It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Chapter 144: Longing for this hard-earned warmth

Su Man sighed, waved her hands, and hugged the two children's shoulders.

At this time, physical actions will be more convincing than verbal words.

I don’t know how long it was before there was a knock on the door.

The two children didn't care and continued to lie in Su Man's arms, greedily enjoying the hard-earned warmth.

Su Man asked towards the door.

"Who?"

"It's me." Fu Xiu's voice sounded outside, "Can I come in?"

Su Man's heart moved. She didn't expect Fu Xiu to ask her if he could come in. He seemed quite gentlemanly.

Su Man realized what she was thinking and immediately cursed herself in her heart.

Isn't it because she knows that she has a little affection for Fu Xiu? Why has her opinion of this man changed so much?

She suppressed the little thoughts in her mind and shouted directly to the door, "Come in."

When Fu Xiu pushed the door open, Su Man saw that he was no longer wearing the same clothes he wore last night, but a black suit.

Seeing Fu Xiu walking so freely so clearly once again, Su Man's heart was moved again.

She admitted that this man was indeed attractive.

"I've asked someone to get you some water. Go wash up. I'll take you out to identify people and announce your identity."

Fu Xiu walked up to her and spoke softly.

Su Man was sitting on the couch, while Fu Xiu was standing. If she wanted to see Fu Xiu, she could only look up.

From this angle, she could clearly see the tenderness in Fu Xiu's eyes.

Su Man's face flushed and she hummed softly.

"You ask them to bring in the water."

Fu Xiu nodded slightly, then said coldly to the door, "Bring it in."

The cold voice formed a sharp contrast with the soft voice he used to speak to Su Man.

Outside the door, four maids with their heads down soon came in with things in their hands and stood in a row in front of Su Man.

Two of them carried hot water, one carried brand new clothes and jewelry, and the other carried a pair of new shoes.

Su Man was not used to being served, so she simply asked them to put their things down and leave.

But the four of them didn't dare to move at all. They just lowered their heads and waited for Fu Xiu's instructions.

Su Man found it a little funny and could only look at Fu Xiu.

"What? Do you really want to wait for me here?"

Fu Xiu looked at her and said nothing.

Su Man was so speechless that she rolled her eyes.

"Get out quickly, get out quickly. I can change my clothes by myself. If I leave so many people here, I will feel uncomfortable."

Fu Xiu knew that Su Man was not joking, so he nodded slightly, then coldly told the maids to put down their things and leave, while he looked at the two children who were clinging to Su Man motionlessly.

"Why don't you go out? Didn't you hear mother say you need to wash up?"

The two children were now worried that Su Man would disappear, so even after hearing what their father said, they remained unmoved. They just looked at Su Man with some grievance and worry.

"Mom..." Xiaobao called out in a low voice.

Su Man knew that the two children were reluctant to leave her, but she really needed to change clothes, and it would be a bit inconvenient for the two children to stay here.

"Okay, since mother said she won't leave, she definitely won't leave. Now mother needs to wash up so that she can go out with you guys later. Trust mother this time, okay?"

After hearing Su Man's words, the two children stood up hesitantly.

"Then mother, you must remember not to leave secretly. My brother and I will be sad if we can't see you."

Xiao Bao looked at Su Man again and said solemnly.

"Okay, I promise you that I will never leave secretly. What's more, you are guarding the door. Even if I want to go out, I have to pass by the door. You will definitely see me, right?"

Su Man looked at the little guy like this and couldn't help but glare at Fu Xiu who was standing next to her.

If it weren't for Fu Xiu, would the two children be so insecure now?

Fu Xiu, knowing that he was in the wrong, did not say anything, but just raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

After Su Man's repeated assurances, the two children finally left the room with Fu Xiu, looking back every few steps.

After Fu Xiu closed the door, the two children sat directly on the doorstep. Their almost identical little faces were stern and vigilant, as if they were afraid that Su Man would leave.

In the room, Su Man also looked at the clothes that Fu Xiu had asked someone to prepare for her, and it was actually pink.

