Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

The words were spoken so confidently.

It sparked a burst of laughter at the scene.

"Haha, he made a complete fool of himself."

"Exactly, he was just saying all kinds of things, and now he comes out with, ’I don’t know.’"

"How does he even have the face to participate in this event?"

"He really stole the show, but in my opinion, he’s only good at drinking; everything else, not so much."

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The Yang Family was speechless at this point, not knowing how to feel, just wishing for it all to end quickly.

Li Chuntao didn’t listen to the discussions around and picked up a pen to write. While everyone was chiming in, she had already written her answer on paper, not only the answer but also the riddle.

At this moment, the host noticed Li Chuntao’s action and announced, "Everyone, quiet please. Miss Li has already written down her answer."

The host held up the scroll-like paper and read aloud what Li Chuntao had written, "The road is long but not far, stones pile up but there is no mountain, thunder booms but there is no rain, snow swirls but it is not cold. The answer to the riddle is the grindstone."

Everyone saw Li Chuntao’s beautiful handwriting, and even the competing Zhao Gongzi and Zhou Gongzi admired Li Chuntao in their hearts.

The onlookers, although most couldn’t make heads or tails of it, there were some knowledgeable people.

Praises kept coming, and the highly respected elders repeatedly nodded and even applauded, "Ingenious, ingenious, truly unexpected that the riddle could be guessed like this."

At this point, someone raised a question.

"Who exactly wins then?"

"That’s right, who won exactly? The first two answered correctly, but although Miss Li wrote correctly, Yang Gongzi didn’t answer correctly."

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Li Chuntao gave the crowd a slight smile, "You only said to answer and write the answer on paper, but didn’t say I had to write down the answer he gave."

She then looked at Yang Dong and said, "No one is born knowing a lot of words; you only just started learning this year, and you’ve already learned a lot."

These words were like redemption for Yang Dong, prompting him to resolve secretly that once he returned home, he had to be diligent. Although his brain wasn’t the best, he needed to know more words.

He had indeed embarrassed himself earlier and was afraid Li Chuntao would ridicule him for it, but now it seemed she wouldn’t. Thinking of this, he couldn’t be more delighted.

Li Chuntao’s words sparked ongoing discussion.

"That’s right, what she said makes sense. As long as the answer is correct, it doesn’t matter whether Yang Gongzi answered correctly or not."

"Indeed, it’s really unclear who should win."

"Probably those highly respected literary figures will judge."

"If you ask me, the winner should be Miss Li. She didn’t even know the riddle, yet she both filled in the riddle and gave the answer. She’s a cut above."

"But if you say that, the other two will surely feel it’s unfair."

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Li Chuntao’s words left the host uncertain of what to do, so he hurried to ask the respected elders, who discussed for quite a while. Finally, the host returned.

He said, "After making a decision, the recipients of this pair of jade hairpins are..."

Everyone was tensely awaiting this exciting moment, as if the prize was for themselves.

"Yang Gongzi and Miss Li."