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

Sometimes, Zhou Zanzan's thought process is also a bit hard to understand.

After Jinxi regained her footing, Zhou Linxu stepped aside and explained to Zanzan, "Xiaoxi and I accidentally bumped into each other; we weren't dancing."

"Oh." Zhou Yanqian then realized that he had been overthinking things.

He was wondering why the two of them were suddenly dancing. Then he heard a series of footsteps. "If you love dancing so much, why don't you go dance in the backyard? There's more space there."

Jinxi finally realized what was happening and couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, dancing! I didn't expect you to have such a good sense of humor."

She gave him a thumbs up: "You're a very imaginative little baby!"

Zhou Yanqian was momentarily unsure whether Jin Xi was being sarcastic or genuinely praising him.

But before he could even think about it, Jinxi had already made arrangements: "Baby, get up and walk up, let Daju and Dali follow you."

Zhou Yanqian was also a little curious about how Daju and Dali climbed up, since Daju and Dali always walked at an angle and would sometimes fall down.

He walked up the steps, taking one step and looking back once, taking one step and looking back once more.

Daju and Dali walked back and forth at the bottom of the stairs, but refused to go up.

Jinxi said, "Why don't you walk up a little further?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanqian quickly took two more steps upwards, and then saw Dali retreat first, then take a running start and leap into the air!

Zhou Yanqian's eyes widened in surprise, and the big orange dog followed closely behind, retreating a little before quickly climbing up.

"Wow!!"

Zhou Yanqian couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "They're so fast!"

This was the first time Jinxi had ever seen puppies climb stairs, and she was quite shocked. The two puppies were almost as tall as the stairs, and she was surprised at how smart they were to leap up!

However, being cubs after all, Daju and Dali could only charge a few squares before they couldn't go any further and stopped on the stairs, whimpering softly.

Dali was clearly a bit smarter. It first tentatively used its front paws to lie on the previous step, and then used its two hind legs to push against the smooth stairs, climbing up in no time.

The big orange cat started whimpering and wagging its tail. It couldn't get up, so Dali looked back, jumped down, and made a foothold for it. Only then did the big orange cat get up one step.

The two dogs wagged their tails and worked together to go upstairs.

Zhou Yanqian looked down at the two puppies, his heart filled with shock and astonishment.

They are so small, yet they help each other so much!

Daju and Dali are smarter than he imagined!

"What a clever puppy!" Jinxi exclaimed in surprise. "No wonder it was carefully selected by our ancestors."

Looking at the two chubby little gas cylinders, Zhou Linxu sighed, "Indeed, Zan Zan, why don't you carry them upstairs? They look a bit tired."

"I know!" Zhou Yanqian clattered down the stairs, his chubby arms carrying one in each hand, and then clattered back up the stairs.

After Jinxi finished recording this scene, she said, "Luckily, I'm strong."

Zhou Yanqian carried the dog upstairs as easily as carrying groceries.

The key point is that Daju and Dali are also very well-behaved. When Zanzan picked them up, their tails were still wagging, and it seems that they have completely gotten used to and enjoyed it.

"You've done a good job teaching him," Zhou Linxu said. "When I first brought him back, he was sick every few days, but now he's a fairly robust child."

During the time right after we brought him back? At this point, Jinxi couldn't contain her curiosity: "Who did Zanzan live with before? Was it his mother?"

Zhou Linxu did not answer immediately.

Jin Xi immediately added, "I was just saying, you can leave it at that if you don't want to answer."

It was purely out of her own curiosity.

"His mother passed away," Zhou Linxu said. "I only found out when Zan Zan was two years old. After his mother passed away, Zan Zan was sent to live with relatives in the countryside."

Jinxi opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

So that's how it is. No wonder the novel never mentioned Zan Zan's mother; she passed away when Zan Zan was so young.

Zhou Linxu tilted his head slightly to look at Jin Xi and found that she had her cheeks puffed out and was thinking about something.

He pondered for a moment, then said softly, "Zanzan isn't entirely clear on this either, so I hope you can keep it a secret from him."

"Of course," Jinxi said. "Don't worry, I won't say anything out of line."

"I know, reminding you is also reminding myself." Zhou Linxu's expression became more serious: "I am very satisfied with Zan Zan's current life, and I don't want any messy things to bother him, especially the Zhou family."

Jinxi looked into his eyes, a hint of confusion on her face: "You mean, you don't want Zanzan to meet the Zhou family?"

Zhou Linxu nodded: "Yes, if possible, I hope he never has to see the Zhou family again in his entire life."

Although Jinxi didn't quite understand, she still nodded.

However, having been in this world for so long, she has never met the Zhou family, not even her nominal in-laws.

Searching through the original owner's memories, it seems that she only went back to have a meal with Zhou Linxu on the day they got their marriage certificate, and never saw him again after that.

Zhou Zanzan poked his fluffy head out from around the corner of the stairs: "Feed (#`O′)/"

Jinxi and Zhou Linxu looked up and heard Zhou Zan, a top student, ask, "What are you two doing? Get up here! I need to take a shower. Xiaoxi, go find me some clothes!"

Jinxi put away her phone and walked up the stairs: "Coming, coming. If you want to take a shower, go upstairs and find your own clothes. Do your own thing, you know?"

"No," Zhou Yanqian said matter-of-factly, "I want you to find it!"

He felt uneasy leaving Xiaoxi idle!

Listening to the back-and-forth exchange between the two, Zhou Linxu lowered his head, curled the corners of his mouth, and slowly followed.