The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them - Chapter 337
Chapter 337: Someone I Care About
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yang Ruoxi replied to Lin Wan. “I’m at the hotel. Heading out now. Meet you at the village entrance.”
“You’re leaving?” asked Tiantian.
“Yes. I told my father that you’ll reach Yun City only at noon. If anyone sees you now, they’ll think I lied. I’ll come to meet you after lunch. What do you want to eat? I can bring some food over for you.”
Tiantian was sad to part with her. He held her hands. “Alright. I’ll just take a break and rest here. Otherwise, I don’t think I’ll be able to walk in the afternoon.”
“Okay. You rest. I’ll knock when I reach. Do you want me to drop you to your room?” Yang Ruoxi wrapped her arms around Tiantian’s neck.
Tiantian chuckled. “No need. I’ll wait for you. Come back to me soon.” He stroked her cheeks. “If you decide to let my family meet yours, just tell me. I can call them over anytime.”
“Alright,” she said.
Lin Wan and Li Yanchen reached the village entrance. They parked their car near the stone sculpture and waited for Yang Ruoxi.
Yang Ruoxi’s red car arrived right on time. Li Yanchen carried the Styrofoam box with the seafood to Yang Ruoxi’s car, then they drove back.
Lin Wan called Auntie Bao to inform her that she met Yang Ruoxi in the market, and they would be coming home for lunch. She also told Auntie Bao that Yang Ruoxi had brought some seafood with her.
Auntie Bao cleaned the yard and peeled some peanuts. She sat in the sunroom and waited for the others to return home.
Auntie Bao had enjoyed the past few days. She felt eager to start the day because she wasn’t alone anymore. She felt happy preparing breakfast and lunch for the children.
When she finally saw the children return, Auntie Bao’s face broke into a smile. She walked up to them and took the Styrofoam box from Li Yanchen’s hands.
“Mama Bao, I’m here to freeload again,” said Yang Ruoxi.
“Nonsense,” said Auntie Bao. “You’re always welcome here.”
Auntie Bao put down the Styrofoam box on the kitchen table. ‘You children can go and sit in the sun. It is nice and warm in the sunroom. Leave the kitchen to me, alright?”
Yang Ruoxi wanted to stay and help, but Auntie Bao chased her out of the kitchen.
In the sunroom, the three people sat in the sun and ate some melons.
“Xixi, do you want to take some lunch for Tiantian?” asked Lin Wan.
“Do you want me to call him over?”
Yang Ruoxi drank some water. “Wanwan, please keep it a secret for now. My dad doesn’t know Tiantian is already here.”
“Aren’t you going to take him to meet your family?” asked Li Yanchen.
Yang Ruoxi coughed. “Not right now. He has social anxiety…’
“B*llshit! Didn’t you say he was really sociable? He is studying overseas, after all,” said Lin Wan.
“Shh… Wanwan, please. My father and Auntie Bao chat daily. You can’t mention
Tiantian to her. My father will find out!”
“Okay, okay. I won’t tell anyone.”
Auntie Bao walked into the sunroom. “Do you have any preferences? Do you like to eat seafood plain, or do you want me to put some flavors in?”
“I’m fine with anything,” they said.
“I love everything you cook, ” said Yang Ruoxi with a smile.
“Alright then,” said Auntie Bao. “I’ll make it my way.”
“I’m so happy to have a mother,” said Yang Ruoxi happily. “I feel like I’m being pampered too much.”
Lin Wan nodded. “Yes. After you marry Tiantian, you’ll have another set of parents and more grandparents. I’m envious.”
Yang Ruoxi and Lin Wan were always lonely and had spent much of their lives alone. They wanted to marry into a big family so that they could feel a sense of belonging.
A family like Tiantian’s was what they longed for. Li Yanchen was also like them. He had been alone his whole life.
Yang Ruoxi knew about Lin Wan’s desire for a complete family. “Wanwan, my in-laws are also your family, alright? I’ll make sure of that. ‘
Li Yanchen was baffled. “I’m not completely sure you understand what
“in-laws” mean…”
“Xixi didn’t mean it that way.” Lin Wan understood what Yang Ruoxi meant. It was easy to misunderstand. It sounded like she was offering to share her husband and his family.
“What I mean is that… Tiantian’s parents will be like my parents, right? And you are no less than a sister to me. So, they would be your parents too!” said
Yang Ruoxi.
“Forget it. Just enjoy your time with your family. I’ll be fine,” said Lin Wan.
“You two can talk. I have to make a call,” said Li Yanchen and went outside. He wanted to give them some space.
Li Yanchen sat in the courtyard and gave Assistant Qin a call. He asked for an update on the business.
“You really chose a good man,” said Yang Ruoxi as she looked at Li Yanchen, who was talking on his phone.
“What did you want to tell me?”
“How did you…” Yang Ruoxi knew that Lin Wan could always guess what was on her mind. She took out the small red box that held the gold necklace.
“Is this the Liu family heirloom or something?” asked Lin Wan.
“Yes. His grandmother sent it to me. He even made a video of me wearing it and sent it to his family. I didn’t want to accept it. This is too precious. Wanwan, what should I do?”
“Aren’t you happy? Wait… do you want to marry Tiantian or not? If you do, just accept it. If you don’t, then don’t lead him on. Tell him everything honestly.”
“Am I that predictable? Wanwan, you know about my fear of marriage,” said Yang Ruoxi. ‘Wait… you were the one who said you’d never get married in your life, and now, you are living a happy married life. How does it feel?” Yang Ruoxi was conflicted.
She looked forward to being with Tiantian, but she was also terrified.
“That was then,” said Lin Wan. “This is now. People change. Their thoughts and opinions also change. Don’t think too much about it. Sometimes, you need to be a little bit impulsive and take the plunge to see what happens. If you think too much about it, you’ll feel even more stressed. Tiantian has been good to you, right? His family also likes you a lot. You seem to like them, too.” Lin Wan really wanted her friend to settle down and find happiness..
