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

Chapter 221 "Paying for the Red Medicine"

"Shh, stop barking, you'll wake Qianbao and Yaobao up." Yubao shushed the dog.

Amber stopped barking, wagged her little tail, and circled the bed.

Big Yellow squatted by the door; it came in with only one purpose: to wake the twins up.

After Yu Bao and Heng Bao finished dressing, they helped each other straighten their collars and sleeves, and put on their white shoes.

Yu Bao bent down and picked up Amber, calling Heng Bao to come out of the house. Da Huang followed closely behind, not forgetting to paw at the door to close it.

Lin Zhao couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the twins' shoelaces, which were crooked and loose.

I knelt down to adjust them.

"It's been so long, and you still can't tie your shoelaces?"

Yu Bao stretched out his right foot, stared at his mother's smiling face, and laughed along.

"Yes, I will." His voice was light and soft. "I'm not good at it. We'll be able to tie it very well when we're six."

Lin Zhao glanced at him and nodded: "Yes, you'll be able to tie it even better when you're a year older. It's already great now."

Yu Bao smiled brightly.

Lin Zhao tied the shoelaces for the two boys, told them to wash up, and went to pack their things.

"Where's Uncle?" Hengbao asked as she brushed her teeth, noticing that she didn't see Uncle Yunjin.

"I went to buy breakfast," Lin Zhao replied.

"What?" Hengbao's eyes lit up.

"Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk."

"I like them all!" Hengbao said with a grin, continuing to brush her teeth.

Lin Zhao: "Then you should eat some."

"Mmm." Hengbao nodded emphatically, his expression serious.

Just then, Song Yunjin pushed the door open and came in.

Seeing the twins brushing their teeth, she called out, "Yu Bao and Heng Bao, wake up! You're being so good today, you didn't even let me shake you."

Yu Bao wouldn't tell them that he had told his younger brother last night not to sleep in. Mom would be going to school in the morning, so they had to behave well and not make Mom angry.

Hengbao said, "My brother and I have grown another day older, and we plan to stop sleeping in from now on."

"Oh my, really?" Song Yunjin put down the breakfast she bought, picked up a steamed bun and started eating, looking at the two kids with a mischievous grin.

“Really? Even a child knows the value of a promise.” Hengbao puffed out his chest and raised his head.

Song Yunjin laughed heartily, "Then we have to persevere; we can't work on it only for three days and then slack off for two."

Hengbao dried his hands and face, then trotted over and took a sip of soy milk first.

He didn't understand the meaning of "working hard for three days and resting for two," but he was quick-witted and vaguely understood the general idea.

"No way! Dad says my brother and I are the most persistent kids!"

Song Yunjin was in a hurry to get to school, so she quickly finished the bun in her hand, went inside to get her schoolbag, and said with a smile, "Okay, the most persistent kid!"

He found it particularly adorable when his four kids described themselves as... something or other.

Song Yunjin slung her schoolbag over her shoulder and said to Lin Zhao, "Sister, I'm going to school now. Leave me any heavy work, I'll do it when I get back."

Lin Zhao nodded, "You don't need to bring me lunch. I'll take the four kids to the state-run restaurant."

She glanced at the twins who were keeping their heads down and explained helplessly, "Their parents were called in. After I met with the teacher, I took them out to eat."

Song Yunjin said, "Okay."

He's a high school student, so he starts school earlier than the twins; otherwise, I could take them with me.

After saying that, he dashed out of the house as fast as the wind.

Hengbao took a bite of a steamed bun and then a bite of a fried dough stick, fulfilling a small wish he had when he was hungry years ago.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and the chattering of Bangbang and the others came in.

"Yu Bao, Heng Bao, are you ready? We're running out of time!" Lai Mei shouted loudly at the door.

Hengbao jumped off the stool and rushed to the door, "Coming soon! They're having breakfast. We'll leave as soon as we finish eating!"

