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

Chapter 412: What “Artistic” Totem Is This?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The music played and both of them were busy. They vaguely heard the notification on their phones.

Lin Wan suspected that Li Yanchen might have some kind of condition. He never got tired.

Thinking that she also enjoyed this, she felt she might have been infected by his condition.

“How about we find time to see a psychologist?”

Lin Wan’s words seemed quite abrupt, and Li Yanchen was puzzled.

“What?”

“This isn’t normal. The ladies said they don’t do it with their husbands even twice a month…

Li Yanchen understood.

“Do you think there’s a problem? I think it’s quite normal. Except during busy days, once every two days is normal,” he said. “They are the ones who are abnormal if they are doing it only twice a month.”

Lin Wan sighed. She then jumped up. “Someone just sent me a message. Let me check.”

It was from Auntie Huang.

She put on her clothes. “I’m going downstairs to eat roasted pears. I forgot about it.

Li Yanchen tidied up and went downstairs with her.

The roasted pears were warm in the pot. With the indoor heating on full blast, the temperature was high. When Lin Wan opened the lid of the pot, steam wafted up.

After finishing their late-night snack, Lin Wan felt energized. She took out the needles and thread and prepared to sew names and flowers on the three scarves to differentiate them.

Auntie Huang kindly offered to do it for her, but Lin Wan declined. She said it would be meaningful if she did it herself.

So, Aunt Huang sat on the sofa while Li Yanchen put a movie on the screen.

The scarves were khaki-colored. Lin Wan found a corner to sew the names.

Many images floated through her mind. She thought of embroidering a plum blossom next to Li Zekai’s name, a four-leaf clover next to Li Zexin’s name, and an African violet next to Li Zexuan’s name. There wasn’t any special meaning to it. Lin Wan simply thought these flowers would be easy to sew.

She even imagined what they would look like after finishing. It would definitely add charm to the scarves.

However, it wasn’t as simple as she had imagined.

She had taken apart the character “kai” five times already and was getting frustrated.

Li Yanchen pouted. “It wasn’t me. It was my brother and sister-in-law who chose the names.”

“Madam, do you want me to help you?” Auntie Huang asked.

“It’s okay, Auntie Huang. I’ll try again.” Lin Wan wasn’t one to easily give up. She couldn’t cook, but this should be fairly easy.

Another twenty minutes passed, and she finally finished one character, along with a plum blossom. She showed it to Li Yanchen.

“What “artistic” totem is this?”

Lin Wan was speechless. She knew she had done a bad job of it. He couldn’t even recognize the flower! She put away the scarf. Art could be abstract. She picked up the other scarf.

“I have seen abstract art! Those sell for so much. They are priceless!” said

Auntie Huang.

Lin Wan smiled gratefully at Auntie Huang.

When she was done with the three scarves, it was already midnight. Lin Wan yawned and went back to her room to rest.

The next morning, she woke up. Li Yanchen had already gone to the office.

Without the ladies here, it was much more peaceful.

At nine in the morning, when the Royal Water Bay ladies went to Li’s house, they found it empty. They sent messages in the group chat and learned that Lin Wan and Li Yanchen had moved to the house near the school to help the children.

There were countless sad emojis in the group chat.

Lin Wan tried to cheer them up. “You should be in a good mood in the morning!

Maybe I’ll go back this weekend.”

The ladies were just lonely and wanted someone to confide in.

Knowing that Lin Wan had a habit of sleeping in when at home, Auntie Huang had made breakfast a little later than usual. A pot of sweet potato porridge with pickled cucumber.

The sweet potatoes were from Mrs. Liu’s garden in Royal Water Bay, and the pickled cucumbers were from Mrs. Han.

After breakfast, Lin Wan decided to find something to do and thought of the agricultural research base she had discussed with Li Yanchen when they were at Lan Village. She asked Auntie Huang to accompany her to visit a nearby village.

Hearing that they were going to the countryside, Auntie Huang packed some clothes. She had been a housekeeper in the city for over ten years and had lived in a large villa despite not having much money, but her favorite was still the countryside.

“Let’s set off, Madam. By the way, are we going for a whole day? I’ll pack some food, along with some snacks and water.”

Lin Wan held Auntie Huang’s arm. “Auntie Huang, don’t bother. Even if there’s no place to eat in the village, we can find plenty in the town nearby.”

“Just a little bit, then.” Aunt Huang packed some corn and brought along two bottles of mineral water.

Lin Wan chose the nearest village, Dongxiang.

Dongxiang was 60 km away from Yun City and was surrounded by water on all four sides. It was abundant in melons, fruits, and aquatic products.

It could be said that each season had its unique harvest, and the peaches during this season were exceptional.

Lin Wan drove the car, and Auntie Huang sat in the passenger seat.

She looked out the window. Her eyes were slightly red. Aside from her hometown, she was almost always in Yun City. She never went more than 10 km away from Royal Water Bay.

She never expected that Lin Wan would take her along on a journey with her.

“Auntie Huang, the Dongxiang Bridge is just ahead. It spans Dongxiang Lake, with a length of over 4,000 meters and a width of 12 meters. It’s only for vehicles, and pedestrians cannot cross it…”

“It’s foggy, like a fairyland.” Aunt Huang sighed.

After crossing Dongxiang Bridge, they arrived at Dongxiang Village, and Lin Wan navigated to the village entrance.

Unlike Lan Village, the entrance of Dongxiang Village had a large stone archway with three gates and two welcoming pine trees on both sides.

They parked the car by the side of the road, and Lin Wan carried her camera as she walked into the village with Auntie Huang.

Along the main street, there were two-story buildings on both sides with blue tiles and white walls. The houses were of traditional Chinese style. The dark red courtyard doors were wide open, and through the archway, they could see elderly people leisurely sunbathing in the area.

“This village is so beautiful,” Aunt Huang said in awe.

If Royal Water Bay represented luxurious beauty, then Dongxiang Village was a nostalgic and traditional dreamland.

“Auntie Huang, stand here. I’ll take a few pictures of you.”

Auntie Huang felt a bit embarrassed, “Madam, I’m already old. My photos won’t come out very pretty.”

“I can make you look beautiful in the photos. Just stand here.”

Auntie Huang was a bit shy, but she stood under a persimmon tree.

Lin Wan picked up her camera and captured several pictures before continuing to walk into the village.

The farmland shown on the map was at the end of the main street, and it would take about half an hour to walk there.

“Mommy, she looks so pretty! Why does she look so familiar?” asked a child in broken Mandarin..