Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

Upon hearing Shen Luochen's question, Su Liu told him about the martial arts tournament, but did not mention that he was invited to Prince Xian's Mansion.

Shen Luochen's expression was a little complicated, his brows furrowed even more tightly, and he whispered:
"The King Xian really doesn't like fighting for power and has been hiding out of the court, but his son has a very weird temper."

"It's indeed strange." Su Liu nodded in agreement.

"Others are fine, but I can't be recognized by Prince Xian, so I'll have less contact with him in the future." Shen Luochen warned her very seriously.

Su Liu readily agreed, and then she suddenly realized that Shen Luochen actually knew the situation in Prince Xian's Mansion quite well.

To be more precise, he knows the royal family quite well.

Is his blood feud related to the royal family, or is he a member of the royal family himself?

However, judging from his reaction, it seems that the wise king has little to do with him, but he should just know him.

As the saying goes, an injury lasts a hundred days, and Shen Luochen's injury is no exception. Although he no longer needs help, he still walks with a limp.

Under such circumstances, he actually wanted to go out to do errands, but was bumped into by Su Liu and the children who were about to go to school.

"Are you going out?" Su Liu looked at his neat going out clothes and felt a little dumbfounded.

Shen Luochen seemed a little embarrassed, coughed slightly and nodded slightly.

"Well, there are some things to do."

Su Liu frowned, looked him up and down, and shook his head.

"You'd better rest for a while. It's too dangerous to go out in this state. Being around you..."

She was going to say that there are no secret guards around you, but she suddenly realized that the children were still there, so she braked urgently.

"That's right, Daddy, don't go out, we can support Daddy!"

The dolls also looked at Shen Luochen with worried faces. In their minds, they always thought that Shen Luochen went out to make money every day.

"How are you going to support dad?" After hearing what they said, Su Liu felt a little curious and asked with a smile.

I saw the big boy with a proud look on his face, patting his chest and saying:
"Now I can make money by copying books for others, my second brother can perform juggling, and my third sister has also learned to embroider."

The other two children heard this and nodded cooperatively. All three children looked confident.

Su Liu laughed and touched the big baby's head:
"Okay, but you just need to go to school now. I can support you and your father by myself."

She was telling the truth. Xinliuzhai's business is very good now. After excluding the family's expenses, there is still a lot of balance every month. She has saved it for emergencies.

Shen Luochen watched her playing with the children, and a smile appeared in her eyes.

Su Liu suddenly reacted, turned his head to look at Shen Luochen, and smiled:
"So, just stay at home. The Spring Festival is coming soon. It's better to wait until the New Year is over before taking action."

Shen Luochen still didn't speak, but it was regarded as acquiescence.

After confirming that their father would not go out, the children went to school, and Su Liu also had to go to Xinliu Zhai to make the pastries for sale today.

She has now given all the sales work to Song Yao. She only needs to prepare the goods in the morning, and then she can go home and rest in the afternoon.

So she continued to study herbal medicine in the afternoon, and now she has perfected her Sichuan clam, loquat and pear stew. It tastes sweet, soft and delicious.

Shen Luochen will also act as a food taster and occasionally make a few comments. "After researching a few more medicinal recipes, we can open a shop!" Su Liu said to Shen Luochen who was sitting at the table, holding a pot of freshly made Cordyceps stewed chicken, with a very excited tone.

"Actually, you don't have to do this. Your family's savings are enough." Shen Luochen looked at the clear chicken soup in front of him, gently scooped up a spoonful, and put it into his mouth.

Hearing his words, Su Liu quickly shook his head.

"No, opening a store to make money is just my interest and has nothing to do with our family's situation."

She could tell that Shen Luochen didn't want to be too busy, but who would think that she made too much money?
"However, if we want to open another store, we have the space, but we don't have enough manpower..." Su Liu held his chin in thought, feeling a little worried.

"If you are short of people, you can go to the black market and buy one." Shen Luochen said.

Su Liu glanced at him in astonishment, then shook his head like a rattle: "Let's forget it, I feel... not good."

She could understand that this was Shen Luochen's way of thinking, as if he would buy her back in the first place, even though he actually respected her quite a bit.

But as a modern person, she still cannot accept the buying and selling of people psychologically.

Shen Luochen obviously didn't know why she rejected the proposal, and looked a little confused.

"If you feel that the people there are worried, I can help you find out the details of the other party." Obviously, he misunderstood what Su Liu was worried about.

Su Liu quickly waved his hand to express his refusal. It seemed that Shen Luochen could not help him much.

She didn't know anyone in Yucheng herself, and she didn't want to ask Boss Jia because she didn't want her business memories to be leaked.

It seems that when it comes to opening a new store, we can only take one step at a time.

At night, Su Liu still slept in the same room as Shen Luochen.

But both of them have gotten used to having one more person on the bed, so they don't affect each other every day. They lie down to sleep, and sometimes they can chat for a while before going to bed.

The days went by like this, and soon the Chinese New Year came.

On New Year's Eve, Su Liu prepared the New Year's goods early. In addition to fruits and snacks, he also bought a lot of snacks.

She also bought new red clothes for herself and her children. They stood together like a row of New Year picture dolls, which looked very festive.

Originally Shen Luochen also had a share, but after he saw the bright red and green color, he refused to wear it, so he had to use it to pack it at the bottom of the box.

The customs of celebrating the New Year are similar from ancient times to modern times. During the day, they put up Spring Festival couplets and make dumplings, and at night, they set off firecrackers and cut window grilles.

At night, Su Liu found a stack of red paper, prepared some scissors, and lit a few candles on the table, illuminating the room very brightly.

After getting everything ready, she called the dolls in.

"Let's cut paper together and see who can cut faster and who can cut more beautifully!"

The children all cheered and agreed. Su Liu gave them the red paper and scissors. He also took one and started cutting seriously by candlelight.

Shen Luochen was also sitting not far away, taking in the entire scene.

The candlelight flickered in the room, stretching out the shadows of one large, three small and four others, accompanied by bursts of laughter and laughter, which actually gave him a long-lost warmth in his heart.

(End of this chapter)