He ran to the door, bringing with him the aroma of meat and oil.

The children of the Gu family, who each ate half a sweet potato for breakfast, couldn't help but watch his hand move.

"Then you eat, we'll wait for you." Bangbang sat down on the stone by the door, and after sitting down, she didn't forget to pull her younger brothers.

Lai Mei wasn't paying attention and landed hard on her bottom, wincing in pain.

Lin Zhao walked out of the house. "Why aren't you coming in?"

She looked at Alan and said softly, "Alan, bring your younger siblings in and have something to eat. I bought a lot this morning."

Yu Bao said, "My mom asked my uncle to buy steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk. There's so much! Sister Lanlan, Brother Bangbang, Brother Laimei, Brother Tiedan... hurry up and eat them while they're hot. After we finish eating, we'll go to school."

As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Gu Lan.

Hengbao then brought over Mei and Tiedan.

They all went inside, and Bangbang had no chance to persuade them, so she could only follow.

Each child had a steamed bun and a fried dough stick, their bellies full of oil and fat, and the growing children finally felt satisfied.

Especially Tie Dan, the moment he bit into the bun, he almost cried.

He later became a well-known writer and repeatedly mentioned this experience.

He even wrote about it in a book.

When I was a child, my family was poor and we often went two or three months without tasting meat. At that time, I was also growing, and I was hungry every day. This made me have no energy for anything, and I only had one thought in my mind - to find something to eat.

At that time, Zhiyu and Zhiheng went to school, and Bangbang and I had a new task: to pick them up from school every day and escort them home after school. I had no objections, and even felt a little smug, because I knew that my aunt would never let us work for free.

Sure enough, my third aunt would cook special meals for us every few days. Sometimes it was mung bean cakes, sometimes meat buns, and sometimes fragrant white noodles...

Thanks to my aunt's subsidies, we had a better childhood than other children in the village, and we were also more than half a head taller than them.

We brothers have been close since childhood. Even though we've all been busy with our own lives as adults, our relationship hasn't changed. We still get together from time to time, and we always meet at the third house.

Bangbang and Laimei didn't say anything, but I know they, like me, are grateful to their third uncle and aunt, and are close to them.

……

After finishing breakfast, Lin Zhao watched Bangbang and the others leave.

She turned around, locked the door, and took Qianbao and Yaobao to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Baby, Mommy's going to work. You and your brother sit quietly and don't make a fuss. Tell me if you're hungry, thirsty, or need to go to the bathroom. Don't run around either. There are so many people in the morning. If you two run around, I won't know where to look for you."

On the way, Lin Zhao gave instructions to the two children.

Qianbao looked up with her fair face, her long eyelashes fluttering, and nodded solemnly, "Yes, I know."

Yao Bao nodded hurriedly, "Bao'er is here too!"

She speaks in a soft, childlike voice, but when she gets anxious, her pronunciation becomes unclear.

"It's not 'chicken arrives,' it's 'knows.'" Gu Qianbao, a little obsessive-compulsive, corrected his sister.

"I know," Yao Bao replied obediently.

"Yes." came the affirmation from her older brother. "Yaobao is amazing."

Hearing her brother's praise, Yao Bao jumped up and down twice, humming an off-key melody.

Lin Zhao's gaze softened. "What is Yao Bao singing? It sounds so beautiful."

Yao Bao grinned, her cherry-like lips parted, her eyes crinkling, sweet as cotton candy. "I don't know, I'll imitate Grandpa."

The mother and her two children arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative while chatting all the way.

Li Fen saw the two children from afar and her face was full of smiles.

"Finally, you've brought the two kids here."

She brought over two small stools, laid out handmade cushions, and beckoned to Lin Zhao: "Bring Qianbao and Yaobao to sit here. This was specially prepared for them."

"The stool was brought by Aju, and the cushion was made by me. They're nothing valuable."

