Chapter 2 Concubine
Seeing that Song Wanning did not refute her intention, the old lady could not find fault anymore. Her repeated blaming only made her appear unreasonable, so she said in a cold voice, "Tingbai finally came back." "Hurry up and call Brother Xu over and let him recognize you as the father. This will be considered as the bond between father and son. In the future, father's kindness and son's filial piety will be considered as a source."
Wen Xu is the stepson chosen by the old lady for Wen Tingbai. He has been raised by Song Wanning for a year and is only seven years old.
Song Wanning thought of her previous life, and how the son she had cultivated all her life turned towards outsiders like that. She felt a pain in her heart, but she still responded in a low voice, "I've sent someone to call him, I think he'll be here soon."
Wen Tingbo's expression became more complicated after hearing this. He knew that marrying Song Wanning was not his intention. But he saw that Song Wanning was just as young as a flower. Because he was in such a situation, he didn't even have a biological child, so he had to choose a stepmother from outside.
Cui Xiaoxiao felt a little uneasy when she saw Wen Tingbo's reaction, and immediately pulled Wen Tingbo's sleeve timidly. Wen Tingbai came to his senses and stretched out his arms to take Cui Xiaoxiao into his arms.
Not long after, accompanied by two maids, Wen Tingbo's stepson Wen Xu, whom he had never met before, entered the door.
Wen Xu was wearing a white robe with green bamboo embroidery on it. When she saw Wen Tingbai standing in the room, she was stunned for a moment and was too timid to step forward and acknowledge him.
Although Wen Xu is young now, his appearance is good. This child was adopted from the clan and the old lady personally appointed him. Although the old lady didn't like Song Wanning, she still loved Wen Tingbo in her heart. Even her children pointed out someone with outstanding appearance to Wen Tingbo.
It's a pity that this child can't calm down when he reads, and his temperament is unstable.
Song Wanning recalled that in her previous life, she had gone through a lot of hard work to train this child to read and write so that he could obtain fame, but she was a bit harsh on him. Who would have thought that this child would blame her for taking too much care and leaving him without any freedom.
After Cui Xiaoxiao came in, Wen Xu and Cui Xiaoxiao became as close as mother and son within two years. Later, they even joined forces with Cui Xiaoxiao to kick her out and make Cui Xiaoxiao the head mistress of the Hou Mansion.
Song Wanning thought of this, and when she looked at Wen Xu, she felt that her previous life was really not worth it. If she hadn't married Wen Tingbai, she wouldn't have been in such a situation. She didn't even have a biological child of her own, and raised a white-eyed wolf who only looked at outsiders.
Although Song Wanning was thinking this in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. She took Wen Xu's hand and took him two steps closer to Wen Tingbai, "Brother Xu, I have met your father."
Wen Xu raised his eyes and glanced at Wen Tingbai. Seeing his serious expression, he just stammered, "The child has met his father."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Xu saw the woman standing behind Wen Tingbai. Cui Xiaoxiao's appearance is different from Song Wanning's gentleness and coldness. Her expression is soft, and there is a pear dimple at the corner of her lips whether she is smiling or not. She has always been very close to children.
When Cui Xiaoxiao saw Wen Xu looking at her, she smiled with a very kind smile.
Wen Xu felt close to Cui Xiaoxiao when he saw her. He saw Cui Xiaoxiao take out a piece of candy from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Xu, "Child, come and eat candy."
Wen Xu subconsciously turned around and glanced at Song Wanning. Seeing that she nodded, she dared to take the candy, and she opened her mouth and said, "Thank you, my aunt."
Seeing that Wen Xu was obedient and obedient, and that Cui Xiaoxiao also liked this child, Wen Tingbai became a little more affectionate towards this unrelated child. He only looked at Song Wanning and said, "Thank you for your hard work. In the past two years when I was gone, you taught the child Very good.”
Song Wanning didn't show any joy when she heard Wen Tingbo's praise. She just said lightly, "This is all within my duties. If there is nothing else, Wanning will go down and clean up the yard for Miss Xiao Xiao." Cui stood behind Wen Tingbo. Xiao Xiao looked at Song Wanning carefully until he saw her walking out of the front hall.
Cui Xiaoxiao didn't expect that the woman Wen Tingbai said was destined by her parents would be so beautiful, which made her feel a little worried. In the future, Wen Tingbai will get along with each other every day at home. If there is any relationship, it is hard to say...
Song Wanning settled in the west courtyard where Cui Xiaoxiao was going to live, and then returned to the south courtyard where she lived.
Wen Tingbai was away all the time, and Song Wanning was not happy living alone in the main courtyard. Now that Wen Tingbai is back, she only lives in the south courtyard, but she is in peace.
She looked at the account book of the Hou Mansion's daily expenses in her hand, and she thought of her past life.
In his previous life, Wen Tingbai only cared about having a romantic relationship with Cui Xiaoxiao and didn't care about the expenses of the house. Song Wanning was in charge of the food and clothing expenses of the big family by herself, but Cui Xiaoxiao wanted to use the best no matter what the food was.
Although Wen Mansion is a Hou Mansion with a lot of money, there is no one in this Hou Mansion who doesn't spend money like water. In the previous life, she used her dowry to fill holes one after another, and ran around to make a living for various farms and shops in Wen Mansion. Only then can this big family have enough food and clothing.
After her rebirth, Song Wanning decided not to care about the life and death of this big family anymore, and just threw away the hot potato of the housekeeper, so as to save her a thankless life here.
Caiqiao, who was standing aside, saw that Song Wanning was in a daze again, and quickly reminded her, "Grandma, at this time you should watch Brother Xu write. Brother Xu has unstable foundation and loves to play. You usually look at Brother Xu He is not very willing to write. If grandma is not here to watch, it will be difficult for him to get a meritorious title in the future. "
After hearing Cai Que's words, Song Wanning smiled faintly and said, "Let him go. I have thought about it recently and found that I am usually too strict with him. I am afraid that I will hurt the relationship between mother and son. Even if this child If he can't pass the examination, he can still be granted a title in the Hou Mansion, so he doesn't have to worry about having no official position in the future. It's my fault that I treated him too harshly."
Caique felt strange in her heart. Song Wanning usually paid the most attention to Brother Xu's homework, but for some reason it suddenly changed. Cai Que didn't say much, she just said yes.
As soon as Caique went out, Cui Xiaoxiao followed the sound of people and came over.
Cui Xiaoxiao stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at Song Wanning who was looking at the account book. There was an arrogance in her eyes that Song Wanning didn't understand, "Song Wanning? Do you have time? Let's talk?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Song Wanning's eyes. This was the first time she had seen a girl like Cui Xiaoxiao who was not protected by her family but was so proud. In her previous life, Cui Xiaoxiao often said some strange words that Song Wanning didn't understand.
Song Wanning thought of Cui Xiaoxiao's visit to her in her previous life. Unfortunately, she was angry at that time and immediately sent someone to drive her away. She was so curious that she could hear some shocking words from Cui Xiaoxiao's mouth.
Song Wanning closed the account book and asked calmly, "What does Miss Xiao Xiao want to talk about?"
(End of chapter)