The Laid-back Life of a Stepmother

Wen Ye, who had worked hard to become a company director in her previous life, was reincarnated as the daughter of a concubine in an ancient aristocratic family after a car accident.

After le...

Chapter 38 The Second Day of the Lunar New Year

After returning to the bed and feeling sleepy enough, Wen Ye subconsciously touched the small heater in her arms, slowly opened her eyes, yawned softly, and then looked down.

The other person was looking at her with his round, watery eyes.

Seeing that she was awake, Xu Yuxuan started to complain: "My mother is bad, and my father is bad too!"

Wen Ye raised his eyebrows when he heard what he said, "It seems that it is not my illusion. Your father really came in."

She was in a daze just now and thought it was just a dream.

Wen Ye thought of this and couldn't help but tease him: "Why, your father won't help you?"

Xu Yuxuan pouted: "It's all broken!"

Wen Ye rubbed his already open hair and said, "Yeah, you are right."

She did not refute.

There was some movement coming from the inner room, and Yunzhi, who had been waiting outside for a long time, pushed the door open and walked in.

She was followed by Nanny Ji.

Wen Ye didn't let Xu Yuxuan take off his coat, but pushed him into the quilt. So when he came out from under the quilt, his face was flushed.

The coat was already wrinkled and no longer suitable to be worn, so Nanny Ji helped Xu Yuxuan to wear a new one.

After Yunzhi helped Wen Ye get dressed, she said, "The eldest aunt sent someone to say that she wants to invite you to have lunch with her."

Wen Ye asked what time it was and said, "Go tell the people in the eldest aunt's courtyard that I'll be there in a minute."

She slept until almost noon and was the only one there.

Yunzhi helped Wen Ye to fix her hair and said, "I will go now."

After Yunzhi left, Wen Ye leaned closer and drew her eyebrows in front of the mirror.

Wen Ye sometimes likes to do the makeup herself, even though it is never satisfactory every time.

After carefully drawing her eyebrows, Wen Ye looked at herself. The beauty in the mirror had curved eyebrows and eyes. Her skills were pretty good today.

She is very satisfied.

After drawing her eyebrows, Wen Ye took out a box of new color lipstick from the box on the side, and then twisted it a little with the pad of her index finger. The new lipstick smelled of a light pear blossom fragrance, and the texture was moister and more delicate than what she had used before. Everything will be fine.

The same lip balm used by rich women is indeed extraordinary.

I'll have to ask Mrs. Lu which rouge shop she bought it from. When I go back to the Wen family tomorrow, I'll bring a box for my aunt.

After finishing the painting, Wen Ye took another careful look. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the little man approaching quietly. He turned his head and looked over, smiling, "Are you trying to scare me?"

was discovered.

Xu Yuxuan, who was standing on tiptoe with his neck shrunk, was stunned. Then his two little eyes rolled around, obviously showing that he felt guilty.

"Mother~" Xu Yuxuan ran over and hugged Wen Ye's waist.

It seems like he is trying to get away with it.

Wen Ye found this trick full of flaws amusing and funny. She touched his face with her fingers, which still had a little lip balm on them, leaving a trace of rouge on them.

When Xu Yuxuan saw the rouge on her fingertips, curiosity showed in his eyes.

Wen Ye saw it and asked him immediately: "Do you want to apply it too?"

Xu Yuxuan didn't know what this was, but he was really curious, so he nodded hesitantly.

Wen Ye glanced at Nanny Ji who had not yet left the inner room.

Madam Ji: "...I will take my leave first."

After kneeling, he quickly left the inner room.

When the door to the inner room was closed again, Wen Ye put Xu Yuxuan on his lap and sat down, taking out a lot more lipstick from the lipstick box than when she applied it to herself.

First, a little red was applied to Xu Yuxuan's eyebrows, and her little face immediately became much prettier.

With Lu not at home, there was no one to make decisions for Xu Yuxuan, so this was a good opportunity for her to have some fun and satisfy her desire.

Next, Wen Ye applied rouge of varying sizes not only on the center of her eyebrows, her fleshy cheeks, but also her earlobes.

After the shaking, Wen Ye moved the mirror closer and let Xu Yuxuan see it for himself.

Xu Yuxuan moved closer to the little face, giggling non-stop, and seemed to be very happy.

Wen Ye is also quite satisfied with his work.

If you shave your head, you can directly become a little boy serving Guanyin Bodhisattva.

