After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Why are you dazed?"

The sudden sound interrupted Lin Hao's thoughts. She looked up in a daze and saw Gu Liunian standing in front of her in a crimson robe.

Lin Hao momentarily forgot her sadness, staring intently at Gu Liunian. It was the first time she had ever seen Gu Liunian wear such a vibrant color. Although purplish-red wasn't a particularly saturated color, it was still quite bright compared to his usual clothing.

Seeing her like this, Gu Liunian chuckled. He seemed to understand how Lin Hao had accepted him when she first arrived!

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Hao was both embarrassed and angry. What's so funny? What's wrong with appreciating beauty? It's not illegal!

"It's nothing, you can continue." Gu Liunian lightly coughed, his fist pressed against his mouth, to cover his mouth.

"Get out, I need to change my clothes." Lin Hao pushed him away; she didn't want to see him getting in her way anymore.

Gu Liunian didn't resist, but kindly reminded her, "It's time to have breakfast with Mother." After all, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the family should still have a reunion dinner together.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and leave, don't waste time." Lin Hao just wanted to get this person out as soon as possible; if he didn't leave, her face would burn with embarrassment.

At the beginning of the new year, everything is renewed. As the old lady wished, Lin Haoru put on a festive color. Her bright red brocade dress made her face even more radiant!

Having lived here for a while, with an early-to-bed-early-to-rise routine, a life free from worries about food and clothing, and the unique delicacy of a young girl, her skin was in unprecedented condition, with not a single pore visible, as pink and tender as a peach.

Therefore, even though bright red is a color that would easily be considered a disaster in later generations, it did not look tacky on her at all. Instead, it made her skin look even whiter and more vibrant!

Inside Rongshou Hall, prayer cushions had been prepared in advance. The family of three knelt down and respectfully bowed to the old lady to wish her a Happy New Year. The old lady quickly told them to get up and gave them the New Year's money that had been prepared in advance.

Lin Hao looked curiously at the New Year's money in her hand; it was completely different from the New Year's money she remembered.

The two coins in her hand were inscribed with "Peace and Safety Every Year" and "Good Fortune at the Start of Business," respectively, while the other side depicted a quail and the God of Wealth, with exquisite designs.

She glanced at Gu Liunian again, and Gu Liunian, seeing her gesture, handed her the copper coins in his hand.

"You're perceptive!" Lin Hao gave him an appreciative look, then examined them closely. Gu Liunian's two copper coins were different from hers; the inscriptions on them read "Magpie on a Branch" and "May You Have Good Fortune Every Year."

Lin Hao became interested and went to look at Xiao Baozi's New Year's money. Sure enough, it was different. It wasn't in the shape of copper coins, but in the shape of a gourd. The front of the gourd had the words "Peace and safety in all four seasons" and "Long life and a hundred years" on it, while the back had dragon and phoenix and double fish patterns.

The old lady naturally saw Lin Hao's actions, but she believed that it was because the Lin family had mistreated her that she was so curious, and she looked down on the Lin family even more.

Not wanting to see her like that anymore, she smiled and said, "Look how good you look dressed like this!"

"Mother, if you say that again, I'm going to crawl into a hole in the ground!" Lin Hao snapped out of her daze and pouted at the old lady.

"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore!" The old lady let her have her way and responded with a smile.

"Gululu, gurulu..."