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

Chapter 100 "Lin Jiu"

Half past two in the afternoon.

Song Yunjin returned to the supply and marketing cooperative, holding a few popsicles in her hand.

They were distributed to several sales clerks one by one.

"...Thank you all for speaking up for my sister. I'll treat you all to popsicles."

Since he had already bought it, Li Fen and the others didn't refuse and accepted it with smiles.

"Thank you."

Song Yunjin waved her hand gently and returned to the counter where Lin Zhao was, to report what she had found out.

"Sister, no one lives in that yard. The roof and walls are broken, and the weeds in the yard are half my height... The neighborhood committee said that the owner's name is Lin Jiu, and he hasn't appeared for a long time. If no one claims it, the yard will be taken away by the housing management office."

The reason it hasn't been taken away yet is that the county's current focus is not here; a certain campaign is in full swing.

Lin Jiu.

The name on the land and property ownership certificate is correct.

She shares the same surname as him.

"No one has been living here all this time?" Lin Zhao asked curiously.

"Yes, they said no one has lived there for many years, otherwise the courtyard wouldn't be in such a dilapidated state." Song Yunjin had seen the courtyard with her own eyes; it didn't even have a roof, it was truly dilapidated, and whoever lived there would have to repair it properly.

"Thank you for your hard work, I understand," Lin Zhao said with a smile.

She was relieved. When she first won the lottery, she couldn't help but wonder if the prize would steal someone else's property for no reason. It was alright since it was unclaimed; the lottery wheel was still quite reliable.

"Sister, what exactly are you planning to do?" Song Yunjin asked, her face full of curiosity.

Lin Zhao said with a smile, "You'll find out later."

"...That sounds like something an adult would say to a child! Sis, you're not trying to fool me like I'm some kind of spoiled brat, are you?"

Song Yunjin looked over with eyes full of suspicion.

Lin Zhao shook her head. "Children aren't easy to fool."

If anyone thinks kids are easy to please, they're wrong!

As the twins grew older, they sometimes asked questions that she found difficult to answer.

Song Yunjin's concentration was pretty good; she wasn't distracted. "Sis, are you thinking of buying a house in the county?"

"If you want, I'll ask my dad to find a way. Maybe he can get it for you before the policy is fully implemented. Old Song is a local big shot; he has some connections. If we're lucky, we should be able to get it."

"You're calling for Lao Song again! If your uncle finds out, you'll get a spanking again!" Lin Zhao flicked his finger at his head, then shook his head in refusal, "No need."

She already has it, but she can't make it public. Once she gets a new certificate and changes the name of the head of household, she'll be settled down in the county.

The four kids are now proper city children!

Song Yunjin covered her head, her eyes full of laughter.

“Okay,” he said. “If you need any help, you must tell me. If you don’t tell me, my parents won’t scold you, they’ll definitely resent me.”

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll put in a good word for you. Your aunt and uncle definitely won't scold you."

Song Yunjin didn't feel at all that his sister was taking the initiative, and just chuckled.

Sitting there with nothing to do, I looked around aimlessly.

As it was time to leave work, fewer and fewer customers came to the supply and marketing cooperative. Seeing that her younger cousin was bored, Lin Zhao looked at him and said, "Yun Jin, I'm about to leave work. Your brother-in-law will come to pick me up. Why don't you go home first?"

Song Yunjin wanted to visit the recycling station, and he didn't refuse.

"Okay, sis, you need to tell your husband about being reported today." He said seriously, "If you don't tell him, I'll tell him in front of everyone when you go home this weekend!"

His brother-in-law is capable; if he knew about this, he would definitely stand up for his sister. He's just a junior high school student, not very capable, while his brother-in-law has so many comrades-in-arms; with a little effort, he could make the Liu family pay the price.

Don't call him petty. Yun Jin doesn't think he's petty at all. His sister was almost taken away!

His sister is a girl, how could she possibly do well in a place like that?!

"You're threatening me? You think you're so tough!" Lin Zhao glanced at Bai Yunjin, but her eyes softened. "I understand. I'll tell your brother-in-law."

She was genuinely puzzled and muttered, "You used to find fault with everything about your brother-in-law, but after just one movie, your attitude has completely changed. That's something else."

Song Yunjin couldn't say it directly, but he realized that his brother-in-law was sincere towards his sister, which is why he changed his attitude.

The boy didn't answer, calmly changing the subject: "Sis, it's good that you remember. I'll head back now."

The words fell.

He waved to Lin Zhao, swung his cloth bag, and left with light steps.

……

At 3:00 p.m. sharp, Gu Chenghuai appeared at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.

