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

Chapter 410: Can’t Judge Family Matters

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Li Yanchen was taken aback. “Please spare me.”

Lin Wan sent a crying emoji along with the words: “My husband despises me.” “Mrs. Li, it’s your turn to play.” Mrs. Liu nudged her.

“Wanwan, you’re on your phone while playing mahjong, and you still win!” Mrs. Wang said.

“You guys take too long to make your moves. You keep drawing and guessing, and it takes minutes for you to play a single tile.”

“I take the blame. I’m a bit slow. Although it doesn’t involve money, I still take it very seriously.”

“There was another headline. I think I saw Lin Wan’s name.”

Mrs. Wang picked up her phone. She clicked on the trending headline and found out that it mentioned Lin Wan and Li Yanchen.

“Wanwan, you and Mr. Li are so in sync.”

“This is touching. Li Zexuan will be moved when he sees this. Your family is so happy! Is this also a clever way to win your stepson’s heart?”

“But when I tried using Wanwan’s method, I got into a fight with my stepson. The teacher called me. He had picked a fight in school. I said that my child is innocent. When he came home, he was angry. He said his teacher accused him of having no remorse,” said Mrs. Qiu. “I told my husband about it, and he said that I wasn’t helping him if I took his side when he was doing something wrong. He criticized me relentlessly. Do you think it’s fair?”

The women lost their interest in playing Mahjong and started to vent their frustrations.

Lin Wan felt that her understanding of the complex relationships in wealthy families came from their stories.

She asked Auntie Huang to make a pot of hot tea.

Usually, Lin Wan would just listen to their stories and not get involved. She understood that it was difficult for an outsider to understand internal family matters. However, the venting this afternoon became heated.

In addition to the four women at the Mahjong table, several others joined in.

From husband-wife relationships to mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships to mother-son relationships… Some of the women’s accounts made Lin Wan sympathize with them.

But Lin Wan didn’t know the whole story. The ones venting always saw themselves as the victim. She refrained from passing judgment. She only told them what she would do if the same thing happened to her.

The residents of Royal Water Bay were all prominent figures, and Lin Wan feared that saying the wrong thing might cause their families to fall apart.

Nowadays, the divorce rate was so high. Rumors didn’t help anyone.

A casual comment from an outsider could have a great impact on the parties involved, and Lin Wan knew that.

Lin Wan frowned.

Auntie Huang served tea, and she occasionally heard some bad words that made her feel uneasy.

She felt even more grateful that she ended up in the Li family. If she had gone to some other home, she wouldn’t have had an easy life.

She decided to work harder in the future to serve everyone in the Li family.

“Madam, the tea has turned cold. Let me change it for you.” Auntie Huang took the kettle away to reheat it. “Madam, the delivery for the watermelon seeds has arrived. I’ve learned from others and ordered a seed peeling tool online. Let me bring it here for you.”

“Madam, let me change the cushion for you. You’ve been sitting on this for a long time, and it’s not soft anymore. I dried and fluffed one this morning, which is perfect for a change.”

Lin Wan felt that Auntie Huang was being overly attentive today. “Auntie Huang, you should take a rest. Don’t overwork yourself.”

Mrs. Han felt envious. “Auntie Huang is so kind even to the other ladies. Wanwan, did anyone in the Li family attend a school that teaches others how to love? Why is everyone so caring?”

“What kind of school is that?”

“I heard from someone else. Nowadays, there are special schools that teach about emotions, but I still don’t know where they are.”

Lin Wan frowned. Love was never something that could be taught. It was instinctive.

“Auntie Huang, come to my place. I’ll double your salary.”

Lin Wan pursed her lips.

“Thank you for your kind offer, Mrs. Liu, but I’m used to being by Madam’s side. I won’t go anywhere,” Auntie Huang said.

“My housekeeper resigned last week, saying I didn’t pay her enough…”

“The master, madam, and young masters are really good to me. They treat me like family. This is something that money can’t buy. I’ll get some fresh water,” Auntie Huang said with a smile on her face.

At Chenxin, an impromptu executive meeting lasted for about two hours.

“Regarding company matters, try to make decisions on your own. Unless you need my signature, there’s no need for everyone to report to me,” said Li

Yanchen.

In the past six months, he had spent a lot of time away from the company, and yet the company was running well. It showed that these executives were trustworthy. Since he had decided to delegate authority, there was no need to pick it up again.

After the meeting, Secretary Han brought a PPT to Li Yanchen’s office.

It was about establishing a crop research base in Xuecheng Village.

The location had already been chosen. Although it occupied the villagers’ fields, following Li Yanchen’s orders, they provided them with compensation three times higher than the market price.

Moreover, Assistant Qin posted job advertisements for ordinary workers and chose ten people from the village. Within less than two days, they had received dozens of phone calls. Assistant Qin noted down the details of these people and prepared for the final screening.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. Li Yanchen planned to inform Lin Wan after the initial model of the base was established and let Lin Wan personally select the technical personnel.

Assistant Qin’s PPT was very detailed, with various data and pictures spanning dozens of slides.

At Yun Xi Middle School, Li Zexin was surrounded by a group of people. He had dozens of autographs from Xiao Yi, and he distributed them among his peers.

These people were all game enthusiasts and die-hard fans of Xiao Yi. Since Xiao Yi was not present, Li Zexin naturally had to handle these on behalf of his idol.

“Li Zexin, I love you so much! Wind God’s autograph!”

“Not just the autograph, but also encouraging words. My idol told me to study hard. I was so moved. I will work hard to get into a top high school.”

“I also got one. The Wind God wrote so many words. His hand must be sore.”

Li Zexin sneered. “Look at your pathetic appearances. Wait until we all get into top high schools. I’ll contact the Wind God to arrange a fan meeting.” “Really? You’ll arrange a fan meeting with the Wind God?!”

“Heard it loud and clear. In order to meet Wind God, I’ll study hard. No one is allowed to call me to play during breaks.”

“Me too! After class, no one is allowed to talk to me.”

Li Zexin was speechless..