Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 154

Could it be that someone had entered her room?

Sheng Fei suspected this in her heart. After pushing open the door, she checked the arrangement of the items in the room again.

Sheng Fei’s memory and mind were both first-class.

In her impression, the placement of these things, including their angles and positions, if even shifted by one or two centimeters, Sheng Fei could quickly discover.

She soon discovered that her bedding had been disturbed and that her pillow was even placed the other way around.

And the bed sheet was wrinkled, even the cabinet door was half-open.

A glance at her drawers revealed other details.

Sheng Fei found that her entire room seemed to have been thoroughly searched.

If it was Lu Ting, Sheng Fei did not believe that he would be the kind of person to do this.

Sheng Fei went to the courtyard and asked Lu Ting who was talking to a few children.

“Lu Ting, has anyone entered my room?”

Lu Ting did not know why Sheng Fei asked this and instinctively answered, “No.”

“Then has anyone entered our courtyard today?”

“Oh, that’s right, Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law came. They said since I have difficulty walking and you took the children out, they came to invite me to have a meal at their place.”

After hearing that Lu Jiefang and Xu Yuxia had come, Sheng Fei had a general idea.

She narrowed her eyes and quickly returned to her room.

Unexpectedly, when she was not there, Xu Yuxia and Lu Jiefang had come.

They usually disdained Lu Ting for being useless and sitting in a wheelchair because of his injured leg.

They would not even come when invited, but this time they came when she was away.

The behavior of these two people was particularly suspicious. Sheng Fei felt that they had come with a purpose.

Especially since her room had been searched, indicating that these two people were searching for something. But what were they looking for?

Sheng Fei searched thoroughly in her room but could not figure out what those two people were looking for.

After a while, Sheng Fei suddenly looked under her bed.

After checking it, she found that the iron box was still there under the bed.

But Sheng Fei did not feel relieved at this. Instead, she opened the box.

When she opened it, a startling scene appeared, because she suddenly realized that the lock on the box was gone, and there were traces of the box lid having been smashed.

Seeing that there was a brick inside, Sheng Fei smiled.

It seems that Xu Yuxia and Lu Jiefang’s purpose was her money. Unfortunately for them they couldn’t have imagined that with Sheng Fei’s current ability, she didn’t need to keep her money at home. She could just make it disappear using her special ability.

It was just that the behavior of these two people really annoyed Sheng Fei. After putting the iron box back in place, she didn’t take the opportunity to settle score, but just stood there silently.

She wanted to see if they would come back again.

Since they failed the first time, they would surely come looking for it again. After placing the iron box there, Sheng Fei moved her eyes and suddenly thought of something, smiling.

After tidying up her room, at night Sheng Fei coaxed the five little ones to sleep and then went to sleep herself.

Recently, Lu Ting’s leg had also recovered quite a bit. After resting for a few more days, he should be able to stand up slowly.

As long as Lu Ting could stand up, the burden on the family would be reduced.

In fact, Sheng Fei’s ideal way of life was for her to go out and earn money, while her husband takes care of the children at home.

Sheng Fei is a woman with a strong career ambition. She is not used to the traditional role of a woman staying home to take care of her husband and educate the children. To her, since she has the ability to earn a lot of money, she could go out and make money while her husband just needs to be good-looking.

Sheng Fei is actually a very selfish person.

Her selfishness is reflected in the fact that Sheng Fei is unwilling to have children. The reason she chose to take in these five children is because these five children have lost their biological parents, and Sheng Fei is their stepmother in name.

After taking in these five children, Sheng Fei herself no longer needs to have children of her own.

Giving birth to a child is very dangerous for women, like going through the gates of hell. Moreover, the pain during childbirth is the most painful injury, so Sheng Fei is unwilling to experience such an injury.

What’s more, she has not found a man who can make her willingly give birth to a child, so Sheng Fei has not had the slightest desire to have a child of her own so far.

Rather than going through the hard work of giving birth to a child herself, it is better to directly adopt a few obedient and adorable children.

Sheng Fei’s plan in this era can be considered very strange, because in this era men marry wives in order to have children and carry on the family line.

But their family doesn’t have a throne to inherit, nor do they have a large inheritance to inherit. If they give birth but don’t raise them, it’s better not to give birth at all. Sheng Fei lives more carefree than anyone else.

The next day, the four children had to go to school again. Sheng Fei prepared breakfast for them, learning from Japanese cuisine, and made them a few rice balls to take with them.

This way, if they get hungry during school, they can still fill their stomachs after class.

