"Why are you crying?" Su Ming frowned impatiently. "We should be happy that our daughter has changed so much. If she were still the same as before, we would have to worry about how she would raise her own child. Now it's so good, we don't have to worry about her at all."

"Dad, Mom, your daughter is back this time to take good care of you." Su Xiaonuan wiped the children's mouths with a damp towel. "I was so immature before, making you worry about everything. I've never even been in the kitchen. But from now on, I will take good care of you and make you happy every day."

"We should be happy and joyful every day!"

DouDou and GuoGuo are trying to get attention again, shouting "V" signs at each other.

The two little ones would suddenly speak up when they felt neglected by the adults.

...

When Xie Zhi and Lan Yin returned home, the two children ran up to them.

A boy around four years old and a girl around three years old are the children of Xie Zhi's second wife. His daughter from his first marriage is already twenty years old, and she went with her mother when they divorced.

His second wife bore him a son and a daughter, but unfortunately, she died of illness.

"dad."

The two children ran affectionately toward Xie Zhi, each hugging one of his legs.

While they were being affectionate with their fathers, their eyes were constantly and cautiously watching Lan Yin.

They didn't like this woman. They knew she was their new mother, but they just wouldn't call her "Mom."

"Xiaotian, Xiaoli, quickly call her Mom." Xie Zhi saw disappointment in Lan Yin's eyes, pried the two children's hands apart, and pointed at Lan Yin, saying to them, "She's your mother, why don't you greet her?"

"..." Xiao Tian looked up at Lan Yin, his mouth moved, but he still couldn't say the word "Mom". His mother's face was always in front of him, and he really couldn't say the word "Mom".

"Mom," Xiaoli called softly.

"Uh," Lan Yin responded crisply, raising her hand to pat Xiao Li's head. "Xiao Li is such a good girl!"

Although she didn't really want to be a mother, she had to pretend to be a virtuous wife and loving mother in front of Xie Zhi.

"Xiaotian, call her 'Mom' now. Look, even your little sister is calling her." Xie Zhi looked at his son sternly, even raising his head to threaten him, saying that if he didn't call Lanyin "Mom," he would hit him.

Xie Xiaotian was good at reading adults' expressions. Ever since this new mother came, he and his sister had become much less important to their father, and their father had no patience to take care of them. Usually, they would leave it to Aunt Chen to look after them.

Their good days have been ruined by this new woman.

Aunt Chen, who takes care of them, is also often bullied by the old witch.

"Old witch" was a nickname given to Li Chunxiang by her two children.

A woman in her forties ran over. Afraid that Xiaotian would be beaten, she coaxed the child, "Xiaotian, quickly call me Mom! Your sister has already called you, so hurry up and call her too!"

Aunt Chen was trying to help Xiao Tian out of this predicament.

In the past, Xie Zhi could never bear to hit his own children.

But ever since Lan Yin and her son entered this family, Xiao Tian has been beaten more often. Xiao Li has little memory of her birth mother, and she sometimes compromises by calling Lan Yin "Mom," so she is beaten less often.

Xiao Tian refused to call Lan Yin "Mom" and stubbornly turned his face away.

"Hey, you bastard, you really deserve a beating." Xie Zhi raised his fist.

"Boss, don't hit Xiaotian!" Aunt Chen stood up and pulled the child behind her to protect him. "Give him some more time. The mother-son relationship needs to be cultivated slowly. Once he's familiar with the boss's wife, he'll be able to say the word 'Mom' without hesitation."

Xie Zhi thought for a moment, then lowered his head.

He and Lan Yin had been married for more than three months, but he wanted to enjoy a happy life together as a couple, so he wasn't in a hurry to bring Lan Yin home. Anyway, Xie Zhi owned several houses in the provincial capital.

He had been living away from home for more than two months, one of which was spent recuperating. After recovering, he went on a honeymoon. So, all in all, he only brought Lan Yin and her daughter back to this home for a month.

Hearing the noise, Li Chunxiang, who was sleeping in her room, immediately ran through the back door into the kitchen and brought out the food that Aunt Chen had prepared.

She greeted them warmly. "You're back! Quickly wash your hands and eat. I personally cooked my son-in-law's favorite dishes."

Aunt Chen was now furious but dared not speak out. She glared at Li Chunxiang hatefully, but dared not tell the truth.

The food was clearly prepared by Aunt Chen, who also made the boss's favorite braised pork and pig's trotter soup. Now, that old woman named Li Chunxiang has stolen her credit.

Xie Zhi happily sat down at the table to eat, too lazy to even wash his hands. He picked up a piece of braised pork with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, his lips dripping with oil. He even gave Li Chunxiang a thumbs up. "Mom's cooking is pretty good."

"From now on, just tell me what dishes you want to eat, and I'll prepare them for you in advance." Li Chunxiang's cooking skills were far from adequate; her dishes were simply not presentable.

Aunt Chen looked at Xie Zhi and opened her mouth.

Lan Yin stepped forward and patted her on the shoulder, warning her in a low voice, "Remember what you should and shouldn't say. Otherwise, next time, I'll have Zhi Ge replace you. If you don't want to lose this good job, you'd better learn to turn a blind eye, understand?"

Aunt Chen was so frightened she almost lost her mind.

She was frightened by the viciousness in Lan Yin's eyes and turned her face away, not daring to look at the woman in front of her.

"Yes... Madam..."

The term "Madam" was given to her by Lan Yin.

Lan Yin felt like a noble lady, and she hated Aunt Chen calling her "boss lady".

Aunt Chen was used to calling the boss's wife, so calling her "Madam" felt very awkward.

"Go ahead and get busy!" Lan Yin smiled smugly.

The moment she turned around, she reverted to her docile and obedient demeanor.

She swayed her hips and took small steps to the table, leaning her body against the man and deliberately rubbing her soft flesh against him.

"Brother Zhi, is my mom's cooking good?"

With delicious food in his mouth and a beautiful woman beside him, constantly teasing him, he felt an irresistible itch and grabbed her small hand. "Needless to say, it's delicious, but baby, I want to eat you more right now."

Li Chunxiang brought out the soup and happened to see this scene. Without any attempt to hide it, she happily put the soup bowl down and coughed lightly.

"Son-in-law, I want to talk to you about something."

"Mom, what do you want to say?" Xie Zhi released Lan Yin's hand and waved to Li Chunxiang.

“Look, it’s really inconvenient for me to live here. How about you transfer a house to me so I can live here? Then we won’t need to repair the houses in our village. From now on, Lan Yin’s father and I can retire here in the provincial capital.”

"Aren't you going to repair the houses in the village?" Xie Zhi leaned forward. "Don't you want to go back to the village and save face? I already said that we're going to build the best houses in the village, so that those villagers won't look down on us."

"For now...we'll not build it for now..." How could someone as greedy as Li Chunxiang say she wouldn't build it?

"Oh, for now?" Xie Zhi lowered his balding head and picked up another piece of braised pork to put in his mouth. "So you want this house in the city, but you still have to build a house in the village later."