Chapter 372 Lin Shitou
Shen Shuyu heard a lot about Lin Shitou from Mrs. Wang. When she thought of the skinny appearance of the child, she felt heartbroken just by looking at him.
There is no question of overeating in the army. Men work hard in the army, and as their family members, having enough food is not a problem.
Children do not have to pay tuition fees when attending the schools run by the military. They only have to pay 50 cents for textbooks each semester, and there are no other fees besides this 50 cents for textbooks.
Even so, Lin Hai and his wife did not allow their child to go to school. Shen Shuyu really couldn't understand it. "It's unreasonable not to let the child go to school when he is old enough. Lin Hai is not good to the child, and it will also affect his future. Doesn't he care?"
It will be difficult for a military comrade to get promoted if he cannot even handle his family affairs. Promotion in the military is assessed on all aspects.
"He really doesn't care. As long as he doesn't think about moving up, no one can do anything to him. The political commissar of his regiment has approached him several times, but he won't change at all.
Zhang Honghua's influence was so strong that Lin Hai listened to her in everything. Zhang Honghua's son was pampered by her and her husband. He was fatter than the piglets raised in the army.
Mrs. Wang also has children of her own, and she felt heartbroken when she saw the brother and sister.
As an outsider, she could do nothing but feel distressed. Even the leader couldn't do anything about it, let alone her. She kept slapping her thighs when she talked to Shen Shuyu about the siblings.
Lin Shitou is a child who likes to study. He listens to the classes outside the window every day. All the teachers are willing to take care of this child and try to speak louder and slower.
Shen Shuyu wanted to ask him to come into the classroom and sit down, but every time the kid found out that she was about to come out, he would run away, and Shen Shuyu didn't even have a chance to talk to him.
Shen Shuyu bought an extra textbook and asked the children in the class to give it to him. When Lin Shitou received the textbook, he was flattered. "For... for me?"
"Yes, this is for you. This is a new textbook. Our teacher Shen asked us to give it to you. You don't need to borrow ours anymore since you have your own textbooks.
Teacher Shen said that if you don’t understand something, you can go to her house and Teacher Shen will teach you.
Do you know where Teacher Shen's home is? It's right next to Zhu Guoqiang's home. Teacher Shen is a very nice person. You don't have to be afraid of her."
Lin Shitou hugged the hard-earned book tightly and said, "I... am not afraid of her."
"You're not afraid of her, why do you run away when you see her? Teacher Shen wanted to call you into the classroom to attend the class."
After finishing the tasks assigned by Teacher Shen, the children went home in a noisy manner. Only Lin Shitou sat blankly outside the classroom window, tears pouring out like a dam bursting.
He went home holding the book with great care. His sister was washing clothes in the yard. Three-year-old Lin Niuniu saw her brother shaking the water off his hands and ran towards him.
"Brother, you are back. There are so many books. You are amazing to have borrowed so many books."
Lin Shitou was obviously happier today than usual. "This is not borrowed. This is given to me by Teacher Shen from school."
Lin Niuniu was happier than her brother when she heard this. "That's great, brother. You don't have to borrow other people's books when you have your own. Teacher Shen is such a good person."
"Yes, Teacher Shen is a very good person. When I grow up, I want to be as good as Teacher Shen."
The brother and sister didn't have much time to be happy, because the book was torn up by Lin Yaozu who rushed out, "You are a burden, you don't deserve to have a book, you two brothers and sisters are only worthy of living by my face."
Lin Shitou knew that he and his sister were not welcome in this family. No matter how Lin Yaozu scolded them or bullied them, he would never talk back or fight back.
Today, Lin Shitou couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to go to school, but they wouldn't let him.
He accepted it. If he couldn't go to school, he could study secretly. If he didn't have books, he could borrow them. He was used to being wronged.
Over time, he no longer cared about his emotions and chose to endure it blindly, but today he didn't want to endure it anymore.
She went crazy and snatched the book from Lin Yaozu's hand, "This is my book. Why did you tear my book? Lin Yaozu, you are going too far."
Lin Niuniu was also very anxious. She knew how important the book was to her brother. This was a book that her brother had worked so hard to get, but it was torn up by Lin Yaozu before her brother could even read it.
She also rushed over and sat on Lin Yaozu's lap, "Lin Yaozu, you are bad. You tore up my brother's book. I will beat you up."
Lin Yaozu eats well and is taller than Lin Niuniu. The brother and sister are now in a state of anger. They beat Lin Yaozu so hard that he screams.
"You two bitches, when my mom comes back, I will make sure you pay. Ah, it hurts, it hurts."
Zhang Honghua came back from shopping when she heard shouting before she even entered the house.
She didn't take it seriously, thinking it was her son educating two disobedient kids. But when she walked into the house, she saw it was her son who was being beaten.
Zhang Honghua threw the food away and ran up to him. "How dare you two bastards bully my Yaozu? Who gave you the guts?"
When Lin Yaozu saw his mother coming back, he suddenly became very confident, covering his face and crying out in pain.
"Mom, they beat me and it hurts so much. It hurts so much. Mom, please kick them both out quickly. I don't like them staying in our house."
"My dear Yaozu, don't cry, don't cry. When your dad comes back, I'll ask him to kick them out."
After coaxing her son, Zhang Honghua picked up the whip and started to beat Lin Shitou and Lin Niuniu.
Lin Niuniu was instinctively afraid when she saw her stepmother's whip. Lin Shitou protected his sister behind him and said, "Don't be afraid, Niuniu. I'm here."
"Stand there and don't move. You are such an ungrateful idiot. I have worked so hard to take care of you.
Not only are you ungrateful, but you also bully your brother when I'm not at home. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your dead mother..."
Today, Lin Shitou did not stand there and let her beat him like usual. He ran with his sister, shouting,
"My stepmother hit someone, my stepmother hit someone, I was wrong, please don't hit my sister, if you want to hit someone, hit me..."
Lin Niuniu cooperated with her brother and shouted, "Aunt Zhang, if you want to hit someone, hit me, don't hit my brother. My brother's body is covered with wounds. If you hit him again, he won't be able to get up tomorrow..."
The noise in their house was so loud that soon the neighbors came over to see what was going on. The scene of Zhang Honghua chasing her stepson and stepdaughter with a whip was seen by everyone.
Zhang Honghua usually beats her step-son and step-daughter at home and does not allow them to make any sound. She always presents herself as a good stepmother outside.
Now that there were so many people around the house, Zhang Honghua looked a little embarrassed. She threw away the whip, as if she was helpless.
"Look at you two. Mom was just too angry and used the whip to scare you. You screamed so loudly that people who didn't know would think that Mom did something to you."