"Mom, I like it~" Xu Yuxuan twisted her little body, pointed at the red spot on her face with her little finger, and laughed, "It looks good!"

After this incident, Xu Yuxuan had mostly forgotten about being trapped in the quilt for a long time and became intimate with Wen Ye again.

Wen Ye was also admiring it, but she was admiring her own beauty, "I'm pretty, too."

Xu Yuxuan shook her head and retorted in a childish voice: "Xuan'er is the prettiest!"

Childish. Wen Ye tapped his head lightly and didn't argue with him.

After a while, Wen Ye led her "work" out of the inner room. Yunzhi had said that Xu Yuejia was still in the west courtyard, so after she walked out of the inner room, she went directly to the west study.

Xu Yuxuan followed Wen Ye frantically. After seeing Xu Yuejia, he raised his head and snorted heavily.

Xu Yuejia raised her eyes when she heard the voice, and when she saw Xu Yuxuan's red and white face, she was stunned for a moment.

Wen Ye smiled playfully, and after noticing Xu Yuejia's inquiring gaze, she opened her lips and said, "My aunt invited me to a gathering, so I'm afraid I can't have lunch with my husband."

"Oh, and one more thing," Wen Ye pulled Xu Yuxuan to her side and asked, "What do you think, my dear?"

When Xu Yuxuan heard Wen Ye asking Xu Yuejia, his little ears moved.

Wen Ye urged: "Xuan'er is still waiting for your compliment."

Xu Yuejia moved her eyes downward and saw that Xu Yuxuan looked expectant yet still resentful.

The corners of Xu Yuejia's mouth twitched slightly, and finally said, "Not bad."

Xu Yuxuan might not be able to hear the deeper meaning, as satisfaction appeared on his little face, but Wen Ye felt the difficulty when Xu Yuejia said these two words.

Wen Ye stopped when he saw that things were going well, and said, "Then please do as you please, my dear. I'll be leaving first."

Xu Yuejia responded calmly: "Yeah."

Before leaving, Wen Ye touched Xu Yuxuan's head and asked him, "Little one, are you going with your father or with me?"

Xu Yuxuan looked at both sides, as if trying to see who was less damaged.

After a moment, it seemed to be compared.

He took a step closer to Wen Ye, raised his head and said, "Together, with mother!"

Wen Ye was not surprised, and pointed at his face and asked, "Wipe this off first?"

Xu Yuxuan immediately took a few steps back and shook his head: "No!"

Wen Ye raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay, as long as you like it."

Then she called out, "Madame Ji."

Soon, Nanny Ji appeared in front of the study and nodded, "Second Madam, please give me your instructions."

Wen Ye pointed at the short stout man in front of him and said, "Pick up the little master and follow me to the eldest aunt's courtyard."

It was noon when we arrived at the courtyard where my eldest aunt was staying temporarily.

When the eldest aunt heard the maid's report, she led Yao out to greet them.

She said without hesitation: "I have been waiting for you for a long time. I have prepared a table of delicious food."

Wen Ye quickened his pace for a few moments and said with a smile, "I went to bed late last night, so I slept a little longer this morning."

The eldest aunt thought that she was awake because of the New Year's Eve vigil, so she was not surprised and even whispered in her ear: "In fact, I also slept until the middle of the night."

When Yao, who was nearby, heard her mother-in-law's words, helplessness flashed across her eyes.

She turned her gaze to Xu Yuxuan in Nanny Ji's arms, and was shocked. She asked quickly, "What happened to Xuan'er's face? Did he eat something that was incompatible with his face?"

Yao had met a foreign businessman in Lingcheng before. It was the first time he ate spicy food and soon a rash appeared on his face.

After a doctor's diagnosis, the foreign businessman learned that he could not eat chili peppers.

The eldest aunt heard the noise and looked over. She also noticed it and asked worriedly, "Should we ask a doctor to come and take a look?"

Wen Ye smiled and explained, "Don't worry, aunt, I dyed his face with rouge."

The eldest aunt looked at her in surprise, then looked at Xu Yuxuan's red face and couldn't help laughing and said, "You still know how to play."

Why didn't she think of such an interesting way of playing in her early years?

Yao stood silently by, watching her mother-in-law eager to try but with a look of regret, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief for her husband who was far away in Lingcheng.

I was even more thankful in my heart that my cousin's wife was born twenty years later than my mother-in-law.

The eldest aunt praised: "It looks like a doll in a New Year painting. It's so beautiful."

