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

Chapter 122 "Work Ownership"

Song Xiwei drove Lin Heling to the Fengshou Brigade. The people in the brigade were stunned when they saw Lin Zhao's parents for the first time.

There was no reason, it was simply because these two people's mental state was completely different from that of their peers.

He looks young and full of energy.

Upon learning that these were Yu Bao and Heng Bao's maternal grandparents, someone remarked, "They look so young. Yu Bao's maternal grandmother can even ride a bicycle, and she rides it incredibly steadily."

"Yes, he looks so young, he doesn't look like a country bumpkin at all."

Some people were curious as to why it was a woman with a man, saying, "Why is it Grandma Yu Bao with Grandpa Yu Bao? This looks so strange!"

"I heard that Grandpa Yubao is not in good health."

The man remarked with emotion, "Even when they're not feeling well, they still come to see their daughter. The Lin family really spoils their daughter."

"The couple came all this way, and even brought an old hen. I've never seen anyone dote on their married daughter so much."

"Who says it isn't?"

Some curious people, wanting to know what the Lin couple had to do at the Gu family's house, secretly followed them.

Their commotion was quite loud, and Song Xiwei noticed it immediately. She didn't care and went to Zhao Zhao's new house with Lin Heling.

Since we're already here, we might as well take a look around.

"It looks nice; it must be comfortable to live in there." These were the words of Song Xiwei.

In the new courtyard, the little one is sensible, with no in-laws to look after him, and no troublesome sisters-in-law. Zhao Zhao is the most important person in the family, so it's impossible for him not to feel comfortable.

In a father's heart, his daughter deserves the best.

Lin Heling said calmly, "It's not bad."

Qianbao was riding his little wooden cart in the village when he saw his grandparents. His short legs quickened their pace as he ran towards the Lin couple, his sweet little voice calling out, "Grandma, Grandpa."

Lin Heling looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tiny creature.

She strode slowly toward Sanzai, bent down, and picked him up.

"What are you doing here, Sanzai?" he asked gently. "Where are your brother and sister?"

Before she knew it, her grandfather picked her up. The little guy smiled and wrapped his chubby arms around Lin Heling's arm. "Brother is writing at home, and sister is playing with Sister Yuyu."

After answering his grandfather's question, she corrected his way of addressing him, "I am Gu Zhiqian, Qianbao."

Lin Heling understood her grandson's words, and her eyes lit up with a smile. "Gu Zhiqian is your full name?"

"Yes!" the child nodded emphatically. "Grandpa got it for me."

Pointing her tiny fingers to her face, she said, "Qianbao~"

This is so that Grandpa can call me Qianbao.

Lin Heling chuckled and called out gently and affectionately, "Qianbao."

The little dumpling was very satisfied.

Knowing that her grandfather was not in good health, she frowned and said in a soft, childish voice, "Qianbao, walk by yourself. Grandpa is tired."

Lin Heling's dark eyes softened.

"Grandma isn't tired, Grandma will carry you." Song Xiwei took her little grandson, her arms steady.

Just like his father, Qianbao is calm and composed, incredibly brave, and not afraid of his maternal grandmother at all. He nestles his little head on her shoulder, looking adorable and sweet.

"Car," he reminded him.

Lin Heling picked up the car. "I'll take it."

"This little car looks nice," I casually asked. "Did your mother have it made?"

Qianbao said, "Father made it."

"Your dad can do carpentry?" Song Xiwei was slightly surprised.

"Yes, I can make high chairs and slingshots too." Qianbao doesn't talk much, but he's very perceptive and sees everything clearly.

Song Xi smiled and said, "Are you happy that your father is back?"

"Happy!" the child's clear voice rang out.

A complex emotion flashed in Song Xiwei's eyes. There still needs to be a man in the family, but unfortunately, her son-in-law is a soldier, and he has too many things he can't control.

Fortunately, the Gu family is well-off, and she and He Ling don't live too far apart, so she can keep an eye on her daughter and grandchildren.

When Song Xiwei and Lin Heling arrived at the Gu family's residence, they saw Lin Zhao sitting lazily in the courtyard, the twins peeling pomegranates, and she occasionally sipping something, looking more relaxed than her parents.

"..."

"Zhao Zhao." Lin Heling's gentle voice rang out.

Lin Zhao turned around, "Father? Mother?"

She never expected her parents to come all this way.

"How did you get here? Are you tired?"

"Grandma, Grandpa!" The twins were happy to see their grandparents and greeted them warmly, fetching them stools and pouring them water, their little faces beaming with joy.

Lin Heling pulled his wife to sit down.

“Your mother brought me here on your bicycle.”

The young man from the Gu family was pushing the bicycle behind them.

"Where is my older brother?" Lin Zhao asked.

Where did the messenger go?
"Who knows, maybe it's running behind us," Song Xiwei guessed.

Lin Heling glanced at her helplessly and said, "Shichang isn't that naive. He should be able to borrow the brigade leader's bicycle. He'll be there soon."

As expected, before they could exchange more than a few words, Lin Shichang arrived.

