The retired rough man dotes on his mother

Chapter 385: Can't be trapped in a small mountain valley

On the day the children had a holiday, Xiao Baoer took the three children to the school to pick them up. Before leaving, the children specifically asked their mother to pick them up from school. After all, it was the last day of class in the second grade, and they would be in the third grade when school started again.

Xiao Baoer also specially prepared a cake for them to celebrate their graduation from the second grade. They will soon become third grade elementary school students.

"Mom, when will Dad come back?" Dabao asked his mother while eating cake.

"Dad said before that it will be just these few days. You guys stay at home with grandpa and grandma for the next few days. We will leave as soon as dad comes back."

"Okay, then we'll go to grandpa and grandma's house to play tomorrow."

In the evening, Xiao Baoer made sweet and sour pork ribs and shrimp porridge for the children. Dabao and Erbao wanted to take some meat to their great-grandfather and great-grandmother, so Xiao Baoer packed some for them in lunch boxes and asked them to go and take it to their great-grandfather and great-grandmother together.

When Wang Pandi arrived at the door of Uncle Shen's house, she was talking to her neighbor at the door. Two years had passed and her daughter-in-law still hadn't given birth to the grandson she had been dreaming of. She became more and more displeased with her granddaughters and daughters-in-law at home.

"Dabao and Erbao, where are you doing?" Wang Pandi's neighbor asked Dabao and Erbao.

Dabao and Erbao have always been polite children, and they are the same when answering other people’s questions.

"Hello grandma, let's go and deliver the sweet and sour pork ribs to grandpa and grandma. Mom just made them. Grandma, we're leaving first," Dabao said hello while holding Erbao's hand and left.

As soon as Dabao and Erbao left, Grandma Sun started muttering to Wang Pandi.

"Shen Ping'an's family is fortunate to have benefited from the support of his third son and his wife. Who can live a happier life than him and his wife?"

Wang Pandi said with disdain, "Tsk, who cares? What's the point of living well for a while? The fortune teller said that my family's good fortune is yet to come. Who knows, his family may even have to come to my doorstep to beg for food in the future."

Grandma Sun curled her lips and said, "You are just a stubborn person. Don't you see how your family lives and how other people live? All three of their sons live a prosperous life, but how do your four sons live?"

After saying this, Mrs. Sun went home and was too lazy to argue with Wang Pandidi.

Wang Pandi was so angry at Grandma Sun that her face turned red and she went home cursing. As soon as she entered the house, she started scolding her daughter-in-law and granddaughter. She said her sons were all useless and just listened to Wang Pandi scolding her daughter and daughter-in-law without saying a word.

After Dabao and Erbao gave the things to Uncle Shen, they went into the house and talked to the old man and the old lady for a few words. Then they went home. Their mother was still waiting for them to come home for dinner.

"Mom, we're back. We gave the spare ribs to grandpa," Dabao and Erbao started saying to their mother as soon as they entered the house.

"Okay, great, mom has prepared the dishes and porridge, come and eat."

Xiao Baoer led the children to eat in the house. The two younger ones were still sitting on the dining chairs to eat. The porridge Xiao Baoer gave them had already been cooled so it wouldn't burn them.

"Mom, eat more, eat more," Tuantuan became anxious when he saw that his mother didn't notice that he had finished eating the ribs, and quickly called his mother to bring him some meat.

"Well, come and eat, is the meat mom made delicious?"

Tuantuan's mouth became sweet as he ate the meat, "Delicious, delicious."

"Son, after dinner, mom will put some water in the basin for you. Come play in the water. It's too hot today."

"Okay, Mom, will Tuan Tuan play in the water with us?"

Xiao Baoer glanced at Tuantuan, her clear big eyes revealing a hint of innocence, "Uh, forget it, Tuantuan and Manman are playing in their own little basins, you guys can play together, mom will watch you."

Xiao Baoer let the children play in the yard for a while to help them digest the food while she went to the kitchen to boil some water. By the time she poured water into several basins, the children were all sweating.

The other three could take off their clothes by themselves. She quickly stripped Tuantuan and Manmang naked and put them in their respective basins.

"Mommy, Duck, Duck can swim," Tuan Tuan and the full basin of water have their own toys, and they have to play with toys every time they take a bath.

"Yes, ducks can swim. Look, your little fish can swim too."

Xiao Baoer kept feeling the water temperature, and when she felt the water was cold, she stopped the children from playing any longer. After wiping the water off the children's bodies, she put on their pajamas and took them to play in the house.

"Son, mom will tell you a story. Go to sleep if you are tired."

The eldest and second baby had just drunk pure milk, and the three younger ones were drinking milk powder from the bottles and lying obediently on the kang listening to Xiao Baoer telling stories. After they all fell asleep, Xiao Baoer took the bottles away, washed them, and put them in the sterilizer in the space for disinfection.

Shen Zhensheng also returned to the town a few days later. He first completed his vacation arrangements at the transport team before riding his bicycle back home. The people in the transport team were very envious when they heard that Shen Zhensheng was on vacation.

But what’s the use of being envious? When you are on vacation, you won’t get paid, and without pay, the whole family will have to starve.

"Wife, son, daughter, I'm back," Shen Zhensheng knocked on the door while pushing his bicycle.

Dabao came over to open the door while eating watermelon. When he saw his father at the door, he excitedly shouted into the house, "Mom, Dad is back."

"Dad, you're back, we missed you so much," several children ran over, and Tuantuan and Manman hugged Shen Zhensheng's legs tightly.

"Daddy misses you too, darling. Daddy will push the car into the house and then hug you."

Shen Zhensheng only hugged the children after he pushed the car into the house. They hugged their father's neck tightly and kissed his face, "Baby, I miss you."

"My daughter is so good. Daddy misses you too. You are really Daddy's sweetheart."

Shen Zhensheng hugged his sons again. He felt that the children had changed a lot after not seeing them for a few days.

"Okay, let Dad eat some fruit. He hasn't eaten or drunk well these past few days. Let's have something delicious at noon today," said Xiao Baoer.

Shen Zhensheng sat down to eat fruit with his wife and children, and the children kept giving him food.

"Wife, I have the train tickets. They are for the day after tomorrow morning. I thought we should go to the county to stay the day after tomorrow, so that the children won't suffer if they take the train early the day after tomorrow morning."

"Okay, then we'll go to the county after lunch the day after tomorrow."

Xiao Baoer asked him to play with the children while she went to prepare lunch. When it was time for dinner, she had already prepared a table full of dishes. When Shen Zhensheng was outside, he missed the dishes cooked by his wife. The delicious dishes in the space were not as delicious as those cooked by his wife.

"Wife, if we go to Shanghai, we can try the local cuisine. Lao Wu and I have been there before and it tastes pretty good."

"Sure, I remember the braised pomfret, pan-fried buns, and duck in sauce in Shanghai are all delicious. I'll take the kids there to eat then."

After dinner, the family went to the old house and told the Shen family that they would go to the county to stay the day after tomorrow afternoon and go to Shanghai early the day after tomorrow morning.

"Okay, don't worry about the family matters, take the children out more often, and let my grandson and granddaughter gain more experience," Shen's mother held Tuantuan tightly.

"The children are so anxious. They have been asking me when their dad will come back and when they can leave."

Several children like riding on the train very much, especially seeing the scenery on the train. The last time they came back, they told their grandparents what the train looked like, and their description was very realistic.

"It's good to go out more often. The children are still young and can't be trapped in our small mountain valley. It's good for you to take the children out."

Father Shen was more open-minded. He knew that the third son and his wife were bold and capable. After all, the fact that they could buy a house in Beijing showed that they were very capable.