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

Chapter 411: Starting to Get Crazy After New Year’s Day

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After lunch, everyone dispersed. It wasn’t clear whether it was just momentary enthusiasm or if they were really going to study hard.

Li Zexin finally collected his lunchbox and caught up with Chubby Jiang. They went to the classroom together.

Since Li Zexin participated in the livestream, Chubby Jiang felt that everyone was motivated to study.

However, both he and Preserved Egg were weak in their resolve. They tried, but they couldn’t ever catch up.

Chubby Jiang hooked his arm around Li Zexin’s shoulder. “Come on, we’ve even shared a bed before. Can’t you give me a special privilege? Even if I can’t get into a top high school, at least let me meet the Wind God.”

“Our school has a seventy percent admission rate to top high schools. Seven out of ten students make it. What makes you think you can’t do it?”

“The possibility of failing is still quite high. Don’t I need to think of a backup plan? Just tell me if you agree or not,” said Chubby Jiang.

Li Zexin couldn’t handle it anymore and tried to comfort him. “I’ll try my best.”

Preserved Eggs and Big Mouth didn’t come to the cafeteria for lunch. According to Chubby Jiang, after New Year’s Day, the two of them started acting strange. At lunchtime, they only waited for Chubby Jiang to pack two steamed buns for them.

Li Zexin had just returned to school and hadn’t fully understood the situation yet. He planned to ask his two roommates what had happened to them when he returned to his room that night.

At Chenxin, Li Yanchen stayed at the company until evening and finished signing and sorting the documents. He wanted to leave early.

In the evening, he and Lin Wan would pack up and move closer to Li Zexin’s school to continue their life there.

At Yun Xi Elementary School, Li Zekai returned to the dormitory and found his desk drawer filled with candies.

He looked at his roommates. “Did you guys hide all your candies for me?” Mido leaned against the table. “Open the other drawer.”

Li Zekai pulled the handle, and inside were various snacks, including konjac chips and instant noodles.

“Not just us, several classmates had their birthdays during the New Year, and they brought snacks to share with us. Of course, we saved your share for you. We didn’t steal any. We put them all in the drawer for you.”

Li Zekai took a few candies and held them in his palm. “Thank you.”

“Good brothers don’t need to say thank you to each other. You also brought us so many gifts.” Mido patted Li Zekai’s shoulder.

“Yeah, let’s share!” The kids sat on the floor and started eating snacks.

At Royal Water Bay, Lin Wan couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. Women are indeed chatty. She didn’t mean to discriminate by gender, but really, how much grievance had these Royal Water Bay ladies held in their hearts? Every time they gathered, they could talk for hours and finish several pots of tea.

Lin Wan was afraid they would strain themselves, so she told Aunt Huang not to refill the tea so frequently.

Li Yanchen parked his car in the underground garage. He wanted to surprise Lin Wan by quietly coming home from the basement, but when he went upstairs, he found the living room empty. Only one lamp was on. He opened the front door and saw many people sitting in the sunroom.

‘Were these ladies here all day?’

Lin Wan glanced over and saw a tall figure standing by the front door. She then looked at the time. It was only 4 p.m. Why was he home so early?

“Mr. Li, hello!” The ladies greeted him.

Li Yanchen nodded.

“Ladies, my husband is back, ” Lin Wan said. “I must—”

“We understand. We’ll chat next time. We don’t want to disturb your alone time. He might go on business trips, so it’s precious when he comes back home early. Let’s go back, ladies,” said Mrs. Liu.

Lin Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

“Mrs. Li, you seem busier than me lately,” Li Yanchen said jokingly.

Lin Wan linked arms with her husband. “Goodness, this is more tiring than livestreaming.”

“You can close the door and not let them in.”

“I can’t do that. Well, I’m playing the role of the saint. Why did you come back so early today?”

“The work is done, so I came back early to pack up.”

“Oh, right… We are going to the supermarket to buy some food. When Xinxin comes back tomorrow, we can ask him to take it and share it with his classmates. Also, at noon, Xuanxuan called me and asked when I would be free. He said Xie Wanyu wants to meet me.” Lin Wan was quite busy.

“Does Xuanxuan know that he is trending on Twitter again?”

“He probably doesn’t know. Is it allowed to go to school and deliver things on weekends? I told him we can meet at the school gate on Sunday at noon.”

“Okay, I’ll take you there.”

“Auntie Huang, I’m going out with Wanwan. We won’t have dinner at home.”

“Alright.”

As they left, Li Yanchen parked the car on the roadside. He lifted her chin and kissed her passionately.

The kiss lasted for a minute. Then, Li Yanchen started the car and continued driving.

“What was that?” Lin Wan was puzzled.

“I want to kiss you whenever I want and wherever I want. I can’t help it,” he said. “Especially after I saw your post on Twitter. I love you even more. I don’t know if love has a limit, but it seems my love for you increases day by day.”

Lin Wan grinned. “Thank you for your love, Mr. Li.”

Royal Water Bay was only ten minutes away from the supermarket, but Li Yanchen drove for half an hour. On the way here, Lin Wan noticed that Li Yanchen liked staying outside.

In the supermarket, they chose some popular snacks. In the end, Lin Wan stopped at the scarf section. All three stepsons were boarding students, and there was still some distance from their dormitory to the teaching building. In the freezing winter, they needed to stay warm, so she bought three identical scarves for them.

She also bought needles and thread of the same color.

When it was time to pay, Li Yanchen beat her to it.

Li Yanchen hugged her. “Your willingness means a lot. Leave the payment to me. Are you sure about choosing the same color? It might get confusing.” “What if they all like the same one? Then they’ll fight for it.”

“That’s true. The three kids are always competing and getting jealous.”

After coming back from the supermarket, they went home to pack up and picked Auntie Huang. They headed to their new house near Li Zexin’s school.

At Yun Xi Junior High School, Li Zexin finished his evening self-study. He muttered to himself on his way back to the dormitory, “Ms. Lin and the others should have arrived by now.”

Preserved Egg ran forward and jumped on Li Zexin’s back. “Li Zexin, I know your family is here. I want a free meal!”

“Me too!”

The three roommates held onto Li Zexin. Regardless of whether he agreed or not, they had decided to shamelessly follow along after school tomorrow.

Auntie Huang made some roasted pears but was just about to go upstairs. She thought that the couple might be resting and didn’t want to disturb them.

So, she texted Lin Wan. “Madam, I made some roasted pears and put them on the dining table..”