Lin Zhao packed her things, then, remembering her promise to Sister Fen, looked at her and asked again, "Sister Fen, I'm telling my sister that I'll bring her to the county the day after tomorrow. Will that change?"

“No, no, my brother is still used to the way he was in the army. He has a strong sense of time. He said he’ll see how things go the day after tomorrow, and he’ll overcome all difficulties to make time for it,” Li Fen said confidently.

She knew her brother's style of doing things.

Lin Zhao admired comrades who were organized and methodical.

Sister Fen is a nice person. Her brother is her family and is a retired soldier. Based on what Sister Fen told her about her brother, she has a good impression of him. He is responsible, calm, emotionally stable, and can support his family. Although he has no parents to rely on, from another perspective, she doesn't have to worry about not getting along with her mother-in-law. He is a good match for her, Sister Xiangxiang.

"That's good. I'll pass on the message when I get back," Lin Zhao said.

She waved and left the supply and marketing cooperative.

Gu Chenghuai waited at the door. When he saw his wife, his cold and sharp eyes softened instantly, and his voice became low and gentle.

"Did you have a good day today?"

Lin Zhao's slender, delicate fingers hooked around the hem of his clothes, her cheeks puffed out slightly, and she complained, "Not at all! Someone reported me!"

If her husband is in the military, she won't mention it, for fear of worrying him; but if he's at home, she'll definitely tell him.

The smile on Gu Chenghuai's face vanished instantly, his dark eyes darkened, and his gaze turned as cold as if it could freeze.

He felt a surge of anger welling up inside him, but he quickly suppressed it.

He parked his bicycle, cupped Lin Zhao's face in his hands, and carefully examined her.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

Lin Zhao grabbed his hand and quickly said, "I'm not hurt. In a society governed by the rule of law, everything requires evidence. How can you just arrest someone like that? I'm fine. The person who reported me is the one who's in trouble."

"What reported you about?" Gu Chenghuai's brows furrowed slightly, his voice calm, frighteningly calm.

"Reporting me for embezzlement and taking kickbacks? Isn't that ridiculous? You're really underestimating me!" Lin Zhao found it absurd.

On second thought, Liu Chunhong looked down on country people from the bottom of her heart, believing that they were greedy for small gains, so it was normal for her to write such a report.

Seeing that Zhao Zhao was unaffected, Gu Chenghuai's brows furrowed. He put the matter to himself and stood by his wife's side, joining her in condemning the baseless whistleblower.

"Yes, with me around, you'll never lack money. Why would you care about such a small amount of profit? You're underestimating me."

Sometimes, complaining or venting doesn't mean the speaker wants the listener to do something; a clear and supportive attitude is enough to comfort that person.

Lin Zhao hadn't taken it to heart in the first place, but Gu Chenghuai's mindless boasting made her unable to help but laugh.

The laughter was light and cheerful, without a trace of gloom.

Seeing that his wife was unaffected, Gu Chenghuai smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go home. Before I left, my two sons specifically reminded me not to take you wandering around aimlessly and to go home early, because they miss you."

He lightly lifted his right leg, his foot landing on the pedal. The instant he turned, his eyes were filled with frost.

Lin Zhao didn't notice and jumped up, wrapping her arm around the man's waist with one hand.

"go home!"

Gu Chenghuai pushed off with his leg, and the bicycle slid off.

He gripped the front of the car with his right hand and held Lin Zhao's hand with his left, his fingertips swirling around her fingers, his eyes cold.

The images of what he had seen in Haishi... the fates of those who had been reported, made it hard for Gu Chenghuai not to feel angry.

The girl he carefully protected, afraid she might suffer injustice where he wasn't looking, wanted to stand higher and shield her from all the darkness, but someone...

"Why aren't you saying anything? You're not secretly plotting something, are you?" Lin Zhao poked Gu Chenghuai's strong waist.

"No," Gu Chenghuai denied outright.

His voice was devoid of emotion.

Before Lin Zhao could ask any further questions, the man said in a steady voice, "I have delivered the message you asked me to give to my elder brother. The mung bean and lily soup was made by my mother and has already been sent to the new house. My eldest son and the others drank it and liked it very much."

Lin Zhao rested her head against Gu Chenghuai's broad back, listening attentively, and occasionally asked, "How's the matter with Little Stone going?"

Gu Chenghuai said calmly, "Table tennis can be learned, and if you learn it well, it can be a way out. The problem is that the sports commission system is in chaos, with two factions fighting each other, and all training has been suspended. Yun Jian's suggestion is to send Xiao Shitou to the Children's Palace to learn, but as you know, there are only Children's Palaces in the provincial capital. My older sister and brother-in-law have never been to the provincial capital, so they are quite confused..."

He told his wife everything he had found out.

