The Beautiful Stepmother from the Eighties: Marrying a Factory Director to Raise Kids

Chapter 387

He paused his steps and tilted his head, looking toward the direction of the sound.It was the Fang family.

Was Fang Bowen still sick?

He hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked into the house.

"Uncle, wait for me a moment."

Everyone looked at him in confusion as he ran into the house. Soon, he came back out holding some things and knocked on the Fang family's door.

On the other side, Fang Hui had been assigned to do an interview, but because she was staring blankly, she had actually let the person leave.

Now she was being reprimanded by her superior.

"Our daily newspaper didn't even manage to book an interview in the first place. We finally saw the person, so why were you zoning out? Why didn't you chase after her for the interview?"

"That's the provincial science top scorer, the biggest dark horse this year. If we write about it in the paper, it will definitely sell out!"

"Fang Hui, I only gave you this great opportunity because you often accompanied me to social events before and performed well. Don't be ungrateful."

Fang Hui's face looked awful. To fight for work opportunities, she had indeed been attending social events everywhere lately, working from dawn to dusk.

When a top scorer emerges, a newspaper agency definitely has to interview them; after all, the college entrance examination is a highly anticipated major event every year.

At first, she thought it would just be an ordinary school top scorer. She never imagined it would be the provincial science top scorer, right here in their city center, so close by.

Her superior immediately assigned this important task to her.

Coupled with the grudge between First High and Second High, this matter was already highly controversial.

But they had also made ample preparations.

However, she never expected the main character to be Si Nian.

Fang Hui originally thought it was just someone with the same first and last name; she never expected it to actually be her.

When Si Nian went on stage to give a speech, she was completely dumbfounded.

It was unbelievable.

So much so that she only reacted after the person had left, let alone making her swallow her pride to interview Si Nian.

Wouldn't that be like asking for her life?

But if she didn't get the interview now, the higher-ups would give her trouble. She got a severe scolding as soon as she returned, and she was told to figure out a way to visit and interview her herself.

She had to write a report about the provincial science top scorer.

Fang Hui was furious, feeling more and more frustrated the more she thought about it.

Looking for Si Nian was impossible; she couldn't swallow her pride to do that.

But if she didn't look for her, she could look for people she knew.

Didn't they want her to write about the experiences and insights of the top scorer Si Nian? Then don't blame her for writing whatever she wanted.

"Brother, what are you giving to Fang Bowen?"

In the car, Second Child asked his brother curiously.

Zhou Zedong sat in the front holding his sister and ignored him.

Jiang Jiu leaned on the front seat and said, "Is Fang Bowen sick? I saw him coughing his lungs out the other day."

Second Child also said, "Fang Bowen is so weak. He gets sick all the time. I heard last time he got sick just from eating expired bread. When I was little, I ate moldy rice and didn't get sick."

He even looked a bit smug.

Beside them, Lin Feng and Lin Yu asked curiously, "Who is Fang Bowen? Is he your friend? Aren't you going to invite him along?"

Hearing this, the children exchanged glances.

Then they shook their heads and said, "We don't dare. Fang Bowen's mother doesn't let him play with us."

"Right, Fang Bowen is really good at playing chess."

"And Fang Bowen is a genius. He started first grade when he was four."

"He also knows English, he's better than me."

Lin Feng and Lin Yu were astounded to hear that there was such an amazing child in the world.

In the countryside, they only ever met kids with good grades.

They had never heard of anyone starting first grade at four and fourth grade at seven.

It was simply incredible.

Li Youcai scoffed, crossing his arms. "What's so great about that? If I started learning at four, I might be even better than him."

Li Youcai was naturally prone to looking down on this and that.

Unless someone completely crushed him, he would never admit they were better than him.

Zhou Zedong had completely crushed him, so he didn't dare say anything about Zhou Zedong now.

But now some Fang Bowen guy popped up.

He immediately repeated history, showing disdain for Fang Bowen.

The few adults couldn't get a word in, but hearing that city kids were so amazing, they couldn't help but feel a bit envious.

Mother Lin subconsciously looked at her two sons and sure enough, saw them looking at Li Youcai and the others with shining eyes. Compared to their bright and neat appearances, her two children seemed a bit out of place even though they were wearing their best clothes.

Mother Lin suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

But she also knew her own capabilities; how could she compare to others?

However, she remembered that a year ago, Eldest Child and Second Child were also dark and skinny, but now a year had passed, and the two children had changed a lot.

Their auras were completely different.

And they had so many children as friends.

Sure enough, the change in environment had helped the two children shed their inferiority complexes and rustic vibes.

Inside the restaurant, quite a few guests had already arrived in succession.

