Teacher Jiang looked at the children arguing and felt helpless.

She knew the root of the problem lay with the children’s parents.

She just didn’t expect that what started as a question would end up in a fight.

When He Jiaxing was about to rush over to fight, Teacher Jiang quickly stepped forward and held him back.

It wasn’t that she underestimated He Jiaxing, but no matter how she looked at it, He Jiaxing didn’t seem like someone who could win against the twins.

Wait, not twins, but three brothers. Upon closer inspection, she noticed another one clumsily climbing down from a stool.

“Student He Jiaxing, this is school. You and the twins are classmates, and classmates shouldn’t fight,” Teacher Jiang said, holding onto He Jiaxing.

Then she turned to the twins and said, “Lin Haizhi, Lin Hairui, please return to your seats. I’ll talk to you about your mom’s matter.”

Mom said we should listen to the teacher at school.

So, Yi Bao and Er Bao turned back to their seats. But as they turned, they saw San Bao behind them.

“San Bao, what are you doing?” Yi Bao asked, holding his hand. “Do you need to pee?”

San Bao shook his head. “Fight… fight him…”

San Bao’s voice was fierce, thinking he sounded very imposing.

Yi Bao, upon hearing San Bao’s words, quickly educated his brother, “Mom said we should listen to the teacher. The teacher said we shouldn’t fight, so we can’t fight him, okay?”

San Bao blinked, not quite understanding, but he listened to his brother. “No… not fight.”

“Yes, no fighting. San Bao is so good. Come, sit down first.” Yi Bao helped San Bao sit back down, and then he and Er Bao also sat down.

At this point, Teacher Jiang also helped He Jiaxing sit down.

Teacher Jiang said, “Students, about the matter of Lin Haizhi and Lin Hairui’s mom being lazy, the teacher wants to talk to you about the reason.

First of all, Lin Haizhi and Lin Hairui’s mom is not lazy. They have said that their mom can cook, wash vegetables, and go to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, so their mom is not lazy.

Think about it, have you ever seen a lazy person who can cook? Wash vegetables? Go to the mountain to dig bamboo shoots?”

The children thought for a moment, then answered together, “No.”

“Yes, lazy people don’t cook.”

“That’s right. My aunt doesn’t cook. My mom says she’s lazy.”

Teacher Jiang continued, “Their mom is not lazy, so it is wrong for you to say that their mom is lazy.

The teacher has taught you that when you do something wrong, you should apologize.

So, all of you who said that Lin Haizhi and Lin Hairui’s mom is lazy should apologize to them, right?”

Some Child was confused.

Although they listened to the teacher, they also listened to their parents.

Their mom said the twins’ mom was lazy, but now the teacher said their mom was not lazy.

So, who should they listen to now?

So the child asked, “But teacher, our mom said the twins’ mom is lazy.”

Teacher Jiang replied, “Your mom is wrong. First, apologize to the twins, and then when you go back, tell your mom the same. If your mom has any objections, she can come to me, and I will explain it to her.”

“Oh.” The child thought about it and decided to listen to the teacher, because their mom also said they should listen to the teacher at school.

If the teacher said they were wrong, then they were wrong. “I’m sorry, twins. I shouldn’t have said your mom is lazy.”

“I’m sorry, twins.”

“Twins…”

Just then, those few children started apologizing.

Seeing this, He Jiaxing also apologized, “I’m sorry, twins.”

He felt a bit embarrassed.

The teacher said his mom was wrong.

When he finished school, he would talk to his mom about it.

He realized that adults could also make mistakes.

Yi Bao and Er Bao, seeing them apologize, were no longer angry.

“It’s okay,” the two brothers said.

Their hearts were still very generous.

Teacher Jiang was very satisfied with this and continued, “Now let’s talk about household chores. Regarding the twins washing clothes and dishes, the teacher wants to praise them and reward each of them with a small red flower. Do you know why the teacher wants to praise them and reward them with a small red flower?”

“We don’t know.”

“Why, teacher?”

“Teacher, we want a small red flower too.”

The children asked one after another.

They also wanted a small red flower as a reward.

Teacher Jiang patiently explained to them, “Because they are filial and sensible. They are willing to share the household chores with their mom, which shows their filial piety to their mom.

Filial piety and being sensible are characteristics of good children. So, the teacher wants to reward them with a small red flower…”

The children listened and began to calculate in their hearts.

If they went home and helped with the laundry and dishes, could they also get a small red flower as a reward? This way, they would have one more small red flower.

So, a child also asked, “Teacher, if we also do household chores at home, can we also get a small red flower?”

Teacher Jiang naturally wouldn’t discriminate.

She said, “If you are filial to your elders and your parents agree, and you help with household chores, then you can also be rewarded with a small red flower.”

Ning Shu exchanged some vegetables from the Moon Bay Production Brigade and brought back some food from an app while on the road where there were no people.

