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

"Okay, Mom." Xia Yingying came out of Song Ruyi's arms and wiped her tears with her sleeves.

Because Yingying was going to go find Xia Dawei with Song Ruyi in a while, she didn't dare to take the children with her, so she asked them to stay at home. Before leaving, Xia Yingying once again reminded Lu Haojie not to open the door to strangers.

Lu Haojie has experience in taking care of Lu Yurou, and Xia Yingying is also confident in leaving Lu Yurou to Lu Haojie.

Lu Haojie was not sad because Xia Yingying did not take him with her. Instead, he was very excited that Xia Yingying was confident in leaving the two little girls at home in his care. This proved that he was worthy of his mother's trust.

Lu Haojie's brows lit up, he patted his chest seriously, straightened his body, and spoke in a pretentious tone.

"Mom, don't worry, I will take care of the girls in my family. I am the only man in the family now."

Xia Yingying found it a little funny to see Lu Haojie pretending to be mature and adult, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth.

"Okay, then, little man Lu Haojie, I'll leave the two little girls at home to you. You must complete the task for me. Let's high-five and swear an oath."

Xia Yingying stretched out her hand, and Lu Haojie excitedly stretched out his chubby little hand and clapped it against Xia Yingying's big hand.

Xia Yingying took a pen and paper and wrote a few words, "The owner is busy, open in the afternoon," and posted it on the door, then closed the pastry shop.

Before leaving, Xia Yingying was worried that the children would run out to play and accidentally meet the beggars, so she discussed with Lu Haojie and locked the door from the outside. She thought Lu Haojie would disagree, but Lu Haojie nodded seriously.

Lu Haojie knew that Xia Yingying was doing this for his own good.

He also knew that the county town was different from the village. If a stranger went there and shouted loudly, everyone in the village would know. But here, even if someone secretly snatched a child away from home, only a few people would know about it if they shouted loudly.

"Then I'll lock the door from the outside and you lock it from the inside as well. I'll ask you to open the door when I come back." Xia Yingying said very seriously.

"it is good."

Lu Haojie took Jingjing and Lu Yurou back to the house. Xia Yingying went out with Song Ruyi. Since Xia Dawei's new address was not far away, Song Ruyi and Xia Yingying arrived in a short while.

The alley where Xia Dawei was located was another market in the county town.

The county town is large and has a large population, so two markets were set up for convenience.

Xia Yingying's place belongs to the southern market, while Xia Dawei's is in the north.

It was just past dinner time and the customers in the store had finished their meals and left. There was no customer in the store now. Xia Dawei and his wife were washing dishes and wiping the tables.

Sitting on the rocking chair at the door was a girl of three or four years old. The girl had dry hair, a thin body, and looked a little malnourished.

Other restaurants around here that were doing well still had customers coming in one after another, but Xia Dawei and his wife Bai Qingmiao's business didn't seem to be very good.

Xia Dawei has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is the same age as Lu Haoran and has been sent to a private school.

Studying is also a big burden for Xia Dawei's family. Their restaurant business is only average, and they can earn a little extra money every month. There is basically nothing left for rent and daily expenses.

Especially since Xia Dawei's second son is weak and has heart disease, he needs a lot of medical expenses every month, not to mention that Xia Dawei has to send money to his gambling father Xia Xinsen every month, which makes the family's financial situation on the verge of collapse.

Because of the financial pressure recently, Xia Dawei has been planning to find another worker to do more work and share the financial pressure.

"Have you decided what kind of job you want to find? If you can't find one, my father said he is short of people and you can go and work for him. He will pay you 600 coins a month." Bai Qingmiao said to Xia Dawei while wiping the table.

The net profit of a pig from Bai Laodie's butcher shop is about one or two taels of silver. His pork is of good quality, and since it is raised at home, he can save the difference in price, so his profit is higher than that of other people.

Bai Qingmiao has two older brothers who are already married and have children. Their sons are all sent to school, and her younger sister is still unmarried.

For the Bai family with high expenses, paying Xia Dawei 600 wen a month is a good salary, in Bai Qingmiao's opinion.

When Xia Dawei heard Bai Qingmiao's words, his expression changed instantly, but he still spoke to Bai Qingmiao in a kind manner.

"I won't go to my father's place. I want to look for other jobs that are more suitable for me. The business in the store is not very good now, and six hundred coins a month can't solve anything."

Part of the money for Xia Dawei's current restaurant came from Bai Qingmiao's father, and because of this, every time he went to Bai's house, he was ridiculed by Bai's father. He despised him for being incompetent and not giving his daughter a good life, and always said that Bai Qingmiao married the wrong person.

"What? You dislike my father?" Bai Qingmiao raised his eyebrows and his tone became ferocious when he heard that.

"No, I just don't want to be scolded." Xia Dawei said in a very calm tone.

Bai Qingmiao couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Self-respect, what's the use of self-respect now? Everything in the family costs money. If her father didn't help her from time to time, would their family be starving?

"Xia Dawei, everything you have now, your son, your wife, your shop, all of these were given to you by my father. Do you dare not admit this?

Now that you are in trouble, my father has offered you a helping hand. If you don't want to go, just say so directly. There is no need to ridicule my father openly or secretly like this.

I know my father is a butcher and you look down on me, but you are not much better than me. You are an orphan and you only have a mother.

Your mother didn't even come when we got married, and the money given to your mother every month was always scraped together by me. If it wasn't for giving your mother the money, would we have to live so miserably now?

You know the situation at home, the eldest is in school, the second is sick, and now you are still being picky. Hey, it's because I'm stupid and blind that I would fall for a coward like you!"

"Xia Dawei, in your heart, your mother is your relative, but my child and I are not.

Otherwise, why are you so generous in giving money to your mother, but so stingy with us? Now that the family is in such a difficult situation, you still care about your self-esteem! What's the point of living like this?"

Bai Qingmiao was disgusted by Xia Dawei's indifferent attitude. She was so angry that she threw the rag into the dishwater vigorously, splashing water directly on Xia Dawei's face. She walked out and carried her daughter into the house.

Looking at his daughter who was a little skinny, Bai Qingmiao couldn't help feeling a pang of sadness in his heart.

When she gave birth to her youngest daughter, she almost had a difficult labor. However, the family had no money, and all of Xia Dawei's monthly income was sent to his mother who lived far away in the countryside. There was not a penny in the family, and only her father gave her money. Her mother came to take care of her, which helped her recover a little. She had no milk, and the youngest daughter often went hungry, which made her body so thin.

Even though she tried her best to make delicious food for her youngest daughter, she was still so thin. She, as a mother, felt sorry for her little daughter.