It turns out that Lan Linxiang was also reborn.

Shen Huanxi did not feel the slightest bit of joy in finding similar things. Instead, he felt somewhat alert.

In her previous life, she and Lan Linxiang had been sisters-in-law for many years, but they were not very familiar with each other. She didn't know what Lan Linxiang's purpose was in self-destruction, and she didn't trust Lan Linxiang.

Lan Linxiang was also very nervous. Shen Huanxi did not marry Su Chaoyang like in her previous life. Was it because she was also reborn?

She waited for Shen Huanxi to answer, and then she saw Shen Huanxi turn around and look at her.

"Comrade Lan, what are you talking about?"

"Hmm?" Lan Linxiang frowned. Could it be that Shen Huanxi's rebirth would be earlier?

"Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games was successful, the Soviet Union collapsed, Shenzhou V was launched, and Jinjiang Literary City."

"Comrade Lan, please tell me clearly what you want to say." Shen Huanxi was a little impatient.

Lan Linxiang shook her head and said nothing more.

It turns out that Shen Huanxi was not reborn.

That's right. In her last life, Shen Huanxi was dragged down by the gigolo Su Chaoyang. After being reborn, why would she choose an incompetent man like Xiao Shanhe?

After all, Su Chaoyang is physically healthy, has an older brother who is extremely wealthy, and comes from a well-off family. Xiao Shanhe is still in a wheelchair, and his economic conditions are even worse than Su Chaoyang's.

Lan Linxiang felt that she had really overthought it just now.

Seeing that Lan Linxiang did not continue to ask questions, Shen Huanxi also breathed a sigh of relief. She was so nervous that she broke out in sweat on her back.

She didn't want to "recognize" Lan Linxiang, at least not before she knew Lan Linxiang's background, but she also remembered this incident.

Shen Huanxi has always wanted to know why Xiao Shanhe buried her in his previous life. She has asked Xiao Shanhe, but unfortunately, Xiao Shanhe still doesn't recognize her in this life, and Xiao Shanhe is not reborn, so she can't tell the answer.

Will she be able to get the answer from Lan Linxiang one day in the future?

Shen Huanxi has always felt that being able to rest in peace is the last dignity in life, and it was Xiao Shanhe who gave her the last dignity in her previous life.

It was for this reason that she was grateful to Xiao Shanhe, and it was also for this reason that she always wanted to know why Xiao Shanhe did that...

If she never knew the reason in her life, she would definitely feel regretful. Now that she knows that Lan Linxiang is also reborn, she can hold on to a thought that sooner or later, she can get the answer from Lan Linxiang, but not now.

After the principal and school leaders finished speaking, it was the student representatives' turn to speak.

The first person in each grade goes on stage, ranked from the lowest grade to the highest grade.

The first grader who went up was a girl named Liu Xiaoxiao. Although she was very young, she was not at all stage-shy. She confidently shared her learning experience with all the teachers, students and parents in the school.

The representative of the second grade is Xiao Yutang.

The moment Xiao Yutang came on stage, many parents of Class 2, Grade 2 couldn't help but look at Shen Huanxi.

Today, Xiao Yutang took her everywhere to greet his classmates. Many parents of Class 2, Grade 2 were impressed that the parent of the top student in the grade was so good-looking. Now that Xiao Yutang was on stage to give a speech, the parents were jealous of Shen Huanxi again.

Lan Linxiang was sitting next to Shen Huanxi, and she didn't know what to feel.

"I used to be the last in my grade. After I entered the second grade..." Xiao Yutang first talked about his learning experience.

After saying a few words, he looked towards Shen Huanxi.

"I can go from the last to the first, I want to thank one person, that is my mother."

Hearing what Xiao Yutang said, Lan Linxiang suddenly sat up straight... No wonder Xiao Yutang suddenly looked over here while talking...

But she felt like Xiao Yutang didn't really look at her.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xiao Yutang continued to speak.

