Transmigrated Leftover Woman in Rural Style

The man first checked himself over as Li Xiaonuan instructed. Then, he looked at Li Xiaonuan in surprise. Next, he angrily shoved Li Xiaonuan, causing her to stumble. Pointing at her, he said:

"It's you, you bitch. It's great that you've fallen into my hands."

Li Xiaonuan steadied herself, looked at the other person with suspicion, and asked, "Young lady, do we know each other? Have I ever stolen your man, beaten your child, abused your parents, seduced your brother, or kidnapped your sister? Why are you calling me a slut?"

Laughter erupted from the crowd, and some began to discuss the woman dressed as a man. Some said it was immoral, while others thought it was understandable. But the woman involved glared at Li Xiaonuan as if she were a monster, angrily shouting, "So what if I cursed you, you bitch? You think you can steal my man and beat my child? Don't you even look in the mirror? Look at your vulgar appearance. Even if you look like my sister, you're worlds apart!"

Wait, Li Xiaonuan seemed to have heard something. "Looks like my sister." So, this person is Chu Lin's sister. And knowing her means she must be that spoiled girl she met at Wutong Temple that day. No wonder she recognizes her.

Sigh~ This damned face blindness, even changing bodies hasn't changed it. Seeing my enemy right in front of me, I still can't recognize them. If I were to be murdered one day, I wouldn't even know who did it.

Judging from the original owner's memories, she didn't have this problem. From a medical perspective, prosopagnosia (face blindness) is related to the brain. Having a healthy and fully developed brain and still experiencing prosopagnosia is simply a matter of habit. With practice, it should be able to improve.

Having made up her mind, Li Xiaonuan finally paid attention to the spoiled girl who was about to jump up and down: "Miss Chu, I have urgent business today, so I won't argue with you. If you feel wronged, please bring your parents to Cangbaicao Medical Clinic to see me tomorrow, and I will gladly accompany you."

"Girl, why did you send people to cause trouble at my clinic? Have I done something to offend you?"

Hearing this, Li Xiaonuan turned around and saw Doctor Qi in the crowd glaring at her, his beard bristling. His two apprentices beside him were covering their mouths and laughing gleefully. Helpless, Li Xiaonuan could only try to appease him by explaining:

"Dr. Qi, I'm just asking them to come to the clinic to find me. Don't worry, when they come, I'll definitely go far away from them and won't cause any trouble within the clinic premises."

But Doctor Qi stubbornly refused to believe it, twitching his goatee and insisting, "No, this matter must be settled today. Your second uncle, Ji'er, has already sent people to pick him up. You need to resolve this problem quickly, so as not to affect the affairs of my clinic."

Li Xiaonuan's lips twitched. She seemed to have only been out of the clinic for less than half an incense stick's time. Judging by how well the old man had arranged things, it meant he knew she was in trouble the moment she hit someone. She was about to thank Doctor Qi when someone else spoke up first.

"Uncle Qi, how do you know this slut... um, her? Look, she bumped into someone and twisted their ankle."

As she spoke, Chu Xun'er limped toward Doctor Qi. She had indeed sprained her ankle; she wasn't faking it. She hadn't noticed because it was numb earlier, and only realized it now that it hurt.

Doctor Qi winked at a young apprentice, who then dashed off. He then turned to Chu Xun'er with a serious expression and said, "Xun'er, when did you arrive in Yongzhou? Why didn't you come to see this old man?"

Chu Xun'er stood on one leg, somewhat unsteady. To maintain her balance, she could only grab Li Xiaonuan's arm. Because she deliberately gripped it tightly, Li Xiaonuan felt a little pain. But seeing the tears in Chu Xun'er's eyes, she remained silent.

Once she was steady, Li Xiaonuan didn't pull her hand away. Chu Xun'er then said with satisfaction, "I only came to Yongzhou last month and am currently staying at the Wei residence, my brother-in-law's house. I originally wanted to come and see you and Brother Ji, but I encountered some trouble, so I couldn't come."

When the topic turned to trouble, Chu Xun'er tightened her grip even more. Li Xiaonuan frowned, thinking these rich young ladies were so useless, making such a fuss over a sprained ankle. Little did she know that after the incident at Wutong Temple, Chu Xun'er and her sister had been confined to their quarters by Wei Bian for two months.

Just as Doctor Qi was about to say something, the clinic's apprentices brought over a stretcher. Doctor Qi gestured for Chu Xun'er to sit down and said, "Let's go to the clinic first and have your sister-in-law Fei Fei take a look. Li girl, you should go back to the clinic too."

What could Li Xiaonuan say? She could only follow along eagerly. After all that commotion, she was covered in sweat and needed to go back to sit and fan herself. Seeing there was no more excitement to see, the onlookers dispersed. But they still discussed Chu Xun'er's identity in small groups.

Even more outrageous, some people started a betting game, wagering on who would win the contest. In itself, such a small, private betting game was harmless. The problem was that their discussion of this matter in the teahouse was overheard by the eldest son of the Wei family, who happened to be passing by.

It's easy to imagine what awaits Chu Xun'er. Originally, she was still under house arrest and should have stayed home obediently to reflect on her actions. Now, not only has she disguised herself as a man and sneaked out, but she's also made a scene that everyone knows about, causing a great deal of gossip. Therefore, the feud between Li Xiaonuan and Chu Xun'er has truly intensified.

But the two of them are still unaware of this, staring at each other and exchanging barbs, neither willing to concede to the other.

Chu Xun'er's foot injury wasn't serious; rubbing it with medicinal wine two or three times would heal it. The woman who treated her foot was the same one who had treated Su Shi last time. From her conversation with Chu Xun'er, Li Xiaonuan learned that she was Qi Ji's sister-in-law.

"Sister Feifei, when did you get back? How is Brother Qi?"

"Your brother Qi is doing well. He took some people to the beach to collect nautical charts before the New Year. So I came back."

"Oh, that's great. Then I'll come visit you from now on. I'm so tired of staying at the Wei residence all day."

Why don't you go back to live at the Chu residence?

“My mother was afraid that I would be bullied by the servants if I lived alone at home, so she sent me to the Wei family.”

"It's been years. How is your sister? I wanted to visit her, but I figured she wouldn't want to see me, so I didn't."

"Ugh, don't even mention it. I get annoyed just seeing her and my brother-in-law. Let's not talk about them."

"Your foot is all better now, you can walk lightly. Have someone massage it for you a couple more times, and you'll be able to jump around freely. I was just brewing some medicine, I have to go back and watch the fire, so I can't stay with you any longer."

Chu Xun'er pouted and said, "Okay, then I'll come find you another day."

Fei Fei went inside, leaving only Li Xiaonuan and Chu Xun'er in the private room. Chu Xun'er sat up from the couch, glaring angrily at Li Xiaonuan, and said, "Now, it's time to settle our issues."

Li Xiaonuan shrugged and put the silver needles back into the brocade box. This was the same cubicle where Qi Ji had examined her father last time. Li Xiaonuan sat in the armchair behind the long table. Leaning back in the armchair, she asked leisurely, "How do you plan to resolve this?"