Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!-Chapter 297 - : Is She Really His Granddaughter?!

“Ah!!! Don’t hit me! I was wrong!!!”

Before Jiang Li even entered the living room, she heard Jiang Yan’s pig-slaughter-like wails coming from inside.

She gave Jiang Shixu a look, and then she pushed the door open and walked in.

What greeted her eyes was a scene of utter chaos.

Jiang Yan was darting around in this mess.

Following close behind him was an elderly man with salt-and-pepper hair.

Even though his back was slightly hunched, the vitality on his face couldn’t be obscured by any number of wrinkles.

Right now, he was chasing Jiang Yan with his walking stick made of golden phoebe wood.

“If I don’t beat you to death today, you little brat, then I am not your grandfather!”

Jiang Yan let out another howl and leaped behind a sofa.

“Grandpa, it really wasn’t my fault!”

All the servants, not wanting to get involved, wisely hid themselves away.

Lin Manru and Shen Lan were nowhere to be found.

Aside from the two people chasing each other, the only other person in the huge living room was a young man leaning against the stairs, watching the farce with calm eyes.

When his gaze met hers, Jiang Li’s brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

Jiang Cheng…

The next second, Jiang Yan, hopping about, caught sight of Jiang Li standing at the doorway with eagle eyes and ran over as if seeing a lifeline.

“Jiang Li, Lili, my dear sister, help me, your brother is going to be beaten to death!”

Hearing this, Jiang Zhao Yuan stopped his swinging arm and looked toward the doorway too.

As he saw the girl standing there, wearing a light apricot-colored long dress, standing slender and graceful, his expression froze with disbelief all over his old and frail face.

Is this Jiang Li?!

“Are you Jiang Li?” he couldn’t help asking out loud, but immediately regretted speaking and put on a stern face again.

Jiang Li nodded, “Grandpa, it’s me.”

Her response drew Jiang Cheng’s attention from beside the staircase, and a flicker of shock swiftly crossed his eyes.

Hearing her courteously calling him Grandpa, a flash of surprise crossed Jiang Zhao Yuan’s face too.

She really was completely different from before.

He snorted coldly, “It’s rare to see you dressed like a normal person. What, finally decided to mend your ways?” novelbuddy.cσ๓

Jiang Li caught the sarcasm in his voice, didn’t reply, and instead turned her head to look at Jiang Yan.

“What happened? What caused this mess in the house?”

Jiang Yan pouted, “It’s not my fault, it was Grandpa suddenly going nuts…”

“It’s not your fault!” Old Sir Jiang was so angry he almost jumped off the ground, “I’m asking you, what happened with the wedding arrangements with the Qiao Family that were going so well? Why did their whole family move out? Was it you who caused this?!”

Jiang Yan complained, “That’s just one aspect, it was them who acted unreasonably first!”

Old Sir Jiang let out a cold laugh, “Oh, really? How come I heard you got caught in a hotel getting cozy with another woman?!”

Jiang Li quickly seized on the key point, “Grandpa, who did you hear that from?”

Jiang Zhao Yuan huffed again, “Do I need to report to you who I heard it from? What, after becoming a big star, you come back home and start throwing your weight around?”

Jiang Li’s eyes were calm, and she didn’t get angry because of Old Sir Jiang’s sarcasm.

“Grandfather, I was just curious, curious about who purposely erased the beginning and process of this matter, only to pick out selective faults to tell you, thereby alienating your feelings towards Jiang Yan. You should stay away from this person, Grandpa. He clearly wants to disrupt the peace in our family.”

Jiang Zhao Yuan was stunned, not only because of the reason Jiang Li had given but also because of her calm and composed demeanor.

When had she become so steady and reasonable?

However, before the old master could speak, Jiang Cheng walked over from behind, his head bowed, and with an especially guilty look, he glanced at Jiang Li.

“Sister, don’t be angry. I was the one who told Grandfather. I heard it from the servants; they said brother ran away from his wedding. I thought this matter was too serious to keep from Grandfather, so I spoke out…”

Jiang Li looked at the seemingly obedient and sensible young man before her and slightly narrowed her eyes.

Truth be told, not a single thing about him resembled either her or Jiang Yan. Although her and Jiang Yan’s styles were also different, one could still see some similar traces in their facial features.

But this Jiang Cheng, with his thin eyelids, emanated an invisible sharpness; his pupils were dark, making it hard to discern his emotions.

Even though he appeared very anxious and unsettled, those eyes were as calm as a dead pool of water.

—He was a person even more difficult to deal with than Jiang Yan.

Even though Jiang Li hadn’t made a move, Jiang Cheng immediately pulled on Old Sir Jiang’s clothes and hid behind him.

Jiang Zhao Yuan also protected him in his embrace.

“So what if it was Jiang Cheng who told me? One by one, you all hid such a big matter from me. Finally, someone stands up and tells this old man, and now you, Jiang Li, are accusing him of ulterior motives. He’s your brother, and he also bears the Jiang surname.”

Jiang Yan sneered in anger and put his hands on his hips, “I’ll be damned—”

Jiang Li elbowed him in the stomach, cutting off the rest of his sentence, then lowered her voice and said:

“If you don’t want Grandfather to really break your legs, then go ahead and speak your mind.”

Jiang Yan: “…”

He remembered the last time he had cursed Jiang Cheng as a bastard in front of everyone, and how he ended up getting beaten by the old man, resulting in lying in bed for a week.

“You go ahead.” Jiang Yan gestured for her to proceed.

It was only when dealing with this brat that the siblings would band together as allies.

However, in the past, it was always Jiang Li who cursed even more viciously than him. But for some reason, after she changed, her attitude towards Jiang Cheng also changed.

Jiang Li directly ignored the blame-shifting Jiang Cheng.

The child’s situation was serious, and it wouldn’t be resolved in a short while.

“Grandfather, since you want to know the whole story, then let me tell you.”

“It’s indeed as Jiang Yan said, the Qiao Family never intended to truly form a marriage alliance with us. Qiao Shuang was tangled with her ex-boyfriend while using the title of the Young Madam of the Jiang Family to gain favors outside. Not only did Mrs. Qiao pocket the betrothal gifts, but she also aimed for shares in our family.”

“Regarding the fiasco at the engagement banquet, although it was Jiang Yan who fled the wedding first, he too was manipulated by scoundrels. The police have already filed a case, which you can find out about if you wish, Grandfather.”

Jiang Li narrated in detail, her voice neither servile nor overbearing, each word landing with weight, silencing Old Sir Jiang.

In fact, on the way home, he had already heard some rumors that the Qiao Family was harboring malicious intentions towards their family.

But he hadn’t believed them.

Because besides condemning the Qiao Family for their lack of integrity and righteousness, they had also extravagantly praised Jiang Li.

They said how intelligent she was, how she understood the bigger picture, how steady and reliable she was, and how she had already shown signs of a House Mistress at such a young age.

Old Sir Jiang couldn’t help but laugh.

A joke?

Could the Jiang Li they spoke of really be the same granddaughter who, from childhood to adulthood, had never shaped up, causing hundreds of troubles every day?!