He is 1.88 meters tall, with straight shoulders, deep facial features, wheat-colored skin, and strong muscles under the thin clothes, all of which exude the hormonal aura of a masculine and tough guy.

While Shen Mingzhu was looking at Pei Yang, Pei Yang was also looking at her.

The woman had an oval face, fair skin, almond eyes, curved eyebrows, and fan-like eyelashes that blinked. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and she was even prettier than the camellia planted on his balcony.

Before going to Shenjiagou for a blind date, he saw a photo of Shen Mingzhu from the matchmaker.

In the matchmaker's words, Shen Mingzhu was one of the two golden flowers in Shenjiagou, and the number of people seeking to marry her almost broke down her door.

But her family has high standards and they want to marry their daughter to the city to enjoy a good life.

Pei Yang was actually somewhat resistant to this kind of high-ranking behavior, but when he looked at the beautiful girl who had just become his new wife, he felt relieved and understood.

If he had such a lovely daughter, he would definitely not be willing to marry her to the countryside to live a hard life.

Thinking of this, he spoke gently to his newlywed wife who was looking at him eagerly, "I'll take you to buy jewelry and clothes next time I come back. Today I'll take you home to get familiar with the place first."

It’s good to go home, so that we can have our wedding night at home!

Shen Mingzhu followed the man closely, looking him up and down like a scanner.

The man was wearing an old-fashioned army green lapel shirt, dark blue trousers with the shirt tucked into his trousers, a brown leather belt around his waist, and leather sandals on his feet.

Typical aboriginal attire from the 1980s, but it doesn't affect the perfect figure at all.

Broad shoulders, narrow waist, perky hips, and long legs.

As soon as he walked into the gate of the family compound, he met many acquaintances one after another. Pei Yang greeted them one by one and took the trouble to introduce Shen Mingzhu to the neighbors.

He is away from home all year round, so from now on, only Shen Mingzhu and the children are at home, and they have to rely on these old neighbors for help when they encounter any problems.

Everyone saw that Shen Mingzhu was pretty, with a pair of big watery eyes like washed grapes and a slim figure, and they all praised Pei Yang for being so lucky.

The Pei family lived on the fourth floor. There was no elevator in those days and the floor was high. By the time Shen Mingzhu climbed to the fourth floor, she was so tired that she was gasping for breath.

Pei Yang looked at her several times and thought that she was just as delicate as the matchmaker said.

Shen Mingzhu didn't pay attention to what Pei Yang was thinking of her. She looked at this old building and felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

This dream was so real, just like the real thing.

At this time, the blue-painted iron door with the word "Fu" on the left was opened from the inside, and a woman in her thirties stood inside the door looking at the two of them.

"You're finally back. I'm in a hurry to go to the factory."

The woman complained to Pei Yang, but her eyes were looking Shen Mingzhu up and down like a scanner.

Shen Mingzhu was also looking at the woman, with retro curly hair draped behind her head, wearing a Dacron floral dress, and khaki wedge-heeled sandals on her feet.

Typical eighties fashionable women's outfit.

Pei Yang introduced the two of them and then led Shen Mingzhu in.

"...Sister-in-law, Xiao Heng is now in your care. I'm leaving now. I'll come visit you guys in two days. Um, I've put Xiao Heng's medicine on the dining table. Take it three times a day after meals. Remember."

Pei Wenping took her bag from the hanger and walked out the door as she spoke. As soon as she finished speaking, she left.

Shen Mingzhu was standing in the living room of the Pei family. She realized belatedly that the person who called her "sister-in-law" was calling her.

Pei Yang poured her a glass of water, took her to visit various places in the house, and told her how to place daily necessities and use electrical appliances.

Shen Mingzhu found everything new, but she was not from this era. These old objects unique to the 1970s and 1980s seemed as new as antiques to her.

Pei Yang sighed secretly when he saw her like this.

Before going to Shenjiagou for a blind date, he had learned that Shen Mingzhu loved dressing up and had a delicate personality. In comparison, Shen Baolan was smart and capable, and was a good housekeeper. Given his situation, Shen Baolan was undoubtedly a better candidate for a wife.

“Can you cook?”

Are you kidding? She is the top anchor in the food industry. Not to mention cooking, she can even prepare a full banquet well, okay?

Pei Yang breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Shen Mingzhu's affirmative answer.

It’s enough to know how to cook, so that mother and daughter won’t starve to death at home.

"I'll take you to the bedroom."

"OK."

The man looked serious on the surface, but he turned out to be quite reserved and wanted to have sex with her in broad daylight.

Shen Mingzhu thought shyly and followed the man into the bedroom like a young wife.

However, once she entered the bedroom, Shen Mingzhu no longer had any naughty thoughts.

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Because there was a person lying on the bed in the bedroom, to be precise, a child.

"Xiao Heng?"

Pei Yang called out and seeing that the child on the bed was motionless, he raised his eyes and motioned Shen Mingzhu to come over.

"This is Xiaoheng, he's four years old this year and will be going to kindergarten next month. I've already registered him for the city government kindergarten on the next street. You can just send him there on the 1st of next month."

Shen Mingzhu was confused after hearing this. After all this time, she was actually someone's stepmother?

Before she could figure out what was going on, another household registration book was stuffed into her hand.

"Keep this. I'll transfer your household registration here for you next time I come back."

After that, Pei Yang took out a square iron box and handed it to her. "I've left you fifty in cash. Take the passbook. If you don't have enough money, go and withdraw it. And take these food coupons, meat coupons, and cloth coupons. Use the coupons to buy anything you need. I'll call you when we get to Xicheng Port. I'll leave home and Xiaoheng to you."

After giving the instructions, Pei Yang left with his luggage.

Shen Mingzhu didn't have time to care about him at this moment. She subconsciously flipped through the household register in her hand. The head of household on the first page was Pei Yang, and on the second page was Pei Ziheng.

Pei Ziheng? Why does this name sound so familiar?

In a flash, Shen Mingzhu felt as if she was struck by lightning.

Isn't Pei Ziheng the villain in the period novel she read before going to bed? Wow, she is like an old woman wearing flowery shoes, catching up with the fashion of wearing books?! In the book, the male protagonist is Zhou Hao, and Pei Ziheng is the male protagonist's control group.

Zhou Hao and Pei Ziheng are the same age. They were good friends who had known each other since they were kids. The reason they became enemies was because they had completely different stepmothers.

Zhou Hao's stepmother was virtuous and kind. She treated Zhou Hao as her own son and cultivated him with great care. When Zhou Hao grew up, he lived up to everyone's expectations and was admitted to a prestigious university. He became rich and beautiful and became a pillar of the country.

However, Pei Ziheng's stepmother was mean and harsh. She either beat or scolded Pei Ziheng and abused him cruelly, which caused Pei Ziheng to become psychologically dark and distorted. He became jealous and hateful, and when he grew up, he opposed the male protagonist Zhou Hao in every way and eventually ended up in a dead end.

She remembered that when the villain Pei Ziheng died in the book, the hero Zhou Hao sighed and said these words to his childhood friend.

"Ziheng has fallen into this state because of his vicious stepmother. She ruined his life."

Oh my god, not only did she become a stepmother, but she also became the vicious stepmother of a villain.

Pei Ziheng in the book is a villain, so his fate is naturally miserable, but her stepmother is not much better! She was sent to a mental hospital by the adult Pei Ziheng himself and burned to death!

Shen Mingzhu subconsciously looked at the child on the bed, only to find that he was awake, with a pair of dark eyes staring straight at her.

(End of this chapter)