Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Chapter 1709: Chapter 1711: Li Chuntao Learns of Her Missing Memories

Upon hearing this, Li Chuntao was also a bit puzzled. What does it mean by not truly being engaged? Isn’t Xiaoxiao her younger uncle? How could she not know if he’s engaged or not?

So she asked directly, "Xiaoxiao, you don’t even know whether your younger uncle is engaged?"

Faced with this question, Xiaoxiao felt a touch of awkwardness. Indeed, such a big matter and she was left out of the loop. Others would surely think that her family doesn’t value her.

However, she could understand her family’s actions. At that time, something major happened to her family, and her in-laws didn’t want her to be distracted, so they didn’t tell her.

She explained, "Ah, there’s a long story behind it. Let me give you the short version. My family’s situation took a turn for the worse, and my in-laws were worried I’d be distracted by it, so I found out later."

She needed to explain the actions of her in-laws. After all, Li Chuntao was unaware of everything. If she heard rumors from others, it could lead to misunderstandings about her in-laws. Considering Li Chuntao and Yang Dong might have a possible future, any misunderstanding could hinder her chances with Yang Dong—better clarity than misunderstanding.

After explaining, Xiaoxiao went on to describe how Yang Dong got engaged to Yang Xiaocui.

She had to mention it; it was a well-known situation. Even if she kept quiet, others would speak up. Better for her to get it out in the open.

"So Yang Dong and Yang Xiaocui got engaged. Unwilling to accept it, you came to Yang Family Village to see for yourself. By the way, there’s land here in Yang Family Village that belongs to your family, bought at your behest. This courtyard was also acquired back then. You meant to stumble upon Yang Dong in Yang Family Village, but plans were delayed by your weight loss journey, which is why you’ve only just arrived."

Li Chuntao found these events utterly bewildering, like listening to a fantastical tale, "And then?"

"Then, you discovered some shady dealings between Yang Xiaocui and a local hooligan, Yang Daniu. You thought if Yang Xiaocui was exposed for not being good, perhaps Yang Dong would give up on her, giving you a chance. So you arranged for Yang Xiaocui to work at the academy, to keep an eye on her. I encouraged you to open the academy out of my own selfish motives—to give you a reason to stay in Yang Family Village."

"And you really did uncover some issues..."

Afterwards, Xiaoxiao recounted Yang Xiaocui’s wicked deeds, how she colluded with Yang Daniu to trick her into going up the mountain, drugged Yang Dong, and everything that happened on the mountain.

She wasn’t sure if Yang Dong had told her everything, but who was she?

She’d watched enough melodramatic TV dramas to easily concoct a plausible story.

The bottom line is this: Yang Xiaocui and Yang Daniu are villains, while Li Chuntao and Yang Dong, amid the perils of the mountain, made a heartfelt pact to marry if they returned alive.

Then, Xiaoxiao recounted Yang Dong’s behavior after coming back, how he went without eating or drinking for her, did countless things for her, finally managing to wake her thanks to a night of whispering to her tirelessly.

Now is the time for more talking. They both have feelings for each other; a lost memory shouldn’t sever a relationship.

Losing memory is no big deal, the romance could simply resume.

The first step to rekindling this romance is to convince Li Chuntao that Yang Dong is still an admirable man; otherwise, given Li Chuntao’s current indifference towards Yang Dong, it’s going to be difficult.