“Listen well in class.”

Sheng Fei instructed.

The four children said in unison: “Okay.”

Sheng Fei knew that Xu Yuxia and Lu Jiefang had no bottom line in doing things, but she didn’t expect them to have such a lack of bottom line.

Taking advantage of her absence, they went to get close to Lu Ting.

After talking with Lu Ting, Sheng Fei learned that Xu Yuxia had been constantly seeking him out and harassing him in order to lure Lu Ting away.

Lu Ting was previously puzzled by Lu Jiefang’s change in attitude. But now after Sheng Fei’s analysis, his expression became stern and his eyes darkened. “You said they went into your room and searched through your things?”

“You can choose not to believe it, but what I’m saying is the truth.”

Sheng Fei was afraid that her word alone would not make Lu Ting believe her, but to her surprise Lu Ting said solemnly: “I believe you.”

“I previously thought that Eldest Brother had another purpose in finding me, but I didn’t expect his purpose to be this.”

Now that they both understood the situation. Sheng Fei stroked her chin, pondering how to punish those two.

Xu Yuxia and Lu Jiefang were unsatisfied after failing to find any money last time, so they came to inquire about the situation again.

Seeing Sheng Fei hanging clothes in the courtyard, Xu Yuxia smiled and asked, “Are you busy?”

Sheng Fei could see the calculation in Xu Yuxia’s beady eyes. She knew that she came with bad intentions.

While hanging the clothes, she replied without turning around, “You’re not blind, are you!”

“I…”

Xu Yuxia choked, unable to say anything for a long time after being confronted by Sheng Fei.

Finally, she put on a long face and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth, pretending: “I’ve come to check on Lu Ting, is he okay? Has his leg gotten much better?”

She kept glancing at Sheng Fei’s reaction as she spoke, but Sheng Fei was so calm and composed. It was impossible to tell if she was happy or unhappy.

Xu Yuxia also didn’t know if Sheng Fei had discovered that her room had been tampered with.

Xu Yuxia was inwardly anxious and her worry showed clearly on her face.

Sheng Fei could see her inner unease with just a glance. “Sister-in-law, why are you sweating so much on your forehead? Have you done something guilty?”

“What are you saying! I’m just feeling hot! Hot!”

Xu Yuxia exclaimed in fright, but seeing Sheng Fei’s calm look, she knew that she hadn’t discovered anything.

Otherwise there would already be a big commotion.

Since Sheng Fei hadn’t discovered it, that was good.

“I don’t feel hot at all, sister-in-law. Are you sick?” Sheng Fei asked, suspecting that it might be some kind of eye disease.

Inwardly, Sheng Fei looked down on Xu Yuxia with disdain.

To avoid raising any suspicions, Sheng Fei didn’t voice the latter part of her thoughts.

“Yes, yes, I might have caught a slight cold.”

“Since you’re sick, just stay home and rest. No need to come out.”

As soon as Xu Yuxia came, Sheng Fei had to be on guard against her.

As the old saying goes, not only be wary of thieves, but also those who covet your possessions. Sheng Fei now felt like a delicious bun that Xu Yuxia coveted.

People like Xu Yuxia and her husband Lu Jiefang were both incompetent and unable to earn big money themselves, but they were shameless and without principles, always eyeing what others earned.

Lu Ting, as the younger brother, worked honestly and diligently to earn money. But Lu Jiefang not only didn’t help Lu Ting earn more, he would always ask about how much Lu Ting had earned.

When he learned that Lu Ting earned more than him, Lu Jiefang would be furious and sarcastic at home.

But when he found out that Lu Ting earned less, he would be all smiles and say that he, as the older brother, would definitely help the younger brother.

A person like Lu Jiefang had a hidden dagger behind his smile and was truly unfit for close friendship. He would even scheme against his own brother, let alone have any humanity left.

There was the time when Old Mrs. Lu was being partial. There were several apples at home, but since she favored Lu Jiefang, she gave him a whole apple.

When it was Lu Ting’s turn, she only let him have the peel, saying that there were no apples left and he could just make do with it.

Because Lu Yi only got half an apple, he gave it to Lu Ting. He felt that as an older brother, he should give in to his younger brother.

Even Lu Yi knew about it, but Lu Jiefang finished the whole apple by himself. He disdained Lu Yi’s behavior and said that the two of them were useless brothers who were not liked by their parents.

All their parents’ love was given to Lu Jiefang.

