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

Chapter 212 "Back to School!"

It took the twins several days to recover after Cat Egg left.

I need to recover.

—Because the school resumed classes, Lin Zhao sent the two of them to the school.

Originally, the school was reluctant to accept Yu Bao and Heng Bao because they were under six years old, but because the school had few students and the twins were not troublemakers, the school made an exception and accepted them.

Thus began the twins' academic journey.

On the first day of school, Lin Zhao took her two sons to the school gate.

Actually, with the help of the old family members, there's no need for adults to pick them up and drop them off. But since they've just started school, Lin Zhao felt she couldn't miss the opportunity, so she brought her camera over.

Qianbao and Yaobao insisted on coming along. Their two chubby little hands clung to the door, and they looked at their mother with their big, bright eyes, looking both aggrieved and pitiful.

Lin Zhao couldn't refuse, so she agreed to take him along.

The two little white and tender dumplings happily showed their tiny teeth.

Their walking posture was clumsy yet light-footed.

The two little siblings don't like to run around. They are both fair-skinned and chubby, with rosy cheeks. Dressed in matching outfits made by their mother, they look like little attendants under the seat of Guanyin. When they look up at people, who wouldn't want to rub their little cheeks?

"Slow down, be careful not to fall," Lin Zhao shouted to the twins.

His older brother went to school, and the two younger ones were excited for some reason.

Qianbao slowed down his running speed and stood still to wait for his mother. Seeing that Yaobao was still running, he hurried to catch up with his younger sister.

Lin Zhao: "..."

One of them didn't stop.

See? She doesn't like taking her two little ones out, and there's no problem at all.

It's okay if someone helps take care of the child, but it's very difficult to take care of them alone. The more agile the child is, the more frantic they become.

Fortunately, there are capable twins.

They caught up, Yu Bao leading Yao Bao and Heng Bao leading Qian Bao, and slowed down as they walked forward.

"...When you're out and about, don't run too fast, what if a bad guy kidnaps you?" Yu Bao's little face was serious as she looked at Yao Bao and said, "Yao Bao, Heng Bao and I are going to school, you have to listen to Mommy."

Hengbao chimed in, “That’s right. If you don’t listen to your mother, you’ll regret it. You’ll hurt a lot when you fall and scrape your skin. You won’t be able to walk and will have to lie down all the time.”

"I won't run." Qianbao's eyes were serious, his voice was childish yet had a hint of maturity.

Yu Bao smiled and praised her younger brother, "Qian Bao is the best behaved."

Qianbao gave a very sweet and gentle smile.

"I'm not running away either!!" Yao Bao tilted her head back, blinked her grape-like eyes, and tried her best to look cute.

Yu Bao took the opportunity to teach his younger sister a lesson, "You ran away. Mom called you just now, but you ignored her. That was a bit rude of you."

Yao Bao's long eyelashes drooped down. "...I didn't hear you."

With ample nutrition, the twins are becoming increasingly articulate, showing signs of emulating the younger sibling, and are quite adept at making witty arguments.

Hengbao chuckled and exposed her sister: "Did you not hear me... or were you doing it on purpose?!"

Yao Bao, embarrassed and angry, shoved her brother and loudly denied, "I didn't hear it, I just didn't hear it."

"Gu Zhiyao," Lin Zhao's voice rang out, her tone gentle yet serious, "You mustn't push your brother."

Yao Bao quickly withdrew her hand, stood obediently, and refused to look at her brother. The little one stood there waiting for her mother.

Lin Zhao walked over and fiddled with her daughter's braids, "...She has a bigger temper than me."

"Your brothers are doing this for your own good, why are you being so fierce?"

Yao Bao didn't like being talked about, so she pouted and said, "Bao isn't fierce, not fierce."

She emphasized it twice.

"You just pushed your brother," Lin Zhao reminded him.

When Yao Bao saw that her mother wasn't holding her, she felt wronged and wanted to cry. Knowing that pleading wouldn't work, she looked at Heng Bao and apologized in a childish voice, "I'm sorry..."

She learned to apologize when she did something wrong, just like Hengbao did.

She knows everything, she just uses her cuteness to "tease" her brother.

They are all pampered.

My sister apologized to me! Can Hengbao hold it against her? Of course not.

"Okay, I forgive you. You have to listen to Mom. If you don't, your brother and I will scold you."