"To be precise, I should thank my stepmother, Shen Huanxi. My stepmother is different from other stepmothers. She is very gentle and cares about me and my brother. She is very good to me and my brother. She will buy us new clothes, help us with our homework, and she will also..."

Shen Huanxi was sitting on a small stool listening and was stunned at first.

She knew that every grade would have the top student represent the class to give a speech, and she also knew that the second grade representative was Xiao Yutang. She had just encouraged Xiao Yutang and told him not to be nervous.

What she didn't expect was that Xiao Yutang would thank her individually on the stage.

You have to know that usually Xiao Yutang would not even call her "Mom" and was always mean to her.

Shen Huanxi's eyes were a little moist.

She did not treat Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng specially. Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng were not her biological children. She could not treat them as attentively as she treated Chang'an and Changning. She was just doing her duty as a mother.

I never thought that I would raise a child like Xiao Yutang who knows how to be grateful.

Of course, she was not someone who was easily moved, but she was moved and her eyes became wet because she knew that Chang'an and Changning had a new brother.

In the previous life, Chang'an Changning had a low self-esteem and was timid. Neither sister was willing to interact with others and could not make many friends. When both of them were seriously ill, they supported each other with their broken bodies and had no other relatives or friends to help.

In this life, Shen Huanxi will naturally not let them become seriously ill and fall into the bottom of society like in the previous life, but it will give the two children an extra brother and someone who can help and support each other with them in the future. She is even more fortunate and relieved.

Shen Huanxi got emotional because of this.

Lan Linxiang looked at Shen Huanxi who was sitting beside her wiping her tears, and then looked at her biological son who was still thanking his stepmother on the stage. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart.

Xiao Yutang, he is obviously her biological son, why is he so close to Shen Huanxi? As a biological mother, it is impossible for her not to feel uncomfortable.

She had just confirmed that Shen Huanxi was not reborn, but she suspected that Shen Huanxi had a different soul.

In her previous life, Shen Huanxi was a strong woman who didn't pay attention to her children's education, didn't care about her family, and didn't know how to manage a marriage. How come she has become so gentle and emotional in this life? She only sees beauty in her and doesn't feel her strength at all.

Of course, seeing that Xiao Yutang was able to move from last place to first place, Lan Linxiang felt much more relieved.

Finally, Xiao Yutang's recitation ended, and there was warm applause from the audience. The parents of Class 2, Grade 2 once again looked at Shen Huanxi with emotion.

"No wonder she looks so young and doesn't look like she has ever given birth to a child. It turns out she is a stepmother."

"This stepmother has done a great job. The child likes her and she has taught the child to be the top student in the grade."

…

Shen Huanxi had a polite smile on her face, but her mother Lan Linxiang felt bitter and sad in her heart.

"It's great that you can teach your child so well, but you still have to pay attention to Xiao Yutang's character. He has..."

"My child has no violent tendencies." Shen Huanxi interrupted Lan Linxiang.

"My child is very good. I will continue to educate him well. He will become a more capable man in the future. He will be filial to his parents, care about his younger brothers and sisters, and become a very good man."

Shen Huanxi didn't want to say more to Lan Linxiang. The moment Lan Linxiang abandoned Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng for Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu, she had no right to interfere in their education.

On the playground, after the students from each grade finished their speeches, the parents returned to their children's classes for a small meeting.

In the class, many parents came to ask Shen Huanxi for advice on how to educate their children, saying that they themselves were unable to teach their own children well and that Shen Huanxi was very good.

The class meeting was over, so Shen Huanxi took Xiao Yutang to wait for Xiao Shanhe and Chang'an. They had agreed to wait at the school gate.

Xiao Yutang looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After hesitating for a long time, he looked up at Shen Huanxi.

"I think the word 'Auntie' is quite meaningless. If you call her 'Auntie' on the street, eight out of ten women will turn around. The word 'stepmother' sounds very unpleasant, so I don't want to call her that."

"Huh?" Shen Huanxi looked at the little boy, somewhat confused.

"Mom." Xiao Yutang called out, and as soon as the words came out of his mouth, his face turned as red as a ripe apple.

