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

Chapter 225 "He Suspects His Sister Is Setting Him Up"

"Is it true that your uncle has gained the favor of a big shot?" the man asked again.

Blue-eyed?

Blue eyes?!

“…Yes.” Hengbao replied loudly.

He had seen it before—his uncle's eyes were bruised and a little swollen.

"Your aunt's family has really made something of themselves," the villagers said enviously.

Hengbao understood what he was saying, and he proudly puffed out his chest and raised his head, "Absolutely!"

Yu Bao missed her grandparents and urged her younger brother, "Heng Bao, are you done talking? Let's hurry up and go find Grandpa and Grandma."

"It's all over, it's all over!" Hengbao exclaimed.

He turned to the person who had asked him the question and said, "Uncle, let's talk again tomorrow. My brother and I are having our birthdays tomorrow, and we'll be at the brigade all day. We can talk slowly when we have time."

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking old-fashioned.

Feeling that the hat was blocking her eyes, she raised her hand to remove it.

Then Yu Bao and Li Bao skipped and hopped to the old house.

The villagers burst out laughing.

The rain was heavy, the road was completely wet, and it was not easy to walk. It was a bit muddy, the kind where you could kick up mud with every step.

Three children came to the old house.

Upon reaching the door, Hengbao shouted, "Grandpa, Grandma, we're back!!!"

In the room.

Hearing the sound faintly, Mr. Gu looked at Mrs. Gu and asked, "Is Hengbao here?"

Gu's mother didn't hear: "How could that be? He and Yu Bao are staying in the city peacefully. It's raining, how could he suddenly come back!"

Mr. Gu agreed and sat back down.

Just then, a clear voice came from outside again.

"Hey? Grandpa and Grandma aren't here? Why isn't anyone coming out?!" Hengbao stood under the eaves, stomping his feet heavily to clean the mud off his rain boots.

Gu's mother heard this.

She quickly put on her shoes, lifted the curtain, and went out of the room.

He stood there stunned when he saw his three grandsons dressed like three little yellow ducks.

"Oh my goodness, where did this adorable child come from!" Gu's mother exclaimed with delight.

Hengbao stopped stomping her feet and ran towards her, shouting, "The Gu family!!"

The reply was extremely loud.

"Grandma, look at our raincoats and rain boots! My mom bought them for us, they're waterproof!" he said loudly, as if showing off.

Mother Gu touched the three babies directly; their hair was dry, and their clothes underneath were also dry.

Wow, I've learned something new again!

"It's beautiful," said Gu's mother. "Your mother can even get her hands on something like this."

The third son's wife is getting more and more amazing!
“Yes, yes,” Hengbao said.

He leaned against the wall with his left hand and lifted his raincoat with his right, revealing the light yellow rain boots on his feet.

"And there are rain boots inside, and my pants are inside too, so how can I step in the rain... My feet are dry, but my shoes are covered in mud!"

The three children were very careful in their new clothes, but they inevitably got mud splattered on them along the way.

They were all heartbroken.

"My new rain boots are dirty!" Hengbao's face scrunched up in distress.

Mother Gu hurriedly said, "I'll wash you up after the rain stops, and it'll be clean after a quick wash!"

Yu Bao is very sensible and does everything by himself. He immediately said, "We don't need milk to help us wash them. We can wash them ourselves. I can even wash my white shoes. Mom says I wash them very clean!"

"Mom praised me too!" Hengbao said loudly, unhappy that his brother had left him behind.

"Good boy, you're all good boy!" Mother Gu smiled from ear to ear.

They didn't forget Li Bao either.

"Li Bao has a raincoat and rain boots now! He looks so good in them, like a city kid!"

Li Bao stood under the eaves, lifted his raincoat, and stretched his feet out to let the raindrops wash away the mud on his feet, changing the angle from time to time.

"My third aunt gave it to me."

