Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All Chapter 6 - 6 6 Kang Lis Promise
Previously on Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All...
Chapter 6: Kang Li’s Promise Kang Li spoke straight to the point.
The System paused in shock for a moment before recovering, then it twirled excitedly.
“Li Bao, my precious, why were you so befuddled?”
With the family gathering over, Cai Xiufen shot a frustrated look at Captain Kang and stormed off to her cherished daughter's bedroom.
In respect for her senior, Kang Li hastily straightened up.
Settling on the kang's side, Cai Xiufen gazed tenderly at her daughter, stunning like a celestial fairy, and spoke in a chiding voice that brimmed with love:
“Why refuse to heed your mother? All this is for your benefit. Your body is weak, and you're off to that remote spot to serve as stepmother to three kids. Have you no idea how tough that role is?
Consider the stepmother homes in our village—what wretched fates they suffer! Show kindness to those prior children, and folks brand it fake concern. By the ancient big-family saying, it's termed 'fatal helping.'
Hold back kindness, and all declare the stepmother cruel. You're doomed either way. A rotten mother earns the chatter rightly, but one who truly loves those kids—won't frustration kill her?”
“Mother, gossip doesn't scare me; time alone reveals the truth, and I'm no idiot to suffer baseless smears.”
Kang Li replied with an innocent expression, “Bottling it all up would sicken even the healthy, and I aim to stay well. That'll let you rest easy here. Mom, believe in your clever, adorable Li Bao. I'll never allow mistreatment.”
“Always recall: we avoid needless fights, yet fear none. Face trouble or injustice, remember to contact our team office.”
While softly caressing her daughter's plaited locks, tears filled Cai Xiufen's eyes. After a brief pause, she continued, “If only we had kin in North City. Then, for any emergency, family could rush to your aid swiftly.”
“I swear everything will turn out fine,” Kang Li assured.
Gently shaking her head, Cai Xiufen sighed, “Foolish child, what mother doesn't fret over kids far away… Clashing with your father pained me, but I couldn't bear it. He claims it's for your good too, yet decided before Secretary Wu without family input. He consented to wed you to a previously married man,
even secretly fetching the marriage papers for you. His approach was overbearing, offering no space for talk!”
“Dad did ask my view, and I agreed with a nod, so blame doesn't fall on him. Plus, as an organization member, Dad holds firm principles. He believes wedding Comrade Luo suits me well, letting me back Comrade Luo's full devotion to the nation,
which equals my own service to the country. Dad's ideological level is lofty; as kin, we'd wrong him by hindering when he's right.”
Kang Li comforted her mother.
“Nonsense about hindering—I see your father as reckless, butting into your life's big choices without care.”
That wretched old coot—come bedtime tonight, she'll twist his ear right off!
Kang Li laughed lightly, “Mom, our family all knows my condition. The Zhou clan cited my barrenness to cancel the betrothal at our gate. No anger from me; actually, relief washes over me, sparing a Zhou marriage with childless years,
sparking their ire and village tongues wagging. Heading now to North City with Comrade Luo, Mother, it truly sits well with me.
Comrade Luo draws a solid wage plus all sorts of vouchers and tickets. A cozy, affluent life awaits for sure. Besides, with his three kids already,
he won't care if I bear any, and truthfully, I shun motherhood myself. My health likely bars it anyway, plus childbirth terrifies me with its agony. One mishap in labor, and I might perish…”