Shen Huanxi was suddenly stunned.

She never thought that Xiao Yutang would call her mom.

"What's the matter? You don't like hearing me call you mom? If you don't like it, I won't call you mom anymore." After Xiao Yutang said this, he left Shen Huanxi and ran forward.

Shen Huanxi hurriedly called him.

"Tangtang, you're back! I love you! How could I not love you! Don't run too far when you come back, or your dad won't be able to find you!"

Hearing Shen Huanxi's voice, Xiao Yutang paused, then ran back, stood beside Shen Huanxi with his head lowered, no longer speaking or paying attention to Shen Huanxi.

Shen Huanxi couldn't see his face, he could only see his pointed red ears. The child was shy.

"Why are you following me! Don't follow me! Didn't I tell you not to come? Why did you come?" a little boy of eight or nine years old shouted fiercely.

Shen Huanxi and Xiao Yutang looked over and saw a woman in her early forties, wearing a washed-out cotton coat and trousers, following the boy.

The woman had a low ponytail that looked like it was cut with a knife, and there was a scar on the right side of her face that almost took up most of her face, which looked very evil.

"Junjun, wait for mom..." The woman's expression and tone were full of pleading, "Junjun, your father won't come to the parents' meeting for you, and the school wants him to come, so what can I do if I don't come?"

"If you don't come, the teacher won't say anything! Did I ask you to come?" The little boy called "Junjun" said, and then ran away.

People around were talking about it.

"It's so pitiful. This boy's father doesn't care about anything. He just plays cards and drinks all day. His mother runs a breakfast shop all by herself. A few years ago, there was a fire in the shop and half of her face was burned. She looks like this now, and the child is still ignorant."

"It's bad enough for a poor woman to have a man like that, and now she has a son like this. Everyone says sons are good, but I'm glad I gave birth to a daughter, because a daughter wouldn't be like this."

"That's not necessarily true. It depends on whether the child cares about face. Children in primary and middle schools care about face the most. If the boy is replaced by a girl, it's hard to say whether she will dislike it."

…

After listening to these parents' discussions, Shen Huanxi realized that Junjun's mother had such a hard life.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Chang'an coming over holding Xiao Shanhe's hand.

Seeing Shen Huanxi, Xiao Shanhe pushed the wheelchair faster, but Changan pulled him back.

"Dad, let's slow down and let mom and brother wait for a while. It's okay. We're already here. It won't take long if we hurry up. Don't bump into anyone and make mom worry."

"Okay." Xiao Shanhe readily followed suit.

The group of people who were talking about Junjun’s mother just now couldn’t help but sigh when they saw Changan and Xiao Shanhe.

"Look, there are real differences between children. The girl didn't despise her father because he was disabled, nor did she feel ashamed of him."

"That's right, girls and boys are different. Girls are more considerate, gentle and sensible."

…

Shen Huanxi held Xiao Yutang's hand and looked at the parents who were talking.

"There are sensible boys and girls. Whether a child is sensible or not depends on their temperament and how they are educated, not their gender."

As he spoke, he led Xiao Yutang towards Xiao Shanhe and Chang'an.

Xiao Yutang walked to Xiao Shanhe's side and held his other hand. He and Chang'an held Xiao Shanhe on the left and right. Shen Huanxi stood behind Xiao Shanhe and pushed the wheelchair.

Shen Huanxi was happy.

She also knew that children were very concerned about their reputation, so she was happy to see that Chang'an did not despise Xiao Shanhe and that Chang'an was so happy when Xiao Shanhe came to hold a parents' meeting for him.

Chang'an is not the kind of person who considers face more important than family affection. Even though Xiao Shanhe has disabled legs, she still wants to be close to Xiao Shanhe in public. Her daughter is very sensible.

Secondly, Chang'an longed for fatherly love in her previous life, but neither Feng Shenghui nor Su Chaoyang could give her real fatherly love. In this life, before she married Xiao Shanhe, the little girl had never experienced what fatherly love was.

