Shangguan Yunxi stamped her foot, her eyes flickered, and she was overjoyed.

"Big brother!"

"Big brother! You're awesome!"

"Brother is so fat!"

"Wow, my brother's back..."

Mo Qingcheng breathed a sigh of relief: "A bunch of ingrates, confirmed."

Shangguan Yichen frowned: "She killed him..."

The five little ones: "..."

They stared in disbelief at the wicked stepmother, dumbfounded.

Bai Zimo dawdled as he approached, carrying a chipped bowl: "Stepmother, can we have some meat?"

"Why bring it back if you weren't going to give it to me?" Mo Qingcheng rolled her eyes. These kids are all so cunning, what can I do?

"Stepmother, have some water!" Bai Zimo's eyes darted around, knowing that as long as there was meat to eat, he wouldn't go hungry.

Half the water had spilled, and Mo Qingcheng chuckled, picked up the broken bowl, and gulped it all down.

Mu Wanqing blinked her watery eyes and flattered, "Your stepmother is the most formidable stepmother in the village..."

What a mess this kid has made! Can you please omit the word "after"? I'm so upset.

Mo Qingcheng gave the children time to adjust, and then, exhausted, she prepared the wild boar. She planned to make stewed meat for lunch.

Shangguan Yunxi and Mu Wanqing exchanged a glance, then stepped forward and circled around Mo Qingcheng. One went to start a fire, while the other washed the wild boar meat.

Shangguan Yichen glanced at the busy group of people, clenched his fists, instructed his fourth brother Mu Yunchuan to look after his younger siblings, and then turned and walked out of the house.

The wild boar meat was put into the pot, and soon after, Shangguan Yichen came in with a small bowl of salt and two wild scallions, and placed them in front of Mo Qingcheng: "These were borrowed from Grandpa Village Chief's house."

"..." Mo Qingcheng was slightly taken aback, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes: "Thank you, go wash up, dinner will be served in a bit."

Shangguan Yichen: "..."

Feeling suffocated, she turned and left. A slight smile played on Mo Qingcheng's lips. "Little brat, quite interesting."

The aroma of pork filled the air, and several children gathered around the stove, refusing to leave no matter how hard they tried to shoo them away…

The children hadn't eaten their fill for countless days and were starving. Mo Qingcheng originally wanted to remind them not to eat too much, but when she glanced up and saw the children's moist eyes, she gave up and let them eat to their hearts' content.

Although the process of adapting is painful, the happiness on your face cannot be ignored.

A smile appeared on Shangguan Yichen's icy face, but it vanished in an instant and was caught by Mo Qingcheng.

After the meal, Shangguan Yunxi and Mu Wanqing took the initiative to do the housework, while Mo Qingcheng cut off a piece of wild boar meat and carried Bai Zimo to the village chief's house.

Village chief's wife, Liu Cuihua, was taken aback: "Mo Niangzi, what's going on...?"

"Sister-in-law, we used so much salt from you, this is just a small token of our appreciation." Mo Qingcheng handed the wild boar meat to Liu Cuihua, her eyes full of smiles.

"Madam Mo, it must be tough for you to take care of all these children by yourself. I appreciate your kindness. But this wild boar meat..." Liu Cuihua smacked her lips. The children hadn't eaten meat for over ten days and were really craving it.

But……

Bai Ziming tilted his little head: "Village Chief Aunt, Rou Rou, Stepmother, so great!"

Liu Cuihua looked at Mo Qingcheng in surprise: "Madam Mo, are you alright?"

"My stepmother is amazing! Hehe..."