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

Chapter 413 "Pretending to be something you're not in public, but clinging to you like glue at home."

Lin Zhao: So it was all about saving face? No wonder you were so restless.

"There's nothing shameful about it," Lin Zhao said calmly.

"If you've tried your best to do something but failed, there are various reasons for it; don't blame it all on yourself."

People who suffer from external losses never look for the reasons within themselves.

"Huh!?" Hengbao was dumbfounded.

"What? Do you have a different opinion?" Lin Zhao glanced over.

"No, I have no objection."

Lin Zhao waved her hand, "Go have some fun, don't just stay at home all the time, it's annoying to look at you."

Hengbao's face froze.

"Mom, why do you always complain about me?!" he muttered, feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved.

"I don't dislike you, I just find you annoying." Lin Zhao wouldn't admit that she was a little annoyed, since he was the one who kept bothering her.

— He was careless in his exams and sometimes scored one or two points lower than his brother. Knowing that one point in the college entrance exam could make a big difference between many people, Gu Zhiheng felt that he was doomed and would be left behind by his brother and Maodan'er, and began to feel anxious.

She clung to Lin Zhao for comfort.

“Isn’t being annoyed just being disgusted?” Hengbao’s expression became even more resentful. “Mom, you’ve changed. You weren’t like this before.”

"How was I before?" Lin Zhao asked without looking up as she knitted a scarf. She and Gu Chenghuai had been wearing the same scarf for several years, and it was time to get a new one.

After finishing knitting for herself and her husband, she still had to knit for her four children.

Otherwise, there will be trouble.

Here, just like now.

“You used to hug me and comfort me, you were so patient with me,” Hengbao said.

Lin Zhao looked up and said, "How old are you this year? You're taller than me now, I can't hug you."

She's such a grown woman, yet she still acts like a child. It's just torturous for her as her mother.

"No matter how old he is, he's still your son." Old Gao leaned closer, watching Lin Zhao knit a sweater.

Lin Zhao: "..."

It's rare to see someone actually able to sit still today.

"Can you go out and play?" She just wanted to knit her scarf in peace and quiet. Could you give her back her time?

"No."

Lin Zhao sighed helplessly, then a thought suddenly struck him. He said, "Go call Li Bao and talk to him. See how he is doing with your cousins ​​and what their plans are. Come back and tell me."

Hengbao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly stood up.

"I'll go right away."

He went out happily.

Lin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and complained to Qiao Hui, "Finally, they're gone. These past few days have been so annoying."

Qiao Hui smiled and said, "The child is closer to you, and will only come to you, his mother, when he encounters trouble."

“That’s true.” Lin Zhao agreed. She was happy to be relied on by the child, and it would be even better if Gu Zhiheng wasn’t so demanding.

He acts all cool and aloof in public, but he's actually a chatterbox and clingy person.

It wasn't like this when I was a kid.

"Sister, if I really get into a school in the capital and go there to study, would you be willing to come with me?" Lin Zhao asked Qiao Hui to sit down and rest for a while, and started chatting with her.

Qiao Hui had been a dutiful wife and mother to the Gu family for the past few years, and Lin Zhao didn't have to worry about anything at home. She was tight-lipped and hardworking, always afraid that her work wouldn't be worth the salary Lin Zhao paid her. Everyone likes such an honest person. Anyway, Lin Zhao was used to having her help at home and didn't want to fire her.

"The...the capital?" Qiao Hui was taken aback, nervously rubbing her hands together. "I don't know anything, how can I help if I go?"

“How can you not know anything? When I go to school, Qianbao and Yaobao need someone to pick them up and drop them off. The family can’t do without you,” Lin Zhao said sincerely.

Qiao Huixin warmed her heart and said, "As long as you need me, I will always follow you. My family all say that it is my blessing to be with you."

Without Zhaozhao, she would definitely still be struggling in the sewage.

“Okay, we have news. Let’s go together. Before we go, we need to send a letter back home to let them know. There’s a lot to do, but we still have enough time. We’ll make arrangements later,” Lin Zhao planned.

Qiao Hui had no objections. She was soft-hearted and lacked assertiveness, but she was obedient and would do whatever Lin Zhao said.

Such a person would definitely suffer if she encountered a wicked person, but fortunately she is with Lin Zhao. Lin Zhao is kind-hearted, would not bully others, and would certainly not let her suffer.

"You study so hard, you'll definitely pass the exam," Qiao Hui said confidently. "Zhao Zhao, let me know when you're packing your bags, and I'll start packing."

"No rush, we can get ready after the New Year. The timing will be just right." Lin Zhao remembered that the results would be announced in March.

……

Hengbao ran to the post office and dialed the brigade's phone number.

Fengshou Brigade took the lead in growing mushrooms and medicinal herbs, and several years ago it was already a well-known and wealthy brigade. Girls were eager to marry into the brigade, and the girls in the brigade had no trouble finding husbands... The brigade installed telephones the year before last.