In fact, Chang'an is very easy to satisfy. As long as she is cared for and treated well by the father, she will cherish him very much, even if the father is disabled in both legs, a child like Junjun might dislike him and not want to admit it in front of others.

Seeing that Chang'an finally got the fatherly love that she had been missing for two lifetimes, and seeing that Chang'an and Xiao Shanhe were so happy together, Shen Huanxi knew that she had married the right person.

Lan Linxiang brought Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu out, and frowned when she saw Shen Huanxi's family leaving the school in harmony.

"Qiang Wen, Qiang Wu, you need to keep working hard and try to do better than Xiao Yutang next time."

"Okay!" The two twin boys nodded.

Su Chaoyang's car was parked outside, and he shouted when he saw Lan Linxiang coming out.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here, Qiang Wen Qiang Wu."

"Didn't we ask the nanny to drive? Why are you here?" Lan Linxiang frowned.

"A babysitter can't drive as well as I can. I have nothing to do today, so how can I not come and take care of my sister-in-law and two nephews? Get in the car. I bought you some chestnut cakes."

"Wow! Chestnut cake!" When Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu heard "chestnut cake", they happily sat in the back seat and fastened their seat belts.

The chestnut cake was just launched this year and has the best reputation. It’s expensive, not least because they have money. The main problem is that it’s hard to buy. The shop that makes chestnut cake makes a certain amount every day.

Lan Linxiang sat in the passenger seat, and Su Chaoyang handed a piece of cut chestnut cake to Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu respectively. When he handed the piece to Lan Linxiang, Lan Linxiang did not take it. He smiled awkwardly and took the piece of cake back.

"Sister-in-law, are you still not going to give in to what I said last time? The lumber mill in the west of the city is short of manpower, so talk to my eldest brother and ask him to let me be the mill manager."

"Su Chaoyang, I told you a long time ago that I didn't mean to stop you from working in my factory. I just wanted you to start from the bottom. You have been pestering me to become a senior executive for a while. If you had listened to me and started from the bottom, you would at least be a workshop manager now. It would not be long before you became the director of a branch factory. Why do you have to think about rising to the top overnight?"

Lan Linxiang was almost annoyed as she spoke.

Su Chaoyang has no special skills. He even failed in a small and easy project given to him by Su Liming. How could she dare to directly let him be the director of a branch factory?

In his last life, Su Chaoyang married the strong woman Shen Huanxi, and relied on Shen Huanxi for support, so he didn't bother them. But this life is different. This time Shen Huanxi married someone else, and Lan Linxiang is afraid that this brother-in-law, who is incapable of doing anything, will mess up Su Liming's factory.

"You are not a child anymore. As the saying goes, get married first and then start a career. Whatever you want to do, get married first." Lan Linxiang said again.

Su Chaoyang was so angry. He was just the director of a branch factory, but why didn't Lan Linxiang give in? His brother had so many factories, it wouldn't be too much to give him just one. Why did she hold on so tightly and always encourage him to get married?

She thought he didn't want to start a family?

He started the car, cursing in his heart.

"Sister-in-law, last time my mother and I were laughed at by Shen Huanxi at the gate of the post office. You know about that incident. Now it has spread. Because of this incident, parents of rich girls look down on me, capable women look down on me, and my mother who is not so well-off looks down on me. Where can I find a wife and start a family? If you want me to start a family, just give me a factory."

While Su Chaoyang was trying to please Lan Linxiang, he saw Shen Huanxi's family not far ahead.

"Sister-in-law, how are Shen Huanxi and your ex-husband doing now?"

"He has a name! Xiao Shanhe!" Lan Linxiang was almost furious when she heard Su Chaoyang mention the word "ex-husband" before Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu.

Fortunately, she turned around and saw Su Qiangwen and Su Qiangwu eating chestnut cake with relish. She ignored them and breathed a sigh of relief.

"They are living well." Lan Linxiang replied. She was also surprised that Shen Huanxi could manage marriage.

Su Chaoyang was unhappy when he heard this.