Sheng Fei’s every word was clearly mocking Xu Yuxia, but Xu Yuxia just couldn’t understand it and thought Sheng Fei was being polite to her.

The only thing is that Xu Yuxia didn’t steal anything from her own room and didn’t cause her any loss.

If she exposed Xu Yuxia’s actions at this time, it would cause a huge loss, and Xu Yuxia might even turn the tables against her. So Sheng Fei appeared calm on the surface, but in fact she was already plotting.

“Then you should better stay put and rest at home.”

“Look at what you’re saying. I’m here to see Lu Ting, aren’t I?”

“He’s been injured for so long and you didn’t even come to see him. How come you have time today?”

“It’s precisely because I have time today that I’m here to see my younger brother Lu Ting. After all, I’m Lu Ting’s sister-in-law, and it’s my duty. Sheng Fei, you stay at home all day, who earns money in your family? If you don’t earn money, are you all going to starve?”

After some casual chitchat, Xu Yuxia directly revealed her purpose. She just wanted to find out where Sheng Fei kept her money.

Xu Yuxia just wanted to know where Sheng Fei and Lu Ting kept their money, whether there was still money at home, and also whether Sheng Fei would go out to work these days.

If Sheng Fei didn’t go out, it would be difficult for Xu Yuxia to take their things again.

After all, Sheng Fei was like a fierce tigress, biting Xu Yuxia every time she saw her. After being bitten a few times, Xu Yuxia had become cautious and didn’t dare to directly confront Sheng Fei.

How could Sheng Fei not know Xu Yuxia’s little trick? So she deliberately gave Xu Yuxia the wrong information.

“Make money? Of course we make money. If we don’t make money, won’t our whole family have to live on air? It’s just that all the money I make goes to buying clothes and shoes for the kids, and Lu Ting’s money is mostly spent on food and daily necessities. Recently, we’ve spent a lot, and most of the money is gone.”

Sheng Fei sighed and shook her head, lamenting that the money was spent too quickly and was gone before it could warm her hands.

Xu Yuxia obviously didn’t believe it, and she asked further.

“Is it all gone? That doesn’t seem right. Didn’t you earn a lot of money recently? I saw you buying a few baskets of eggs and some bread and fruits last time. If you don’t have money, how did you buy all that?”

Unexpectedly, Xu Yuxia was quite sharp-eyed. Sheng Fei looked at her expressionlessly.

After arranging the clothes, she also started to peel corn and string peppers.

“Didn’t I just tell you? The money was all used to buy these things. There’s no gold mountain or silver hill at home. At this rate of spending, it will eventually be used up.”

“If you really don’t have any money left, then you should go out to earn money. Staying at home all day and not earning money, how are you going to support this big family?”

Since Sheng Fei was so tight-lipped and persistently refused to say where her money was, and still insisted that they had no money, Xu Yuxia rolled her eyes.

If Sheng Fei went out to do business or work, as long as she wasn’t at home, Xu Yuxia could still benefit from Lu Ting.

Now the most important thing for her was to get Sheng Fei to leave.

“Yes, I’ll go to the county to find a job tomorrow. Anyway, just doing some simple work to make a living.”

“What kind of job is it? If you’re going to work, why don’t you recommend me one? I’ve been sewing and mending clothes with the neighbors lately, and I can earn some money, but it’s still too little. Can you earn a lot of money? Why don’t you take me with you?”

Sheng Fei inwardly scoffed coldly. With Xu Yuxia’s attitude, Sheng Fei would be a fool to take her along.

Moreover, a person like Xu Yuxia who was proficient in sneaky tricks would definitely not work diligently even if she was allowed to work, so Sheng Fei directly refused her.

“The work I’m doing is just some small jobs, and I really can’t earn much money. You said you can sew and mend clothes for the neighbors. Why don’t you take me with you?

Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, we’ve been a bit tight on money lately and the money has all been spent. You know, me and Lu Ting are both young and hot-blooded. We like to spend money lavishly. We’ve spent it all, not even able to save a penny.

Why don’t you and the eldest brother lend us some money for emergencies first? When I have the money, I’ll pay you back. You know, we’re all family. When one family has difficulties, the other should support, right?”

Sheng Fei smiled slightly at her, with a gentle look in her eyes.

After all, Sheng Fei always had a cold and indifferent attitude towards Xu Yuxia and only showed a smile when asking her for money.

Xu Yuxia rejected without even thinking about it.

To her, that money was earned by her and Lu Jiefang. It was their own savings. It was not something that could be easily moved.