It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

"No, no, don't misunderstand me next year, and don't be angry. We really don't doubt you now! Please don't be angry!"

Xiaobao was in a hurry to explain, his little face flushed red, as if he was afraid that Su Man would misunderstand them.

Dabao's face also turned red, but he had more knots in his heart than Xiaobao, and he was much more mature and stable than Xiaobao, so there were some things he couldn't say like Xiaobao. He just looked at Su Man with some worry.

Su Man looked at the two children's anxious expressions and couldn't help but smile and said,

"Then you really don't have to be afraid or worried. What mother said just now is all true. You all know about the wrong things mother did before, and everyone in the village knows about it, but no one is perfect, right?

Besides, I did something wrong before, but it's okay if I correct it now. You all believe in quality, and I will accompany you to improve and correct it. Can you do this?"

Both children nodded at the same time.

"Don't worry, stepmother, we can definitely do it!" Xiaobao nodded vigorously.

Dabao nodded hesitantly.

"Now that you have become a member of our family, if you treat us well now, we will take care of you in your old age when we grow up and will not let you die alone."

Su Man didn't expect Dabao to say this, and for a moment she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Dabao, where did you hear this? You know all this at such a young age?"

Dabao didn't say anything, but Xiaobao blinked innocently and looked at Su Man and said,

"Stepmother, I also know about this matter. It's not just my brother who knows."

"Oh?" Su Man looked at Xiao Bao curiously, "How did you know that?"

"Because it's what the villagers said. My brother and I went to the village to look for wild vegetables before and heard those aunties in the village say that. They said that they are raising their son now, and their son will take care of them in their old age. So, stepmother, you are raising us now, and we will also raise you in the future."

Listening to Xiaobao's retelling, Su Man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but in the end she felt more heartbroken.

When the two children went out to look for wild vegetables, they had to listen to the gossip of the villagers. It was heartbreaking just to hear those words.

"I'm sorry, mother was not good in the past. It was mother who made you suffer. In the future, I will never let you live by digging wild vegetables. But you can dig wild vegetables to live in peace."

The two children nodded obediently, feeling warm in their hearts.

Su Man continued,

"There is one more thing you must remember. It is very important and you must not forget it."

The two children immediately looked at her again, waiting for her next words.

The two children are so well-behaved that Su Man feels so soft and warm inside.

"It's because I'm good to you two. I want to be your mother because you're very well behaved. I like you, not because I want you to take care of me in my old age. Do you understand?"

She liked the two children simply because they were to her liking and her taste.

The two children were stunned by Su Man's words, and then they were extremely happy.

I didn’t expect the stepmother was so nice, not because she took care of them in their old age, but because she loved them.

Hehehe…because I like them!!

Xiaobao's legs swung faster and faster, and he looked so happy.

After Su Man packed up everything, she went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. She asked the two children to stay in the room, but Xiaobao was unwilling and insisted on going with her. As for Dabao, he didn't say anything and stayed in the room.

However, when Xiaobao and Su Man went out, he kept his eyes on them, and only when their backs disappeared from his sight did he purse his lips and look away.

Humph! He doesn't care! He doesn't want to accompany you!

He looked at the clothes and shoes Su Man bought for them, and finally walked to Fu Xiu's room next door.

He took a small stool and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Fu Xiu's hand and began to mutter to himself.

"Daddy, that woman has actually changed for the better. She said she was wrong before and she will correct it in the future. She will also treat Xiaobao and me well. No, no, not Xiaobao, but my brother."

He shook his head as he spoke, and he actually accepted the name "Dabao" and "Xiaobao".

Humph! What about Dabao and Xiaobao? You are so nagging, he doesn’t want them!

"But Daddy, she also said that she became our stepmother not because she wanted us to take care of her in her old age, but because she loved me and my brother. Do you think... will she really be a good person? But Xiaobao likes her very much."

Dabao muttered to himself, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift to the kitchen.

