Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Stepping on the bluestone-paved courtyard, Xiaoyao couldn’t help sighing, “Xiaoxiao, your place is no worse than the Prince’s Mansion.”

“…” Xiaoxiao was speechless. Was the Prince’s Mansion really that shabby?

At most, this place just about measures up to the compound of a wealthy household.

Actually Xiaoyao wasn’t mainly talking about how it looked, the main thing was the cheerful atmosphere here. She had lived in the Imperial Palace for so long, and in the Prince’s Mansion for so long, but nowhere made her as happy as Xiaoxiao’s place.

Seeing Xiaoxiao living so well, she was genuinely happy for her. If she really could go back, she’d feel at ease.

Looking at the child in Xiaoxiao’s arms, she couldn’t help saying, “Xiaoxiao, I really didn’t expect you to already have a kid. But do you have to mess around like this? Can’t you give the child a nicer name? Yang Zhongbao? Liufu? Why do they sound so awful?”

Xiaoxiao was speechless. She knew this friend would definitely find a chance to pick on her. She curled her lips. “What’s awful about them? Yang Zhongbao, that’s the name of a great general, super classy and impressive.”

“Oh please, are you sure that’s a great general and not ‘great soy paste’?” Xiaoyao snickered, continuing to tease.

“What, you looking down on my son?”

“No way, no way. Your son is definitely destined for great fortune. Just because he’s got such a good mom, he won’t turn out bad.”

“That’s more like it.”

“Xiaoxiao, how about I be the kid’s godmother?”

“You’re about to leave, what’s the point of saying that now?” Xiaoxiao couldn’t help rolling her eyes.

“It’s exactly because I’m leaving that I’m saying I want to be his godmother. Otherwise I’d be this kid’s mother-in-law.” Xiaoyao said.

Hearing that, Xiaoxiao’s heart twisted. She thought of how, back when they were in the modern world, the two of them kept saying that if they each had kids someday, they’d match them up, and the two of them would become in-laws. Even though it had just been a joke at the time, now that she thought about it, it felt like it was from a whole lifetime ago.

She couldn’t bear it. This child was originally the child of Xiaoyao’s body; calling her “mom” was only right. So Xiaoxiao looked down at the Little Liufu in her arms and said, “Little Liufu, this is your mother, hurry and call her Mother.”

“Mother…”

“Haha, you should call me ‘Mom’. ‘Mother’ sounds a bit rustic, but here everyone says ‘Mother’, so ‘Mother’ it is.” Xiaoyao laughed.

Listening to Xiaoyao chirping away, Xiaoxiao felt a sadness she couldn’t put into words. She was still like this—looking tough as nails on the outside but incredibly fragile inside. This past year, she really had suffered.

The two of them walked on like this until they reached Xiaoxiao’s compound.

Once inside, Xiaoyao started showering praise on the furnishings in Xiaoxiao’s room. “Wow, Xiaoxiao, you’re something else. It’s like you moved everything from the modern world here.”

“Hehe!” Xiaoxiao just smiled. Even if she wanted to move it all here, she couldn’t. The truth was she was a total piece of trash, a complete no-skills trash, so all she could do was copy the general idea and cobble it together like this. Honestly, this was already pushing her limits.

After they went in, she put Little Liufu on the kang with railings, letting the child play by himself, then pulled Xiaoyao over and said, “Okay, stop sightseeing for a moment. I have something serious to tell you.”

“What is it?”

Xiaoxiao was thoroughly speechless. “Sis, you’re not here on vacation, you’re here to go back to the modern world.”

“Oh.” Xiaoyao was actually a bit reluctant to leave. She wanted to stay close to Xiaoxiao for a few more days; after all, once they parted today, they’d never see each other again.

Seeing Xiaoyao finally settle down, Xiaoxiao spoke up, very seriously. “Listen to me: whether you can go back or not is still uncertain.”