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

"Mom, someone has fainted."

Su Lingwu saw a figure lying in the ground.

The mother and daughter jogged over.

"He probably fainted from hunger."

She fainted before she could even eat the unripe corn cob she was clutching in her hand.

The mother and daughter pinched each other's philtrum and the tiger's mouth, and it took them a long time to slowly open their eyes.

"Uncle, you're awake! I have some food here, have some first." Su Lingwu quickly took out some snacks from her pocket.

The man didn't care about anything else; he instinctively snatched the pastry from Su Lingwu's hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Cough cough..."

"Uncle, eat slowly. Here, take all of this. Eat some first to calm your nerves. You're probably just low blood sugar from being hungry for too long. Take the rest home and eat it slowly."

Su Lingwu gave the other person the whole package of ox-tongue biscuits she had opened.

Knowing that the other person had fainted from hunger, I took out the sweetest ox tongue pastry, which was just right to replenish their energy.

The man wolfed down two ox-tongue pastries and finally recovered.

"Thank you, I..."

The man seemed to want to give Su Lingwu money, but when he realized he didn't have a single penny, he looked embarrassed.

This bag of pastries weighs about a pound; they're ox-tongue pastries, he knows, they cost eight cents a pound, and there are about ten of them in a pound.

This one pound of ox-tongue pastry could buy seven or eight pounds of cornmeal.

The man felt embarrassed for accepting such a valuable gift.

"It's alright, uncle. My daughter and I just happened to run into you. It's fate. Please take this snack."

"We're leaving now, goodbye, uncle."

Su Lingwu and Xu Meili did not linger. By this time, they had guessed the man's identity. They estimated that he was someone who had been sent down to the countryside. Xu Meili had met and recognized most of the people in the village, but this man was a stranger.

The man watched the mother and daughter leave arm in arm, looked down at the pastries in his arms, and smiled, a bitter smile tinged with sadness. They were lucky to be alive.

Since you're not dead, then live well.

"Little Wu'er, if you encounter something like this in the future, don't act impulsively, lest you get into trouble."

"But...it's also quite pitiful."

Xu Meili thought of how the man was so thin and pale from hunger, and it was quite distressing to see him like that.

"Mom, you won't be mad at me, will you? I gave away those expensive pastries, but you bought them for me."

"Silly girl, how could that be!"

"Things are inanimate objects, but people are the most important. What's worth eight cents compared to a life?"

"Accumulating good deeds is a good thing; consider it as accumulating blessings for you."

Xu Meili didn't mind.

Su Lingwu discovered that Xu Meili was truly a wonderful mother.

"Mom, you're so good to me!"

"I don't think Su Wu and Zhao Yongjie are good enough for you!"

"They're blind; they didn't cherish you."

"Nonsense! Su Wu is your father. How can you call your own father by his name? If someone hears that, they'll scold you."

Xu Meili helplessly tapped her daughter's forehead.

Regardless of Su Wu's situation, she was grateful to God for giving her a good daughter.

"Why would I be afraid of that? What good is reputation? It's not something you can drink or eat; it only binds you and makes you lose more."

"Some people have a good reputation, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are a good person. They may just be putting on an act, and who knows what kind of person they really are. On the other hand, people with a bad reputation are not necessarily bad people."

There are no absolutes in this world, no absolutely good or bad people; they are just people with different positions and interests.

Anyway, Su Lingwu will never change.

"You, you've always been sharp-tongued since you were little, I don't know where you heard all these twisted ideas."

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at the Xu family's house.

"Beautiful, Little Wu'er!"

"What brings you here!"

Grandma Xu was taking care of her great-grandson in the yard, and everyone else had come back from work. Her two daughters-in-law were cooking in the kitchen.

Seeing her daughter and granddaughter return, with her daughter carrying a package on her back, she knew something must have happened.

"Mom, Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law."

"Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and I have come to see you."

"Hello, eldest uncle and aunt, hello, second uncle and aunt, hello, eldest brother and sister-in-law, hello, second brother, and hello to our little bean."

Su Lingwu greeted everyone one by one, and even touched her little nephew's hand.

"Little sister, niece, come in quickly, it's time to have dinner together."

The two older brothers of the Xu family were very happy to see their sister bring her niece back, and quickly went to get some stools.

"My mom and I are in for a treat! We love the food our two aunts cook the most. Auntie, Auntie, these are some meat buns my mom bought. We'll take them out for a quick snack and have them as an extra treat for everyone tonight."

"This girl has such a sweet tongue. If you love to eat, stay here a little longer. Your aunt will cook delicious food for you every day."

"Okay!" Su Lingwu really liked the Xu family atmosphere; it was very comfortable and warm.

Everyone wore a warm smile.

Grandma Xu has a keen eye and a good eye for choosing daughters-in-law. Both of her aunts are kind people. Moreover, her sister-in-law, Xu Meili, has brought a lot of fabric to the family. Nobody is stupid. Her sister-in-law is a worker in the city. They are too busy trying to curry favor with her to cause any trouble.

"Meili, don't try to fool me. Tell Mom what really happened."

Grandma Xu asked her daughter directly.

