I transmigrated to the 1970s and became the female lead's vicious stepsister.

When the car drove into the compound, everyone who saw it gathered around to watch the spectacle.

It was just too shocking.

Fu Linchuan drove the jeep in front, followed by a tractor, and then a donkey cart behind. There was so much stuff that the tractor couldn't even unload it, and the donkey cart was also loaded with a lot of things. The cart was full of furniture.

Everyone craned their necks to watch.

"Wow, how much stuff did those two buy!"

"Look at all that furniture! It took a whole tractor to haul it all, and there were even donkey carts behind it! How much did that cost?"

"Exactly! Young people just don't know how to manage money. There are only a few of us; why buy so much furniture? Isn't that a waste?"

"Aunt Li, Commander Fu's allowance is quite high, more than 130 yuan a month. It's easy for him to buy his wife some furniture."

"Yes, over the years, Commander Fu has hardly spent any money. He's saved it all up. If you ask me, his new wife is really lucky to have met such a good man like Commander Fu. He's really willing to spend money on his wife."

"Hmph, I think she's just a spendthrift. You really can't marry a woman just because she's beautiful. What good is being pretty if she's such a spendthrift? Commander Fu will get tired of her sooner or later!"

There were envious people, and naturally there were jealous ones. Many people couldn't stand Su Lingwu buying so many things in such a grand manner.

In their eyes, women should be thrifty, hardworking, and frugal, and they would even praise such behavior. If a woman in a family spends too much money on herself or dresses up, it is considered wasteful.

Su Lingwu knew that buying so much furniture would definitely cause a stir among the residents of the family compound, but it wouldn't affect her.

You can't compromise yourself just because of what others think.

If I don't buy them now, and then add them every time, I'll probably get scolded every time. It's better to buy enough at once and save myself the trouble.

"Honey, get out of the car. You go back inside first, I'll help you carry your things."

After saying that, Fu Linchuan walked to the back and took out the chair with a backrest that came with the desk.

"Oh, you're back!"

Xu Meili and her son took rags and thoroughly cleaned every nook and cranny of the house, wiping the windows clean. Just as they finished, her daughter and son-in-law returned.

"Mom, take a rest, we'll move the furniture inside right away."

He put the chair in the corner for his wife to sit on, and then went out to do his chores.

"Mom, please sit down. I need to see how to arrange the seating."

Su Lingwu couldn't sit still; she was filled with excitement.

"Guoyao, don't move around. Stay in your room so we don't run into you."

"You're still talking about Guoyao? You're not allowed to move around either. You're pregnant. What if someone accidentally bumps into you? You stay put. I'm going to go outside and check."

Xu Meili dared not let her daughter take any risks.

What if I accidentally bump into my daughter while moving furniture?

"Guoyao, keep an eye on your sister. Neither of you are allowed to run around!"

After giving her son instructions, Xu Meili left in a hurry.

Seeing the contents of the three cars, their eyes lit up. Their son-in-law was really generous, buying so much furniture.

Which mother wouldn't be happy to see her son-in-law valuing her daughter so much?

The more you buy, the more you care.

That's way more than thirty-six legs.

"Mom, why are you out here?"

Fu Linchuan was instructing a few people on how to move the items, which ones to move first, and which ones to put in which locations, when he saw his mother-in-law come out.

Looking back, thankfully my wife didn't come out.

"Mom's fine. She can carry the small items. I've asked Guoyao to keep an eye on his sister. I'm telling them to stay inside and not come out. Don't worry."

Xu Meili noticed her son-in-law glancing back and knew he was worried about her daughter coming out.

"Mom, please be careful. Take the small stools, and leave the larger items to me."

"Okay, sure."

I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time. Living with my daughter and son-in-law is no longer as stressful as before. I used to be on edge every day, afraid that if I wasn't careful, another family war would break out. When I relax, I smile more.

"Hey, look, that's Commander Fu's mother-in-law. She's really beautiful. No wonder she gave birth to such a pretty daughter."

"Then tell me, why isn't she staying at home? What's she doing here with her daughter?"

"Who knows? I don't think it's a short-term thing. They even brought their son. I guess it's a case of one person achieving success and their entire family benefiting from it. They've come to enjoy the good life with their daughter!"

"So she just abandoned her own husband at home and came to live with her daughter and son-in-law? That's just too outrageous!"

"Maybe the man has left."

People are naturally gossipy, especially in places with many women. Every day, this kind of gossip unfolds in the courtyard, with people talking about this family's affairs or that family's gossip.

Now that Commander Fu has brought his wife, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law to join him in the army, everyone's curiosity has been piqued.

