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

Fu Linchuan frowned when he saw the two people at the door.

The Fu family members exchanged glances. It seemed that their grandson and granddaughter-in-law were not very welcoming to each other. Although they did not know the other party's identity, they did not need to be enthusiastic towards someone their grandson and granddaughter-in-law did not like.

The Fu family members stood there coldly, without any intention of greeting anyone.

Du Lijuan and Su Lingtang turned around and saw Su Lingwu and Fu Linchuan coming over with several people, and their hearts skipped a beat.

A forced smile appeared on her lips. "Lingwu, who are these guests...?"

Du Lijuan noticed the group of people behind Su Lingwu. They were well-dressed and had a grand air about them, so they seemed to be from good families and were very likely a family.

Could they be here to buy a house?

That won't do!

Although she had a fight with Su Wu last night, Du Lijuan was not giving up.

That's a small courtyard in a county town; with a little effort, it might just work out.

Although Su Lingwu is quite infuriating, it must be said that she is really good to her own mother.

Why doesn't she have a daughter like that?

However, if this deal goes through, she can also squeeze a lot out of her daughter.

"Um... I'm sorry, we're not selling this house. If you're looking to buy a house, you can look at other options."

To dissuade the other party from the idea, Du Lijuan directly said that she would not sell the house.

Su Lingwu was speechless with anger at Du Lijuan's shamelessness. How did the Du family manage to be so shameless?

"Du Lijuan, whether my house is sold or not is none of your business!"

"You have no right to make decisions for me!"

"Who do you think you are? Don't you have any self-awareness?!"

Fu Linchuan frowned upon hearing Du Lijuan's words.

The thought of my wife struggling to make a living under my stepmother's control all these years makes me uncomfortable.

My wife suffered so much since she was a child.

When I first met Su Lingwu, I thought this girl was really a fiery little devil. She dared to stand up to her stepmother and even dared to hit people. She was just like Princess Iron Fan, slapping people at the slightest disagreement.

Looking back now, it was all due to the circumstances. If I had been honest and straightforward, I might have been bullied terribly.

He couldn't help but feel sorry for his wife.

"Honey, don't be angry."

"Auntie, what brings you here today? If there's nothing else, please leave."

Du Lijuan's expression turned sour when she saw Fu Linchuan and Su Lingwu kicking people out, but she quickly put on a fawning smile.

"Linchuan, Lingwu, we're all family."

"This stroke cannot write two characters of the character 'Su'."

"No matter what kind of relationship we have, Su Wu is your biological father, and Su Zicheng is your biological brother. You have to acknowledge that."

"Why can't we discuss things properly behind closed doors?"

"Yesterday, your dad and I thought about it and decided that it's not good for your house to be empty. If it's not used for a long time, it will fall into disrepair, and then we'll have to spend money to repair it. It's not worth it. So, our family can move in here and let you take care of the house."

"And your mother's job, she doesn't need it anymore anyway. Since she's going to accompany you to the military, why not give it to us at a discount?"

"Well, we're all family, right? It's better to keep the meat in the pot than to let outsiders benefit from it."

"Of course, if you feel it's inappropriate for your father and me to take over your mother's job, then why not sell it to Xiaotang? After all, she's your sister. If she goes to join the army, the two of you sisters will have to help each other out."

After saying that, he nudged Su Lingtang, signaling her to speak.

Although Su Lingtang did not want to ask Su Lingwu for help, she really needed this job. If she could have a job in the city, she would not have to work in the fields to earn work points and do so many chores every day.

Since she married into the Gu family, she hasn't had a single day of peace, a stark contrast to her life in the Su family.

In the Su family, although Su Wu was her stepfather, he never made her do any heavy or tiring work. She only needed to earn six or seven centimeters to help her mother with some housework.

But the Gu family is different. Gu's mother is old and in poor health, and her two younger sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law are still young. The burden of the whole family falls on Su Lingtang's shoulders.

They say they're young, but they're both sixteen and they don't do any work. It's all because their mothers-in-law are biased and spoil them, unwilling to let them do any work. Just like Su Lingwu, they always wait for everything to be done for them.

Every day she has to go to work, do laundry, cook, tidy up the house, feed the pigs and chickens, clean the pens, sweep the yard, fetch water, chop firewood...

The moment I open my eyes, I'm off to work.

In just half a month, she lost a lot of weight.

Although Gu's mother said that she would take care of everything at home and give her all the money, Gu Chenzhou would have to hand over a large portion of his allowance as a living allowance as soon as it arrived, because his younger siblings were still minors and needed his older brother and sister-in-law's help.

So by the time the money reached her, there was practically nothing left.

Su Lingtang had her own unspeakable suffering. Everyone said that she was lucky to have married into the Gu family. Her mother-in-law was capable, and her husband was also ambitious. He took charge of the household as soon as she married in. No one was luckier than her.

She went back to her parents' home today to confide in her mother.

To everyone's surprise, they heard that Su Lingwu had returned and was pregnant.

Before Su Lingwu left, she bought a house in the city for her biological mother, Xu Meili.

Now that Su Lingwu is pregnant and needs someone to take care of her, Xu Meili is going to join her daughter in the military, leaving her house and job empty.

She thought to herself, "I wish I could get this job."

Du Lijuan originally wanted Su Wu to take over, but judging from Su Wu's attitude yesterday, she knew he definitely wouldn't agree.

So Du Lijuan told her daughter that if they came to find Su Lingwu and got the job, Su Lingtang would give her one-third of his monthly salary.

She was saving money to help her son get married and for her own retirement.

Su Lingtang wanted to get rid of the complicated work of Gu Jia, so she naturally agreed. Anyway, she didn't give it to anyone else, and she could save the remaining salary herself.

"Ahem, Su Lingwu, how about... you sell your mother's job to me?"

"As you know, I can't join the army right now, and I'm under a lot of pressure taking care of my family. I'm looking for something to do. After all, we've been sisters for so many years, why don't you sell me your job?"

"Su Lingtang, your mother's brain must have been squeezed in a door and she's not working properly, are you out of your mind too?"

"If my mom were selling jobs, you wouldn't be a piece of the pie!"

"Let's not talk about distant relatives. I have two aunts-in-law and a cousin-in-law in the Xu family. Aren't they all closer to me than you?"

"Also, even if I'm willing to sell you my job, will the Gu family pay for it? This isn't a small amount; do you even have a thousand dollars?"

"Besides, even if you get the job, do you think it will be your turn? Are you so sure your mother-in-law won't let your sister-in-law or brother-in-law go, but will let you go instead?"

Su Lingwu's words were like a sharp blade piercing Su Lingtang's heart, shattering her last shred of illusion.

Su Lingtang clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white, one nostril twitched twice, and her lips were pressed tightly together.

To her, every word sounded like a sarcastic mockery.

They laughed at her for being poor, not as rich as her, and mocked her for marrying someone less well than her.

"Su Lingwu, don't think that marrying into the Fu family will make you rich overnight. Don't you know your place? The Fu family wouldn't even consider a country girl like you, who's only pretty and has nothing else to offer. Someone like you wouldn't even be considered a pretty face!"

"Oh?"

"I don't know when you'll be able to represent the thoughts of the Fu family."