After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

Yan Yuan didn't get home until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month.

On the island, there is a tradition of "cleaning the house" before the Lunar New Year, which starts on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month. This involves washing pots and pans, airing out bedding, and cleaning up clutter, symbolizing sweeping away bad luck and welcoming the new year.

When Yan Yuan stood in front of the hut carrying a wicker trunk, Jiang Chengzhou was cleaning the house with his younger sister and brother.

Su Li was the one who discovered him first.

"Brother Yuan!" Su Li rushed over with a feather duster.

Yan Yuan stood at the courtyard gate, carrying a rattan box in one hand and catching Su Li who rushed towards him with the other.

He patted Su Li on the back, but his gaze was fixed on the window.

Linlin was standing on a chair wiping the glass, holding a wet rag in her hand. Hearing the noise, she turned around and her eyes met Yan Yuan's.

She was wearing a new dress that Yan Yuan had never seen before; Lin Zhilan had bought it for her.

Thanks to reform and opening up, the shortage of goods has been alleviated. Now, with the liberalization of light industry production, state-owned textile factories are expanding their chemical fiber production capacity, and ready-made clothes of various styles and colors are beginning to appear in southern markets.

Linlin was wearing a creamy yellow soft sweater today. Her skin was already fair and translucent, and the warm, bright color made her skin look almost translucent. Standing under the window, she looked clean and radiant, almost dazzling.

The moment their eyes met, Linlin guiltily looked away, afraid that her brothers would notice something amiss.

Yan Yuan's lips curved slightly as Su Li pulled him into the house.

Jiang Chengzhou happened to come out of the door and smiled when he saw Yan Yuan. "You're finally back. That's perfect. Don't go back. Just stay here."

Yan Yuan was puzzled.

He was supposed to go home first, but he couldn't resist coming to see Linlin first.

Jiang Chengzhou laughed and said, "I've been to your house. Your roof is leaking and it won't be fixed anytime soon. My aunt has prepared a guest room for you. Why don't you stay at my house this year?"

Yan Yuan hesitated and looked at Linlin.

Linlin was washing a handkerchief under the tap when she let out a soft hum, as if casually remarking, "The weather forecast says it'll rain tomorrow."

If you don't want to, go back and get soaked in the rain.

Yan Yuan smiled and said, "Okay."

Jiang Chengzhou knew Yan Yuan's temperament. Seeing how easily he was persuaded this time, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took the suitcase from him and put it in the guest room.

Yan Yuan followed behind Linlin, who was extremely nervous. She glanced at her older and younger brothers inside the house and whispered, "Why are you following me?"

Yan Yuan lowered his voice as well, "I just wanted to help you clean the glass."

"Oh." Linlin bit her lip, handed him the rag, and turned to sweep the fallen leaves in the yard.

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang both have unusual jobs; even before the Lunar New Year, they still have to go to work.

During the day, Yan Yuan and Lin Lin whispered to each other right under Jiang Chengzhou's nose, and Jiang Chengzhou didn't notice anything.

In the evening, Linlin felt guilty, so she always sat as far away from Yan Yuan as possible. Even a single word from Yan Yuan would make her tremble with fear for a long time.

Yan Yuan hadn't expected her to be so afraid of her aunt and uncle finding out, so he could only go along with her.

But the truth will eventually come out.

Lin Zhilan and Su Lang both had the habit of going for a walk after dinner. On Laba Festival, the couple went out for a stroll to digest their food as usual after dinner.

The children followed their parents for the first couple of days, but when they realized that following behind their parents would only result in them getting nothing but witnessing their parents' affection, and they might even get a few cold looks from Su Lang, they wisely stopped following them.

It just so happened that Jiang Chengzhou's former playmates invited him to go night fishing that day.

Upon hearing this, Su Li immediately insisted on going along.

After changing his clothes, Jiang Chengzhou came out and asked Yan Yuan and Linlin, "What about you two? Why don't you come along?"

Linlin didn't even look up. "I'm not going. There are so many bugs by the water. I'm afraid they'll bite me."

She didn't want to act with Yan Yuan.

It was alright in the capital, but now that her parents were watching closely, getting too close to Yan Yuan always made her feel like she was walking a tightrope.

Unexpectedly, when Yan Yuan heard that she wasn't going, he casually replied, "I'm not going either. I still have some work to do, and I want to finish it before the New Year."

When Yan Yuan said he wasn't going, Linlin bit her lip, wanting to change her mind and say, "Then I'll go too."

But Jiang Chengzhou and Su Li were already preparing things. Yan Yuangang said she would go but she wouldn't, as if she was doing it on purpose. Linlin swallowed the words back before she could say them.

Jiang Chengzhou didn't think anything was wrong, and he and Su Li carried their fishing rods and buckets out the door.

The house fell silent instantly.

Linlin pretended to draw until Yan Yuan sat down next to her.

Linlin pouted, "Why are you sitting next to me? Go sit over there!"

Yan Yuan chuckled. "What? Can't I sit here?"

Linlin started talking nonsense, "You're too heavy, you'll break my chair in a minute."

Yan Yuan had finally managed to win over Xiao Yue Liang in the capital, but now that they were on the island, she was completely swayed.

Yan Yuan was extremely flustered.

I fear the little moon might change its mind.

"Linlin, when are you going to start dating me?"

Linlin was startled and glanced towards the door. "I'm still young."

"Yes," Yan Yuan's voice lowered a notch, "Do you want to give it a try? If you don't like it, then I... I'll change it."

Yan Yuan struggled for a moment, but didn't say anything about quitting.

Linlin's heart pounded, and her cheeks burned. "How do I try it?"

Yan Yuan looked at the face so close to his own and smiled. "Linlin, I want to kiss you."

"If you don't like it, just tell me." He said the last sentence in such a low voice that it was almost inaudible.

A cool breeze carried the scent of moisture and shampoo from his body to her nose, and Linlin abruptly said, "You smell so good."

Yan Yuan's nervousness vanished instantly. "Really? I'll buy you the same shampoo later, okay?"

"it is good."

"May I kiss you?"

"Okay," but Linlin changed her mind in an instant, "I'll kiss you instead, I like to take the initiative."

"..."

Yan Yuan sighed softly, "Alright."

Yan Yuan sat on the sofa, and Linlin stood up.

He spread his legs slightly apart and leaned back in the chair, allowing Linlin to squeeze in.

Yan Yuan was taken aback for a moment, suddenly feeling that the situation was somewhat passive, but then he felt that it was normal.

Linlin lowered her head, her long, loose hair brushing against her face in the wind.

Linlin thought about it and felt that this was a bit of a mood killer, so she wanted to find a hair tie to tie her hair up.

But then I found that my wrist was empty.

Yan Yuan had already seen through her intention and took off the black hair tie from his wrist.

This was a habit she developed in the capital. Linlin would sometimes forget to bring it, so Yan Yuan simply followed her example and wore it on his wrist, just in case she needed it.

He stood up and helped her tie her hair.

Linlin lowered her head slightly, staring at the pajamas under his coat, and reached out to tug at them.

Yan Yuan quickly tied her hair up.

Linlin looked up, closed her eyes, and struck a righteous pose. "Come on."