Soon, the loudspeaker of the Harvest Brigade blared.

"Gu Zhili, you have a phone call! Gu Zhili! If you hear this announcement, please come to the brigade headquarters immediately to answer the phone! I'll say it again, Gu Zhili, you have a phone call. If you hear this announcement, please come to the brigade headquarters immediately to answer the phone!" The brigade leader's Mandarin, tinged with a local accent, rang out.

Li Bao was sorting through medicinal herbs at home when he heard the noise. He wiped his hand on his pants and rushed out of the house.

"Mom, I'm going to answer the phone. It must be Yubao and Hengbao calling."

He was a grown man, tall and with long legs. Before the last word of his sentence had even faded, he had already vanished without a trace.

Gu Lan put down the medicinal herbs and said to Huang Xiulan, "Mother, I want to go and take a look."

"Go ahead," Huang Xiulan waved her hand. "It won't make a difference."

Gu Lan happily ran out of the house.

Tie Dan carried a large bundle of firewood back home, but before he even got there, he heard the broadcast and couldn't stand it any longer. He gave the firewood to his good brother and asked him to take it home for him, then ran straight to the brigade headquarters.

Bangbang and her sister from the old house also rushed out of the house; they also had a lot to say to the twins.

For example, asking them how their exams went and where they were going to go to university...

Li Bao ran to the brigade headquarters and called back.

"Li Bao? Is it Li Bao?" Heng Bao's voice rang out.

"Hey, it's me, Hengbao," Libao replied happily.

"Hengbao, how did your exam go?" he asked.

Hengbao dialed the phone line, "I don't know. I answered all the questions I knew how to answer, but my brother and his family don't want to compare answers with me. I don't know how I did on the test. I'm afraid I didn't do well. I've been so annoyed these past few days."

"No, you won't do badly on the test." Li Bao said confidently. "You and Yu Bao have always been number one since you were little. Even if you don't do well, you can still get into university. Don't worry, I believe in you."

Hengbao's lips curled up.

"Really?"

Li Bao's affirmative voice rang out again, "Of course! Why are you suddenly so insecure? You've always been amazing. If you can't pass the exam, then I'm even less likely to pass."

He hadn't even considered this possibility.

"Hengbao, how did you and Yubao fill out your college applications?"

Hengbao said, "Just like my mom, I applied to schools in the capital. What about you?"

“Same as you.” Li Bao smiled. He scratched his head. “Heng Bao, we’re really on the same page. I also want to go to the capital.”

“Me too,” Hengbao chimed in.

Then, changing the subject, she asked, "Where are Sister Lan and the others?"

“We’re both from the capital. My grandparents said it would be good for us to go to the same place so we can help each other out, since we’ll be there for at least four years,” Li Bao said.

Thinking of Wei Chuan, who was the only one who didn't apply to a school in the capital, he added, "Da Shitou didn't apply to a school in the capital; he applied to a school in our provincial capital. He was worried that Xiao Shitou would cry alone."

Hengbao immediately said, "How does Brother Chuan know that Little Stone won't go to the capital for training in the future?"

Li Bao was speechless.

"I do not know."

Hengbao let out a mocking laugh, "Just you wait, Brother Chuan will definitely regret it when he finds out. So, he's the only one left in the provincial capital."

Li Bao felt that his good friend was being a bit unkind by laughing so loudly.

"Your smile is so sarcastic. If Brother Chuan knew, he would be heartbroken."

Hengbao cleared her throat. "I'm not laughing anymore."

Gu Lan and the others came to the brigade headquarters and talked to him for a while. They learned that everyone was very anxious while waiting and sometimes dreamed that they had failed the exam... Heng Bao's heart suddenly calmed down.

He's someone who consistently gets perfect scores, so what's there to be anxious about?
Don't worry, the acceptance letter will come, and he will definitely be able to go to university with his older brother.

After the phone call, Gu Zhiheng reverted to his overconfident and arrogant self.

"Uncle, I'll treat you to candy when my acceptance letter comes in."

He saluted the young man who was acting as a messenger and left happily.

The handsome soldier in uniform paused for a moment, then smiled and returned the salute.

Gu Tuan's son is really confident.

Hengbao walked confidently toward the family compound.

As he passed the family dormitory, he heard several people talking ahead. He keenly recognized his mother's name, slowed his pace, and openly eavesdropped.

"Gu Tuan's family hasn't come out these past few days. I wonder how their exams went?"

"Tsk tsk, she must have done poorly on the test. If she had done well, she would have come out to show off by now. The fact that she's so quiet shows that she's just putting on an act. She loves to show off her differences. She must be embarrassed by not coming out!"

The other person's eyes flickered as he pulled the silent Su Yuxian into the conversation.

"You and Gu Tuan's wife are from the same place. Do you think she can get into university?"

Su Yuxian did not want to answer this question.

