After transmigrating into the body of a stepmother, I led the villains in a rebellion.

After a bloody storm, the Lu family courtyard returned to peace.

The courtyard looks the same as before, but in reality, it has undergone earth-shattering changes.

Their beliefs have vanished.

Lu Shiyuan's disappearance made the atmosphere in the courtyard heavy, and Ji Shi and Lu Zijin became increasingly uneasy.

She worried about Lu Shiyuan day and night.

Lin Shu noticed their wild thoughts and decided to give up his time going to town to earn money and stay with them.

To avoid worrying Lu Junheng, she deliberately had Uncle Liu deliver a message to him.

She told him that everything was fine at home and that she couldn't go to town for the time being because of house repairs, and told him to focus on his studies.

Lu Junheng knew about the house repairs, but didn't think much of it.

During his spare time, Lin Shu made some braised dishes.

After the Lu family and Uncle Li tasted it, they thought it was alright, so they took some to give to Aunt Qi's family.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived at Aunt Qi's door, they heard conversations coming from inside the house.

“Mother, you have such a good relationship with the Lu family’s daughter-in-law, why don’t you ask her to teach us how to do business?” said Li Jiaojiao, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lu family.

“I’ve seen her make a lot of money in business. If we could learn from her, our family’s situation might improve.”

The moment Li Jiaojiao spoke, the atmosphere in the Qi family became tense.

Qi Tianshun frowned. Although he was a rough man, he knew that nothing in business was easy.

Moreover, the Lu family must have their own unique way of making money, which is not something that can be easily learned.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Qi immediately rebuked her, "The Lu family's daughter-in-law is completely devoted to us. How could we scheme against her?"

"Although we are poor, we cannot lose our conscience. From now on, let's never mention this matter again."

Li Jiaojiao looked at her husband Qi Mulei with dissatisfaction, while Qi Mulei looked helplessly at his wife and then at his mother.

“Mother is right. We can’t take advantage of how good the Lu family’s daughter-in-law is to us and have any improper thoughts.”

Li Jiaojiao was furious with the two of them. She just wanted to earn some money to help support her family. How did that become scheming against others?

She stamped her foot in frustration, her eyes reddening, her voice trembling with tears, "I just wanted to learn some business skills from her, how did that become scheming against her?"

"Look at the state of our family now. If we had learned how to do business, would we still be struggling like this?"

Seeing her daughter-in-law's state, Aunt Qi's heart softened, but her stance remained firm. "Jiaojiao, I understand that you are devoted to the family, but we must have principles in our conduct."

"The Lu family can help us for a while, but not forever. We still have to rely on ourselves."

Qi Tianshun nodded in agreement, “Daughter-in-law, your mother is right. We should be self-reliant and not always rely on unorthodox methods. Tomorrow I will go hunting in the mountains more often and try to earn more money to supplement our household income.”

Qi Mulei also gently comforted his wife, "Jiaojiao, don't be sad. Let's think of other ways. We'll always find a way out."

Hearing her family's words, Li Jiaojiao felt even more aggrieved. "Do you think I did this only for myself?"

“I’m thinking about your grandson Qi Jiangnan. Do you want him to be stuck in Qijia Village for the rest of his life, instead of him going to college like Zhao Xinyuan and Lu Junheng and having a bright future?”

“I know what you’re thinking. You feel sorry for Lu’s sister, but I don’t plan to learn her money-making business. I just want her to teach us so that we can have a skill and have something to look forward to in the future.”

Upon hearing Li Jiaojiao's words, everyone fell silent.

Who wouldn't envy having sons like Zhao Xinyuan and Lu Junheng? But is their grandson the kind of person who's good at studying?

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Li Jiaojiao turned her gaze to the second son and his wife, "Second son's family, what about you? Can you really bear to see your child trapped in this small village for the rest of their life like us?"

The second son's wife looked up at her husband, then looked down at the sleeping child in her arms, her eyes filled with loneliness.

Qi Muxin held his wife tightly in his arms, remaining silent.

Qi Tianshun looked around at the silent crowd in the room, sighed deeply, turned around and sat down quietly to the side.

Aunt Qi's attitude was firm: "I know what you mean, but since they were born into our family, their fate is sealed."

"If you have to blame someone, blame their bad luck. Don't blame others for this. The Lu family's daughter-in-law doesn't owe us anything, and you shouldn't even think about taking advantage of her."

After hearing Aunt Qi's words, Li Jiaojiao immediately burst out, "You are selfish and only care about saving face. For your so-called face, you don't even care about your own grandson."

"I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have married into your family of good-for-nothings."

Seeing that Li Jiaojiao's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Qi Mulei spoke up to remind her, "Jiaojiao, what nonsense are you talking about? Apologize to your mother right now."

“Mother is right. The Lu family’s daughter-in-law doesn’t owe us anything. We can’t just take it for granted and force her to do this.”

“I’m making unreasonable demands. Did I kill someone or commit arson? Did I do this for myself? Wasn’t it for this family? But you treat me like an enemy,” Li Jiaojiao immediately burst into tears.

She never expected them to be so stubborn, so she immediately grabbed her son and rushed out of the house, saying, "Fine, since you can't tolerate us, then we're leaving."

Seeing Li Jiaojiao leave with her son, Qi Mulei quickly got up and chased after her.

Lin Shu, who had been eavesdropping outside, quickly dodged to the side upon seeing this.

Lin Shu only reappeared after Li Jiaojiao and her husband disappeared from sight.

She looked in the direction Li Jiaojiao had left, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

A moment later, she called out into the house, "Aunt Qi, are you home?"

Aunt Qi was sitting inside the house with a sad expression. When she heard Lin Shu's voice, she hurriedly wiped away her tears and walked quickly to the door.

A smile returned to her face as she replied, "Yes, I'm here, Lu family's daughter-in-law."

Seeing her come out, Lin Shu quietly hid the braised food in his hand into his spatial storage and walked towards her, "Aunt Qi, are you free today?"

Aunt Qi looked at her suspiciously, "Nothing's wrong? What's wrong?"

At this moment, the rest of the Qi family also came out.

Lin Shu said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's like this, Aheng has gone to school, and I'm going to town alone without anyone to accompany me, so I'd like to ask you to come with me."

The surprise came so suddenly that it caught Aunt Qi and everyone in the Qi family off guard.

They had been arguing about this, but unexpectedly Lin Shu took the initiative to help resolve the issue.

Aunt Qi couldn't help but tear up; she knew Lin Shu better than anyone what kind of person he was.

This isn't fear; it's clearly a disguised way of wanting to help them.

"Lu family daughter-in-law, did you hear that...?"

"Aunt Qi, could you spare some time to come with me? I'm really scared to go alone," Aunt Qi said, but Lin Shu interrupted her before she could finish.