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

Chapter 395 "It's Time to Go Back and Take a Look"

Lin Zhao could tell that Deputy Commander Gu was very nervous, and fearing that she was sulking, she smiled and said, "I'm really not angry."

“Our family is doing well, and I have a good job, so it’s perfectly normal for people to be jealous. You can’t have it all. People have the right to be envious and jealous, so let them be.”

"My wife is really open-minded." Gu Chenghuai kissed her forehead, his tone proud.

In the eyes of someone who loves you, you are shining in every way, and they can always find something to praise you. Gu Chenghuai is like that.

Lin Zhao's brows relaxed. "I've always been optimistic."

Lin Zhao, who was able to think things through, was approached by someone that very afternoon.

The reason is that Yu Bao and Heng Bao hit someone.

"Deputy Regiment Commander Gu's wife, come out here! Your child is bullying people too much. Look what he did to my son."

"Is anyone there? Don't hide inside and keep quiet. Open the door quickly, or we'll have to go to the leaders to seek justice."

"They ganged up on my child. Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng are too domineering. And your dog is too fierce. My child was so angry that he cried."

……

Lin Zhao came out of the house upon hearing the noise.

"what's the situation?"

"It sounds like Yu Bao and Heng Bao have some kind of conflict with other children?" Qiao Hui took off her apron, wiped her hands, and went to open the door.

Having cared for four children for almost a year, she naturally side with her own kids.

Lin Zhao: "..."

Qiao Hui opened the door, and several women, each leading their own child, rushed into the Gu family's house.

“Deputy Regiment Commander Gu’s wife, look at my son’s side. Your Hengbao beat him up like that. You have to take responsibility.”

“My son’s chin was pierced by Yu Bao; it’s all broken, so he has to take responsibility.”

"And my son's leg is injured, and his pants have a hole in them. You have to compensate him."

……

The sounds of everyone talking at once, calculating accounts.

Lin Zhao finally managed to get a word in edgewise.

Ignoring the questions from several people, she asked expressionlessly, "Why did my son hit your son?"

The group exchanged glances and then fell silent.

Lin Zhao narrowed his eyes.

Not right.

The woman in the lead had just read her self-criticism aloud in public this morning, and my heart sank when I heard her question.

She ignored Lin Zhao's question and argued unreasonably, "No matter what the reason, the injury on my child's head is real, and you can't deny it!"

“My son isn’t a bullying child. The fact that they hit people shows they’ve had enough. Instead of coming to me, you should ask your child what they did.” Lin Zhao stood casually in the yard, his tone lazy and relaxed, his gaze sweeping over the children, his expression scrutinizing them.

The children lowered their heads as she looked at them.

Every kid in the family compound envies the twins for having such an incredibly good mother.

They have new clothes to wear, eat meat every few days, their little cloth bags are always full of candy, and they have toys they've never even seen before...

Even children who had never met Lin Zhao had a good impression of her.

He felt somewhat uncomfortable under her gaze.

The woman was displeased, her eyebrows furrowing. "What do you mean? You don't want to admit it?"

Before Lin Zhao could answer, the twins who had finished their homework at the Ning family's house returned, along with Cat Egg.

Seeing someone come to the house to cause trouble, Yu Bao stuffed his schoolbag into Mao Dan'er's arms, rushed over as if he were riding on wheels of fire, and stood in front of Lin Zhao.

"What are you doing at my house? If you have something to say, come to me, don't bother my mother."

He glared at the boys who had been beaten, looking like an angry wolf cub. "You're talking nonsense, you deserve to be hit! If you do it again, I'll hit you again!"

The women were furious.

"So arrogant! Deputy Regiment Commander Gu's wife, you have to teach your son a lesson; he won't admit his mistakes at all..."

Lin Zhao learned that her son had hit someone, and her tone was light and detached, yet cold.

“Are you deaf?” she interrupted the roaring woman.