They had heard last week that Lin Zhao was going to bring her two kids to work, so they prepared these things in advance.

Lin Zhao was surprised, and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Fen, and thank you, Aju too."

Wang Ju took Yao Bao's hand, lifted her onto a stool, and stroked the child's soft hand. Her lips unconsciously curled up, and her eyes sparkled.

So cute! So soft!!

So good, so good!!
"You're welcome. I like Qianbao and Yaobao."

That's right, Qianbao always has a serious little face, rarely smiles, and looks at people with a very calm gaze, making people afraid to lay a hand on him; Yaobao is different, she greets everyone with a smile, her eyes crinkling with laughter, calling out "Sister" in a sweet, childlike voice, so adorable that it's hard to stay rational. Lin Zhao said to the twins, "Thank you, Sister. The little stools you're sitting on were given to you by Sister. And thank you, Aunt Fen."

"Thank you, sister. Thank you, Aunt Fen." Two cute, childlike voices rang out.

Li Fen clutched her chest, "Zhao Zhao, how come you're so good at having children? Four kids, each one more handsome than the last, each one more intelligent than the last. I'm so envious!"

"Dajun and Xiaojun are so well-behaved. They listen to whatever you say. What else could you possibly be dissatisfied with?" Lin Zhao scolded her playfully.

Dajun and Xiaojun are Li Fen's two sons.

Li Fen laughed out loud and asked, "Where are Yu Bao and Heng Bao? Did your brother take them?"

“My nephews and nieces pick them up from school every day,” Lin Zhao said.

"That makes things much easier for you." Li Fen's impression of the Gu family improved even more.

She suddenly remembered something, looked at the other sales clerks, and found that they were all busy and not paying attention to them. She whispered to Lin Zhao, "Didn't you want a bicycle ticket? I know someone who wants to sell it, but the price is a bit expensive. Do you want it?"

"Yes!" Lin Zhao exclaimed hastily, "I want it!"

"It costs fifty yuan, are you really going to take it?" Fifty yuan was two months' salary for Li Fen. Upon hearing the price, she lost all interest.

"Yes." Lin Zhao repeated the same word.

She explained, "My older brother works in an electric motor factory. Our home is far away, and it's very inconvenient for him to travel back and forth. I've wanted to get him a bicycle ticket for a long time, but I haven't been able to find one."

"I'd buy it even if it cost more than fifty yuan, bicycle tickets are so hard to come by!"

Speaking of this, Lin Zhao felt nauseous.

She tried to win a bicycle ticket every night, but instead won a lot of other supplies, filling up her storage rings.

Li Fen could tell that Lin Zhao really wanted it, "Okay, I'll bring it to you tomorrow morning."

Including the cost of the bicycle ticket, a bicycle costs more than two hundred yuan. Zhao Zhao really spoils her older brother.

Lin Zhao smiled happily, "Thank you, Sister Fen."

"It's nothing, just a few words," Li Fen said casually, patting Yao Bao's little face before happily going to work.

Like other sales clerks, she would glance at the twins from time to time, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her face.

……

noon.

Lin Zhao entrusted the counter to Li Fen and Wang Ju, and took Qianbao and Yaobao to school.

As soon as they arrived at the school gate, Yao Bao's excited little voice rang out: "Brother, brother!"

Her fair little finger pointed to the school, her eyes shining like stars.

“Yes, your eldest and second eldest brothers are inside,” Lin Zhao said.

They entered the school smoothly and found the office of the twin homeroom teachers.

Knock on the door and enter.

"Teacher Pan, I am Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng's mother," Lin Zhao introduced herself.

Once inside, I saw a mother and child.

Upon hearing Lin Zhao's words, the woman stood up and said aggressively, "You're the parent of those twins. They hit my children. How do you plan to handle this?"

Teacher Pan quickly stood up and pulled Xu Juanjuan's mother to sit down.