"Little Stone is your own nephew, so pay attention to him." Lin Zhao's clear and soft voice rang out.

"If he really achieves good results, it will be a great thing for the country. Even if he doesn't achieve good results, it's okay. At least he can do what he likes, and when he grows up and looks back, he won't have any regrets."

Gu Chenghuai's cold and stern expression suddenly softened, like a mirror-like lake being caressed by a spring breeze.

"Listen to you."

The young couple chatted as they rode in a large group of bicycles.

The twins and Big Yellow Amber were not waiting at the village entrance.

Lin Zhao was taken aback, a look of suspicion on his face. "Aren't the eldest and second sons at the village entrance?"

As an adult, she certainly doesn't need her kids to pick her up every day. However, she sees them every day when she comes home from get off work, and it's hard to get used to not seeing them all at once.

Gu Chenghuai's eyes drooped slightly, a hint of helplessness in his gaze. "They're moving bricks in the new house."

"?"

Lin Zhao vividly recalled the scene of the twins huffing and puffing as they carried bricks in her mind, and a series of crisp laughs escaped her lips.

"Moving bricks? Hahaha, I hope you're not just causing trouble."

Gu Chenghuai wholeheartedly agreed, "They weren't just causing trouble. Those two wanted to touch everything, and they were incredibly talkative. They asked the old craftsman if they could put a big tiger on the roof, and they asked why the wall could stand there so steadily and why it wouldn't collapse... The old craftsman's face turned green." "Pfft—!" Lin Zhao laughed until her cheeks ached.

Her face was full of surrender-like indulgence, "Kids are all like that, so innocent."

“I don’t mind,” Gu Chenghuai said.

Lin Zhao affirmed him, "I know, you're a really good dad."

A tender look appeared in Gu Chenghuai's eyes.

As the bicycle entered the village, all the villagers turned to look, silently marveling at its appearance.

The eldest son's mother is truly blessed to have married into such a lucky place.

Even with a bicycle, the man still doesn't trust her, picking her up and dropping her off every day. What wife can live such a life?

Lin Zhao could guess what the villagers thought of her—nothing more than envy. She didn't care and smiled as she nodded to everyone she met.

The bicycle passed by the new house.

The sharp-eyed second son immediately spotted his mother.

"Mother!" The voice was loud.

moment.

Everyone who was busy looked over.

"Chenghuai's wife, she's back from get off work."

"Upon seeing his mother, Erzai suddenly couldn't do anything!"

……

Erzai was a competitive kid. When he heard someone looking down on him, he looked over, put his hands on his hips, and said, "It's not that I can't do it! I'm Gu Erzai. I'm just like my mother. I have the strength of my grandmother. I can work until tomorrow!"

"Yes, Second Brother can!" Big Brother strongly supported his younger brother.

But knowing in her heart that her younger brother wasn't actually that strong, she felt nervous and shy, and her face quietly turned red.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Big boy, second boy, let's go home. I brought you some vegetable pancakes."

Like her mother, Aunt Song was worried that she wouldn't have enough to eat, so she prepared a lot of food. She couldn't finish the vegetable pancakes that Sister Fen gave her, so she had to bring them back with her.

Two identical little boys ran over obediently.

The second child looked up with his little face and asked, "Mommy, what's a vegetable pancake? Is it tasty?"

"It's delicious." Lin Zhao saw that her son's forehead was covered in sweat, so she took out a handkerchief to wipe it off for them.

The older child pulled his younger brother backward.

He said, "Mom, let's go back and wash our faces so we don't get your handkerchiefs dirty."

"Okay, then let Mother hold their hands?" Lin Zhaochao reached out to the twins.

The two children had bright smiles on their faces.

The second son, with a helpless yet sweet expression, offered his hand and left the bridal chamber with his mother.

Where are your younger siblings?

The eldest son said, "When we went out, the third son was reading a book, and the fourth son was catching chickens."

Lin Zhao frowned slightly. "Big kid, children shouldn't stare at books for too long; it's bad for their eyes. If Third Kid is reading for too long, remind him."

"My brother and I reminded him, we'll remind him again and again, Mom, don't worry, we're his own brothers." The second son's voice was loud and clear, "Of course, a brother has to take care of his own brother!"

Lin Zhao's expression relaxed, and she leaned down slightly, shaking the two boys' hands. "My sons are so great! How can they be so capable? What kind of reward do they want?"

Knowing how hard it is to earn money, the eldest child sensibly said, "We don't want anything; we lack nothing."

The second son, however, threw his head back and laughed so hard his eyes disappeared. "Mom, I want money, will you give it to me?"

