BMECDAH 07

Chapter 07

“Nonsense! How could I, Jiang Dahai, have a daughter like you who talks such gibberish? I’m going to beat you to death!” He chased, and she dodged. Ouch, you can’t hit me, nyah nyah nyah~ “Father, why are you feeling so guilty? Could it be, just as I said, that you took advantage of Mother being unconscious during labor to deliberately swap the eldest sister and the older brother?” As Jiang Wei spoke, she danced around Shen Peirong. Jiang Dahai not only failed to hit her, but he was also left panting and exhausted, his lungs practically exploding with rage. “You little brat! Someone, tie up the Second Miss and take her to the ancestral hall for punishment! I will beat her to death today!” Jiang Yan stood on the side with a vicious expression. “Go ahead and hit me! Beat me to death, and see if your beloved Eldest Miss will marry that dying weakling from the Gu family!” No sooner had the words left her lips than the lively Jiang Wei suddenly shuddered. Her eyes fixed on Jiang Dahai with a chilling coldness, and her tone was even colder than her gaze. “Jiang Dahai, you scoundrel! It wasn’t enough to cause my death; you still want to bully my beloved grandchild? I warn you, if you dare to touch a single hair on my grandchild, I will clear out everything in your house and send you back to selling night soil!”

Jiang Dahai was terrified. Jiang Wei’s gaze, tone, and voice were exactly the same as his late father-in-law, Shen Zhennan. Could it be that Xiao Yan’s room really had been haunted by the spirit of his father-in-law? “Grandfather, don’t go!” With an outstretched, dramatic hand, Jiang Wei looked at the shocked Shen Peirong with tears streaming down her face. “Mother, I just saw Grandfather! Am I about to be beaten to death by Father?” “With me here, I won’t let your father hit you.” Shen Peirong indicated that she had also seen her father; fortunately, he hadn’t warned her, or she would have been scared to death. Jiang Dahai wanted to explode with anger but was afraid that his father-in-law hadn’t truly left. His voice went hoarse. “I didn’t even touch a hair on your head, what death are you talking about?” “That’s great! I knew Father was best to me.” Jiang Wei happily hugged Jiang Dahai and acted spoiled. “Father, Grandfather just told me he misses you very much and wants you to hurry down to hell to find him. But I told him you can’t die yet because you still need to prepare my dowry. He told me to tell you that you must prepare it well, or he’ll come and chat in your dreams in the middle of the night, oh!”

“Your grandfather really said that?” Jiang Dahai suspected that Jiang Wei had truly been possessed by his father-in-law and was scared out of his wits. “Yes! Why is everyone looking at me with such ghostly expressions? Don’t tell me you saw Grandfather too?” “No, no, I’m leaving first!” Jiang Dahai ran faster than a rabbit. Next was Chen Xiaolian, followed by a hesitant Shen Peirong, who needed to go back and ponder her younger daughter’s words. The room was left with the “manic” Jiang Wei and the frantic Jiang Yan. With others gone, Jiang Yan dropped the act. “Jiang Wei, don’t think that by acting crazy and stupid you can win the love of my father and Shen Peirong.” Jiang Wei pretended not to understand. “Sister, I don’t know what you’re talking about?” “You better not.” Without wasting words, Jiang Yan began to absorb energy. As expected, without the jade pendant’s enhancement, the energy she absorbed was hard to convert into her own. She had to absorb it all first and then digest it slowly later. Jiang Wei’s act of insanity today would surely make Shen Peirong suspicious of her. She had to hurry up and absorb Jiang Wei’s luck before going to soothe Shen Peirong. Once she had absorbed Jiang Wei’s luck, she would naturally listen to her obediently. Jiang Wei’s messy hair stood on end, and Jiang Yan opened her mouth to consume the endless flow of energy.

