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

Song Ruyi could be considered a smart person, but the world she had experienced for a long time was too small. The only things she could calculate were the trivialities in front of her. There was no other place for her to broaden her mind.

So this idea was formed, and Xia Yingying could understand it and did not blame Song Ruyi.

Song Ruyi was already suffering after this. Thinking back to when she first moved to the county town, it was only because of her quick words that Qin Qingfeng left home. After he left, the house became a little quieter, life became less noisy, and she naturally had less fun.

Song Ruyi knew that it was her mouth that caused the trouble, but she couldn't bring herself to apologize to Qin Qingfeng, and just let it go. Song Ruyi was busy, so she didn't have time to think about what happened at that time.

It was almost this time... Oh, she should watch her mouth from now on.

Because of his martial arts training, Zhao Wen's hearing is much better than that of ordinary people. Even though Xia Yingying and Song Ruyi lowered their voices, Zhao Wen still heard every word of their conversation.

Although Song Ruyi spoke tactfully, Zhao Wen also understood Song Ruyi's underlying meaning.

Zhao Wen, Zhao De, Huang Diao and others had already thought about leaving the pastry shop today, but when they heard Xia Yingying defending them and offering them a very good job opportunity, Zhao Wen's idea of ​​leaving was immediately calmed down.

It turns out that's how Xia Yingying sees them.

Originally, Zhao Wen still had a trace of caution towards Xia Yingying in his heart.

But after listening to the conversation between Song Ruyi and Xia Yingying, his guard was gone and he secretly decided to stay here wholeheartedly and help Xia Yingying manage the pastry shop.

Xia Yingying didn't know that she had gained a loyal fan in just a moment.

Zhao Wen’s dream was to be a general in the army who could stand alone against ten thousand enemies.

But later he lost his way to rise due to physical injury. He could accept his mediocrity but found life much more boring.

Originally, he had no chance of making a comeback, but Xia Yingying was willing to give him this opportunity, and he was extremely grateful.

"Mom, you have to think before you speak in the future." Xia Yingying solemnly instructed Song Ruyi.

Song Ruyi is actually not a bad person, he just has some typical petty-bourgeois mentality.

If you want a hard-working and capable employee, it would be best if you could drive him like a horse, but Xia Yingying thinks that this is unrealistic.

Although this can squeeze out more surplus value, it is very unfavorable for long-term development.

After seeing Xia Yingying finish chatting with Song Ruyi, Zhao Wen stomped his feet into the pastry shop.

Xia Yingying naturally heard the voice as well, but she didn't say anything. She turned around and saw Zhao Wen coming over.

"Sister-in-law, just tell us what kind of work we want to do in the future. Don't be polite with us." Zhao Wen said with a smile.

Xia Yingying has already made up her mind about the tasks of Zhao Wen, Zhao De and Huang Diao.

Xia Yingying plans to train Zhao Wen, Zhao De and Huang Diao to become the backbone elites of the store.

After she left, all the business in the store was handed over to Zhao Wen and others.

"From now on, you can learn everything about the shop, but you must sign a confidentiality agreement with me. You know I make pastries, and I won't pass on the secret recipes of my pastry shop. After you know my secret recipes, if I find out that any of you have leaked the secrets of my shop, I will send the informant to the government and pay twenty times the compensation. If you can accept this condition, you can stay. If not, I won't force you."

After hearing this, Zhao Wen was not surprised by Xia Yingying's request for twenty times the compensation. Instead, he felt that Xia Yingying's request was very reasonable.

The most important thing for a pastry shop to be different is that her pastries must taste good, and the secret recipe is also of utmost importance. Although Zhao Wen went to the battlefield to fight, he also knew that Xia Yingying's worries were not unreasonable.

Xia Yingying opened this pastry shop, but it would be more accurate to say that it was a pastry shop opened for the recipe.

"Okay." Zhao Wen answered very straightforwardly without any hesitation, as if the conditions offered by Xia Yingying were very easy and there was no inequality at all.

Xia Yingying was originally waiting for Zhao Wen to bargain with her, but she didn't expect Zhao Wen to agree immediately. This was beyond her expectations.

"I also want to train your two brothers to be core store clerks. You can tell them what I mean. Thank you for your help."

Xia Yingying knew that they were able to come because of Lu Ziren's face. They could not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy due to physical reasons. If they had no health problems, their lives would definitely be very different.

