How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!

Lin Xiaosu was speechless...

An ancestor flipping tables, ever since the emergence of materialism, has probably never happened in human history.

A phone call was made, little Ye told her mom: I'm going to pick up little Su.

Then she rode the Lin Family's motorcycle over.

Lin Xiaosu arranged for her to check into a hotel.

Poor little Ye, once again passively giving up her place.

If she had human emotions, she might feel very wronged. What's up? I'm just a mascot, right? Needed to occupy a place, not needed I stand aside, what do I lack compared to normal women? If there's water, why can't it be used?

Of course, this is only hypothetical, in reality, she doesn't have human emotions.

She doesn't know what feeling wronged is.

She just smiles.

Blue Demon changed into little Ye's clothes, and when she came out of the room, she looked exactly like little Ye.

"First time visiting your home, should I bring some gifts for your parents?" Blue Demon asked.

"No need, in everyone's eyes, you're already my wife of one or two years," Lin Xiaosu said.

"Got it!" Blue Demon mounted the motorcycle: "You just want me to act intimately and naturally with you? I can do that! First step, hold tight!"

Tightly hugged Lin Xiaosu.

The little motorcycle sped into the heavy snow, the roadside began to get a bit slippery, but with Lin Xiaosu's superb driving skills, these things were naturally not issues.

Soon, the little motorcycle entered Old Tashan Village, and those old buddies who just returned from working outside looked at the couple in the snow with envy, jealousy, and hatred...

These two have made young men in the village not want to go home.

Every time they go home, their parents point to the Lin Family Courtyard to teach them...

With a real-life example around, the pressure to marry is extraordinary.

If Lin Xiaosu and his wife had any flaws, they could argue against it, but finding flaws in him was too difficult.

Little Ye's gentleness and virtuousness are famous.

That rascal Lin Xiaosu even knows how to make money.

It's said he earns millions a year, can anyone live with that?

Of course, this is just hearsay, theoretically, reported income differs greatly from real income, but even twenty or thirty thousand is beyond their reach.

However, no one knows, Lin Xiaosu's real income is indeed vastly different from the rumored figure, more than tenfold, just in the opposite direction, his actual income is in tens of millions.

The villagers didn't put his income in eight figures, the fundamental reason is that poverty limits imagination...

Entering the Lin Family Courtyard, dad and mom came to greet them.

Mom picked up a towel to brush off the snow from Blue Demon's body, and complained to Lin Xiaosu: "Little Su, you're just being pretentious, why don't you just take a cab from the county back? You insisted on little Ye picking you up, if you fell, see if I'll spare you!"

Blue Demon responded sweetly: "Auntie, I'm perfectly fine."

"It's because you're fine, I let him go, little Ye, come in, today we've prepared your favorite dishes..."

Inside, warm and cozy.

The table was set, offerings were placed, Lin Xiaosu and Blue Demon picked up the firecrackers and went to the courtyard, a lighted match, the crackers crackled, Blue Demon covered her ears and squeezed behind Lin Xiaosu.

The old couple inside laughed heartily.

Lin Xiaosu was also speechless, Sister, your acting is top-notch, you brave through a hail of bullets, but you're scared of firecrackers?

After three rounds of drinks, it was time to kowtow.

Dad kowtowed, mom kowtowed, Lin Xiaosu kowtowed, Blue Demon voluntarily stepped forward, and kowtowed...

A family of four, neat and orderly.

Dad and mom didn't notice at all that this daughter-in-law was replaced.

The previous one was fake.

Today's one is even more fake...

At the table, mom mentioned brother.

Brother Lin Xiaoyang couldn't come back this year, the troops needed someone on duty.

He's also accumulated years of annual leave, saving it for next May Day as wedding leave.

This is also quite good.

Blue Demon quietly whispered into Lin Xiaosu's ear...

She told him she had understood the situation over on Lin Xiaoyang's side. On that day, seventeen from Gongchun Mountain outpost participated in the Southwest border defense battle, in which eight comrades died.

The remaining nine must visit the families of fallen comrades during this season, learn about their situation, and help resolve their worries.

This is a tradition of Gongchun Mountain outpost for years.

So, Lin Xiaoyang is not preparing for next year's wedding leave but completing this tragic mission.

He didn't tell his parents the truth because he didn't want them to be involved and worried for him.

Lin Xiaosu listened to these words, feeling a bit heavy.

This is only one battle.

This battle was certainly brutal, with more than three thousand deaths, but compared to the upcoming catastrophe, it's just a small storm in a teapot...

After dinner, Blue Demon suggested a walk in the small mountain village.

Lin Xiaosu accompanied her, walking in the snowstorm, taking a deep breath, he felt the pressure on his mind quietly shifting.

This world is so big, with so many people, he's not fighting alone!

What everyone can do, roughly speaking, is just being true to oneself.

"This small mountain village, quite charming," Blue Demon is quite interested in rural life.

"It's only because the year's end is approaching, during ordinary times, the workers aren't back, many houses have locks on the doors."

"Little Su!"

Suddenly, a voice called out.

