What?
Jiang Ci was instantly stunned.
Father Jiang continued, “Years ago, I promised Pei Jiran’s father that Jiran would become my son-in-law. Although he’s no longer here, I can’t break that promise.”
“Now that Wanwan is like this, she’s no longer worthy of Jiran. I know this is unfair to you, but this is the best solution I can think of.”
He had been pondering this for a long time.
He never knew how to bring it up, so he delayed until today.
“Now Jiang Ci can finally have what she wants. Haven’t you always wanted to ruin Wanwan’s marriage with Commander Pei? Now it’s finally your turn, you should be secretly delighted!”
Mother Jiang sneered with a false smile.
“You shut up! Look at what kind of daughter you’ve raised.”
“What’s wrong with my Wanwan? It’s that cripple who doesn’t deserve my Wanwan.”
“Jiang Ci, why aren’t you agreeing? Stealing your sister’s fiancé, you really have no shame.”
Hmph!
Even what Mother Jiang didn’t want, she didn’t want Jiang Ci to marry better than Jiang Wanwan.
In Mother Jiang’s eyes, Jiang Ci should always be inferior to her Wanwan.
Lifetime trampled under Wanwan’s feet.
If she married Pei Jiran, that cripple—even though he’s disabled, his status is still there—Jiang Ci would surely surpass Wanwan.
Slap!
Father Jiang slammed the table, and Mother Jiang reluctantly shut her mouth.
Turning around, they saw Jiang Wanwan standing at the room doorway holding a bowl, her eyes red as she said, “Sister, if you like Commander Pei, I’ll give him to you.”
“Why make Dad scold Mom so harshly?”
Jiang Ci:…
Damn!
Speaking, it really is an art.
“Give?”
Before Jiang Ci could refute, Father Jiang scolded, “Jiang Wanwan, I’ll say it again: you don’t deserve Jiran. It’s not you giving him to your sister; I’m begging Jiang Ci to fulfill my past promise for me.”
Father Jiang spoke with firm conviction.
Jiang Wanwan’s tears began to fall, “Wuwu Dad, between Jiang Ci and me, who is your real daughter?”
“Old Jiang, what are you doing? Every day you come back just to scold Wanwan. If you dislike us mother and daughter, then we’ll leave.”
“Wanwan, pack your things. Let’s go, so we don’t bother his sight.”
Wuwu
The mother and daughter once again hugged and cried bitterly.
Father Jiang was so angry his forehead veins bulged.
“Go, leave and don’t come back…” Father Jiang was furious.
Mother Jiang heard this, rushed over, tearing Father Jiang’s clothes and began to act hysterically, “You ungrateful man, for a little ungrateful wolf you cruelly drive me away.”
“I’ve always said that little ungrateful wolf must be the bastard you had with that woman, and you still deny it… You say all these years you’ve protected her everywhere, bullying our Wanwan.”
“I’ve endured it all, but now you actually…”
Slap!
Father Jiang couldn’t tolerate it anymore, slapped Mother Jiang’s face. Mother Jiang’s face visibly swelled rapidly.
“Mom… Dad, what are you doing? Wuwuwu”
Jiang Wanwan ran over to support Mother Jiang.
Mother Jiang looked at Father Jiang with disbelief, pointing at him with trembling fingers.
“You, you hit me, I’ll fight you…”
Just at this moment.
Jiang Ci suddenly acted, “slap slap” twice, directly knocking down Mother Jiang and her daughter.
Father Jiang: ?
Jiang Ci innocently said, “No choice Dad, do you want everyone in the compound to know Wanwan is pregnant?”
This?
Father Jiang couldn’t help but sigh deeply.
“Your mother… she wasn’t like this before…”
How has she become so shrewish and unreasonable now.
Jiang Ci: “Maybe she cares too much about Wanwan.”
“Ah! Let’s not talk about them anymore. Think about what I mentioned, you…”
“Dad, can I have some time to think it over?”
“…Alright. Jiran is really a good kid. It’s just that Wanwan doesn’t have that kind of fortune.”