Perhaps he heard that his aunt was praising him, Xu Yuxuan pursed his lips and smiled rather reservedly.

The eldest aunt was amused by Xu Yuxuan's cute look.

A few people came to the main hall, and the maids were serving meals one after another.

Wen Ye glanced at it casually, with a look of surprise on her face. The eldest aunt saw it and said, "I asked the escort team to escort a few carts of Lingcheng specialties. The escort team just entered the capital yesterday. I asked people to pick a few items and they were all cooked today."

The eldest aunt set out for Beijing from Lingcheng more than a month before the New Year. In order to travel light and arrive in Beijing quickly, she only brought clothes and food she would need on the journey. As for the Lingcheng specialties she had prepared, she had to hire an escort team to deliver them to Shengjing.

But the escort team was not the only one serving her, so they were delayed by more than ten days.

Wen Ye said: "Then I have to eat more later."

The eldest aunt laughed and said, "Eat as much as you want. I had two boxes packed this morning. They are all food that can be stored and some secret sauces from Lingcheng. I'll have your people carry them back later."

After sitting down, the eldest aunt pointed to a dish in the middle of the dining table and introduced it: "This stewed pig's trotter is cooked with a secret sauce from Lingcheng. It has a different flavor than the one made by the chef in the mansion."

Wen Ye heard this and looked over. The pig trotters on the plate were shiny and glossy.

Use a knife to cut off a small piece of peach branch and put it in the porcelain plate in front of Wen Ye.

Wen Ye picked up the chopsticks and tasted it. It looked oily, but it didn't taste greasy at all. It was slightly spicy, but after tasting it again, there seemed to be a hint of sweetness in it.

The eldest aunt said, "In fact, this dish can be made spicier in Lingcheng. I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to handle it the first time, so I asked the chef to reduce the spiciness."

After finishing the food on the plate, Wen Ye said, "I can handle spicy food."

The eldest aunt said, "That's great. I brought a lot of chili peppers from Lingcheng. They are much spicier than those from Shengjing. I was afraid you couldn't eat them all, so I didn't pack too much for you. I'll pack another bag for you after dinner."

A child cannot tell which dish is the tastiest with his naked eyes, but he can tell which one looks better.

Xu Yuxuan glanced at the bland meat in his bowl, then at the rosy, soft and glutinous meat in his mother's plate.

He wants it too!

But this dish of stewed pig's trotters clearly contained chili peppers, so Nanny Ji was unsure and had to ask Wen Ye for advice.

Wen Ye knew about it and said, "This is easy."

She asked Aunt Ji to come closer and whispered something in her ear.

After hearing this, Nanny Ji's mouth twitched, but she still did as Wen Ye asked.

After a while, the maid brought another plate of pig's trotters. Wen Ye placed it in front of Xu Yuxuan and said, "Eat it."

Xu Yuxuan immediately looked at Nanny Ji and urged her in a baby voice: "Nanny~"

Nanny Ji picked out a small piece, then cut it into smaller pieces and fed it to Xu Yuxuan.

Wen Ye asked him calmly, "Is it delicious?"

Xu Yuxuan nodded: "Delicious!"

Wen Ye smiled and said, "Then eat more."

After washing the pig's trotter in hot water, only the basic smell was left. It was no wonder that he enjoyed eating it so much.

When he had almost finished eating, Wen Ye said to Nanny Ji, "He has me here, you can leave first."

Aunt Ji hesitated: "But..."

Xu Yuxuan also imitated Wen Ye's words: "Mammy, step back~"

Nanny Ji thought that the young master had almost finished his meal, and believed that the Second Madam had sent her away because she wanted to have some private conversation with the Eldest Aunt, so she bowed and left.

Wen Ye gave Tao Zhi a look.

The other party understood what he meant, knelt down to greet everyone, and then retreated.

When the eldest aunt saw this, she said nothing and just asked the maids who were serving her and her daughter-in-law Yao to go out.

When the three of them and the young child Xu Yuxuan were the only ones left in the room, she asked Wen Ye in a positive tone, "Do you want to chew it yourself?"

Wen Ye smiled and said, "Auntie's guess is really accurate."

The eldest aunt waved her hands and said, "Well, I understand you. Let's not talk about today's pig's trotters, stewed pork elbows, roasted lamb chops, etc. It's much more delicious to eat them yourself than to eat the well-cut meat."

Yao listened at the side, and many memories flashed through her mind. She couldn't help but say, "So mother used to dismiss the servants so that you could make things easier for yourself..."