Su Man was a little amused and confused. She basically never wore pink because she felt that the color pink did not suit her well. It made her feel like she was pretending to be young.

But now that the clothes have been delivered, she seems to have no reason not to wear them.

When I think about my current age and the white skin I have gained over this period of time, it seems that it is not impossible for me to wear it.

She first wiped her face, hands, and neck with one of the basins of hot water, and then wiped her body with the other basin of water.

Although it’s not as comfortable as taking a shower, it’s at least somewhat dry and no longer sticky.

After putting on the clothes, she found that they fit perfectly, and the pair of crescent-white shoes were exactly the right size.

She hissed. This was prepared by Fu Xiu. Could it be that Fu Xiu also told her the size? But how could Fu Xiu know? For clothes, it's okay. He could probably estimate it by just looking at it, but not for shoes, right?

Su Man couldn't figure out the reason and could only attribute it to coincidence.

Everything was ready, but Su Man felt a little embarrassed looking at her hairstyle.

In the past, she would just use a hairpin to curl her hair, because her clothes were simple and elegant, and no one in the town or village would refuse to eat braised rice noodles.

But this is the imperial city now, and with her clothes, it seems that she can't hold up if she doesn't have a hairstyle.

Besides, she is now the mother of two children after all, so of course she can't embarrass the little ones.

But she can’t do her hair!!

Thinking of this, she could only walk towards the door and open it carefully.

The father and his two sons standing outside the door subconsciously looked at her.

Especially Fu Xiu, who was standing facing the door and could see Su Man's appearance directly.

At this moment, Su Man's hair was draped softly behind her head, and there was a rare bit of embarrassment on her face. Her face without makeup was very beautiful, especially in her pink clothes, which made her look much more charming.

Fu Xiu's Adam's apple rolled. Seeing Su Man like this, he had an urge to hide her and not let others see her.

"Um... I don't know how to style my hair, how about you ask someone to help me?"

Fu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then he slightly raised the corner of his mouth and responded softly with "OK".

"Didn't you hear what the Madam said? Why don't you go in and help her tie her hair?" He coldly ordered the maid next to him.

When the maids heard this, they immediately responded yes.

Su Man felt a little awkward again because of Fu Xiu's words "Madam".

How should I put it? This awkwardness seems to have a little bit of sweetness.

The two children had already stood up and walked inside. When they saw Su Man wearing this new set of clothes, they immediately exclaimed.

"Mom, you look so good in this dress! So pretty! You are the most beautiful mom!" Xiaobao said excitedly.

Even Dabao nodded with bright eyes.

"Yeah, mommy is very pretty."

Su Man was so happy with the two children that she pinched their cheeks and said jokingly,

"When did you become so sweet?"

"Mom, what we said is true. You are really the most beautiful mother in the world!"

Xiaobao was a little anxious, afraid that Su Man would not believe them.

Su Man was amused and burst out laughing.

"Okay, okay, mother believes you. How could mother not believe you? Mother was just teasing you just now."

The two children then smiled with relief.

At this time, Xiao Bao rolled his eyes and looked directly at Fu Xiu who was standing aside without saying anything.

"Daddy, look at Mommy, isn't she pretty now? Mommy is the prettiest mother in the world, right?"

Su Man didn't expect the little guy to ask Fu Xiu, so she subconsciously glanced at Fu Xiu.

She was actually...looking forward to Fu Xiu's answer.

Fu Xiu had been looking at her originally, and now when he met her gaze, the expression on his face softened a little.

"Yes, it looks very nice."

He spoke softly, with a hint of tenderness in his handsome eyes. Su Man's heart beat faster and she almost fell into the drowning whirlpool in Fu Xiu's eyes.

She quickly looked away and said calmly,

"Let's fix your hair."

As she spoke, she sat directly in front of the dressing table. When she saw the woman with red cheeks in the bronze mirror, she was stunned again.

Is this shy, blushing silly woman her? ?

How can this be! !

Su Man was unwilling to admit that she could be so silly, but she knew clearly that this was indeed her.

