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

"Su Lingtang, what's that girl up to? When did your relationship become so close that you need her to come over?"

Xu Meili found it all laughable.

The two children have never gotten along since they were little.

That girl is all talk and no action; her daughter is much more appealing.

It would have been better if no one bothered anyone else and everyone lived in peace. I really don't understand why they came looking for their daughter.

"You're out of your mind, always making yourself miserable."

When Su Lingwu heard that Su Lingtang was looking for her, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. Couldn't he stay away from her?

She had absolutely no desire to have anything to do with the female lead.

Even those who joined the army couldn't escape the entanglements.

"Let her in."

Otherwise, people would think she's something special, not even letting her own sister in.

No one knew the specifics of their relationship; just by hearing their names, it was clear they were related.

She really wanted to scold Su Wu. "If you're going to marry a wife and change your stepdaughter's surname, fine, but why make her name like this? People would think they're sisters!"

As Su Lingtang walked along, she noticed everyone looking at her. She smiled and nodded, hoping to leave a good impression on them, since she would be living with the army there in the future.

She believed that day was not far off; as long as Gu Chenzhou was promoted one more rank, she would be able to join the army.

Gu Chenzhou is now a company commander. If he is promoted to deputy battalion commander, she can join the army and won't have to live with her mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law anymore.

She was thoroughly fed up with life in the Gu family, which was not as comfortable as life in the Su family. She thought that life would be much better after marrying into the Gu family, but she never expected that Gu's mother would have two faces, one in front of others and one behind their backs.

In public, she pretends to be a considerate and kind mother-in-law, but in private, she not only leaves all the work to her but is also very stingy. When there is a little bit of good food, she only cares about her younger brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Su Lingtang feels very wronged.

Especially recently, when she realized her period hadn't come, she went to the hospital to get checked and found out she was pregnant. After telling her mother-in-law, she thought her life would get better, since she was carrying the Gu family's child. But her mother-in-law acted the same as always, and she couldn't even get an egg.

So she brought her luggage to visit relatives and stay here for a while. Without her mother-in-law's control, life will definitely be much better, and she can take a break to recuperate.

As Su Lingtang walked into Su Lingwu's courtyard, he looked her over, his fingertips turning white as he gripped his luggage.

I wish she could be assigned such a nice courtyard.

However, it's obvious that this is impossible. Fu Linchuan is the regimental commander, a higher-ranking officer, and his assigned compound is larger than that of the deputy battalion commander.

"Which wind blew you here?"

Su Lingwu went to the courtyard and opened the door for Su Lingtang.

Su Lingtang took a deep breath and forced a smile. "I'm here to see you on behalf of my parents."

Su Lingwu didn't believe it.

"Come in."

As Su Lingtang watched Su Lingwu's retreating figure, for some reason, a nameless anger welled up inside him.

Why is everything so smooth for her? Where exactly am I lacking compared to her?

She has such a bad temper, yet she lives such a good life.

Isn't it said that bad people will be punished?

Look at what Su Lingwu is wearing. I don't know what material it is, but it doesn't look cheap. She's wearing a light blue polyester shirt, khaki pants, and white sandals.

Looking at myself, I was wearing a floral top, black pants, and black cloth shoes that had changed color and looked dirty from walking for so long.

She smoothed her two braids, wondering if she would look good if she wore a braid too.

Unbeknownst to Su Lingtang, she was unconsciously adopting Su Lingwu's style of dress.

Upon entering the room, Su Lingtang felt even more distressed.

Standing at the door, I felt lost and unsure of what to do, as if my shoes weren't even worthy of going in.

The room was full of clever touches, with so much furniture; it was obvious that Fu Linchuan had taken good care of Su Lingwu.

"Ling Tang is here, come and sit down."

Xu Meili poured Su Lingtang a glass of water.

"Thank you, Aunt Xu."

My gaze swept over Xu Meili. Even Xu Meili was dressed better than her. Although she was also wearing black pants, they fit her much better. She wore a fine-check short-sleeved shirt with her waist cinched in, and she looked so good.

Su Lingwu sat there without speaking first. She had nothing to talk about with Su Lingtang, and she really didn't know what Su Lingtang was doing there. She would rather read a book than waste her time like this.

"These are mountain produce that Dad asked me to bring over when he knew I was coming."

Su Lingtang took out the things that Su Wu had asked her to bring for Su Lingwu.

Thank you.

"It's kind of him to still care about his daughter as a father." Xu Meili didn't stand on ceremony and took the things to the kitchen.

This is what he, as a father, should do.

"Do you have anything else to say? If I remember correctly, there's nothing between us to talk about."

Su Lingwu had no interest in playing guessing games with Su Lingtang; she preferred to get straight to the point.

"I am pregnant!"

Su Lingtang stared intently at Su Lingwu's expression, but unfortunately, she didn't see the expression she wanted to see at all.

Can a person's preferences change so quickly?

Why doesn't she believe it?

She always felt that Su Lingwu was pretending not to care, after all, she...

"so what?"

Su Lingtang smiled. "Chen Zhou was worried that I was having too much trouble at home, so she asked me to come and live here for a while. After all, we're sisters, so we can keep each other company. If anything comes up..."

Su Lingwu raised her hand, stopping Su Lingtang from continuing, "Do you even think you could?"

"I don't know what you're thinking, but I have to tell you, even if you go to the military in the future, I hope we keep our distance. Our relationship doesn't need to develop further. I don't like you, and you don't like me, so why pretend? Aren't you tired?"

Su Lingwu didn't know if Su Lingtang wanted to maintain a good image in front of Gu Chenzhou or if she had other motives, but she didn't want to cooperate.

Why force yourselves to be together when you clearly don't get along?

She doesn't have that much time and energy to play along with her acting.

"Su Lingwu, we're already married, there's no need for things to get so tense between us. This makes things difficult for Dad too."

"Come on, he's been difficult for a long time. Besides, we don't need him to show his face here. All you need to do is stay away from me."

"Don't try to push my boundaries. I don't care about the messy things between you and your spouse. Whether you're doing well or not is none of my business. Don't come here to test me."

"You see, I'm doing great. Don't worry, no one's going to take Gu Chenzhou from you. If I wanted to, do you think you two could get married smoothly?"

Su Lingwu could tell that Su Lingtang lacked a sense of security, and there must be a problem between her and Gu Chenzhou, but it had nothing to do with her.

"you!"

Su Lingtang's expression changed upon hearing Su Lingwu's words. Her little secret had been exposed, and she was understandably upset.

Gu Chenzhou's appearance just now made her feel terrible. She had traveled a long way to see him, but he didn't react at all.

No, it wasn't that there was no reaction; he sensed that Gu Chenzhou didn't actually want her to come over.

Did he meet with Su Lingwu again?

Su Lingtang couldn't help but overthink it.

That's why she rushed over to assert her ownership and tell Su Lingwu that she was pregnant.

"Since you're pregnant, I won't keep you any longer. Don't let anything happen and blame it on me; I can't take responsibility for that."

Su Lingtang originally wanted to see Su Lingwu sad, but unexpectedly he left feeling angry instead.

Xu Meili shook her head as she watched Su Lingtang's retreating figure. "This child is too stubborn. He'll suffer in the future."

"Hmph, she... asked for it!"

If it were her, she would have lived in vain if she didn't tear the roof off the Gu family's house!