“My son said that if your son keeps talking nonsense, he will hit him. What is the premise? It’s because your son is talkative. Talkativeness deserves to be hit. What’s wrong with that? What does he need to be taught? My son is fine. His values ​​are more upright than some adults. It’s you who have bad manners and have even corrupted your child. You are the ones who need to admit your mistakes.”

Her face suddenly turned cold. "Leave my house immediately."

It's quite startling when someone who's always smiling suddenly turns sour.

Qiao Hui chased people away with a large broom.

"Get out! Get out now! Don't take up space in the house!"

Fearing they would be beaten, the women quickly led their sons away.

"Snapped!"

Qiao Hui closed the door.

She had never raised her voice to anyone in her life, and only after she finished chasing people away did she feel nervous; her heart was pounding.

Hengbao grabbed Qiao Hui's hand, her eyes sparkling, "Aunt Hui is awesome!"

Yu Bao chimed in, "Aunt Hui is amazing."

After being kicked out, several women raised their voices and cursed. Cat Egg went over to open the door and said the first thing, "Aunties, haven't you written enough self-criticisms yet?"

None of them dared to utter a single word of criticism against Chief Ning's son, nor did they dare to say a word in rebuttal. They lowered their faces and left with their sons.

Lin Zhao gave a thumbs up, "Thank you, Cat Egg. Stay and eat with us later. I'll make you your favorite spicy chicken, how about that?"

Cat Egg and the twins are good friends. The three kids often eat together. You eat at my house, and I eat at your house.

"Okay, thank you, Aunt Lin." The young boy's eyes were bright, and he stood as straight as a young poplar tree, exuding confidence and composure.

Cat Egg is growing more and more outstanding.

"Don't thank me, I should thank you. If you hadn't stepped in, those bullies wouldn't have left so quickly." Lin Zhao saw it clearly; those people were there to cause trouble. They had publicly read their self-reflection at noon, losing face and dignity. Of course, they wanted to vent their anger.

Yu Bao walked up to Lin Zhao and asked nervously, "Mom, have we gotten into trouble?"

"It's not exactly causing trouble." The children were protecting her, and Lin Zhao didn't want to criticize them, lest she destroy their spirit.

She hugged her two sons, saying, "My Yubao and Hengbao can protect me now; they're real men."

Yu Bao didn't regret hitting the person, but he was worried that his mother would be angry. Now that he was being hugged, his heart was filled with joy.

“I’m my mother’s son, of course I have to protect her,” he said.

"Good boy." Lin Zhao gave her son a quick kiss on the forehead.

Hengbao stood on tiptoe and said, "Me too, me too, I want a kiss too."

Lin Zhao also kissed him.

Seeing this scene, a hint of envy flashed in Maodan'er's eyes. He missed his mother... When his mother was alive, she would hug and kiss him.

Seeing Cat Egg's expression, Lin Zhao hugged his two sons over and casually picked up Cat Egg as well.

The voice was gentle, "Cat Egg is a little adult now."

Give me a gentle hug and then let go.

Cat Egg's handsome face suddenly turned red. Aunt Lin's embrace felt so warm, a bit like his mother's.

This hug reminded him of his mother's embrace, and a smile curved his lips.

……

The days spent with the army were relatively peaceful.

Some people tried to bring the chaos from outside into the military, but they were suppressed by several leaders. The troublemakers were expelled from the military region, and as a result, the turmoil subsided instantly, and no one dared to cause trouble anymore.

In the fifth year that Lin Zhao brought her child to the army, a telegram arrived from her hometown saying that Old Madam Gu had passed away.

It was a happy death; the old man passed away peacefully in his sleep, without suffering much.

She took the telegram home.

"Sister Hui, Gu Chenghuai's grandmother has passed away, we have to go back to our hometown."

The news came so suddenly that Qiao Hui was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll go back with you."

A complex expression crossed her face. "I should go back and see my mother too."