Thinking of herself becoming the culprit in this situation, she couldn't help but bite her lower lip lightly.

Damn! It turns out that male beauty is misleading!

The maids were very surprised at how well their general and the two young masters got along with this lady. The general seemed to really like this lady, and the tenderness in his eyes made them feel a little embarrassed.

Their general was notoriously unkind and cold-blooded, but now he became so gentle because of this lady. It seemed like it was true love. Their general's mansion finally welcomed a real mistress.

The two maids were very skillful and quickly made a beautiful bun. During the process, Su Man did not feel any pain from her hair pulling on her scalp.

She looked behind her in the mirror and found three people, one big and two small, a father and two sons, with similar faces looking at her with amazement in their eyes.

It was okay for the two children, but Fu Xiu's eyes still made her feel very uncomfortable and embarrassed.

Su Man spoke only when the hair was done and the two maids were about to put expensive pearls and jade on her head.

"You don't need to put so many. I'm not used to it. Just put the one with the gold tassel."

She was already not used to having her hair in a bun like this, and if she were to wear a head full of jewels and jade, she would really go crazy.

The two maids now understood that the lady in front of them had the final say, and they also knew that the general doted on her, so they nodded in agreement, stepped aside, and said nothing more.

This time they did not ask for Fu Xiu's opinion, and Su Man naturally discovered this.

She just raised her eyebrows and didn't say much.

She stood up, looked back at the father and his two sons, crossed her arms, and asked,

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

"It looks good!" the two children answered loudly in unison.

"It looks good." Fu Xiu also replied with a smile in his eyes.

Originally, Su Man wanted to tease the father and his two sons, but she didn't expect that these three people would answer so straightforwardly, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

She coughed lightly, touched her hair with her hand, and said,

"I've never had a bun like this before, it feels weird."

She grumbled to herself, but was quite satisfied with the bun.

Because she combed all her hair up, it was actually similar to her usual style of tying her hair up with a hairpin, except that it looked much better.

"This is the hairstyle married women in the imperial city wear." Fu Xiu explained to Su Man.

However, after hearing this explanation, Su Man pouted in dissatisfaction, and looked at Fu Xiu with some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Fu Xiu knew it well, so he could only step forward and coax Su Man softly.

"I've wronged you."

Although there were only these few words, Su Man knew what he meant.

She paused slightly. The other person had apologized so directly. If she said anything more, wouldn't it seem like she was being pretentious?

"Well... never mind. Anyway, it's already come to this. There's nothing much to say. Let's go. Aren't we going out? Don't delay the important matter."

What she was talking about was naturally the matter of introducing her identity. Since she had come here, Su Man had never thought about avoiding these things.

Fu Xiu nodded slightly and was about to reach out to hold Su Man's hand, but Su Man was one step ahead of him and took the two children, one in each hand, just right.

He looked down at his empty hands, feeling a little helpless, but didn't say anything.

Fu Xiu and Su Man took the two children out of the yard and walked into a garden.

It was dark last night and Su Man didn’t get a good look at the general’s mansion. Now she realized that it was very large and magnificent.

The big garden is full of flowers. It is spring now, and all kinds of flowers are in full bloom. There is also a fish pond, a pavilion, and a rockery.

It all looked even more spectacular than anything she had ever seen on TV.

Of course, she was just sighing. She actually felt that such a big place was quite empty and scary to live in. Her house in the village was better. It was neither too big nor too small, just enough for her to live in, and it also had a front and back yard.

The two children each held one side of Su Man's hand and kept introducing places and routes to Su Man.

Chattering, Su Man couldn't help but smile just by listening to their voices.

Along the way, she didn't meet any maids or servants. Su Man guessed that they should be gathering somewhere. After all, Fu Xiu said that her identity would be announced today.

As it turned out, her guess was correct. When she and her two children walked into the front hall, there was already a large crowd of people standing there.

Su Man took a quick look and estimated that there were nearly thirty people...

Very good, at this moment Su Man felt the happiness of rich people!