Xiao Yunying felt very agitated. No wonder she had been restless these past few days, feeling that something was wrong with her body. This bad premonition was indeed accurate.

She suppressed her emotions and introduced her family situation to Zheng Yunwan, mainly talking about the personalities of her children and several families with whom she had a good relationship.

Then he gave a brief overview of his businesses in the village.

"I don't need you to do farm work. Just take good care of Luo Xin and the house when we're not home. That's all you need to do."

Zheng Yunwan said, "Don't worry, Sister Yunying. As long as I'm here, I won't let anyone hurt Miss Xin'er and the three young masters."

Xiao Yunying said, "Don't call them 'Miss' or 'Young Master' anymore. I told you not to bother with those useless rules. Just call them by their names."

Xiao Yunying wanted to be alone, so she said to Luo Xin, "Xin'er, why don't you show Sister Yunwan around our house and introduce her to the surroundings? I'm here thinking about something."

After receiving the task, Luo Xin took Zheng Yunwan's hand and said, "Sister Yunwan, let me take you there."

Zheng Yunwan noticed that Xiao Yunying seemed preoccupied, probably because of the letter, so she didn't ask any further questions and followed Luo Xin to the adjacent kitchen.

Xiao Yunying unconsciously tapped the letter with her finger.

Luo Sheng has been out of the public eye for so long. His return this time could mean either a high-profile reinstatement or a clandestine comeback.

Since Wei Xun dared to send her a letter openly, it was clear that he wanted to prepare her mentally and wasn't afraid of the news being spread, so she was more inclined to believe the former.

"That bastard, it's been two years and he hasn't sent a single word. He's so irresponsible."

Thinking of the original owner who had passed away, she felt a surge of anger and heartache.

She felt so sorry for the original Xiao Yunying.

However, in today's society, there is already a difference in status between men and women, let alone for her, who is just an ordinary peasant woman.

That scoundrel must have held a high-ranking official position to receive such a reward, given that his household possessed a dragon and phoenix wooden box reserved for the emperor and empress.

Even if she wanted to say a few words to that scoundrel, she would have to consider whether she was really that tough.

If he only came back this time for the sake of the Luo brothers, that would be fine; divorcing me would be exactly what I wanted.

Please don't let him come back to kill me to cover up his dark history of being forced to marry a peasant girl like me when he was down on his luck.

After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I would definitely not be comfortable when that bastard came back.

Xiao Yunying sighed softly, "This is difficult."

She was absent-minded all day. After the children came home from school and finished eating, she sent Luo Xin to Zheng Yunwan's place and put the letter on the table.

"I have something to tell you. First, take a look at this letter. It was delivered today by a man named Wei Xun."

Upon hearing the name Wei Xun, Luo Chen's expression immediately changed.

There were no words on the envelope. Luo Chen hesitated for a moment, then picked up the envelope, opened it, and read the contents of the letter.

Luo Yang didn't react as strongly as Luo Chen. He first glanced at Xiao Yunying, then looked at Luo Chen, who was clutching the letter tightly.

Luo Li leaned forward and asked, "Brother, lower it a little. What does the letter say?"

Luo Chen loosened the crumpled letter and placed it on the table: "Whether he comes back or not is none of my business. He left without a word back then, so why should he inform me in advance if he wants to come back?"

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his room.

Xiao Yunying sighed. Compared to herself, an observer, the three Luo brothers must have been the most shocked.

Especially Luo Chen, though he didn't say it, he probably always resented Luo Sheng for abandoning them and not caring about them.

Luo Li picked up the letter and read it: "Luo Sheng? Isn't that Father's name? Father is still alive? This is a letter from Father? Second Brother, is Father coming back soon?!"

This string of questions was enough to express Luo Li's shock and excitement.

"Great, now they can't call me a fatherless wild child anymore."

In Luo Li's heart, happiness is above all other emotions.

After saying that, I looked up and realized that my second brother and mother's expressions were a bit off.

My mother rarely loses her smile when she has nothing to do.

Thinking back to how my older brother turned and left just now, he didn't seem happy at all.

Luo Li belatedly sensed that something was wrong. He didn't dare to ask Xiao Yunying, but said to Luo Yang, "Second brother, Father is coming back. Aren't you happy?"

Luo Yang did not answer his younger brother's question, but asked Xiao Yunying, "Mother, what do you think?"

Xiao Yunying said, "After all, you are the real family. Now that he has come back, it is the best thing for you."

"Then, Mother, what about you?"

Luo Li then remembered that ever since her mother became better, she seemed to dislike her father.

She had previously written a divorce agreement, wanting to divorce her father.

Dad's back, is Mom leaving again?!

Luo Li realized what was happening, and her joy vanished instantly.

"I?"

Xiao Yunying said indifferently, "I'll just live my own life. Whether Luo Sheng comes back or not has little to do with me."

Despite saying that, Xiao Yunying was still extremely agitated.

But until the person returns, all her assumptions and predictions are out of control.

She could only wait for him to return before deciding how to safely and completely extricate herself from her relationship with Luo Sheng.

After a moment of silence, Luo Yang asked again, "What about Xin'er?"

Xiao Yunying glanced at her clever second son, paused for a moment, and then said, "You said that Xin'er has no blood relation with you. If I fight with Luo Sheng for custody of Xin'er, do you think he will agree?"

Luo Yang lowered his head slightly, avoiding her gaze and concealing the sadness in his eyes.

He replied ambiguously, "It's been a long time since I've seen him. I don't know what kind of person my father is now, and I'm not sure if he will agree."

Luo Li reacted a beat slower, asking, "Mother, why do you only want Xin'er and not us anymore?"

Xiao Yunying's feelings were also somewhat complicated. After all, she had raised the children for more than half a year and had developed some affection for them.

But she also knew that her status did not qualify her to keep them.

“Luo Sheng is your father. You have the blood of the Luo family flowing in your veins. I am just your stepmother in name only. I have no right or qualification to fight with Luo Sheng for your custody.”

The thought of her mother leaving them filled Luo Li with inexplicable panic and reluctance.

"Why did Mom abandon us as soon as Dad came back? Can't Mom and Dad continue living with us?"

Xiao Yunying didn't want to discuss this issue with Luo Li anymore: "Let's see when the time comes. I haven't told Xin'er about Luo Sheng coming back yet. Luo Yang, find some time to tell Xin'er. I won't tell her."

If she were to tell Luo Xin about Luo Sheng's return, she could already imagine the little girl bombarding her with questions, some of which were really hard to answer, and just thinking about it gave her a headache.

This kind of task is best left to the intelligent Luo Yang.

As for Luo Chen, she herself didn't know how to process this news, let alone comfort him. She should just let him figure it out on his own.