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

"National wealth!"

When Grandma Du saw that her son and grandson had been beaten, she was so angry that her face turned pale.

Upon seeing Grandma Su and Uncle Su arrive, he immediately questioned them.

"In-laws, you've come at the right time. Is this how the Su family treats its guests? You beat people up at will. My son and grandson were injured. How are you going to settle this score?"

"guest?"

"Where did you come from? Who invited you?"

"It was clearly your Du family who came here to cause trouble and bullied our Su family. We were just protecting ourselves."

Grandma Su admitted that it was the Du family who insisted on causing trouble and even tried to extort money from the Su family. No way!

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go now, we won't keep you for dinner."

Upon hearing Old Mrs. Su's words, Old Mrs. Du was so angry she almost fell over. "You..."

"Is this how the Su family bullies people? Juanzi, take Zicheng back to your parents' home. The Su family is going too far. Go home and let your mother and sons take care of you. We won't put up with this!"

Grandma Du wanted to cut off the Su family's supply line by taking away their most valued grandson. She was worried that the Su family wouldn't back down. She would only bring good gifts to apologize and make amends before they could take him away.

"You..." When it came to her grandson, Grandma Su became a little hesitant.

Her grandson is the apple of her eye.

Su Lingwu was all smiles; who was she trying to threaten?

"Sure, take it with you. It's great that it's just me and my dad at home. I'll take my dad and all the money from home with me when I get married."

"Dad, you don't mind if I move in with you, right?"

"Don't worry, your son-in-law's salary is enough to support you. He could let you smoke Peony cigarettes every day without any problem."

Believe it or not, Su Wu was genuinely moved.

Others may not understand, but he understands his daughter. She's not one to suffer; she has high standards for food, clothing, and daily necessities, and with such a good boyfriend, her future is sure to be bright.

Being with my daughter is a blessing.

My son-in-law only earns 138 yuan a month, so he shouldn't mind, right?

Seeing that Su Wu was actually considering it, Du Lijuan turned green with anger. "Su Wu, you don't even want your own wife and son anymore?!"

"Huh?"

"It's not that my dad doesn't want this. It's not that you insist on taking your son back to your parents' home. Then don't come back. Just stay at your parents' home forever."

"Now that you're leaving, I won't let my dad pick you up. I want to see what kind of good treatment you get in the Du family, so I can broaden my horizons."

Su Lingwu was well aware of the Du family's schemes. It was only this stepmother who was so forgetful and actually thought that the Du family was there to back her up.

Seeing the sneer on Su Lingwu's lips, Du Lijuan was completely jolted awake. No, she couldn't do that. Su Lingwu was really capable of such a thing.

Then she will have no home.

She knows what her own family is like. If she loses her value, how can she have a good life? Who knows how much suffering she and her two children will endure.

Du Lijuan didn't dare to argue with Su Lingwu anymore. She turned to look at Old Madam Du and said, "Well... Mother, I... I won't keep you any longer. You should take your elder brother and nephew home quickly. I'll come to see you again when I have the chance."

"You...you ungrateful wretch who betrays us! Who are we all here for? Your older brother and nephew are injured like this, and you don't even dare to utter a sound. I don't think you need to go back to your parents' home!"

Grandma Du was so angry she almost fainted, but she couldn't fall down. She grabbed her son and grandson, and the three of them limped away.

This debt will be settled sooner or later.

Du Lijuan felt terrible seeing her family leave in such a disheveled state.

"Mom, what happened?"

"Why do I see Grandma and Uncle...?"

"Smack!" Du Lijuan's anger, which had nowhere to go, finally found an outlet.

"Where the hell have you been?"

"Do you even know how much trouble I got into trying to find you?!"

Su Lingtang covered her swollen face, tears streaming down her cheeks, "Mom..."

"I... Xiaotang, Mom didn't..." Du Lijuan looked at her numb palm and the handprint on her daughter's face, feeling flustered. How could she...?

"Alright, Xiaotang's back now, stop nagging and get to cooking." Su Wu knew that Du Lijuan had nowhere to vent her anger, which was why she hit her daughter in a fit of rage.

"We're going back too. Let's talk things out and not hit the child."

Grandma Su, who had wanted to say a few more words, was dragged away by Uncle Su and several of her grandsons.