"Didn't you say that Shen Huanxi was too strong and not suitable for marriage and that they would get divorced sooner or later? How come she is living well again?

When will she get divorced? Only when she gets divorced will others know that it is unreasonable for her to humiliate me. She can't even live a good life herself, so why should she humiliate me?

She should get divorced as soon as possible. If she gets divorced, no one will laugh at me anymore, and I might even be able to find a wife soon..."

"Su Chaoyang, you have some potential. Don't count on others to help you or support you. If you say Shen Huanxi is not good, she will look down on you. Instead of hoping for her divorce, you might as well listen to me and start from the bottom in the factory."

Lan Linxiang felt like she was almost talking too much, but Su Chaoyang just wanted to be the factory director directly.

She had lived two lives and always believed that the unhappiness of Su Chaoyang and Shen Huanxi's marriage was caused by Shen Huanxi's dominance. Now that she saw how harmonious Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe were, how much progress Xiao Yutang had made, and how unpromising Su Chaoyang was, her thoughts began to waver.

She is very conflicted.

In this life, she hopes that Xiao Shanhe will have another unhappy marriage, hopes to see Xiao Shanhe regret it, hopes that Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe will not live well, but also hopes that Shen Huanxi can really take good care of Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng...

…

The midterm exams were over, and the Children's Palace was about to close for the weekend, so the children no longer needed to go to training classes.

After Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe discussed it, they decided to take the four children shopping on Sunday.

During this period, Shen Huanxi was also thinking about what Lan Linxiang had said to her.

Lan Linxiang said that if she raised her child in this way, she would not be able to raise a child with real taste and style. Maybe Lan Linxiang is right?

In her previous life, Lan Linxiang was a wealthy lady who lived a life of luxury for decades, which was different from her who was running around doing business.

In her previous life, she was richer than Lan Linxiang, but she had no time to enjoy life. Lan Linxiang was a rich wife with no worries about food and clothing, so she had plenty of time to spend enjoying life.

In terms of taste, perhaps she is really not as good as Lan Linxiang.

Shen Huanxi was already satisfied that she could be reborn and that Chang'an and Changning could have a chance to not become sickly people at the bottom of society. She did not ask Chang'an and Changning to really excel and become people of high status, but she would certainly be happy if it could make the children better.

As well as Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng, these two children will also support each other with Chang'an Changning in the future. Shen Huanxi, Chang'an Changning's brother, naturally also wishes them well.

Maybe, she could also listen to what Lan Linxiang said?

Nanjing Road is full of street vendors and shops selling all kinds of things.

Shen Huanxi went into a bookstore and picked out a book called "Appreciation of World Famous Paintings" and a book called "Collection of World Famous Scenic Spots" for the children, as well as "Introduction to World Cultural Landscapes" and so on.

Four children came up.

"Mom, is this book "Appreciation of World Famous Paintings" bought for Changning and Zhengzheng? Changning and Zhengzheng are both learning to paint." Xiao Yutang asked.

This child, since he called her "Mom" for the first time after the parents' meeting, has been calling her that more and more fluently. In the past two days, he has called her that every now and then.

Shen Huanxi nodded and shook his head.

"These are for the four of you. These books are for the four of you. You can read them when you have time." she replied.

Now that the children are still young, she mostly buys books with lots of pictures and photos. When the children are older, she will buy books with more text.

She wasn't afraid that Lan Linxiang would suddenly say "the children you raise like this have no taste", she just thought it would do no harm to let the children get involved in more things.

Of course, if one day she really raises a child who is outstanding in all aspects and completely shuts Lan Linxiang's mouth, it would be even better.

"You guys can pick out the books for yourselves. Tell mom what books you want to buy and she will buy them for you."

"Okay!" Chang'an, Changning and Zhengzheng answered, and the three children went to the bookstore to choose books.

Xiao Yutang was still standing next to Shen Huanxi.

"You always buy things for us, why don't you buy things for yourself? You don't even have duck egg powder for your face, or osmanthus pomade for your hair, or lipstick or rouge. Don't you women like these things? Why don't you buy them?"

