It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Chapter 124 I am a married woman

"But that will take a long time." Xiao Bao said aggrievedly, "Will mother forget us by then?"

Dabao's face changed and he felt uncomfortable instantly.

"I... When will we go back? We didn't spend much time with our mother. What if she met other children and forgot about us?"

"No." Seeing the two children's faces change, Fu Xiu said immediately.

"She's not that kind of person. To her, you two are her children. She loves you more than you think, so don't worry. You'll be able to see her when you go back later."

"Really?" the two children asked in unison, "Will we really be able to go back soon?"

Fu Xiu hummed lightly, then closed his eyes and rested.

Even though it was not the first time that the two children were comforted by Fu Xiu, they felt much more relieved.

Wei Yan and Luo Yun looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

These three father and sons have the same conversation every day. Is it interesting?

Maybe there is, but it is more of self-deception.

They sighed softly. Who wasn't deceiving themselves? No one could guarantee whether they could return safely this time. It was just pitiful for these two children. They were so sensible, but they had to...

The sales on the first day of opening were just as Su Man had expected, with a net profit of only 91 taels.

Afternoon tea is more expensive than morning tea, so you can earn more.

Afternoon tea time starts at around two o'clock and ends at five o'clock.

Today, Xiaqiulou is the gossip of the town. The things there are things they have never heard of or seen before, especially the milk tea and sugar water, which make them linger.

At five o'clock, both Hua Niang and Mei Zi wanted to go back because Hua Niang was worried about her two children and Mei Zi was worried about her husband and mother-in-law at home.

Hua Niang's two children are living at Yue Niang's house. She plans to go back to see them today and not return for the next two days.

"Boss, I'm really sorry for having to go back on the first day." Hua Niang said a little embarrassedly.

Now they all call Su Man the boss, after all, there must be rules.

Mei Zi was also quite embarrassed.

"It's okay. Didn't I tell you before? Just go back if you need anything." Su Man didn't mind at all. "It's just that you have to get up very early tomorrow morning. It's just hard work for you."

Hua Niang: "Don't be afraid, we are not afraid. We are just afraid of some hardship for Brother Dafu."

They don't know how to drive a carriage, only Wang Dafu can.

Wang Dafu can't wait to show off in front of Su Man, so of course he won't refuse.

"It's not hard, this is what I want to do."

"I have just decided that on top of his basic salary, every time he sends you back to the village, I will give him an extra five cents."

After she said that, everyone felt even more embarrassed, after all, they had invisibly spent extra money on Su Man.

Seeing that they were about to say all kinds of words of thanks, Su Man spoke up to stop them.

"There's nothing else to say. Just go back quickly. Oh, and remember to bring two temporary dishwashers with you. Food is provided. It's 15 cents a day. If they are willing, they can come along."

That’s right, Su Man also asked someone to find two temporary dishwashers. It was too busy today and they had to wash the dishes in a hurry.

Although fifteen cents is not a lot, it includes food, so many people are still willing to pay for it.

Wang Dafu nodded, "Don't worry, I will do it well."

When Fu Si looked at Wang Dafu, there was a hint of something strange in his eyes, so when Su Man took them to buy ingredients for tomorrow, Fu Si couldn't help but say something.

"Madam, are you familiar with Wang Dafu?"

"I guess so." Su Man responded subconsciously, "We are from the same village anyway. We have met a few times before and talked a little. So we are not strangers."

"Oh." Fu Si nodded in an ambiguous tone.

Now, Su Man could hear something strange in Fu Si's tone.

"What do you mean? What's wrong with him?"

Fu Si scratched his head. "It's not that there's anything wrong, I just feel..."

He was a little embarrassed to say it out loud, or rather, he didn't dare to say it.

"Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you hesitating?" Su Man said directly.

"Are you afraid that I will be angry? Since I let you stay here, I must treat you as my own people?"

"Okay, in that case, I'll just say it directly. Madam, please don't get angry after listening to it."