Lin Xiaosu turned and saw a man coming from the snow.

"Village Chief Li!" Lin Xiaosu smiled and said, "You're still going door-to-door even though it's the eve of the Chinese New Year?"

The man was Li Yuejin, the village chief of Old Tashan Village.

"It's not just the eve of the New Year. It's also snowing heavily today. Who feels like going out in this ghostly weather? It's all because of Sister-in-law Deng from your hamlet. She's always at odds with her father-in-law. Yesterday, she chased the old man out again. Tell me, how appropriate is that during New Year's..." Village Chief Li said dismissively, "If everyone was like your little Ye, then there wouldn't be such troubles."

Blue Demon was a bit confused, but soon realized that she was the little Ye being praised by the village chief. She quickly nodded and stepped aside to let him pass.

After the village chief left, a strand of voice slipped into Lin Xiaosu's ear, "What's going on?"

"Just some trivial rural family matters. Sister-in-law Deng dislikes her father-in-law since he's old. Actually, to be fair, her father-in-law is pretty good for someone in rural areas. He's a retired worker, getting two to three thousand in wages monthly. If even he is disliked, imagine just a typical rural old man!"

"Oh... how will the village chief handle this? Will he punish her according to village rules?" Blue Demon was curious.

She genuinely was unfamiliar with rural life.

"Village rules apply to those who follow them. For those who don't, they're just empty words... Let's say this village chief is like a cannonball, definitely not someone good at community work. I'm curious if they'll get into a fight later."

The village chief entered Sister-in-law Deng's yard.

As soon as Sister-in-law Deng saw the village chief, her face dropped, "Village chief, don't try to persuade me. We must live separately from today onwards! I'm not his real child, nor did he raise me. Why should I serve him every day and not get any thanks?"

The village chief asked, "Do you raise pigs?"

Sister-in-law Deng frowned deeply, "Just one."

"How long have you been raising it?"

"More than half a year."

"How much have you earned?"

"Raising pigs, how much can you earn? After costs, maybe at most five hundred!" Sister-in-law Deng said, "Village chief, why are you asking this?"

The village chief said, "Your father-in-law's monthly salary is three thousand one hundred, right? He gives you all the money each month, right? Calculate for yourself, which is more profitable, raising him or raising pigs?"

Sister-in-law Deng was stunned.

Inside the room, the old father-in-law was stunned too, his face turning red and white.

Under the village chief's loud voice, several families were all stunned.

The village chief said, "I've calculated for you, raising your father-in-law is equivalent to raising 80 pigs!"

Sister-in-law Deng's eyes were full of astonishment, but it kind of made sense.

"I know what you dislike about him. He's old, dirty, hard to manage. But is pig raising dirty or not? Is it pigs managing the pigsty or you managing it? Treat him better, he lives another year, it's like raising 80 pigs a year. If he dies, your pig is gone... Got it?"

Sister-in-law Deng took a long deep breath, "Got it!"

"Do you know what to do now?"

"I know... I'll treat my father-in-law like a pig!"

"That's right!" The village chief laughed with his mouth wide open, "It's New Year, what are you fussing about? I'm leaving!"

He turned smartly and left gracefully.

Lin Xiaosu and Blue Demon looked at each other...

After turning a corner, they both laughed.

Accidentally coming across a rural matter, Blue Demon felt touched. She used to be the Qianlong King, focusing only on big and urgent matters. She had never truly experienced these trivial rural family issues.

This time, coming to Old Tashan Village, she experienced things she had never experienced before.

Her interest grew stronger, and she spent the whole afternoon wandering around with Lin Xiaosu.

When meeting the elderly, they nodded and greeted.

But when meeting the young, they mostly avoided...

Blue Demon noticed this and quietly transmitted, "Hey, I noticed your popularity in the village isn't great, your peers are avoiding you."

"Because of you!"

"What does it have to do with me?" Blue Demon was indignant.

"In their eyes, by wandering around with you, I'm arrogantly showing off, flaunting in front of these old bachelors that I found a good wife."

Blue Demon's eyes rolled secretly, "I'm not your wife."

"Today, you are!"

The phrase 'Today, you are...'

Blue Demon's heart raced.

Little Ye had already checked into the hotel.

Tonight, she would replace little Ye and stay with him.

Was he implying he would do something to her tonight when he said 'today she's his wife'?

Moreover, the thing that the village chief did just now also lingered in her mind, stirring different feelings, making her realize that sometimes it's not about the formality but practicality—sometimes simple and direct works better.

Her thoughts had been a bit wild recently...

Maybe simple and direct is more effective?

She, a Qianlong King after all, couldn't be less capable than a village chief, hesitant to do what she wanted...

With an inexplicable excitement, Blue Demon welcomed Tashan's twilight.

The snow fell heavier.

The mountain was completely white.

Night came early, after dinner, straight to bed felt just right.

In fact, in this little mountain village, many people were doing just that today.

Especially those long-time migrant workers who finally returned home, seeing their wives, how could they not be eager? Even if the stove was cooking porridge, there were plenty of people who would first take their wives into the room.