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

"Xiao Hu, bullying is wrong in the first place. As a gentleman, we, Aye, have already warned him, but he didn't listen and instead wanted to hit you. Aye's fight back was just self-defense, so of course he did the right thing."

Wen Shutang touched his little head and continued.

"And Ye protected Erfeng from Xiaohu, he's a little hero. But fighting is not recommended. What if you get hurt? So, next time you encounter something like this, Ye should think more about it, okay?"

After listening to this, Xiao Ye nodded as if he understood, not quite. Although he still didn't quite understand, he knew that he was a little impulsive today. He turned around and spoke to Xiao Yizhuo in a baby voice.

"I understand, Dad. It was my fault for fighting today."

Xiao Yizhuo listened quietly to Wen Shutang's words. He was a little surprised that it was Wen Shutang who said this, and his impression of her seemed to have changed a little.

Hearing Xiao Ye's words, his heart was also moved. He was indeed a little impulsive. If it weren't for Wen Shutang's words, he would not have thought of asking clearly. After all, when he found Xiao Ye, the child was wrestling with two other children and was very angry.

Xiao Yizhuo squatted down and looked at Xiao Ye, his tone softened.

"It's not good for Dad to blame you without understanding clearly. Aye did a good job in protecting the weak."

Xiao Ye's little face flushed red, and he no longer felt aggrieved but instead felt a little shy.

"Hey, Erfeng also said thank you to me."

Wen Shutang looked at the two of them, pursed his lips and smiled, then turned to go to the kitchen to serve the food.

Xiao Yizhuo caught a glimpse of her leaving and followed her to the kitchen.

Two children, Xiao Wan and Xiao Ye, were standing in the yard chatting.

"Second brother you are so awesome, you beat Xiaohu who is so strong?"

"Of course! When he rushed over to grab me, I dodged him and I took the opportunity to kick him in the butt."

Xiao Ye was very pleased with his sister's admiring look.

Xiao Yizhuo followed Wen Shutang into the kitchen. His tall figure made the kitchen space seem small when he stood beside him.

Wen Shutang glanced at him: "What's the matter?"

Xiao Yizhuo pursed his lips and paused for a moment, then spoke in a low voice.

"I was a little harsh with you earlier. I'm sorry. You were right about this matter today, Aye."

Wen Shutang raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect Xiao Yizhuo to come and apologize. Normally, the men in this old-fashioned place should be very arrogant, but this man seems to be different.

Because of his open-minded nature, Wen Shutang didn't dislike him very much and served him a few bowls of rice.

"No need to apologize. I did go too far, but I hope you can believe that I will change for the better. Bring the food out. The children should be hungry."

Xiao Yizhuo nodded, took the bowl, turned around and walked out.

Wen Shutang prepared a dinner for Xiao Ze and sent it to him.

Fortunately, the portion of rabbit meat was large enough, and there was more than enough for a family of five.

The rabbit meat was firm and chewy, and it tasted really good with the braised flavor. Xiao Ye's stomach bulged visibly as he ate so much.

After finishing her meal, Wen Shutang got some hot water to wipe her face. There were no skin care products in this place, and she had been exposed to the smoke for the past few days, so her face had become very dry.

As the night deepened, the three little kids had already gone back to their rooms to rest. Wen Shutang also returned to his room after washing up.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Xiao Yizhuo had spread out the bedding on the floor and was lying down in his clothes.

She walked around Xiao Yizhuo and climbed onto the bed. She guessed that Xiao Yizhuo might not be asleep yet, so she spoke carefully.

"How old is Aze this year?"

It was a while before Wen Shutang heard the answer.

"Thirteen years old."

"All the thirteen-year-old children in the village have already gone to school. I wonder if Aze should also be sent there to learn some knowledge."

Hearing Wen Shutang bring up this topic, Xiao Yizhuo paused, and suddenly remembered that Xiao Ze said in the room today that Wen Shutang wanted him to go to school.

He turned over and looked at Wen Shutang, his pair of black eyes looked even colder under the moonlight.

"The Mingde Academy in town is very good. The teachers there are very knowledgeable. It is better than the school in the village."

"Then let's go to town. But it's too far to go back and forth, and it gets dark quickly in winter." Wen Shutang touched his chin.

Even though he was just a little boy, it was still unsafe in the dark.

"The academy should be able to arrange food and accommodation. I'll go ask sometime."

"Well, ask." Wen Shutang suddenly thought of something and continued.

"I found a snake skin in the small warehouse last time and sold it in town for twelve taels of silver. These days I bought a lot of things and spent one tael of silver. I put the rest in the cabinet."

Wen Shutang felt that since Xiao Yizhuo was the man of the family, he should tell him about the financial situation.

"Well, keep this money at home for daily expenses."

"Okay, take a rest, there's nothing else to do."

After Wen Shutang finished speaking, Xiao Yizhuo didn't respond.

It was still early and she still couldn't sleep. She lay in bed for a while, and only when she heard Xiao Yizhuo's even breathing did she close her eyes and enter the space.

As soon as he entered the cabin, Wen Shutang couldn't wait to run to the blackboard to check the progress of the random task.

Sure enough, I saw it said 'Change Aunt Sun's opinion - Completed, unlock the food area and fruit area.'

That’s great. Now she can get soybeans from the space. She has been wanting to try making tofu these days, but she has been lacking the raw materials. Now she can finally try it.

Wen Shutang walked to the shelf in the grain area and took a bag of soybeans. This time there was no obstacle and the empty space on the shelf was immediately filled.

She picked the soybeans happily. Each one was plump and of good quality.

Just as Wen Shutang was about to exit the space to rest, she caught a glimpse of the favorability ratings on the wall and was stunned.

Xiao Yizhuo's favorability -35%, Xiao Ze's favorability 5%, Xiao Ye's favorability 10%, Xiao Wan's favorability -15%.

All of them have increased, except Xiao Wan's favorability which remained unchanged.

Fortunately, her efforts paid off.

Suddenly as if remembering something, she walked to the blackboard again with the soybeans in her arms.

Sure enough, the random tasks on the blackboard have been updated again.

'Please tap into Xiao Wan's talents and cultivate them.

Reward: Unlock the life story of a character and a major event that will happen in the future (except Xiao Yizhuo and three villains)'

Life experience, wouldn't it be possible to know what happened to this person until now? This reward is amazing! But it's a pity that I can't explore Xiao Yizhuo's life.

Wen Shutang curled his lips, the male protagonist is just different.

Xiao Wan’s talent, um... is being good at making fire considered a talent?

Wen Shutang left the soybeans in the cabin and didn't take them out. If Xiao Yizhuo woke up tomorrow and found her holding a bag of soybeans that appeared out of thin air in her arms, he would definitely be surprised. It would be better for her to find a chance to take it out when she wakes up tomorrow.

She exited the space, lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, Wen Shutang was awakened by a burst of shouting. She was in a bad mood when she got up and was really annoyed to be woken up. She pushed open the door and walked out with her hair frizzy.

"What are you arguing about? Is there a funeral?"