Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!
Chapter 310: Sister, Eat More

Chapter 310: Chapter 310: Sister, Eat More

Jiang Yan snorted, "Then, Grandpa, you just talk less, so Uncle Three won’t despise you for staying at the company all day."

Jiang Zhao Yuan slammed his cane, "I talk less? If you bunch of brats let me worry less, then I could talk less! When will you go to the company and help your Uncle Three, so he can have it easy and come back home?"

Jiang Yan: "...."

He shouldn’t have butted in.

"Well, I’m just afraid of squandering all your company’s money." He casually picked some food with his chopsticks and said, "I’m not cut out for business anyway."

"How can you not learn? Do you plan to stay at home and leech off me for your whole life?!"

Seeing the two above about to argue again, Jiang Shixu turned his head away to clear his heart and mind, picked up a shrimp, and placed it in Jiang Li’s bowl.

"Sister, eat more."

Opposite them, Jiang Cheng quickly stood up and picked a piece of meat for Jiang Li.

"Sister, eat this, it’s delicious."

Jiang Yan was stunned.

When had this kid become Jiang Li’s lapdog like Shi Xu?!

The old man was surprised too because, from the moment they sat down, these two brats hadn’t served any food to him as their Grandpa, while Jiang Li’s bowl was quickly piling up like a small hill.

A bit displeased, the old man gently tapped his chopsticks, "Ahem, Grandpa has been sitting here for so long, why haven’t you thought of serving Grandpa some dishes?"

Jiang Shixu immediately bowed his head, and Jiang Cheng quickly took the chance to say,

"It’s because Sister has been studying so hard lately, I just wanted to get her more food to replenish her strength."

Jiang Zhao Yuan glanced at Jiang Li’s rosy cheeks and snorted, "Now you know to work hard, where have you been before?"

Jiang Li glanced at Jiang Cheng across from her and said indifferently, "’To err is human; to forgive, divine.’ The most important thing is to be able to correct your mistakes."

The old man was left speechless.

If he talked more, in case this girl threw a tantrum and refused to study again, wouldn’t he be the one to clean up the mess?

He might as well speak less.

Jiang Cheng was silent too.

He caught the implied meaning in Jiang Li’s words, and his chopsticks suddenly clattered heavily against the bowl.

He had been behaving very well recently, what more did this female devil want?!

Lin Manru sensed the tense atmosphere and wanted to say something, but she also feared making things even more awkward.

In the midst of her struggle, a voice sounded at the entrance of the dining room—

"It seems I’ve come back just in time, the house is so lively."

Everyone simultaneously turned their heads, and saw Shen Lan, dressed in a suit, walking towards them.

Jiang Yan warmly called out "Second Aunt," and Jiang Cheng also obediently followed suit.

Lin Manru quickly stood up, "Second Sister-in-Law, how come you’re back so suddenly? You didn’t even say a word, hurry, Nanny Zhang add a set of chopsticks and bowl."

Jiang Li gave up her seat and instead sat down beside Jiang Shixu.

As soon as Shen Lan sat down, Jiang Shixu became a bit nervous and shifted in his seat.

Shen Lan glanced at him and then smiled back at Lin Manru, "I just finished up with the business at the company, so I came back to check on things."

Jiang Zhao Yuan scoffed coldly, his expression had not been pleasant since Shen Lan entered the room.

"You know there are elders and children at home, right? I thought you had stopped caring."

Shen Lan had perceived the old man’s sarcasm, she had grown used to it over the years, and directly took the serving chopsticks passed by Nanny Zhang to serve the old man a piece of meat.

"Yes, yes, yes, Dad, I’ve been too busy and neglected Shi Xu and you. The company is doing quite well lately, so I will come back more often in the future."

Meanwhile, Jiang Li quietly ate her food without a word.

She could probably guess the reason why the old master was so cold towards Shen Lan.

He had never liked the entertainment industry to begin with, and then his most beautiful, most intelligent second son had been poached by Shen Lan into it, and once in, he stayed for over a decade.

Because of this, the old master had even repeatedly wanted to sever ties with her second uncle, and the two of them had been at loggerheads for a time.

Later, when her second uncle became successful, the old master saw that he was able to stand on his own two feet in the entertainment industry, and gradually turned a blind eye.

But the conflicts between the two had never been properly resolved.

It wasn’t until her second uncle married Second Aunt that the ticking time bomb finally exploded.

The old master had always wanted a traditional, honest, and domestic daughter-in-law like his third wife, but Shen Lan was a woman of the new era, a career-driven powerhouse; her personality determined that she would never quit her career for domestic duties.

But at this time, Jiang Shixu was born and the old master became even more dissatisfied with her neglect of the family.

Living together as a big family, they argued constantly, until finally her second uncle couldn’t stand it any longer and simply left home to travel around the world, while Shen Lan wholeheartedly threw herself into her work.

No wonder the family relationships ended up like those in the book.

Fortunately, Shen Lan was in good spirits this time and handled the old master’s attitudes well. No matter how sarcastic he was, she didn’t get angry; instead, she coaxed him until his mood was not too bad in the end.

Jiang Li actually got to witness Shen Lan’s prowess as a top agent firsthand.

She was effortlessly adept and extraordinarily versatile.

—Provided her mood was good.

Lunch had passed in such noisy quarrels, and soon after, everyone returned to their own rooms.

Shen Lan first called Jiang Shixu over, then turned her head to look at Jiang Li.

"Wait for me in your room; I have something to discuss with you."

Then she took Jiang Shixu’s hand, "I have something to talk to you about as well, let’s go to your room."

Jiang Shixu froze on the spot.

If his mom saw all those pictures of Jiang Li in his room, he’d be done for!

"Mom..." He grabbed Shen Lan’s hand, and, for the first time in days, spoke to Shen Lan, "Can we go to your room instead?"

Shen Lan was about to ask why but then saw the fear in Jiang Shixu’s eyes.

She was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, let’s go to my room."

Jiang Shixu breathed a sigh of relief and then looked up at Shen Lan’s back.

Mom... She seemed to... have changed a lot too.

She actually began to understand him.

Shen Lan wanted to talk to him not for anything else, but about his studies.

"From what I gather from Jiang Li, you don’t want to go to school anymore?"

Jiang Shixu stood by the table, his hands tightly clutching the hem of his shirt.

Shen Lan smiled, "Don’t be nervous. I’m not here to blame you, nor will I force you to go to school like grandpa; I just want to hear what you think."

"I..." Jiang Shixu slowly lifted his head, "I don’t want to go to school."

In that moment of eye contact, Shen Lan suddenly understood the emotions there.

She seemed to realize something and subconsciously pulled Jiang Shixu into her embrace.

"I’m sorry... it’s mom’s fault; if you don’t want to go to school, then don’t. I’ve already found you a great home tutor, who should be coming over in a few days to teach you."

Jiang Shixu’s heart pounded fiercely.

But this time he was unusually free of nervousness and anxiety.

His mother’s embrace was warm, with a faint scent, which made him feel extremely comfortable.

"Thank you, Mom."

He whispered his thanks.

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