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

Seeing Song Zhoubai's serious look, Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo looked at each other, and then welcomed Song Zhoubai into the house.

Wen Shutang poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him. He sat on the stool and looked at him and asked, "What's wrong? Did something big happen?"

Song Zhoubai took the teacup and took a sip. When he heard Wen Shutang's question, he nodded in response, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to her.

"This is the letter that Ah Sheng asked me to pass on to you. He left for the capital the day before yesterday and is expected to arrive in a few days."

Hearing what Song Zhoubai said, Wen Shutang was stunned at first, his eyes fell on the letter in his hand, and he was a little bit unbelieving.

Pei Sheng actually went to the capital?

But if you think about it carefully, you can understand it. After all, Pei Sheng is going to become an imperial merchant in the future. Now is indeed the time for him to go to the capital to work hard and lay the foundation for future success.

Thinking of this, Wen Shutang understood, but she did not expect Pei Sheng to leave so suddenly. She had been busy with Wen Yaoshi and Yun Liu's marriage these days and had hardly taken care of business matters.

Wen Shutang reached out and took the letter: "So it's about Master Pei, why did he leave a letter for me?"

Seeing that she accepted the letter, Song Zhoubai smiled: "He suddenly came to my house to look for me that day, and as soon as we met, he said that he was leaving for the capital. I was shocked at the time. After asking carefully, I found out that it was Master Fang Wenhe who sent someone to look for him last time, asking if he was willing to go to the capital to do business together and make a fortune together. Ah Sheng thought this was an opportunity and agreed. Before leaving, Ah Sheng asked me to pass this letter to you and told me to make sure to deliver it. I hurried over as soon as you finished your work."

Wen Shutang nodded, her eyes fell on the letter, she was a little confused, what would Pei Sheng write in the letter he left for her? She didn't seem to be that close to Pei Sheng, right?

Although Wen Shutang was puzzled, he did not show it on his face: "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble Master Song to deliver the letter."

"They are all trivial matters. Besides, A Sheng is my good brother. Of course I won't refuse anything he entrusts me with." Song Zhoubai said with a smile.

He looked Wen Shutang up and down, the smile on his face still unchanged: "When Ah Sheng left, he asked me if I wanted to go to the capital with him. He said that if the two of us went together, it would definitely be smoother, but I refused."

Hearing what he said, Wen Shutang put the letter on the table and looked up at Song Zhoubai: "Why refuse? This is indeed an opportunity."

Song Zhoubai smiled and shook his head, put away the folding fan in his hand, and said leisurely: "I am not ambitious, I am not interested in utilitarianism, I do business now to make money so that I can live a carefree life when I am old. Business is easy to do in a small town, and everyone in the capital is an old fox in terms of reputation. I don't want to get involved in this muddy water, I just want to be my young master Song honestly, how free and easy it is."

He paused and his expression became serious: "But Asheng is different. His greatest wish is to enhance the reputation of the Pei family and make his family outstanding, so he embarked on the journey to the capital without hesitation. Asheng is capable and ambitious, but I am a free-spirited person who can't get used to the life of intrigue, so it's better for me to stay in our small town."

After hearing his words, Wen Shutang was silent for a moment.

It is true that everyone has different ambitions. Some people have great ambitions, abilities and talents, and all they need is an opportunity to realize their ambitions.

But there are also people who are born to be free and used to it, like Song Zhoubai, who are happy to be a free and easy person and lead a leisurely life.

These two completely different lifestyles, with different choices, will lead to different life trajectories.

"It's good this way. I feel happy and comfortable." Wen Shutang looked at Song Zhoubai with a faint smile.

Song Zhoubai stood up, his face regained a smiling expression, and he waved the folding fan in his hand casually: "That's all I have to say. I should go back and check the account book. I have delivered the letter, so I have fulfilled my mission. I will go back today."

Wen Shutang also stood up, sent Song Zhoubai to the door, and watched him get on the carriage.

At the last moment before getting on the carriage, Song Zhoubai suddenly turned around and looked at Wen Shutang and Xiao Yizhuo, with a smile still between his brows.

"Madam Wen, don't blame me for being nosy. I'm actually very curious about how you two will choose to live? Will you live a leisurely and carefree life, or will you have a little yearning for the capital?"

Hearing this, Wen Shutang fell silent for a moment, turned his head to look at Xiao Yizhuo, and found that he was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other, and Wen Shutang suddenly had the answer in his mind. A bright smile appeared on his face, and he turned to look at Song Zhoubai, his voice not loud but powerful.

"No matter how you choose to live, as long as you are with the people you love."

Hearing what she said, Song Zhoubai's eyes flashed with surprise. After he reacted, he smiled and shook his head.

"Mrs. Wen is indeed a strange person. You are really different from other girls. Goodbye."

After saying this, he lowered the curtain. The attendant looked at Wen Shutang and his wife, nodded slightly, and then drove the carriage away from the village.

Watching the carriage going away, Wen Shutang always felt that Song Zhoubai was a little strange today.

Suddenly, she felt a warmth on her hand. She looked down and found that Xiao Yizhuo was holding her hand.

The two looked at each other in silence, and tacitly no one mentioned the question Song Zhoubai had just asked.

Wen Shutang laughed: "Let's go back. I want to see what Pei Sheng wrote in the letter."

Xiao Yizhuo nodded, and the two returned to the house side by side.

Wen Shutang sat on the stool and opened the envelope. Inside was a piece of letter paper and a very delicate waist badge with the word "Pei" engraved on it.

She put the badge on the table, wondering what it was used for. Then she unfolded the letter and read it line by line.

Xiao Yizhuo sat next to her, looking at her serious face with gentle eyes, and felt soft in his heart.

After a moment, Wen Shutang finished reading the contents of the letter.

Pei Sheng wrote in the letter the reason why he went to the capital, and said that he hoped to have the opportunity to meet her in the capital in the future and do business together.

Pei Sheng also said that if she went to the capital, she could enjoy the highest treatment in any Pei shop as long as she took out this badge.

After reading the contents of the letter, Wen Shutang would be lying if she said she had no feelings. Although she and Pei Sheng had not spent a long time together, she was deeply touched by the sincerity Pei Sheng showed.

It is a blessing to have a good friend.

Wen Shutang put away the badge and felt better. Although it was unlikely that she would go to the capital in the future, the badge was a token of appreciation from Pei Sheng, so she had to keep it well.