Yao Bao hugged her older brother, rubbing her chubby cheeks against Yu Bao's arm, her eyes wet, like an injured little kitten.

"Yaobao knows she was wrong and will change in the future. Don't say it anymore. Your little sister is still young, we'll teach her slowly." Yubao put his arm around his little sister's shoulder, like an elephant protecting its cub.

Hengbao's eyes widened in shock. "Brother, you were the one who said you would teach your younger siblings well."

His eyes were accusing, "You also said that if Qianbao and Hengbao turn into bad kids, Mom and Dad will be very worried. We teach our younger siblings well to lighten their burden, right?"

Yu Bao was speechless.

"I said it, but... Yao Bao has already admitted her mistake, what more do you want?" Erzai is really heartless, why is he so strict with his sister?

Hengbao was speechless. "I didn't mean to do anything."

That's weirdly serious!
Lin Zhao didn't interfere with the children's affairs and silently followed behind them.

As we spoke, we arrived at the school gate.

This was the only school in the entire commune, and the county had poured all its resources into building it; it was a small brick-and-concrete structure.

The classrooms are neatly arranged, with few and small windows, resulting in poor lighting. On cloudy days, kerosene lamps or candles are needed for class.

Each classroom has a blackboard at the front, with a banner above it that reads "Study hard and make progress every day," and a bulletin board behind it.

The tables and chairs were purchased in bulk and painted with dark red paint. Due to their age, the signs of use on them are very obvious.

Previously, after Lin Zhao registered her son for school and picked up his textbooks, she saw a desk with her own mark in a classroom, as well as several familiar names.

Yu Bao and Heng Bao had come to the school when they registered, and they were still curious when they came again, their eyes sparkling, as if they wanted to join the Young Pioneers.

"Do you dare to go in by yourselves? Or should I escort you to the classroom door?" Lin Zhao asked.

The moment the words left her mouth, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her. In the blink of an eye, her two older children were already in school. The old folks always say that children grow taller with the wind, and she suddenly felt a deep sense of empathy for that.

Yu Bao remained calm. "Heng Bao and I know the way. We'll go by ourselves."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Bangbang and the others came out of the school.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, you're finally here! Come on, I'll take you to the classroom. I've been waiting for you for ages," Lai Mei called out.

Upon seeing his cousin, Hengbao excitedly ran over.

"You're here really early! When did you arrive?"

Bangbang replied, "I don't have a watch, so I'm not sure what time we arrived. Did we walk around the school two or three times?" He looked at Lai Mei and the others, his gaze questioning.

Gu Lan said, "Three laps."

“That’s three laps.” Bangbang’s face was full of smiles.

Going to school every day can be annoying because you have to get up early every day and you don't get enough playtime.

After the school was closed, they stayed at home for too long. Their parents complained about them, and they were criticized ten times a day. They all started to miss the days of going to school.

Sure enough, on the first day of school, Bangbang and the others got up before dawn and rushed to school early.

Lin Zhao asked in surprise, "Why are you here so early?"

"Bangbang and the others insist on coming early," Gu Lan said.

She smiled awkwardly, “They said…they’re so tired of being nagged at home, their ears are practically calloused, they’d rather squat at the school gate and wait for it to open.”

Gu Lan was the only girl in the Gu family who went to school. The adults were worried about her and asked her to go to and from school with the boys in the family. She had no choice but to agree because Lai Mei kept pestering her.

"Have you eaten?" Lin Zhao asked.

Tie Dan was talking to the twins about school when he heard his aunt's words and looked over. "Hey, I haven't eaten yet! My mom said it's okay if I don't eat in the morning, I can save it up and eat it all together at noon."

Lin Zhao: "..." You can still save these up?!
"How can you grow tall if you don't eat breakfast!"

Tie Dan nodded vigorously.

Yes, yes, if you don't eat enough, you'll become short and stout, and you won't be able to find a wife later.

He told his mother that he had been beaten.

"I'll tell your mother when I get back." Lin Zhao looked at Tie Dan's aggrieved appearance and felt sorry for the boy.

She's lost even more weight in just a few days.

Gu Chan had to take care of Wei Xiangdong and didn't have time to paste matchboxes anymore, so she asked if she could give them to Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang. She agreed and said she would tell them when she got back.

Tie Dan blurted out, "Third Aunt, you are truly a savior from suffering!"

