Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 85

Sheng Fei was washing clothes for several children, squatting in the courtyard and using a washboard.

When she saw Lu Yang coming over, Sheng Fei thought she was coming to help.

“Do you also want to help Auntie wash clothes? But your strength is a bit weak. If you want to help, you can bring over a bucket of water.”

Lu Yang opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Sheng Fei had already assigned her the task.

Lu Yang thought about it for a while. Using her own small bucket, she fetched several buckets of water and poured them into the large bucket Sheng Fei had mentioned.

Lu Yang walked with her short little legs and started to work.

She worked diligently.

Sheng Fei thought Lu Yang had become more sensible, and was relieved in her heart.

“Not bad, not bad, now even you know to help with the work, but washing clothes is something you don’t really need to do.”

Lu Yang squatted next to Sheng Fei and nodded her little head, not knowing how to start.

“Auntie, I just want to…”

Before Lu Yang could finish speaking, Zhang Huzi had already run to Sheng Fei’s side.

Lu Yang could only close her mouth because she didn’t want too many people to know her thoughts.

“What’s wrong, Huzi, you’re all sweaty from running so hard. Don’t run so vigorously.”

Sheng Fei looked at Zhang Huzi with concern.

Zhang Huzi scratched his head and also gave Sheng Fei one of his small underwears.

“My clothes are also dirty, can you help me wash them, Auntie?”

“Okay, just leave it here.”

Recently, Zhang Huzi’s clothes were not enough, so Sheng Fei took him back home.

Zhang Huzi’s parents obviously missed him, but because they were busy earning money lately, they rarely came to see Zhang Huzi.

Zhang Huzi didn’t feel distressed about it, and instead stayed close to Sheng Fei.

Zhang Huzi had a mysterious sense of trust in Sheng Fei. He felt that Sheng Fei would not hurt him.

Of course, Sheng Fei would never hurt him, but for a child to be so dependent on her, Sheng Fei was very happy.

“My underwear has been worn for a long time, it feels like it’s gotten smaller.”

“It’s okay, in a few more days, I’ll go to the county and buy you all new set of clothes.”

“Auntie, I feel bad about this, thank you so much.”

Huzi smiled happily. As for Huzi’s little schemes and machinations, how could Sheng Fei not see through them?

But he was such a big child, he just wanted some new clothes and new things. Sheng Fei wasn’t short on money now, so if they wanted something, she would try to fulfill it as much as possible.

“Not just Huzi, but you too Lu Yang, are you on vacation today? Stay home and do some homework for a while, and after you’re done, you can go out and play.

Whatever you want, as long as it’s your legitimate and reasonable request, I can fulfill it for you.”

Huzi also thought the same way. He squatted next to Sheng Fei and also helped her scrub the clothes.

The two of them got along very well. Seeing Huzi always sticking by Sheng Fei, Lu Yang also did not leave. She frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Huzi with some displeasure.

She felt that Zhang Huzi was too ungrateful.

Now she has something to discuss with Sheng Fei, and she is crouching beside Sheng Fei, wondering how she should say it.

“By the way, Lu Yang, has your school recently asked you to buy new materials or stationery supplies? If there are places where you need money, just let Auntie know, and Auntie will give it to you.”

Because it is generally Lu Ting who pays for their school supplies, these five children have never troubled Sheng Fei or actively asked Sheng Fei for money.

Lu Yang recalled that the teacher had recently asked the school to prepare some pencils and notebooks.

“Yes, our school also requires us to pay for printing the test papers ourselves. The teacher asked us to exchange money, and the class monitor also asked us to contribute class fees. And my pencils and notebooks are all used up. If possible, Auntie, can you give me some money so I can go buy them?”

“No problem. As long as it’s for your studies, I can give you as much money as you need.

“Not only you, but also Lu Da and the others. If any of you are short of notebooks, just let me know and you can buy them yourselves.”

Lu Yang thought about it.

“We can. There’s a small shop next to our school. The small shop sells relatively fewer items, but the stationery supplies are quite complete.”

The small shop in the school is like the supermarket in today’s universities.

However, the small shop is relatively small in scale and messy, and the items are pitifully few. It basically only able to meet the daily needs of the students.

The small shop is generally run by the people living inside, so they just take it as it comes.

Like the schools in the village, the only place they can make money is from the students.

Thinking about this, Sheng Fei wiped her damp fingers on her apron. She took out some money and handed it to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang has been smart since she was little, and Sheng Fei believes that she won’t spend the money recklessly.

“I’m giving you the money now. Later, you can discuss with your elder brother to see how many notebooks and pencils you should buy. If the money is not enough, come ask me again.”

After receiving the money, Lu Yang gently pressed her lips together.

“Okay.”

Sheng Fei saw that Lu Yang was in low spirits even though she had already received the money.

Could it be that Lu Yang had encountered some problems recently and wanted to come talk to her?

After all, Lu Yang is the only girl among the children. Girls’ personalities are generally more sensitive and fragile, often thinking more than boys.

Girls are not as single-minded as boys, they think more, so whether to directly give Zhang Huzi a reason to go check on Lu Ting

After Zhang Huzi left, Sheng Fei finally noticed Lu Yang’s hesitation to speak.

Lu Yang wanted to talk to her, but opened her mouth and seemed unsure how to start.

So she got stuck again.

“Sanya, what do you want to say to me? If you want to say something, just say it. I find you hesitating like this quite tiring.”

Seeing that Sheng Fei noticed her intention to talk, Lu Yang’s little face flushed red.

“No, nothing?”

Lu Yang lowered her head and felt a little embarrassed, as if she didn’t want to say it out loud.

Sheng Fei shook her head and patted Lu Yang’s shoulder.

“No matter what you do, you need to have confidence and a purpose. Since you’ve come to me with something, just say it. If you don’t say it, no one will ever know.

Don’t worry, it’s just the two of us now. Do you have any secrets you want to tell me? You can rest assured that I will keep them confidential.”

Sheng Fei thought Lu Yang wanted to share a little secret with her, so she showed a very eager expression to listen.

While scrubbing the clothes, she leaned in to listen to what Lu Yang had to say.

At Lu Yang’s age, she might have had a falling out with her little girlfriends at school, or maybe her classmates pulled her braids, or maybe Lu Jixiang and Lu Ruyi bullied her again.