“Dr. Xue, has my sixth sister’s health improved any?” Sun Shuhui held her breath, and as soon as Dr. Xue finished taking her pulse, she hurriedly asked.
Dr. Xue: “After a week of recuperation, the sixth young lady’s health has recovered quite well.”
Sun Shuhui said joyfully, “In that case, is there any chance my sixth sister could be completely cured?”
Dr. Xue’s expression tightened as he explained carefully, “Fourth Madam, I cannot guarantee that. The sixth young lady’s poor health is due to congenital deficiency, and it will require gradual conditioning.”
Sun Shuhui was disappointed, but Dr. Xue continued, “I’ll prescribe a new formula for the sixth young lady—”
“Cough, cough, cough… cough…” Lin Haoyu, who had been lying lazily in bed, couldn’t hold it in at the mention of a new prescription and coughed until her body curled up like a boiled shrimp.
This sudden turn startled everyone in the room. Sun Shuhui instinctively patted her daughter’s back, then remembered Dr. Xue: “Dr. Xue, come quickly, what’s wrong with sixth sister?”
After a flurry of commotion, Lin Haoyu, coughing until her face was flushed red, collapsed limply onto the soft large bed.
Only after taking her pulse repeatedly did Dr. Xue dare to confirm: “The sixth young lady is fine, but remember to keep her emotions stable—no great joy or great anger, and don’t let her be stimulated. Big emotional swings are harmful to her health. Also, given her current condition, she must take her medicine…”
“Sixth sister, did you hear that?” Sun Shuhui, whose soul had nearly flown away moments ago, held her daughter’s hand and urged earnestly, “I know you don’t want to take medicine, but how can your body get better without it? Let’s listen to Dr. Xue. Be a good girl, sixth sister.”
Lin Haoyu could only taste bitterness in her mouth. She shook her head in utter despair and looked at Dr. Xue with pitiful eyes: “Dr. Xue, is there any medicine that isn’t bitter?”
Ever since she had transmigrated, Lin Haoyu had been having her pulse taken by Dr. Xue every day. She knew this traditional Chinese medicine practitioner was genuinely skilled—otherwise, the Lin family wouldn’t have hired him at a high salary—but taking Chinese medicine three times a day like meals was so bitter she suspected her sense of taste had stopped working.
Sun Shuhui hugged her daughter with pity: “Sixth sister doesn’t want to drink bitter medicine. Dr. Xue, can you think of another way?”
With both the patient and her family making the request, Dr. Xue deliberated for a long while: “Ginseng Nourishing Pills would be suitable for gently warming the sixth young lady’s body. However, her weakened constitution cannot tolerate heavy tonics. Fourth Madam, please remember not to give the sixth young lady any other supplements. Her three daily meals should remain the same as before.”
Lin Haoyu immediately smiled—taking pills was much better than drinking Chinese medicine.
Seeing this, Sun Shuhui said happily, “Dr. Xue, the ginseng for the Nourishing Pills must be the best quality. If it’s inconvenient for you to source it, feel free to come to me. We can’t let sixth sister go without ginseng.”
Dr. Xue nodded and gave Lin Haoyu another round of medical instructions.
Sun Shuhui personally escorted Dr. Xue out, but before leaving, she still reminded her daughter to rest well and had everyone else in the room follow her out, leaving the spacious room with only Lin Haoyu.
Lin Haoyu withdrew her gaze from the closed door, slowly let out a breath, and sluggishly shifted her body into a more comfortable lying position. She lay on the bed as if boneless, not moving a muscle, because any movement left her exhausted. Her body was too weak—she had been born prematurely with congenital deficiencies, and the original owner had truly died once before Lin Haoyu took over.
Lin Haoyu had been reborn for a week. Piecing together fragments of information with her own memories, she confirmed that not only had she transmigrated to Hong Kong in 1990, but she had also been dropped into a book—a 1990s Hong Kong wealthy family era novel. In the book, Lin Haoyu hadn’t even made it as an extra; she was merely the female lead’s cousin who died early, her death occurring before the plot even began.
What Lin Haoyu faced when she opened her eyes a week ago, resurrected from the dead, was—a playboy father, a shrewd mother, a rebellious younger brother, her own frail and sickly self, and the complicated extended Lin family.
The good news was that the Lin family was a wealthy Hong Kong clan, so her starting point in this life was Rome itself—no need to claw her way from an orphanage to the corporate grind like in her previous life, working herself to an early death. The bad news was that her body was so fragile she could barely take three steps without gasping for air. The original owner had been a medicine jar since childhood. If not for the Lin family spending money on medicine to keep her alive, the original owner might not have even lived to seventeen. Unfortunately, she had still died of illness.
Lin Haoyu knew best how terrible this body was—the constant feeling of being on the verge of death was unbearable for most people. But this transmigration had been kind to her. Her body was gradually recovering. It was slow, but at least breathing no longer hurt. At the current rate of recovery, she would soon be as healthy as a normal person. She hoped the original owner had been as lucky as her.
