After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

Lin Hao pressed further, "So what are your plans for Tiedan's future?"

Iron Egg Girl was taken aback: "Plans?"

"Yes, Tiedan is a smart child, but the smarter a child is, the more active their mind is, and the more likely they are to think of things that their peers cannot."

Seeing that Tie Dan's mother was listening attentively, Lin Hao pressed on: "I've heard a little about your family's situation. Do you think it's good for Tie Dan's growth to live in this kind of environment every day?"

Of course, Tie Dan's mother knew that the family's situation had wronged Tie Dan, but she had already tried her best to make up for it and help him. Wasn't that enough?

Her eyes conveyed that message.

Lin Hao shook her head firmly, shattering her last remaining hope: "Not enough!"

"Tiedan is at an age where his character is developing. If he doesn't have a good environment at this time, I'm afraid he will go astray!"

Seeing the incredulous look on Tie Dan's mother's face, Lin Hao continued, "Children aren't stupid. They know they shouldn't be doing certain tasks, so they'll naturally try to avoid them. If this continues, their minds will be focused on how to escape, and they won't think about the right path!"

“I know you have a heart to repay kindness, which is excellent. It shows that you are a kind person who knows how to repay kindness. However, have you ever thought that the one who owes a debt of gratitude is you, not Tiedan? He should not be part of your repayment.”

Although Lin Hao's words were still gentle and the charcoal fire in the room was plentiful, Tie Dan's mother broke out in a cold sweat.

She wasn't that ignorant; she was literate. If she thought about Lin Hao's words carefully, she would realize that they weren't entirely unfounded.

She had never thought about this before. It turned out that her act of repaying kindness was not as wonderful as she had imagined, but was based on harming her own child?

In those moments when she saw her children secretly wiping away tears, were they silently resenting their mother? Did they regret being born into her womb? Were they disappointed in their mother?

Just thinking about this made her heart clench unbearably, as if she couldn't breathe.

Because she seemed to know the answer.

How ironic! In her attempt to repay a debt of gratitude, she hurt the person she loved most in the world!

Thinking this through, her resolve gradually hardened: over the years, she had repaid enough of the debts of gratitude she owed; if not, she would continue to repay them. However, she would not allow her child to come with her.

She stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Hao: "Thank you, Madam. I know what to do. I will remember your kindness to Tiedan and never forget it!"

Uh, is it that easy?

Lin Hao was a little taken aback by how quickly the other party realized what was happening. Based on Guo Niangzi's earlier description, she had thought it would require quite a bit of persuasion!

As a result, this is it?

Lin Haoyu said, speechless, "Uh, no need to be polite, it's my pleasure."

Tie Dan's mother shook her head and said solemnly, "Madam, you don't need to trouble yourself with such a trivial matter. It is my Tie Dan who is fortunate to have met you and enlightened me. My son and I will remember this kindness."

Lin Hao felt a little embarrassed after being told that: "Actually, I didn't do anything. It's mainly because you figured it out yourself."

Tie Dan's mother shook her head again: "Sister-in-law Guo has advised me similar things before, but unfortunately I didn't take it to heart at the time. I'm really sorry!"

As she spoke, Tie Dan's mother gave Guo Niangzi an apologetic look.

Madam Guo smiled and shook her head, indicating that she didn't care.