After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Then let's settle on this for now. I'll inform my mother and then get started on the arrangements."

"You trust me that much?" After holding back, Lin Hao couldn't help but ask.

“I thought we had made things very clear before!” He looked at her, his eyes showing no sign of perfunctoriness.

This stirred something within her. She had always only interacted with Xiao Baozi because only children would trust her wholeheartedly. In front of Xiao Baozi, she could be herself, instead of being the concubine's daughter, Lin Hao.

Now, it seems she can try to trust someone else, someone she can truly trust!

"I won't let you down!" she said firmly.

Gu Liunian was taken aback by her attitude. He seemed to have just been talking about his mother and her, not just her alone! Thinking about her background, he could understand her a little better!

That night, although the two did nothing more, they both felt as if they were closer to each other!

Gu Liunian is an efficient person, and he told the old lady about it the next day.

"Have you thought it through?" The old lady put down her teacup, wiped her mouth lightly with a handkerchief, and looked at her son.

"I've thought it through. Doing business is not a long-term solution. Besides, the business is already on the right track. With you managers overseeing things on a regular basis, that's enough!" Gu Liunian explained earnestly.

"Since you've already made up your mind, then go for it. At worst, you'll just have to sell all the shops. The Gu family can afford it." The old lady's tone was very calm.

"Yes." Gu Liunian knew that her mother would not object.

"From now on, I'll have to trouble my mother with all this!" Gu Liunian truly felt somewhat guilty towards her mother.

"What's there to worry about? You said you have all the managers here!" The old lady clearly didn't want him to feel any pressure, so her tone was relaxed and her expression was smiling.

"Besides, I'm just idling around all day, so I might as well find something to do! Back then, if it weren't for your uncle and the others..." The old lady sighed and didn't want to continue.

Gu Liunian said no more. He would not let his mother work too hard for too long, not in the past, and not in the future!

"There's just one thing..." Gu Liunian hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"Just say what you have to say. What can't you say to your own mother?" The old lady looked at her son disapprovingly. It was rare to see him like this, which aroused her curiosity.

"I plan to register the restaurant under the Lin family name."

The old lady was slightly surprised, but she didn't ask any questions. She knew her son; he must have his reasons for doing this.

Sure enough, Gu Liunian continued, "I've thought it over. The Lin family and the Lin family aren't close. To put it bluntly, the Lin family might not be as important to her as the Gu family. Registering the restaurant under her name is to put her at ease."

"Furthermore, she always has some novel ideas for doing business, especially in the food industry. The restaurant might have a different future under her control."

"Oh?" The old lady became interested.

"As you've probably heard, the restaurant underwent renovations recently and reopened these past two days. They've even launched new hot pot and dim sum dishes, all her ideas! Business has been booming these past two days!"

“I have heard some things.” After saying this, the old lady glared at him and said, “You expect me to hear it from someone else? You don’t even know it yourself, so why are you telling me?”

"It's my son's fault!" Gu Liunian coughed awkwardly a few times, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

The old lady didn't say much more; if she said a few more words, her son would be mortified. She changed the subject: "I'll go see him another day."

"We'll be having events for the first three days of the opening, and it'll be too crowded. Why don't you wait until after today? We'll bring Yu-ge'er along to keep you company!" Gu Liunian suggested.

"If you're bringing Yu-ge'er, should you also bring Yu-ge'er's mother?" The old lady looked at him with a mocking expression.

“That will naturally be arranged by Mother!” Gu Liunian replied matter-of-factly.

The old lady, however, noticed his slightly reddened ear tips and a smile flickered in her eyes, but she didn't say anything.

This was her little secret, one she had never told anyone. However, it seems that someone else now knows this little secret!

In order to focus on preparing for the exam as soon as possible, the three of them often discussed things together these days. Gu Liunian also invited the managers and stewards of the business to pay their respects to the new boss. They gradually got things sorted out!

With everything nearly arranged, the two of them, holding Gu Yu's little dumpling's hand, slowly walked towards Qiyuan Garden.

The little dumpling was clearly finding this experience novel and couldn't maintain his usual composed demeanor in front of Gu Liunian, jumping around all the time.

He secretly glanced at his father and saw that he didn't say anything, but grinned and laughed. He knew that with his mother around, he could be less rule-abiding!

Seeing him laugh, Lin Hao asked curiously, "What are you laughing at, baby?"

The little dumpling shook its head, closed its mouth tightly, and didn't speak, but its eyes were full of smiles.

Lin Hao smiled at him and didn't press the matter further.

"You'll still need to take care of the business; Mother is getting old after all!" Gu Liunian said to her, looking at her smiling face.

"Okay, don't worry!" Lin Hao replied, but in her heart she was thinking, "Mother Gu is called an old lady, but she's not even fifty yet! In today's world, she'd be a major force among entrepreneurs! What a generation gap!"

However, considering that her body was only a little over sixteen years old and she was already married, she realized that Gu's mother was indeed quite old!

Gu Liunian watched as her expression changed constantly after answering his question, and he was really curious about what was going on in her head all day long!

"Mother, mother!"

The childish voice pulled Lin Hao back to reality, "What's wrong, baby?"

"Mother, I want to sleep with you tonight!" Her bright, watery eyes were fixed on Lin Hao.

How could Lin Hao bear to refuse? Of course not!

"Okay! We'll sleep together tonight." Lin Hao shook their hands, her tone light and cheerful.

Gu Liuqing coughed lightly, and Lin Hao looked at him with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"

"He's so old now, he shouldn't be sleeping with his parents anymore!"

Lin Hao looked at him in confusion: "He's only two years old!" She emphasized the last two words.

"Yes!" Little Baozi insisted on fighting for his rights, his voice loud and clear.

"Pfft!" Lin Hao, who was initially a little angry, was immediately amused and couldn't help but touch his little face with her other hand.

"Alright, we'll do as our Yu-ge'er says. We'll sleep together tonight. If your father doesn't allow it, I'll go to your room, and we'll sleep together. Let him go to sleep by himself!"

The little boy's eyes lit up. "This is great!"