Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 185: The Warm Man~

Chapter 185: Chapter 185: The Warm Man~

The moment the door opened, the cold air hit her face, and Han Jiangxue couldn’t help but shiver.

Thinking about the need to sleep in that freezing room at night, she suddenly felt it was going to be a tough ordeal...

An Xi had already taken the radishes and meat from her, leaving her with only 7 pounds of white radishes, half of which she had already used.

The same was true for the meat, which wasn’t even half a pound now.

Han Jiangxue happened to run into An Xi, she approached with a faint smile and greeted, "An Xi."

While speaking, Han Jiangxue made a point to check if there were any of the filming crew’s cameraman brother around.

There was no cameraman brother following her now because all the mothers and babies were in the rooms, and the cameraman brothers also needed to have lunch and rest at noon.

Since there were cameras in the yard and the rooms, it was unnecessary for the cameraman brother to follow them around all the time.

An Xi smiled back, "Xiao Xue."

Then she added, "Why don’t you come too? Zhenzhen’s cooking looks really good."

Han Jiangxue directly ignored An Xi’s invitation, leaned close to her ear, and whispered in a volume only the two of them could hear, "An Xi, don’t stand on the wrong side, some people are not as nice as they seem on the surface."

An Xi’s gaze faltered as she looked at Han Jiangxue and said with a hooked lip, "Xiao Xue, we..."

"Yeah, we are good friends, I’m just giving you a heads up, don’t forget!" Han Jiangxue stepped back from An Xi, smiling nonchalantly.

An Xi was no fool and quickly caught on to what Han Jiangxue was implying.

She chuckled dryly, "Yeah, we’re all good friends. You better take Little Yibo and have your meal."

Han Jiangxue subtly raised an eyebrow and stared at An Xi intently for a few seconds. From An Xi’s gaze and expression, she couldn’t decipher a response that was favorable to her...

"Well, we’re going to go first," Han Jiangxue said, then took Shen Yibo and left.

[What did Xiao Xue say to An Xi? Why can’t I hear anything?]

[Are Han Jiangxue and An Xi good friends?]

[My God, last episode Wu Yuerou was also good friends with Han Jiangxue, but she was distinctly inhospitable to Ye Zhenzhen.]

[I think An Xi is alright, probably won’t be like Wu Yuerou.]

An Xi glanced at Han Jiangxue’s retreating figure, not feeling that Han Jiangxue was right, nor did she think the other was wrong.

She would judge for herself who was good and who wasn’t, without the need for Han Jiangxue’s reminders.

While she thought Han Jiangxue was pretty decent, she also found Ye Zhenzhen nice, and thus, didn’t want to offend either of them.

As for taking sides, that was naturally not an option.

Whatever dispute Han Jiangxue had with Ye Zhenzhen within the industry was their business and had nothing to do with her, An Xi.

She’d married into the Gu Family while pregnant without a marriage and had been there for many years, with Gu Xiaoran nearly 6 years old. Her mother-in-law was dominant and looked down on her, always trying to drive a wedge between her and Gu Xiaoran.

There was also a nosy cousin in the Gu Family.

In such an environment, she had been able to navigate between those two smoothly, never once having a quarrel with her mother-in-law or cousin.

So now, how could she be manipulated by others just because of a word from Han Jiangxue.

An Xi had watched the entire last reality show season, and Wu Yuerou had behaved like someone without a brain, speaking and acting without considering the consequences, eventually becoming the mockery of the whole internet.

As for her, An Xi, she would naturally not be like Wu Yuerou, stupid!

...

When An Xi came back to Ye Zhenzhen’s place, Ye Zhenzhen, was stir-frying in the kitchen. The aroma of the fatty pork had started to waft from the pan as she added carrots and continued to stir-fry.

The two little ones stood about a meter away from the stove, watching Ye Zhenzhen cook, their little mouths slightly open, almost drooling.

Seeing the two kids like this, An Xi thought they were adorable. For a moment, she silently wished that if Gu Xiaoran could be as soft and obedient as Song Yuchen.

Actually, her Ranran wasn’t disobedient, just not to her...

This time, Ye Zhenzhen was preparing to make stir-fried pork with carrots and plain stir-fried Chinese cabbage because these two dishes were quick to cook. Lunch had already been delayed for too long, so it needed to be done quickly.

An Xi helped Ye Zhenzhen clean up the bowls on the dining table and took them into the kitchen to wash.

Actually, today was her first time working in the kitchen. She had never stepped into a kitchen growing up, and after getting married, she didn’t even know where the kitchen door was.

Washing dishes, An Xi still felt somewhat clumsy, clinking and clanking, somewhat at a loss.

Song Yuchen saw this and walked over to An Xi, "Auntie, let me wash them."

An Xi was surprised, "You know how to wash dishes?"

Song Yuchen nodded, "Yeah, when Mother cooks, I help her wash vegetables and then help her with the dishes."

In the first episode, Song Yuchen didn’t know how, but during the previous days at home, Aunt Li had taught him, so now he knew how to do these simple tasks in the kitchen.

Ye Zhenzhen took the stir-fried carrot and pork slices out of the pan and smiled at Xiao Chen, "Xiao Chen, leave it there, Mom will wash it later."

Song Yuchen shook his head, "You’ve already worked hard cooking, I can help you with small things like washing dishes, just let me do it."

Ye Zhenzhen laughed, "Okay, then be careful."

Ye Zhenzhen thought, if the little guy wanted to do it, then let him; it was important not to dampen a child’s enthusiasm.

[My Brother Xiao Chen has become a little warm man this episode!]

[He was a little warm man in the last episode too, both cool and handsome]

[I just love watching Zhenzhen and our Xiao Chen interact like this, it’s so heartwarming and lovely to see, and both of them are so good-looking!]

An Xi: ...

Turns out she’s not even comparable to a five-year-old.

At the same time, she also felt more envious of the relationship between Ye Zhenzhen and Song Yuchen; they were a stepmother and stepson, after all.

And here she was with her own son, Gu Xiaoran...

At this moment, Gu Xiaoran looked at An Xi with increasing disdain, "Not even knowing how to wash dishes, and still coming here to eat Aunt Zhenzhen’s cooking."

Song Yuchen took a small stool over to the cabinet, ready to stand on it and wash the dishes.

Just after hearing Gu Xiaoran berating An Xi, he immediately turned his head, seriously said, "Gu Xiaoran, you can’t talk to Mom like that. It’s very impolite."

Ye Zhenzhen, seeing the little expression on Xiao Chen’s face, wanted to laugh but made a great effort to hold it back, turned her head away as if she hadn’t heard, and began washing the pan, ready to stir-fry the Chinese cabbage.

She didn’t want to interfere with the kids’ conversation; she’d just quietly listen.

An Xi, seeing Ye Zhenzhen do this, pretended not to notice the conversation between the two kids either, squatting down and rifling through the bag of carrots she brought, silently counting how many were in it...

Gu Xiaoran pointed at the back of An Xi, his little face flushing slightly, "She..."

She really didn’t know how to do these things, he hadn’t said anything wrong.

Suddenly being reprimanded by Song Yuchen like that, Gu Xiaoran actually realized that he was in the wrong, but growing up, no one in his family had ever told him that not calling her Mom was incorrect.

His grandmother had always taught him to call An Xi...