Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All Chapter 2 - 2 2 Mom do you believe me

Chapter 2: Mom, do you believe me? After absorbing the unfamiliar memories and witnessing the book in her mind fade away, Kang Li now fully grasped her present circumstances.

——In reality, she had been poring over paperwork in the home study, and once completed, as the clock struck one in the morning, she made a casual video call to her little brother studying abroad in Country A.

Unbeknownst to her, before they could even chat briefly, a sharp pain struck her heart, darkness overtook her sight, and she blacked out amid her brother’s frantic and worried shouts.

When her eyes opened once more, while enduring the throbbing pain at the back of her head, she discovered she had transmigrated into a controversial stepmother novel set in a specific era.

This realization came undoubtedly from the original host’s lingering memories and the book that had materialized within her mind.

Did panic overwhelm her?

Not one bit.

She understood the value of adapting to one’s lot, and she also knew that in her former world, she had probably died suddenly from overexertion serving her family and the company.

The original host, however, suffered from a congenital illness that demanded she steer clear of intense emotional fluctuations. Shockingly, just two days earlier, the Zhou Family from the same village had stormed in to rudely cancel their engagement,

and this morning, her ex-fiancé and best friend had lured her to the creek at the base of the mountains behind the village. In a moment of carelessness, she slipped backward, smashing the back of her head. Though the village doctor examined her and declared it merely a coma with no major issues, forecasting she’d awaken by lunchtime at the latest.

Yet, the soul that revived was an entirely different one, suggesting the original host had likely passed away quietly in her slumber.

Her parents quarreled loudly in the main room. The day after the Zhou Family annulled the engagement, her father came back from the commune meeting bearing a marriage proposal.

In a burst of anger, without a second thought, the original host consented to journey to North City and wed a man called Luo Yanqing, as suggested by the commune’s Director Wu.

As a devoted mother, Cai Xiufen simply couldn’t bear to see her treasured daughter tie the knot with a divorced man who had three children, forcing her into the stepmother role, so she vehemently rejected the union.

Nevertheless, early that morning, her father Captain Kang pedaled his bicycle to the commune, where Director Wu took personal charge, bolstered by a call from his former superior requesting special handling,

they facilitated—on one end for the distant Luo Yanqing in North City, and on the other for their very own daughter—the swift completion of the marriage registration.

Thankfully, up to now, Captain Kang hadn’t pulled the marriage certificate from his pocket to reveal it to the family; otherwise, Cai Xiufen’s dispute with Captain Kang wouldn’t have remained so straightforward.

“…”

Her daughter’s lost her mind!

Cai Xiufen had genuinely assumed that her Li Bao’s words from yesterday stemmed from mere temper. Could anybody explain what in the world was unfolding now?

Kang Guowei and his wife, Kang Guoqiang and his wife, Kang Guofu and his wife, together with their various children, plus Kang Guoan—who hailed from the same generation yet remained unmarried—all gaped in shock: “…”

The sister (little sister-in-law) has gone insane!

To clarify, Kang Guofu hadn’t been at his workplace long that morning before getting a call from home about his little sister Li Bao fainting by the creek. As a brother who cherished his sibling deeply, he couldn’t possibly stay away and rushed back to check on her.

As such, Kang Guofu sped back to the village on his bike with his wife and two sons.

In all honesty, the original owner Kang Li was pampered like a jewel in the family.

Why?

The reason was straightforward. In Captain Kang’s generation, three brothers existed with no sister among them. One by one, the brothers wed and fathered children, turning it into a contest of sorts; every one sired a son,

until Captain Kang and his wife, almost a decade after their fourth boy, finally bore twins—a boy and a girl. Only then did the Kang Family gain their delicate, cherished little princess.

Doted upon by grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, brothers, and male cousins alike. Even later, when her brothers and cousins wed and produced sons of their own, these young ones instinctively showered their little aunt with affection too.

A few of these nephews exceeded the original host by more than twenty years in age, already fathers themselves, but they felt no shame in handing their snacks right over to her.

For example, the eldest cousin from her eldest uncle's branch reached forty-three years old, father to a twenty-two-year-old son wed last year who welcomed a baby early this year.

To sum it up, the whole Kang Family showered her with indulgence, allowing the original host to mature utterly spoiled and protected, delicate and innocent as could be.

Yet the original host suffered health problems from a young age, fragile in body, but she developed into breathtaking beauty that only deepened over time. Her skin gleamed like fresh cream, her sparkling eyes radiated warmth, and her lips resembled delicate peach blossoms.

Added to her charming words, the clan's love for her was so intense they treated her like glass—afraid she'd shatter in their grasp or dissolve if placed in their mouths.

As a result, the original host entered adulthood without ever laundering a garment, preparing a dish, or handling simple tasks such as feeding the chickens and ducks or mopping the floors.

Behind closed doors, villagers whispered that the Kang Family overindulged their girl too fiercely. That was the polite version; more bluntly, they'd fostered laziness and greed in her, claiming no household could thrive with such a daughter-in-law.

Plus, her weak constitution suggested difficulties in childbearing. Even with fairy-like looks, what good did it do?

“Do you have anything to say now? Marrying Comrade Luo Yanqing, our Li Bao doesn’t have the slightest objection,”

Right then, Captain Kang broke the heavy silence filling the main room, pulling every eye away from Kang Li. He drew a diploma-like marriage certificate from his pocket and unfolded it for the family to inspect:

“Here is Li Bao’s marriage certificate. I headed to the Commune at noon today. Director Wu noted that his former superior had granted special approval for the union of our Li Bao and Comrade Luo Yanqing, so he accompanied me to the civil affairs office to register the marriage for these two youngsters.”

“Kang Laigen! Your brain must be clogged with pig fat. Yesterday you consented to this match for Li Bao right in front of Director Wu, and today, without a whisper to anybody, you fetched the marriage certificate in her name. How could you?!”

Cai Xiufen teetered on the edge of fury, ready to lunge at Captain Kang and claw him fiercely.

Kang Li swiftly seized her mother’s arm upon witnessing this: “Mother, won’t you believe in me? I really didn’t defy anyone’s will. Father’s returned with the marriage certificate now, so retreat is impossible, and honestly, I’ve no intention of backing out. Rest easy—once I reach North City, I’ll ensure nothing befalls me.”

“How could I feel reassured? You’ve never lifted a finger since childhood. How will you survive in North City? You’re barely grown yourself—how can you handle three young children?”

Cai Xiufen’s heart ached fiercely as she imagined the hardships awaiting her precious daughter in North City.

Tormented by fears, she dreaded Li Bao starving, wasting away with hunger in soiled attire, enduring wrongs far from kin, and weeping beneath the quilts until breathless…

“I can pick it up quick. Mother, I’m sharp as a tack—our whole family agrees on that. Plus, cooking and laundry are simple enough,

I’ve watched you and the sisters-in-law handle these chores closely. I’ve memorized every step. Why not let me whip up a few dishes for dinner tonight? The family can taste them and judge my skill.”