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

Su Man was in a good mood, and her favorability towards Manager Fu increased a little bit.

She was indeed a bit of a person who would rather help her relatives than others, so she felt much better after hearing what Manager Fu said.

But there is something else I need to clarify with Shopkeeper Fu.

"Manager Fu, is there anything you haven't told me yet?" Su Man said slowly.

Shopkeeper Fu didn't quite understand at first.

"Xiao Su, what else have I not told you? You don't treat me as your own family. Look, you have been thinking about buying Zui Xiang Lou for a long time, but why didn't you tell me in advance?"

Su Man looked innocent, "I told you, I said I wanted to be my own boss and sell some other food."

"Well... you didn't tell me you wanted Zui Xiang Lou. If you had told me earlier that you wanted Zui Xiang Lou, I would have gotten it for you a long time ago. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gone through so much trouble and even had someone kidnap you. What if you got hurt?"

Su Man looked at Shopkeeper Fu with a forced smile.

"I'm not injured. Those people are nothing to me. The only one who matters to me and worries me is the man named Fu Yi on the big tree at the foot of my mountain. That man is very skilled in martial arts. Plus, I don't know where he came from or who he is, so that's why I'm really worried. What do you think, Uncle Fu?"

Shopkeeper Fu's face changed slightly, and he exchanged glances with Wei Yan. Finally, he pretended to be surprised and asked,

"What did you say? What do you mean by a man in the tree at the foot of your mountain? How could there be a man? I will send someone to bring him back immediately. If we leave that person here, he will definitely be in danger. I will find someone for you."

If Su Man had not known about the relationship between Shopkeeper Fu and the others for a long time, looking at Shopkeeper Fu's indignant look, she might have been fooled by him.

As for Wei Yan, he also supported Manager Fu.

"Yes, if an unknown person really shows up, I will have the bailiffs bring him back and interrogate him to find out who he is."

Su Man sighed and said directly,

"Okay, okay, you two stop pretending. Fu Yi told me about it a long time ago. He said he was the follower of my family's Fu Xiu, and that the father of my two children was his master. He also said that you, Manager Fu, asked him to guard the place. You still don't admit it even after it's come to this? Is it fun to hide it from me? I met Fu Yi in Youranju, and you introduced him to me personally.

And Sir Wei, I know exactly what your relationship with Manager Fu is like. Now that I have made it clear to you, I just want to resolve the matter with you. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I don't want to be caught off guard when trouble comes. I just want to live a good life in the village with my two children."

After hearing what Su Man said, Shopkeeper Fu and Wei Yan's expressions slightly darkened and became more serious.

"Xiao Su, we..." Shopkeeper Fu hesitated, not knowing what to say.

He truly liked Su Man and didn't want to lie to her, but he couldn't tell her everything. That was absolutely impossible.

"Let me do it." Wei Yan put down the teacup in his hand.

Su Man looked at him.

"That Fu Yi is indeed one of ours. He has absolutely no ill intentions and is even willing to sacrifice his life to protect us in times of crisis. To be honest, we also know the father of your two children because we have been looking for him and his two sons for two years."

"So what?" Su Man asked.

Wei Yan paused, mainly because of Su Man's calm expression, which made him feel a little unsure whether he should continue.

This woman, how could she be so different?

"Go on? Why don't you continue?" Su Man urged Wei Yan. Why was this man so hesitant?

Wei Yan saw the disgust in Su Man's eyes, and his mouth twitched, then he slowly spoke.

"So what I'm saying is that we're in trouble now. There are some things I can't tell you directly, and I can only pretend that I don't know or know Fu Xiu. The two children also need you to take care of them. I'm grateful for your kindness."

"Pretending not to know?" Su Man narrowed her eyes, "So who are you?"

Wei Yan didn't answer this time.

However, Shopkeeper Fu knelt directly on the ground with red eyes.

"Xiao Su."

Su Man laughed the moment she was frightened and looked at Manager Fu with a frown.

"Uncle Fu, what are you doing? Why are you kneeling in front of me for no reason?"