Lin Zhao looked at the children and said, "Yu Bao, Heng Bao, we adults have something to say. You two go play in the backyard for a while."

The twins had no objections. They took their younger siblings' hands, called out to Iron Hammer Fish, and headed towards the backyard.

"Mom, don't forget to call us after you're done talking. I have something to say to Grandma and Grandpa." Hengbao, who was at the back of the group, looked back at Lin Zhao and said in a cheerful little voice.

Lin Zhao knew what the children wanted to say—showing off their new names—"Okay, they'll call you that."

Hengbao smiled brightly and skipped off to the backyard.

After the children left, Song Xiwei immediately inquired about Meng Jiusi's situation, and Lin Zhao told her what she knew.

At the Lin family home, the couple was deeply shocked and their minds were in turmoil. They didn't have time to ask many questions; they just wanted to come and see what was going on. The wind on their way back cleared their minds, allowing them to receive and process other information.

The young man named Meng Jiusi was abandoned by several families from a young age and became a wild child that everyone disliked.

He was beaten and verbally abused.

There was no school to attend.

There's no food to eat.

With nowhere else to turn, they had no choice but to flee.

Fortunately, he met a kind person and was adopted, which allowed him to live a few years of peaceful life.

She then got married and had children.

But then the world changed again. The Meng family was in trouble. In a fight with those people, his leg was broken, leaving him lame. His wife divorced him, and he was sent to the Fengshou Brigade...

Song Xiwei was silent for ten seconds, then her voice was hoarse, “...It wasn’t easy for him.”

Lin Heling sensed her self-blame, put his arm around her shoulder, and said calmly, "If he really is the fourth one, we will try our best to make it up to him. It's too late now, don't think too much about it."

It was indeed an accident on their part back then.

But who would have thought that a perfectly good hospital would also harbor human traffickers?

In her search for her child, Song Xiwei used her connections, even mobilizing the armed forces department, and launched a search throughout the entire county.

After two months of searching, they still couldn't find the child.

It was as if... it vanished into thin air.

Song Xiwei wasn't a fragile person, and she knew that no matter how much she regretted it, it was useless. "Well, I hope he's the fourth one."

If that young man surnamed Meng hadn't been Xiao Si, she wouldn't know where else to look for him.

"Father, Mother, should we go find him?" Lin Shichang asked.

"Didn't you say that the people at the foot of the mountain are busy and we should go later? It wouldn't be good if people noticed." Song Xi was anxious, but she didn't lose her composure.

After finishing his business, Lin Shichang got up and walked towards the backyard.

Upon seeing him, Hengbao, who was weeding in the vegetable garden, wiped away his sweat and asked in a clear, childlike voice, "Uncle, have you made a decision?" "Yes!"

The little ones gathered up the pulled grass and walked out of the vegetable garden to the front yard.

Before weeding, they watered the field, and now their shoes are covered in mud.

Yu Bao and Heng Bao wore sandals, which were easy to wash, while Tie Chui wore patched cloth shoes, which needed to be washed and dried.

"Li Bao, your shoes are dirty. You should wash them quickly, or your aunt will scold you again," Yu Bao reminded his good friend.

Xiao Libao listened to the advice and said, "I'll wash now."

Hengbao poured water into the basin with a gourd ladle, found some straw sandals, one pair for his brother and one pair for himself, "Brother, put on these straw sandals, your sandals are muddy, I'll wash them for you."

Yu Bao isn't the kind of child who avoids chores; he says, "I'll wash with you."

She glanced at the twins and noticed that their shoes weren't clean either, so she said, "Qianbao and Yaobao's cloth shoes also need to be washed."

"Okay." Hengbao acted like a good older brother and didn't mind helping his younger siblings wash their shoes.

The little ones are surprisingly easy to manage.

“The eldest and second sons are much easier to take care of than you siblings,” Song Xiwei said with a hint of relief.

These words reminded Hengbao. The little boy squatted there, raised his rosy little face, and said, "Grandma, I have a formal name now. My name is Gu Zhiheng. Don't call me Erzai anymore. Call me Hengbao."

Yu Bao then said, "My name is Gu Zhiyu, but Grandma should call me Yu Bao."

The younger sister of the twins also remembered her name, saying in a childish voice, "Yaobao."

Lin Zhao told Lin Heling and Song Xiwei the characters in their children's full names.

"Okay, I've got it. Yu Bao, Heng Bao, Qian Bao, Yao Bao." Lin Heling called out to her grandson and granddaughter in a calm voice.

The four children became happy.

They've been completely absorbed in it these past two days, unable to pull themselves out.

Anyone who calls out their name will be overjoyed.

It's clear they all really like the name.

What Lin Zhao didn't know was that the children didn't like their formal names, but rather the "treasure" at the end of their names. Every time someone called them that, they felt like they were their parents' most beloved treasures.

Of course, the kids love it when their mother calls them that.

Lin Zhaoying's gaze fell on the four children, her expression gentle.

Remembering it was mealtime, she looked at her parents and said, "Father, Mother, and my two older brothers, please eat at home!"

Before they could speak, he interrupted them, asking, "How about dumplings?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Qianbao came over with his short legs, his little face close to hers, showing his newly grown teeth.