"Huh?" Shen Huanxi put down a copy of World National Geography. It had too many words, so she decided not to buy it.

Xiao Yutang has really changed. A while ago, he told her that women who dressed exquisitely and fashionably were not good and he didn't want her to associate with fashionable women like Zhao Mingyue and Jiang Shufen. But now he is asking her to buy these things.

She touched her face and said confidently: "I don't need it."

Shen Huanxi was really confident in her looks. She remembered that in her previous life, even when she was in her forties, there were still young hunks in their twenties who thought she was of similar age and wanted to pursue her.

Not only does she look young, she is also very pretty, with beautiful skin that she was born with.

Xiao Yutang frowned.

"It's not a question of whether you need it or not. What woman doesn't like to dress up or wear lipstick? You should like it too."

"Brother, why don't you come and pick out books!" Chang Ning called out to Xiao Yutang while waving a comic book in his hand.

Xiao Yutang nodded and walked over.

The children spent half an hour selecting books in the bookstore, and in the end, including the ones selected by Shen Huanxi, they bought more than ten books in total. Shen Huanxi paid the bill and put the books in the big bag behind Xiao Shanhe's wheelchair.

The weather was getting colder, so Shen Huanxi bought warm clothes and shoes for the children, but she didn't buy them thick socks.

The main reason was that socks were difficult to knit, so Zhang Guifen didn’t try to knit them. They weren’t sold on the streets before, and it was only this time that she saw a street stall selling socks.

Shen Huanxi went over to take a look and saw that they were all woolen socks, which were warm enough, so she squatted down to help the children choose socks.

Xiao Yutang pulled his three younger brothers and sisters aside.

"Did you bring your pocket money?"

The three little ones nodded.

"I brought it, but today mom and dad paid for it, so we don't have to spend our own money." Changning said.

Xiao Yutang said "hmm".

"Then let's pool our money together and buy mom a lipstick, what do you think?"

"Okay!" Chang'an was the first to take out his pocket money.

"Tsk——" Xiao Yutang looked around and felt relieved when he saw Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe picking out socks.

"Don't let mom know, otherwise she won't let us buy it. And you two, take out the money." He looked at Changning and Zhengzheng.

With his behavior, people who don't know him would think he is an older kid bullying the younger ones and extorting their money.

Changning and Zhengzheng happily took out their pocket money.

Xiao Yutang put his younger brothers and sisters' pocket money together with his own and slipped into the cosmetics store next door. The scent of cosmetics and perfume immediately filled his nose. It smelled good, but too strong. Xiao Yutang almost sneezed, but he held it back.

The shop owner recognized Xiao Yutang at once.

"Oh, it's you again. How is it? Did your mother like the lipstick I bought for her last time?" asked the owner.

Xiao Yutang pursed his lips and said nothing.

He came here to buy lipstick for Lan Linxiang. At that time, Lan Linxiang and Xiao Shanhe were getting a divorce. She scolded Xiao Shanhe for not being able to make money and give her a better life. Other women had lipstick, perfume, bags and new clothes, but she only had the daily necessities.

When he heard this, he took out the New Year's money he had saved over the years and bought Lan Linxiang a lipstick, hoping that she would stop thinking about divorce.

But Lan Linxiang took one look and threw the lipstick to the ground, saying that such things were not presentable and were inferior products compared to Estee Lauder and Chanel and were not up to standard.

"Auntie, do you have Estee Lauder and Chanel lipsticks?" Xiao Yutang asked instead of answering the owner's question.

"Ah?" The shop owner was confused. "What kind of lipstick? What kind of perfume? Do you want perfume? Or does your mother really like the lipstick you bought her last time? Do you want another one? You want one that smells good and looks good?"

"No." Xiao Yutang shook his head, thinking that maybe he remembered it wrong.

Anyway, Lan Linxiang would always utter one or two strange words that he had never heard of before, so it was normal for him to hear them wrongly or remember them wrongly.

