Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Jin Xi never expected that she would be able to witness a top-notch face-changing performance.

Watching Zan Zan quickly retract her bared little teeth and then pretend not to hear, she lowered her head and ate her wontons.

She wanted to laugh but was afraid that Zan Zan would get angry, so she simply lowered her head and ate a wonton to calm herself down.

After calming down, she said, "We can go play! There are lots of kids today, and we can even get a free backpack. It's such a good deal! Dad works so hard, we should save money wherever we can and ease his burden a little, don't you think?"

"No!" Zhou Yanqian said with a strong voice, "If he can't afford a schoolbag, then he's useless!"

Jinxi exclaimed, "Of course, it would be even better if it were free! Look at me, I want a free backpack but I don't even know where to get one!"

Can this be the same?

Zhou Yanqian felt like he'd been tricked by Jin Xi again: "I don't want this backpack!"

Why did life suddenly become so hard when everything was perfectly fine?

Jinxi sighed heavily and said, "But I heard that backpack is really cute, and you can't buy it anywhere else. I really want to see how cute the baby will look wearing it, right? It will definitely be twice as cute!"

Zhou Yanqian lowered his head and ate his wontons, continuing to pretend that he hadn't heard anything.

Jinxi continued, "But if Zanzan doesn't like it, that's fine. I just added an auntie on WeChat. Do you remember her daughter, Manman? You two climbed the tree together last time."

Hearing this, Zhou Yanqian couldn't help but raise his head and explain, "...We didn't climb the tree, we just wanted to get the kite."

"Oh, oh, oh," Jinxi said, "I misunderstood you. But she has this backpack. If I like it in the future, I'll ask her if I can borrow it to take a picture and keep it on my phone as a souvenir."

Zhou Yanqian: ...

Damn it!!!

Even though he knew the man was lying, Zhou Yanqian still felt uneasy.

He tried to cover his ears, but he had to use one hand to hold the spoon, so he could only cover one ear, and he could still hear it!

Jinxi sighed slowly again, "What a pity!"

Zhou Yanqian then mumbled, "...Just go and get it!"

"But I'm an adult! Only little kids can wear that. I'm almost twenty-seven. Maybe it would be okay if I were only two years old." Jinxi said, "It's okay, baby. If you can't have it, you can't have it. As a person, you have to learn to let go of your attachments."

Zhou Yanqian ate his wontons with a vicious grumble, silently thinking to himself, "Jin Xi's words are all nonsense to fool children. Nonsense, nonsense..."

Zhou Yanqian turned to look at her: "I'll go get it."

Jinxi blinked: "No need, baby. You don't like it anyway. You don't need to go out of your way to get it for me. It's fine if I can't see you wearing your cute backpack."

Zhou Yanqian took a deep breath: "I like it."

Honestly, Jinxi is much more annoying than usual today! Listening to him is exhausting for my ears!

Jinxi knew when to stop, so she said, "Alright then! That's really kind of you, baby. I'll treat you to a room-temperature milk tea this afternoon!"

This is like giving someone a slap and then a sweet treat!

But Zhou Yanqian still said "Oh," and added, "I want something iced; my stomach is better now."

"No, the doctor said you should drink less iced drinks." Jinxi said, "You can drink all iced drinks when you grow up."

Before Zhou Yanqian could say anything more, Jin Xi continued, "Why don't we just not drink it? It's healthier not to drink it."

Zhou Yanqian gave in.

It's fine if it's at room temperature. He likes to drink it, otherwise Jinxi won't buy it for him next time.

Zhou Yanqian couldn't help but poke his little genius. He had previously linked Jinxi's family card to his account, but after secretly buying iced milk tea once, Jinxi banned it for him.

Ugh.

I wish I could grow up without having to go through kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, or university!

After breakfast, Jinxi took Zhou Yanqian out.

The sun wasn't out yet, but the wind wasn't cold.

Zhou Yanqian thought for a moment, realizing that he hadn't taken the little green car out yet.

Jinxi led him past the entrance of Little Sun Kindergarten, and while waiting at a red light, she remarked, "Wow, so many children! They're so cute!"

Zhou Yanqian glanced at it only once, then turned his head away with little interest. Ha! Don't think he doesn't know what Jin Xi is thinking!

Jinxi continued, "If the baby goes to kindergarten, he'll definitely be a fan favorite."

"What is Wan Hai Mi?" Zhou Yanqian had never heard of it before.

Jinxi replied, "It means that many, many children will like you very much, after all, our Zanzan is always the most beautiful baby in the world."

Zhou Yanqian coughed lightly: "You're not modest at all!"

It would be terrible if others heard! It's best to keep it to yourself!

Jinxi hummed twice, trying hard to suppress her laughter.

So Little Nose does know how to be humble!

The green light came on, and Jinxi continued walking with him, her mouth never stopping: "By the way, baby, when you go to kindergarten, I'll ride my little green bike to pick you up. It'll definitely be faster than the other kids."

"Okay." Zhou Yanqian subconsciously agreed, but after he finished responding, he realized that something was wrong.

What did she just say?

Who wants to go to kindergarten!

Jinxi, however, naturally changed the subject: "Hey? Baby, do you want to eat fish? How about we buy a fish and make sauerkraut fish?"

Zhou Yanqian swallowed back the words he was about to say, and said, "That's fine, but it's not good to bring fish to Dad."

Jinxi said, "Okay, then when we deliver the food later, we'll ask him what time he gets off work, so we can come back to buy fish in the afternoon."

"Alright," Zhou Yanqian said, quite satisfied with Jin Xi's arrangement. "That's settled!"

Before we knew it, we had arrived at the market.

Jinxi parked the car and got out with Zanzan.

As Zhou Yanqian watched the lively scene inside the iron shed, a strange smell hit his head, making him feel a little dizzy.

This was somewhat different from the vegetable market he had imagined.

Zhou Yanqian held Jinxi's hand and stood still for a moment.

Jinxi took a step, then noticed he hadn't followed, and looked down to ask, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yanqian's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "It stinks."

Jinxi glanced at it and said, "There are some chickens and ducks being slaughtered at the entrance, and the smell is a bit strong. It will be better once we go inside."

Zhou Yanqian took a deep breath, then quickly pinched his nose with his other hand; the stench was almost making him faint!

The chicken and duck meat don't smell bad at all!

Jinxi said, "Let's run inside quickly!"

Zhou Yanqian nodded seriously, held his breath, and followed Jin Xi inside.

Jinxi led him inside: "Alright, alright, the smell isn't there anymore."

Zhou Yanqian, half-believing and half-doubting, released her small hand that was pinching her nose, and exclaimed—

Came alive.

The air quality is definitely much better now.

But I still feel a bit stuffy.

Jinxi said, "This vegetable market is huge. The uncles and aunties have to come here to set up their goods as early as three or four in the morning."

Three or four o'clock? It's not even dawn yet!

Zhou Yanqian was somewhat surprised: "When can they go back to rest?"

"Some just put a deck chair on their stall and rest when there aren't many customers," Jin Xi said gently. "Or they can go home and rest for a while after their family members come to help watch the stall."

That's too much work!

Zhou Yanqian thought being CEO Zhou was tiring enough, but he didn't expect there would be even more tiring work to come.

Jinxi continued, "There are many working people in the world that Zanzan hasn't seen today. Because of them, Zanzan can eat the food he likes, grow tall and strong, and benefit society."

Zhou Yanqian took a breath. Putting everything else aside, he has actually done a good job for society. Every year, he has donated a lot of money, both from public and private accounts!