Yao opened her mouth for a long time to say the words "secretly chewing", but ultimately could not utter them out.

The eldest aunt said sternly, "Why, I didn't have the chance to enjoy it when I was young, and now that I'm old I don't even have the freedom to chew pork knuckle?"

In fact, in Wen Ye's opinion, the eldest aunt took good care of herself and was not so old as to be called a "lady". She was more like a "lady".

Yao quickly denied, "That's not what my daughter-in-law meant. You can eat whatever you want, mother."

My mother-in-law has been a widow for many years and has worked hard for the Shen family for most of her life. How could she, a junior, interfere in such a trivial matter?

She just felt like she had discovered a great secret.

So the eldest aunt held the pig's trotter and chewed it openly in front of her daughter-in-law.

Wen Ye is similar to her.

Xu Yuxuan is now able to use a small wooden spoon to scoop up rice, but it is not very stable.

He saw that his eldest aunt and Wen Ye were eating directly with their hands, which seemed very fun, and he wanted to do the same.

Wen Ye saw through his intention. As an adult, she had a certain degree of self-control.

Xu Yuxuan is still so young and doesn't even have the ability to live independently, so he should not get into such bad habits.

Wen Ye thought for a moment, picked up the chopsticks beside the bowl, dipped them in the oil hanging from the skin of the pig's trotter, and motioned for him to taste it.

Xu Yuxuan leaned over and licked it curiously with his little tongue. He was immediately touched by the spiciness and kept sucking it.

With red eyes, he cried: "Mother~"

Wen Ye poured him a glass of warm water with her other hand, and then asked him, "Do you want to eat it yourself or continue to eat the meat that Nanny Ji has prepared for you?"

Xu Yuxuan was so spicy that tears were about to fall. He shook his head and said, "Don't bite it. I want Mammy's meat~"

Wen Ye twitched her lips, wondering how Nanny Ji would feel when she heard that Xu Yuxuan wanted her flesh.

Yao, who was sitting opposite, had a look of surprise on her face. Her second cousin's wife really had her own unique way of doing things, and she didn't follow the usual path.

The eldest aunt watched silently at the side without saying a word, thinking that the second niece-in-law was very good at managing her son.

She has no chance of having a son, but fortunately she is in good health and should be able to live to see her grandchildren being born and growing up to be as old as Xuan Ge'er.

Wen Ye picked out a few small pieces of "bathed" pig's trotter meat and put them in Xu Yuxuan's bowl, letting him eat them with a spoon.

Although he had to scoop several times before he could take a bite, Xu Yuxuan didn't feel bothered at all because he had already eaten most of the food and had tasted the terribly spicy taste.

The bite with the chopsticks wasn't actually that spicy, but for someone like Xu Yuxuan who had never tasted spicy food before, that little bit of spiciness was already hellish.

After lunch, Nanny Ji and others came back in to clear the food and serve tea.

After Wen Ye rinsed her mouth, she told Nanny Ji to wipe the lip balm from Xu Yuxuan's brow, cheeks and earlobes when she wiped his mouth.

Lu will be back soon, so we must quickly destroy all traces.

Wen Ye returned to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, bringing with her the New Year gifts prepared by Mrs. Lu. Xu Yuejia brought with her Xu Yuxuan, and the family of three got on a horse-drawn carriage and drove towards the Wen family's home.

In addition to the New Year gifts prepared by the Duke's Mansion, Wen Ye also packed some for himself.

They are all for Aunt Chang and Wen Ran.

This time the visit to the Wen family was not as exaggerated as the previous day, after all, there was more than one married daughter in the Wen family, Wen Ye.

Xu Yuxuan was still held by Nanny Ji and followed Wen Ye to Shen's yard.

Xu Yuejia was led by the servant of the Wen family to the front yard, together with Wen's father, two uncles and several other brothers-in-law.

The Duke's Mansion is the farthest from the Wen Mansion. Everyone left home at about the same time, so Wen Ye was naturally the last one to arrive.

Xu Yuxuan was not as timid as he had been the first time he came here. His eyes revealed curiosity about the unfamiliar environment and strangers.

Even Yang noticed it, and she whispered to her sister-in-law Liu, "Fourth sister has taken good care of Xuan."

Liu stroked her belly which had grown much bigger. Perhaps because of her pregnancy, she now looked at her child with a little more loving eyes.

Liu nodded in agreement: "Xuan Ge'er looks very well behaved."

