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

40. Learning

After being persuaded by Su Jinru, the two parents reluctantly shared a sweet potato and a potato to try something new.

Any more, and I wouldn't want to eat it all.

Su Jinru said helplessly, "Then don't be reluctant to eat it! It's okay, eat as much as you want, I'll bring you more if you run out."

The sweet potatoes and potatoes were large, and Su Jinxuan was full after eating one sweet potato and one potato.

He patted his belly contentedly and smacked his lips, saying, "Big sister, what did you use to grill it? It's delicious."

Su Jinru affectionately touched her younger brother's face.

"If you like it, I'll bake it for you every day."

Liu Yulan scolded, "Don't spoil him. At this time, it's lucky if he can eat anything. Why is he still thinking about whether it tastes good or not?"

Su Jinru: "It would be better if the same food could be made tastier."

Su Jinyu: "I found that the sweet potatoes and potatoes that my older sister brought are much tastier when boiled than the ones we bought and kept before."

Su Jinxuan: Yes, I noticed a long time ago that the grains my eldest sister brought tasted better.

Su Jinru thought that this grain, irrigated with spiritual water, would naturally taste much better than the grains available on the market.

Su Ke: "I also think that the grain that Aru brought back is particularly delicious. Before, I was wondering if it was because there was a famine now and people often didn't have enough to eat, so they had the illusion that everything tasted better than before."

Su Jinru continued to ramble on.

"Of course! The people I know brought their grain from other places; it's a different variety than the grain we have here."

"Indeed, they are large and uniform in size, and there are no diseases or pests."

Su Jinru: "There were no chemical fertilizers or pesticides either."

Su Ke couldn't help but ask again, "Where exactly is this person you know from?"

"For those from other places or the north, that's enough. Don't ask again."

Su Jinru then took out her junior high school textbooks, pencils, notebooks, books, and dictionaries one by one.

"Now that we're at home with nothing to do, Ah Xuan, study hard and go through the junior high school textbooks on your own. When schools reopen, you can go straight to junior high."

"These are junior high school textbooks, a dictionary, pencils, notebooks, and draft paper. I'll buy more when I run out."

"Big sister, will classes resume in the future?"

"Yes! Schools will reopen after the famine ends. So you can't slack off. Use this time at home to study hard. Anran and Anxin are studying too."

“Or, I could go and study with them. I can teach them things they don’t know.”

Su Jinru waved her hand.

“No need. I just want to cultivate An Ran’s independent learning ability, self-learning ability, as well as his sense of responsibility and commitment. An Xin must teach An Ran to read and count.”

"So as their uncle, you should set an example for them by finishing reading the junior high school textbooks and learning them well."

Su Jinxuan nodded.

“No problem. I’ve been thinking about reading some books these past few days, but I didn’t have any textbooks. Now that my older sister has brought me junior high school textbooks, I will study hard.”

Su Jinru turned to her younger sister.

"Third sister, you dropped out of school after the second year of junior high. Now you're staying at home to finish your junior high textbooks."

Liu Yulan: "Ayu, just come with me and do some needlework! Why are you still reading books? You're about to get married."

Su Jinru: "You're never too old to learn. There's never a bad thing to learn more. It's always useful."

"Besides, Third Sister is only sixteen years old. She's still young and has a chance. Don't think that marriage is the only path for her."

Liu Yulan: "Now that schools aren't even open, what can she do? Go to university?"

"Going to university is not impossible."

Su Ke: "Aru, you must be joking."

Su Jinru took out a book and gave it to her younger sister.

"Third sister, this is a classic. Take a good look and see what other people's world is like."

Su Jinyu took the book.

"Big sister, I'll listen to you."

Su Jinru then took out several hair ties and hair accessories, giving colorful hair ties to her third sister.

Su Jinyu said happily, "Big sister, it's so beautiful. I've been to the department store in the county town before, and I've seen these before, but I couldn't bear to buy them."

"These were bought at the department store in the county town."

"Thank you, sis."

"Aru, where did you get the money to buy food and all this?"

"Mom, whether it's food or money, it's all from legitimate sources, so don't worry."

“Aru, I feel like you’ve become a different person since your divorce. We still don’t understand why you got divorced.”

"Mom, didn't I tell you long ago that Qi Zhengyang is not a good person? I'm not going to say anything more. I've been divorced for so long, whether you can understand it or not, you have to accept this fact."

"I have to go back now. Don't go out unless necessary, and don't come to my place. The two children are studying!"

Su Jinru went back, and Su Ke glared at Liu Yulan.

"Look, she doesn't want to hear you talk about her divorce, and you still keep talking about it. Every time you bring it up, she gets upset. Why bother?"

Liu Yulan: "Aru has become estranged from us. She made such a big decision about the divorce but didn't say anything, nor did she say why they divorced. Now, she knows someone who can sell grain to our family, but she won't reveal a word about it. She also won't let Axuan go to her place to play with Anxin and Anran. It seems like she's hiding something from us."

"You should be content! You're lucky to have enough to eat and drink. These are extraordinary times, and it's not allowed for individuals to secretly sell grain. They're just trying to survive, so let's be understanding! Isn't she good to Ah Xuan? She brings him food, books, notebooks, and pens. We never thought of being so thoughtful!"

"Aru was a good student, it's a pity that schools don't have classes now."

"Isn't it hunger? So hungry that teachers can't teach and students can't go to school."

When Su Jinru returned home, the two children had already washed the dishes and cleaned the house. They were playing with balloons in the yard.

Watching the children having so much fun—after all, they are children, and they get carried away when they play, laughing and shouting—it's heartwarming.

They forgot what their mother had told them.

Never mind him, let things take their course!

This is how children should be.

However, the balloon was popped shortly afterward, giving the two children a big fright.

An Xin stood there for a while, then cried with heartache.

"Brother, give me back my balloon! Give me back my balloon! You broke it!"

Su Jinru took out another green balloon from her spatial storage.

"Don't cry, look, there are more here. This is a green balloon, much prettier than the previous one."

Anxin's little face was streaked with tears as she curiously looked at the balloon in her mother's hand.

"Where did this come from?"

"Mommy bought them! Mommy bought a lot. That one is broken, and there's this one too. But we're not playing with balloons today, we'll play with them tomorrow."

An Xin nodded.

"These balloons are easy to break. My brother broke one, but he didn't mean to! We can't blame him. It's okay if he broke it. Mom has so many more."

"Apologize to your brother."

An Xin blinked her big, dark eyes.

"I'm sorry, brother!"

Anran wiped away her sister's tears: "It's okay."