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Lan covered his mouth, "You brat, you can't keep your mouth shut again, are you trying to get us killed?!"

She carefully looked around, and only when she saw that no one was listening did she feel relieved.

Tie Dan turned pale as he recalled his parents' repeated admonitions.

"I...I forgot," he said guiltily, still feeling terrified.

Lin Zhao gave him a chocolate and gently comforted him, "It's okay to make a mistake, just don't do it again next time." "Here's the chocolate, eat it when you're hungry. You can't go to school on an empty stomach after getting up so early."

She had also been a student once, and studying was hard work. She couldn't concentrate on her studies when she was hungry; she was only thinking about what to eat.

"You have to eat breakfast, even if it's just half a sweet potato."

"Thank you, Third Aunt." Tie Dan took the chocolate, carefully putting it away, and said with a grunt, "Eating too many sweet potatoes will make you fart."

Lai Mei, being quite sarcastic, immediately retorted, "Last semester, Tie Dan farted in class and was laughed at by the teacher and classmates."

Lin Zhao: "Pfft..."

Before she could comfort the little boy whose self-esteem had been hurt, Tie Dan, his face flushed, said, "It's not like I'm the only one who farts in class. Lots of people fart, and Chen Erniu even pooped in his pants."

Lin Zhao: Chen Erniu's crime is not serious enough to warrant this, yet he is being dragged out and talked about.

She waved the camera in her hand.

"Today is Yu Bao and Heng Bao's first day of school. I'm taking pictures of you to remember this day."

Bangbang and the others were very happy and tidied their clothes.

Gu Lan asked her younger brother, "Tiedan, can you take a look at my hair? Is it messy? Do I need to re-style it?"

Tie Dan glanced at it casually, "It's fine, not messy at all, very neat, it will definitely look great in the photos."

"Go to hell." Gu Lan spat at him.

Tie Dan's innocent face.

His father was right, women are just hard to please, and whatever they say is wrong!
The children stood at the school gate, with the school's signboard on their right.

Lin Zhao instructed them on how to pose, "Look at me, keep a natural expression, it doesn't matter if you smile or not, just don't force a smile. Alan, bend your legs slightly, like this."

Seeing Tie Dan holding up the chocolate with a bright smile, she laughed and said, "Tie Dan's movements are very natural, and his smile is beautiful. Not bad. Everyone else... just relax. It's not like it's your first time filming, so why are you nervous?"

Lai Mei put her hands on her hips and laughed, revealing a set of big white teeth, "It's still different, this is at the school gate."

With people watching, it's impossible not to feel nervous.

Lin Zhao kept taking pictures, saying, "I didn't notice you were nervous."

"My uncle says I'm thick-skinned and don't take anything to heart." Lai Mei took it as a compliment from her uncle and was very proud. "I'm only a little nervous."

The twins rushed over, squeezed between their brothers, and tilted their heads to look at Lin Zhao... with a camera in their hands, a smile on their faces, and their movements and expressions were very natural.

"What are you two doing? You don't even go to school." Lin Zhao said, both amused and exasperated.

"I want to go to school." Qianbao's fair and delicate face was serious as she stretched out her short, soft hand and pointed to the school. "I want to go to school inside."

Lin Zhao laughed.

This kid...

Do you know what going to school is? It means going to school.

“You’re too young, they won’t accept you. You can come to school when you’re older than your brother,” she patiently told Qianbao.

Upon hearing this, Qianbao lowered his head slightly, his chubby cheeks trembled, his peach-like lips pressed tightly together, and the clever hair on his head drooped down.

So cute!

Lin Zhao was internally screaming.

I can't wait to satisfy my little one.

But no, he's too young.

Yu Bao couldn't bear to see his younger brother disappointed, so he bent down, hugged Qian Bao's head, and whispered something in his ear.

After he finished speaking, Qianbao's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

Yu Bao put his index finger to his lips. "Shh, keep it a secret for now. I'll figure something out. If that doesn't work... I'll be your little teacher. Whatever the school teaches us, I'll go back and teach you, okay?"

"Okay~!"

Lin Zhao was quite far away, and with more children coming to school now, it was a bit noisy, so she didn't hear what Yu Bao and his younger brother were whispering to each other.

“Ding-ling-ling!!”

The bell rings.

The children didn't dare to delay any longer and rushed to the school.

Bangbang and the other girls grabbed Yubao and Hengbao's hands and ran towards the school.

