I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 249 - 246: Wan Chao Incident Follow-up

"Quick, quick go and have a look." Old Mrs. Jiang urged Zheng Honglian.

"Old Li, go bring some water from our house. Beishan, stop daydreaming and quickly find a long stick to extinguish the fire. Luckily, the wind isn’t strong today; otherwise, your main house would have caught fire too."

"Oh dear! Heaven! What a disaster! How did the kitchen catch fire? There are still two half-bags of grain in the cupboard!"

Old Mrs. Jiang’s shout made Jiang Beishan panic as well. Grain is the lifeblood of a family. She wanted to rush in, but Aunt Li pulled her back.

"Are you out of your mind, girl? How can you go in with this big fire? How much firewood have you piled up in the kitchen? Quickly, quickly, throw everything that can put out the fire, Old Li, hurry up..."

A house fire is no small matter; even Old Mrs. Jiang and Zheng Honglian were trying to put out the fire.

After a chaotic commotion, the fire was finally out, all thanks to the neighbors’ help.

The kitchen was left in ruins, with smoke still rising from the saturated ashes. Just like that, a perfectly fine kitchen was gone.

Originally, it was thought Old Mrs. Jiang had no heart to cause trouble for the Third Branch of the Jiang Family anymore, but unexpectedly, she headed over with anger in her eyes.

...

At the Jiang Family’s Third Branch, the hosts and guests were all happy, enjoying the late hours. As everyone said their farewells, Mrs. Jiang led the cleaning efforts after sending off the guests.

Jiang Mingyue was dragged by Jiang Ming’an to the courtyard of the main house next door.

"Hey! I say, brother, if you want to say something, just call me over. Why drag me like a sack? Don’t I have any dignity?"

Jiang Ming’an tossed her into a bamboo chair on the east side of the courtyard and sat in another bamboo chair, ignoring his sister’s complaints.

"Tell me, what’s with those two people?"

"Those two" naturally referred to Gan Fengzhe and An Jian.

Jiang Mingyue sighed inwardly; her brother was too sharp, there was no fooling him.

...

"So, you agreed?" Jiang Ming’an was very disapproving. In his opinion, his sister shouldn’t bother with such trifles. She should just enjoy life, and if she wanted to travel, he could make arrangements for her to travel around the country. Why worry about these things?

Jiang Mingyue knew this brother truly cared for her and understood what he was concerned about.

She became serious for once: "Brother, I can’t hide forever. I can’t always let you take the brunt for me. Every era has its own survival rules. Following Gan Institute might not be a bad thing. I might even discover some useful information for us.

We siblings have arrived, and Gong Qingge came from there too. Perhaps Gong Boyan and his sister are here as well. They might know of our existence and be hiding somewhere, waiting to strike. Or perhaps they don’t know about us yet. Either way, it’s not good for us.

It’s like there’s a knife lurking around us, and it could be drawn against us at any moment.

Brother, there’s no preventing theft for a thousand days. The best defense is a good offense."

Jiang Ming’an remained silent for a long time, eventually conceding.

"You’re always so headstrong. Fine, do as you wish."

"Brother, don’t look like you’re marrying off your sister. I haven’t finished talking yet."

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"I’m recruited as a Special Ability User. Gan Institute has just promised me that my time is still very free. I don’t have to clock in and out like ordinary staff. I only need to appear when necessary."

This means she would only be needed for major cases, and since Nanxi City is such a small town, it’s unlikely she’ll encounter any significant cases in ten years. Essentially, his sister was taking a salary for a do-nothing position.

With this assurance, Jiang Ming’an was finally at ease.

The weight on his mind lifted, and Mr. Jiang returned to his former cheerful self, ready to gossip with his sister about those people.

"That afternoon, Jiang Zhenzhu’s face was scratched by Wan Chao. After leaving the food factory, she didn’t dare go to her godmother for support. Instead, she chose a quiet alley and got beaten up in a sack. In the evening, she went out with a scarf on her head again, only to get beaten again. She was sacked again the next night, her face battered beyond recognition, to the point that no one would recognize her for at least ten days to half a month."

Jiang Mingyue: "..." Looking at her brother’s gleeful face across from her, Jiang Mingyue quickly sensed something unusual.

"Three times? Let me think, Brother, you would definitely take revenge for me, but you wouldn’t do the same thing three times. Who did it the other two times?"

"Heh heh! Only Yueyue knows me well."

It turned out that when Wan Chao caused a scene at the food factory, the ugly deeds of Jiang Zhenzhu and her mother were exposed, and the news quickly reached several departments. Jian Nanqing from the union heard about it and immediately had someone follow Jiang Zhenzhu into the alley to give her the first beating.

Later, when Jiang Mingyue entered the city and had Xie Yunhai send a message about Wan Chao’s marriage, Xie Yunhai had someone beat Jiang Zhenzhu a second time that night. As for the last beating, it was naturally Jiang Ming’an, her cousin.

Some grievances need to be vented.

However, she could understand her brother and Xie Yunhai taking revenge for her, but why would Jian Nanqing? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Isn’t she supposed to be all about romance? Jiang Mingyue indirectly severed her marriage prospects, so she should hate her, right?

"Why bother? As long as the results align, you can be friends. In every era, more friends mean more paths."

"Yes, if I get the chance, I’ll thank her. What about Wan Chao?" Knowing her brother, he wouldn’t let that scumbag roam free. Even if he was just doing his job concerning her affairs, it was enough to make people sick.

"Him? Haha!" No need to tell his sister he was beaten and left unable to stand.

"Oh, and your foster mother, the Xu Family used evidence as leverage to force her into agreeing to a divorce. As soon as she completed the divorce procedures with Jiang Kangsheng, Grandpa Xu publicly disowned her."

Jiang Mingyue stroked her chin, thinking she might want to meet this grandparent of her original self.

She heard Xu Modun was looking for medicine for him. Does that mean she should...

"Fu Chulan, that is... Jiang Yihai’s birth father’s wife, caused a stir at the hospital after receiving the letter, exposing Xu Ya’s scandals. Xu Ya lost her job at the hospital and, fearing security would come for her, she fled on her own. Brother Xie’s people followed and saw her board the train to Yun Dian."

"Discovering a crisis and fleeing far away, she’s decisive in such matters. With Fu Chulan stirring things up, isn’t she worried about her husband? Or is it?"

"Correct, Qian Xishan has already been taken away, but he showed a good attitude in admitting his mistakes and, coupled with being manipulated by Xu Ya, he was released in the afternoon.

However, the other party in the love triangle, Xu Yong, wasn’t so lucky. Taken away the same day, Jiang Kangsheng provided evidence and Fu Chulan testified, so this morning he was sent to the Western Farm.

This Mr. Xu really has bad luck, just as the caravan had enough numbers after a half-year wait, the documents arrived last night, and they were preparing to leave this morning, taking him along."

Such a gloating expression, why does it look so pleasing to the eye!