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

"No, it's just that Arou suddenly slept with me, and I was a little uncomfortable."

Xia Yingying did not hide anything and told the truth directly.

"Are you cold? If you are, why don't you come closer?" Lu Ziren said to Xia Yingying.

"No, if we get too close, I'm afraid I'll crush Arou when she sleeps at night." Xia Yingying lowered her voice and refused.

"How about this, you put Arou in your place and let her cover herself with a blanket. You sleep with me, this way she won't be crushed and she'll be warm."

Xia Yingying originally wanted to refuse, but she thought that she had become accustomed to having Lu Ziren as her hand warmer, and the weather was still quite cold, and she couldn't do without this very warm hand warmer. Xia Yingying didn't like to embarrass herself, so she agreed to Lu Ziren's proposal.

So while Lu Yurou was sleeping without knowing it, Lu Ziren moved her to another position again, but this time it was open and aboveboard.

Xia Yingying's quilt was tightly covered on Lu Yurou's body, so that even if Lu Yurou kicked off the quilt in the middle of the night, she would not be too cold.

Xia Yingying pulled Lu Ziren's quilt and rolled in.

Xia Yingying was still a little cold in her quilt just now, but as soon as she came over, she felt a warm breath wrapping around her.

Lu Ziren's quilt is much warmer than the one Xia Yingying used to cover herself with, although it is the same thickness as Xia Yingying's quilt.

"Your quilt is so warm." Xia Yingying couldn't help but sigh.

Xia Yingying was like a little kitten, consciously leaning towards Lu Ziren's chest.

Because of the heat source, Xia Yingying woke up quickly. She found a comfortable position and fell asleep immediately, as if the person who had been tossing and turning in bed just now was not her.

When Lu Ziren saw Xia Yingying's skillful movements, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, he put his arms around Xia Yingying, and then fell asleep with a faint smile.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xia Yingying became busy in the shop again.

But now there are Jixiang Ruyi, Ping'an Xile in the store, as well as several new girls who have been trained by Jixiang Ruyi and Ping'an Xile. Their names are Jixiang Ruyi Ping'an Xile, which are also very festive names.

Their names are Xinxin, Xiangrong, Jinyu and Mantang respectively.

Jixiang, Ruyi, Ping'an and Xile have already learned how to make all the pastries in the pastry shop on the first floor.

Therefore, Xia Yingying could also teach Jixiang Ruyi, Ping'an Xile the recipes of the more difficult pastries sold on the second floor.

Before teaching them how to make pastries, a confidentiality agreement had been signed. Xia Yingying was not worried that they would leak the secret. If they did, they would be in a difficult position.

The pastries on the second floor are more complicated to make than those on the first floor, so they naturally take longer.

When Xia Yingying was training shop assistants in a cake shop, Lu Ziren received the news about Liu Qingyao that Li Guoliang had investigated.

Liu Qingyao first appeared in a small village near the capital. She suddenly appeared three months ago, like a ghost.

Speaking of this, Li Guoliang couldn't help but frowned. It was really strange.

"Go on." Lu Ziren didn't think Li Guoliang was making a fuss at all. If Lu Ziren didn't know the truth, he would definitely have the same reaction as Li Guoliang.

When Liu Qingyao first came to the village, she had no place to live and no money to buy food, so an old lady named Sun took her in.

Liu Qingyao had healthy hands and feet, but she always felt bad staying at the old lady's house, so she went to look for a suitable job.

She went to a decent "restaurant" and eventually decided to work there, but what she thought was a restaurant was actually a brothel.

She was almost left there by the brothel owner. If it weren't for Aunt Sun who took her in and found her in time, her life and freedom would have been lost in the brothel.

However, Liu Qingyao was also injured in the brothel, and her body was not in good condition due to the abuse. Aunt Sun was also feeling unwell due to her anxiety in finding Liu Qingyao, and she had to take medicine all the time. Liu Qingyao now couldn't even find a way to make a living, and she was in a miserable state and extremely depressed.

Aunt Sun's family was not wealthy to begin with. When Aunt Sun fell ill, the family was left with no money. Liu Qingyao borrowed money from everyone around her but failed to get any.

Auntie Sun had a son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren before, but she lost all her family members in a sudden accident. Auntie Sun has no land here, and she has to eat every day, so she has to do some embroidery work to make a living.

After searching for a few days, Liu Qingyao finally found a job helping out in the restaurant kitchen. However, she was not good at housework and she did not earn any wages on the first day. Instead, she lost some money because she broke the boss's dishes and spilled soup on the customers when serving them. There were few people in the town, and information flowed very quickly. Other people in the town knew that Liu Qingyao's working ability was not very good, so they rejected her when she applied for the job.

Liu Qingyao tried all the jobs that ordinary women could do, but either accidents happened or she was inexplicably deducted from her salary. Finally, out of desperation, Liu Qingyao went to work in a place where opera was performed.

Liu Qingyao's singing style is novel and pleasant to the ear, and almost everyone in the troupe comes to listen to her singing.

She can earn a fixed amount of money every month from the opera troupe, which is her old profession, so she lives a relatively comfortable life.

Some time ago, Liu Qingyao published a book of operas and sold it in the Hechun troupe, and also performed it herself. Unexpectedly, the opera became a big hit and was both popular and well-received.

Liu Qingyao kept some of the money she earned and gave the rest to Aunt Sun. Liu Qingyao originally wanted to bring Aunt Sun to the capital, but Aunt Sun was afraid that she would cause trouble for Liu Qingyao, so she refused to come.

Liu Qingyao had no choice but to work in the opera troupe to earn money.

Liu Qingyao's experience lasted only three short months, and Li Guoliang described it in detail, so Lu Ziren immediately understood it.

"Have you made arrangements for this Aunt Sun?"

Lu Ziren couldn't guarantee what kind of person Liu Qingyao was, so he could only prepare for the worst and eliminate the only potential threats one by one.

"General, speaking of Aunt Sun, she is really stubborn. We brought people to take her to a farm, but they thought we were bad people and refused to go. Finally, we mentioned your name and she nodded in agreement. You are worthy of being a general. Your name is really useful." Li Guoliang couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone knows that Lu Ziren's name is feared in Daliang. Many families even use Lu Ziren's name to scare their children in order to coax them. Who would have thought that an old woman in a small town would be so obedient to Lu Ziren? This was really beyond Li Guoliang's expectation.

Last name Sun?

When Lu Ziren heard this surname, his eyebrows moved slightly.

His biological mother's surname is Sun, but since he left home, no one in his family has looked for him.

He was just left to fend for himself, and his impression of his mother, Ms. Sun, had gradually become blurred. However, when he heard the name of this old woman, Ms. Sun, Lu Ziren was still subconsciously stunned, and his heart was stirred.

However, there are thousands of people with the surname Sun, it is impossible that she is his mother, he was just overthinking it.

His mother is now enjoying the happiness of family life with her husband and son, so how could she end up becoming a lonely old woman? It's impossible.

At this moment, Lu Ziren suddenly denied the feeling that the woman surnamed Sun might be his mother.