The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 246: I Don’t Need Those!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At the Li family house, Li Yanchen went to the bathroom to take a bath. He filled the tub and sprinkled a few drops of essential oil in the water.

There was a faint minty fragrance in the steam. It made him feel refreshed.

Li Yanchen was beginning to trust Xiao Tianlin a little. The things he had given

Li Yanchen were pretty good.

Lin Wan finally turned her microphone off as the livestream finished. When she came out of the broadcast room, Auntie Huang handed her a bowl of soup.

“Sir is back. He’s upstairs.”

“Thank you.” Lin Wan downed the soup in one go.

As she walked up to the master bedroom, she smelled a faint fragrance of mint.

She followed the scent to the bathroom. She pushed the bathroom door to find

Li Yanchen taking a bath.

She turned away in embarrassment.

Li Yanchen opened his eyes. He was leaning back in the tub and taking in the aroma. “Wanwan…”

Lin Wan walked out and closed the door of the bathroom. “What are you doing?! Aren’t you afraid somebody might walk in?”

Li Yanchen got up from the bathtub. She heard the water splash on the floor.

“Nobody comes upstairs at this hour other than you.”

Lin Wan was turning to leave when the bathroom door opened, and he pulled her in again. He carried her to the tub. Her black dress floated on the water.

After they were done, Li Yanchen smiled in satisfaction. He didn’t have to stay up late today.

Lin Wan hurried out of the bathroom, put on her pajamas, and rummaged through the closet.

Li Yanchen was already dressed. He sat on the bed and watched her curiously.

Li Yanchen sat by the bed and looked at the woman curiously. After a while, she approached the bed, carrying a lot of bottles and jars.

Lin Wan told him all about it, one by one. She took a few bottles and put them into his briefcase. “Take these to your office. You can eat them there too.”

Li Yanchen was able to understand what they were for. They were mostly for beautifying, anti-aging, and replenishing physical strength.

Although he had been talking about the same things with Xiao Tianlin, he despised it when it came from Lin Wan.

“I don’t need those!” Li Yanchen said stubbornly.

“I am taking them too! We need to maintain our health. There is no shame in staying prepared!” Lin Wan took out another set of bottles and pills from the closet. “These are mine.”

She opened the drawer on the nightstand and took out a card. “This is for you. It’s downstairs in your company building. You can go there in the afternoon. I asked, and they said they can do shoulder and neck massage in 45 minutes.”

Li Yanchen had already applied for a card, but the functions for which Lin Wan and he had applied were completely different. It seemed she really despised him.

Lin Wan noticed his displeasure, so she showed him her card. “I have one too. Mine is at the entrance of the neighborhood. I can go there when I have time.” “Oh… okay.” Li Yanchen nodded half-heartedly.

Xia MO packed some barbecue from the stalls on the road after closing her shop. The daily sales at the Sweetheart Inn had hit an all-time high today. She wanted to celebrate, so she also bought some beer.

After returning from Lan Village, she had cut off Xiao Tianlin’s dinner in order to help him lose weight.

At night, Xiao Tianlin was usually famished. He always tried to steal food from the fridge but would always hold back at the last minute thinking his wife would find out. Instead, he drank water by mouthfuls.

Xia MO unlocked the door with her fingerprint. She saw Xiao Tianlin on the sofa.

“Hubby, come and get some barbecue.”

He ran over to her happily. He then sensed something was wrong. “Please don’t tell me I am only allowed to watch while you eat these! This is too cruel!” “No,” said Xia Mo. “Today I want to celebrate. I even bought beer.”

Xiao Tianlin’s smile reappeared. He took the coat and bag from her and hung them on the wall while she changed into comfortable slippers. He then cleared the table.

Xiao Tianlin was a picky eater, but he loved barbecued pork. A mouthful of beer after a bit of the oily pork was like heaven to him.

He couldn’t believe that a simple act of eating could be this blissful. Xia MO took a bite of the meat too. “So, why did Li Yanchen want to meet you?”

Xiao Tianlin was especially talkative after a few cups of beer. “Oh… he has a sense of crisis in middle age, like me.”

“What do you mean?” Xia MO asked.

“He is almost 40. Lin Wan is in her twenties. He is worried that he might be too old. So, he wanted some tips on taking care of his health. You don’t know how nervous and flighty he gets.”

Xia MO had thought it was something serious for someone like Li Yanchen to call Xiao Tianlin out of the blue. “Just that?”

“How can you say “just that”, as though it isn’t a big deal? Honey, I am anxious too. In the past, men were considered full of vitality in their forties, while women were considered old. But that is all a lie. Men can’t keep up their physical strength as they get older, but women remain as vigorous as tigers even in their old age!”

“Oh, shut up!” said Xia MO, as she kicked him lightly under the table.

At Yun Xi Middle School, Li Zexin held his head in his hand. “Preserved Egg, Big Mouth, and Chubby Jiang, I am going to ask you one last time. Are you sure you don’t want to invest in this?”

Lin Wan’s birthday was in less than a month. Li Zexin had been able to save only 2000 yuan. Even the cheapest bag cost around 7000 yuan.

His three friends shook their heads. ‘We still need to pay for our living expenses. We can’t really give you that money.”

Li Zexin hooked his arm through Big Mouth’s. “You still have more than a thousand, right? Just give me a little!”

Big Mouth shook his head. “No.”

Preserved Egg sat at the table. “Why are you hounding us for a few thousand yuan? Isn’t your brother a celebrity? Ask him.”

Li Zexin waved his hand dismissively. “I can’t. I am competing with my brother.

How can I let him know what I am planning? What if he buys a better gift for Ms. Lin than me?”

“Even if he doesn’t know what you plan to buy, he has so much money. He will definitely buy something better than anyone else. Just accept the reality,” said Big Mouth.

“You have a younger brother, too. Maybe borrow from him. You don’t really need to give her a bag. You can give her something original, like a handmade card or maybe a simple scarf…”

Li Zexin felt even more depressed. “How do you know my brother would be willing to lend me money? He is stingy, okay? Maybe he doesn’t even remember Ms. Lin’s birthday. If he actually forgot about it, I would only be reminding him”

“Why is the competition between the three brothers so fierce? It seems it’s better to be an only child, after all,” said Chubby Jiang.

“Chubby Jiang, why do I feel like you try to change topics every time we talk about this?” asked Li Zexin.

“I don’t have any money, okay? Didn’t I already buy you a pair of basketball shoes as a gift with the money my dad gave me for living expenses? I don’t have much left,” said Chubby Jiang. “Ask Preserved Egg. His wallet is still full.”

Preserved Egg’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Didn’t I order the snacks for us last time? Do you think money increases every time you use it? I have an idea. We come to your house for dinner often, right? Why don’t we buy a gift for Ms.

Lin

“I agree,” said Big Mouth. “That is why I can’t give you the money.”

Li Zexin was speechless..