I wonder what kind of food that woman will make? And that woman seems to be a little different. She can make a lot of different things that they have never seen before. She is completely different from the bad woman before.

He felt very strange, but not disgusted, because this bad woman...well...was actually quite good.

He stayed in Fu Xiu's room, and although he was a little absent-minded, he never went to the kitchen. Until the strong fragrance wafted from the kitchen, he kept swallowing his saliva.

How come that bad woman is so good at cooking all of a sudden! It smells so good! He has never smelled anything so good before!

How about…how about going to take a look? Xiaobao is there anyway, so it’s okay for him to go and take a look, right?

When he thought of this, he had already stood up from the small stool and walked towards the door, going straight to the kitchen.

Xiaobao's eyes widened in the kitchen, especially when he saw Su Man cooking, he was really surprised.

"Wow!! Stepmother! How did you make it so delicious! This is the first time I smell something so delicious! You are amazing!"

Su Man couldn't suppress the smile when listening to Xiao Bao's praise.

Oh my goodness, I was so happy to be praised by my own son!

"If you like it, mom will make it for you every day, okay?"

"Okay, okay! Stepmother, you are the best!" Xiaobao jumped happily.

Seeing him like this, Su Man scooped a shrimp from the pot and handed it to Xiaobao's mouth.

"Come, try it first and see if it tastes good."

Xiaobao's eyes are sparkling.

"Can I really do this? Will it be too bad?"

"No, this is in our house, it's not bad, it's given to you by your mother. But you can't do this in other people's houses. You can't take other people's food without their permission. That's very impolite, don't you understand?"

"I understand, stepmother." Xiaobao responded obediently, and then started putting the shrimp into his mouth.

As soon as he ate it, his eyes lit up immediately.

“Wow! Stepmother! It’s delicious! Woohoo… This is the first time I’ve eaten something like this, woohoo… It smells so good and tastes so good!”

He had never eaten anything like this before, so it was his first time eating it and he had no idea how to describe it.

"This is called shrimp, it's very fragrant, you like it, right?"

"Yeah! I like it! Thank you, stepmother!" Xiaobao smacked his lips, savoring the taste carefully.

Su Man looked at him with a smile, and then wanted to put the fried snow peas and shrimps in the pot.

When he looked up, he saw Dabao peeking out the door, but when his sight met, Dabao immediately retracted his head.

Su Man paused, then laughed even wider and shouted towards the door.

"Dabao, come in quickly! Mommy made delicious shrimp for you. This is something you have never eaten before. Xiaobao likes it very much."

After being discovered, Dabao immediately shrank back to the door and refused to go out no matter what.

Xiaobao was savoring the flavor of the shrimps when he suddenly heard Su Man's words. He immediately hummed in confusion and stood on tiptoe to look towards the door.

"Brother? Stepmother, is brother here too? Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. Help mother bring my brother in. Mother will pack up the remaining dishes, and then we can start eating. It smells delicious."

Su Man deliberately raised her voice so that Dabao at the door could hear it, and then she served the shrimps beautifully.

Xiaobao now only follows Su Man's lead, so he immediately turned around and ran towards the door.

Dabao was hiding at the door. He naturally heard what Su Man said, so he hid at the door and had no idea what to do. He wanted to leave but was reluctant to do so, but he felt embarrassed if he didn't leave.

Humph! He just won't move! It's just... it's like someone is pressing on his feet, and he can't move no matter what.

So when he saw Xiaobao coming out, he just looked away, with a stern face and said nothing.

Xiaobao and Dabao are twins. They know each other's thoughts very well, so Xiaobao can tell at a glance that Dabao is feeling weird.

"Hey, brother, let's go into the kitchen and watch stepmother cook. Stepmother said that we'll be eating soon. It smells delicious. I just ate something that was so delicious. Let's go!"

Dabao made a face of embarrassment, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say.

Xiaobao cried out in anger, being extremely angry.

