Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Lu Haoran knew that Lu Ziren had given all his recent hunting money to Xia Yingying, and that the money was enough for her to open a pastry shop.

She despised them as a burden and coaxed them.

She has always been the same vicious woman, the only change is that she has become more thoughtful than before, and knows how to adopt a conciliatory policy to win over Lu Ziren and make him be more considerate and obedient to Xia Yingying.

Lu Ziren was very wary of Xia Yingying before, but this time Xia Yingying's plan was obviously successful. Otherwise, why would Lu Ziren listen to Xia Yingying and tell him in person not to participate in this competition?

What they say about treating them nicely is all bullshit.

Everything was just for wealth. Now that they have got what they wanted, they want to get rid of it.

Xia Yingying said that Tang Qingye would go to the county town to teach. She was not a prophet, so how could she know about Tang Qingye?

It was all her plan after all.

She gave him hope to study but then destroyed that hope when he was about to become successful and have a little fame. Xia Yingying is really a master at killing people.

Xia Yingying had no idea what Lu Haoran was thinking. If she knew, she would have shouted that she was more wronged than Sister Dou E.

Lu Haoran looked at Xia Yingying with a fierce light in his eyes. He couldn't let Xia Yingying succeed!

When Tang Qingye was about to leave, Lu Haoran grabbed Tang Qingye's sleeve.

"Master, I am in good health and willing to participate in this competition."

Xia Yingying and Lu Ziren looked at each other in bewilderment. Didn't they agree not to attend? Lu Haoran also agreed yesterday, why did he suddenly change his mind?

Tang Qingye thought that Lu Haoran was unwilling to miss this opportunity to stand out, after all, this opportunity was rare. So he patted Lu Haoran's hand and comforted him:

"Haoran, since you are sick, just rest assured and recuperate. There will be more opportunities like this in the future. You are so knowledgeable and have shown extraordinary talent at such a young age. There will be many more competitions waiting for you in the future."

Lu Haoran did not let go, but lifted the quilt from the bed and knelt directly on the ground.

"What's going on? This is unacceptable. Get up quickly."

Tang Qingye hurried to help Lu Haoran.

"Master, I'm not actually sick this time. It's because my parents are really worried about me and are afraid that I'll lose face if I lose the competition, so they asked me to pretend to be sick and not go to the private school. Please forgive me, Master."

Lu Haoran knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Tang Qingye was half-believing and half-doubting. He was afraid that Lu Haoran had lied about being sick in order to participate in the competition, which would be difficult to deal with.

"Sir, I vomited blood because I used fruit juice, and my face looked bad because I took a medicine that made me look sicker. Don't worry, sir, I am in good health."

As he spoke, Lu Haoran handed the bloody handkerchief to Tang Qingye. Tang Qingye took the handkerchief and smelled it. As expected, there was no smell of blood on it, only a faint fruity fragrance.

"Okay, get up."

Tang Qingye had already understood the general course of events from Lu Haoran's few words.

Since Lu Haoran's parents didn't want him to participate in the competition, he could just not participate. He could just tell him directly. Why did he have to pretend to be sick? This made him look like a very stingy old man.

"Please allow me to continue to participate in this competition and don't kick me out." Lu Haoran did not get up and continued to kneel on the ground.

Tang Qingye felt that this was a difficult situation. Although Lu Haoran was his disciple and the best candidate to participate in this competition, his parents did not allow him to participate. But this child wanted to participate. This matter...

Tang Qingye looked at Xia Yingying and Lu Ziren.

Xia Yingying and Lu Ziren were standing nearby. Their eyes were cleaving each other like swords, and they had fought for who knows how many times.

"Didn't you tell Lu Haoran? Why is it like this now? Didn't he agree? Why did he suddenly change his mind?" Xia Yingying said to Lu Ziren with her eyes.

Lu Ziren was also confused now.

How could the boss, who was always well-behaved and obedient, suddenly become like this?

Lu Haoran had clearly agreed to it, but changed his mind at the last minute. Did he do something wrong?

This debate competition was full of dangers. It was crucial to his life, and as Lu Haoran's father, he had to be responsible for Lu Haoran's safety.

If Lu Haoran wants to participate, just tell him. There is no need to do this. Where is their face?

Tang Qingye cast his eyes towards Lu Ziren, questioning and examining him. Lu Ziren said stiffly, "Just discuss this matter with Haoran. You don't need to tell us anything else."

Tang Qingye breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. This was obviously an agreement, so there was still a chance to win this time. However, why did Lu Ziren do this before?

Could it be because of his face as an old man?

It wasn't a wasted trip this time, I can say I have a chance to win the debate competition.

Xia Yingying had left while they were discussing and brought tea and snacks.

Tang Qingye drank tea and ate some snacks, and praised them, "Not bad, the cakes taste very good. With a skill like that from Madam Xia, she would be very popular even in Kyoto."

"Thanks for your kind words, Master, but I don't plan to go to Jindu for now. I plan to open a pastry shop in the county town."

"My lady is very courageous."

"It's not really courage, I just want to make a little extra money to make a living."

"That's fine. I will also be working at Pingyang Academy in the county soon. Haoran is my disciple. If you open a pastry shop in the county, you will probably live there. It will be convenient for Haoran and your daughter to go back. When your family opens a pastry shop, I will definitely come to support you."

"Thank you, Master."

What? Master Tang is really going to take up a post in the county! Xia Yingying was not lying to him. He had wronged Xia Yingying.

Lu Haoran felt very upset.

He shouldn't have acted rashly in anger. There must be a reason why his father and stepmother didn't let him go. Now that he had exposed their deception, he was in a dilemma and had to go.

But what was said could not be taken back. Even though he felt bad, he could do nothing but grit his teeth and move forward.

"Master Tang, I want to talk to Haoran."

"Of course, you are father and son, just chat."

Lu Ziren took Lu Haoran to his room.

Lu Haoran knelt on the ground: "Please punish me, Daddy."

"Punishment? How dare I punish you? Haven't you always been very opinionated?" Lu Ziren sneered.

This is treating his father as an outsider. He has grown too independent.

"My stepmother wanted to go to the county town and asked me to think carefully about whether I should go with her. I thought she was going to abandon me. It was my stepmother who told me not to take part in the competition, so..."

"So, don't jump out impatiently thinking that she will hurt you."

Lu Ziren completed what Lu Haoran had not finished saying.

"Yes, I know my mistake."

Xia Yingying stood outside the door and listened to everything the father and son said.

So, she cared about the wrong people.