Old lady, please don't cause any more trouble.

"There are so many farces today, one after another."

"You...you go back inside!" Su Wu waved his hand, telling his daughter not to add fuel to the fire.

Su Lingtang looked at Su Lingwu with anger. It was all her fault. If it weren't for Su Lingwu, she wouldn't have been beaten.

"Hey, don't look at me like that. I didn't hit him. Go find whoever hit him." Su Lingwu pouted, rolled her eyes, and went into her room.

Su Lingtang also went back to her room in a huff, staring intently at the wall as if she wanted to stare it through.

Finally, unable to contain his anger, he pushed open Su Lingwu's door.

"Hey, don't you have any manners?"

"Walking into someone's house without knocking—what kind of manners are those!"

Su Lingwu also went on high alert. Was a fight about to break out?

"Gu Chenzhou said he wants to marry me, we're getting married." Su Lingtang looked at Su Lingwu with a smug expression.

Perhaps because of the slap, his face was a little red and swollen, and coupled with his smug and victorious expression, he looked somewhat comical.

She longed to see Su Lingwu in unbearable pain, knowing she would never win the heart of the man she loved.

"Oh, so you've been busy all this time, huh? Going after a guy!"

With just one sentence, Su Lingtang lost her composure.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"Gu Chenzhou likes me more; he took the initiative to tell me he wanted to marry me. He doesn't like you!"

Su Lingtang pursed her lips tightly, her fists clenched so hard she really wanted to punch that arrogant face.

"Alright then, it's your decision."

"Do you want me to congratulate you?"

"Alright, considering we've lived under the same roof for ten years, I'll reluctantly say something auspicious."

"Congratulations on becoming the eldest sister-in-law of the Gu family and Gu Chenzhou's future wife. I hope you two will be forever united, grow old together, and stay together for life."

Su Lingwu had also read the book, but she didn't actually think Su Lingtang was that happy.

What appears to be a perfect marriage is, in fact, a testament to the life sacrificed by the female protagonist, Su Lingtang.

Since marrying into the Gu family, Su Lingtang has taken on all the responsibilities of the Gu family, taking care of her mother-in-law who is not in good health, as well as her young sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

Washing clothes, cooking, cleaning the house, working in the fields to earn work points, tutoring her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, caring for both elderly parents and young children—it's not easy to support such a large family.

His mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law often found fault with him. Gu Chenzhou spent most of his monthly salary on his family. Even after he joined the army, he couldn't take care of his own family at all.

Otherwise, Su Lingtang wouldn't have gone into business; he was forced into it by life's circumstances.

The younger sister and brother-in-law got married, which caused quite a bit of trouble. Although it ended in a happy ending, is this kind of life really happy?

Su Lingwu didn't want that.

Su Lingtang can enjoy it himself.

"you!"

Su Lingtang felt something was off about Su Lingwu's words. Although they were blessings, they just didn't sound right.

"Alright, don't disturb my rest. I'm exhausted from watching dramas all day." Su Lingwu closed and locked the door in one smooth motion, making sure no one would bother her.

She still has to study.

Su Lingtang, who was locked out, felt that Su Lingwu was just putting on a brave face and didn't want her to see her cry, which made her feel much better.

Hmph, her good days are yet to come.

The Su family finally enjoyed a few quiet days, which Su Wu was still getting used to.

Why did his daughter change her personality?

"Second brother, is there still no news from Fu Linchuan?"

Uncle Su walked in with a worried look on his face and asked about Fu Linchuan's whereabouts.

"It's still early, brother. What's wrong? You've been waiting for a month, what's going on?" Su Wu rarely saw his brother like this, unless the matter was very serious.

"Uncle, has something happened?" Su Lingwu came out after hearing her uncle's words.

Uncle Su frowned and sighed, "Our Linhe brigade's application for tractors was rejected, and... when we went to the supply and marketing cooperative to pick up fertilizer, they said they were out of stock."

"How is that possible? It wasn't just applied for these past few days; it's been over a month. It's been approved by the higher-ups. How could the supply and marketing cooperative not have the goods!"

Su Wu exclaimed in surprise, "It's early July now, and the most important second topdressing is about to take place, which is related to the livelihood of the entire brigade!"

"Someone's up to no good!" Su Lingwu clenched her fists. It seemed the Ma family had made their move.