Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

A few days later

A man dressed as a house servant stood in front of Mrs. Guo.

Mrs. Guo sat there, took a sip of tea, and asked, ”How did the inquiry go?”

The house servant bowed to Mrs. Guo and replied, ”Madam, the head chef at Yuelai Restaurant is named Li Fugui. He used to be the Young Master of Eastern Restaurant in Shanshi County. Last January, he got involved in a lawsuit, and the Li Family, to save Dongfeng Restaurant, cut him off, essentially kicking him out of the family. Later, for some reason, he went to Yuelai Restaurant to become a chef. Now, Dongfeng Restaurant has gone under, the Li Family is in ruins, and Dongfeng Restaurant and the Li Mansion have been sold to someone unknown.”

Mrs. Guo hadn’t expected that the cook who had once come to their home had such a tumultuous past. But this was not her concern; she was interested in whether he was acquainted with Xiaotian, so she asked, ”Did you look into his past?”

”Yes, madam, I did. Based on what people who knew Li Fugui in Shanshi County said, before he was expelled from the family, although he wasn’t very proficient in managing a restaurant and was somewhat of a playboy, he had an excellent reputation with women. It’s said he never indulged in debauchery, never visited brothels, due to having affection for a maid in the family. That maid was well protected, and no one knew her name. But from what we heard, she was bought eight years ago, and during last January, the maid ran away with a wealthy young man. Li Fugui has been searching for her ever since.”

This statement caused Mrs. Guo’s hand holding the teacup to pause. She opened her mouth calmly, ”Alright, you may leave.”

”Yes, madam.”

After the servant left, Mrs. Guo’s face turned extremely sinister. She angrily threw the teacup in her hand to the ground.

To her, there was no need to investigate the maid’s name; it was none other than her current daughter-in-law, Xiatian!

”Oh, Xiatian, I’ve treated you like my own, yet you betray me and our Guo Family like this.” Mrs. Guo spoke furiously, her tone almost seemed to devour Xiaotian alive. She then stood up, angrily heading towards Guo Feng and Xiaotian’s separate courtyard.

At this moment, Xiaotian was still unaware of what she was about to face. She had just lulled Little Yueyue to sleep when she saw her mother-in-law approaching furiously. Feeling timid, she softly called, ”Mother.”

Mrs. Guo coldly glanced at Xiaotian and waved dismissively, ”Everyone, leave.”

The frightened servants rushed out and considerately closed the door behind them.

Once the servants had left, Mrs. Guo looked at Xiaotian with undisguised anger in her eyes. This type of expression made Xiaotian feel both terrified and unfamiliar. She had never seen such a side of her mother-in-law, even when she was with the Guo Family before.

Timidly, she asked, ”Mother, what’s wrong?”

But as soon as she spoke, she heard her mother-in-law’s harsh and high-pitched voice, ”Kneel.”

This tone startled Xiaotian, and she immediately knelt in front of her mother-in-law. She didn’t know why her mother-in-law was so angry, but she had a vague feeling that it was about something.

Because apart from that one thing, she hadn’t done anything to upset the Guo Family, and only that matter could have angered her mother-in-law to such an extent.

Sure enough, she heard her mother-in-law’s questioning voice, ”Tell me, whose daughter is Little Yueyue?”

Such words caused Xiaotian’s heart to flutter, and tears welled up instantly; it was over, she had been found out, and couldn’t hide it anymore.