"Brother! Don't be so awkward! You are so stupid. If you want to eat, just go in. What if you get hungry? Stepmother has cooked delicious meals."

Dabao still didn't say anything. Xiaobao angrily pulled Dabao's hand and walked into the kitchen.

Dabao followed in reluctantly.

When he entered the kitchen, the delicious smell hit his nose and he couldn't help but look into the pot.

Su Man was cooking the last batch of fish soup. When she saw Dabao come in, she smiled at Dabao.

"Hurry up and get the bowls and chopsticks. We only need a little fish soup before we can eat. After we finish eating, we can lie down in the warm bed."

Dabao thought that this woman would laugh at him, but he didn't expect that not only did she not laugh at him, she actually smiled at him.

Dabao, who was originally feeling a little embarrassed, felt relieved when Su Man treated him like this, and then he obediently went to the cupboard to get the dishes and chopsticks.

When he turned his back to Su Man, the corners of his little mouth couldn't help but rise.

Su Man made four dishes and one soup, stir-fried snow peas with shrimp, steamed eggs, steamed fish, mapo tofu, and finally tofu fish soup.

It’s light and nutritious, very suitable for my two kids now.

After the tofu fish soup was served, Su Man served each person a bowl of fish soup and a bowl of rice.

"Okay, drink the soup first, then eat. You can take your time eating these things today. You'll have enough to keep yourself full!"

It was the first time for the two children to see such a sumptuous, delicious meal, and it was prepared by their stepmother.

As far as I can remember, they had also eaten very sumptuous meals, much more sumptuous than this.

But they felt that the food in front of them was the most beautiful and delicious food they had ever seen.

Even though they haven't tasted it yet, they know that this meal will remain in their memory for the rest of their lives, the kind that will never fade away.

"What are you still standing there for? Drink the fish soup quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold. If you don't drink it, wouldn't all my efforts be in vain? And don't worry, your father will have food. I've saved some soup for him, and the medicine is also being boiled, so don't worry."

She thought the two children were worried about Fu Xiu, so she said something.

The two children looked at her, Xiaobao shook his head at her and said,

"No, stepmother, we don't doubt you, don't be angry, we just haven't eaten such delicious food for a long time, so we just want to take a closer look!"

Dabao hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly.

After listening to the explanations of the two boys, Su Man was extremely happy.

"Okay, okay, then hurry up and eat and drink your soup. I have something to say to you after dinner."

The two children did not ask any further questions, thinking that Su Man just wanted to talk to them about some very common things, so they just nodded obediently and drank some fish soup.

After they drank this, their eyes lit up and looked so bright and sparkling that it looked as if there were stars twinkling in them.

This was the first time they had tasted such delicious fish soup, so they were eating so much that they couldn’t even lift their heads.

In particular, Su Man watched how fast they ate and picked up food for them, even picking out the bones from the fish.

The two children ate so much that their stomachs were bulging.

Su Man was the last one to slowly clean up the mess.

"Stepmother." Xiao Bao touched his belly and watched Su Man finish eating before calling out.

"Didn't you just say you had something to tell us? Can you tell us now?"

Su Man looked at the two children and nodded.

"Okay, but you have to promise me that you will listen carefully and not interrupt me. You have to listen to me till the end, okay?"

The two children nodded at the same time.

"It's like this. Mother is going on a long trip at dawn. She is going to visit her grandmother. She was sick before and I didn't visit her. Now that she has money from selling wild boars, she needs to go visit her grandmother. She may need to be gone for a day or two. Can you two stay at home? I will ask Grandma Mei to come and accompany you."

Su Man's voice became lower and lower, mainly because she saw that Xiaobao's eyes were slowly turning red.

"Stepmother, don't you want us anymore?" Xiaobao pouted, tears in his eyes.

Dabao, who was originally in a good mood, now had a tense look on his face and didn't say a word. It was obvious that he was unhappy.