She had been writing letters and sending photos to her mother over the past few years, but they had never met. "Where is Commander Gu?" Qiao Hui asked.

Through hard work, Gu Chenghuai shed the title of "Deputy" and became Regiment Commander Gu two years ago. He's been accumulating military merits these past two years; becoming a brigade commander is only a matter of time.

"If we can't get in touch, we'll go back ourselves," Lin Zhao said.

Gu Chenghuai has been away from home for four months on an urgent mission. No news has come back, and no one knows where he is. He's probably hiding somewhere in the shadows.

Lin Zhao wasn't too worried since the man had protective gear.

"What about Yu Bao and the others? Are they going back together?" Qiao Hui then asked.

Lin Zhao thought for a moment and said, "Yes, they haven't been back to their hometown for several years. We should take them back to visit."

Amber pricked up its ears, and seeing that its master hadn't mentioned it, it rubbed its big head against Lin Zhao's leg and barked.

“Amber is asking them,” Qiao Hui said, suppressing a laugh.

All four of her pets are intelligent; she always feels they are like children, capable of thinking.

Lin Zhao looked thoughtful. Should she bring him or not?

"Woof..." Amber nibbled at Lin Zhao's feet.

"I'm thinking about it, don't throw a tantrum." Lin Zhao patted the dog's head. Luckily, Da Huang went to the school gate to wait for Yu Bao and the others to get out of school. If the two of them were making a fuss together, she wouldn't be able to stand it.

After thinking it over, Lin Zhao said, "It's too much trouble to bring them along, and we'll also have to bring them food..."

Before he could finish speaking, the barking revealed a hint of dissatisfaction.

Amber bit Lin Zhao's trouser leg, shaking her head as if she were being affectionate.

Qiao Hui smiled slightly, "I think... it might be difficult to keep them."

It was indeed difficult to keep them. Lin Zhao did not agree to take them back to his hometown. The two dogs howled at night and scratched at the door, specifically the door of the room where Lin Zhao was staying.

She was woken up in the middle of the night.

I was so angry that I pinched the rabbit doll's ears a few times.

Lin Zhao got up, opened the door, and glared at the two dogs with eyes blazing with fury.

"Can't a person get any sleep? What's all this noise about in the middle of the night?"

She rubbed the heads of the two dogs, her words filled with unspoken annoyance.

Dahuang and Hupo let her rub them, and even nuzzled their heads against her palms.

Its bright, dark eyes looked at the mistress.

Having lived together for several years, Lin Zhao was well aware of what the two dogs were thinking.

"I'll take you back. Stop making a scene, or I won't take you anymore," she threatened.

The two dog tails wagged rapidly.

They turned and left; one went into Yao Bao's room, and the other went into the room where the three boys slept.

Lin Zhao: ...It's become a spirit.

It's good to bring them along; dogs are the most loyal to their owners, and she was afraid that the two dogs would think they had been abandoned.

However, Meiqiu and Xiaojin had to stay behind so that Jingmo and Guangbai could take care of them. The Meng family's rice balls had been turned into piglets by the two boys.

...

The next day.

Lin Zhao asked Gu Chenghuai's police officer to buy tickets, while she went to school to ask for leave for her four children. She also entrusted the household matters to her neighbor with whom she got along well, and set off on her way home that evening.

The twins are already in middle school, and the boy-girl twins are in elementary school...

They are well-nourished, taller than average children, the boys are handsome and upright, the girls are charming and lovely, and their mothers are fair-skinned, beautiful, and have a good temperament.

This family wasn't dressed in a flashy or eye-catching way, but they were still very attractive and attracted a lot of attention when they walked down the street.

Yao Bao was wearing a Peter Pan collar dress and white leather shoes.

Qianbao was wearing a white round-neck short-sleeved shirt, paired with military green overalls, carrying her own small backpack, and had medium-length hair. She looked as pretty as a little girl.

Yu Bao and Heng Bao, carrying their luggage, turned around and gave their younger siblings some instructions.

