After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Did you hear that? Tell the kitchen to prepare all of this! Make sure nothing is left out," the old lady instructed Yun Fei, turning around.

"Yes, this servant will go and give the order right away." Yun Fei understood what the old lady meant.

Although these dishes were ordered, we certainly couldn't just prepare them according to this list. Fearing the staff might not understand, I went to make the trip myself.

"It's really too much for you, sister-in-law. This child has a big appetite, but we can't blame him. We, as his elders, have never let him eat anything good!"

My aunt couldn't help but add a few words to her grandson's behavior, and of course, she also took the opportunity to play the victim, which might bring unexpected benefits!

"It's alright, it's the first month of the lunar year, we should eat well!" The old lady naturally wouldn't mind such a small matter.

During the meal, these few people devoured their food in a flash, leaving the Gu family members with no appetite.

Normally, if the people at the table are eating with great relish, it should stimulate everyone's appetite. However, the extent to which these people were slurping their food and their unabashedly picking at the dishes made it difficult to have any appetite.

"Eat up, why aren't you eating?" My aunt greeted them like a hostess when she saw that they had stopped eating.

"I'm full. These days I've been eating so much meat and fish, it's really hard to digest!"

The old lady explained with a smile, and said, "You all eat your food, we'll have some soup to help with digestion!"

"You guys have it so good! Unlike us, we hardly ever see any meat during the first month of the lunar year!"

That left the old lady speechless, and she could only smile and lower her head to drink her soup.

While talking, her aunt kept stuffing food into her mouth. Lin Hao could clearly see food scraps flying out with each mouth movement. Now, she didn't even have the courage to drink the soup!

After enduring a difficult lunch, my aunt's family returned home satisfied, carrying 10 taels of silver and countless large and small packages. Before leaving, they said, "Come visit again when you have time, so that the younger generation won't become estranged!"

"Mother, what's the background of this cousin?" Lin Hao had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but thinking that the old lady hadn't explained it in detail at the time, it probably wasn't unintentional, so she reluctantly held back.

"Like I said before, this is your second grandfather's aunt." The old lady recalled, her gaze becoming distant.

"Your second grandfather and your grandfather were brothers born of the same mother, and they were very close back then. However, their personalities were completely different. Your grandfather was determined to pass the imperial examinations and bring honor to the family, while your second grandfather wanted to be free and preferred to travel around doing business."

As the old lady recounted the story, Lin Hao gradually recalled the scene from that year.

The eldest son, obsessed with fame and fortune, stayed home to study hard. Fearing that his younger brother would suffer, he gave most of the family's money to his brother who wanted to start a business, leaving himself only a few acres of meager land.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky and failed the imperial examinations repeatedly, so he had no choice but to give up and focus on raising his descendants. Over the years, he accumulated a considerable amount of wealth.

Meanwhile, the second son, who had been determined to make his way in the world, also achieved his goal. After a lifetime of wandering, he not only traveled extensively but also successfully built a vast business empire.

Logically, given their blood ties and the eldest son's generosity, the two families should have become even closer after the second son returned home in glory. But fate always likes to play tricks on people.

Less than a year after my second grandfather returned home, an event occurred that completely changed the relationship between the two families!