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

The night was as dark as ink, and Lu Ziren seemed to be shrouded in the darkness.

Although she couldn't see who was coming, Xia Yingying felt at ease. When she heard the noise, she knew it was Lu Ziren.

"Why are you back?" Xia Yingying asked in surprise.

"Why do you miss me?" Lu Ziren raised his eyebrows slightly, a big smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said jokingly.

But it was dark now, and Xia Yingying couldn't see Lu Ziren's somewhat "cocky" expression.

Xia Yingying frowned slightly. Why is he here again?

Lu Ziren said this as if she was always worried about him.

"Where have you been these days? Xiaojie is really concerned about you. You should think about how to apologize to him tomorrow."

Xia Yingying asked carefully.

Lu Ziren's identity is rather special, so there are some things that are not convenient to tell her. She understands that, and she doesn't ask Lu Ziren to tell her every detail.

Lu Ziren saw that Xia Yingying couldn't help pouting, looking like a cute little duck, a duck with a hard mouth, and he liked it very much.

According to his understanding of Lu Haojie, that brat wouldn't care about him at all. Xia Yingying was embarrassed, so she said that.

Seeing that Xia Yingying cared about her so much, Lu Ziren's lips curled up.

Thinking of what he had done recently, a fierce light flashed across Lu Ziren's eyebrows.

It is not convenient to tell Xia Yingying his identity now. Once Xia Yingying knows those things, he will put himself in a more dangerous situation. When the time comes, he will naturally tell Xia Yingying.

"I went to deal with some military affairs. I came back secretly during this time. My superior asked me something. It was urgent, so I didn't have time to tell you."

"Oh." Xia Yingying responded casually, as if she didn't care at all what Lu Ziren thought.

Xia Yingying immediately thought that Lu Ziren had been out for so long, and he probably didn't know the result of Lu Haoran's competition, so she said to Lu Ziren, "The result of Haoran's competition today is out. He and Ye Xinghe tied. Each of them won a medal and also shared 25 taels of silver."

Xia Yingying told Lu Ziren some of the things that happened in the game. After that, it was getting late, and Xia Yingying couldn't help yawning.

Lu Haoran's work has been completed, and Xia Yingying is going to take Song Ruyi and the others back together. She has not done any business these days, so she will set up a stall when she returns. By the way, she will also tell the old customers who have always taken care of her business that she will go to the county town in the future and will not buy cakes in the village for the time being.

"I'm going to cancel my rent and go back tomorrow." Xia Yingying said to Lu Ziren.

"Yeah, okay." Lu Ziren responded.

The horses were all raised by Lu Ziren. Although Lu Ziren has been traveling these days, the horse he raised at home is still well taken care of by Xia Yingying and Lu Haojie.

Tomorrow is the big day to use it, and only Lu Ziren can control it.

After talking for a long time, Xia Yingying felt sleepy, so she closed her eyes, yawned, and fell asleep after a while.

Lu Ziren had been running around outside for three days and his body was already smelling bad. In order not to stink Xia Yingying, he washed his body in the river before coming back. Now his whole body was wet like a piece of ice. After Lu Ziren found some clean underwear to change into, he used his internal energy to warm up his body.

When Xia Yingying's steady breathing came, Xia Yingying turned over and rolled automatically into Lu Ziren's arms.

Lu Ziren also reached out and hugged Xia Yingying, feeling particularly comfortable.

Because she had to pack up and go back, Xia Yingying told Lu Haoran this when she said goodbye, so she didn't go to the private school and just left.

Xia Yingying had not lived here for a long time and did not have many things. Most of the furniture was arranged by the landlady, and there were only a few food ingredients and clothes for changing into recently.

Xia Yingying said goodbye to Xiuniang and gave all the rent for the period to her, while Ye Xinghe and his friends were the first to check out.

"Welcome back next time." Xiuniang said to Ye Xinghe and others with a friendly smile on her face.

After Ye Xinghe and his group left, Xia Yingying walked forward, and Xiuniang took Xia Yingying's hand and patted it: "Yingying, you are really my lucky star."

"Hmm?" Xia Yingying looked at Xiuniang in confusion. She didn't do anything. Where did Xiuniang get this from?

"Thanks to your son's hard work in organizing a competition in Qingshui Town, my inn made so much money for the first time. Shouldn't I thank you for this?"

"You really shouldn't thank me for this. The competition was jointly requested by Master Tang and Master You. If my Haoran hadn't participated in the competition, someone else would have participated. It just happened that my Haoran participated in this competition. The person you should really thank is Master Tang."

Xia Yingying did not dare to take credit for Xiuniang's sincere gratitude. It really had nothing to do with her. It was all because of Tang Qingye and Yu Bixian.

Xiuniang was slightly stunned when she heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, she realized that what Xia Yingying said was right, but she was still very grateful to Xia Yingying. During this period, because she promised Lu Ziren to help him investigate Ye Xinghe's situation, she also received a reward from Lu Ziren, but now that the matter was over, Xiuniang whispered to Xia Yingying.

Xia Yingying nodded in sudden realization.

"In short, no matter whether you think I should thank you or not, I want to thank you now. You are my lucky star." Xiuniang said, holding Xia Yingying's hand.

"You are going to open a pastry shop in the county town in a few days. Remember to send me an invitation when the time comes. If I can make it in time, I will come to find you."

"No need. I won't have time to entertain you when the shop opens. Qingshui Town is far from the county town. Wouldn't it be tiring for you to rush there and back? Besides, opening a pastry shop is not a big deal. I won't hire anyone. Just do your business in Qingshui Town."

Xia Yingying shook her head and rejected Xiuniang's proposal.

"Alas, my business in Qingshui Town can't continue. I've been running the inn for so long, and today's big business is almost over. The money I made in the past few days can be said to be my income for nearly a year. Qingshui Town is small, so I'm thinking about developing in a bigger city. I can't be trapped here forever."

"Are you going to the county town too?" Xia Yingying asked hurriedly after hearing Xiuniang's words.

It is indeed much easier for Xiuniang to run an inn business in the county town than in Qingshui Town.

It's good that Xiuniang went, so that she would have someone to keep her company in the county town.

"Yes, many people in Qingshui Village have settled down in the county town. I am also thinking about whether to leave. I am still young. If I can't make it in a while, I will come back. I have already temporarily transferred the inn and other houses here, and they will be closed in a few days."

"Do you want to go to the county town with me? It's safer this way."

"it is good."

"But we are a little late. I will contact you after I finish my work here in the next few days. You can pack your things first." "Please vote"