Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 310 - 302 I forgot all about it haha

Chapter 310: 302 I forgot all about it haha

Yan Yueqing suddenly realized what Teacher Jiang had started to say earlier but stopped herself.

"Jiang Ke has been locked up?"

"Yes," Jiang Chuanning nodded solemnly, "The Water Prison of the Jiang Family is the most severe punishment for the members of our clan! For a large family like ours, how can it always be smooth sailing? The heritage that has persisted for a millennium has gone through countless twists and turns, and for traitors... the most ruthless punishment is to be thrown into the Water Prison."

As he said this, Jiang Chuanning paused and then asked, "Xiaoxing, how much do you remember about the Jiang Family?"

"You could say I’ve forgotten it all..." Yan Yueqing felt a bit embarrassed, "I will try hard to remember!"

The solemn promise made Jiang Chuanning almost unable to help but chuckle.

He laughed softly, gently saying, "It’s okay if you’ve forgotten, Teacher will tell you again. That’s enough."

As he said this, he reached out his hand and rubbed the young girl’s hair like he used to when she was little.

"The Jiang Family is a millennium-old family of Hua Country, which has been handed down since ancient times, amassing countless wealth and connections. But at the dawn of Hua Country’s establishment, the Jiang Family donated three-quarters of their wealth, relocating overseas with the remaining portion and those Jiang Family Clan Members who chose to leave voluntarily."

"I know this!" Yan Yueqing propped up her chin, "Teacher Jiang, I’m curious, why did they relocate the entire family to a foreign place?"

"There are many reasons... The two most important ones..." Jiang Chuanning looked at her seriously and patiently explained, "First, when the power and wealth of a certain family reach their peak, it’s very prone to attracting other forces to unite against it. Moreover, during the early years of the country’s founding, many things were out of our control, and overnight, we might have become scapegoats..."

Yan Yueqing nodded.

Jiang Chuanning continued, "Secondly, it was because the Jiang Family discovered a trove of ancestral treasures."

"Ah?"

Treasures?

Which family’s great ancestor would bury their treasure overseas?

Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Jiang Chuanning explained unhurriedly, "Over a millennium, there have been many periods of chaos. During each, the Jiang Family would transport batches of valuables to a safe place for safekeeping as a precaution. And most of these items were transported overseas."

"In the early days of the country’s establishment, your great-grandmother found a secret compartment and located those hidden treasures! Afterwards, after discussions, the family decided to hand over the majority of their wealth to the national treasury in exchange for the opportunity for clan members to leave en masse."

"I see." Yan Yueqing thought about that era, understanding that if her ancestors had not left, it was hard to say what the Jiang Family’s current situation would be. Going away to avoid conflict was indeed the best solution.

After a pause, she continued to ask, "And then? Did they find it?"

"Of course they did," Jiang Chuanning nodded, "But as the saying goes, a crafty rabbit has three burrows; our ancestors didn’t hide everything in one place, and it took quite some effort to find them. Fortunately, we found half of it, bought thousands of acres of mountain tops, and established a new Jiang Family estate on it."

"Only found half of it?" Yan Yueqing chuckled, "The old ancestors were really clever!"

"Of course! Otherwise, if it was buried shallowly, it would have been dug up by others before we could get there. Besides, even finding just half is still more than the wealth we had before the handover. Using these resources, the Jiang Family quickly captured many overseas markets, creating our own business empire."

Jiang Chuanning, seeing the spark of joy in her eyes, nodded and said, "But in the end, our roots are still in Hua Country. Over time, we would gradually return. The Jiang Family would invite elites from other families to visit regularly, which was essentially a matchmaking event!

Many of your great-aunts married foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes! But starting from your mother’s generation, the Jiang Family gradually began inviting domestic families to participate in business training. Your mother took a liking to your dad; originally, she wanted you to choose from a new batch of students, but who knew you’d go your own way...

I remember there was a young man named Jun Lii in that batch who was not only well-educated and quick-witted but also well-scrutinized by me as a gentle and careful child."

"Ah? Jun Lii?" Yan Yueqing was stunned, "He also studied at our Jiang Family’s place?"

"Yes!" Jiang Chuanning smiled, "Do you know him?"

Yan Yueqing fell silent...

Teacher, do you want to guess why I have a son with the surname Jun?!

The evasive look in her eyes piqued Jiang Chuanning’s interest: "I haven’t been in Hua Country long, and I haven’t met the young Jun. If you have time, arrange to meet up with him, and the two of you have a good talk."

"Talk about what..." Yan Yueqing’s scalp tingled, and she waved her hands again and again, saying, "Thank you, Teacher, there’s no need."