Su Man nodded.

Fu Si glanced at Su Man again, and then said carefully,

"Actually, I think there's something wrong with the way he looks at you..."

Su Man was stunned for a second before she realized what was wrong.

"You're not saying that he likes me, are you?" She said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "You're just thinking too much. Don't forget that I'm a married woman. How could he possibly like me?"

"That's not what I meant! Madam, don't you know that you are beautiful? It's normal for some people to have different feelings towards you."

Su Man still didn't believe it, and even found it a little funny. After all, she had never been in a relationship, and she absolutely didn't believe that someone liked her.

"Okay, this is definitely impossible. He is just working for me. Don't think too much about it."

"But..." Fu Si still felt that his intuition as a man could not be wrong.

Maybe because she was in a good mood because of the opening day, Su Man also joked with them, which was rare.

"Don't worry, I have no intention of remarrying for the time being. Don't worry that I will let your master down."

Fu Si and Fu Qi's faces changed, and they looked embarrassed.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry, we didn't mean that. We just... are a little worried..." Fu Si said in a low voice.

They were indeed worried that during the time when their master was away, what if Su Man fell in love with someone else? At that time, their master and the two young masters would be heartbroken.

"You don't have to deny it. I understand you." Su Man continued with a smile.

Fu Si and Fu Qi lowered their heads, feeling a little guilty but also relieved.

Anyway, it's fine as long as Madam doesn't like anyone else. If someone else likes Madam, it's because Madam is too great and too beautiful. You can only blame others, not Madam.

Perhaps because of what Fu Si said, Su Man actually remembered what Fu Xiu said to her before he left on the day she fell into a coma.

If she remembered correctly, she should have heard Fu Xiu tell her that if he could come back safely, he would live a good life with her and that he would become her real husband and wife.

Thinking of Fu Xiu's tone at that time, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then she suppressed those inappropriate emotions.

She didn't believe that Fu Xiu really wanted to live a good life with her, maybe he was just saying it casually.

"By the way, I asked you to keep an eye on Mr. He in the next town. Is there any news about him?" Su Man changed the subject.

"Don't worry, ma'am. Have someone watching him all the time. We'll know immediately if he comes." Fu Si replied.

"He hasn't come yet?" Su Man was a little curious. "It's been three days, and he hasn't come to settle accounts with the old witch's family? Isn't it said that Mr. He is very stingy and bullies ordinary people just because he has a little money? This time, he suffered such a big loss at the old witch's house, and he hasn't come yet?"

“Maybe it’s because it’s the Chinese New Year.”

"That's right. Forget it. Since he's not coming, I'll deal with that old witch after the store stabilizes in a few days."

In the past few days, the Wang family has been living a very comfortable life, and everything has been going well. Not only did they arrange a marriage for Wang Jin, they also planned to add another floor to the house. They didn't care at all about the jokes and ridicule from the villagers, and even took pride in having sold their two granddaughters, thinking they were the richest family in the village.

As for Hua Niang and her two children, there were all kinds of slander.

She learned all these things from Aunt Mei and the others. She felt it was a bit ironic at the time and had been waiting for Mr. He to come and deal with this heartless family.

After all, she was too lazy to do things that others could do, but she didn't expect that she had waited for so many days but still didn't see Mr. He, which made her a little disappointed.

She was waiting to see what would happen to the Wang family.

Forget it. In that case, she will wait a few days until the store is more stable before she does it herself. For the time being, she will let the Wang family jump around more.

Six days passed peacefully, and the Chinese New Year was finally over. The store gradually returned to normal and could operate even without her.

After observing for a few days, Su Manduo found a dishwasher who was also a villager.

When the store was back on track, Su Man took Fu Si and Fu Qi back to the village because she planned to build a house and also to deal with the Wang family. If they took her money, they would have to pay a price.

