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

When Lu Ziren heard this, his brows furrowed into a "川" shape.

For the first time, he experienced the benefits of sleeping in the same bed with Xia Yingying. Why is it ending now? He doesn't allow it.

Not to mention that he and Xia Yingying were a legitimate couple, even if they did something more intimate, it would be understandable.

But now Xia Yingying is so resistant to sleeping in his arms, it would be impossible to just refuse directly.

"We are husband and wife. How can we say that we sleep in separate beds? You don't want mother to worry that we are getting divorced, do you?"

Lu Ziren said as he observed Xia Yingying's expression.

Xia Yingying frowned in embarrassment.

Not long after the divorce crisis ended, Song Ruyi had already started urging her and Lu Ziren to give birth to their child.

If Song Ruyi knew about this, which was an obvious sign of marital discord and they were sleeping in separate beds, she would be extremely anxious.

"You...you should sleep on the floor from now on. I will buy you a new bed later."

Xia Yingying absolutely didn't want to sleep in the same bed with Lu Ziren.

But it is also possible to sleep separately and live in the same room.

Song Ruyi usually wouldn't come to her room on her own initiative. Every day, she would just spread the bedding on the floor before going to bed and roll it up after getting up, so she wouldn't be discovered.

Humph, she is such a genius!

Lu Ziren pursed his lips. He couldn't refute Xia Yingying's suggestion at all.

Seeing that Lu Ziren remained silent, Xia Yingying quickly said, "Let's put it this way. I'll buy you some bedding after dinner. By the way, do you have any special requirements for the bedding?"

Lu Ziren raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "It's up to you."

Xia Yingying ignored Lu Ziren's unhappy mood and said, "Don't worry, I will pick out soft and warm bedding for you and make sure you sleep comfortably. I won't treat you unfairly."

Lu Ziren didn't say anything. Xia Yingying looked up and saw that Lu Ziren was still there. She coughed lightly and said, "Okay, I'm going to get dressed now. You can go out now."

Lu Ziren pursed his lips, picked up his outer robe and trousers, put them on quickly, and went out.

After Lu Ziren left, Xia Yingying put down the pillow that she was holding.

She neatly pulled up the loose collar of her undergarment, quickly put on her dress, combed her hair, and tied it up with a wooden hairpin, then went out to wash.

Song Ruyi got up earlier than Xia Yingying. She warmed the water. Xia Yingying filled a basin with hot water, washed up, and then started to make breakfast.

She wanted to eat wontons, but it was too late to make them.

Xia Yingying decided to make rice noodles. She bought the rice noodles from a foreign merchant yesterday.

Because it is far from southern Yunnan, the rice noodles are all dry. She soaked the rice noodles in a basin of water yesterday, a large basin full of water, which is enough for the whole family to eat as breakfast. The meat sauce has been fried. For the soup, she plans to use pork bones to stew a big bone soup, which is just right with the rice noodles.

Since it was the first time for Lu Haojie and Jingjing to see rice noodles, the two little bodies squatted beside the wooden basin and stared at the rice noodles in the basin with their little eyes.

Song Ruyi had never seen rice noodles before, so she asked Xia Yingying.

Xia Yingying explained, but she continued to chop green onions and coriander.

When the white, tender and smooth rice noodles became extremely soft and chewy after being rolled in the fragrant and delicious bone soup with seasonings, Xia Yingying put them in a bowl, grabbed a handful of finely chopped green onions and coriander, scooped a spoonful of fried sauce into the bowl, put the soup in, added light soy sauce and sesame oil, and a bowl of fragrant rice noodles was ready.

Lu Haojie and Jingjing couldn't help swallowing when they saw this.

When the rice noodles were served, the family ate with great relish.

While slurping the rice noodles, Lu Haojie praised them generously: "Mom, the rice noodles are so delicious. I want to eat them again tomorrow."

“Okay, I’ll do it again tomorrow.” Who among those who cooks delicious food doesn’t want to be praised for the fruits of their labor?

Seeing that everyone liked it, Xia Yingying agreed without any hesitation.

The rice noodles were found in the store yesterday when he was buying eggs and flour. The boss was worried that the rice noodles would not sell well, so he only bought a little bit. Xia Yingying bought them all. After buying them, Xia Yingying told him to bring more next time he came.

What I bought yesterday is enough for six or seven meals.

Some should be left for Lu Haoran and Lu Yuwei to taste. Xia Yingying calculated the time and thought they would be back soon.

Because Jingjing has a big appetite, Xia Yingying's rice noodles are definitely not enough for Jingjing, so she puts another big bowl of noodles in. After Jingjing finishes eating, she will cook some more. If you cook too much noodles in the soup, they will clump together and the taste will be bad.

After the whole family had eaten, Xia Yingying decided not to do business today and she decided to go back to the village later.

Lu Ziren now does not have enough bedding for sleeping, and Xia Yingying does not plan to spend money to buy a new one. Instead, she plans to go back to the village and bring the previous one for Lu Ziren to use.

It’s not like there aren’t any, and the bedding is in good condition, there’s nothing broken about it.

Xia Yingying's principle has always been that if something can be used, there is no need to spend money on it.

There are some ripe vegetables in the vegetable garden in the yard. This time when she goes back, Xia Yingying plans to pick some for herself.

Lu Haoran and Lu Yuwei will be back in two days. She didn't tell them that she had moved. She just went back to the village with her family for a few days. She could also go to a nearby village to sell cakes.

After Lu Ziren washed the dishes, he saw that everyone was in the kitchen, so Xia Yingying took the initiative to ask.

"I'm going back to the village for a few days. Do you want to go back?"

"What are you going back for?" Qin Qingfeng asked curiously.

Xia Yingying explained the purpose, and Song Ruyi, Lu Ziren and Lu Haojie all nodded.

Seeing that they agreed, Qin Qingfeng also agreed. Jingjing naturally nodded as he agreed.

After the family decided to go back, Xia Yingying rented an ox cart to transport things for a while. Xia Yingying originally wanted to rent a horse carriage, but this remote area was too poor and they could not afford a horse carriage, only an ox cart.

Xia Yingying had no choice but to rent an ox cart.

When Xia Yingying asked a young man to pull an empty ox cart, Lu Ziren's face instantly turned dark.

His horse is a Ferghana horse that can travel a thousand miles a day. How could he lower his status to pull such a shabby cart, especially when that cart is an ox cart?

Before he could say no, Xia Yingying grabbed his sleeve. Lu Ziren heard a soft voice: "We can't rent an ox today, so we can only rent an empty ox cart. Besides, your horse looks very capable, so it should be no problem for you to pull an ox cart."

Lu Ziren looked up and saw Xia Yingying staring at him without blinking with her watery eyes, with a little bit of pleading and innocence. Under her gaze, he nodded as if possessed by a ghost. When he realized what he had agreed to, his face became even darker, like a black-faced god.