"Brother?" Yao Bao pointed to the place where her brothers had disappeared, her eyes filled with confusion, and pulled Lin Zhao inside to look for her brothers.

“Your brother is going to school. We’ll bring them lunch at noon. Go back to work with Mom first, okay?” Lin Zhao coaxed her son softly.

Qianbao obediently agreed, "Okay."

Yao Bao glanced at him and nodded, "Yes, I'll bring food and meat to my brother."

She was young, but she knew that her brothers liked to eat meat.

Lin Zhao led the twins back, saying, "Okay, okay, here's the meat."

Despite their playful bickering, she still loves her brother in her heart; that's definitely how the siblings' relationship is.

The school was close to the city but far from the various production brigades. The children had to leave home very early to go to school, and some had to walk more than ten kilometers. In places further away, no one would take the children to school.

The adults in the family need to earn money and can't pick up and drop off the children. The adults are worried about the children going to and from school by themselves, so they simply don't let them go.

The harvest brigade is not close to the school; it takes more than forty minutes to get there.

To allow Yu Bao and Heng Bao to sleep in a little longer in the morning, Lin Zhao moved the children to the city. It's more convenient for them to go to school, and if they don't want to cook, they can just eat at a state-run restaurant, which saves time and effort.

……

the other side.

Meng Jiusi and others arrived at the military region.

Chief Ning was indeed reliable; his work relationship was transferred, and he could start working as soon as everything was settled.

The military region also allocated them a courtyard. The courtyard wasn't new, and it wasn't very big, but it had three rooms, which was enough.

The toilets are for public use.

There's a large canteen for meals, and it's surrounded by schools and supply and marketing cooperatives. It's also close to my workplace, which is very convenient.

The Meng family is very satisfied.

The conditions were much better than they had imagined.

The house had just been cleaned and was very tidy. Meng Jiusi and his son tidied up their luggage, bought some old furniture, and added necessities before finally resting.

Then write letters to your family.

Jingmo Guangbai wrote for the twins.

The older child knows more characters and writes smoothly. The younger child doesn't know many characters and has to use pinyin for many, making writing a real ordeal.

Ning family.

Cat Egg had finished writing the letter long ago and asked his grandma for money and stamps. Grandma Ning wanted to create an opportunity for the father and son, so she asked him to ask his dad for them, which put Cat Egg in a difficult position.

The little boy struggled with his decision, repeatedly trying to reassure himself, before finally approaching Ning Mingde.

Chief Ning's trip back to his hometown caused him to miss a lot of work. He was extremely busy when he got back, and he didn't get to spend more than ten hours with his son. He felt that all his previous efforts had been in vain, and he was filled with melancholy.

When he saw Cat Egg coming to find him, he was delighted.

"Cat Egg?"

Chief Ning stood up, walked over to Cat Egg, and opened a can of yellow peaches for him. "Your grandma said you love canned food. I just bought this. Try it and see if you like it."

Cat Egg hadn't intended to stay any longer, but when it met its father's bright eyes, it opened its mouth but didn't say anything discouraging. It sat down and obediently ate its canned food.

When a father looks at his son, he feels that his son is perfect in every way.

"..."

After finishing his canned food, Cat Egg hesitated for a moment before speaking: "...I want to send letters to Yu Bao and Heng Bao. Do you have stamps?"

Chief Ning slapped his forehead. "It was my oversight. I forgot to give it to you."

Cat Egg was puzzled.

Ok?
Chief Ning walked to the cabinet, took out a small green shoulder bag, and gave it to his son.

"The bag is the schoolbag I prepared for you, just like the twins'. I put some money in it, which is the extra New Year's money I gave you, as well as money for your birthday present. You can use it as you see fit."

He knew his son envied the twins' bag, so he got one as soon as he got back and wanted to give it to Cat Egg... but work got in the way.

Cat Egg really likes the green crossbody bag, especially since it's the same as Yu Bao Heng Bao's, which makes her like it even more.

"……Thanks."

Mom said that Dad is a very patient and open-minded person. He used to be skeptical, but now he believes.

Chief Ning didn't want to hear his son say thank you; he only wanted to hear him call him "Dad."

"Don't be so polite with me. If you need anything, just come to me, just like today." His eyes were expectant.

Cat Egg pursed his lips and said, "I understand, Dad."

(End of this chapter)