Though she didn’t know what was happening with her body, Lin Haoyu had died and then entered a book—accepting the fact that her body was improving was the easiest thing in the world. In this life, she didn’t need to worry about survival. She could peacefully embrace her new life and simply wait for her body to fully recover. Then she’d have no burdens at all.
Great, she was here to join this family. From now on, she was—the slacker’s big sister!
Heh heh, let her put her hands on her hips for a moment~
Well… Lin Haoyu couldn’t quite manage the hip-holding pose just yet. Her thoughts wandered in a jumble, and before she knew it, she had drifted back to sleep.
The next day, Lin Haoyu was half-reclining in bed finishing her breakfast, then cradled the freshly made Ginseng Nourishing Pill, so happy her eyes welled up with tears. She brought it close to sniff the scent—acceptable—and took it with satisfaction.
Sun Shuhui, who was watching over her daughter as she took her medicine, let out a sigh of relief and teased her: “So happy just because you don’t have to drink herbal medicine?”
Lin Haoyu nodded repeatedly: “It’s too bitter, so bitter I don’t even want to eat.”
Sun Shuhui looked at her wrinkled, pretty little face, her heart aching as she hugged her and patted her head, saying: “Alright, alright, as long as you’re well, you won’t have to drink that bitter concoction anymore.”
Lin Haoyu was momentarily stunned, then smiled at Sun Shuhui with crescent-shaped eyes: “Mm.”
Seeing her daughter so obedient, Sun Shuhui’s heart softened completely: “Once you’re feeling better, Mommy will take you out to play, and I’ll buy you whatever you want.”
“Anything at all?” Lin Haoyu was delighted.
Sun Shuhui was about to say yes, but the words caught in her throat as she thought of her father-in-law, and she forced herself to amend: “Within what your grandfather allows.”
The head of the Lin family, Lin Zhenhua, was a feudal patriarch with an overwhelming need for control. The entire family had to follow his commands, and Sun Shuhui didn’t dare go against him. Among the younger generation of the Lin family, Lin Haoyu was disliked by Lin Zhenhua for being a sickly child, and since her transmigration, Lin Haoyu had never met Lin Zhenhua.
The Lin family never skimped on her food or drink, spending money and medicine to keep her alive. Lin Haoyu was happy to avoid facing Lin Zhenhua: “Then I’ll have to think about it carefully.”
Sun Shuhui’s face lit up with joy at hearing this. Her daughter was willing to talk and had things she wanted—that meant she was truly recovering, unlike the past few days when she wouldn’t speak or react at all. She had been truly afraid her daughter would just slip away. Thank goodness, thank goodness!
“Tell Mommy once you’ve figured out what you want,” Sun Shuhui said happily.
“What does my good girl want to buy? Daddy will buy it for you.”
Lin Haoyu turned to look at the doorway, where a man with slicked-back hair and flashy patterned pants and shirt was leaning against the doorframe. He had a handsome face with a roguish grin, one hand twirling a pair of sunglasses. This man was her biological father in this life, Lin Jiahao—the famous fourth young master of the Lin family, known throughout Hong Kong as a playboy.
“You came to see Sixth Sister, that’s fine, but what if you suddenly scare her with your talking?” Sun Shuhui complained with dissatisfaction.
“I asked Dr. Xue, and my good girl’s health has improved a lot. She won’t get scared. Isn’t that right, good girl?” Lin Jiahao sidled over with a cheeky grin.
Lin Haoyu blinked, then deliberately said in a slow drawl: “If Daddy buys me what I want, not only won’t I be scared, I’ll be very happy.”
Lin Jiahao waved his hand grandly: “Daddy will buy it for you.”
Sun Shuhui gave Lin Jiahao a satisfied look. Better for him to spend his money on making their daughter happy than to squander it somewhere she couldn’t see: “Sixth Sister didn’t make it through easily. If we can make her a little happier, it’s our duty as parents to satisfy her. Jiahao, you’re a good father.”
Lin Jiahao was pleased to hear this and immediately came up with an idea: “Mother recently got an emerald necklace. I’ll go ask her for it to give to my good girl.”
“How can you ask Mother for her necklace to give to Sixth Sister? If word gets out, people will say Sixth Sister doesn’t respect her elders,” Sun Shuhui feigned concern.
Lin Jiahao thought for a moment: “I have a way. A grandmother giving her granddaughter a necklace is a small matter.”
Having stumbled into an extra gift, Lin Haoyu smiled sweetly: “Thank you, Daddy.”
Sun Shuhui felt at ease: “Jiahao, you really do have a way.”
Basked in the admiring and trusting gazes of his wife and daughter, Lin Jiahao was filled with energy: “Good girl, wait for Daddy—I’ll bring you the necklace to play with today.”
That afternoon, Lin Jiahao indeed delivered—a sparkling diamond and emerald necklace. The diamonds set into the necklace weren’t large, but the cutting technique was exquisite, making them gleam with brilliant radiance. Five teardrop-shaped emeralds wrapped within the diamonds emitted a clear, full-bodied luster.