Zhao Wen and Zhao De Huang Diao told Xia Yingying what she meant, and they immediately agreed, "I agree to what my sister-in-law said."

"I agree too."

Seeing that Zhao De Huang Diao agreed, Zhao Wen brought Zhao De Huang Diao to Xia Yingying's store and told Xia Yingying their decision.

"Okay, then let's draw up a confidentiality agreement."

Seeing that they agreed, Xia Yingying began to draft the documents. In addition to the confidentiality agreement, Xia Yingying also wrote a contract to guarantee their legal rights and interests.

"I will give you three taels of silver every month from now on. When you officially take over the work in the store, I will give you a share of the store's profits every month. How about the store's profits be split 50-50?"

Three taels of silver a month, split 50-50, my God, how much silver is that?

They were simply unimaginable.

In the past, people only had a few copper coins and life was hard to make ends meet, but now it seemed as if they had reached heaven.

"Sister-in-law, this is too much. We can't take so much."

"You want so much? You are the best talents in our store. What if we don't pay you more and can't keep you?" Xia Yingying joked.

"Sister-in-law, we will definitely do a good job here, don't worry." Zhao Wen continued to explain.

"Well, I believe you. You deserve this money. I won't feel at ease if you don't take it."

Now that Xia Yingying had said this, they had no reason to refuse and so they stopped talking.

"Come to the store and help out later."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

To Zhao Wen, Zhao De and Huang Diao, Lu Ziren saved their lives.

Zhao Wen was blinded by poisonous smoke on the battlefield. His eyes were burning with pain, and he was not alert enough to notice a spear rushing towards his heart. When he was on the verge of death, Lu Ziren shot the man with an arrow. It was not until the barbarian's blood sprayed on Zhao Wen that he came to his senses. If it were not for Lu Ziren's arrow, he would have been left dead on the battlefield filled with poisonous smoke.

Zhao Deze was given a chance to live against death by Lu Ziren. He was originally a criminal, and after escaping from prison, he went to the mountains to become a bandit. In order to avenge the enemy who killed his wife and children, he lurked in the house of a wealthy businessman. The son of the wealthy businessman was a playboy. Seeing that his wife was beautiful, he molested her and took her to his house to commit a crime. His wife struggled and his daughter cried, but the beast covered his daughter's mouth and suffocated her to death. When his wife saw that her daughter was dead, she picked up a pair of scissors to kill the beast, but was strangled to death by the beast.

He had heard that the crimes committed by the beast should be made public to the government so that the government could punish him. However, he did not expect that the officials and businessmen colluded with each other, and the government not only did not redress his grievances, but also beat him up and put him in jail.

But he was not the kind of man who would resign himself to his fate. He escaped from prison, went through untold hardships and hid in the home of that beast, and finally killed him to avenge his wife and children.

However, he was hunted down by the government and was eventually sentenced to death by that official.

It was Lu Ziren who appeared in time and rescued him, thus saving his life.

Huang Diao was nearly hacked to death by the enemy under their horses' hooves on the battlefield.

There was no need for Lu Ziren to save him, a soldier with no identity or background, whose existence was dispensable, but Lu Ziren still saved him. Only then did he feel that his life in the world might have other value.

To the three of them, Lu Ziren was not only a lifesaver, but also a family member who was closely related to their lives. Sometimes, it could even rise to the spiritual level and become an unbreakable belief and worship.

They had secretly made a vow that no matter what Lu Ziren asked them to do, they would be willing to do it even if it meant paying with their lives.

Zhao Wen quickly explained to Zhao Dehuang Diao what Xia Yingying wanted them to do in a few words, and Zhao Dehuang Diao agreed.

Zhao Wen, Zhao De and Huang Diao came to Xia Yingying and said to her solemnly:

"No matter what you want me to do, even if it means giving you my life, I will do it without blinking an eye. What's more, it's just a small matter. Don't worry, if I reveal the secret of your pastry shop, I will die miserably in this life, the next life, and the next life."

Zhao De stretched out his finger and swore to the sky, saying with determination.

"Me too." Zhao De was a rough man. Compared to Zhao Wen and Zhao De, he spoke very bluntly, just like Zhang Fei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Xia Yingying unconsciously imagined Zhang Fei's round and dark face and found it a little funny. "Please vote"