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

Chapter 275 "Defying the Wind"

"Luckily you met some good people. It was terrifying." Mrs. Guan patted her chest, still feeling lingering fear.

Guan Yu also felt that she was lucky.

He told his parents about Lin Zhao's help to him.

"...So, it seems that the woman named Lin Zhao deserves a lot of credit for your safe return to the city," said Mr. Guan.

He looked at his wife and said, "Yu Yu's mom, shall we send some local specialties to Comrade Lin as a thank-you gift?"

They live in the city, they see a lot, and they know how difficult it is to return to the city.

People like Yu Yu are extremely rare.

There were other educated youth who returned to the city, but most of them applied for medical retirement. Medical retirement is not easy to apply for; it requires medical reports and is subject to layers of review. If someone falsifies information, their whole family will be punished.

"Yes, yes," said Mrs. Guan.

She looked at her husband and said, "Let's go buy it later."

Guan Yu did not stop him.

The Lin siblings helped me, so it's only right that I give them a thank-you gift.

“Dad, Mom, I’ll go with you,” Guan Yu said. “I’m about the same age as Comrade Lin, and I know what she likes.”

Guan's mother looked at her and asked, "Are you about the same age?"

Guan Yu was a little confused, "...They're about the same age, what's wrong?"

“You’re about the same age, and that girl already has four children, while you don’t even have a boyfriend,” Mrs. Guan said worriedly.

It was all because of going to the countryside that Yu Yu's life was delayed.

Guan Yu: "..."

"Dad!" Guan Yu called out to her father as soon as she got back, "Look at my mom, I haven't even warmed up to her yet and she's already complaining about me..."

Guan's mother: "Who disliked you?"

She poked her daughter's head, "You silly girl, you're talking nonsense."

“I don’t want to get married. I want to stay at home. Don’t talk about finding a partner. I don’t want to hear it.” Guan Yu was very resistant.

She hadn't disliked it this much before, but what she saw and heard during her time in the countryside cast a deep shadow over her.

For the educated youth returning home, having a job was much more reassuring than getting married!

"Listen to Yu Yu," Mr. Guan said decisively. "Let's focus on work first, and we can talk about the rest later."

He felt his daughter was still young, so why rush into marriage?
Not urgent.

Although he was also a man, he still felt that there weren't many good men, and that a good husband and father like him was someone you had to meet.

If you're unlucky, you might never encounter it in your entire life.

Guan Yu, unaware of her father's thoughts, cast a grateful glance at him.

Guan's mother: "..." Fine.
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Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Zhao received a letter from Guan, a sent-down youth.

I also learned about the unpleasant things that happened to her on the train, but fortunately there were many kind people around.

Upon learning that his third brother was one of the enthusiastic soldiers, Lin Zhao couldn't help but feel proud.

"Mom, what are you laughing at?" Hengbao, who had just come home from school, gulped down a few mouthfuls of water and rushed over to ask, his little eyes constantly glancing at the letter in Lin Zhao's hand.

"My dad wrote a letter?" she asked curiously.

“It’s not your father, it’s Guan, the educated youth,” Lin Zhao explained calmly.

"Oh," Hengbao replied listlessly.

After saying that, he perked up and asked, "What did the letter say?"

Lin Zhao glanced at him and said, "Why do you ask so many questions? Can't you have any sense of boundaries, son?"

"What is a sense of boundaries? Let me see if I can develop one," the second child replied seriously.

Lin Zhao choked.

"It's rare to find someone with your personality."

Hengbao pouted, hugged his mother's arm, and rubbed his chubby cheeks against hers, "Mommy, don't say that about your baby..."

The voice was soft and gentle, with a wave-like quality.

Lin Zhao thought that in a few years, the twins' voices would change, and they wouldn't speak so softly anymore. If they went through puberty and their tempers grew, they might not even talk to her anymore.

It makes me feel so sad just thinking about it.

Enraged by the imagined scene, she used a little force to pull her son's face.

"Little bad boy."

Hengbao looked completely bewildered, his little brows furrowed together.

"...What's wrong with me?" he said defiantly.

Qianbao realized that his second brother had upset their mother, so he stopped looking at the picture books Lin Zhao had bought for him, walked over, and gently patted Lin Zhao's back with his little hand.

"Mom, don't be angry."

Her voice is sweet and soft.

No matter how irritable you are, this sound can soothe you.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry."

Yao Bao also came over, hummed at her second brother, squeezed into Lin Zhao's arms, and tilted her head back to kiss her face.

Lin Zhao beamed with delight.

"What a good boy he is."

Kids are cutest when they're little.

Yao Bao nodded her little head, "Yes, good girl."

The twins eventually found out the contents of Guan Zhiqing's letter.

Yu Bao said happily, "Third Uncle is great!"

He looked at Lin Zhao, "Mom, are you going to tell Aunt Guan the address of Third Uncle?"

"Speak up, why don't you tell me something so good?"

Yu Bao was very thoughtful. "Don't we need to keep it a secret?"

