is what we call a match made in heaven."

"If you didn't have Junjun's father and a beautiful mother like me, would you guys be so good-looking?"

Everyone in the Lin family is good-looking, so Lin Zhao's standards for finding a partner have been greatly raised. Appearance and ability are basically equal, and neither can be missing.

The eldest child thought what his mother said made sense, nodded seriously, and whispered something his grandmother always said, "My grandmother said that the first time she saw mother, she thought mother and father were a perfect match."

Lin Zhao looked at him and smiled, "Is there another sentence?"

The eldest boy smiled but said nothing.

The fast-talking Erzai imitated Gu's mother's tone and said, "...It's a pity that he is such a spoiled child that he doesn't even care about his own children. Alas."

Lin Zhao put her arms around Erzai's neck and pulled him into her arms. She pretended to pinch his mouth and teased him with a smile, "I'll let you talk too fast. I'll let you say that again."

Erzai covered his mouth in panic, the smile on his face shining like the sun, "No more, no more."

"Brother, help me!"

The eldest cub was fine and was also held by Lin Zhao.

"Hahahaha..." The cheerful laughter of two children came from the room.

When the twins saw their mother and brothers playing, they came over, looked at this and that, and giggled.

After playing with the kids for a while, I fell asleep while they were kicking me in the face and biting my butt.

Lin Zhao taught her eldest and second sons to recite poems, practice calligraphy, and learn mathematics as planned, and then took them to write a letter to Gu Chenghuai.

The two little brothers put their heads together and whispered something, then asked to put the scribbles they had written into an envelope and send it over.

Lin Zhao readily agreed, "Your father will be very happy if he sees this."

The two boys were very happy. After seeing the photo, they felt less unfamiliar with their father.

Lin Zhao put the letter and the paper the two boys had written on into an envelope, took out two pagoda candies from the cabinet, and handed them to the two little brothers.

"One per person, eat it."

Erzai stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation, saying sweetly, "Mom, this candy is delicious. I've never seen it before. Do you have any more?"

"There are no more. Each person can only eat one. It's for killing insects," said Lin Zhao.

Erzai's expression froze. "What kind of bug?"

"...roundworms in the stomach." It is common for children in the countryside to drink cold water, and they all have roundworms in their stomachs. The two children grind their teeth at night, and have stomachaches and diarrhea, so they must be dewormed.

insect?
They have worms in their stomachs!?
The eldest cub's face was filled with fear. He lowered his head to look at his belly and cried in a small voice, "Mom, are the second cub and I going to die?"

Erzai, who had always been fearless, also turned pale.

He suddenly hugged Lin Zhao and cried miserably.

"Mom, wuwuwu, I don't want to die. If I die, I won't be able to see you anymore, and I won't be able to eat the dumplings, pickled fish, and cold noodles you make. I haven't even gotten into college yet, and I haven't helped my dad catch the bad guys yet. I can't bear to die..."

The more he talked about it, the more aggrieved he felt. "Whose child is only five and a half years old and is going to die? Why do I have such a miserable life? Woo woo woo."

(End of this chapter)