CHAPTER 1105: CHAPTER 1109: STEPMOTHER TEA PARTY (PART 8)

Yu Liqi, still in his young age, could not hide his emotions, his lowered eyes filled with humiliation, and his hands tightly gripped the clothes beside him, trembling all over.

The sight of his small frame alone was enough to make one’s eyes sting with tears.

Mrs. Yu loved this grandson the most, and softly retorted a few sentences, "Master, why are you saying these things in front of the child?"

The old man glared with wide eyes, and Mrs. Yu did not dare to speak further, having to turn her head to speak to Su Li, "The child is usually close to you, and doesn’t think much... in the future, let him be more careful."

Mrs. Yu’s words were filled with blame, with a pointed undertone, "You shouldn’t treat him like you did that day, even if there’s something wrong, children need to be taught slowly, don’t let outsiders gossip."

Watching the boy’s proud spirit forcibly broken, destroying his soul to make him obedient, the pleasure of being the villain is unimaginable.

Su Li: "What gossip, saying that I am not a good stepmother?"

Yu Xiaochi was very displeased, raising his voice a few notches: "Xiao Li, don’t keep mentioning stepmother this and stepmother that...."

The word coming out of her mouth, heard in the ears, was laced with boundless sarcasm.

"Isn’t this something everyone knows, and yet one can’t speak of it?"

Su Li turned her head to look at the old man, face full of inquiry as she asked, "Mother says I am not teaching well, but I want to teach the Yu Family a perfect heir, is that wrong too?"

Mr. Yu’s dark eyes swept over Su Li, accompanied by the clacking of stringed walnuts, he slowly said, "You are quite good."

The next sentence, however, followed: "You have changed a lot compared to before."

Su Li’s expression did not change, her heart did not skip, she stated plainly, "One must have some stepmother’s awareness."

Besides Su Li and the old man in the seat of honor, everyone present looked extremely embarrassed by Su Li’s words, though their expressions had not looked good all along today.

Especially Yu Xiaochi, the silent condemnation in his eyes, unknowingly tugs at the heartstrings.

Of course, this refers to his beloved, who when replaced by Su Li, just becomes a source of amusement for people during tea breaks, to savor in moments of leisure and enjoy the sense of achievement of being the bad guy.

After that, the others remained silent, only the old man and Su Li chatted aimlessly, questioning her regarding the Su Family’s equity issue.

It seemed this was the true highlight of today.

However, regardless of how much the old man hinted, Su Li brushed it off.

Still the same phrase, why should her things attract attention from others, anyone daring to extend a claw, she would cut it off.

Perhaps because of Su Li’s reckless words, Yu Xiaochi was cold and didn’t speak to Su Li anymore, spending all day out with Yu Liqi, doing who knows what.

He did come back to sleep at night, but instead of entering the master bedroom, he slept in the guest room.

Both father and son ignored Su Li completely, which did not affect Su Li’s good mood a bit.

She hosted several salons, something the original owner had never tried before.

Due to the original owner’s health issues, she had no close friends, but Su Li took the opportunity to meet a few interesting girls.

Shu Mingjia, aspiring to be a virtuous wife and good mother, Li Weisha, a domineering female CEO, and Lu Rudan, a renowned dancer.

Whether it was a matching aura or shared experience, they got along extraordinarily well.

Unifiedly summarizing the common points among everyone, Su Li discovered an intriguing coincidence.

Stepmothers, vicious, harsh....

They were like the villains depicted in fairy tales, with ultimately tragic fates.

Not to speak of them, just take Su Li herself for instance.

If carefully summarized, according to the novel’s pattern, she was just the cannon fodder role that promoted the protagonist’s romance.

Yu Xiaochi and Bai Jingrou were the male and female leads of the story, overcoming numerous obstacles and misunderstandings to finally come together, along with their son, reunited as a family.

Very much in line with the formulaic romance novel troupe.

To be honest, it wasn’t that Su Li intended to find them, the acquaintance with Shu Mingjia and the others was truly a coincidence.

Fate really is wonderfully inexplicable.

Only....

Su Li clicked her tongue, although these ladies had been stepmothers for quite some time, they never truly understood the essence of the word stepmother.

A good stepmother not aspiring to be a wicked one is not a good stepmother, Su Li felt it necessary to give them a thorough technical guide on being a stepmother.

The plan had yet to be implemented, while a mishap occurred on the Su Family’s side first.

The housekeeper called, saying that Su Tianxiang had accidentally broken his arm with a comminuted fracture when he got up at night.

Perhaps still angry with his daughter, he prevented the housekeeper from telling her, and by the time Su Li received a secret informing call from the housekeeper, Su Tianxiang had already been in the hospital for almost a week.

Su Li bought some of Su Tianxiang’s favorite foods and rushed to the hospital, where the VIP ward was full of people.

In addition to her elder brother and sister-in-law, there was even her rambunctious nephew, and even her sister-in-law’s mother was there, diligently peeling an apple for Su Tianxiang.

Upon seeing Su Li, Su Tianxiang’s eyes burst with delight.

He was merely being contrary, although angry inside, he still hoped his daughter would visit him.

But after a moment, he forcibly suppressed the joy inside, pretending indifference as he turned his head, grumpily shouting, "What are you doing here?"

Su Li handed the things she bought to Wang Zhizhi, casually instructing, "Auntie, wash the fruits and cut them into small pieces, they are what my dad loves to eat."

Her tone seemed to treat Wang Zhizhi like a serving maid or nurse.

Wang Zhizhi awkwardly looked at the fruit basket handed to her, momentarily unmoving.

Su Li frowned, "Go ahead."

Wang Zhizhi glanced at Su Tianxiang, slowly accepting it.

"Dad, who found this housekeeper for you, so oblivious, replace her."

Su Tianxiang, flustered, softly explained, "Aunt Wang has been taking good care of me these days."

Nobody expected Su Li to pull such a stunt, she appeared delicate and elegant, yet the words spoken were willful and domineering.

Particularly Wang Yongling, in her impression, the younger sister-in-law was like a soft, agreeable little dough ball.

Even if you prick her with words, she would just smile and not take it to heart.

She had never seen such a commanding sister-in-law before.

Su Ruwen was similar, apart from the last time seeing his sister with a hedgehog-like demeanor, the original impression was still deeply rooted within his heart.

They reacted a beat slower, and Wang Zhizhi had already been reluctantly directed to work.

Originally peeling apples was taken over by Su Li.

Compared to Wang Zhizhi’s patchy apples, Su Li’s peeled apples had continuous, beautiful skins.

"Su Li, what do you mean, have you no manners, that was my mom just now..." Wang Yongling shouted angrily, looking as if she wanted to slap Su Li across the face.