If she had known she would be drained by Jiang Yan today, she wouldn’t have bathed last night. Thinking about the ball of mud larger than a ball that she had scrubbed off the original owner’s body, Jiang Wei sighed in regret. An incense stick’s time passed. “Sister?” Jiang Yan, perhaps overfed, let out a burp. “Sister?” Jiang Wei’s clear eyes were filled with stupidity. “Sister, you are so kind. Father and Mother have both left, only you stayed to keep me company.” It worked! Jiang Wei seemed even more foolish than before she came back. Not bad. Jiang Yan put on a fake smile. “You fool, we are sisters, of course I’ll be good to you. By the way, Sister, there is something I must tell you before you marry Gu Ting.” “What is it?” The soft and sweet-looking Jiang Wei leaned on Jiang Yan’s arm, gazing excitedly at the emerald bracelet glowing green on her wrist. If you don’t risk the child, you won’t catch the wolf. Jiang Yan hardened her heart and gave her the bracelet. “The people of the Gu family are not good people. They are marrying you because they covet the status and wealth of the Jiang family. After you marry over there, don’t be fooled by their facade. If they give you any keys or iron boxes, don’t you dare open them, because those are their criminal evidence.” “Ah, I didn’t expect the Gu family to be so bad. I don’t want to marry anymore.” The original owner had been brainwashed by Jiang Yan in advance, which is why she stubbornly believed that the kindness shown to her by the Gu family had ulterior motives after she married into it. She had even foolishly handed over the jewelry boxes and all kinds of valuables given to her by Madam Gu to Jiang Yan. “Foolish girl, don’t be afraid. With me here, you just need to give whatever they give you to me. I have ways to deal with them.” “Sigh, my poor sister. Sister promises you, I will find a way to make Gu Ting divorce you.” “Thank you, Sister.” “Good, you go to sleep now.” Jiang Yan returned to her spacious room, satisfied, waited for a while, and then brought the chicken soup to find Shen Peirong. Just as she arrived at the door, she suddenly knelt on the ground. “Mother, I was wrong. It was because I was too close to the Second Concubine that you misunderstood our relationship. In fact, I only approached her because I had my own troubles.”

“Did that b*tch Chen Xiaolian threaten you?” Shen Peirong, who was still furious, saw Jiang Yan’s pitiable appearance and could no longer stay angry at her. “No, I was afraid that Father would treat us coldly because I have no brother and you have no son to support you. So I intentionally befriended the Second Concubine, the mother of the eldest brother, thinking that in the future, for the sake of the Second Concubine, the eldest brother wouldn’t make things difficult for us.” Having no son was Shen Peirong’s eternal pain. She hadn’t expected that Xiao Yan would suffer such grievances to please the Second Concubine for her sake. Such a good daughter, and she had actually suspected her relationship with the Second Concubine—she was truly damnable. Shen Peirong’s eyes turned red. “You silly child, you are my most beloved daughter, the noble daughter I raised with all my heart. It was my own weakness that harmed you and made you suffer so many grievances. Oh, how could I have suspected you?” “Wuwuwu…” Jiang Yan shed delicate tears. “It’s not a grievance. For the sake of Mother and Sister, I am willing to suffer any grievance.” “You are just too kind-hearted, but your sister, she…” Thinking of Jiang Wei’s wild ravings, Shen Peirong didn’t know what to do. “It’s okay, Mother. Don’t blame Sister. As long as she is happy, I can trade identities with the eldest brother. In my heart, no matter whose daughter I am, I only recognize you as my only mother.” “Good child. Your sister is a fool who talks nonsense; don’t believe her words. You are my child.” Shen Peirong stubbornly believed that Jiang Yan was her biological daughter. Strange, she didn’t have this thought as often before Xiao Yan arrived; she even felt she might not be her child, but the moment Xiao Yan arrived, she stopped doubting. It is so strange. Shen Peirong wiped away her tears. “Come, Mother will take you to get the things your grandfather left for me.” She believed that Xiao Yan would never steal her things. As soon as Jiang Yan and Shen Peirong left, Jiang Wei followed close behind. Taking advantage of the moment after they took away three gold bars, she heave-ho, heave-ho tossed the remaining hundreds of catties of gold bars, including the iron box, into her space. [“Ding!” The system detects that you haven’t checked in today. Please log in to the Alliance Group to claim today’s task!]