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

All three family members enjoyed the meal very much.

Before he knew it, Zhou Yanqian had eaten his fill again, and sitting in his chair, he turned into a little biscuit once more.

But after sitting for a while, she felt the stool was too hard, looked around, and then snuggled into Zhou Linxu's arms.

Zhou Linxu was chatting with Jinxi, and before he could even finish a sentence, a big boy snuggled into his arms.

He looked down and asked, "What's wrong, baby?"

Zhou Yanqian rubbed his belly with his small hand, and Zhou Linxu understood. He placed his warm palm on Zhou Yanqian's belly through his clothes and rubbed it gently.

Zhou Linxu rubbed for a while, then stopped and placed his hand on Zan Zan's belly. The next second, his hand was pinched again, and he looked down at it.

My son is currently playing with the back of his hand.

Zhou Linxu started rubbing his belly again, and the big boy immediately stopped pinching his hand and closed his eyes to comfortably enjoy it.

Zhou Linxu understood perfectly well. He lowered his head and said, "Your belly isn't round and bulging, go rub it on the sofa yourself."

Zhou Yanqian pretended not to hear and asked his father to rub his stomach.

Actually, rubbing your stomach feels quite nice...

Seeing the father and son's expression, Jinxi stood up: "Oh, right, I also brought you some herbal tea. Would you like some now?"

"Herbal tea?" Zhou Linxu asked, somewhat puzzled. "It's probably best not to drink tea at night."

"It's okay, have a taste." Jinxi said as she went to the kitchen. When she came back, she had already put it in the refrigerator to chill. "It was cooked by Mom and Dad. It will spoil if we don't drink it today."

Zhou Linxu replied with an "okay," then looked down and asked, "Has the baby drunk any?"

Zhou Yanqian looked disgusted: "I've already had it."

It tasted absolutely awful; it was the worst thing he had ever tasted in his life!

too bitter!

Zhou Linxu rubbed his soft little belly: "Is it not good? Why do you look like that?"

Zhou Yanqian blinked, raised his face, and asked innocently, "You haven't had any?"

Zhou Linxu had never drunk it before. He grunted in response and saw Hao Da'er reveal a sly smile, which he quickly concealed, but he still noticed it.

The eldest son's expression immediately changed, and he said in a serious tone, "Grandma said it's hot and I need to drink these to cool down, so I drank them all."

Zhou Linxu raised an eyebrow. Sometimes he really wanted to tell Zan Zan, "Baby, the way you're trying to fool people is just too obvious."

Zhou Linxu deliberately asked, "Really? How much did the baby drink?"

"There's plenty," Zhou Yanqian coaxed. "You should drink more later too, so our whole family doesn't get too hot."

"Okay," Zhou Linxu said. "I'll do as you say."

Zhou Yanqian almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He didn't want Zhou Linxu to rub his stomach anymore, so he just sat on his lap and waited for Jinxi to bring over the herbal tea.

Jinxi poured half a cup of iced tea and walked into the living room, where she saw Zanzan looking slightly excited.

She and Zhou Linxu exchanged a glance, and Zhou Linxu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Jinxi understands.

She placed the herbal tea next to Zhou Linxu: "Try it."

Zhou Linxu stared at the reddish-brown water in the glass, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. No wonder that brat had such a wicked look on his face.

This doesn't look like it will taste good.

Zhou Yanqian urged, "Drink it quickly! It's delicious!"

Zhou Linxu picked up the cup and, with instructions from both the adult and the child, took a sip.

He swallowed without expression: "It's alright."

Jinxi gave a thumbs up: "Good taste."

No wonder she was able to inherit the Zhou Group; she really is a ruthless person. She even had to hold her nose to drink it.

Zan Zan almost fainted after just one sip.

Zhou Yanqian asked with some doubt, "You just drank it like that?"

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement: "It tastes pretty good."

what?

Zhou Yanqian scratched his head, wondering if it was actually quite delicious.

How could he say such a thing so casually?

Zhou Linxu asked, "What's wrong, baby? Do you want to try some?"

Remembering how he nearly fainted from the pain that afternoon, Zhou Yanqian mumbled, "I don't want to..."

