The retired rough man dotes on his mother

Chapter 414: Equality of personality, mutual respect, and negotiation

On the first day, Dabao and Erbao gave classes to the villagers. They prepared seriously at home for a long time and even discussed how to make the grandparents remember today's words.

In the evening, Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer brought their younger brother and sister to accompany their two sons. They also listened to the two little guys' lectures downstairs.

"Wife, do you feel that they are you when you were little? I think you must have been a girl who dared to show yourself when you were little."

Xiao Baoer was lost in memories. Yes, she used to be just like Dabao and Erbao. Her grandfather treated her like a little princess. But her grandfather passed away anyway, and she had no relatives in that world anymore.

"My sons are happier than me. I only had my grandfather to accompany me before, but our children have parents, grandparents, and many people who love them."

Shen Zhensheng knew that his wife was thinking about her past self and also missed her grandfather who loved her the most. He had no way to bring her grandfather back to life, but he could give her back the love that her grandfather had given her.

"Wife, you are loved by many people now. Our children love you, and everyone loves you. I love you the most."

Dabao and Erbao were writing and drawing in the front, and they were also leading the students below to read out loud the written words. They assigned homework in a formal manner and asked everyone to review their lessons after returning home.

The two little teachers received everyone's applause, and Shen's father and mother were even more proud.

"This is my grandson. My eldest grandson is so awesome," Shen's mother said proudly.

The two children were very excited when they followed their parents home. Along the way, they chattered with their parents about what they would teach everyone next time.

"Mom, I will teach you a song and recognize words tomorrow," Sanbao said to his mother with his head held high while being led by Xiao Baoer.

"Okay, then you have to prepare well like your brothers, and mom and dad will applaud you then."

Shen Yongfu goes to the village night school every day. Everyone's enthusiasm for learning has not decreased but increased, which makes him very satisfied.

Now the villagers have a fulfilling life every day. They work during the day and go to class after dinner. Everyone knows a lot of characters, and they even discuss the characters they have learned recently while working.

"Everyone, study hard. At our age, we must set a good example for our children at home. Otherwise, if the children don't study hard in the future, people will say that they learned it from their parents," Shen Yongfu encouraged everyone before class every day.

"Don't worry, Captain. My son tested me last night and I answered all the questions right away. I was so happy."

"Yeah, I review my lessons with my kid every day, but he still can't remember as fast as I do."

Shen Yongfu also told the men in the village to respect women and not to ignore the power of women. Only when men and women have equal status in a family can they live in harmony.

Men nowadays are more or less patriarchal and think that women depend on men for survival and cannot live without men.

Recently, Shen Yongfu has been giving them lectures frequently, and they have slowly begun to reflect on their previous attitudes towards their wives. The captain is right; equality of personality, mutual respect, and consultation are the best ways to get along with others.

Shen's father and mother even went to Uncle Shen's house to find the old man and the old lady and told them about the recent changes in the village. The old man also asked Uncle Shen to help him take a look at the place where he had classes in the evening.

The day the old man went there happened to be Sanbao giving a lecture. The little guy stood in front without any fear. His words were in a baby voice but very clear.

"Teacher Sanbao, will you sing for us today? The song you sang last time was so beautiful," the students asked Sanbao.

"Sing, I want to sing for my great grandfather..."

The eldest and second child also sang along with the third child, and the old man was sitting below and listening happily.

On the way home, he was still sighing that his great-grandchildren had grown up. He never expected that when he was so old, he would still be able to see everyone in the village making progress.

Before the children had their summer vacation, Xiao Baoer asked them for their opinions on whether they wanted to go out and play or spend the summer vacation in the village.

"Mom, can we go out and play for a month? We want to come back and teach everyone with the kids after a month."

"Sure, let's go out as soon as we have a holiday. This year, let's go to Yun Province. You haven't been there yet."

When the children said they wanted to go to Shen Zhensheng, they started looking for the team leader to get a letter of introduction. After he got the letter, he asked someone to buy train tickets for them. The last time they took a train was a year ago. This year, the children are a little older.

"Third sister-in-law, if my belly wasn't so big, I would definitely go out to play with you this year," Shen Xiuxiu still felt a little regretful.

She is now seven or eight months pregnant, so it is not suitable for her to travel far. If she wants to go out and play, she can only wait until later.

"It's okay. When you have a baby in the future, we can take the child out to play together," Xiao Baoer touched her bulging belly.

"Aunt, I will buy you some delicious food when the time comes. Mom said there are many local specialties there. I will use my savings to buy them all for you and bring them back," Dabao promised, patting his chest.

"It still has to be our Dabao. Your love for you is not in vain," Shen Xiuxiu kissed Dabao on the face several times.

Xiao Baoer handed over the factory affairs to Aunt Song Yun and Jiang Yuqing, while Shen Zhenjiang was in charge of shipping and business negotiations, so her absence for a month would not affect anything.

"Mom, do we have less clothes?"

Dabao helped his mother fold clothes and felt that his mother took too few clothes. Each person only took two or three pieces of clothes.

"That's a lot, son. It's too much trouble to carry so many clothes on the road. When we get there, mom and dad will take you to the department store to buy new clothes. We'll also buy new shoes. It just so happens that the clothes and shoes from last year are a lot smaller and they're not comfortable to wear."

"Okay, then I'll bring my piggy bank. If mom and dad run out of money, the money in the piggy bank will be enough for us to spend. It will be enough for us to buy train tickets."

Dabao's words made Xiao Baoer and Shen Zhensheng laugh. How afraid was this child that his family would run out of money and he wouldn't be able to come back?

"Okay, son, if you want to take it, you can take it. If you want to bring a gift for your aunt or uncle, you can buy it later."

"Mom, let's take them too. I can help if mom and dad don't have money."

Looking at these children who were afraid that their families had no money, Xiao Baoer joked with Shen Zhensheng that it might be because their families were not obviously rich, so the children were afraid of having no money to spend.

"It's okay. If they want to take it, then they can take it. All the New Year's money from the past few years is in it."

When the date arrived, Shen Zhensheng and his wife took their children to Yunnan Province by train. Although the journey was a bit far, the children saw a lot of scenery along the way.

"Mom, this beef noodles is so delicious and fragrant."

Xiao Baoer and Shen Zhensheng had beef noodles with the children at noon. The two younger ones also ate some. After eating, the whole family drank a glass of milk.

"Sons, if you three are not looking at the scenery, why don't you play with your toys or read a book?"

"Then let's assemble the toys."

The children would not make a fuss to play in the carriage except to go to the toilet, which saved Shen Zhensheng a lot of trouble as he no longer had to worry about the children running around.