Chapter 68: Is this strange-looking contraption really a baby stroller?

Chapter 68: Is this strange-looking contraption really a baby stroller?

Auntie Zhong couldn’t help but admire Su Taotao. She had always thought of herself as quite fierce, but compared to Su Taotao, who was something like... "without shedding blood"—that's right, "without shedding blood"—anyway, she was very impressive.

She had originally been worried that Su Taotao might suffer a loss and was prepared to join the fight at any moment, but her concerns were unnecessary.

Without realizing it, even Auntie Zhong had started to see Su Taotao as the rock. "Little Su, should we really take the two children to the hospital for an injury examination? Kids' fights usually just result in bruises that look worse than they are."

With two wild boys at home, she had some experience in this.

Su Taotao said, "Yes, why not go if someone else is paying the medical bills?"

Auntie Zhong immediately understood. "Yes, yes, we should go and get a thorough examination."

The two mothers took the children for a check-up. The doctor could tell at a glance that the bruises on the two children were from fighting. Initially, his attitude wasn’t very good.

After Su Taotao explained their purpose, Auntie Zhong used her eloquence to emphasize that their children had been unjustly beaten by the children of Cheng Jianguo, Xu Weidong, and Li Dongqing, and that they needed to seek justice for the children.

Upon hearing this, the doctor thought, "There are bullies at the school? That's serious." His own child was also in elementary school.

So, he examined them very carefully, wrote a particularly detailed "injury report," emphasizing that the injuries were quite severe and that it would be best for the children to rest at home and recover fully before returning to school. He also wrote clearly about the potential psychological impacts of the injuries, prescribed a lot of "tonics" and various common household medications, and suggested regular follow-up examinations. He charged a hefty medical fee.

Su Taotao was very satisfied with the amount on the medical bill.

As colleagues, it wouldn’t be right to demand compensation for the injuries, but the medical fees should be reimbursed, right?

The news from the hospital, combined with Auntie Zhong's network, quickly spread the story, to the point where there were rumors of the two children being carried out of the hospital on stretchers.

The only slightly injured but lively Fu Yuanhang and Mo Jialin: "..."

The leadership made it clear that everyone should contribute to the country while not neglecting their families.

Especially in the education of their children, who were the future of both the base and the country.

The leadership made it clear. Scientific research could span two or even several generations, and if the children were ruined, the future of the research efforts would be destroyed. Everyone should learn from Comrade Fu Zhengtu, who had raised his child, Fu Haochen, so well. They needed to achieve a balance between work and family, to have both and to have both be strong.

Fu felt he didn’t deserve the praise, as the educational work for the child was all undertaken by Su Taotao.

The leadership also specifically praised Su Taotao, Fu’s family member, stating that only with a stable home front could the scientists on the frontlines focus on their research. How could one bring peace to the world if one couldn’t even bring peace to one’s home?

Thus, the apology came sooner than Su Taotao had expected.

On the afternoon of the third day, three clearly exhausted scientists, who had seemingly aged several years and sprouted a few white hairs overnight, arrived with their mischievous children and various gifts of malted milk and meat cans to apologize and offer condolences.

The three mischievous children had clearly been given more than one beating by their fathers and were now terrified of Su Taotao, like rabbits caught in headlights.

The mischievous children were shocked to find that this seemingly gentle woman could be so formidable, able to get their usually absent fathers to come home early and discipline them with just one phone call.

The three children sincerely apologized to Fu Yuanhang and promised it would never happen again.

Fu Yuanhang forgave them, seeing their sincerity, and warned that if it happened again, he wouldn’t go easy on them.

The three mischievous children assured him there wouldn’t be a next time.

Finally, Su Taotao collected the due medical fees and nutritional supplements for recovery, and the matter was considered settled.

After leaving Su Taotao's house, the three fathers took their children to apologize at Mo Gong's house.

Auntie Zhong wasn’t one to let things slide and scolded the three mischievous children for half an hour without repeating herself before she let them off.

The three naughty kids didn't dare to resist, afraid of being beaten by their father, and were almost left with emotional scars.

The three scientists, who had dedicated much of their lives to research, had never been so embarrassed in their lives and wished they could find a hole to crawl into.

They decided to make time in the future to properly educate their mischievous children. Such a humiliating incident was enough for a lifetime.

After leaving Auntie Zhong's house, the three fathers still had to go door-to-door to apologize to the other classmates who had been bullied by their children.

It was said that they had to take half a day off just to get through all the apologies.

Doing scientific research had never been this mentally exhausting.

The school also conducted a self-reflection and promptly corrected the shortcomings in their educational work, responding to the leadership's call. While focusing on cultural education, they also emphasized quality education, aiming to cultivate the children of the base into pillars of society.

Su Taotao became "famous overnight" because of this incident.

Almost everyone in the base knew that Fu's wife, who was even more beautiful than a fairy, was not someone to be trifled with.

It's no wonder she could keep the formidable Fu Gong under control. The two of them were truly a perfect match, both not to be messed with.

Fu Yuancheng and Mo Jialin also became "famous overnight."

Fu Yuancheng became famous, firstly because he was fair and good-looking;

Secondly, because he was "fierce."

Classmates who had seen Fu Yuancheng fight that day knew how fierce he was. Even when outnumbered three to one, he didn't lose ground. The three actually suffered injuries just as bad as his.

However, those naughty kids were resilient and hid their pain well.

Mo Jialin became famous because he was Fu Yuancheng's loyal follower. Despite being much larger, he followed Fu Yuancheng around like a little tail, agreeing to whatever Fu Yuancheng said.

Now, the students in the school were split into two camps: those who didn't dare to provoke them and avoided them when they saw them;

And those who were very willing to befriend them and enjoyed hanging out with them.

Fu Yuancheng wasn't friends with just anyone. Su Taotao had told him to make friends with people who shared his values. As for some classmates with bad behavior and a dislike for studying, Fu Yuancheng kept his distance.

The first weekend on the island arrived quickly, and it was already Saturday. In those days, there was no concept of a weekend; only Sunday was a day of rest.

Fu Zhengtu had been leaving early and returning late these past few days, busy with something unknown. Su Taotao thought he wouldn't have time even on the weekend.

These two days, she had asked Fu Zhengtu to exchange some fabric tickets with his colleagues. She had promised Fu Yuancheng to take him to the city to buy new clothes on the weekend and see if they could find time to visit the elderly Mr. Tang.

Unexpectedly, Fu Zhengtu returned early on Saturday evening, bringing with him something resembling a hybrid between a four-wheeled pushcart used by ladies in the 21st century to go to the market and a stroller. He also had a bunch of small daisies.

Su Taotao was so surprised by the daisies Fu Zhengtu handed her that her mouth stayed open for a long time.

Fu Gong seemed like someone completely disconnected from romance, and yet he thought to give her flowers?

When Fu Zhengtu placed Chenchen in the odd stroller and pushed him a few steps, looking at Su Taotao with that overbearing 'woman, are you satisfied with what you see?' gaze.

Su Taotao didn't react immediately.

It wasn't until Chenchen, with eyes barely visible from smiling so much, clapped his little chubby hands and shouted "Mama" that Su Taotao realized this odd contraption was indeed a stroller.