"Comrade, please don't get agitated. Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng did hit Xu Juanjuan, but they also bear responsibility. You can't push all the blame onto Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng; that's unfair to them."

The woman's emotions stabilized.

Lin Zhao sat down with the twins.

She was worried that the two children would be frightened, but to her surprise, the two siblings were not afraid at all, and instead glared angrily at the woman with the gloomy face.

Lin Zhao laughed.

He reached out and ruffled his children's hair.

She looked calmly at Xu Juanjuan's mother and said gently, "Xu Juanjuan's mother, I've heard the whole story from Teacher Pan. Both children are at fault. How do you want to handle this?"

Lin Zhao was very polite, which made the woman a little embarrassed. She muttered softly, "Shouldn't you at least compensate me with some mercurochrome?"

Fearing Lin Zhao might think she was asking for too much, she spoke quickly: "My Juanjuan has several abrasions on her body, and I don't know how many days it will take to heal without medicine."

The request is reasonable.

Lin Zhao agreed, "Okay."

Luckily, I have one in my storage ring.

She used her handbag to take out the mercurochrome from her storage ring and placed it on the table.

"I've given you the mercurochrome, any other questions?"

Xu Juanjuan's mother was stunned. "No, that's all."

Lin Zhao smiled and nodded, then looked at Teacher Pan again, "Teacher Pan, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

“…No.” Teacher Pan was taken aback, not expecting a parent to act this way.

It's common for kids to fight. If it weren't for Xu Juanjuan's mother's insistence that Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng's mothers come to the school, she wouldn't have let Lin Zhao come.

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Alright, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he called the twins and left.

After leaving the house, I wandered over to the classroom where Yu Bao and Heng Bao were. Through the window, I saw the two kids sitting upright, seemingly writing, and I had a gratified smile on my face.

"Brothers!" Yao Bao called out happily when she saw her brothers.

The two boys' eyes lit up, and they smiled brightly.

then.

Lin Zhao saw Yu Bao say something to the teacher, and the two of them ran out of the classroom.

As soon as they came out, Yu Bao hugged Yao Bao.

"Qianbao, Yaobao, you're here too," he said happily.

Seeing their younger sister at the classroom door was a novel experience for both twins, and the two children were very happy.

Hengbao looked at Lin Zhao's expression and asked, "Mom, have you been to the teacher's office?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Bao's smile vanished, and she looked over nervously.

“I’ve been there,” Lin Zhao said. “The matter is resolved, and they compensated me with a bottle of red medicine.”

twin:"!!"

Hengbao looked pained and asked Lin Zhao, "Mom, how much does a bottle of red medicine cost?"

"Two cents."

"It's so expensive!" Hengbao blurted out.

Yu Bao said proactively, "Mom, I'll give you the money when we get back."

"Huh?" Lin Zhao asked in surprise.

"Hengbao and I caused this trouble, so we'll pay for the red medicine," Yubao said seriously.

Finally, she looked at her younger brother and asked, "Hengbao, you don't have any objections, right?"

Hengbao dared not object, “...No.”

“Okay, when we get back you give me a dime, and I’ll take a dime,” Yu Bao said.

Lin Zhao did not comment.

The school bell rings.

The twins rushed into the classroom to pack their things, and then followed their mother to the state-run restaurant.

They called for Bangbang and the others, but the children didn't want to go, saying their families had given them money and tickets, and they would eat in the canteen.

After lunch, Lin Zhao took the twins back to school, while she took Qianbao and Yaobao to the supply and marketing cooperative.

There weren't many people in the afternoon; the sales clerks were all sitting and knitting.

As it approached three o'clock, Gu Chan hurriedly came to find Lin Zhao.

"Zhaozhao." Her face beamed with joy.

Since Wei Xiangdong was injured and hospitalized, Lin Zhao had never seen such a cheerful smile on her sister-in-law's face again.

"Big sister, what's the good news?"

(End of this chapter)