Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1009: Ironclad Frog 1

"Xibao’s birthday is coming up!" A hint of a smile flickered in Chen Xueniang’s eyes, "Ever since I arrived at the Capital, I saw toys for sale in the department store that we don’t have in Huaibei City. They all seemed quite fun, so I bought a few for Xibao and Fubao and mailed them off already. I calculated the time, and they should arrive a few days before Xibao’s birthday."

Feng Qingxue said hurriedly, "Sister, why would you spend the money?"

Chen Xueniang replied earnestly, "I haven’t wasted any money. When I was a child, I always wanted a toy, but unfortunately, I didn’t have the fortune. Now that living conditions are better, of course, I want to treat the children better and give them a childhood filled with wonderful memories."

Her words reminded Feng Qingxue.

Upon reflection, she and her husband had never bought a proper toy for their children.

Therefore, after leaving Chen Xueniang’s home, Feng Qingxue immediately pulled Lu Jiang to the department store, and headed straight for the toy counter. The first thing they spotted was a green striped tin frog, striking in its vibrant green.

Wang Zhonghua had given Feng Qingxue two, instructing her to take them to Xibao and Fubao.

However, Feng Qingxue bought a few more, in case Xibao broke them and had no new toys to play with. She then bought some models of Anti-Japanese soldiers, guns, cannons, and trains, as well as a few tin roosters, which, like the little frogs, needed to have their springs wound tight in order to play.

When they arrived home, weary from their journey, they found a group of children lying on the ground at their doorstep.

A tin frog was hopping in the circle they surrounded, jumping forward with each leap, accompanied by bursts of cheers, naïve and full of innocence. The loudest voice belonged to Xibao. Seeing the tin frog come to a stop, he quickly rolled over, got up, went to wind the spring again, and once placed on the ground, the frog began hopping once more.

"I’ve taken the frog out to play with you all, but you have to lend me your spinning tops too. When my grandpa makes me new ones, I’ll return them to you!" Xibao stood with a hand on his hip, his bald head shining in the sunlight, bright as a light bulb.

Feng Qingxue covered her eyes, "How did Xibao get so dark? He’s as black as a loach."

Lu Jiang looked over, "He’s not dark. You see, compared to the other children around, Xibao is still quite fair and definitely the most beautiful child. He’s just darker than you and Fubao. Oh, my dear daughter!" He dropped the luggage and went to embrace Fubao.

Feng Qingyun came out holding Fubao’s hand, the latter wearing a little straw hat woven from wheat straw.

Around the hat was a garland woven from willow branches, with a few wildflowers tucked in, making her small face appear even whiter and more delicate.

"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" Fubao hugged Lu Jiang with both hands, her eyes squinted with happiness, continuously kissing his face, "Daddy, I missed you so much, why did you only come now?"

Feng Qingyun took the paper boxes from her sister’s hands, "Every day, Fubao would go to the road and look around to see if you were coming back. If she didn’t see anyone, she would inevitably cry for a while. Right now, she was just preparing to go look again, and you and brother-in-law have returned. This trip took more than half a month longer than expected, and we’ve all been anxiously waiting."

"I’m sorry, Xiaoyun, some unexpected things happened in the Capital, so we came back late," Feng Qingxue had not finished speaking when Xibao let out a loud cry and charged over like a little calf.

"Mommy! I missed you!" His cream cake had arrived!