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

Wen Shutang has always had a keen sense. She raised her head and glanced at Liang Yan, only to see that Lord Liang, who always judged cases with dignity in the court, now looked at her with a little panic in his eyes.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at Xiao Yizhuo. As the male protagonist of the book, Wen Shutang always felt that it was because of him that Liang Yan became so cautious, but she didn't know what Xiao Yizhuo had done.

Xiao Yizhuo didn't show any expression on his face, but he understood clearly in his heart that Liang Yan's behavior was probably Mu Zhu's doing.

"Your Excellency makes fair judgments, and you have a wise and sensible wife like Madam to help me. How can I be dissatisfied? Thank you for making the decision for me."

Her tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and no one could find any fault with it. Liang Yan became even more certain that the man in black that night was related to these two people.

Liang Yan smiled and said, "Young lady, you don't have to be polite. If you encounter any problems in the future, just come to me and I will help you as much as possible."

Wen Shutang was slightly surprised. She didn't expect Liang Yan to say such a thing. With so many people present, wasn't he afraid that his words would be heard and made into something by someone with ulterior motives?

Not only was Wen Shutang surprised, the expressions of other noble ladies also changed. Even Mrs. Liang looked at Wen Shutang with a hint of inquiry. After all, except for people in officialdom, she had never seen the master speak to anyone so politely.

"Thank you for your kindness, Sir Liang, you are so considerate of the people. Everyone will praise your achievements."

Her flattery made Liang Yan feel a little dizzy, and a smile appeared on his face.

Liang Yanming asked Cheng Bo to prepare a dinner and planned to invite the two of them to have dinner at his house, but Wen Shutang politely declined.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I have a young child and parents waiting for me at home, so I can't stay any longer."

After hearing Wen Shutang say this, Liang Yan did not try to keep her any longer.

"Then I will arrange a carriage to take you two back."

Cheng Bo lowered his body and responded, then turned to prepare the carriage. He glanced at Wen Shutang, noted the master's attitude towards this woman, and thought to himself that it was fortunate that he had been considerate before and did not offend her.

Seeing this situation, the other noble ladies did not stay any longer. They said goodbye to Mrs. Liang and left.

Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo were stopped by someone when they reached the gate of Liang's residence.

"Young lady, please stay."

Wen Shutang looked back and saw a lady who was dressed gorgeously and had some jewelry on her head that looked very valuable. Even her wrists were adorned with jade bracelets and silver rings.

Wen Shutang remembered this woman. Mrs. Liang just said that she was the wife of Mr. Lu in the town. The Lu family was in the jewelry business, but they also had some exposure to the spice business.

"What's wrong ma'am?"

"I heard from Madam Liang that the young lady can make perfume. The perfume is very good. The young lady is really skillful."

Listening to the lady's flattery, Wen Shutang had a vague guess in his mind.

Seeing that she didn't respond, the lady continued, "My master also worked in this field when he was young and knew a lot of people. His network of contacts is much wider than that of the youngest son of the Song family. The young lady is a smart person, so I won't interrupt her."

Madam Lu paused for a moment and then said, "Instead of cooperating with the Song family kid, you should work with my master. My master has connections all over the place, even in Beijing. He can definitely do better in the perfume business than the Song family kid."

Wen Shutang raised her eyebrows. It seemed that she guessed right. The Song family was not the only one doing business in the town. Novel things like perfumes were often very popular, which could attract the attention of businessmen the most.

This Mrs. Lu is here to poach people.

Before Wen Shutang could reply, a loud voice interrupted her.

"Let me see who is talking nonsense here and dares to cut off my son's business?"

The plump Mrs. Song came up from behind with a frown on her face. She glanced at Mrs. Lu in a sarcastic tone without giving her any face.

"Oh, isn't this the sister-in-law of the Lu family who just paid a lot of money a few days ago? Why is she so busy trying to win over the young lady? Has the money owed by her family been paid off?"

Mrs. Lu's face changed and she glared at Mrs. Song with gritted teeth.

"you!"

"What are you talking about? Go home and fix the hole." Mrs. Song snorted.

Mrs. Lu glared at her and left angrily without looking at Wen Shutang.

Wen Shutang nodded slightly to Madam Song: "Madam."

Mrs. Song patted the back of her hand warmly: "Did you really come up with that perfume? I've smelled it, it's really refreshing and nice."

"Yes, I thought about it when I was free at home. I used Baiyutang flowers. The scent of this flower is light and not strong, which is very suitable for making perfume."

"Okay, I'll ask that brat for a bottle when I get back. Don't worry about doing business with him. Although my son is useless, he has one advantage, and that is his absolute integrity."

Wen Shutang nodded in agreement. She still trusted Song Zhoubai's character.

Just as the two were exchanging greetings, a carriage came from a distance.

After stopping, Song Zhoubai got off the carriage and was stunned for a moment when he saw Wen Shutang.

"Why is Madam Wen here?"

"There's something."

Song Zhoubai nodded and then looked at his mother, saying helplessly: "Mom, why haven't you returned home yet at this time? Dad is worried about you and asked me to pick you up quickly."

Mrs. Song curled her lips: "He still worries about me. It's good enough that he doesn't make me angry every day."

Song Zhoubai looked at his mother who was in a bad mood and quickly brought up his father to comfort her.

The two said goodbye to Wen Shutang and his wife and left. Wen Shutang looked at the direction where Mrs. Song went away, and his liking for this woman increased a lot.

Mrs. Song is not like other noble ladies. She is more friendly and approachable.

Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo took the carriage prepared by Cheng Bo back to Da'an Village. It was completely dark when they arrived home.

As soon as I got off the car, I saw a figure standing at the gate of the yard looking around.

Wen Shutang walked closer and saw Liu Sufen waiting anxiously at the door.

When Liu Sufen saw the two men coming back, she hurriedly walked up to look at Wen Shutang.

"Why are you back so late? Is Xiao Qiu'er okay?"

"It's okay, Mom. We went to discuss business. Mrs. Liang treated us very well." Wen Shutang patted the back of her hand soothingly.

Xiao Yizhuo also echoed: "Mother-in-law has been waiting for a long time, go back to the house and rest."

Seeing that the two were indeed fine, Liu Sufen felt relieved and turned back to the yard.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two of them coming back.

Wen Shutang touched Xiao Ze's little head and said with a smile: "I guess everyone has been waiting for a long time. I'll cook right away and let's eat right away."

Liu Sufen brought out a few dishes from the kitchen: "You won't have to wait until tomorrow morning to cook. I'm done, we can eat now."

Wen Shutang was stunned for a moment, but after he reacted, he felt warm in his heart.

Xiao Ye looked at the dish in Liu Sufen's hand and couldn't help swallowing.

“Grandma’s cooking looks delicious.”