"Yu Bao is so thoughtful, it's nothing serious." As a family member, Lin Zhao knew what she could and couldn't say.

Hengbao clapped enthusiastically, "When the thank-you letter is sent over, Third Uncle will be praised, right?"

“I don’t know. You can ask your third uncle when he comes back,” Lin Zhao said. “You can also write a letter and I’ll mail it for you.”

Hengbao got excited, "Great! I want to write a letter!"

He was also afraid of forgetting.

Every day is full of exciting and new experiences, making it easy to forget.

Yu Bao noticed his younger brother's mood and reminded him, "Mom bought us a diary, you can write in it."

Upon hearing this, Hengbao shook his head vigorously, like a rattle drum.

“…I don’t want to,” he shouted.

Lin Zhao said it wasn't mandatory, which is why Erzai dared to speak so loudly; otherwise, he would have only dared to express his dissatisfaction in a low, furtive voice.

Yu Bao's eyes flickered a few times as he tried to trick his younger brother, "I've kept a record. I write down everything that happens every day. When we go to join the army, I'm going to tell Dad and Mao Dan'er everything. Not only can I tell them, but I can also read it when I grow up."

Hearing her brother say that, Hengbao began to waver.

Thinking that his mother had kept a record of their growth, he added, "Mom made that growth picture book, and there are drawings in it. I think that one is the same."

Yu Bao shook his head and said seriously, "It's different. Mom has to go to work and take care of us. There are many things she doesn't know, so we have to remember them ourselves."

After speaking, he glanced at Lin Zhao, his smile both clever and cunning.

While Hengbao wasn't paying attention, Lin Zhao gave Dazai a thumbs up.

The mother and son went to great lengths to get Hengbao to practice writing more characters.

Handwriting is a person's calling card, so it's best to practice it.

Hengbao hesitated for a moment, then voluntarily jumped into the trap.

“Mom, what I wrote... is also your good boy, right?” He tilted his head and glanced at Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao nodded, "Yes, he's the most obedient second son."

Yao Bao mimicked her mother's words, "The most well-behaved second brother."

"I'll write!" Hengbao happily agreed, rubbed his sister's face, and laughed loudly, "Are you a parrot? You keep imitating Mommy's speech."

Yao Bao gave her second brother a dark back of his head.

Yu Bao, remembering the exciting events that were about to happen in the village, asked, "Mom, can we go back to the village the day after tomorrow?"

Lin Zhao asked in confusion, "Why do you suddenly want to go back to the village?"

"I know, I know!" Hengbao exclaimed excitedly. "Bangbang said our brigade is going to show a movie again, and my brother and I want to watch it." He opened his big, watery eyes, his gaze full of anticipation.

Lin Zhao casually replied, "Go back if you want, it's not a difficult thing."

It's just a bit troublesome.

For Yu Bao and Heng Bao, watching a movie in a cinema is completely different from watching one in the village.

There were many children in the village. They sat at the front with their small stools, eating roasted pumpkin seeds made by their mothers, chatting and laughing. It was a very lively scene.

I saw it once before the New Year, and the two kids haven't forgotten it. Last time we went to the cinema, they even asked Lin Zhao... when can the village show another movie? They want to watch it with Yuanbao and Tieniu.

And just like that, the kid got what he wanted!

"Yay!" Hengbao jumped up on the spot.

Time flew by, and the day for the movie screening arrived.

The same old man who showed the movie came over last time. After he arrived, he started making preparations before it got dark.

The enthusiastic children poured water for the old man and brought him a stool...

He made Grandpa beam with joy.

"Of all the villages I've shown movies to, only the children in your village are the most polite and generous."

The children were so happy they were practically grinning from ear to ear.

They approached the old man and asked him all sorts of questions.

The person showing the movie was very generous; no matter what the children asked, he answered them cheerfully with a kind smile on his old face.

After the twins had dinner, Lin Zhao took them back to the village.

The threshing ground was already full of people.

Tiechui had secured a good spot and was waiting in the village, worried that Yu Bao and Heng Bao wouldn't be able to find him.

Seeing his good brother in the distance, he waved his arms vigorously.

“Yu Bao, Heng Bao”.

The twins ran towards him, eagerly asking, "Li Bao, have you found a good spot yet?"

"We've got a good spot! It's right at the front! Let's go!" Li Bao said excitedly.

Lin Zhao had no interest in joining in the fun and wanted to stay home and rest.

He pulled a rather large leather bag out of his shoulder bag.

Stop the kid who was about to run away.

"...Don't you want the snacks anymore?"

Yu Bao slammed on the brakes, ran back, took the leather bag, and said, "Yes, thank you, Mom."

After saying that, he turned and ran away.

"Share the food with your brother Bangbang and the others. Don't just eat; finish the water in the kettle too," Lin Zhao said loudly.

"Okay," the child's cheerful voice rang out.

Lin Zhao shook her head helplessly and led the twins into the courtyard.

"Are you sleepy?" she asked her two children.

