After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

The next morning, accompanied by a loud rooster crow, the mother and son, who had been sleeping soundly in bed, slowly opened their eyes.

The little boy, still a bit groggy from just waking up, rubbed his eyes before struggling to look at Lin Hao: "Mother~"

The child's voice was already tender, and the hoarseness from not speaking all night made it sound even softer and sweeter, which immediately charmed Lin Hao.

She couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch the little dumpling's cheeks. The baby fat that hadn't faded yet became a wonderfully tactile toy, far superior to the stress-relieving toys she had bought in her later life!

Ooh ooh ooh...

The sudden crowing of a rooster interrupted their actions. The little boy's eyes widened, clearly startled by the loud sound.

In his mind, servants wouldn't dare make such a loud noise to disturb their master's rest until the master was awake. So, hearing such a sound again while fully awake made him realize that the sound he had vaguely heard earlier wasn't an illusion, and the little boy was stunned!

Seeing the little bun, Lin Hao burst out laughing. She swore she wasn't just easily amused, unless... she simply couldn't help it!

Hahahaha!

Before the two could even exchange words, the rooster's crowing suddenly turned eerie and terrifying. If the original sound was merely loud, it was now downright frightening!

The little boy immediately threw himself into Lin Hao's arms, hugging her tightly, his voice trembling: "Mother, what is this?"

Gently comforting the little boy, Lin Hao explained, "Don't be afraid, baby. That was just a rooster crowing. It's normal. They remind everyone to get up every day, otherwise they'll be late."

"But...but...it's terrifying!" In his short life, he had never heard anyone say that a rooster's crowing could be so frightening!

"Uh..." Lin Hao was speechless for a moment. Although she knew that it was indeed the sound of a rooster crowing, it was still quite frightening. She didn't know what had happened!

Is there something unusual about the chickens in this village?

But looking down at the uneasy little dumpling in her arms, Lin Hao thought, "I can't let the child have any trauma!"

She asked in a low voice, "Honey, I assure you, that's a rooster crowing, but I don't know why it suddenly changes its voice."

"How about we get up together and ask someone?"

Feeling his mother's gentle stroking on his back, Gu Yu gradually became less afraid. He looked up at his mother and saw her smiling at him. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay."

Fu Cui, who had been listening to the commotion inside, had already instructed her maid to go out and inquire while Lin Hao was comforting the young master. Seeing that the masters were about to get up, she quickly stepped forward to serve them.

"Young master, don't be afraid. I've already sent someone to find out what happened." Fu Cui comforted her young master with a smile. In fact, she had a vague guess in her heart, but she didn't know if it was accurate. However, because of this, she wasn't too worried.

Before the two had finished their breakfast, the maid who had gone out to gather information returned, but she didn't come back alone; she was followed by Steward Yang, who looked apologetic.

As soon as Steward Yang entered, he bowed to the two of them and said, "This humble servant greets Madam and Young Master, and apologizes to Madam and Young Master!"