Knowing that her third son's wife was generous, Gu's mother said, "Your third aunt gave it to you, so just keep it safe."

“Yes!” Li Bao responded.

The three children had raincoats and rain boots, and they couldn't bear to take them off, so they always wore them.

Their shoes were muddy, so they didn't go inside but sat on small stools under the eaves.

Mother Gu said, "Yu Bao, Heng Bao, shall your mother celebrate your birthdays this year?"

The twins nodded simultaneously, their eyes shining with laughter.

"Pass!" The two boys swung their feet excitedly.

Yu Bao sat obediently with her hands tucked together, her little voice cheerful, "My dad sent us birthday presents!"

"Really? Your father is so thoughtful." Mrs. Gu was happy for her grandson and asked curiously, "What did he send you?"

Yu Bao shook her head, "I don't know yet. We're tearing it down tomorrow. Grandma, do you want to come and watch?"

"Sure, I'd like to see what good stuff he sent you. If my grandson isn't satisfied, I'll have your grandpa write a letter scolding him!" In front of his own grandson, even his favorite son has to take a backseat.

"We'll love whatever Dad gives us," Yu Bao said solemnly.

Dad works hard, and he doesn't want his grandparents to scold him!
Gu's mother found a strip of cloth, rinsed it with rainwater, and squatted down to wipe the mud off the three children's rain boots.

While busy with her work, she asked, "Yu Bao, how is your mother planning to celebrate with you?"

She was a little worried.

"Mom said she'll make us a cake!" Hengbao shouted loudly.

Gu's mother looked up, her eyes blank, "...Chicken cake?!"

Celebrating a birthday with a sponge cake? It doesn't seem like such a bad idea... does it?

"No," Yu Bao waved her hand, "It's not a sponge cake. Cakes are made with flour, butter, eggs... and fruit, it's very complicated, unlike sponge cakes!"

He didn't really understand either, he just kept repeating Lin Zhao's words.

When Yu Bao mentioned something, Gu's mother's heart skipped a beat.

After he finished speaking, she felt numb.

"My Uncle Yun Jin said the cake is so sweet, even better than sponge cake!" Heng Bao said, resting his chin on his hand and drooling.

Gu's mother had a complicated expression.

With so many good things used, how could it not smell sweet?!

It's so fragrant it'll make anyone dizzy!
Bangbang and the others swallowed hard; it must smell so good.

Yu Bao looked at them and said, "My mom said that for my and Heng Bao's birthdays, we can invite close friends and family to our house for dinner. Bang Bang, Lai Mei, Lan Lan... don't forget to come!"

Lai Mei's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg, and her voice rose involuntarily, "We're all going?"

“Yes, that’s right,” Yu Bao said affirmatively.

Hengbao also said, "It was my mother who said it, she's said it several times."

He chuckled, "My mom said she'd never given us any before, so this time she's making it up to us."

After saying that, Hengbao added, "I really want to celebrate my birthday every day, that would be so wonderful."

"..."

Lai Mei: Who wouldn't?!
When it's someone's birthday, the milk will make red eggs.

Mother Gu spat and laughed, "We don't have that many eggs at home to make for you, yet you want to celebrate your birthday every day? You're dreaming."

Hengbao touched the tip of his nose and changed the subject: "Grandma, are you and Grandpa coming tomorrow?"

Before Gu's mother could speak, Yu Bao looked at his grandparents with a serious expression and said, "I want to go to Grandpa and Grandma."

“…Go.” Father Gu broke his silence.

Gu's mother looked at him.

"Birthdays only come once a year, so we should always make sure the birthday person gets what they want," Mr. Gu said with a smile.

Mother Gu didn't say anything discouraging. She planned to go early the next day to help her third son's wife and also to ask about Achan and Xiangdong's situation.

The twins didn't stay long. After finishing their business, they left the old house and went to the homes of other children, such as Tie Niu and Yuan Bao.

Tell your friends that it's their birthday tomorrow and invite them over to play.