"Xiao Su, you deserve this kneeling. If you hadn't taken good care of the two young masters and the master, I wouldn't know what to do now. If I couldn't find the master, I might have to die to apologize.

It’s just… it’s just that I really can’t tell you about the masters’ identities. I have to find someone to cure the masters, and only when they wake up can I know what to do next, so I’m really sorry.”

Shopkeeper Fu lowered his head, looking extremely embarrassed.

Wei Yan didn't say anything either, and it seemed that he had the same idea as Manager Fu.

Su Man sighed, "Okay, Uncle Fu, get up. I don't mean anything. I just want to know the truth of the matter in case something happens to the children."

Shopkeeper Fu also got up from the ground.

Su Man felt helpless seeing that he was still standing and not sitting down.

"Uncle Fu, please sit down first. Otherwise, how can I talk to you if you are standing here?"

When Manager Fu heard this, he sat down next to him.

"I'll tell you straight away. From your reaction when you saw the two children, I guessed that there was something wrong with your relationship. But you've always been very nice to the two children, so I guessed that you had no ill intentions and pretended not to know.

It was not until that day when I found Fu Yi under the tree that I realized that there are some things that cannot be ignored. I am afraid that something will happen one day and I will not be able to take good care of the two children, so now I must ask you for the truth. "

"Xiao Su, you can rest assured. We promise that we are not bad people, but there are some things we really can't tell you. As long as we are in danger, we will definitely risk our lives to protect our masters. Can you please not chase them away? They have followed their masters all their lives. If they can't be with their masters, they don't know how guilty they are."

"Wait a minute, them?" Su Man frowned, "Isn't there only one Fu Yi? Could there be others?"

"Yes." Shopkeeper Fu said truthfully, "But they haven't arrived in the village yet. They will probably arrive in the evening. They have been looking for their master everywhere over the years. After they got news about their master a few days ago, they started asking them to come back."

Wei Yan: "You don't have to worry at all. They are all top-notch experts. If you encounter any problems, just come to us."

Su Man was silent for a moment, then looked at the two of them and said seriously,

"Okay, I won't say much now, but there is one thing you must promise me. If anything happens, you must tell me in advance. I must find a way out for myself and my two children."

"Okay, okay, don't worry. I will definitely let you know in advance. Just bear with the injustice now. When the master wakes up, I will make sure the master thanks you very much. I will never let you down."

"No need!" Su Man was anxious, "Absolutely not! Please don't tell him about me, I don't want to have anything to do with him!"

Manager Fu and Wei Yan were somewhat surprised that Su Man would react like this.

Wei Yan suddenly understood what was going on when he saw Su Man like this.

"Aren't you and Fu Xiu married? Shouldn't you let him know how good his wife is? This is something that others would love to see, so why did you refuse?"

Su Man rolled her eyes. "You can have this wishful thing. I don't want it. Just do what you need to do and don't cause trouble for me. I definitely don't want that Fu Xiu to know how good I am. I just want two children."

"Oh?" Wei Yan couldn't help but laugh, "So you mean you don't want Fu Xiu to know how good you are?"

"Nonsense, of course." Su Man rolled her eyes, "Wasn't what I just said clear enough?"

Wei Yan chuckled and said nothing, but he thought it was quite interesting.

Shopkeeper Fu felt a chill in his heart and his brows were tightly furrowed.

What should he do? He had never thought that Su Man would dislike their master. What should he do?

"By the way, Miss Su, you..."

"Alright, alright! Don't call me girl, it sounds very awkward. Just call me by my name."

Wei Yan was stunned again, then chuckled.

"Okay, then Su Man, I want to ask you how you found Fu Yi? Fu Yi's kung fu is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Even I can only tie with him. How did you find him?"

"This is my own business."

"Okay, you're right. This is your own business. I'm just curious."

Su Man ignored him and looked at Manager Fu.