"Auntie, I want a lipstick. I want one that's more expensive and better looking than the one I bought last time. I want to buy it and give it to my mom!"

"Okay, okay. How about you take a look at this one? I just bought this one. The color is very pretty and fashionable. The one you bought last time was too red and it looked exaggerated when you usually apply it. This one is different. Your mother will definitely like it more."

"Is this more expensive than the one I bought last time? I want to buy a more expensive one, it can't be worse than the last one." Xiao Yutang asked.

"Of course, this is the most expensive lipstick we have here, it costs three dollars."

"I want this one." Xiao Yutang didn't even bargain and paid directly.

The owner was very happy to meet such a straightforward customer. He quickly went to get a new one for Xiao Yutang and carefully checked it for him to make sure it was not damaged before giving it to him.

"Here, take it back. Your mother will definitely like it."

"Yeah." Xiao Yutang took the lipstick and came out. He could still hear the owner's sigh behind him.

"What a filial boy."

Xiao Yutang pursed his lips. Even the shop owner, who was a complete stranger to him, said that he was filial. However, his biological mother, after receiving the lipstick he gave her, scolded him for being unpresentable.

Shen Huanxi picked out six pairs of woolen socks for the children, himself, Xiao Shanhe and Zhang Guifen, and then settled the bill together.

"Mom, this is for you." Xiao Yutang took the lipstick and handed it to Shen Huanxi.

"You bought me a lipstick, but I said I didn't want it." Shen Huanxi said this with a happy smile. This child is really thoughtful.

"This is a gift from the four of us who pooled our money together," Xiao Yutang added.

"Well, thank you Tangtang, thank you all..." Shen Huanxi's eyes reddened.

She knew in her heart that Chang'an, Changning and Zhengzheng were still very young, so how could they know how to save money to buy her a gift? She knew without even thinking about it that this gift-giving incident must have been organized by Xiao Yutang.

Shen Huanxi felt relieved that this child was so attentive to her and would definitely treat Chang'an and Changning well in the future.

The lipstick tube was square and green with the words "Shanghai Woman" written on it. She opened the lipstick in front of the child. It was a bean paste color, not as exaggerated as bright red. It was very everyday and looked very much like her favorite Dior 772 in her previous life.

It was a gift from her child. Shen Huanxi is not picky about colors, but she really likes this color.

"I'm putting on the lipstick the kids gave me right now."

As she spoke, Shen Huanxi borrowed a mirror from a clothes stall nearby and put on lipstick. She was already pretty, and with lipstick on, she looked even better.

When Xiao Yutang saw Shen Huanxi's tears in her eyes and saw how much she liked the lipstick he picked, he also felt a lump in his throat.

When receiving the same lipstick from their children, the stepmother’s reaction is really different from that of their biological mother.

At this moment, Xiao Yutang, who had always been upset about his parents' divorce, suddenly wondered why his parents didn't divorce earlier, and why Shen Huanxi didn't become their stepmother earlier...

Shen Huanxi put on lipstick and turned around to look at Xiao Shanhe and the children.

“Does it look good?”

"It looks great!" the four children answered in unison, shouting loudly.

Xiao Shanhe nodded without saying anything. He wanted to look at her but didn't dare to stare at her. Shen Huanxi saw that his earlobes were slightly red.

…

"Why don't you spend my money?" On the way back, Xiao Shanhe suddenly asked, "You even accept things that the children buy with their pocket money, but you don't spend the money I earn. You didn't touch the money in the passbook."

"Hmm?" Shen Huanxi looked at Xiao Shanhe, "Are you still arguing with the kids about this? The money you earn and the money I earn are both our family's money. The part I spend is different."

"It's different." Xiao Shanhe said lightly, but didn't say anything else.

The family returned to Guixiang Village. The neighbors under the big locust tree saw Shen Huanxi wearing lipstick and greeted her.

"Xiao Shen put on lipstick today. She looks much better. She looks really good!"

"Oh, you really are. Xiao Shen, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You're so pretty, how can you not dress up? You look better than the big stars on TV now."

