After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Call the person in charge here," Lin Hao said to the outside.

A moment later, a charming woman walked in, her smile alluring: "Oh, so you're a young master. I am Lan Yue. May I ask what brings you here?"

"Well, there are things to discuss. I wonder how much it cost to redeem Yin Xue?" Lin Hao asked in a rough voice, putting on the airs of a spoiled young master.

"Oh, young master, what are you saying? Yin Xue is the star of our Lanfang Residence. If you take her away, how are we supposed to open for business?" The woman gave Lin Hao a flirtatious wink.

"If this signboard is gone, there will naturally be another one. You don't need to waste time talking to me here. Just tell me the price! I don't want my people to be looked at by others!" Lin Hao slammed the table and said domineeringly.

"This..." Lan Yue looked at Lin Hao with difficulty, unsure of his identity. She subconsciously glanced at Yin Xue, only to see her standing with her eyes lowered and her head bowed, completely unlike her usual aloof self!

Could this young master be someone of great importance?

Thinking of this, Lan Yue's already gentle voice softened even more: "After all, it is fate. I also need to consider Yin Xue's future. I wonder if you, young master, might give her a proper title in the future?"

"It's already an honor for her to be noticed by me, yet she still dares to dream of a title?" Lin Hao deliberately put on a disdainful look, as if Lan Yue's words were a joke.

It seems this young master is indeed someone of great importance; otherwise, a beauty like Yin Xue would still be entitled to the title of concubine.

With this in mind, Lan Yue also made a plan.

"I wonder when the young master intends to redeem Yinxue, and also to say a proper goodbye." Although she might eventually have to let her go, she still wanted to see what kind of background this young master had. She hadn't heard of any important figures coming to this place!

"What's there to say goodbye for? Now that she's been redeemed, she's mine. What does it have to do with you anymore?" Lin Hao didn't even look at anyone the whole time, maintaining his arrogant and spoiled attitude to the fullest.

"Why do you want to redeem me so soon? Can we have some time to spare?" The more arrogant Lin Hao's attitude was, the more respectful Lan Yue became.

"Hold on, if you delay my business, all of you here will be in big trouble!" Upon hearing this, Lin Hao finally glanced at Lan Yue with a sidelong look, as if Lan Yue was not a person, but some lowly object.

It was this one glance that made Lan Yue dare not continue to deal with Lin Hao. After all, Qingyuan County, although it was just a county, was a necessary passage for people traveling between the north and south. Countless important figures stopped here to rest, and she really dared not take such a risk!

"What you say is true, young master. If I can catch your eye, I will naturally rise to prominence. How could I possibly have any more dealings with people like us? It's only right that we don't say goodbye!" Lan Yue said ingratiatingly.

"But what about the ransom?" Yin Xue naturally wanted to earn as much as possible for her ransom, but judging from this young master's expression, she worried that asking for too much might displease him. After all, she had already given herself away; offending him over such a small matter would be a loss!

"The ransom should be whatever it is, I'm not short of money, but if you're trying to rip me off... humph!" Lin Hao tossed the ball back, she didn't know the going rate.