"Mom, it's nothing serious. I just wanted to come back and spend a few days with you. It's been so long since I've seen you, and I've been too busy."

"What's wrong?"

"You don't welcome me back?"

"Xiao Wu'er, you speak!" The old lady looked at her granddaughter.

"Grandma, that old hag from the Zhao family beat my mom, you have no idea, my mom and I were..."

Su Lingwu then told the Xu family what had happened.

"That Zhao Yongjie is really going too far! We're going to settle the score with him right now. How dare he bully my sister? Does he think the Xu family has no one to rely on?"

The eldest and second eldest brothers of the Xu family were furious. Their little sister had been bullied, and they couldn't let it go like this.

"Big brother, second brother, no need. Xiao Wu'er has already avenged me, beaten up Zhao Nana, and cleared things up. I just... don't want to go back to the Zhao family for now, let them have some time to cool off."

The two brothers exchanged a glance. Since they couldn't do it openly, they would do it covertly. In any case, they had to get their revenge.

"Alright, then you can stay at home without worry. It's not like we can't support you and Xiao Wu'er. You can stay as long as you want, and we won't mind if you don't go back."

When Xu Meili divorced Su Wu, the Xu family also offered their support.

"Yes, thank you, Mom and Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law. I'm sorry to have troubled you again."

"Little sister, this is no trouble at all. Isn't that how family is? You help me, I help you, and we'll all make a good living together. Just relax and stay here." The sister-in-law patted Xu Meili's hand to reassure her.

"Yes, little sister, we're all family, no need for formalities. Don't stand on ceremony with us if you need anything." The second sister-in-law was also a straightforward person, knowing that her sister-in-law had a hard time, with an unhappy marriage.

Xu Meili wasn't a troublesome sister-in-law; before she got married, she had a pretty good relationship with her two sisters-in-law.

Over the years, the Xu family has kept Xu Meili's house, which is the source of her confidence from her maternal family.

"Grandma, this is the face cream I bought for you."

"Grandpa, here's a pack of cigarettes for you."

"And there's also some steamed rice cake that my mom specially bought for you."

"This is the fabric my mom saved up for you."

Su Lingwu took out the items one by one.

Although the Xu family members are all very kind, relationships are reciprocal. It's never wrong to be overly polite. Giving so many gifts was also a way of hoping that the two aunts and cousins ​​would treat her mother better.

"Wow, so much fabric! Little sister, you've been saving this up for a long time, haven't you?" The two aunts' eyes lit up when they saw the work clothes; it was perfect timing since all the men in the family needed a new pair of pants.

"We have to pay for this fabric, little sister, we can't let you take it." Both sisters-in-law are reasonable people and wouldn't take advantage of others for nothing.

"What are you saying, sisters-in-law? Should I leave some money for the family to eat at home? It's already troubled enough that I'm staying here, and you still want to give me money? Isn't that slapping me in the face?"

Xu Meili naturally couldn't accept it. Over the years, her two sisters-in-law had managed the household and taken care of her parents. She only occasionally bought some things to show her respect. Compared to her brother and sister-in-law who were taking care of their parents, she had already done much less.

Seeing the interactions between her two daughters-in-law and her daughter, Old Mrs. Xu couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, consider this a gift from Meili to us old folks, please accept it."

If the daughter is in trouble, and the two daughters-in-law are willing to let the two sons stand up for her, then the fabric purchase is not in vain. Relationships between people are based on give and take, and only then can they become closer.

The Xu family is so harmonious because the old lady knows how to conduct herself.

Seeing the Xu family in such a state, Su Lingwu felt relieved.

After staying at the Xu family's house for two nights, the mother and daughter chatted a lot. Xu Meili was very happy that her daughter had completely forgiven her.

My daughter used to complain that the divorce left her a child without a home, and she also had a stepmother and two younger brothers.

Now my daughter has changed. She tells me to love myself, to put me first, and not to worry about her. She tells me to take good care of myself and that we are getting closer.

Su Lingwu is preparing to return to the Su family. Although she doesn't want to go back, she still has to face what she has to face.

Carrying the various mountain produce and food given to her by the Xu family, Su Lingwu left.

When I got to the village entrance where I had saved someone last time, I found that person standing there.

"Uncle, are you feeling better?" Su Lingwu greeted him.

"I'm all better now, thank you."

This is the first time in so many years that someone has greeted him, and it feels pretty good.

"This is the only thing I can offer, I hope you won't find it offensive." The man pulled a small cloth bag and a book from his pocket.

"This is..." Su Lingwu took it and saw that it was a book about acupuncture, which listed the thirteen needles of the Du meridian, and the small cloth bag contained silver needles.

"My hand is useless now, so I'll give it to you. I hope you're destined to have it."

The man left after he finished speaking.

Su Lingwu thought to herself, "What a coincidence."

I put it into my spatial storage and will study it slowly when I get back.

Before Su Lingwu even reached her own home, she noticed that everyone was looking at her strangely.

"Aunt Li, what happened?" Su Lingwu asked someone she knew better.

"You silly girl, how did you manage to provoke that scoundrel in the city? The son of the Revolutionary Committee Director has come to your house to propose marriage."

"What?!"

Su Lingwu hurriedly ran home.