The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 271: Is Manman Not Biological?

Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Is Manman Not Biological?

"Why didn’t you tell me your sister was so capable earlier?" Hu Hao recalled the bet and looked at Jiang Rou at his side.

Jiang Rou was taken aback, her expression very stiff. "I didn’t know..."

"Didn’t know? What do you mean?" Hu Hao continued to press, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness.

"It seems the fourth brother doesn’t know much about our cousin?" Hu Qinglin took over the conversation. "When the aunt gave birth to our cousin, she discovered she had a heart condition and abandoned her. Poor cousin, drifting outside for twenty years, only just returned to her roots this year."

"There’s such a thing?" Hu Ming and Hu Hao looked at each other in astonishment.

"The aunt is really worse than pigs and dogs..." Hu Hao shook his head.

"Alright! I’m willing to accept the loss!" Initially, Hu Ming was still puzzled whether Jiang Man used medical skills or witchcraft, but now, hearing about her background, he stopped puzzling over it.

Betting, after all, involves both winning and losing.

His loss this time was because he didn’t understand his little cousin well enough.

"Little cousin...she’s quite interesting..." Hu Ming stepped forward, smiling sardonically.

"The password to that apartment’s main door is my birthday, as for the transfer procedures, I’ll handle it when I’m free."

"No rush." Hu Qingyu replied leisurely, unconcerned.

They were all from Harbor City’s most privileged elite, never placing money high in their regard.

A few tens of millions for them was merely trivial play money.

"Strange." Hu Hao pinched his chin, sizing up Jiang Rou from top to bottom.

"Fourth brother, what’s wrong..." Jiang Rou felt a chill all over her body from his gaze, subconsciously retreating a step back.

"Don’t you think Manman doesn’t resemble the aunt or that useless wretch at all? Rather, this Jiang Rou, hmm, looks quite like that wretch."

Hu Hao’s comment immediately drew the attention of his brothers.

Hu Qingyu lazily lifted his eyes, glancing at Jiang Rou.

Hu Ming leaned in close, closely examining her face.

"I’ve realized!" He waved a hand behind him. "The weakling is white-eyed, so is she."

"Are you sure you were picked up?"

"Uh..." Jiang Rou blinked, trying hard to conceal her white eyes.

"They’re both downward-slanting eyes." Hu Ming continued talking to himself.

"Eye shape should be genetically inheritable, right? Who knows about this?"

"We’d have to ask cousin Manman about this." Hu Qinglin suddenly became interested. "I heard the uncle and aunt treat you as their own?"

"My parents are kind, I was an orphan, and they took me in." Jiang Rou bit her lip.

Upon hearing this, Hu Qinglin couldn’t help but scoff. "Kind? That’s probably the funniest joke I’ve heard in my life! Do you know why grandfather is lying here?"

"It’s because of them!"

For a moment, Jiang Rou was left speechless by the rebuke.

She felt very wronged.

It wasn’t her fault her grandfather was harmed, so why were all her brothers targeting her, as if they wanted to tear her apart alive?

"What are you guys talking about? Your grandfather is awake, everyone, come inside; he wants to see you all."

Hu Guanghua strode over, scanning the surroundings. "Where’s Manman?"

"Doctor Zheng took her away, to the director’s office." Hu Qinglin said.

Hu Guanghua looked puzzled. "?"

"Manman must be a very impressive famous doctor, I see Doctor Zheng respects her a lot," Hu Qinglin continued.

"Dad, where has cousin lived these past twenty years? I find her somewhat extraordinary, not like ordinary people." Hu Qingyu finally spoke up, usually quiet and reserved.

"Manman is the daughter-in-law of the Northern City’s Lu Family. As for the rest, I don’t know much, but you should pay more attention to her and learn about her past."

"We will." Hu Qingyu nodded.

Although the six brothers didn’t get along that well, they all shared the same wish—they wanted a little sister.

