After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Does anyone know anything about this old man Li's background?"

The children, who had been chattering away just moments before, looked at each other, none of them able to explain what had happened.

Old Man Li had been there since they were little, and the villagers were used to his presence. No one usually bothered to investigate his origins, so the children naturally didn't know anything about him.

Finally, Xiaoshu broke the deadlock: "I don't know, it seems to have always been there."

Lin Hao knew that this answer couldn't be obtained from these children.

However, there's no rush to fight them. They'll be staying here for a while, and we'll eventually find the answers.

"Let's go take a look over there!" She pointed in another direction and left the dangerous place.

Watching the children leave excitedly, Lin Hao, who was lagging behind, looked back at the gloomy and dilapidated house and felt as if there were a pair of eyes watching them from inside.

Shaking her head to shake off this unrealistic idea, she caught up with the children again.

"Yu-ge'er, slow down and watch your step!"

"Okay!" Upon hearing her mother's instruction, the little dumpling in front paused in its tracks, and then, as expected, slowed down.

Lin Hao noticed this and smiled.

"Young Master listens to you!" Fu Cui sighed, seeing Lin Hao in a good mood.

Who would have thought that these two people weren't actually mother and son? Thinking back to the days when her late mother was alive, she could only sigh: Indeed, the fate in this world is unpredictable!

"That's right, no one can compare to my affection for Yu-ge'er!" Lin Hao raised her chin with a touch of pride, thinking to herself, "I've never cared for my own parents this much, and this little dumpling is easy to handle!"

Thinking of her parents, her eyes dimmed, but she quickly cheered up. Since she was already here, she might as well make the best of it!

Fu Cui was unaware that her momentary stiffness was due to her parents; she assumed it was because she was thinking about the young master's background, and thus fell silent.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat quiet!

"Mother, come quick!" The child's innocent voice brought life to the silence before it could spread.

Lin Hao quickened his pace, asking with interest as he walked, "What did Yu-ge discover?"

Upon closer inspection, Lin Hao raised an eyebrow. There was an injured sparrow lying on the ground, its leg clearly injured at the base by something, and bleeding profusely.

"Mother, it's injured!" Gu Yu looked at Lin Hao with a wronged expression, his round eyes filled with tears.

Who can stand this?

Anyway, Lin Hao is no good! So, she cleared her throat and decisively said, "Fu Cui, quickly apply some medicine to this little guy and bandage him up."

Then, she took the opportunity to hug the little dumpling in her arms, rubbed it, and stared intently at the little dumpling that Fu Cui was saving and healing, but it didn't notice. She rubbed it again, but still didn't notice. So... she did it one more time!

"Mother~" was the little dumpling's voice complaining.

"Ah, let's see how Fu Cui bandaged it!" Lin Hao released her arms, stood up, and put on an extremely serious expression, as if she wasn't the infatuated person she had just been.

Seeing his mother's obvious attempt to cover up her mistake, Gu Yu sighed with a mature air and placed his small hand in hers.

Feeling the other person's hand grasp return, Gu Yu thought to himself: It's good that my mother likes me, but she's just too clingy! This is really troublesome!