My dad's marriage into my family made me rich, and my fierce yet adorable older sister spoils m

At this point, Guan Yaozu felt no guilt whatsoever, only that it was perfectly reasonable!

"Father is dead, mother is alive, younger brother is the head of the family! This is the rule passed down from our ancestors! If she dares to say 'no,' I'll go to the commune and report her for filial impiety!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Cuihua, who was standing nearby, quickly chimed in with suggestions.

"That's right! But husband, we can't force this."

At this point, Ma Cuihua's eyes darted around nervously.

Then, as if she had just thought of something, her eyes lit up.

"Mother, you'll have to step in first to handle this!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately objected and glared at her.

"Me?! Guan Hongying is incredibly fierce these days, haven't you heard what others are saying?! Besides, she might not even acknowledge me as her biological mother! What if she gets really angry and chops me in half?!"

Although the old lady felt sorry for her eldest son and grandson, she still valued her life.

"Oh dear! Mother, are you crazy? Guan Hongying is willing to risk everything! She doesn't care about her reputation, but what about the future of her two daughters in the army? What about the reputations of her other daughters? Are they all going to throw away too?"

As Ma Cuihua spoke, she clapped her hands and then sat down next to the old lady.

Upon hearing this, the old lady immediately began to ponder.

"What you said...makes sense..."

"Mother, when the time comes, take Jinbao, dress in rags, and go straight to her doorstep, pretending to be pitiful! Guan Hongying is heartless; does she really think she can just watch her own mother and nephew freeze to death on her doorstep? If that doesn't work, just go to Linhe Brigade and pretend to be pitiful! Pretend to be sick!"

The old lady and Guan Yaozu, who were standing to the side, had their eyes light up even more after hearing Ma Cuihua's plan.

Seeing this, Ma Cuihua felt very proud, after all, she thought she was the smartest person in the whole family.

"When the time comes, once you've entered her house and figured out where she hides all her money, and established yourself there, after five or six days, Yaozu and I will go there with our bags and say that our village has been hit by a plague and we really can't go on living, there's no other way."

Ma Cuihua became more and more excited as she spoke, as if the Guan family's spacious house and the military allowance were already hers for the taking.

"Then, our family of five will have a legitimate reason to live at Guan Hongying's house. Those good-for-nothing brats can go sleep in the woodshed or pigsty as soon as possible! And Guan Hongying's live-in son-in-law, and that extra son, can also be kicked out of the house as soon as possible! In the future, that big courtyard and that big tiled house will all belong to Jinbao!"

Ma Cuihua's words were not just something she said with excitement.

Even the old lady was delighted to hear it, and she nodded repeatedly.

"Alright! Alright! We'll do as Cuihua says! Hongying came from my womb, it's only right that I eat and drink from her! If she dares to say a word, I'll crush her with filial piety!"

Guan Yaozu didn't say a word from beginning to end, but the smug look in his eyes was almost overflowing.

This was the family's perfect and vicious scheme.

However, people are not as good as heaven.

The old lady never expected that her perfect plan to get in the door would be ruined by Lin Chuan, the bastard she despised the most!

Now not only did they fail to steal the money, but their reputation is ruined.

She was even forced into a dilapidated mud-brick house with drafts coming from all sides, her hand was broken, and she was almost frozen to death!

"Damn it... Yaozu, Cuihua, why aren't you here yet? If you don't come soon, I'm going to die here in Linhe Brigade..."

The old woman held Jinbao in her arms, standing in the snow-covered, muddy ground, feeling a wave of despair wash over her.

Just when the old lady thought she was about to die of the winter.

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing, and extremely exaggerated howling sound came from the foot of Guan Hongying's house in Linhe Brigade.

"Second sister—! My dear sister! Your little brother has come to see you! You must save our family's lives~~~~!"

The sound was extremely loud and powerful, piercing through the howling north wind and spreading directly throughout half of Linhe Village.

On the snow-covered path at the foot of the mountain, a man and a woman were supporting each other, trudging towards the village with uneven steps.

The man was none other than Guan Yaozu, and the woman was his wife, Ma Cuihua.

To feign a miserable state as refugees, the two deliberately styled their hair like a bird's nest before leaving home.

Not only that, he also deliberately smeared soot from the bottom of a pot on his face and wore two tattered old cotton-padded jackets with cotton fluff flying everywhere.

However, what's ridiculous is that no matter how they tried to hide it, Guan Yaozu's round double chin and Ma Cuihua's bulging cheeks simply couldn't be concealed.

The fat they've gained from eating alone at home is still quite noticeable.

The two of them look nothing like disaster victims who have been starving for half a month!

Instead, they looked like two weasels who had just stolen a chicken.

"Second Sister! Our eldest sister died young, and now you're our only family left! You can't abandon us!"

As Ma Cuihua walked, she shouted in her shrill voice.

His exaggerated acting drew stares from the villagers of Linhe Village who were passing by with their rice bowls in their hands.

"Oh dear, husband, slow down. We're on our way to seek refuge with our second sister and live a better life. We can't afford to fall and hurt ourselves on the way."

Although Ma Cuihua pretended to be weak, her bright eyes were actually quite piercing.

Her eyes, which were remarkably similar to those of Old Lady Guan, now scanned the brick and tile houses of Linhe Brigade like radar, and she would occasionally swallow.

Actually, according to the original plan, they should have waited two more days before coming.

But yesterday afternoon, Wangjiazhai completely ran out of food.

Guan Yaozu couldn't stand being hungry all day. He thought about how his mother and Jinbao had been in Linhe Village for several days.

In the past few days, with my mother's ability to throw tantrums, she must have already subdued Guan Hongying.

In just a few days, she'll definitely have enough time to collect all the good stuff.

So, after discussing it, the couple realized they simply couldn't suppress their greed.

He was so excited that he packed up the only two tattered quilts he had left at home that very night and rushed to Linhe Brigade.

In their eyes, Guan Hongying was a pushover they could easily manipulate.

So what if she has a fierce personality?

Even if she wasn't as easily swayed as the eldest sister of the Guan family, so what?

With seven daughters, she naturally had many weaknesses.

Even if she doesn't think about herself, shouldn't she at least think about her child?

With her reputation and the children's future at stake, Guan Hongying had a firm grip on these factors.

As long as they stand at the Guan family's door, they can bring out the three mountains of "eldest sister is dead," "carrying on the family line," and "blood is thicker than water."

Guan Hongying had to obediently give up her warm bed and serve them fine grains and fatty meat.