I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

It took a long time for Wen Shutang to calm down, and his pounding heart gradually calmed down.

He took a deep breath, got up from the bed, changed his clothes, pushed the door and walked out.

At a glance, I saw Xiao Yizhuo and Song Zhoubai standing in the yard talking about something. When they noticed Wen Shutang coming out, they turned around and looked over.

Wen Shutang saw Song Zhoubai and raised his eyebrows, his tone seemed to be a little disdainful: "Why are you here so early?"

When Xiao Yizhuo came over just now, she was actually quite expectant, but unfortunately she was interrupted by Song Zhoubai.

Song Zhou's heart skipped a beat. What happened to the couple? Why were they in a bad mood so early in the morning? They were both talking so strangely.

Just now, when Xiao Yizhuo came out of the house, his face was not very good, and there was a bit of coldness in his eyes, as if he was very unhappy with his arrival.

Wen Shutang is like this now. Did they have a fight? They can't take it out on him.

Song Zhoubai curled his lips and said, "Xu Ren came to see me yesterday and said he wanted to get a piece of the pie. He should have come to see you too, right?"

Wen Shutang nodded, and the face of the frivolous man from yesterday immediately appeared in his mind.

"I've seen it, but I don't have a very good impression of it."

"Yes, I came here today to remind you that he doesn't have a very good reputation in the town, and his family's business is not clean." Song Zhoubai said in agreement.

Wen Shutang was not very surprised by this. From Xu Ren's frivolous behavior yesterday, it was obvious that his upbringing was indeed not very good.

"It just so happens that I have no intention of cooperating with him."

Hearing Wen Shutang say this, Song Zhou was stunned for a moment: "But if you cooperate with him, you can make more money."

"You can never make enough money, and I like clean money." Wen Shutang shrugged. Her goal was not big, as long as she could earn enough to support her family.

Song Zhoubai's eyes flashed with approval: "I have some friends in other places, I will introduce them to you when the time comes. With your brain, it will be easy for you to do business and make money."

Wen Shutang could not deny this. She would certainly not miss the opportunity to make money.

Song Zhoubai came this time to remind Wen Shutang that Xu Ren was not a good person. The Xu family had a very bad reputation in the town. It was said that in order to compete for business with other families, they even secretly hired people to commit crimes.

"By the way, you'd better be careful. Xu Ren is a man who is greedy for beauty and often does bad things like robbing women. His family is related to Lord Liang." Song Zhoubai frowned and warned.

Wen Shutang frowned immediately when she heard that, and couldn't help but get goose bumps when she thought of the way Xu Ren stared at her yesterday.

"I see. Thanks for reminding me."

"You're welcome. It's my duty. But isn't it about time to start making perfume? Someone from the capital has already been sent to urge us to do so."

Wen Shutang touched his chin and thought for a while before saying, "I will make another batch before the New Year, and we will make the rest after the New Year. We will stop working during the New Year."

"Okay, I'll send someone to pick it up in a few days." Song Zhoubai nodded, turned around and left the yard without staying any longer.

Wen Shutang didn't retract her gaze until Song Zhoubai's figure disappeared at the door. She caught a glimpse of Xiao Yizhuo looking at her. For some reason, Wen Shutang didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Xiao Ye stood by and looked at the two curiously: "Mom, why is your face red?"

"It's hot. The weather is really hot now." Wen Shutang didn't expect Xiao Ye to ask directly. He was stunned for a moment and made up an excuse.

Xiao Ye touched his head and looked at the sun hanging high in the sky. Well, the weather was indeed good today, but he always felt that something was wrong.

From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Xiao Yizhuo's expression was not very natural either, and he muttered softly, "Is it really that hot today?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yizhuo froze, clenched his fist to his lips and coughed: "I'll go feed the chickens."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the small warehouse. One could vaguely see a bit of panic in his steps.

Wen Shutang raised her eyebrows but didn't say anything. It turned out that this person was not as natural as she had imagined.

After lunch, the small courtyard welcomed another guest.

Wen Shutang couldn't help but frowning when he saw the eye-catching fan in Xu Ren's hand.

"Madam Wen, nice to meet you again." Xu Ren walked up to Wen Shutang, fanning himself with a smile on his face.

Xu Ren arrived at the right time, and he could take this opportunity to explain to him the reason for his non-cooperation.

Thinking of this, Wen Shutang forced a smile on his face: "Thank you for troubling the young master to make another trip."

Xu Ren shook the folding fan in his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can work with Madam Wen, I will be happy to make a few more trips."

"In that case, I won't waste any more words. I'm sure Young Master Song has already told the Young Master that we don't need to cooperate anymore." Wen Shutang bluntly rejected the olive branch thrown by Xu Ren.

Hearing Wen Shutang say this, a hint of gloom flashed across Xu Ren's eyes, but he still had a smiling face.

"Mrs. Wen, it's a bit too arbitrary to say that. I am a guest after all. Could I have a cup of tea?"

Xu Ren's request was not excessive. Wen Shutang frowned but had no reason to refuse. Out of politeness, he invited him into the house.

He took a cup from the table, poured him a cup of hot tea and handed it to him: "The village is poor, there is no good tea, the young master can make do with this."

Xu Ren picked up the teacup and blew on it without any disdain. Just when he was about to drink the tea, he suddenly stopped and looked up at Wen Shutang: "Madam Wen, why don't you sit down too? Let's talk about business."

Wen Shutang frowned slightly and sat opposite him, but Xu Ren stood up and sat beside her, saying frivolously: "Young lady, you have a beautiful face and a better figure than many women in this town. Are you willing to stay here and be a village woman? Why don't you come back with me and be a beautiful concubine? I guarantee you will enjoy wealth and glory in the future."

The meaning of his words was too obvious, causing Wen Shutang to feel strongly uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and was about to open her mouth to greet this person, but suddenly she smelled a strange and sweet fragrance in the air.

Wen Shutang's face changed drastically as he thought of something. He stood up, covering his nose and stepped back several steps, looking at Xu Ren with a fierce look in his eyes.

Wen Shutang was careless for a moment, and he didn't expect that this man was so shameless that he would carry a sachet with him containing drugs. Although he didn't inhale much, his body was already showing signs of weakness.

Xu Ren noticed the change in her state and immediately tore off his previous disguise as a gentle gentleman, revealing his cunning nature.

"If you had agreed to cooperate earlier, I wouldn't have done this. Once you become mine, I won't be afraid that you won't obey me."