Zhou Linxu took another sip; half of the cup of herbal tea was gone in just two sips.

Is it really that good? Could it be that Zhou Linxu's herbal tea is different from the herbal teas he's had before?

Zhou Linxu asked again, "Do you want to drink? If not, I'll drink it all."

Zhou Yanqian hesitated for a moment: "Then I'll have a sip."

This one is chilled, so it might taste different.

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement, pinched the cup handle, and held the herbal tea to the baby's lips.

Zhou Yanqian was still not on guard and took a bite.

"Wow—" Zhou Yanqian leaned weakly against Zhou Linxu.

So...bitter...

Zhou Yanqian was about to faint. He was like a leaf drifting in the wind, looking pitiful. He even kicked his feet a couple of times.

Jinxi couldn't help but burst into laughter, and Zhou Linxu couldn't hold back either. He hugged Zanzan closer, lowered his head and buried his face in Zanzan's thin shoulder, laughing heartily.

Zhou Yanqian felt like his tongue was rotten, only bitter, and all he could hear was the maniacal laughter of the two villains in his ears.

He was absolutely furious!

He said, "You're lying again!"

After Zhou Yanqian finished speaking, he tried to get down, but Zhou Linxu held him tightly.

"I'm not lying to you, I thought it was fine to begin with," Zhou Linxu said. "I didn't expect you to dislike it."

He held Zan Zan's chubby waist with one hand, and with the other hand, he downed the cup in one gulp to prove that what he said was true.

Zhou Yanqian originally intended to play a trick on his father, but unexpectedly, his father tricked him instead.

Even Xiao Xi was sitting in his chair, laughing non-stop. When it came to bullying him, the two of them were practically in cahoots; they could come up with a mischievous idea just by looking at each other.

Zhou Yanqian has completely lost face now!

It's all the fault of that old devilish couple!

Zhou Yanqian sullenly shrank back from Zhou Linxu: "Stop laughing!"

Jinxi quickly said, "Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore, hahaha—"

Zhou Yanqian was furious. He walked over to Jin Xi and reached out to cover her mouth.

Jinxi tilted her head back and said, "Hehe, you can't cover it up."

Zhou Yanqian didn't give up and climbed onto her lap. He was determined to keep her mouth shut today!

Jinxi was at her wit's end with him, so she hugged Zanzan tightly and said, "Aren't you afraid of falling?"

Zhou Yanqian seized the opportunity and immediately covered her mouth: "Don't speak."

Jinxi made a few muffled noises.

Zhou Yanqian said, "You can't just mumble 'mmm' either."

Jinxi blinked, indicating that she understood.

Zhou Yanqian pinched her face and ears again; if he was unhappy, he wouldn't allow anyone else to be happy!

Jinxi couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Your dad tricked you into drinking the herbal tea, so why are you bullying me?"

Zhou Yanqian retorted confidently, "You laughed the loudest!"

Jinxi patted his butt: "I think you knew I wouldn't punish you, but don't worry, your butt is definitely going to get a beating tonight."

Zhou Yanqian didn't believe it!

He clung to Jinxi again, resting his face on her shoulder and whimpering in her ear, "My mouth tastes bitter, I want some ice cream."

Jinxi silently covered her ears: "I'm blind."

Zhou Yanqian tried to pull her hand down: "I ate shaved ice this afternoon, why can't I now?"

"How dare you say that? You were the one who sneaked a bite this afternoon, but your best friend was there, so I was just being lenient with you." Jinxi said, "Get off, get off, I don't want to hug you anymore."

Zhou Yanqian hugged her tightly, saying, "Then I want you to hug me."

Jinxi tilted her head: "Then I'm going to take a couple of bites of you."

After saying that, she pretended to open her mouth to bite his arm, but Zhou Yanqian swiftly pulled her hand back.

Jinxi pretended to bite his cheek again, prompting Zhou Yanqian to quickly say, "I'm getting off, I'm getting off, don't bite me!"

He's terrible at the game, yet he loves to play.

Jinxi started laughing cackling again: "Too late! I'm going to eat you up, all plump and tender!"

After saying that, she bit his little shoulder.

Zhou Yanqian tried to push her away, but couldn't.

I feel utterly hopeless.