Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

"Mom, is my hairpin pretty?"

Sister Shen Nanxing also came back. She was a very pretty and fair little girl, also dressed like a little princess. She also came running over, jumping and showing Xia Qingqing the pink hairpin on her head as if she was presenting a treasure.

It's pink, sparkly, and inlaid with sparkling rhinestones. It does look beautiful, but it's only worth twenty cents at most.

It might be cheaper at the street stalls.

Xia Qingqing had a bad feeling, so she asked, "Where did you get such a beautiful hairpin?"

"I'm going to exchange my pencil case with Xiaomei. I like Xiaomei's hairpins and Xiaomei likes my pencil case, so we're going to exchange them. Mom, doesn't it look great?"

Shen Nanxing turned around on the spot, her puffy gauze skirt spinning like a blooming flower, and the little girl in the skirt was more beautiful than the flower.

The corner of Xia Qingqing's mouth twitched. Oh, two prodigal sons.

"Shen Lingyou, did you hear that? Your sister's pencil case is gone too."

Xia Qingqing felt a little gloating, and this time she was determined not to buy a pencil case.

It’s only been half a month since school started, and the brother and sister have already changed ten pencil cases. With this consumption rate, they can open a pencil case store.

She doubted that in another month, all the students in the class would be using new pencil cases, all bought by her.

"It's okay, just take the bag."

The fat boy Shen Lingyou was a born optimist and quickly thought of a solution.

"Yes, you can put it in a bag."

Shen Nanxing looked at his brother approvingly. Although his brother was a little stupid, he would sometimes have a flash of intelligence.

She didn't know that Shen Lingyou also thought of her in the same way.

Xia Qingqing sighed softly, her heart was so tired and she couldn't love anymore.

Shen Qiubai was not at home, so she had no one to complain to, but she had a lot to say and could not hold it back any longer.

So, after the siblings went out to play, she called her mother-in-law.

"Qingqing, have Niuniu and Zhuangzhuang finished school yet?"

As soon as Cheng Yueyun received the call, she asked her beloved grandson.

Xia Qingqing told all about the wasteful behavior of her two children, and she felt a lot better after that.

"I have to save more money, otherwise it won't be enough for these two bastards to spend. Mom, you don't know, it's only been half a month since the start of school, and I've already spent ten pencil cases in exchange for hairpins, sesame cakes, biscuits, and chocolates. Some of those kids are really naive, and some of them are very cunning, deliberately exchanging cheap things for pencil cases, but these two bastards always fall for it. I say they are useless."

Xia Qingqing was not feeling sorry for the pencil case; she was worried that the two children would suffer in the future.

Some of the children who changed their pencil cases took the initiative to do so, but some of them asked to be changed. Xia Qingqing didn't want to guess what these children were thinking, but she never thought that all children were pure and kind. Some children must have ulterior motives.

Now they are just exchanging some cookies and candies, but when they grow up and the adult world becomes more complicated, she is afraid that the two children will be hurt more.

"You're just worrying too much. Both kids are smart. It's okay for them to suffer a little loss. Don't worry!"

Cheng Yueyun has always said that the two children are talented and will never be cheated, because it was Shen Junrong who said so. She has always had absolute trust in her husband and believes whatever Shen Junrong says.

"It's just a few pencil cases. I'll buy a box and send it to you later. As long as the children are happy, don't get involved. Children have their own way. We adults just need to feed them and clothe them warmly, and teach them the principles of life. Don't worry about anything else. The children will thrive on their own!"

Cheng Yueyun felt that Xia Qingqing was too nervous. She had raised five children by letting them roam free, and it was impossible to raise them intensively during the war. It was luck that the children were able to survive and grow up.

All five of her children grew up well and none of them went astray.

"Mom, you really don't need to worry too much?"

Xia Qingqing was also reflecting that she might have been too nervous as she had no experience being a mother for the first time.

"No need. All the children in our compound were raised freely. They all grew up well. Only one child was carefully raised and he was shot."

Cheng Yueyun also cited a very representative example. The person who was shot was Wang Kangfeng.

When Wang Kangfeng was born, his family was well off and he was the youngest son. His mother was afraid that he would melt if she held him in her mouth, and afraid that he would fall if she held him in her hands. As a result, she raised this kind of thing.

Xia Qingqing...this is a really good example.

But she was really educated. So many children in the compound have grown up to be very successful, which shows that what her mother-in-law said about letting them grow up freely was indeed right.

Then she will let it roam free in the future.

However, some rules still need to be set, such as the number of pencil cases that can be used. A maximum of three pencil cases can be used per semester. If the number exceeds this, you have to find a way yourself.

After hearing these rules, the two children looked confused.

"Mom, do I only have to use three pencil cases from now on?" Shen Nanxing asked, stretching out three chubby fingers.

"Mom, we've used up three. Aren't you going to buy any more?" Shen Lingyou blinked his big eyes, and his chubby face was so cute.

"Yes, you have already used ten pencil cases this semester, which is a serious overspending. So this semester, next semester, and the semester after, you have to find a way to buy your pencil cases on your own. You are not allowed to ask your grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters for money!"

Xia Qingqing blocked their retreat in advance. The Shen family doted on the two children and were generous with their money.

"Oh."

The brother and sister agreed obediently and behaved very quietly, not panicking at all.

"What are you going to do?"

Xia Qingqing couldn't help but ask.

How can you not panic?

Is it because I am too slow and haven't reacted yet?

The brother and sister exchanged a secret look, smiled foolishly at their mother, and ran upstairs to play.

Xia Qingqing was too lazy to care about them. There was no homework in kindergarten anyway, and the pencil case was just for show. It didn't matter if there was no pencil case.

She will buy a new pencil case when she enters the first grade next year.

However, the next day, she saw a beautiful pencil case in the two children's schoolbags, which was the one she had bought before.

"Xiao Mei gave it back to me on her own initiative!"

Shen Nanxing emphasized the word "active", but her voice was so soft and tender that it made no difference even if she emphasized it.

"Xiao Jie said he didn't like this pencil case and gave it back to me."

Shen Lingyou had similar reasons, his chubby little face was smiling in a particularly naive way.

Xia Qingqing always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put it into words. She had some impression of Xiaomei and Xiaojie.

Because these two children are very thoughtful, they exchanged at least three pencil cases from her child, all of which were cheap little things. Once can be said to be a coincidence, but three times is definitely intentional taking advantage.

How could a child who loves to take advantage of others be so easy to talk to and return the pencil case on his own initiative?

Xia Qingqing asked about the two children's situation at school. They ate well and had fun playing with their classmates. The teacher also gave them red flowers as rewards. All in all, it was another happy day.

She felt relieved and didn't ask about the pencil case anymore.

Since you plan to let your child run wild, just worry less. As long as the child is not bullied, that's fine.

Xia Qingqing soon forgot about this little thing. After letting the two children run wild for a while, she found that they were the same as before, so she felt relieved and let them run wild completely.

It is the season of sweet osmanthus again. The city of Shanghai in October is filled with the scent of osmanthus. Xiaoyu's first art exhibition will be held at the end of the month at Langyue's Gallery.