Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

38. Companionship

Anran found it unbelievable. Why did the adult world have to be so complicated? They clearly liked something, but they had to deny and hide it, too embarrassed to say it, and even pretended not to like it.

They don't like money, so why do they like going hungry? They must be starving now!

Su Jinru said, "Starting tomorrow, the two of you will learn to read together. Learn as many characters as possible. When your literacy reaches a certain level, you can read books on your own. There are many principles in books."

An Xin raised her rosy little face.

"Mom, I want to learn to read with my brother too. I want to learn to read storybooks by myself."

"Good, good, good. Our little Anxin is also a good child who loves to learn. You can learn to read with your brother. The more words you know, the more books you can read by yourself. There are many wonderful stories in the books."

After her rebirth, Su Jinru often told stories to her two children. After all, in her previous life, her greatest hobby after learning to read was reading novels, and she knew many stories. However, listening to stories was different from reading them herself.

Su Jinru wanted to use the time she spent at home during the three years of famine to help her two children learn to read more and study on their own.

In this way, when the school reopens in a few years, their studies will not fall behind.

In this era, there was no electricity or entertainment products, so the only option was to cultivate their love of learning.

Children are like blank sheets of paper; they learn whatever they are exposed to from a young age. Moreover, they have strong learning abilities and are full of energy. They treat learning as a hobby and make full use of these three boring and idle years.

Moreover, both children naturally possess an aptitude and talent for learning.

After the meal, Su Jinru took out a dictionary and gave it to An Ran.

“Anran, didn’t you just say you wanted to be a soldier? To be a soldier, you need to be educated and knowledgeable, at least you need to be able to read. This is a dictionary that your mother bought especially for you. Once you can recognize all the words in this dictionary, I will let you join the army when you turn sixteen.”

An Ran looked delighted.

"Really? If I learn all the words in this dictionary, I can join the army?"

Su Jinru nodded.

"Of course, Mom keeps her word."

"I have another task for you. You not only need to learn all the words in the dictionary, but also help your younger sister learn words."

“Anxin, you must listen to your brother. From now on, your brother will be your teacher. Your teacher will teach you to recognize and write characters. You must listen to your teacher’s instructions on how many characters to recognize and write each day.”

An Xin said in a sweet, soft voice, "I'll listen to my brother, teacher."

"You two are responsible for studying hard, being healthy and happy, and Mom will take care of supporting you, cooking delicious food for you every day, and buying you clothes."

Anran: "Mom, will our school still be open?"

"Once the famine is over, classes can resume. You can study at home on your own, and I'll let you go straight to the third, fourth, or fifth grade."

An Xin: "Isn't my brother in first grade? Now that classes have started again, shouldn't he be in second grade?"

"If your brother finishes reading and learning the second-grade textbook at home during this period, he won't need to study second grade anymore. He can go directly to third grade, or even fourth or fifth grade. As long as he learns the previous content, he won't need to repeat it and waste time."

An Ran said confidently, "Then I want to go straight to fifth grade."

Su Jinru: "You can't just choose which grade you want to be in; you have to take the school's exams."

An Ran: "So, as long as I can pass the school's exams, I can go directly to fifth grade. For example, if I want to go to fifth grade, I have to take the fourth grade final exams."

Su Jinru nodded: "That's right. Your father is the principal. If you can pass the exam, he will also hope that you can skip a grade."

Although Qi Zhengyang is a terrible person, he still cares a lot about his son's studies.

I didn't pay much attention to my daughter, but she was very successful. In her previous life, she went to a vocational school and became a kindergarten teacher.

In their past life, the two children lived a decent life, neither rich nor poor.

However, Su Jinru still felt very regretful. She regretted that Qi Zhengyang's preference for sons over daughters had caused her daughter a lot of grievances. It was only because Su Jinru insisted that her daughter was able to attend a vocational school; otherwise, Qi Zhengyang would have called her home to work and earn work points long ago.

Especially in matters of marriage, her son married Du Mei's daughter, which disgusted Su Jinru for most of her life. Qi Zhengyang's eldest brother's son, An Rong, married Su Jinru's second sister's daughter, Daya, who was also disliked by An Rong for her entire life. Fortunately, An Xin's partner did not listen to Qi Zhengyang but chose someone she liked.

In this life, not only will she take control of her own marriage and kick away that scumbag Qi Zhengyang, but her children's studies, careers, and marriages will no longer be affected by Qi Zhengyang. She wants her two children to follow their hearts and choose the careers and lives they love.

After dinner, Su Jinru instructed the two children to wash the dishes, clear the table, and clean up, and then they could choose to read or play as they pleased.

Su Jinru took the junior high school textbooks, Xinhua Dictionary, a classic novel, three pencils, five notebooks, and two sheets of draft paper that she had bought at Xinhua Bookstore that afternoon to her younger brother.

Of course, she also took some sweet potatoes and potatoes that she had baked in the oven from her storage space to bring with her.

When she left, she reminded Anran to lock the door from the inside and not to open it for anyone who knocked.

Su Jinru went over and knocked on her mother's door.

My mother asked warily, "Aru, is that you?"

"Mom, it's me."

"Are you alone?"

"I'm all alone!"

Mom quickly opened the door, and after Su Jinru went in, she quickly closed the door again.

"Mom, what's wrong? You look so nervous."

Liu Yulan said with lingering fear, "Yesterday, Lai Gou came to our door and said he was starving and asked if we had anything to eat, even just a little rice porridge. I felt sorry for him and wanted to help him, so I gave him a sweet potato, which was quite big. I didn't expect him to come again today and stay at the door, saying he was starving. I told him we didn't have anything, that we were all hungry! He didn't believe me and said he saw smoke coming from our chimney, so we must be cooking. He saw smoke coming from our chimney yesterday, which is why he came to knock on the door. Sure enough, we had food. Today too, he must be cooking something at home!"

"Hey! These days, even smoke from chimneys attracts wolves, you tell me."

"That sweet potato from yesterday, if he had been more frugal, would have lasted two days. He clearly ate it all in one meal. People like that deserve to live hand to mouth. He came back for more today. Doesn't he know there's a food shortage? He gets paid once and wants a second time. Do I have to support him?"

"Mom, I warned you a long time ago not to do good deeds indiscriminately, as it will only bring you trouble."