Gu Chenghuai has been promoted several times and is rumored to be promoted soon. Lin Zhao also has a job and has received recognition from the organization several times...

This couple is not one she can afford to offend.

"I don't know. She's a woman who married into our village. How would I know about her going to school?" Su Yuxian said vaguely.

"Aren't you living very close by? How could you not know? If she were a good student, wouldn't you have heard of her?" The troublemaker was very dissatisfied with Su Yuxian's answer and continued to press for answers.

Su Yuxian had heard of it, but she didn't want to admit that Lin Zhao was a good student and had a great reputation in the surrounding villages.

"never heard of that."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in the speaker's eyes. "So, she's just not a very good student?"

Her tone became tinged with barely perceptible excitement, "Her studies are average, and she's been out of school for so many years. How can she possibly compete with those students who are currently in junior high and high school? According to you, Gu Tuan's wife won't be able to pass the exam!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxian quickly shook her head and denied it: "I didn't say that."

Lu Yizhou blamed her for his inability to get promoted, saying she was unlucky and had ruined his career. He even blamed her for Lu Baozhen's bad luck... The man would get angry and hit her, so she didn't dare to cause any more trouble.

So even if Su Yuxian secretly hoped that Lin Zhao's reputation would be ruined, she couldn't let the rumors originate from her.

"I didn't say anything."

She left a message and hurriedly departed.

"Coward," the woman who had set a trap for Su Yuxian sneered.

This was a frugal person who treated other people's money as her own. She ate coarse food herself but couldn't stand seeing others eat meat. After she came to join the army, she would often smell the aroma of meat coming from the Gu family's house, which made her very anxious. That very day, she went to Lin Zhao's house to instruct her, saying that women should be virtuous and good at managing the household and should not be lazy... with an expression that said, "I've been there, so you have to listen to me." Lin Zhao didn't buy it and turned her away without any politeness.

From then on, this person embarked on a path of causing trouble for Lin Zhao.

While focusing on Lin Zhao, he neglected his own affairs, and his life became a mess.

Her husband didn't understand her, her children complained that she was meddling in other people's business, and that no one in the family compound wanted to play with them anymore...

Over the years, Lin Zhao didn't suffer any losses, but she did get quite angry with herself.

She was beaten up by a man before and didn't show her face for more than a month, but now she can't stand the loneliness anymore.

Most of the people she hangs out with are just like her.

"Commander Lu's wife is getting more and more timid. I still prefer how she was when she first came to join the army. How arrogant she was, not caring about anyone."

Su Yuxian: Who isn't arrogant when they're young? As you grow up, you realize that knowing when to back down is a kind of wisdom.

"You guys think it would be so embarrassing if Gu Tuan's wife, who is so high-profile, failed the exam."

"Yeah, she's not young anymore, why doesn't she know how to behave? Trying to get into university like young people, is university so easy to get into? She's really bored, Commander Gu has really spoiled her..."

Hengbao couldn't stand it anymore and slowly walked out from behind the tree.

"Such a strong sour smell! Are all of you aunties making vinegar at home? The sourness is coming through..." He glanced at the elders and said with a smile.

The person who was speaking stood up, a guilty look flashing in his eyes, and unhappily turned the tables on him.

"How dare you talk like that? You're a grown man, yet you're still a high school student. Don't you know the importance of respecting elders and caring for the young? And what kind of behavior is it to eavesdrop on adults talking like that? Is this how your parents raised you? You have no manners at all!"

"Exactly! We're just talking, what do you mean by eavesdropping?!"

Hengbao was so angry she laughed.

"Who's eavesdropping? I was just passing by in the open, and you were all talking so loudly that anyone who isn't deaf could hear me!"

"Why are you shouting so loudly, Auntie? Are you feeling guilty? You know that talking behind people's backs is immoral, right? I thought you didn't."

"I certainly understand the principle of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, but what I respect is virtue, not age!"

“My parents raised me very well, and everyone praises me. If you think I have no manners, that’s your own problem.”

"Finally, my mother's college entrance exam is my family's business, her own business, and has nothing to do with you. Whether she passes the exam or not is none of your business. In my family, my mother has absolute freedom; she can do whatever she wants."

"If you have so much time, you should take a look at your own families. You haven't even cleaned up your own messes, yet you want to meddle in other people's business. You're either bored or sick."

After saying that, Hengbao patted his sleeves and left without looking back.

Several elderly people were left behind, their faces flushed with anger, unable to bear it any longer, and in a fit of rage, they complained to the women's director.

When Director Qian learned the whole story, he almost burst out laughing.

These meddlesome people deserve to be roasted like this.

She dismissed the troublemaking women perfunctorily, not taking the matter seriously.

What's wrong with Gu Zhiheng protecting his mother?

Gu Chenghuai soon found out about this and, upon returning home, stared at Hengbao as if she were a rare animal.

"Dad, why are you looking at me like that?"

(End of this chapter)