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

However, he had already learned from his conversation with Lin Weijun yesterday that Lin Yue'e was not the Lin family's biological daughter at all, but a child who had been switched at birth. The Lin family had been using her as a bloodsucker all these years, and Lin Xiuhua was Lin Jinbao's biological sister.

It seems that Lin Xiuhua and Lin Jinbao have similar personalities; they both like to reach out and take things from others.

Birds of a feather flock together, it seems. The younger brother sucked Lin Yue'e's blood, and now the older sister is going to suck Lin Weijun's blood?

Lin Yue'e stuck out her tongue. She sighed, realizing Lin Xiuhua had inherited Zhang Guifen's bloodsucking nature. She patted her brother's arm:

"Ignore her, it's not worth getting angry with her."

"I know, but it's really annoying that she pressures her parents every day. And that Zhang Tiedan, a grown man, is shameless. He doesn't even try to stop her. I think he just wants to take advantage of everyone. I never realized he was this kind of person before."

As Lin Weijun spoke, he asked his sister to sit down.

"You're pregnant, don't stand there. Go back to the kang (heated brick bed) and curl up. Your brother-in-law and I will make breakfast."

As he spoke, Lin Weijun rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen. Gu Jingyan got up and followed him in. The two men busied themselves in the kitchen, chopping vegetables, lighting the fire, heating up steamed buns, and stir-frying dishes, working together in perfect harmony.

Lin Yue'e sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and while the two were busy in the kitchen, she immediately went to the backyard.

They'll be staying at home for at least another two weeks; all their food and supplies are still stored there.

These past two days, Gu Jingyan has been keeping a close eye on her, worried that she might fall because of the snow.

She needed to take advantage of the fact that the two of them were too busy to pay attention to her. She quickly put some vegetables and meat into the cellar.

Where are you going?

Lin Yue'e was still watched by Gu Jingyan as she passed through the kitchen.

"I'm going to the backyard to use the toilet. You guys keep going."

Lin Yue'e thought to herself, "You can't exactly follow me to the toilet."

"I'll go with you; the snow on the ground is quite slippery."

Gu Jingyan was about to come out immediately.

"No, no, I'm just going to the bathroom, it's nothing. You go ahead and cook, I'm starving."

"Then be careful."

Seeing that he wasn't coming out, Lin Yue'e felt relieved and went to the backyard. Forget about the toilet, she went straight to the cellar.

Carefully, they lifted the corn stalks from the top of the cellar and then went down the mud stairs.

The space contained large cabbages, radishes, spinach, and a large piece of wild boar meat from before—too much wouldn't do, it would be too strange. At this point, everyone would be considered lucky to have even a pound or two of meat.

There was also half a bag of wheat flour. She simply couldn't stomach that kind of mixed flour. When asked, she said she bought it on the black market.

When Lin Yue'e returned, the meal was served. It was simple yet steaming hot: steamed buns, cold radish salad, and pork stew with vermicelli, all smelling delicious. There weren't many dishes, but the portions were generous and there was plenty to eat.

The three sat together for a meal, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

As they chatted, the conversation turned to where they were headed for the future.

Gu Jingyan spoke first:

"After the New Year, I'll take your sister to the provincial capital. My school is there, so we can rent a place nearby to make it easier to take care of her."

Lin Weijun's eyes lit up:

"What a coincidence! I'm also going to the provincial capital to report for duty after the New Year, and my assigned unit is in the city. So we're together again."

"That's great! But Weijun, your work unit must have allocated you housing, right? You're much more comfortable than us. The government guarantees you a job. You're a civil servant. You can live off this job for life."

"We're all in the same place, so if your brother-in-law is busy, I can go and take care of you. I can visit you on weekends from now on, and I can also lend a hand when the baby is born."

Gu Jingyan nodded, feeling even more at ease:

"That's perfect, then we can look out for each other."

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the sun came out, but the temperature felt even colder than the previous two days.

The couple had just put the food on the table and hadn't even started eating when someone entered their yard.

"Sister, brother-in-law, we've come to wish you a Happy New Year."

Upon recognizing the voice as Lin Jinbao's, Lin Yue'e's expression instantly turned cold.

When they came out, they found it was indeed Lin Jinbao and his wife Li Chunlan.

The two men were dressed fairly neatly, saying they had come to pay a New Year's visit, but they arrived empty-handed. They were now walking into the house with sheepish smiles on their faces.

"Sister, brother-in-law, we've come to wish you a Happy New Year!"

Lin Jinbao could already smell the aroma of food; sure enough, those who arrived early got to eat. He pulled his wife, Li Chunlan, towards the house.

Lin Yue'e blocked the doorway; she wouldn't let the two of them into the house.

"We've been estranged for ages, why are you even exchanging New Year's greetings?"

Gu Jingyan immediately stood beside his wife. He had already had enough of this family's greed, and now that his wife had come to her senses, he was even less likely to be polite to them.

"This is my home. You are not welcome here, and there is no need for you to offer New Year's greetings. Besides, who comes to offer New Year's greetings empty-handed? Go back."

In the two days since he returned, he has learned from Lin Weijun and the villagers about the things Lin Jiaqian had done during the months since his divorce. In particular, he learned that Lin Jinbao had actually tried to cause his wife to miscarry.

Such a big thing, yet nobody in the village seemed to care. Luckily, my wife was fortunate and nothing bad happened to her.

Lin Jinbao's smile froze; he hadn't expected these two to be so disrespectful. Especially Gu Jingyan; even if he didn't want to before, he would still treat him politely out of respect for his sister.

Li Chunlan, however, was much quicker. She immediately stepped forward and eagerly tried to take Lin Yue'e's hand.

"Sister, why are you saying that? Saying we'd cut ties before was just an angry outburst, we didn't mean it. We've come to wish you a Happy New Year sincerely, that's why we came early this morning. We forgot to bring New Year's gifts when we left, but we'll go back and bring them over in a bit. We're all family, don't worry about such small things."

Li Chunlan cursed her mother-in-law inwardly. When she arrived, she had asked what she wanted to bring. Her mother-in-law said there was no need to bring anything. She could just go and have a meal and pay her respects.

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Gu Jingyan. Why was her brother-in-law so thin? But even so, he was still much better looking than the one she had married. Now she regretted it; if she had known the Lin family and her sister-in-law would end up like this, she wouldn't have married into the family.

They even said that with this older sister-in-law and brother-in-law around, she would definitely have a good life with Lin Jinbao. Now look at them, they won't even let them in the door.

Looking at Li Chunlan's state, Lin Yue'e recalled the scene when Li Chunlan tried to force her to drink alcohol before their marriage.

She felt nauseous. Seeing that Gu Jingyan still wanted to touch her, she immediately retreated behind him.

"No need for New Year's greetings. I wouldn't dare have relatives like you. Please don't come again, lest it make everyone unhappy."

Gu Jingyan also spoke in a deep voice, his tone carrying an undeniable force:

"I know how the Lin family treated Yue'e in the past. From now on, don't bother her anymore."

Lin Jinbao's face instantly turned ugly, and Li Chunlan's smile vanished.

The two exchanged a glance, neither of them expecting that the couple would be so unyielding, showing no mercy whatsoever.