Wen Ye can get along well with her stepson, which does no harm to either of them.

Wen Ye was still sitting next to his little sister. After not seeing her for two or three months, his little sister seemed to have grown taller and become thinner.

Wen Ran's eyes followed Wen Ye the whole time. After Wen Ye sat down, Wen Ran immediately leaned towards her and whispered, "Fourth sister, my aunt and I miss you so much."

Wen Ye touched her face and said, "I brought you New Year gifts."

Wenran was visibly happier, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling.

She was happy that her fourth sister also thought about her and her aunt, and as for New Year gifts, she and her aunt had also prepared them.

After sitting here for half an hour as usual, Shen found a random reason to dismiss a few concubines.

Shen only has one daughter, Wen Yuwan. She finally came back on the second day of the Chinese New Year, and she wanted to spend more time alone with her daughter and talk to her privately.

Wenlan also brought her son back this time, intending to show him to Aunt Gui, who had never seen her grandson, so she was the first to leave.

Wen Hui is accompanied by her eldest and second child; the third child is still young and stays at home, being taken care of by her grandmother.

As she led her two sons past Wen Ye, she deliberately snorted heavily.

Wen Ye: "..."

childish.

Wen Ran was still waiting for her outside. Wen Ye was too lazy to argue with Wen Hui, so she lowered her head and said to Xu Yuxuan, "I'll give you two choices. One is to let Nanny Ji take you to your father. The other is for Nanny Ji to step down and you follow me to Xi Cui Yuan."

After just a few months of getting along, Wen Ye had gained a certain understanding of the people serving Xu Yuxuan, that is, they were strict and sensible.

As long as it is within the proper scope, they will abide by their duties and do whatever their master says. They will not act on their own and cross the line.

"Mother will give you half a minute to think about it." Wen Ye said.

It took less than half an hour. Xu Yuxuan blinked twice and said to the nanny who had served him the longest, "Mammy, back off~back off~"

Aunt Ji: “…”

Not surprising.

Wen Ran waited in the courtyard for a while, and when he saw Xu Yuxuan following Wen Ye, he asked curiously, "Is my nephew coming with us?"

Nanny Ji did not follow, so Yunzhi and Taozhi took over carrying Xu Yuxuan on the journey from the main courtyard to Xicuiyuan.

At this moment, Xu Yuxuan was sitting in Yunzhi's arms, not saying a word, looking well-behaved and honest.

Wen Ran had only met him twice and had a good impression of him.

She sincerely hoped that this non-blood-related nephew would still love her fourth sister as much as he did when he was a child when he grew up.

At least they should be able to live in peace with each other, but never let the relationship become as 'incompatible' or 'viewing each other as enemies' as described in the books.

Aunt Chang was waiting in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning.

Looking at the person from a distance, she walked forward to greet him with tears in her eyes. After carefully examining Wen Ye's still tall but fuller figure than before, she swallowed back the words "she seems to have lost weight" that she was about to say.

Aunt Chang choked for a moment and then said, "Come in first, it's cold outside."

Wen Ye understood the meaning of Aunt Chang's eyes, and smiled as he asked someone to bring in the New Year gifts prepared by the Duke's Mansion and himself.

It was impossible for Mrs. Lu to prepare New Year gifts for a concubine. The gift box sent to Xi Cui Yuan was for Wen Ran. However, Mrs. Lu did not "know" Wen Ran very well, and one or two things in the box were not suitable for Wen Ran, but were just right for the concubine.

When Wen Ye saw it, his eyes sparkled.

Aunt Chang didn't care about all this. She really thought it was a coincidence. She asked Jinju to put the things away and then took out the New Year gift she had prepared for Wen Ye.

Talk and demonstrate at the same time.

It was a cloak that she had embroidered stitch by stitch, as well as shoes, socks, and sachets. They were not rare items, but they were the best she could give to Wen Ye within her ability.

The materials were all good ones that she had slowly collected. The cloak was light green in color, with a few simple small flowers embroidered on it. It was very suitable for wearing in early spring when going out for fun.

Compared to Aunt Chang's thoughts, Wen Ran's were much simpler and cruder, with just a box of storybooks and a purse of silver.

When Aunt Chang saw the box of storybooks, her forehead twitched. She remembered the shock she had felt on the day her eldest daughter got married, and hurriedly said, "Ye'er, don't accept these storybooks."

Wen Ran was puzzled: "Why? Fourth sister obviously likes watching it."

