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

"Okay, after we put it away, let's get off the car and go buy things. This time we'll buy all the food and other things, so we don't have to come to town again before the New Year." Wen Shutang said in a calm voice after watching Xiao Ze put the jade disc away.

Xiao Ze nodded, and after getting off the car, they walked straight to the still busy street. Xiao Ye excitedly pulled Xiao Wan to look left and right.

Xiao Ze followed behind them quietly.

Xiao Yizhuo walked beside Wen Shutang and asked in a low voice: "Shall we go to the grain store first?"

"Well, let's go and take a look first. The New Year is coming soon, and everyone will definitely start stockpiling food." Wen Shutang nodded in response.

The streets were crowded with people, most of whom were ordinary people coming out to buy things for the New Year.

Wen Shutang looked at the backs of the three children and couldn't help but say, "Be careful, don't get separated."

"It's okay, mom. Big brother is with us." Xiao Wan also seemed very excited. She turned around and responded to Wen Shutang with a smile.

Seeing their happy faces, Wen Shutang's heart softened. His eyes fell on the children and he didn't notice the crowded crowd next to him.

She was knocked off balance and fell to the side before she could even scream. Before she could even scream, Xiao Yizhuo pulled her into his arms.

Feeling the solid chest, Wen Shutang was stunned, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Xiao Yizhuo frowned and looked at the street vendor who bumped into Wen Shutang. The vendor also knew that he had bumped into someone, and quickly apologized to Wen Shutang.

"Sorry, sorry, are you okay, young lady? Fortunately, your husband held you up."

Wen Shutang came back to his senses, looked up at the vendor and waved his hand without paying too much attention: "It's okay, I didn't notice it either."

Seeing that Wen Shutang was indeed fine, the peddler nodded and turned away.

Wen Shutang stood up straight and suddenly found that Xiao Yizhuo's hand on her waist was still there. She couldn't help but look up at the silent man beside her with questioning eyes.

Xiao Yizhuo avoided Wen Shutang's sight, coughed lightly, tightened his arms and pulled Wen Shutang closer to him. There was no emotion in his voice.

"There are so many people, be careful not to fall."

Noticing his unnatural expression, Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect this guy to be so proactive.

She saw through it but didn't say anything, allowing Xiao Yizhuo to carefully protect her waist. In the eyes of others, Wen Shutang seemed to be held in Xiao Yizhuo's arms.

With Xiao Yizhuo's long arms blocking, the feeling of congestion was indeed reduced a lot, and Wen Shutang was also happy and comfortable.

Xiao Ze, who was walking in front, noticed the little episode happening here. He also saw his father's actions, and couldn't help but raise a faint smile on his handsome face.

It was the first time he saw his father being so close to his mother.

Mu Zhu, who was watching over the family in the dark, also widened his eyes in surprise when he saw this scene. He had followed the young master for at least six or seven years, but this was the first time he saw the young master so interested in a woman and now he was even taking the initiative to protect her.

Mu Zhu rubbed his eyes in disbelief. After making sure that he was not mistaken, he felt inexplicably excited. It seemed that the young master really approved of this woman.

Does this mean that when he makes a mistake in the future, he can ask the young master's wife for mercy? Mu Zhu thought happily.

The few of them soon arrived at the grain shop. As expected, there were a lot of people in the shop. Almost everyone who came out of the grain shop was carrying several bags of grain in their hands.

When I walked into the store, several waiters were busy counting the bills and looking for things, and they didn't care about the new customers who walked into the store.

The shopkeeper, who was standing at the counter and fiddling with an abacus, said without even looking up, "There are many people here today, so please make your own selection. Once you've made your selection, just come to me and settle the bill. Rice in our shop is 35 wen per jin, millet is 10 wen, refined white flour is 30 wen per jin, and coarse grain flour is cheaper, 8 wen per jin."

Wen Shutang nodded without saying anything. Xiao Yizhuo had already let go of her hand when he walked into the grain shop.

She walked to the shelf and looked at the pile of grain. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She still remembered that when she first came here, she exchanged snake skin with Xue Ming for money and came to this grain shop.

Now it's almost the New Year, and Wen Shutang has to admit that she has completely adapted to life here.

She shook her head, collected her confused thoughts, and reached out to start picking food.

Xiao Wan stood beside her and tilted her head to look at the cabinet: "Mom, I want to eat noodles, shall we buy some more noodles?"

"Okay, then I'll buy three pounds of refined white flour and go back to make you some noodles with soybean paste." Wen Shutang looked down at Xiao Wan and responded with a smile.

Xiao Ye squeezed over from the side: "Mom, I want to drink porridge."

"Okay, rice, flour, and millet are definitely indispensable. I'll make something delicious for you during the New Year." Wen Shutang responded to the children's requests one by one.

The two children burst into laughter.

Only Xiao Ze pulled Wen Shutang's clothes and whispered, "Mom, don't buy too much, just enough to eat."

Wen Shutang smiled. He didn't expect that Xiao Ze was such a good housekeeper. "I know. It's okay. We'll have to eat all this food for more than a month."

Wen Shutang handed the selected food to Xiao Yizhuo and asked him to go to the shopkeeper to settle the bill.

She took the children and walked out of the grain shop first. There were too many people inside and she felt a little uncomfortable.

After Xiao Yizhuo came out, she whispered, "How much did it cost?"

"Four hundred coins." Xiao Yizhuo replied. The bags of grain seemed to have no weight at all in his hands.

Wen Shutang nodded. Fortunately, the cost was not too much and was within her budget.

"Next we have to go to the butcher shop and buy some fresh pork. The most indispensable thing during the Chinese New Year is meat." Wen Shutang said, touching his chin.

She turned her head and looked at Xiao Yizhuo: "Do you want to go back? Put all the things on the carriage so that you don't have to carry them all the time. It's too tiring."

Xiao Yizhuo lowered his eyes and looked at the bags of food in his hands. After thinking for a moment, he nodded: "Then I will go back first, you go first, I will find you later."

After seeing Wen Shutang nod, Xiao Yizhuo turned and walked towards the direction where the crowd was surging.

He was so tall that Wen Shutang could still see his head after he walked a long distance away.

After retracting his gaze, Wen Shutang took the three children and walked towards the butcher's shop. There were so many people on the street today, all of them were out shopping, so there should be a lot of people in the butcher's shop.

Xiao Wan held Wen Shutang's little finger on her right hand and skipped forward: "Mom, should we buy something for grandma?"

Hearing Xiao Wan's words, Wen Shutang immediately thought of Liu Sufen's family and nodded immediately: "Wan'er is right, buy some more meat and send it back to your grandmother. How about we go to your grandmother's house to make dumplings during the New Year?"

"Dumplings? Okay!" Xiao Wan blinked her big round eyes, her voice rising and she looked very happy.

Wen Shutang touched her head, and when he arrived at the butcher's shop, he found that there were almost no people there.