Trip after trip, everyone finally saw exactly how much stuff Fu Linchuan and Su Lingwu had bought. Goodness, so much stuff, it must have cost several hundred.

They bought it without even blinking?

I bought so many clothes just for the wardrobe, do I have that many clothes to store?

The once empty room is now filled with furniture.

A kang mat was laid on the kang, and the kang cabinet and the cabinet on the kang cabinet were also placed in both rooms.

A large three-door wardrobe was placed in Su Lingwu's room.

The dressing table and desk were placed in Su Lingwu's room.

Two chests of drawers, one in each room.

The remaining round table, chairs, cupboard, and storage cabinet were placed in the back kitchen.

On the other side, in the back room, which was used for cooking and bathing, there was also a cabinet.

The modified shoe cabinet was placed in the hallway.

The basic furniture provided by the logistics team, including desks, chairs, and simple cabinets, was placed in Xu Meili's room.

Another shelf for the washbasin, a square dining table, one in the bathroom and the other in the corner of the kitchen, are perfect for storing things and preparing food.

Fu Linchuan specially ordered a round table because he didn't like the square tables provided by the military. Now it seems that he was right. His wife is pregnant, and a square table is even less suitable for her. What if she bumps into her belly?

Fu Linchuan then took the various household items he had bought for his mother-in-law and brother-in-law and put the ones for himself and his wife in their own room.

Grains, vegetables, pots and pans were all placed in the kitchen.

This suddenly felt like home.

All that was left was to pack everyone's luggage.

"Mom, will we be living here from now on?"

Zhao Guoyao couldn't believe it. Back in the Zhao family, neither he nor his mother had their own closets; their luggage was always wrapped in cloth.

Now, the desk, chair, wardrobe, chest of drawers, and kang cabinet in the house all belong to them.

The older sister also brought them small mirrors, wooden combs, new towels, new toothbrushes and toothpaste, new mouthwash cups, new thermos flasks and enamel cups for drinking water, and a washbasin for each of them, including his mother.

Zhao Guoyao was overjoyed.

"Of course! From now on, you'll be following me around. But if you misbehave, I'll definitely give you a good beating, and I won't hold back!"

Zhao Guoyao quickly shook his head, "Sister, I'm a good girl, I'll never be naughty!"

"Wife, Mom, Guoyao, you must be hungry. I'll go get some food."

Fu Linchuan checked the time; after all this commotion, it was almost five o'clock.

"Why get any food? I'll cook!"

Fu Linchuan stopped his mother-in-law, "Mom, you've been busy for so long today, you're working too hard. Don't cook anymore, the cafeteria has some ready-made food, I'll go get some and try it out."

"Mom, let him go. He's so tired today, and he hasn't even finished organizing things yet. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

Su Lingwu couldn't bear to see Xu Meili suffer so much.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you two say."

Since she's living with the children, she'll go along with their wishes. She knows the children are doing it for her own good and don't want her to be too tired.

Fu Linchuan took the money and left.

Su Lingwu took Xu Meili's arm and asked, "Mom, how's our new home?"

"Okay, Mom is so lucky to have a daughter like you in this life."

"Of course, in the future, I can make sure you live in an even better house. Mom, let me tell you, Grandma Fu gave me a three-courtyard siheyuan. When we have the chance to go back to Beijing in the future, we can live there."

"From now on, wherever your daughter goes, you go. Don't be afraid; your daughter will take care of you for the rest of your life!"

Seeing her daughter's playful expression, Xu Meili couldn't help but touch her little face, her eyes welling up with tears. "Yes, Mom is so lucky to have you!"

He originally thought he was destined to grow old in the Zhao family, but his daughter pulled him out of the mire.

No one knew the torment Xu Meili was going through. As she grew older, she realized that she seemed to have no home. She married into the Su family and got divorced. The Su family was no longer her home. Although she had her parents' home where she could stay temporarily, she knew that it no longer belonged to her.

Where exactly is a woman's home?

She thought that once she remarried and had a son, everything would be alright, and she would have a home. But even after marrying into the Zhao family and giving birth to their child, she still had no place to stand. She was an outsider who could never truly integrate, and the Zhao family was not her home.

Her youthful persistence has become a joke; she had a son, but it was her daughter who took care of her in her old age.

She thought that one day, she would definitely have a home that belonged entirely to herself.

"You like courtyard houses?"

"Yes, not just courtyard houses, but also small Western-style houses—those kinds of buildings that have a sense of history, I like them all!"

Su Lingwu was unaware that her unintentional remark had planted a seed in Xu Meili's heart.

"Knock knock knock." The courtyard gate was knocked on.

"Who is it?"

The mother and daughter exchanged a glance; it couldn't possibly be Fu Linchuan.