When they were children, what they argued about the most was that if they had a sister, they would definitely spoil her to the skies!

...

An hour had passed since Jiang Man returned to the hospital room.

The grandfather had nearly finished chatting with the five grandsons.

The hospital room was now somewhat quiet.

Hu Fangqin and Jiang Rou sat in the corner, like two disciplined prisoners, daring not to breathe loudly.

When Jiang Man walked in, the brothers instinctively turned their gaze towards her.

Seeing this, the old man excitedly sat up straight and waved her over, "Come here, girl, sit next to me."

"Grandpa," Jiang Man walked over briskly and softly said, "I just had a meeting with the hospital staff about your follow-up treatment plan. They will invite experts from the Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital to collaborate. In about a year, you should be fully recovered."

She spoke so lightly that everyone else didn’t take it deeply to heart.

"Fully recovered?" The grandfather couldn’t even dare to imagine, "With my health condition, can I really recover?"

"You can." Jiang Man sat down, her gaze firm, "You can live another ten years with no problems."

"Really?" The grandfather started to believe.

Who wouldn’t want to live a few more years in contentment?

"Really." Jiang Man patted the old man’s shoulder, "You still want to hold your great-grandsons, don’t you?"

Having said this, she turned her head towards her brothers, "You guys need to step it up."

The brothers were very restrained in front of their grandfather, each appearing very obedient.

"Manman, did you study medicine? What is your position in the medical field?" The grandfather, curious, couldn’t help but ask.

Jiang Man smiled, "Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. Previously, I was lucky, I managed to save a person on the verge of death using traditional Chinese medicine, and since then, they’ve treated me like a deity in Western medicine."

She paused, then added, "However, in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, there are always taller mountains and people beyond oneself, many more skilled than me."

She was being modest.

The old man took this modesty to heart, "Are you still in school then?"

"Yes, at Beicheng Music Academy," said Jiang Man casually.

"It’s an arts college, ranked towards the bottom..." Jiang Rou, who had been quiet in the corner like a quail, suddenly spoke up.

The old man frowned upon hearing this, "Never mind that, Manman, would you like to study at Hong Kong University? The president is an old friend of mine. If you want to go, I can have him write a letter of recommendation for you."

At the mention of ’Hong Kong University,’ Jiang Rou’s eyes widened in shock.

A top university, ranked twenty-something in the world and third in Asia—how could Jiang Man, a total sack, deserve to go there?

"Grandpa, isn’t that a bit much? She already got into the Music Academy through connections. When netizens found out, they cyberbullied my sister. If she hadn’t livestreamed her entrance exam and scored high, disproving them, she would probably have been pressured into dropping out by now."

She was sure they had made it easy for Jiang Man during the entrance exam!

Since the music academy already had connections with the Lu Family, wasn’t it easy to manipulate things?

She really couldn’t understand how the Lu Family, the Hu family, everyone seemed eager to pull strings for Jiang Man.

"Since she disproved them with high scores, it shows her academic performance is not bad!" The grandfather snorted, quite dissatisfied with Jiang Rou, "Are you still in school then?"

"I’m interning at the Lu Corporation, enrolled in the best second-tier university in the country! You must be aware of the Lu Corporation. They only take master’s and doctorate interns. Me being an undergraduate and getting in, I’m one in ten thousand."

"Wow, that’s impressive, huh?" Hu Hao couldn’t resist teasing.

"Not really." Jiang Rou’s face flushed a little, shy from the compliments.

"Both are second-tier, who’s to say who’s more noble? How come it seems like you feel so superior?" Hu Hao continued to tease.

Jiang Rou’s face quickly changed from flushed to deathly pale, as if adjusting the hue on a palette, eventually turning ghastly white.

"If my cousin achieves great success in the medical field, never mind Hong Kong University, she could even go to Harvard Medical School! Grandfather, I think we should arrange for my cousin to go to Harvard!"

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