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

"Commander Lin, please come in!"

Lin Xiaowan gave Fu Linchuan a few tickets to the gala last time, but Ji Chunyan took it upon herself to let Su Lingwu go on stage.

I wanted to embarrass others, but I never expected to be outdone and become a laughingstock.

That's good, otherwise Ji Chunyan would have thought she was invincible. After this humiliation, she stayed at home for many days and dared not go out.

Lin Xiaowan was busy rehearsing other programs at the time, so she couldn't come over immediately.

She had originally wanted to thank Su Lingwu, who had saved her father on the train, but she hadn't had a chance to thank her yet.

She had been staying with the old man at the hospital, and since his condition was unclear, she didn't dare leave easily.

She was afraid that her mentally challenged stepmother wouldn't take good care of the old man and would send him away.

Last time it was too dangerous. If Su Lingwu hadn't intervened in time, the old man might have been paralyzed in bed for the rest of his life.

After the old man woke up, she told him about it.

She also noticed that the old man was no longer as obedient to his stepmother as before. In the past, whatever she and her older brother said was law, and it was no use.

This time, the old man actually turned cold towards his stepmother. He probably heard what she said back then. If he had actually listened to her, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The old man secretly divided his savings book, which he had accumulated over the years, into three parts and gave them to her. Two parts were for her and her older brother, and the rest were for her to pass on to Su Lingwu.

Lin Xiaowan accepted it without hesitation.

She wouldn't be polite at all; it was all rightfully her siblings'. She figured her stepmother would be furious if she knew all the money in the house was gone.

The old man eventually realized that his own children were more reliable than his new wife.

Lin Xiaowan got a lot of tickets from the old man and bought a lot of things before coming to Su Lingwu's house.

"I'm so sorry, I said I'd treat you to a meal last time, but I kept putting it off until now."

Lin Xiaowan placed the items on the table.

"Commander Lin, you're too kind. How is the old man recovering?"

Su Lingwu poured tea for Lin Xiaowan and casually asked a question.

Actually, she could guess some of it.

"Thanks to you so much. If it weren't for you, our old man might never have been able to get up again. Luckily, you rescued him in time. But now he's not as agile as he used to be."

Lin Xiaowan thought to herself, this must be the old man's retribution. It's all because his wife insisted on not letting others save people, which delayed things by a few minutes.

The doctor said that often, just a few minutes can lead to irreversible consequences.

Su Lingwu also lowered her head and took a sip of water, without saying anything. Trying to force someone won't make a sale.

Moreover, Mr. Lin's current wife is a difficult person, and she doesn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

"Your room is beautifully decorated; you must be someone who loves life."

Lin Xiaowan was actually testing the waters, wanting to see if Su Lingwu was interested in continuing to treat the old man.

She felt that Su Lingwu was quite capable.

Seeing Su Lingwu lower her head and remain silent, she knew that Su Lingwu did not want to get involved.

Su Lingwu smiled and said, "It's my own room, so I'll decorate it however I feel comfortable. Everyone says I'm wasteful, but only Commander Lin says I love life."

"They're just envious and jealous. Who doesn't like to live comfortably?"

Lin Xiaowan naturally wouldn't think the same way as everyone else. As the head of the performing arts troupe, she led the troupe on performances all over the place, and she was exposed to many new things. Moreover, she was quite independent and wouldn't just follow the crowd.

"Oh, right, this is from the old man."

Lin Xiaowan took out a bankbook with two thousand yuan on it, which was the old man's way of thanking Su Lingwu for saving his life.

The old man took out a total of six thousand yuan, giving two thousand each to her and her older brother. The two thousand was for Su Lingwu.

Su Lingwu and Fu Linchuan exchanged a glance. Su Lingwu pushed the bankbook over, saying, "Commander Lin, I can't accept this. I studied medicine, and saving people is my natural instinct. I'll accept these things you've brought, that's enough, but I can't take the money."

She doesn't mind if people bring her things as a thank you gift, but she wouldn't dare accept a bankbook; she doesn't want to leave any leverage over her.

This is something that's hard to explain.

Fu Linchuan is a soldier; if people find out, it will be troublesome.

Since it's a savings account, the amount of money must be substantial, at least a thousand. That's a huge sum of money.

"It's the old man who wants to thank you. Don't worry, no one else knows."

Lin Xiaowan thought that Su Lingwu was afraid that her stepmother would cause trouble and that it would have a bad impact.

"Commander Lin, please don't put me in a difficult position. I definitely won't accept it, but I appreciate your kind offer."

When Lin Xiaowan saw Su Lingwu's firm refusal, she knew that Su Lingwu genuinely didn't want to accept the gift, and it wasn't just a polite excuse.

Lin Xiaowan admired Su Lingwu quite a bit; most women wouldn't be able to ignore such a large sum of money.

"Okay, I'll take it back. My brother and I will treat you two to dinner. You can't refuse, can you?"

This was also Lin Xiaowan's last goal: her brother wanted to invite Fu Linchuan and Su Lingwu to dinner.

"Commander Lin?"

Su Lingwu looked at Fu Linchuan; she really couldn't refuse this.

"OK."

"It's settled then, we'll have dinner at my brother's place tomorrow night."

Lin Xiaowan is gone.

"Won't that be bad?"

Su Lingwu looked at Fu Linchuan.

"Don't worry, the division commander won't do anything that would give people something to talk about. I reckon there will be other regimental commanders and their families going along as well."

If word gets out that Commander Lin invited Fu Linchuan to dinner alone, there will probably be a lot of gossip the next day.

At this time, private conversations are generally avoided, and special treatment is given.

This is also why Commander Lin, knowing that Fu Linchuan's wife had saved his old man, dared not take action.

If Lin Xiaowan comes over, no one will say anything. After all, everyone knows that Ji Chunyan from the art troupe made things difficult for Su Lingwu. Director Lin may be here to apologize.

"That's good." Su Lingwu naturally knew how terrible rumors could be.

"However... Commander Ji and his wife will also be there, I'm worried you..."

Fu Linchuan was worried that Commander Ji's wife might take the opportunity to make things difficult for her.

During meals, men and women always eat separately, because he's afraid of neglecting his wife and causing her distress.

"What's there to be afraid of? The word 'fear' doesn't exist in my dictionary, Su Lingwu's dictionary. If anyone bullies me, I'll just fight back. We're all the commander's wives, who's inferior to whom!"

All men are on the same level, and besides, her man is younger and has a brighter future.