I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

After having dinner at Liu Sufen's house, the family packed up and headed home.

The three children walked side by side in front of the two of them in tacit understanding, with a distance between them, leaving some space for Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo to be alone.

The moonlight was bright and clear, fully illuminating the country road.

Neither of them spoke, and Wen Shutang felt a little awkward for some reason.

Xiao Yizhuo looked straight ahead with no expression on his face, but his mind was full of thoughts and he didn't know what to say.

"My mother saw us holding hands on the bridge last night, and she asked me about it today." Wen Shutang glanced at him with a teasing tone.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yizhuo's expression froze. He suddenly turned his head to look at Wen Shutang, and relaxed when he didn't see anything wrong on her face.

He instructed Xiao Ye, who was the most talkative person, but he didn't expect that his mother-in-law would mention this matter.

He pursed his lips and whispered, "I was abrupt."

"What's so abrupt about this? You're right, it's normal for couples to hold hands, but I'm shy, so it's better for us to hold hands in a place where there's no one around."

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhuo lowered his head, his long eyelashes hiding the emotions in his eyes, and he said "hmm" in an ambiguous tone and said nothing more.

Seeing him like this, Wen Shutang's heart moved slightly, and he tried his best to resist the urge to touch his head.

Xiao Yizhuo now looks like a wounded and depressed big dog, and seems to be in desperate need of comfort from others.

God damn, does he know how attractive he is?

Wen Shutang coughed, looked away, and said in an unnatural voice: "There's no one here now, so... do you want to hold hands?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhuo suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Shutang with surprise in his eyes. He nodded without hesitation and reached out to grasp Wen Shutang's hand, holding it tightly in his hand, as if afraid that she would suddenly change her mind.

Noticing this, Wen Shutang couldn't help but secretly raise the corners of his lips. He really didn't realize that Xiao Yizhuo actually had the temperament of a loyal dog.

However, she really likes this feeling.

He tightened his palms and clasped the calloused hands again. Neither of them spoke any more, and they walked quietly on the country road illuminated by the moonlight.

Xiao Yizhuo couldn't explain his emotions. When he heard Wen Shutang say that they could only hold hands when there was no one around, he felt a moment of loss. But when he heard Wen Shutang take the initiative to hold hands, he suddenly felt very happy for some reason.

The only person who could affect his emotions like this was Wen Shutang.

Feeling the response from Wen Shutang's hand, Xiao Yizhuo couldn't help but laugh, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

Then he held her hand tightly.

Xiao Yizhuo turned his head and looked at Wen Shutang. The evening breeze blew away a few strands of hair on the side of her face. At this moment, there was only Wen Shutang in his eyes.

This glance was forever engraved in his heart. Many years later, Xiao Yizhuo still remembered deeply the glance he inadvertently gave Wen Shutang that night.

They soon reached the courtyard, and it was the first time that Wen Shutang felt the distance was so short.

Before the kids could turn around, the two let go.

Perhaps because he didn't want to see Xiao Yizhuo's lost expression again, Wen Shutang leaned close to his ear and whispered, "It's not impossible to hold hands in front of others, but it depends on the occasion."

Xiao Yizhuo knew that she was trying to comfort him, his dark eyes were stained with a smile, he nodded and whispered: "Yes, I know."

Seeing his smile, Wen Shutang's heart began to beat fast and she immediately looked away.

Help, this is so unfair, Xiao Yizhuo really suits her aesthetic point, she has no resistance to Xiao Yizhuo at all.

Originally, the relationship between the two was not close, so Wen Shutang's feeling was not very strong. But since she confirmed her feelings last night, Wen Shutang felt that every action of Xiao Yizhuo could really touch the cute spot in her heart.

It's simply unbearable. I can't stand it at any time.

Walking into the yard, Xiao Ye turned around and secretly looked at Wen Shutang's expression, and found that his mother's face was not angry, but a little red.

He was a little confused. The evening breeze was quite cool, so why was his mother's face so red? Was she very hot?

Xiao Ze and Xiao Wan were also observing the expressions of the two people and had different guesses in their minds.

Wen Shutang noticed the gazes of the three children and found that they were all secretly looking at her, and she suddenly felt confused.

What happened to these three kids today? They stared at her like this in the morning, and why did they stare at her again in the evening?

Xiao Yizhuo, who was standing next to her, naturally knew why the children reacted like this. He clenched his fist to his lips and coughed heavily.

"It's getting late, go wash up and go to bed."

After hearing what Xiao Yizhuo said, the children withdrew their gaze and ran back to their rooms.

After returning to the room and closing the door, Xiao Ye was the first to ask, "Mom doesn't look angry at all, and Dad seems to be in a good mood too."

"Mom must be generous and won't bother Dad about such trivial matters." Xiao Wan said with a smile while sitting on a stool.

Xiao Ze didn't say anything, but there was a light in his eyes that the two children couldn't understand.

Daddy’s skills in coaxing people must be getting better and better.

On the second and third days of the Chinese New Year, Wen Shutang's family went to Liu Sufen's house to help. Wen Shutang thought that he should take advantage of the New Year to spend some time with the two elderly people.

On the morning of the fourth day of the New Year, just as several people were packing up to go out, they heard the hurried sound of horse hooves. Soon, two carriages stopped steadily at the gate of Wen Shutang's courtyard.

Two elegantly dressed men got out of the car. Wen Shutang stood up and looked back, raised his eyebrows and crossed his arms as he looked at Song Zhoubai, who was wearing more and more ostentatious clothes.

What's wrong with this person? He dresses himself up so flashy for the New Year, like a peacock.

Song Zhoubai was wearing a turquoise brocade robe, and the hair crown on his head was inlaid with several precious-looking gems.

As soon as he saw Wen Shutang, he smiled, walked up to her, bowed, and said loudly: "Happy New Year, Madam Wen. Ah Sheng and I are here to wish you a happy new year."

Pei Sheng standing aside was dressed very calmly, in a white robe with a belt embroidered with patterns. He looked dignified and steady.

A smile appeared on his face, and he walked forward to Wen Shutang and bowed, saying, "Madam Wen, Happy New Year. I wish you a happy new year."

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows and looked at the two of them. What a great gift! Someone who didn't know would think that Wen Shutang had done something wrong.

"You two should get up quickly. We are equals, so there is no need for such a big gift."

Wen Shutang looked at Pei Sheng's attire, his eyes fell on his hair crown and belt, and raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Pei looks a little different."

The pattern on the belt is so complicated, and his hair crown is different from Song Zhoubai's, which gives people a solemn and heavy feeling.