I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 379 - 323: Revealing Origins and Swapping Secrets, Old Mansion’s Side Exits the Stage (Part 2)
Compared to the eldest great uncle, Li the Blind is like cow dung on the mountain road.
But, you know, bloodlines are truly amazing things. This unsightly Li the Blind, standing next to Wu Cuilan, has the same eyebrows, expressions, even the way of rolling his eyes, it’s no wonder the villagers firmly believe in it.
And in fact, it is true!
This time, Old Mrs. Jiang has no chance to clear her name.
"Oh my! What kind of sin have I committed! My own grandson has come to slander me, an old woman. There are so many people who look alike in the world, so many who are similar in appearance, go ask them if they are related by blood?"
"Ming’an! You can’t hate me just because your mother died in childbirth."
If it was before, the uninformed villagers might have been misled by Old Mrs. Jiang’s words, but now, after Old Jiang Family’s scandalous operation, even if Old Mrs. Jiang opens her heart to show whether it’s red, others would unanimously say it’s black.
Jiang Ming’an sneered, "Since you refuse to admit it, I might as well serve you another dish."
The crowd parted, and an elderly man and woman walked in.
The Jiang Family neighbors immediately recognized them.
"Eh? These are Wu Cuilan’s parents, could they be related to this matter?"
Those quick in thinking immediately thought of something else, it seems there are two more people who knew the truth back then.
What Jiang Mingyue was focusing on was the person walking behind the couple.
—It was the young man who saved Xiao Ran that day.
Although Wu Cuilan’s parents were not bound with ropes, anyone with eyes could see the couple’s fear of the young man behind them.
And the young man exchanged glances with the eldest cousin.
This, this is clearly not just ordinary familiarity.
Jiang Mingyue deeply felt the wonder of fate!
Out of habit, she invoked her spiritual power to discern people, undoubtedly, she was bounced off.
Alas! It seems I have no choice but to ask the eldest cousin.
Upon hearing that her parents had come, Wu Cuilan, who was greatly affected by Jiang Zhenghui’s detention for embezzling collective property, whose health was deteriorating day by day, was lying in bed and had someone help her out of the room when this happened.
"Dad, Mom, have you come to see me?"
Mrs. Wu immediately set a stern face, "I’m not your mother. Today, your father and I came to clarify an old affair. Back then, we gave birth to a son, but never expected to be targeted by Xu Feng.
She took hold of a handle from our home, forcing us into apprehension of her, which led us to agree to exchange our son with her illegitimate daughter."
Wu Cuilan felt very unfamiliar looking at this version of Mrs. Wu. Although previously Mrs. Wu wasn’t very fond of her, it was never like now, looking at her as if she were an enemy.
Even the foolish Wu Cuilan understood something, looking at the village people three layers deep inside and out of the courtyard, Wu Cuilan regretted coming out.
But she didn’t have the strength to return to bed on her own.
"Now you should understand, you are the daughter of Wu Cuilan and Li the Blind, while Jiang Zhenghui is the son we gave birth to."
Guessing was one thing, being publicly told was another, Wu Cuilan was both shocked and furious, and the diseased body, now due to surging blood and qi, immediately fainted.
With a glance from Jiang Ming’an, someone immediately understood and took the person back to bed, closed the door, and no one could respond even if heaven was called.
Old Mrs. Jiang certainly refused to admit it.
"Wu Mazi, control your wife, don’t let her speak nonsense."
Wu Mazi coldly snorted, "Xu Feng, dare to act, but not admit now? You exchanged daughters with us for sons because you were afraid that Jiang Wu might notice the difference between Wu Cuilan and himself, afraid that it would eventually be exposed. You compelled us to achieve your goals, but then made my son marry your shrew daughter, is your conscience at peace?"
Old Mrs. Jiang had just been accused of cuckolding Jiang Wu, now with the added guilt of exchanging children. Her old face was immediately filled with shock and anger, like a shrew, she dashed toward Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu, unprepared for such a shameless move from her, was immediately knocked down, the two women rolled into a ball, pulling each other’s hair and pinching their necks, fighting relentlessly.
Crowd: "..." How splendid, nearly watching a movie!
The smile on Jiang Mingyue’s lips never faded, what is this called: dog biting dog! Anyway, none are good people, just let them tear each other apart, indirectly giving Mrs. Jiang some relief, after all, these two old crooks had troubled Mrs. Jiang quite a lot back then.
Once a good bit of fighting had taken place, the eldest great uncle appeared with the village committee folks.
Due to Li the Blind’s admission, and Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s finger-pointing, Xu Feng putting a green cap on Jiang Wu, also swapping sons for daughters like a sly cat, finally scheming to pair them up to serve beside her, such a series of rebellious operations nailed on the board also astonished the onlookers.
The eldest great uncle came forward, although having long known the story’s entire context, he still asked in front of people, the villagers enthusiastically narrated, as if playing a relay race, equivalent to humiliating these people one more time.
Once the timing was ripe, the eldest great uncle brought out the family register, due to Xu Feng’s vile behavior, she was expelled from the family register, and the village committee expelled her from Qingshan Village.
Of course, the latter part was merely talk; the plan was for Mrs. Jiang to plead.
But reality was somewhat uncontrollable.
Old Mrs. Jiang, impatient for her third daughter-in-law’s filial display, fainted on the spot.
When someone faints, naturally one can’t ignore it, so many pious sons and grandsons immediately sprang into action, inviting Doctor Liu from the village to diagnose. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Yet, Old Mrs. Jiang remained unconscious.
The next morning, three families discussed and decided to send Old Mrs. Jiang to Nanxi City Hospital for treatment.
During this time, the fourth aunt was busy too, Jiang Mingyue kept an eye on this fourth aunt.
Originally, she planned to perform a fake death play with Xiao Hui, to challenge Liang Yan Yan’s mindset so she’d abandon suicide, but after this incident, in just one day and night, Liang Yan Yan seemed to change, even proactively offering Jiang Zhengqing money to sever ties.
This was precisely Jiang Zhengqing’s intention, ultimately giving Liang Yan Yan a thousand dollars as compensation, and Xiao Hui two thousand dollars for upbringing before the age of eighteen.
Although things weren’t ideal, nevertheless, in the face of death, it was considered the best outcome, with Jiang Zhengqing’s ties removed, Liang Yan Yan could live for herself again.
Due to Liang Yan Yan and Jiang Zhengqing’s reconciliation, and Old Mrs. Jiang’s hospital stay, the main, third, and fourth families gathered and went to Magpie Street No. 43, although Mrs. Jiang smartly explained in advance that the house was co-rented, having not met Jiang Zhengqing for many years, they couldn’t reveal the children’s financial situation.
This gathering, after exchanging information, revealed that the other party hasn’t had it easy either all these years.