This was all new and exciting for the children in the village.

They happily agreed.

Only after the twins left did each family offer their comments.

"Why did Yu Bao's mother suddenly decide to celebrate the two boys' birthdays? It's getting weirder and weirder," Tie Niu's mother muttered. Tie Niu's father said, "Mind your own business. They're happy to do it."

"The dishes at the Gu family's restaurant tomorrow must be delicious, right?" she asked again.

"Absolutely not bad." Cheng Huai's wife is a respectable person and handles things very well. If she can get her son to speak up, then the children will definitely not be disappointed.

Tie Niu's mother was worried. "It's not good to let Tie Niu eat for free. What should I ask him to bring back tomorrow?"

She consulted the child's father.

Tie Niu's father: "There's nothing valuable at home, so let him take some vegetables over."

“Okay.” Tie Niu agreed immediately, “Yu Bao’s family is short of vegetables.”

He looked at his mother and said, "Mom, pick more! Don't be stingy. Hengbao said his mom is making meat and sweet cakes tomorrow, and I want to eat a lot. I'll feel bad if you bring too little."

Iron Bull Girl: "..."

She glared at her son and said irritably, "Go find your grandma."

Before the family split up, she wouldn't dare make decisions on her own.

Tie Niu gave his mother a look that said, "I knew you couldn't be trusted," sighed softly, and, imitating his grandfather, went out with his hands behind his back to find his grandmother.

……

Yuanbao's mother was also worried about what her son should bring over tomorrow.

"Mother, have you thought of it?" Yuanbao urged.

"Don't rush, let me think about what's suitable," Yuanbao's mother said.

"How about we make some rice cakes?" Yuanbao's father suggested.

There was only a little bit of white sugar left at home, and Yuanbao's mother couldn't bear to use it.

She said, "We don't have much sugar left, and we still need to entertain guests during the New Year."

"...We'll see when the time comes." Yuanbao's father felt that the children invited by the twins would bring something, and if his Yuanbao went empty-handed, the other children would laugh at him.

This doesn't work.

"alright."

Yuanbao smiled as he remembered he had something to bring and said, "Hengbao said his mom is making meat tomorrow, so I'll save two pieces for my parents."

Yuanbao's mother felt a warm glow in her heart, but she didn't mince words, "Alright, alright, you eat yours, I'm not craving that! You don't need to save any for me!"

The man looked at his wife and smiled. "Aren't you tempted? Who said you don't have any meat in your belly? In a few days, you can get some to satisfy your craving!"
"Mom doesn't crave meat." Yuanbao looked at his father with surprise, "Dad, I'll save some for you."

His father ruffled his son's hair, "Good! You're truly my dutiful son!"

Yuanbao chuckled.

……

After informing everyone, the twins went home satisfied.

Lin Zhao didn't see Li Bao return, so she asked, "Li Bao went home?"

“Yes, he’ll come again tomorrow,” Yu Bao replied. “Li Bao missed his mother, so Heng Bao and I took him to his doorstep and then came back.”

Lin Zhao was relieved.

Hengbao first took off his raincoat, hung it up, and then sat on a small stool to take off his rain boots. While busying himself, he said, "My brother and I told Grandpa and Grandma... that it's our birthday tomorrow, and Grandpa and Grandma will come tomorrow too."

Lin Zhao had no objection, "Sure."

Knowing her mother-in-law as she did, she knew she would arrive early to help her.

Now there's even less pressure!
"I bought a lot of meat, which is perfect for nourishing your grandparents."

The twins are so well-behaved, all thanks to their good foundation and the efforts of their grandparents. Lin Zhao is not ungrateful; she remembers it all.

Yu Bao loves his grandparents and wants to share good things with them. Hearing his mother's words, he was overjoyed. He took off his rain boots and rushed over to hug Lin Zhao's waist.

"Mom is so good!!" It would be perfect if Dad were here too, sigh.

