Chapter 191 - Chapter 191: It’s All Karma
Chapter 191: It’s All Karma
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Jiang Chuan stepped closer to Jiang Xia and Zhou Lan, saying with an air of mystery, “On my way back, I crossed the eastern part of the village and heard some interesting news. Can you guess what it is?”
“Does it have to do with Grandpa and Grandma?” Jiang Xia asked, her eyes wide with anticipation.
Zhou Lan also looked on expectantly from the side.
However, she suspected that it likely involved Old Madam Jiang.
Jiang Chuan had been holding the pocket watch in his hand the entire night before he went to bed. Even when he woke up in the morning, he couldn’t bear to put it down.
He appeared upset when he woke up this morning, but now his face radiated joy.
When he didn’t know his lineage, Jiang Chuan could convince himself that he simply wasn’t favored by Old Madam Jiang. But now that he knew his origins, he could no longer lie to himself in this way.
The actions of Old Madam Jiang throughout his life were hard for him to forget.
“On my way back, I noticed some villagers huddled and chatting, so 1 decided to listen in. Apparently, the bed where the two elders of the Jiang family slept collapsed.”
“How could a perfectly good bed just collapse?” Zhou Lan asked, her face filled with confusion.
“Xiao Xia, where did you discover the box of jewels in your grandparents’ room?”
“Under their bed… Could it be…?” Jiang Xia looked even more surprised as she listened to her father.
“Don’t speak of this to anyone,” Jiang Chuan said in a lowered voice, “It’s just a collapsed bed, likely nothing serious. Otherwise, Jiang Gui and Jiang Hua would already be here, making a commotion.”
It was said that the bed collapsed suddenly. The old couple was about to get out of bed in the morning when the bed suddenly gave in, and the two old people fell quite hard, especially Old Madam Jiang, who injured her back.
But fortunately, it wasn’t anything serious.
Right now, Jiang Chuan didn’t want Old Madam Jiang to pass away too soon.
They still didn’t know the whereabouts of Jiang Qing, and his own origins were still a mystery. All these questions still needed Old Madam Jiang to answer.
“I think, it’s all karma!” Zhou Lan said with certainty, “Old Madam Jiang did so many bad things. I think even the heavens couldn’t stand it and decided to give her a taste of her own medicine!”
Jiang Xia agreed with her mother’s viewpoint in her heart.
If they could travel to this era, it wasn’t strange that heaven decided to punish Old Madam Jiang.
However, she also had some concerns.
“Dad, Mom, will grandma and grandpa suspect that the box they kept under the bed is gone and that’s why the bed collapsed?”
“Not necessarily, they have been sleeping on that bed for so many years. Plus, Old Man Jiang likes to spend his free time in bed, it’s normal for the bed to collapse. Don’t worry, the Old Jiang family is in a mess right now, they won’t remember this for a while.”
Besides, how big was that box?
“But what if…”
“Is anyone home? Third Uncle? Third Aunt?”
Jiang Xia was still speculating when Jiang Hong’s voice suddenly came from outside. Jiang Xia quickly shut up.
Needless to say, when Jiang Chuan heard Jiang Hong’s voice, he had already guessed why Jiang Hong had come.
“The bed had collapsed and Old Man Jiang was injured as well. Someone would have to pay for it.
Jiang Gui and Jiang Hua wouldn’t let Jiang Chuan off the hook.
“Dear, quickly lie down. I’ll tell Xiao Xia you’re not feeling well. Just stay silent,” Zhou Lan reacted immediately, pushing Jiang Chuan into the house.
Jiang Chuan said nothing. He didn’t want to get involved in Old Madam Jiang’s affairs, especially if it meant spending money on her. The very thought of it disgusted him.
“Jiang Xia, where’s your dad?” Jiang Hong walked in and asked Jiang Xia upon seeing her.
“He’s in the room, unwell. What do you need him for?” Jiang Xia replied, clearly unhappy.
She didn’t understand the Old Jiang family’s mindset. How could they have the audacity to seek them out?
Did they not have enough of the beating from yesterday?
Jiang Hong didn’t want to come either. However, her grandfather had tasked her with this. Her second uncle’s daughter was very smart. When her second aunt heard the news, she’d already told her daughter to hide.
Unable to find her, Jiang Hong could only steel herself and come.
Upon entering the house, she greeted Jiang Chuan’s family warmly, “Third Aunt, hello.” Seeing Jiang Chuan lying on the bed, she quickly asked Zhou Lan, “Third Aunt, what’s happened to Third Uncle? Where is he not feeling well?”
Zhou Lan, without even turning her head, was tucking in the blanket for Jiang Chuan as she answered irritably, “It’s all because of the mess your family caused yesterday, trying to take over our house. Your uncle was deeply upset. He didn’t sleep well last night and fell ill upon waking this morning..”