My Ancient Stepson Bootcamp

Chapter 54 Making New Friends
The Cuju competition continued until the evening, many guests returned home after lunch, Xu Junze also left because of business, and Lin Shuran stayed until the end.

Although in the last finals, Xu Mingchen and the others lost to the team led by Sun Leiyan, the second room chief of Zhen Guogong's mansion, but this result was unexpected by many people. The impression has changed a lot.

They are opponents on the court, but off the court, Xu Mingchen and 16-year-old Lei Yan feel a little bit of heart-to-heart feeling. Both of them have a deep impression on each other.

"Xu Mingchen, I heard that my uncle asked you to come to Cuju Garden at any time. When you have time, let's play another game. Today's time is short, so we won't have fun!" He officially participated in the Cuju meeting for the last time, "By the way, tomorrow I will help out with the porridge outside the city, do you want to go together?"

Facing Lei Yan's invitation, Xu Mingchen hesitated a little, and then replied with a smile: "I still need to ask my parents about this."

"Let's go, I'll go with you!" Lei Yan had long heard that Xu Mingchen and the others were stepsons, and it must be difficult to live under the fence. If he accompanied Xu Mingchen to go, Lin Shuran would always sell their Lei family's face.

Facing such a familiar Lei Yan, Xu Mingchen was very happy on the one hand, because he also liked Lei Yan's character, but on the other hand, he was also a little worried, afraid of causing trouble to Lin Shuran.

Soon, the two found Lin Shuran who was saying goodbye to Yang Shi and Lei Yingying. Before Xu Mingchen could speak, Lei Yan walked up to the three of them and greeted them, then looked at Lin Shuran and asked, "Mrs. The eldest son of the family will accompany me to go out of the city to give porridge?"

"Brother Yan, you are not welcome, have you made friends so quickly?" Lei Yingying stepped forward to tease Lei Yan.

Lei Yan chuckled, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Young Master Xu is a friend worthy of making, I like it very much, and we have an appointment to fight again!"

"You child, if you meet someone you are destined for, you will not let him go!" Although Lei Yan is the eldest grandson of the second bedroom, the relationship between the Lei family and the other families has always been close and harmonious, and the Yang family also regards the children of the Lei family as their own. Pampering her as a direct relative, she seems to be scolding, but in fact, her words are all about caring, "But sister, let them play together."

Having saved her grandson and being her daughter's best boudoir friend, Mrs. Yang loves Lin Shuran very much now, and her words are very intimate.

"Since my aunt has said so, there is no reason for me not to allow it." Lin Shuran also did not respect Yang as "Madam", but changed to a more intimate "Aunt".

Both Lei Yan and Xu Mingchen looked at each other happily, and Xu Mingchen looked at Lin Shuran gratefully, Lin Shuran smiled back and said, "But since it is doing a good deed, my Xu family should also contribute, although it can be done Not many, but ten porridge sheds are still no problem, Brother Chen, I will leave this matter to you, okay?"

Xu Mingchen didn't expect that Lin Shuran would suddenly entrust such an important matter to him, a child, and the ten porridge sheds were her intention or his father Xu Junze's intention?The Xu family had never done such a thing before!
Yang and Lei Yingying were also surprised when they heard this. Although the General's Mansion is not short of money, the Xu family usually never participates in such matters. But after thinking about it, the Xu family used to have no mistress, but now they have Lin Shuran. As the mistress of the house, naturally, she can no longer walk alone and ignore common matters like before.

"I—" Xu Mingchen felt that he had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Although he was not fully sure that he could do it well, he really wanted to try.

"There's nothing wrong with it. I'll help him. In the past, I was responsible for the porridge. I was younger than him at that time!" Lei Yan replied first, then looked at Xu Mingchen with a smile and said, " Don't worry, just ask me if you don't understand anything, the two of us have agreed on this matter!"

Although Lei Yan said this, Lin Shuran still looked at Xu Mingchen with a smile. Although he was only 12 years old, this time and space is completely different from modern times. People here have higher requirements for children like Xu Mingchen. He must also bear more things than children of the same age. It is true that he is a modern person, but he cannot be separated from his living environment, but he must be taught to better adapt to this era.

"Mother, I will try my best to handle this matter well!" Xu Mingchen looked at Lin Shuran firmly, at this moment he felt that he was truly an adult.

Seeing the scene of Lin Shuran getting along with Xu Mingchen's mother and son, Yang Shi fell in love with Lin Shuran even more. She didn't treat Xu Mingchen's children differently because they were not her own. They all rely on and trust Lin Shuran, and respect her very much.

On the way back, Xu Minghao and the others heard that the Xu family would also give porridge in and out of the city tomorrow, and it was Xu Mingchen who was going to do this. They were all eager to participate, so they begged Lin Shuran to let them go with them.

"Mother, let us go with elder brother. We have only seen others give out porridge, but we have never done it ourselves!" Xu Minghao looked at Lin Shuran expectantly and begged coquettishly.

"If you really want to go, then go!"

Giving porridge to the poor is a good deed, so Lin Shuran didn't stop them, but he also told them to go out with their servants' secret guards, so as not to cause trouble in time.

Xu An was hesitant to speak along the way, ever since he learned that Lin Shuran had agreed to set up a porridge shed for Lei's family, he felt a little distressed in his heart. Everyone in the world thought that the mansion of the Great General must be a place of wealth and wealth. It will be an empty shell that can only maintain its own food and drink.

However, Lin Shuran has already seen the accounts and warehouses of the mansion, and he must know that the general's mansion is not as beautiful and rich as she imagined. Naturally, he also saw that the mistress is not a person who likes luxury, but it is near the end of the year. The general is bound to take out a large sum of money from the mansion, and the money for the New Year in the mansion will be tight at that time. Ten porridge sheds are not a small number, especially now that the price of food has risen a lot when the new year is approaching.

After getting off the carriage, Lin Shuran glanced at the dejected butler Xu An, and asked him with some puzzlement: "Butler Xu, what's the matter? Are you unhappy that you didn't win the game?"

Xu An hurriedly raised his head and shook his head in panic, saying: "Madam misunderstood, I am not unhappy, I just—"

"I'm just worried about giving out the porridge tomorrow!" Lin Shuran guessed his worry with a smile, "Don't worry, the General's Mansion can afford the money!"

Xu An smiled awkwardly, Madam didn't know the general's "habit" years ago, he finally endured it and didn't say much.

(End of this chapter)