"Mom, Qianbao is teething!"

Lin Zhao looked at her son carefully for a few moments, then touched his little face. The child's face was soft and smooth, like tender tofu; it was truly addictive to touch.

"Great, Mom saw it!"

Qianbao blinked her bright, watery eyes, her eyelashes long and thick, and her sweet, soft voice asked, "Can Qianbao eat dumplings?"

Grandma was charmed by her little grandson and immediately said, "Yes, if you break it into smaller pieces, it's edible. Then let's have dumplings."

She brought her own food, not trying to take advantage of the Gu family. Besides, there's nothing wrong with eating a meal from her son-in-law.

The flour for the dumplings was provided by Lin Zhao, the meat was from before and was still in good condition, and there was no shortage of chives at home; they could harvest one crop and have another.

The little one in the family was ecstatic when he learned that we would be having dumplings.

Tie Dan's eyes lit up with anticipation. "What's so special about today? Why are we eating dumplings?"

Tiechui, also known as Gu Zhili, grinned sheepishly. "It's because Yu Bao and Heng Bao's maternal grandparents have come, and we need to entertain them."

His maternal grandparents are still alive; they can fry eggs at home.

Tie Dan glanced at the two unfamiliar people in the yard, then quickly looked away, muttering, "Then I hope we have guests every day."

Yu Bao overheard this and covered her mouth to chuckle, whispering, "That would only be for very important guests, like my grandparents."

Tie Dan quickly flipped through the list, trying to think of any other heavyweights, but unfortunately, he couldn't find any.

"Yu Bao, why don't you ask your grandparents to come over more often?"

Children think incredibly fast when it comes to food.

Yu Bao shook his head, his little face serious. "No, my grandparents have things to do too. They have their own families, and people have to take care of their own families first."

"……All right."

The dumplings were made by Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang, and the two sisters-in-law were very happy, all thanks to the third brother's family.

Summer days are long; the sun hasn't even set by the time we finish eating.

Mr. and Mrs. Gu did not know why their in-laws had come to the brigade. When they asked Gu Chenghuai, he only said that he had something to do.

The elderly couple suspected there might be something they couldn't say, so they didn't ask any further questions.

Gu's father borrowed a chessboard from his old friend and started playing chess with Lin Heling.

The two faced each other, while the Gu family's children formed a circle, watching curiously.

Hengbao wanted to ask something more, but Yubao covered his mouth with his hand and whispered, "Shh, a true gentleman doesn't speak while watching a game of chess."

Lin Zhao stood next to Zai Zai and looked proud upon hearing this.

Her baby knows so much!

Lin Heling reached out and ruffled Yu Bao's hair. His large, warm hands warmed the heart.

The child smiled, his eyes sparkling like falling stars.

After watching the game of chess for a while, Lin Zhao gave her two older brothers a look, signaling them to speak privately.

The three siblings arrived at the backyard of the Gu family's house.

The two brothers instinctively tensed up when they felt their sister's gaze sweep over them.

"Zhao Zhao, why are you staring at me and my brother like that?" Lin Shisheng's masculine face was tense.

"Nothing bad has happened, why are you so nervous, Second Brother?" Lin Zhao rolled her eyes at him.

Lin Shisheng felt half relieved and smiled, "You're so serious, I'm afraid I'll hear some bad news."

"I bought a job, a warehouse manager at an electric motor factory, a permanent job. Big brother, second brother, you two discuss it and see who should go. The grain and oil supply will be transferred next week." Lin Zhao dropped a bombshell.

The news was so sudden and shocking!
The shock made the heads of the Lin brothers, Shih-chang and Shih-sheng, buzz.

A full minute later.

Lin Shisheng moved his lips, finally finding his voice, which was almost distorted, "You bought a job? Or a permanent job?!"

"When did work become as common as cabbage?!" The tone was full of disbelief.

Are jobs really that easy to find now?!
"It was just a coincidence. My colleague happened to know that someone was selling a job, so I went to buy it as soon as I got off work, and sure enough, I bought it!" Lin Zhao said.

It was almost bought by someone else, but fortunately Wang Ju had enough influence that she readily paid and snatched it away.

Lin Zhao paid the money first and asked the other party to write a receipt. He said that the grain would be delivered next week and the grain and oil relationship could be transferred.

"You guys discuss who should go to work," she dropped a bombshell before slowly walking away.

Before they had gone far, they heard—

"Big brother, you go!"

"Second brother, you go!"

Two voices sounded at the same time.

Lin Zhao's lips curled up; her older brothers' reactions were exactly what she expected.

For the Lin family, what does work matter? Nothing is more important than family.

A few minutes later, the Lin brothers returned to the front yard.

Lin Shisheng walked to Lin Zhao's side, crossed his arms, looked at the chessboard, and announced the result of their discussion: "Big brother will go."

He didn't care much about giving up a job.

Lin Zhao looked over.

“My family matters haven’t been resolved yet, it would be very troublesome if I went there,” Lin Shisheng explained.

My older brother has many children, and my sister-in-law is pregnant with another one, so it would be more appropriate for him to go.