Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 275 - 274: Life-Saving Talisman

"My dear? My dear, please speak, my dear..."

The more Liu Ji thought about it, the more he wanted to cry. Indeed, there’s no such thing as a free lunch; who would be so foolish as to work like a horse for someone else for just one cent?

This Ah Wang must be approaching them with an ulterior motive!

Looking at Liu Ji, who was twisting like a worm beneath her, Qin Yao raised her hand to her forehead, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

How could someone be so foolish!

Even if a pie were to fall from the sky, could it possibly hit you, Liu Ji? Do you not even know your own standing? What could others possibly see in you?

Could they be after your penniless state or your shamelessness?

"Get off!" Qin Yao flicked her leg, and Liu Ji slid three meters away with a swoosh.

But he was extremely agile, crawling back with two grunts, trembling as he clung to her knee, refusing to let go, "My dear, don’t be angry, I was wrong, I was wrong. If that person really is a vicious fugitive, you must protect me~"

Qin Yao lifted him by the collar and pulled him off her leg, her gaze warning him to stand upright, implying that the next warning wouldn’t just be a glare if he pushed further.

Liu Ji was perceptive, immediately standing up straight, but his eyes still looked at her with fear.

Qin Yao said, "He’s here for me."

"What?" Liu Ji was shocked, "My dear, did you offend someone?"

Although he would daily pray for the heavens to take this shrew away, if anything really happened to her, this family would fall apart!

Qin Yao waved her hand, "Probably not."

Liu Ji exhaled half a relieved sigh, "Since he’s not here to harm you, he must be seeking sanctuary with you."

Qin Yao thought, sometimes Liu Ji wasn’t that dumb, he did react sharply to these things.

"You’re probably right, maybe he’s hiding from enemies and doesn’t want to show his face."

There was one more thing Qin Yao didn’t mention; unlike Liu Ji’s guess that Ah Wang was someone from the underworld, she felt Ah Wang was more like a Death Warrior hiding in the shadows, someone not meant to show themselves.

Logically, though, such Death Warriors, trained rigorously from a young age, wouldn’t defect—they wouldn’t even allow themselves the thought of betraying their masters.

Even if their master died, they would choose to commit suicide to follow them in death.

"Whatever, if he’s come to our home, he’s one of us." Qin Yao shrugged; there was no need to dwell on such matters, as long as she determined Ah Wang wasn’t here to kill them or threaten their children’s lives, that was enough.

Liu Ji was still a bit scared, "Then I’ll be more courteous to him henceforth."

"No need," Qin Yao said, letting him do as he always did; their speculations were just that—speculations. They still needed Ah Wang to show more slips to determine his true identity.

"If you’re too idle, feel free to test him out now and then, see what he’s truly like." Qin Yao instructed.

This was something Liu Ji was familiar with—just pestering people to death. He patted his chest to assure Qin Yao he’d handle it perfectly.

But he still couldn’t understand, "My dear, why do you think he chose our home to hide?"

Qin Yao displayed a complex expression unknowing if she should laugh or be angry, "Maybe he thinks I can help him with a lot of troubles."

At least he’s not causing trouble for ordinary people.

Liu Ji snorted, "Never thought he had such deep thoughts."

Qin Yao listened carefully to the sounds in the backyard, hearing rustling noises from the attic above the warehouse, guessing the person in the attic was also observing their every move.

The adjacent children’s room, on the other hand, was filled with the sound of deep sleep; the four children had all drifted into dreamland.

"Let’s sleep," Qin Yao stood up, opened the door, and returned to her room to rest.

As soon as she left, Liu Ji felt the shadows of the trees around him were as terrifying as apparitions. Hurriedly, he grabbed the candlestick from the main hall and quickly darted into his own room.

He placed the candlestick on the table, took a moment to look in the direction of the attic through the wall, and only after confirming he couldn’t hear any unusual movement from Ah Wang, sat down at the table, comforted by the warm candlelight.

He pulled open the desk drawer, taking out pen and ink, and in the middle of the night instead of sleeping, began to write.

The content was the information about the coachmen from nearby villages around Jinshi Town that he heard today, writing each one down and compiling it into a list to present to Qin Yao for review.

Liu Ji was somewhat relieved, feeling lucky for picking up a very dangerous person today, already bracing himself for a severe reprimand from Qin Yao.

Unexpectedly, she didn’t lift a hand against him, sparing him from punishment.

Though who knows, when she wakes up clear-headed tomorrow, she might suddenly remember this matter.

Therefore, Liu Ji wasn’t compiling a coachman’s info sheet overnight but crafting a life-saving charm.

There was a considerable number of coachmen in Jinshi Town, totalizing around twenty-seven or eight spread across various villages.

The town also had a small fleet, cooperating long-term with the escort agency, and although he doubted that this tiny fleet would have the potential to collaborate with a stationery factory, Liu Ji still wrote it down.

This was to appear industrious during the day, which showed he wasn’t idling away watching beauties involved in staged scams; he was solely dedicated to handling the matters Qin Yao assigned to him.

The next day, as soon as Qin Yao pushed open the door, she was met by Liu Ji with his panda eyes, a face full of an awkward smile appearing before her.

A bit startled, uncertain of what whim had struck him again.

She maintained a composed face, "Did you do something guilty?"

Liu Ji shook his head, respectfully presenting the list of coachmen he had written throughout the night, "Please take a look, my dear!"

Qin Yao didn’t mention this matter yesterday; she thought Liu Ji didn’t handle it because he was too busy comparing himself to Liu Li’s family buying an Attendant Student.

Combined with the lateness of the hour and sleepiness setting in, she didn’t pursue it further.

Unexpectedly, a list was presented overnight!

Qin Yao suspiciously glanced at Liu Ji twice, seemingly unwilling to give in and took the list he handed over to examine. The script was neat, and the table lines were drawn as straight as Liu the carpenter’s chalk lines.

More importantly, the content on the list was thorough, covering the coachmen’s basic information, residential addresses, and daily routes, along with charges.

Qin Yao raised an eyebrow in surprise, slipping this list into her pocket as it didn’t require any further amendments from her and could be directly handed over to the Liu Bai and Liu Fei brothers in charge of transportation.

"My dear, is the list of coachmen satisfactory?" Liu Ji asked confidently.

Qin Yao nodded, and the two of them headed to the main hall, where the table was already laid out with white rice porridge and side dishes. Ah Wang brought out the last batch of sorghum and wheat pancakes from the kitchen, placing them on the table before retreating to the door politely:

"Master, Madam, breakfast is ready. Should I call the young master and misses to dine?"

The children were still in the study for morning reading, while Da Lang was in the backyard finishing his daily exercise.

Qin Yao shook her head, "Just leave it for them; once they finish their morning tasks, they’ll come by themselves to eat. Let’s not disturb them."

In the past, their family never had breakfast this early, typically eating around mid-morning, combining breakfast and lunch.

Since everyone in the family had things to do first in the morning, no one had the time to get into the kitchen early. Only after Liu Ji finished his tasks, the family of six would sit in the main hall for breakfast.

Today’s prompt breakfast was due to the addition of Ah Wang at their home.