Shen Huanxi smiled.

"Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Zhou, you flatter me. I'm not that pretty. You should dress up and look better."

"Oh, you are so sweet, Xiao Shen, but you can't tell lies."

Shen Huanxi didn't say much to them and went back home with Xiao Shanhe and the children. They had bought too many things today and had to take them back home first.

She returned home, and the neighbors under the big locust tree were still talking about it.

"Let's not talk about other things. Dashan is really good to his wife. Wasn't he also very good to Lan Linxiang before? Lan Linxiang didn't do any housework at home, so he did it all. His salary was not high, but he bought Lan Linxiang a lot of lipstick and perfume. Now he is also really good to Xiao Shen."

"Oh, that's different. I believe he is really good to Xiao Shen, but the things that Lan Linxiang gave to her before were not necessarily given by him voluntarily. I have heard Lan Linxiang scold him more than once for being useless and unable to give her the life of a rich wife, and even asked him for money to buy cosmetics."

"Lan Linxiang is dressed too flamboyantly. What man would want his wife to be that flamboyant? She must have taken the initiative to ask Dashan for the money to buy cosmetics. Needless to say."

"But Dashan didn't let Lan Linxiang work. Lan Linxiang lived a life without any exposure to the elements."

…

One afternoon the following day, Shen Huanxi was dozing off during her afternoon nap and seemed to hear Xiao Shanhe and Zhang Guifen chatting.

"Dashan, you said you wanted to buy a washing machine?"

"Yeah. I feel really sorry for Huanxi. Before I divorced Lan Linxiang, Lan Linxiang didn't have to do anything at home. Look at Huanxi now. She has to cook, wash clothes, and clean. My legs are not convenient, so I can't help her even if I want to. I really feel sorry for her. Buying a washing machine can make her life easier."

"You kid, you know how to love your wife. I've been washing clothes for decades, and I've never seen you think of buying me a washing machine."

"Mom, didn't you need a commercial invoice to buy a washing machine before? Now you don't need one, and..."

"Alright, alright, can I really argue with you about this? Only stupid mothers-in-law think about how to deal with their own daughters-in-law. Smart mothers-in-law hope that their sons and daughters-in-law will be well. You've been divorced once, so how can I, as a mother, hope that you get divorced a second time? I'll be happier if you treat your wife well."

…

When Shen Huanxi woke up, several children were just about to go to school with their schoolbags on their backs. Xiao Shanhe was out, so she thought she had a dream.

But when I got home from get off work, I heard from my neighbors that Xiao Shanhe had taken the children to the appliance store to buy a washing machine.

Seeing Zhang Guifen cooking, Shen Huanxi put down the briefcase she brought back from the unit, picked up her handbag and went to the home appliance store to find her husband and children.

Xiao Shanhe had already picked out a washing machine and was supervising the salesperson to pack it for delivery. Several children were discussing things at the store entrance.

"We bought lipstick for our mother, and our father bought a washing machine for our home, so shouldn't we buy some gifts for our father as well? He has nothing, he is so pitiful." Changan said.

The other three children seconded the motion.

"I want to buy a pair of gloves for my dad. He always pushes the wheels of the wheelchair by himself, which makes his hands dirty and easy to hurt. It would be great if there were gloves that are easy to wash!" Chang Ning said.

Xiao Yutang and Xiao Yuzheng also nodded.

"It will snow soon. Dad's hands will feel cold when they touch the ice on the wheels. Dad should wear gloves." Xiao Yutang said.

A few children discussed it and saw that there were many people setting up stalls outside the home appliance city, so they found a stall selling gloves and picked out some gloves.

Feng Shenghui and Yao Cuihong were setting up a stall to sell wild vegetables, but after half a day, they only sold two bunches.

Chang'an and Changning did not notice them, but they noticed Chang'an and Changning.

Feng Shenghui saw Changan Changning carefully selecting gloves and said to the stall owner, "My father has big hands. Is there any bigger hands?"