Yao Bao rubbed her eyes, and a long eyelash fell down and stuck to her chubby white face.

"Sleepy!"

"Hang in there a little longer, wash up and then go to sleep," Lin Zhao said softly.

Yao Bao was so sleepy that she pouted her pink lips involuntarily, but she didn't throw a tantrum. She obediently followed behind Lin Zhao, clutching her clothes like a little tail.

Qianbao went back to the house to get towels for herself and her sister, and then came out again to hand them to Lin Zhao.

"towel."

Lin Zhao took the towel, her gentle gaze falling on her son. "Good boy, Qianbao is such a little helper for Mommy."

The child's eyes curved into crescent moons.

Lin Zhao quickly washed the twins, picked them up and carried them into the house. Before she could even start to soothe them, Yao Bao rolled over and fell asleep.

"Looks like she's really exhausted," she said softly.

Looking down, I met Qianbao's clear eyes.

"Qianbao, aren't you sleepy yet? Want me to tell you a story to lull you to sleep?" Lin Zhao pulled her son closer to her, gently patted Qianbao's back, and spoke softly.

"No," Qianbao refused.

"Sleep by yourself." He said seriously, "Mom sleeps too."

"Okay, Mom will sleep too." Lin Zhao's eyes were gentle.

It's quiet and peaceful here.

As the movie was about to end, an embarrassing incident occurred in the threshing ground.

The villagers rarely had any entertainment activities, so whenever there was a major event like a movie screening, almost the entire village would go.

However, there was one exception. Unlike Lin Zhao, who was uninterested and just wanted to rest, he couldn't resist his inner restlessness and went against the grain.

A childish, loud voice rang in my ears: "Lu Baozhen's grandpa is spanking someone! Help!"

Lu Yizhou's biological father was both shocked and frightened. He covered his face and ran away.

He ran incredibly fast; his speed was nothing like that of someone who constantly complains of back and leg pain.

The villagers heard the noise and ran over, but they saw nothing.

"Zhuangzhuang, what did you just shout?" someone asked with a gleam in their eyes, full of gossip.

The little boy named Zhuangzhuang pointed and said, "Just now, Lu Baozhen's grandpa spanked an auntie's bottom behind the tree!!"

Zhuangzhuang, who had finally managed to squeeze in, had an old face that turned into a palette of colors, “…”

The little kid doesn't understand anything, but she's old enough to understand everything. That's clearly... clearly... ugh, that old geezer, she can't even bring herself to say it.

She slapped her grandson on the back in anger, "...Why didn't you come home after watching the movie? Who told you to run around like that?"

I'm not afraid of getting a sty.

Zhuangzhuang looked aggrieved. "I came to pee. I didn't run around. Grandma, you're wronging me."

The onlookers said, "Grandma Zhuangzhuang, why did you hit the child? The child's tummy was bloated and he needed to pee. You can't just make him hold it in. That's so domineering."

"Yeah yeah."

Those who love a good spectacle asked, "Who is that aunt you're talking about? Do you know her?"

Zhuangzhuang spoke quickly and clearly, "It was too dark, I didn't see anything. I only saw Grandpa Lu, he was beating people, and he was beating them really hard."

He beat him even harder than his father.

"Did you see what color clothes that person was wearing?"

This was something that would offend people, and Zhuangzhuang's grandmother didn't want her grandson to get involved, so she pretended to be angry and said, "What are you asking? My grandson should go to sleep. We can talk about it tomorrow."

After saying that, he pulled his grandson and squeezed through the crowd to leave.

Those who were curious told the brigade leader what had happened.

Captain Ye's face turned ashen.

His mouth was twitching.

I have a bellyful of swear words to spew out.

He returned to the brigade headquarters with a cold face, opened a letter of introduction for the Lu family to accompany the army, and made a special trip to deliver it to Old Lady Lu.

Upon seeing this, Su Yuxian was overjoyed.

She had wanted to go back home for a long time. Working in the fields and doing housework had made her hands and face rough.

Grandma Lu asked, puzzled, "Why were they opened again? Weren't they supposed to open them only after the harvest season was over?"

The captain didn't want to say a word, he just waved his hand, told them to pack up quickly, and turned to leave.

If Lu Yizhou hadn't written him a letter, lamenting his difficult situation and begging him to postpone getting a letter of introduction for his family, this whole mess wouldn't have happened.

It's hateful that he felt sorry for Lu Yizhou's hardships, but instead provided convenience for the old man Lu.

Nausea.

When Captain Ye arrived at the gate, he ran into Old Man Lu, who had come back after circling around. Old Man Lu had a calm expression as if nothing had happened and greeted Captain Ye with ease.

"Captain? What brings you to my house? Didn't you go to the movies? The movie today was really great, it's a shame you missed it. By the way, what brings you here? Come in and we can talk."

Captain: "..." That's incredibly shameless.

It's not surprising; only someone with a thick skin could do something so shameless.

He ignored him and left.

Old Lu spat.

What's with the arrogance? His son has a bright future ahead of him, is he showing off?
(End of this chapter)