She came back last night because she wanted to have one more meal with Old Man Fan. She felt bad that Old Man Fan had been alone in the village looking after her house for so many days.

"Old man, why don't you come with me to town? There's a house there anyway. I'm worried and sorry to let you live here alone."

They were eating breakfast on the stone table in the yard: preserved egg and lean meat porridge, fried rice noodles, pickled radish for appetizers, and pan-fried dumplings, a very ordinary Chinese breakfast.

Old man Fan was drinking porridge with his eyes squinted in comfort. When he heard Su Man's words, he immediately shook his head.

"No, no, if you were alone, I would have gone with you, but now that you have these two by your side, I don't have to worry about you being bullied by others. There's nothing fun or anything to do in town.

I live a carefree life in this village. I occasionally go to the mountains to look for medicinal herbs and dry them in the sun. I can also help villagers with minor illnesses. Besides, didn’t you say you were going to build a house? If you are going to build a house, can you rest assured if there is no one to help you look after your family? Or do you plan to go back and forth every day and suffer so much?"

Su Man listened and felt a little helpless, but she had to admit that what Old Man Fan said made sense.

Because she will be very busy in the future and it is time to open a clothing store.

She had already arranged the house and drawn the composition. There were people in the village who knew how to do it, but she still found a more professional house-building team in the town.

After breakfast, Su Man looked at the medicinal herbs that Old Man Fan was drying and felt that the old man was indeed living a very comfortable life.

"Is anyone there? Mr. Su, we are building a house in the town."

There was a shout at the door, and Su Man walked straight over to open it.

There were three ox carts and ten young men at the entrance.

The leader was a middle-aged man whom Su Man knew. He was the one she asked to help build the house this time.

"Brother Li, come in and sit down."

"Okay, okay." Brother Li was a cheerful man. He went straight in without any politeness.

Su Man knew him because this Brother Li had been having breakfast in Xiaqiu Building for five consecutive days. One time, she accidentally heard Brother Li chatting with someone and found out that he was a builder.

Later, she asked around and found out that Brother Li was an expert in building houses in the town, so she finally decided to let him build her house.

Fu Si had already gone to the kitchen to get the hot tea and poured it for Brother Li, and he did not forget the nine people at the door.

It was the first time for these nine people to be entertained like this, and they were a little flattered.

But Fu Si had a smile on his face, and kept telling them not to mind and not to feel restrained.

These days, Su Man has been telling Fu Si and Fu Qi that if they don't want others to discover their true identities, they should integrate into the life of the village.

Fu Si really listened to it and did a good job.

"Mr. Su, let's get started. Where is your homestead? Let's go and take a look first. Don't waste time." After drinking a bowl of hot tea, Brother Li started to work immediately.

They are all honest and hardworking. If there is work to do, they will do it. Being lazy is not their character.

"Okay, then I'll take Brother Li to have a look. It's actually just next to it and in the open space at the door."

Su Man took Brother Li to see a place, which she had bought a long time ago.

She had already shown the composition of the house to Brother Li a long time ago, and now she could start construction after giving him a rough outline of the blueprint.

Brother Li looked at the drawings and couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Su, you are really amazing. Your house is really well built. The houses of the masters in this town are not as big as yours."

What he hasn't said is that Su Man, a woman, can actually do so many things, not only opening a restaurant, but also building a house. It is truly admirable.

"Fortunately, because there are many people in my family, I want to build a bigger house so that it will not be too small. The two you just saw are my brother-in-law. My husband is back home with the two children and will come back when the time comes.

My uncle is also here, but he is out treating a villager and will be back soon. If we don’t build more houses, it will be hard to live here.”

Fu Si and Fu Qi, who had been following Su Man, couldn't help but feel their eyes turn red when they heard Su Man admit that they were her brother-in-law.

Madam has been very nice to them these days, and I didn’t expect that she actually treated them as her brothers-in-law.

After listening to this, Brother Li also said, "No wonder."

"If that's the case, then we really need to build more."