Lin Zhao gently flicked her son's nose and laughed, "Didn't your dad only give you two a dollar? A dollar is a lot of money, you greedy little boy."

"No, the money Dad gave me was just in case, for my brother and me to make a phone call. This money can't be touched." Erzai gently shook Lin Zhao's arm, his childish voice as sweet as honey, "Mom, Dad has pocket money too, I want pocket money too, Mom can't be biased."

Lin Zhao chuckled, "Your father hands over his entire salary, so it's only natural that he gets pocket money. What about you?"

The second child's eyes gleamed with cleverness as he argued, "I'm still young. When I grow up, I'll hand it all over too."

Without hesitation, the eldest son said, "I'll pay too!"

Is this just empty promises to her?
Lin Zhao's eyes flashed, and she looked at Erzai with a leisurely air, "How many do you want?"

The second child's eyes lit up, and he held up his index finger, "...One point, okay?"

"..."

Lin Zhao smiled.

She thought he would ask for a dollar or a dime, but he asked for a cent instead.

"What do you want money for?"

Erzai licked his lips and said expectantly, "I want to eat an ice pop. Buy one so my brother and I can share it."

Lin Zhao glanced at him and said, "How about you be bolder and ask for a dime to buy a few more?"

Erzai suddenly hugged his mother, his dark, grape-like eyes seemingly filled with stars.

"Then I'll take one cent, thank you, Mother."

His clothes were dusty and he was sweating. Lin Zhao's clothes were light-colored, so the stains were very obvious.

The second son felt extremely guilty. "Mom, don't be angry. I'll help you wash when we get back."

"It's okay, I was going to wash anyway." Lin Zhao wasn't angry.

What could a child have done wrong? He just likes his mother and wants a hug. She's happy that her son is close to her.

The second son's tense expression disappeared, and a bright smile appeared on his lips. "I got it dirty, I'll help Mom wash it!"

Today he saw some children playing in the mud. When his mother came looking for him, one of the children accidentally got mud on his mother. His mother grabbed his arm, flipped him over, and spanked him hard. It sounded really painful.

His mother was the best; she never hit them.

The eldest son thought so too, and quietly moved closer to Lin Zhao, smiling sweetly.

Back home, Lin Zhao washed the sweat off her two children and kissed each of their soft, chubby faces.

The little one wrapped his arms around her neck, snuggled into her embrace, and called out "Mama" in a soft, babyish voice that was incredibly soothing.

"Have you been a good girl at home?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

The little baby's chubby cheeks puffed up from the effort, looking like two small glutinous rice balls stuffed inside.

"Good~"

"Good boy!"

He spoke with great force.

Lin Zhao was completely charmed by her daughter and leaned in for a kiss.

The four little ones were super cooperative, smiling and showing their little teeth, and gave their mother two kisses, smearing her face with saliva.

Seeing this, the third child solemnly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the drool off Lin Zhao's face.

He looked so serious, like a little adult.

Lin Zhaoxin was almost melting away; the annoyance of being reported completely disappeared at this moment.

"Thank you, Sanzai." She softened her voice.

While talking to the children, Gu Chenghuai came out of the kitchen carrying a plate.

There were several steaming chive dumplings on the plate.

The baby's dad just heated it up.

"Blow on them when you take them, and try them all. If you like them, we can make them at home sometime," Lin Zhao said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the twins excitedly tried to pounce on her, but she grabbed them by the back of the neck like she was catching a cat and pulled them back.

"You two can't eat."

The third child obeyed and stood still, refusing to come forward. The fourth child turned around, looked pitifully at her mother, and said, word by word, "I want, I want to eat."

"Mommy will make you both formula," Lin Zhao said softly, patting her daughter's little pigtails.

“…No!” Si Cui refused outright, her saliva almost dripping onto her chin.

Gu Chenghuai stepped forward, picked up his daughter, and took her to the backyard, coaxing her, "Daddy will take you to feed the chickens."

The little one, about to cry, had their attention diverted, their eyes brightening, "Look, giggle~"

Erzai shouted, "That's a chicken, not my brother!"

"Mom, look at the fourth son!" he said angrily.

“You’re not very articulate at your age. Your sister will speak more fluently when she’s older,” Lin Zhao said.

Some children start talking early, and some start talking late; both are normal.

"Alright," Erzai reluctantly forgave his sister.

Time flies, and the sun begins to set.

The construction of the Gu family's new house was completed, and the builders all went home.

The Lin brothers arrived at the Gu family's old house.

"Zhaozhao, what do you want us to bring?" Lin Shichang asked.

Lin Zhao went back into the house and came out with the large bag she had prepared in advance.

She pointed to one of the iron boxes, her expression serious: "Big brother, this is for Dad."

"what is this?"

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