However, Si Nian didn't know most of them; they were from Zhou Yueshen's side. There were business people, people from the breeding farm, and clients. Zhou Yueshen took her around to introduce them one by one.

Everyone was very envious that Zhou Yueshen had found such an amazing wife. She was beautiful and the provincial science top scorer; it was simply too impressive.

Originally, Zhou Yueshen was just an ordinary breeding farm boss.

But because of Si Nian's existence, his entire status had elevated significantly in the eyes of others.

He used to be Director Zhou, but now he was Boss Zhou.

Si Nian smiled and greeted them. Soon, she saw her brother driving over, leading a group of little kids.

As soon as the group of children arrived at the restaurant, they excitedly touched things here and looked around there.

"Look, this is the banner put up for my mom."

"My mom is the provincial science top scorer."

Second Child was the first to point at the banner hung over the restaurant's entrance, speaking proudly.

Everyone looked on with envy.

"When I grow up, I'm going to be a top scorer too," Second Child said with lofty ambition.

However, after he finished speaking and wanted to see everyone's admiring gazes, the group of people had already followed his brother away.

Second Child: "..."

More and more guests arrived, and luxury cars drove over one after another.

Even reporters, who got the news from who knows where, ran over and started taking pictures here and there on the sidelines.

Seeing that it was almost time, Yu Dong brought out firecrackers and set them off.

The crackling sounds echoed through the entire street.

A group of children surrounded him, spinning around happily.

"Uncle Yu, Uncle Yu, we want to play too."

Yu Dong said, "No, this isn't something kids can play with."

After saying that, he carried the firecrackers to set them off on the other side.

The group of children followed behind him in a line, like chicks following a mother hen.

Zhou Zedong didn't follow his younger brother; instead, he followed his father to greet guests at the door.

"This is my son, Zhou Zedong."

When Zhou Yueshen introduced him to others, he would nod politely and say, "Hello, Uncle. I'll take you to the second floor."

Chu Xiang'er watched him with admiration from the side and said, "Classmate Zhou Zedong is so amazing, he can even help entertain guests."

Li Youcai crossed his arms, the envy and jealousy practically dripping from his face: "Tch, what's so amazing about that? I can do it too."

Chu Xiang'er ignored him. It wasn't until Zhou Zedong returned from leading people upstairs that she ran up to him and asked, "Classmate Zhou Zedong, is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhou Zedong shook his head, his face as calm as ever. "No need, you guys go play."

After saying that, he saw the hesitant figures of Brother Chen and the other two at the door.

Zhou Zedong paused, then walked over.

Brother Chen and the other two were wearing new clothes, looking completely out of their element.

"U-um, this is the gift we prepared for Auntie. Brother Dong, please give it to her for us. We won't go in."

Although they were invited over for a meal, how could the few of them dare to enter such a grand restaurant?

They had never even been inside a state-run restaurant, let alone a luxurious one like this.

It just looked so high-end and intimidating.

Even though they had tried their best to change into their best new clothes before coming, as soon as they arrived and saw others wearing suits and ties and driving luxury cars, a wave of inferiority washed over them.

They felt completely out of place here.

They had prepared a small basket of fruit candies and pastries for Si Nian, and now they felt even more embarrassed.

Zhou Zedong glanced at it and frowned.

"You bought it, you give it to her yourself."

The few of them exchanged glances, their expressions troubled.

Zhou Zedong really didn't know how to entertain them. Dealing with adults was fine, but he just had nothing to talk about with people his own age.

So, he grabbed his younger brother, who was running all over the place, and told him to take the group upstairs.

Second Child saw Brother Chen and the others and acted very familiar with them.

"Little uncle, look! They are the ones who sell pancakes at the gate of our school. They are delicious, and they are also my brother's good friends."

Lin Feng and Lin Yu were even more impressed.

Going to first grade at four years old was one thing, but starting a business at around the same age as them was something else.

The two children just felt that city people were truly amazing and formidable.

They looked at Brother Chen and the others with admiration and awe.

Si Nian came downstairs and ran into this group of children.

Seeing her two younger brothers, she paused and stepped forward, saying, "Xiao Feng, Xiao Yu, hurry upstairs, it's time to eat."

"Xiao Han, stop leading everyone running around too."

Zhou Zehan stuck out his tongue.

Si Nian led the group of children upstairs. There were quite a few of them, so she arranged for them to sit at one table, figuring a group of kids would have more to talk about.

She was really busy and was called away again shortly after.

Second Child was sitting with his younger sister when he heard someone beside him speaking to him.

"Huh? Are you Classmate Zhou Zedong's younger brother? What's your name? Is she your younger sister?"