"You two need to stay close to the adults, or you'll get pushed away," Yu Bao said.

Qianbao lifted his eyelids, his dark, bright eyes showing no emotion; he was practically a miniature version of Gu Chenghuai.

"My sister and I are not three-year-old children anymore."

“That’s right, that’s right,” Yao Bao chimed in.

She hugged Lin Zhao's arm and complained softly, "Mom, look at my older brother, he looks down on me and my younger brother."

Lin Zhao put her arm around her daughter's shoulder and said, "Your older brother is just concerned about you."

Yao Bao chuckled to herself, her eyes gleaming with mischief.

"You naughty girl, always teasing your older brother." Lin Zhao tapped the tip of her nose.

"Who told my older brothers to never talk all day?" Yao Bao pouted, her pretty little face full of dissatisfaction.

During puberty, the twins developed hoarse voices and naturally didn't want to speak.

“Your older brothers’ voices are changing, give them some time,” Lin Zhao said.

"Mommy, will my voice become like my brother's?" Yao Bao asked nervously.

"No." Lin Zhao kept a close eye on her family members, making sure everyone got into the car.

Gu Chenghuai's bodyguards escorted them to their sleeper berths and left only after finding a train attendant to take care of the regimental commander's family.

The train journey took a week.

Lin Zhao took the children home.

Compared to her last trip, she clearly felt there were more people traveling...

Once next year is over, the college entrance examination should be reinstated the year after, and society will gradually open up. It would not be surprising to see some positive signs emerging.

Lin Zhao's eyes were filled with anticipation.

She couldn't wait to witness the era of free speech, when people could wear bright colors, and to finally visit the university campus of her dreams...

Upon exiting the train station, Yu Bao immediately spotted Gu Qingzhou on the tractor.

"Uncle!" he waved his arm.

"Woof woof..." Dahuang and Hupo rushed towards Gu Qingzhou, pausing briefly to admire her before running back to their little master, incredibly lively.

Gu Qingzhou smiled and jogged over.

"Third sister-in-law, you're back!" he said happily.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, Qian Bao, Yao Bao, you've all grown up so much! I missed you so much!" Gu Qingzhou gave her nephews and nieces a big hug and took the luggage from the twins.

"Uncle, we miss you too!" Yu Bao's face was full of longing.

Hearing his no longer clear voice, Gu Qingzhou's smile deepened. "Your voice has changed? Not used to it, are you?"

Yu Bao chuckled, "I wasn't used to it at first, but it's alright now."

Hengbao tugged at his uncle's arm, "Uncle, is that tractor from our brigade?"

"Yes." Gu Qingzhou led them toward the tractor.

Lin Zhao and the others climbed up and sat down.

The places where people can sit are covered with mats made of straw, which are clearly the work of Mr. and Mrs. Gu.

Hengbao insisted on sitting next to his uncle, and Gu Qingzhou went along with it.

"I haven't been back for several years, and the brigade has developed rapidly." Lin Zhao was happy.

"The brigade's success today is also thanks to Third Sister-in-law," Gu Qingzhou said with pride. "One is herb cultivation, and the other is mushroom cultivation. These are both profitable techniques. Other brigades envy our brigade. They all say... why don't they have a leader like Third Sister-in-law in their brigade?"

Lin Zhao dared not accept credit, saying, "My sister-in-law led the way in planting herbs, it has nothing to do with me, I don't deserve such high praise."

Scary.

She changed the subject, "How are you?"

Gu Qingzhou started the tractor, which he had modified so that it wasn't as noisy when starting.

He declared loudly, "I'm doing great! Thanks to my mentor's connections... I got a job at the grain and oil station. The salary is high, and the benefits are great. So many people envy me."

Yu Bao asked loudly, "Uncle, do you drive a tractor at the grain and oil station?"

Gu Qingzhou almost choked on her saliva. "No, I'm a technician."

(End of this chapter)