Transmigrated into the body of an extreme brother-supporting demon, I immediately severed ties with

"No need to thank me, we're all family."

Lin Weijun went back and asked his father, but his father said that it was his own business if he wanted to visit relatives with Lin Yue'e, since Lin Yue'e had even severed ties with her own parents.

As the eldest uncle, he wouldn't allow Lin Yue'e to come to his house. Lin Weijun also didn't suggest that Lin Yue'e come home for the New Year.

Zhou Huiru always thought that even if Lin Xiuhua wasn't her daughter, she should at least be Lin Xiangyang's daughter. But after all this time, it turns out she wasn't.

Lin Yue'e, whom she had always looked down upon, was actually her stepdaughter, but even knowing this, she still disliked Lin Yue'e. Her dislike wasn't because of the severing of ties, but because Lin Yue'e, despite being divorced, still insisted on having the child—she was clearly out of her mind.

Moreover, having learned from Lin Xiuhua's example—who turned out to be biased towards outsiders—she felt exhausted and didn't want another Lin Yue'e in the future.

"Come over for dinner. I made fried meatballs; I can't eat them all by myself."

Lin Yue'e tried to feed Lin Weijun whenever she had the chance, but Lin Xiangyang and his wife didn't acknowledge her, and she didn't want to do something that would only make a fool of herself.

Therefore, she wouldn't ask Lin Weijun to take his space food and grain home; she would only invite Lin Weijun to her home for dinner.

"No need, I've already eaten. You can eat it yourself..."

"Are you looking down on me? You come in here just because you think I'm your older sister. It's so lonely eating alone. Didn't you say I still have you?"

Lin Yue'e pulled him into the house.

Lin Weijun smiled helplessly and followed her inside to eat.

After getting off the train, Gu Jingyan wanted to find a car in the city to go to Taiping Town, but it was snowing heavily and there were no cars available, so he had to walk.

It was snowing heavily on the way from the city to the town, and the roads were slippery.

It took Gu Jingyan more than three hours to reach Taiping Town. In Taiping Town, everyone was already preparing for the New Year, and it was almost dark. There were no cars going to Qingshi Village.

They had been walking for three hours, and Gu Jingyan's shoes were already soaked with snow, and he was covered in snow from head to toe.

He had originally planned to buy some meat or something for Lin Yue'e at the commune, but the commune had long since closed.

"Let's go, we're almost there anyway."

That evening, Lin Yue'e made meat dumplings in her spatial dimension. She cooked and ate them by herself. She was full after eating just a few.

I tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. There was no TV in the room, and even if there were, I probably wouldn't be able to watch it, since there had to be a signal.

Needless to say, the situation outside was even worse. The entire village didn't have a television.

"I wonder how other families celebrate the New Year. Eating dumplings and staying up all night? That's so boring. I might as well read a book."

Lin Yue'e went to the study and found a book of historical stories on the bookshelf.

There's nothing I can do; this is the only book with a story to tell that I can find in this study.

After watching for a while, she put herself to sleep.

Gu Jingyan walked all the way back to the village, and when he finally stood at his doorstep, he was covered in snowflakes, looking like a walking snowman. He breathed on his hands to warm them and patted the long-unused door.

However, it was already close to midnight. Lin Yue'e was already asleep in her spatial dimension. She couldn't hear the sounds outside the door.

Gu Jingyan knocked on the door several times, but no one answered or opened it. He began to worry. Had Lin Yue'e gone back to her family home? That made sense; now that he was gone, leaving her all alone, it was only natural for her to go back to her parents' home.

So he wanted to go and see Lin Xiangqian's house, but at that moment, he saw that lights were being turned on in one house after another.

Erniu, the neighbor's son, ran outside to set off firecrackers.

As soon as I came out, I saw a white figure standing in front of Yue'e's house. I was so scared that I thought it was a bear coming down from the mountain.

"There's a bear! There's a bear and a man!"

Gu Jingyan was startled; who was this bear? He looked around and immediately ran to Wang Erniu's door and started banging on it. "Brother Erniu, open the door! It's me, Gu Jingyan."

Although Gu Jingyan didn't see the bear or anything Wang Erniu was talking about, he was still scared.

How can a human defeat a bear? If they don't run, are they just waiting to be eaten?

Upon hearing the voice, Wang Erniu recognized Gu Jingyan and, fearing that Gu Jingyan might be eaten by a bear again, quickly opened the door.

When I opened the door, I was so scared that I almost closed it again.

However, Gu Jingyan had already crawled inside, and because of running, a lot of the snow on his body had been shaken off.

"That scared me to death."

Wang Erniu realized it wasn't a bear, and that he had mistaken it for someone else. He breathed a sigh of relief and left the door open.

Gu Jingyan, however, closed the door tightly. He asked worriedly:

"Brother Erniu, where's the bear? I can't see it."

Wang Erniu was a little embarrassed by the question: "No."

"Why did you yell 'bear'? You scared me to death!"

"When I saw you standing at Yue'e's door all in white, how could I not be startled? Wait, didn't you go to university? Why are you back at this time? No, why are you back? It's snowing heavily, and on New Year's Day, there probably isn't a soul on the streets. How did you get back?"

Wang Erniu had been to the provincial capital, which was very far from their place; it would take more than an hour to cycle there. Walking there would take a whole day.

"I...I'm worried about Yue'e; she's home alone."

Gu Jingyan thought of Lin Yue'e's possible pregnancy. He immediately pulled Wang Erniu along:

"Brother Erniu, where is Yue'e? I've been knocking on the door for a while, but she hasn't responded. Has she gone back to the Lin family's house?"

Wang Erniu led Gu Jingyan into the house first; his wife and children were already asleep. The two of them stayed in the outer hall.

"No, by the way, Yue'e is already six or seven months pregnant. You didn't know that, did you? I'm telling you, it's a good thing you came back, otherwise you wouldn't even know you're pregnant."

Wang Erniu was genuinely happy for Lin Yue'e. His wife always said that Yue'e was pregnant and that it would be so difficult for her to raise a child alone after giving birth.

But when she looked up, she saw Gu Jingyan with his hat off. She was startled.

"Were you taken away for re-education? How did going to university turn you into a skin and bones?"

Wang Erniu had never seen anyone so thin. Even in their poorest village, no one had ever truly starved to this extent.

Gu Jingyan then realized what was happening. Erniu was surprised to see his appearance.

"No, I just haven't had a good appetite for the past few months and haven't been able to eat."

Gu Jingyan had been vomiting for four or five months. He then heard that Lin Yue'e was indeed pregnant. The old Chinese medicine doctor had really been right.

"There's something else I need to tell you first; it's good news for you."

When Wang Erniu heard that Gu Jingyan couldn't eat, he thought to himself, "Sure enough, it's all the Lin family's fault. They've made this couple suffer so much. Gu Jingyan misses his wife so much that he can't eat."

Look how thin he's become! Even during the Lunar New Year, he couldn't bear it and went on a long journey to find his wife.