After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

The morning sun had already bathed the courtyard in its light, accompanied by the crisp chirping of birds and the delicate fragrance of flowers, while a cool breeze gently caressed every early riser. But all of this was shut out by the pea-green bed curtains; only a faint glimmer of light playfully peeked through the gaps, attempting to awaken the sleeping person in bed. A rosy face and snow-white skin testified to a good night's sleep. After a while, the sleeping person finally opened their sleepy eyes, long eyelashes fluttering, revealing watery pupils.

A pale wrist lifted the bed curtains, and Lin Hao squinted slightly at the sudden light; clearly, it was getting late. Realizing this, her consciousness from the previous night gradually returned, and soon a blush spread across her face, causing her to gasp softly. Looking down, she was relieved to see that her nightgown was intact; Gu Liunian had been thoughtful after all.

Hearing the noise, Fu Cui brought in water, lowered her head and dared not look at her, and whispered, "Madam, please wash up!"

Seeing the maidservant's embarrassed expression and lack of courage to look up, Lin Hao's face turned even redder. She cursed inwardly: Gu Liunian, that bastard, he left cleanly but didn't care about my life or death.

They could only pretend to be calm as they got out of bed to wash up. They cooperated in silence, neither daring to look at the other; the atmosphere was stagnant. Fortunately, someone soon broke the awkward silence.

"Mother, I'm here!" A child's innocent voice carried from afar, followed by a series of clattering footsteps. Just by listening to the sound, one could imagine how joyful and eager the owner was!

Lin Hao felt a milky white ball of dough rush towards her, and then a soft little pendant was attached to her leg. Today, the servants dressed the little dumpling in an ivory-white robe, making him look even more adorable.

"Mother, I'm here to be with you! Did you miss me?" The little boy hugged Lin Hao's legs with both hands, looked up with hopeful eyes, and clearly, he had his own expectations for this answer.

Lin Hao certainly wouldn't disappoint him, and said in a gentle yet affirmative tone, "Of course, Mother misses my baby very much!"

Upon hearing this, the little boy couldn't help but smile. "Me too, I've been thinking about my mother all the time."

Liu Dan, who had just brought back breakfast, looked at the madam's obvious attempt to coax the young master and couldn't help but think to herself: Madam, you're just trying to fool the young master. Last night, you didn't even have time to think about him! Thinking of this, her face couldn't help but turn red.

Fu Cui could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her, so she glared at her. Liu Dan stuck out her tongue, and the two of them quickly prepared breakfast.

Fortunately, Lin Hao's attention was completely drawn to the little bun; otherwise, seeing the two of them exchanging glances would have made her too embarrassed to eat breakfast.

"What are we eating today?" Lin Hao asked. If there was any advantage to traveling to ancient times, it would definitely be the significant improvement in his standard of living. Before, when his parents were home, breakfast was mostly steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and soy milk, or congee and side dishes. When his parents weren't home, it was bread and milk. Day after day, there was very little variation. Unlike now, he ate something different every morning, with a lot more variety.

Liu Dan briskly introduced: "Today we have fish porridge, loofah and red date chicken porridge, pumpkin pancakes, chive boxes, and lotus leaf soup."

Hearing this, Lin Hao's appetite was whetted. After last night's meal, she had already digested everything and now wished she could eat a whole cow.

The mother and son looked at the breakfast laid out by the maid and showed the same expectant expression, which made Fu Cui and Liu Dan laugh. They both thought that the lady was becoming more and more like the young master.

"Baby, shall I serve you a bowl of fish porridge?" Although she was very hungry, Lin Hao restrained herself and satisfied the little dumpling first. The fish porridge was cooked until soft and smooth, and it was clear that a lot of effort had been put into it.

"Okay." The little dumpling responded sweetly, his soft and cuddly appearance truly endearing. Seeing him like this, it seemed that he would readily agree to anything Lin Hao gave him without hesitation, which greatly satisfied Lin Hao's heart.

Watching the little dumpling clumsily using the spoon, Lin Hao poured herself a bowl of lotus leaf soup. After a sip, she felt refreshed; the fresh lotus leaf fragrance was invigorating, seemingly clearing her mind. Then she took a bite of the pumpkin pancake; its smooth, soft texture, combined with the unique flavor of pumpkin, was sweet but not cloying, leaving her mouth watering.

The mother and son ate breakfast for a full 15 minutes, and both felt quite full afterward. Helpless, Lin Hao could only take the little boy for a walk.

As they walked, the two arrived at Rongshou Hall. The old lady had just finished her meal and looked at them with a smile, saying, "Why did you come so early today?"

As she was saying this, the little boy, who had finished bowing, darted over to the old lady and nestled on her lap.

"Grandma, Mom and I are so full! We're going for a walk to digest."

Upon hearing this, the old lady couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh my, you two, really! What good things have you eaten to this extent?" While laughing, she rubbed the little dumpling's belly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao felt ashamed. The little dumpling was so small and didn't know how to control himself. It was one thing for him to overeat, but for her, a grown woman, to make such a fool of herself was truly embarrassing!

"Madam, the young master and mistress are both stuffed. It must be because the meal was so good today. You should reward them handsomely!" Yun Fei, who was standing next to the old lady, chimed in.

"Reward them! Quickly, show this to everyone on duty in the kitchen today. They cooked very well today; look how full our mistress and young master are! Hahaha!"

"Then this servant must tell them this good news, and also say that this reward was obtained with my help!"

"You think you're so clever! You spend my old lady's money and they end up owing you favors!" The old lady feigned anger.

"Who told you to be a rich man? This servant is just robbing the rich to help the poor!" Yun Fei said ingratiatingly.

Seeing the old lady being coaxed into smiling from ear to ear, Lin Hao couldn't help but sigh, "This Yun Fei is truly a wonderful person!"