The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Fate Has Given Me A Chance

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Lin Wan was speechless. “That’s right! We are trying to match them together.

The old house isn’t far from Xixi’s place. Now that we brought Mama Bao here, Papa Yang won’t be able to meet her!”

“Let me call Xixi.” Lin Wan dialed Yang Ruoxi’s number.

“Wanwan, I was just about to call you!” Yang Ruoxi had just finished lunch and was about to take her father to a nearby shopping mall to buy something for him for the New Year’s celebration. She was planning to invite Auntie Bao along but was afraid she would refuse. She was about to call Lin Wan to ask her how she could persuade Auntie Bao to come with them.

“Tell me, why were you about to call me?”

“Well… I want to strike when the iron is still hot, so to speak. I wanted to invite Auntie Bao along with me and my father for a little outing. I was hoping she would agree to accompany us to a mall nearby to shop for clothes for the new year,” said Yang Ruoxi. “After that, I’m going to tell them that you need me urgently and leave them at the mall. That way, they can spend some time together.”

“Xixi… that can’t happen.”

“What? Why not? Auntie Bao doesn’t want to give my father a chance?” Yang Ruoxi’s smile disappeared from her face.

“No, no… I brought Auntie Bao with me to Royal Water Bay. I called because I thought you’d make plans without knowing that. But she isn’t staying here for long. Just two days. So, if Papa Yang is really looking for an excuse to ask her out, he can only do it after two days when she heads back.”

“You scared me. Alright. Give me a call when Auntie Bao returns,” said Yang Ruoxi. “Wait… Wanwan, you aren’t thinking of having Auntie Bao stay with you forever, right? You used to say that you wanted to take care of her when you finally became rich and successful.”

Lin Wan had meant it. Whenever she visited the orphanage, she would be reluctant to leave Auntie Bao. She knew Auntie Bao would never have agreed to stay with her because she loved the children of the orphanage. She’d never abandon them.

“Xixi, you still remember….” Lin Wan bit her lip. “I really wanted Auntie Bao to stay with me in the past. I still do. Every time I visited the orphanage, I wanted to ask her to stay with me. But I was never able to ask her outright. Call it fate or divine intervention, this is my chance to take care of Auntie Bao.” When Li Yanchen heard her, he patted her hand in comfort.

“You didn’t ask her because you didn’t want to seem selfish?” asked Yang Ruoxi.

Lin Wan nodded. “Yes.”

“I understand. We all crave mother’s love. When anyone showers us with that kind of love, we want to repay it a hundred times. We’re lucky that we met so many people who care about us.”

Yang Ruoxi had been with her across two worlds. She knew everything about Lin Wan, and Lin Wan knew everything about her. They were more than friends. They were sisters.

“Yanchen and I… we went to Mama Bao’s village. She was so alone, Xixi. She doesn’t even have any relatives. I felt so sad when I saw her ruined house. My wish to take care of her became stronger. If she ends up marrying Papa Yang, we can take care of them together!”

“Of course! I’ve got to go now, ” said Yang Ruoxi. “I need to tell my father that we won’t be going to the mall today. I’ll reschedule.” She hung up.

At Royal Water Bay in the afternoon, Lin Wan wanted to take Auntie Huang and Auntie Bao out for a delicious lunch. However, Auntie Huang refused. She told her that she already went grocery shopping. She wanted to prepare a nice meal and wanted Auntie Bao to taste her cooking.

Auntie Bao also wanted to help Auntie Huang in the kitchen.

When Lin Wan and Li Yanchen tried to help, they were chased out of the kitchen. Auntie Huang said that she got paid to cook and if they tried to take that away from her, she had nothing left. She banned them both from the kitchen for the foreseeable future.

Lin Wan and Li Yanchen had no choice but to sit back on the sofa and wait for lunch.

The two women were busy in the kitchen. Auntie Huang enjoyed cooking more than before with Auntie Bao around. They discussed and decided to prepare several dishes.

In the living room, Lin Wan leaned on Li Yanchen’s shoulder. “Isn’t it nice that they are so happy together?”

“Hm… Wanwan, is our house a shelter?”

Lin Wan laughed. “Maybe. The parents, children, and grandparents are all put together from different places. All broken people who fit in just right with each other.”

“True,” said Li Yanchen. “Oh… I contacted the management of my company in country H. We can visit after the New Year’s celebration.”

“Really? Then after the fifth episode of the show, we’ll directly go there and visit your university?

“Yeah. It’ll be time for the Spring Festival there. You’ll love it.”

At Yun Xi High School, the heating was turned on in Li Zexuan’s dorm. After a while, he changed into his pajamas. The first semester of the second year of high school was almost at an end.

Li Zexuan had applied to change rooms. There were differences between Li

Zexuan and Sun Mingtao because of the whole debacle with Lu Wenqian. Li Zexuan and Sun Mingtao didn’t talk to each other, so it was always awkward to return to the dorm room.

Lu Wenqian quarreled with her father. She wanted to transfer schools. In the beginning, her father refused. However, seeing how adamant his daughter was, he relented. He felt bad for her.

Without Lu Wenqian in the school, Xie Wanyu finally felt relieved. On the day

LU wenqan lett tne scnool ror goocl, Luan mongrong Dougnt snacks ana Juice to celebrate in the dorms.

She even wanted to invite Li Zexuan but felt that it might seem insensitive since he had been friends with Lu Wenqian for a while.

Luan Rongrong leaned on Xie Wanyu’s desk. “Wanyu, Lu Wenqian is no longer around! I’m so glad. To be honest, I always felt a little wary, even with Li Zexuan defending us. I thought Lu Wenqian would throw caution to the wind and try something stupid. I didn’t expect her to leave the school entirely.”

“Rongrong, Lu Wenqian’s gone, but I’m about to face an even bigger disaster,” said Xie Wanyu.

“What do you mean?” asked Luan Rongrong.

“Grandma said that my father is coming back! He was supposed to be back in November but was delayed by something. ”

“What?! Really?” Luan Rongrong was shocked.

Luan Rongrong wondered if he was finally released from prison.. Was that a good thing or a bad thing?