Aunt Chang didn't know when her little daughter came with the box she had prepared. She couldn't explain too much, so she could only say, "Your fourth sister is already married, so she can't read too many novels."

Wen Ran was surprised, and then she thought of herself, her voice somewhat frightened: "So after getting married, I can't read novels? Does that mean I can't study?"

Aunt Chang: "...Of course you can study."

Wen Ran heaved a sigh of relief, but he still continued to ask, "Why don't you let me read the storybook?"

A few days ago, the teacher in the mansion also recommended several travel books and miscellaneous books. Wen Ran bought two books from the bookstore. She had already learned all the characters. The travel books recommended by the teacher were not only interesting, but also broadened her horizons.

Aunt Chang was not a very smart person. She once thought that her eldest daughter's poor academic performance when she was young was inherited from her, and she felt guilty about it for many years.

At this time, Wen Ye broke the deadlock and said, "Okay, I'll take the script, but you can keep the money. I have enough money to spend."

Wen Ran insisted: "Fourth sister, my aunt and I are not short of money, these are all for you."

Wen Ye smiled sincerely. She touched Xu Yuxuan who was sitting next to her and said, "His aunt, the Duke's wife, is very kind to me."

If there is a disagreement, he will give away gems and silver bills.

Aunt Chang asked anxiously, "What about his father?"

Wen Ye paused, thinking that he had made a mistake and actually forgot about Xu Yuejia.

After thinking about it, she said seriously, "Not bad, it suits my taste."

In bed.

Aunt Chang found that she did not seem to be lying, so she felt relieved. As long as her daughter and son-in-law could get along well, that was all.

Wen Ye took out the things she had prepared, and the one she gave to Aunt Chang was a box of the best rouge and powder.

No matter what age a woman is, she cannot help but love beauty.

But Aunt Chang's heart was divided into two halves, giving it all to her two daughters Wen Ye and Wen Ran, leaving not even a small corner for herself.

Wen Ye couldn't change her mind. Since that was the case, there were some things that only she, as the daughter, had to do.

The rouge and powder that Aunt Chang usually used were always prepared by Wen Ye. As soon as she smelled them, she guessed that they were more expensive than what she used in the past.

However, Wen Ye had brainwashed her several years ago that if she did not accept her daughters' filial piety, it would mean that she did not love her daughters.

Therefore, even though Aunt Chang felt sorry for Wen Ye spending so much money, she did not dare to say anything when she took the rouge and powder box.

In addition to a complete set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, Wen Ran was also given a small box of golden monkeys, a very small one, even smaller than the one that Lu gave to Xu Yuxuan.

However, Wen Ye did not prepare too much. Wen Ran was born in the year of the monkey. Two or three months after the new year, it would be Wen Ran's seventh birthday, and there happened to be seven little golden monkeys in the box.

When Xu Yuxuan saw the little golden monkey, he probably remembered his big golden pig and his eyes lit up.

Wen Ye stopped him in advance: "This is not for you. You already have a big golden pig. You should know how to be content."

After saying that, she closed the lid, blocking Xu Yuxuan's view, and he could only see a small wooden box.

Xu Yuxuan already owns a big golden pig, so an ordinary small box would not attract his attention.

He immediately lost interest in the wooden box in Wen Ye's hand.

Wen Ye asked Jinju to take down a box of little golden monkeys and put them away, not giving Aunt Chang and Wen Ran any chance to refuse.

Wen Ran still felt it was not a good idea. Although she liked those little golden monkeys, they were too expensive.

She thought about it, turned around and ran back to her room.

Wen Ye didn't know what she was going to do until he saw her coming out with a pile of books.

"These are the books I used when I was enlightened. I made notes on them." Wen Ran pushed a few books in front of Xu Yuxuan and said, "I'll give them all to you!"

The money she had saved was definitely not worth as much as that box of little golden monkeys. After thinking about it, Wen Ran could only think of these enlightenment books with her notes on them.

She had just heard her fourth sister talking to her aunt about the fact that their little nephew would be enlightened in the spring.

He should be able to use these books soon.

A small gift may convey great sentiment.

Wen Ran couldn't think of a better return gift.

Xu Yuxuan stared at the pile of books that was almost up to his chin, his eyes dull for a moment.

Wen Ran asked anxiously, "Don't you like it?"

Wen Ye couldn't help laughing out loud, and said on behalf of Xu Yuxuan: "He likes it. He is so happy that he almost went crazy!"

Wen Ran was relieved and said with relief: "As long as you like it."