"Uncle Fu, it's getting late. I have to go back. My two children at home will be worried. Can you keep an eye on Zui Xiang Lou for me? I'll give you the title deed. I'll ask Mr. Li to clear out Zui Xiang Lou tomorrow. If he doesn't clear out the place tomorrow, please go check it out for me."

Shopkeeper Fu also smiled when he looked at the house deed that Su Man handed over.

"Xiao Su, don't worry, I will take good care of you. I will make sure you see that Zui Xiang Lou is empty before you come next time."

Su Man nodded.

"But Xiao Su, Youranju's business has been very good recently, and we've almost used up all the five-spice powder and chili powder. Do you want to make some more? Also, after the Chinese New Year, I plan to have a few employees return to other stores, and they'll have to take those things with them, so..."

"Is that so? Then wait a little longer. I'll have someone bring you some after the Chinese New Year. I can't guarantee how much I can make. Just give me the empty bottles and I'll take them back when the time comes."

Shopkeeper Fu nodded repeatedly, "Then... then Xiao Su, during the Chinese New Year, can I... can I come to your house to visit you? How about seeing the three masters?"

Su Man wanted to say no, but she couldn't bear to see Manager Fu's expectant and pleading look.

"Okay, then you can come over when the time comes, but you don't need to bring so many things, it's too conspicuous and will easily attract attention."

Shopkeeper Fu was so excited, "Okay, okay, okay, okay, I will definitely pay attention to it then."

"And me." Wei Yan was unwilling to be left behind. "I want to go too. Anyway, I have nothing to do this year, so I can go with Old Fu to take a look. Two years have passed, and I don't know what Fu Xiu looks like now."

Su Man paused, looked at Manager Fu again, and finally nodded with a wooden face.

"It's just a small mountain place, you can come if you want, but there is one thing you should be careful about, don't cause trouble for him, otherwise..."

"Otherwise you will turn your back on me, right?" Wei Yan said directly.

Su Man rolled her eyes and said, "You're smart. I'll leave first."

When Manager Fu came back from seeing Su Man off, he found Wei Yan looking down from the window of the side room.

When Manager Fu walked over, he just happened to see the back of Su Man's carriage.

"Master Wei, what are you looking at?"

"Look at Su Man." Wei Yan admitted directly, "I have never seen such a woman, she is courageous, determined and capable, and even has some abilities that we don't know about. After all, she is someone that even Fu Yi can discover."

Shopkeeper Fu also sighed with his hands behind his back.

"Yes, it is a blessing for our master to have met such an extraordinary woman."

"I don't think so."

"Hmm? What does this mean, Master Wei?"

Wei Yan looked at Shopkeeper Fu.

"Old Fu, didn't you understand what Su Man said just now? She said she didn't want Fu Xiu to know how good she is. If she has feelings for Fu Xiu, how could she say such a thing? So I'm afraid Fu Xiu can't accept this blessing."

Shopkeeper Fu frowned, then sighed heavily.

"Why doesn't Xiao Su like the master? Everyone will like the master's appearance."

"Because she is Su Man." Wei Yan gave an answer, "If she really likes Fu Xiu like everyone else as you said, and rushes to marry Fu Xiu, then is she still Su Man?"

He looked at the busy street downstairs. A total of eighteen women passed by this window, but none of them looked even a little bit like Su Man.

Su Man came out of Youran Ju and went to Huichun Hall to buy some medicinal herbs. This was what Old Man Fan had specifically asked her to do.

Finally, I bought some spices and took them home. I planned to see if Hua Niang and the others had time to make them in the next two days. If not, I would leave it until after the New Year.

After leaving the town gate, she found a deserted place and moved a lot of things out of the space and put them into the carriage.

Green vegetables, dried radish, tofu, sausage, bacon, pork belly, chicken, duck, fish, canned sugar and biscuits, dried fruits, melon seeds and the like are all New Year's goods.

After being out for most of the day, she really missed her two children.

But why did she feel more uneasy and panicked the closer she got to the village?

No matter what the reason was, Su Man sped up the carriage.

The two children were waiting for her at home, maybe even standing at the entrance of the village waiting for her.