Her family knew about her outing at noon, so it wasn’t surprising to bring back something else from elsewhere.

She took out the hairtail and yellow croaker she had purchased in a group buy a while back.

She bought 2 pounds of hairtail and 2 pounds of yellow croaker.

Both fish were not large; two hairtails weighed only a pound, while a pound of yellow croaker had six or seven pieces.

When Ning Shu returned home, although it wasn’t time to cook dinner yet, there wouldn’t be much bamboo shoots left to dig at this time, so she decided to wash the hairtail and yellow croaker first.

Then she peeled a bamboo shoot because she planned to make shredded bamboo shoot and yellow croaker soup in the evening, which would be very delicious.

As for the hairtail, it would naturally be braised hairtail.

Ning Shu hadn’t eaten fresh fish in a long time, and the thought of being able to eat it in the evening made her feel particularly happy while cooking.

However, her good mood didn’t last long because her three sons came back from school.

As soon as they arrived home, Er Bao exclaimed loudly, “Mom, we had an argument with He Jiaxing today, but we won the argument. We were going to fight, but the teacher wouldn’t let us.”

Ning Shu was shocked to hear this.

She looked at Er Bao’s proud look and quickly asked, “What argument? What happened?”

Besides, is it something to be proud of to win an argument?

Yi Bao said, “Mom, He Jiaxing and other kids said you were lazy, so we argued with them, and then the class started…”

He recounted the whole thing in detail, “Mom, the teacher praised us and even rewarded us with these little red flowers.”

With that, he took out three small red paper flowers from his small satchel.

The small red flowers cut from red paper were held in Yi Bao’s hand, reflecting on his tender face.

Looking at his bright smile, Ning Shu’s heart softened involuntarily.

Ning Shu knew that wherever there are people, there will be gossip, but she couldn’t just go along with it or change because of it.

She rubbed the heads of her three sons and said, “What your teacher said is right. Whether I’m lazy or not has nothing to do with what others say.

You guys help with the household chores and are filial to me, which makes me very proud. And when you guys defend me outside, I’m also very happy. Thank you.”

With that, she kissed each of her three sons on the face.

Just like the warmth in the Lin family, some families tonight were also very harmonious.

He Jiaxing

When He Jiaxing got home from school, he rushed to find his mother, “Mom… Mom…”

He Jiaxing’s mother was preparing dinner.

When she heard her son’s anxious voice, she quickly came out of the kitchen.

Seeing his flushed face and sweat on his forehead, she couldn’t help but scold, “What’s wrong with you, Jiaxing? How many times have I told you to walk properly and not to run? What if you fall?”

As He Jiaxing was unhappy, he said, “Mom, I apologized to the twins in class. It’s because you said something wrong that I apologized to them and got criticized by the teacher. The twins’ mom is not lazy. It’s wrong to speak ill of others behind their back.”

“What?” He Jiaxing’s mother didn’t understand for a moment. “What do you mean? Why can’t Mom understand? Explain it carefully to Mom.”

“It’s that we said the twins’ mom is lazy, but the twins said their mom is not lazy. Their mom can cook, wash vegetables, and dig bamboo shoots and wild vegetables in the mountains. They said a mom who can’t dig bamboo shoots is lazy.

Later, we argued, and then class started. Teacher Jiang came. Then the twins asked Teacher Jiang if their mom is lazy. Teacher Jiang said their mom is not lazy. He also said that washing clothes and dishes and helping with household chores are filial to their mom, and it’s commendable. He even rewarded them with little red flowers…”

He Jiaxing explained the situation intermittently.

Although he didn’t explain it very clearly, He Jiaxing’s mother roughly understood.

She didn’t know what to say for a moment. Everyone was saying that the twins’ mom leaves washing dishes and clothes to men and children, saying that the man is afraid of his wife.

But now, hearing her son say that the twins’ mom cooks, washes clothes, and even goes to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots and pick wild vegetables, she realized that the twins’ mom was indeed not lazy.

When He Jiaxing’s mother didn’t know how to respond, she heard her son say, “Mom, starting today, I want to wash dishes and clothes too.”

“What?” He Jiaxing’s mother was somewhat stunned. “No need, no need. You’re just a child. Why should a little kid like you wash dishes and clothes?”

“Well, I’m not a little kid.” He Jiaxing insisted, “If the twins can do it, I can definitely do it too. The twins help their mom wash clothes and dishes, and the teacher rewarded them with little red flowers. I want to help Mom wash clothes and dishes too. I want the teacher to reward me with little red flowers. I want to be even better than the twins.”

He Jiaxing’s mother was worried, “You don’t need to wash clothes and dishes. Wait until tomorrow.

When Mom talks to the teacher, you can say you’ve washed clothes and dishes before. This way, you’ll also get little red flowers!”