Wang Yuanyuan was wearing a beautiful princess dress, sitting nearby. She was originally sitting with her mother, but her mother insisted on sending her over here, saying she should sit at the same table as Classmate Zhou Zedong. She didn't see Zhou Zedong, but she saw Li Youcai and the others, which made her a bit scared.

Just as she was feeling helpless and isolated, Zhou Zehan brought his sister over and sat down.

She only found out he was Zhou Zedong's brother after hearing Teacher Si speak, and she was amazed! The little sister he was holding in his arms was even more adorable. Seeing the little girl looking at her curiously and blinking, her childlike affection sprouted uncontrollably.

Chu Xiang'er, who was nearby, saw her talking to Zhou Zehan and also walked over. With wide eyes, she said, "This is Classmate Zhou Zedong's younger sister, her name is Yaoyao."

After saying that, she reached out to touch Yaoyao.

Yaoyao shrank her head back, not liking being touched by people she wasn't familiar with.

Chu Xiang'er felt a bit wronged. "Sister Yaoyao, don't you remember me? I just went to your house to play a moment ago. Let me hold you, okay?"

Yaoyao chewed on her finger, turned her head, and hugged her own brother.

Zhou Zehan said quite proudly, "My sister only lets me hold her."

At this moment, Zhou Zedong came upstairs.

Yaoyao immediately let go and ran over to hug Zhou Zedong.

Zhou Zehan: ...

The slap in the face couldn't have come any faster.

Seeing Zhou Zedong arrive, everyone gathered around him to talk.

Wang Yuanyuan, who had just mustered the courage to speak but got no response, sat there awkwardly.

At this moment, another child was brought over.

She was still wearing a Taekwondo training uniform, with sweat on her forehead.

Looking at the table full of little kids, she said disdainfully, "No way, Uncle, I want to go to the adults' table."

Yu Dong, who was holding her hand, had a massive headache. "You don't know any of those adults, it would be so awkward sitting together. Listen to your uncle, sit with Xiao Dong and Xiao Han. They are very easy to get along with."

Yu Dong also hadn't expected that while he was busy, his sister would suddenly call and ask him to pick up his niece from her Taekwondo class. It was all because they heard that his sister-in-law was holding a celebration party here, so they had him bring her over, saying she could rub off some good luck for her exams.

Yu Dong had no choice; he couldn't just leave his niece in the classroom, so he had to pick her up.

But he was very busy and had no way to take care of her.

Thinking that Eldest Child and Second Child were quite good at taking care of people, he hurriedly brought her upstairs.

He didn't expect this kid to be so unwilling.

Even though his niece was a child herself, the thing she hated most was little kids.

She said they loved to cry and make a fuss, which made her hands itch just looking at them.

It was bad enough that she had a fierce personality, but she had also been learning all sorts of Taekwondo and Judo since she was young. At such a tender age, she was already invincible across her entire kindergarten.

He coaxed her again, "Weren't you curious about who your uncle's boss is? It's the father of these two. The sons of a man who can make your uncle call him boss surely can't be that bad, right?"

The girl looked at him suspiciously. "Isn't it just because you're too stupid?"

Yu Dong: "..."

"Forget it, I'll just go over there."

After saying that, she walked over and pulled out a chair to sit down herself.

Yu Dong wiped his sweat and, under the curious gazes of the group of children, said, "Xiao Dong, Xiao Han, this is my niece, Qi He."

Second Child: "Penguin?"

He immediately received a cold glare.

Yu Dong instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Heaven knows his niece absolutely hated it when people called her Penguin.

The last person who called her that had already been beaten into the hospital.

Second Child didn't notice anything wrong at all. He slid off the table, ran up to Qi He, and smiled, "Your name is so cute, Penguin."

Qi He's eyebrows twitched. "I am not called Penguin."

Li Youcai and Chu Xiang'er frowned as they looked at her. "Qi He, why are you here too?"

Second Child asked curiously, "You guys know each other?"

Li Youcai and Chu Xiang'er said, "She used to be in the same kindergarten as us. She's very fierce and loves to fight. A lot of kids have been beaten up by her."

After Chu Xiang'er finished speaking, she frowned and said, "You absolutely must not play with her."

Li Youcai added, "She hates it most when people call her Penguin. She hits really hard."

Second Child: "Ah, but didn't Uncle Yu say her name is Penguin?"

Yu Dong hastily waved his hands and shook his head; he definitely did not say that!

Jiang Jiu carefully tugged at Second Child's sleeve and whispered, "Second brother, it's Qi He, not Penguin."

Li Youcai gloated, "She is a Taekwondo master and hits very hard. It's not too late for you to run now."

Second Child widened his eyes. "Taekwondo? Is it very powerful? Is it great for fighting? Then Qi He, can you teach me?"

Everyone: "..."