Lin Zhao gently stroked her son's soft hair, then put her arm around his little shoulder and watched the rain.

Raindrops pattered on the roof and treetops, making a pitter-patter sound. The rain gradually subsided, but the temperature dropped considerably. A slight gust of wind made people feel cold all over.

"Achoo—!" Hengbao suddenly sneezed.

Lin Zhao pulled the two boys into the house. "It's getting colder, so you two need to keep warm. If you feel hot, don't rush to take them off. You have to ask me first. You can only take them off if I say it's okay, understand?"

Children don't understand, and sometimes they take off their clothes even if they only sweat a little. If they catch a chill after taking them off, oh no, they get a fever...

It's troublesome when a child is sick; we must be careful.

"Mmm." The twins nodded.

……

The next day.

The weather was perfect; it was a sunny day, and all the rainwater on the ground had dried up. The remaining muddy tracks indicated that it had rained heavily the night before.

Lin Zhao woke up very early because she was making a cake, and got up to get busy as soon as it was light.

Hearing faint noises coming from the kitchen, Song Yunjin realized that his sister had gotten up. He suddenly jumped out of bed, put on his coat, and went out.

We arrived at the kitchen.

He had just woken up and was still a little groggy. He yawned, his voice hoarse from just waking up, "Why are you up so early? You forgot to wake me again."

Lin Zhao coaxed her like a child, "I haven't forgotten. I was planning to call you as soon as I was ready."

Song Yunjin's expression improved, and she leaned forward, "Is there anything you need me to do?"

"Go wash up first!" Lin Zhao said with a look of disdain.

Song Yunjin touched the tip of her nose, "...I forgot."

She turned around and went to the yard to wash up.

He didn't use hot water, but made do with cold water.

"There's hot water in the kettle." Lin Zhao frowned.

"It's not cold," Song Yunjin said nonchalantly. "I have a strong constitution, so I don't feel cold. When it gets colder, I'll definitely take a hot shower."

He knew what was going on, so Lin Zhao didn't interfere further and instructed him to whip the cream with egg whites.

"Keep beating the eggs, keep beating, and stop when I tell you to."

A row of question marks appeared above Song Yunjin's head.

"???"

He suspected his sister was plotting against him.

Unfortunately he has no evidence.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Song Yunjin obediently got to work.

Snap!

Snip snip snip!

Next, the kitchen was filled with the sound of chopsticks scraping against the rim of the basin.

Song Yunjin kept hitting, and Lin Zhao didn't tell him to stop; he really wasn't cheating.

Lin Zhao kept adding white sugar to the basin, her eyes urging her to continue.

Snip snip snip!

After nearly half an hour, his right arm was stiff and painful, and he could barely lift it.

I'm so tired that I have to strain my mouth to keep going.

"All right."

Lin Zhao's voice was like heavenly music. Song Yunjin dropped her tools, let out a long sigh, and looked terrified.

He stared at the milky white substance in the basin, somewhat incredulous... he had produced it.

"...This is amazing!!" Song Yunjin exclaimed in surprise.

Before Lin Zhao could speak, he asked hesitantly, "Sis, can this be used to make a cake?"

Lin Zhao gave him a nonchalant look.

Why not?

It has many uses.

The storage ring contained cream, but she couldn't just take it out directly. The cream in the bowl was whipped by Yun Jin herself; if she switched it, there wouldn't be any flaws.

It's easy to fool a silly little brother who's never had cake before.

"Sis, what's next?"

Lin Zhao dismissed him, saying, "Everything that needs to be prepared is ready. It's my turn to perform. Go back to your room and catch up on your sleep."

Song Yunjin objected, "That won't do, I have to be your assistant."

Lin Zhao glanced at the eggs in the corner of the cutting board and smiled, "Why don't you... continue cracking them?"

"Ahem... well, I'm going to catch up on some sleep." Song Yunjin turned and left.

(End of this chapter)