Lin Haoyu practically jumped up from the bed like a dying person suddenly revived, her eyes gleaming with greed: “Mommy, I want to put it on right now!”
Lin Jiahao stood frozen in place, but Sun Shuhui understood her daughter’s reaction well. Even she, at first sight of this diamond and emerald necklace, couldn’t help but have her eyes light up. The diamonds and emeralds on the necklace weren’t large, but they were small and exquisite, and both types of gemstones were of excellent quality. No matter from which angle you looked, you could see the necklace’s radiant sparkle.
Lin Haoyu held up a mirror while Sun Shuhui carefully fastened the necklace around her: “There, my good girl is so beautiful.”
The mirror clearly reflected a pale-faced girl whose delicate features couldn’t be hidden by her pallor. Lin Haoyu admired herself in the mirror with great satisfaction, turning this way and that. She looked the same in this life as in her previous one, but now she was several years younger—this transmigration was a total win.
“Thank you, Mommy, thank you, Daddy. You’re the best Mommy and Daddy in the whole world!” Lin Haoyu sweet-talked them with honeyed words, calling out to them without any hesitation. In her past life she’d had no parents; in this life she had both, and she’d adapted at lightning speed.
Sun Shuhui and Lin Jiahao were delighted by her flattery, but Lin Haoyu, wearing the diamond and emerald necklace around her neck, was even happier. Just by sweet-talking her parents a little, she got a priceless necklace as a daughter—too easy.
That simplicity was also because Sun Shuhui and Lin Jiahao loved their daughter, “Lin Haoyu,” dearly.
Lin Haoyu stroked the necklace and silently wished the original owner well once again—may she be reborn into a good life! Why didn’t she wish for the original owner to transmigrate into her body instead? It was simply because the economic gap between the two sides was too vast. Even though Lin Haoyu had worked hard in her previous life to earn a house and considerable savings, it still couldn’t compare. Being a wage slave was truly no easy feat, and her health hadn’t been good either—she’d already died of overwork.
Seeing that she liked it, Sun Shuhui said, “How about Mommy buys you another jadeite necklace?”
Lin Haoyu snapped back to attention in a second: “Mommy, if you’re going to give me a necklace, give me a gold one.”
Whether it was diamonds, jadeite, or gemstones, nothing held its value like gold. Before Lin Haoyu had transmigrated into the book, gold prices had been rising steadily—gold was the true hard currency.
Lin Jiahao said, “Wanting gold is easy. Whatever jewelry my good daughter wants, just have it custom-made at the family shop, and Dad will pay.”
The Lin family was in the jewelry business, dealing primarily in gold. Lin Zhenhua loved gold the most, and influenced by the family patriarch, every member of the Lin family—whether sincerely or not—claimed to love gold above all else. The emerald-set gold signet ring, the gold wedding band, and the gold necklace Lin Jiahao wore were all quite striking and flashy.
Sun Shuhui, who also wore a gold wedding ring, made the final decision—the couple would have a full set of gold jewelry made for Lin Haoyu. Lin Haoyu was thoroughly pleased; she loved gold.
Lin Haoyu hadn’t expected her diamond-and-emerald necklace to attract the attention of two very busy older cousins. The fifth sister, Lin Haofei, immediately launched into a barbed remark upon seeing Lin Haoyu: “Sixth sister, I heard Grandmother gave you that necklace. I always said Grandmother dotes on you the most. You can’t be stingy and refuse to let us take a look at it, right? Fourth sister, don’t you agree?”
Author’s Note:
Starting a new story! If you like it, please add it to your collection—a thousand thanks.
Recommending my next pre-collection story, “Daily Gossip in the Courtyard Compound”—please add it to your collection!
On the night of his wedding, Qi Fengnian dreamed that he was a villain in a novel whose sole purpose was to oppose the male lead. He schemed endlessly, yet always ended up adding bricks and tiles to the male lead’s success, ultimately helping him become the nation’s richest man in reverse.
When Qi Fengnian woke up on the second day after his wedding, looking at his delicate and pretty wife Su Xiaowan, he remembered that in the novel, the two of them were the villain couple—he opposed the male lead, and his wife clashed with the female lead, until in the end, they were both infuriated to death.
Qi Fengnian: “…”
On the second day after her wedding, Su Xiaowan woke up bound to something called the Gossip Reward Gourmet System. After fiddling with it for a long time, she finally understood—as long as she watched the drama, the system would reward her with delicious food!
Su Xiaowan, who was strong but often went hungry, lit up with a gleam in her eyes: I’ll gossip!
Coincidentally, the courtyard compound she’d married into was in chaos every single day. From then on, Su Xiaowan rushed to the front lines of gossip, going wherever the excitement was—truly eating her fill of drama.
Whenever Su Xiaowan went to watch the drama, a little tail always followed her. Since Qi Fengnian was hers, she brought him along to watch the drama and look after him, occasionally feeding him her leftover treats, then making him hand over his entire paycheck. Life was sweet~
Qi Fengnian, threatened by his wife’s fists: “…”