Soon, the table was filled with delicious food.
Jiang Ran couldn't resist any longer, so she started to eat heartily without any regard for her image, and soon all the food on the table was gone.
"Tsk tsk tsk, what poor table manners."
Jiang Huaijing couldn't help but make a sound of disgust.
After eating her fill, Jiang Ran finally had the interest to look at Jiang Huaijing.
My older brother's face was deathly pale; he was too weak to even walk and needed a wheelchair. It seems he couldn't escape the fate of dying young.
"puff--"
Jiang Huaijing was drinking water when he heard this sound and immediately spat it out.
"Big brother, are you alright?"
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xinrou immediately stepped forward with concern and took out a tissue to wipe the corner of his mouth.
[She acted so well; anyone who didn't know better would have thought she genuinely cared about her older brother.]
Jiang Huaijing put down his water glass and glared fiercely at Jiang Ran.
That brat, how dare she curse him!
They actually said he died young?!
hateful!
"Brother, it's time to drink the soup. I started cooking it two hours ago, and it's ready now."
Jiang Xinrou smiled and brought out a bowl of soup from the kitchen.
"Brother, I asked the doctor a few days ago, and he told me to add some medicinal herbs to the soup. It'll be good for your health."
Jiang Huaijing was deeply moved.
This is her good sister; she has been personally making soup for him every day since he fell ill.
"Big brother, time for soup."
Jiang Huaijing opened his mouth, about to drink the soup Jiang Xinrou was feeding him, when he suddenly heard a sound—
"Brother, it's time to take your medicine."
Now who can tell him apart from Wu Dalang?
...
Jiang Huaijing pushed away the soup that was being fed to his lips and looked up at Jiang Ran with resentment.
Sigh... This soup contains incompatible medicinal herbs. The more I drink, the weaker I feel. At first, I only felt numbness and weakness in my legs, then in my lower back... and finally... sigh...
In his previous life, Jiang Huaijing died young because of this soup.
However, he never knew until his death that it was his beloved younger sister who sent him on his way.
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Huaijing's eyes widened in disbelief.
How is that possible!
This soup was personally prepared by Xinrou!
This girl must be talking nonsense. A doctor came to examine him just yesterday and said that his illness was due to congenital weakness.
As if knowing what he was thinking, Jiang Ran's voice rang out again.
The Jiang family's doctor has long been bribed; if they could get checked at another hospital, there might still be hope.
"Brother, why aren't you drinking the soup? Is it not to your taste?"
Seeing that he refused to drink, Jiang Xinrou brought the spoonful of soup to his lips again and said coquettishly, "I simmered this soup for two hours, so you must finish it, big brother."
If Jiang Xinrou had acted coquettishly like this in the past, Jiang Huaijing would have obediently drunk all the soup. But Jiang Ran's words just now made him shudder, and he felt that the soup in front of him was filled with a foul and rotten smell.
He shoved Jiang Xinrou away and pushed the wheelchair outside.
"Mom, I have to go out for a bit."
"Big brother..."
Jiang Xinrou looked at the departing figure with a puzzled expression.
What happened?
My older brother usually listens to her the most, so what's going on today?
"Mom, what's wrong with my older brother? Does he not like me anymore?"
As she spoke, Jiang Xinrou burst into tears, feeling wronged.
Shen Qingwan could only comfort her, gently patting her back.
"How could that be? Huaijing always dotes on you the most."
After being comforted for a while, Jiang Xinrou finally stopped crying.
Realizing that she had neglected Jiang Ran, Shen Qingwan returned to Jiang Ran's side and took her to the bathroom to wash up.
When Shen Qingwan saw the countless scars covering her body, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
How much suffering has her daughter endured over the years?
Who could be so inhumane as to abuse a child like this?!
Shen Qingwan led Jiang Ran back to the hall and couldn't help but ask her about what had happened over the years.
"Xiao Ran, why have you suffered so much? Is it because your adoptive mother treated you badly?"
"Hmm... I only see her a few times a year. Every time, she throws me a bag of steamed buns, scolds me, and then leaves."
"So how do you usually live?"
“I... live with my dog in a leaky, low-ceilinged house. I usually go to the fields to pick up discarded vegetable leaves and sweet potatoes. Thanks to the help of other villagers, I was able to go to school.”
"hateful!"
Upon hearing this, the usually gentle Shen Qingwan slammed her hand heavily on the table in anger.
"To treat you like this is clearly intentional abuse! I'm going to sue her!"
As he spoke, he picked up his phone.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinrou's brow twitched.
“Mom, I don’t think this is appropriate. Everyone knows we just brought our adopted sister back. If we sue her adoptive mother now, it might damage the reputation of our Jiang family.”
Of course you think it's inappropriate, because she's your own mother.
What?
Shen Qingwan glanced at Jiang Ran in surprise, then looked at Jiang Xinrou.
What's going on?
She had people investigate what happened back then, and it was said that after the children were switched at birth, Jiang Ran ended up in an orphanage and was adopted by a kind person.
But... how could the person who adopted her be Xinrou's biological mother?
And why was she able to hear Jiang Ran's inner thoughts?
After a moment of contemplation, Shen Qingwan put down her phone.
"We'll discuss this matter after your father returns."
Shen Qingwan glanced at the time, then picked up her phone and dialed a number.
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