After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

"Mother, there's something I'd like to discuss with you!" Lin Hao looked at the old lady, her expression becoming more serious.

"What is it?" The old lady paused in her smile when she saw her like this.

"Does Mother still remember the Snow Maiden?"

The old woman hesitated for a moment: "Could it be that courtesan?"

"That's her."

"Wasn't the matter already resolved? Why bring her up again?" The old lady remembered that Wang had secretly come over to thank Lin Hao back then.

“It’s resolved, and I was thinking of cutting off all contact with her from now on. But she came to me today and told me something that I really want to help with, but I can’t make up my mind. I’d like to ask you for some advice!” Lin Hao looked at the old lady with eyes that resembled those of a little lapdog wagging its tail and begging for food.

The old lady's heart softened immediately. She had never had a daughter in her life, only having one son, Gu Liunian. She was always envious of other people's young daughters. Now, Lin Hao's situation was exactly what she wanted.

He immediately said in a gentle tone, "What's making you so indecisive? Tell me!" But in his heart, he was thinking that as long as it wasn't too difficult, he should at least get it done for her.

"She wanted to establish a girls' school, not only to teach girls to read and write, but more importantly, to teach them some survival skills, such as embroidery, cooking, and medicine, so that the girls could have a skill to support themselves and not have to rely on men for everything!"

When the old lady first heard that a girls' school was going to be set up, her brows furrowed involuntarily. But when Lin Hao explained that it was mainly to teach women a skill, her brows gradually relaxed, and she even seemed to have a hint of agreement.

"That's certainly good, but how can we get people to send their children to school?" The old lady's question hit the nail on the head.

"The initial plan is to sell the students' embroidery and other items, with the school taking 30% of the revenue."

"There is some method to it!" The old lady nodded slightly.

"So she wants you to take the lead in doing this?" The wise old lady immediately understood why Yin Xue had approached Lin Hao.

"That's probably what my daughter-in-law meant, but I don't know if it's feasible," Lin Hao nodded.

"You want to do it, don't you!" the old lady said affirmatively, taking a sip of tea.

“Yes, I want to do it. It’s not easy for women to survive in this world. If they can have a skill, they won’t have to depend on others for everything. I think their lives will be better!” Lin Hao didn’t hide her intentions.

"If I say I can do it, what do you plan to do?" The old lady could tell from her expression that she wanted to make it happen, so she asked, following her lead.

"As for etiquette and poetry, Miss Yinxue is certainly capable, but for ordinary women to live well, the most important thing is to do everyday tasks such as needlework and cooking." Lin Hao said, and the old lady nodded. What she said made sense. Girls shouldn't be taught impractical things like poetry and songs; that would only bring them trouble!

"So, I'm thinking that for needlework, we have our own embroidery shop, and we can hire people from there at the same price as hiring a proper tutor. As for cooking, we can hire a cook from our own household. It's all quite easy to solve!" Lin Hao paused slightly at this point.

"There are just two things that might require some effort!"