Jiang Ci understood Father Jiang’s meaning.
He wanted Jiang Ci to marry Pei, the cannon fodder—fulfilling his promise while also finding her a support.
But she truly hadn’t considered marriage, let alone marrying a fictional character from a book.
“Xiao Jiang, come here…”
Director Cai called for Jiang Ci again.
The other doctors in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department pursed their lips, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy.
“See that? The director is calling Jiang Ci again.”
“Sigh! It looks like Jiang Ci is definitely the one staying this time.”
“Is there any doubt? The director has been calling Jiang Ci every day these past two days. It might have been decided internally already.”
Listening to her colleagues’ hushed discussions, Jiang Ci sneaked up and successfully startled one of them.
She grinned mischievously, “I don’t know if it’s been decided internally, but Calculating by Finger, I’m sure it’s not any of you.”
Hehe!
Watching her colleagues’ expressions change, Jiang Ci burst out laughing.
“Director, did you need me?”
Director Cai replied, “Yes! Come with me.
Director Wang has asked our Traditional Chinese Medicine Department to help Comrade Zhao, who just had surgery, with his recovery. I remember you have some knowledge of medicinal cuisine, so I want you to come along and take a look.”
Zhao Jianguo?
Hearing it was Zhao Jianguo, the one who caused the original person’s death, and now she was supposed to help him recover?
It seemed the sterilization surgery—no, the lineage-ending surgery—was successful.
“Director, I was just fooling around. I don’t really know much about medicinal cuisine!”
“What do you mean fooling around? Don’t I know your capabilities? Do your best, and maybe Director Wang will be pleased enough to agree to your request!”
Jiang Ci: …
If the price of opening her clinic was helping Zhao Jianguo, she’d rather agree to marry Pei, the cannon fodder!
Hmm!
Thinking this, Jiang Ci paused for a moment.
Perhaps this wasn’t a bad idea either.
Then, “Ouch! Director, my stomach hurts… I need to go to the toilet…”
“You… what am I going to do with you? Go, go…”
Lazy donkey, always finding excuses.
“Thank you, Director. I’ll come find you after I use the toilet.”
With that, Jiang Ci clutched her stomach and ran off.
Once she reached the stairwell corner, she straightened up.
Returning to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, she picked up their landline and dialed her home number.
Father Jiang wasn’t going to the military unit today, so he should be home.
Sure enough, Father Jiang answered, “Hello!”
“Dad, it’s me. I agree to what you mentioned. But could you do me a favor…”
A trade of conditions.
Besides, what Jiang Ci wanted Father Jiang to help with wasn’t some shady or bad deed.
She just wanted him to persuade Director Wang to agree to provide medical resources from the hospital when she opened her clinic.
Only then did Father Jiang learn of Jiang Ci’s plans. After a moment of silence, he asked, “You don’t want to stay at the hospital? The hospital offers good benefits, and your job is easy.”
“I don’t,” Jiang Ci replied firmly.
Father Jiang couldn’t help but laugh, “Ambitious, driven, daring to take risks. Well, I support you. Don’t worry about opening the clinic—I’ll handle all the procedures for you.”
Wow!
This Father Jiang was too impressive.
Jiang Ci felt genuinely grateful, “Thank you, Dad.”
With this major concern resolved, Jiang Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The first step to staying away from the male and female protagonists was complete.
The second step was…
Hehe
With Father Jiang talking to Director Wang, opening the clinic was almost certainly a done deal.
After getting off work at noon, Jiang Ci left the hospital and took half a day off.
She went out to look for a suitable house to open a clinic.
But she had no connections in the rental housing market in Nancheng and didn’t know anyone.
The entire search was just her wandering around blindly.
By the time it got dark, she still hadn’t found a suitable house—either the feng shui was bad, or the place was too dilapidated to live in.
“Comrade, comrade! Have you seen a child around five or six years old?”
Jiang Ci was suddenly grabbed by the arm by an Auntie who was sweating profusely in panic.