Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 295: Reversal (Third Update)

Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Reversal (Third Update)

At this moment, Mr. Mai eagerly left Second Uncle Jiang aside and walked up to Elder Mai and Old Sir Zhong, bending over and smiling:

"Good day, Elder, do you remember me? I have always remembered you. The notebook you gave me twenty years ago, I still keep it."

Old Sir Zhong looked up at Mr. Mai with squinted eyes and smiled faintly: "It’s just a notebook, but I heard you’re doing pretty well now."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Mai was even more excited, reaching out and grabbing Old Sir Zhong’s hand, "More than twenty years ago, I... I wanted to shake hands with you, but I never had the chance. Now that I am finally qualified to shake your hand, you retired. Please don’t mind my abruptness, I just wanted to shake your hand."

Old Sir Zhong couldn’t help but laugh and turned to Elder Mai: "This young man is interesting."

Elder Mai scolded his son with a laugh: "You rascal, don’t embarrass yourself here, go and do what you should be doing." He then turned to Old Sir Zhong: "He’s so happy to see you, and I am happy too. If it wasn’t for my granddaughter, I wouldn’t know when I could see you again."

Old Sir Zhong waved his hand slightly.

Only then did the Mai father and son turned to greet Father Jiang, whose military position is high, and who had met the Mai father and son once or twice before.

The others in the room held their breath and watched carefully as the Mai father and son circled around Wan Chu’er’s grandfather; their hearts thumping.

Third Uncle Jiang rolled his eyes and stealthily made a gesture to his wife, Third Aunt Jiang nudged her daughter Jiang Lingling towards the direction of Wan Chu’er.

Reluctantly, Jiang Lingling walked over to Wan Chu’er.

At this time, Mai Qiqi, holding Wan Chu’er, was laughing and chatting with Jiang Xiaoxiao, clearly not taking anyone else around them seriously. Jiang Lingling reached them, but no one paid her any attention.

After waiting for a while, Jiang Lingling gritted her teeth and blurted out: "Wan Chu’er, just who exactly is your grandfather?" Her tone was sharp, as if interrogating a criminal.

Wan Chu’er didn’t say anything, but Mai Qiqi was already displeased, lifting her chin and staring, she asked:

"Who are you?"

Jiang Lingling paused, not daring to confront Mai Qiqi, she subdued her displeasure and continued with a lowered gaze, asking Wan Chu’er: "Wan Chu’er, is your grandfather really that powerful, that’s why you brought him here today? Are you just waiting to see our spectacle? Now my second uncle and aunt don’t even dare to do anything to you, are you satisfied now?"

This girl really doesn’t understand, Wan Chu’er was speechless, Mai Qiqi widened her eyes in disbelief looking at Jiang Lingling, Jiang Xiaoxiao frowned, thinking that Jiang Lingling was totally embarrassing.

Being stared down by the three of them, Jiang Lingling’s presence shrank even more, she weakly said: "I... I just wanted to ask what a great man Wan Chu’er’s grandfather really is."

Jiang Xiaoxiao could no longer stand watching Jiang Lingling embarrassing herself in front of her friends, and said: "Lingling, go play somewhere else, this has nothing to do with you."

But Jiang Lingling, being rather obtuse, couldn’t grasp Jiang Xiaoxiao’s kindness and retorted: "Xiaoxiao, we are cousins, why do you have to dislike me."

"Pfft," Mai Qiqi burst out laughing on the side.

Wan Chu’er sighed, Jiang Lingling is actually not bad, just simple-minded and easily manipulated, she said:

"The first time we met, I already said, my grandfather is retired, living on a pension instead of being some high official. What does today’s matter have to do with who my grandfather is? If my grandfather was a VIP, would you then approve of Lin Jiayi harming me? If my grandfather was just an ordinary old man, would you continue to accuse me of being a bad person, unworthy of entering the Jiang Family’s door?"

Jiang Lingling’s face turned red in an instant; wasn’t this exactly how their family behaved now? Whenever Mai Qiqi’s grandfather and father came, everyone would cower and turn into mutes, not daring to speak a single bad word about Wan Chu’er.

She muttered, "Isn’t it always like this, putting on airs and trampling others? Would you be so arrogant if not for your grandfather backing you up?"

"Lingling, shut up!"

Third Uncle Jiang, who had been paying attention to this side, suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and quickly spoke up to stop her.

Jiang Lingling paused, then huffed and muttered, "I don’t care about you all anymore." Then she ran off.

Second Aunt Jiang then pulled Mrs. Jiang aside and complained in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, that was not very kind of you. Did you already know that Wan Chu’er’s grandfather was extraordinary, and that’s why you’ve been protecting Xiao Chu so much? How could you not tell me!"

Following being snubbed by Mr. Mai, Second Uncle Jiang did not change his expression. He remained cautiously standing next to the Mai family father and son, trying to insert a word or two into their conversation, but the Mai family father and son simply ignored him.

Second Uncle Jiang felt anxious inside, but he dared not show any of it on his face. He greatly regretted his earlier actions, now extremely fearful that Wan Chu’er and Elder Mai might hold a grudge against him, possibly setting traps for him.

Third Uncle Jiang sent Third Aunt Jiang over to cozy up to Wan Chu’er, and although Third Aunt Jiang felt somewhat embarrassed, she still thickened her skin and came over to speak with Wan Chu’er and Jiang Xiaoxiao.

"Xiao Chu, Xiaoxiao, don’t mind Lingling. She’s been spoiled by your uncle and me, the kid has quite the temper."

Wan Chu’er faintly curled her lips and said nothing. Jiang Xiaoxiao felt somewhat embarrassed for her aunt, thinking sadly to herself, how could she have such relatives who choose how to treat others based on their status.

Just a moment ago, they were hostile towards Wan Chu’er, but now upon learning about Elder Mai’s unique status, they immediately switched to flattering.

Third Aunt Jiang, completely unaware of Jiang Xiaoxiao’s thoughts, continued to speak affectionately, "Xiao Chu, I could tell right away that you are a good girl. Teach Lingling more in the future.

About last night, I already found it fishy. Lingling’s aunt suddenly invited a bunch of us for a meal and then suggested going to a bar to ’have some fun,’ only to end up getting us all into the police station. It’s obvious that it was a plot by her and her daughter, only I didn’t expect Lin Jiayi to shoot himself in the foot.

Just now, I didn’t mean to target you; you know, in this family, it is the elder who decides things, and he always listens to your aunt. There’s nothing I could do."

Seeing Third Aunt Jiang switch sides so swiftly, Second Aunt Jiang, feeling desperate, seeing she couldn’t get anything good from Mrs. Jiang, decisively let go of Mrs. Jiang and moved closer to Wan Chu’er, chiming in:

"Right, right, right, what your third aunt said is right. Xiao Chu, don’t be upset with us."

Jiang Lirong hid in a corner, diminishing her presence while straining her ears to catch every sound in the living room, her brain quickly processing her next move.

From her second brother’s behavior, the Mai family father and son were formidable, yet they were so respectful towards Wan Chu’er’s grandfather, which must mean Elder Mai is an even more formidable figure.

She thought to herself, this elder probably has more influence than Shen Qian’s family.

If she had known earlier that Wan Chu’er had such a grandfather, what was the point of her exerting all this effort?

Jiang Lirong blamed inside her heart that her older brother and sister-in-law were tight-lipped, not being clear even with their own siblings, and she also regretted that their family had been too abrupt. Now, what should she do? How could she make up for the previous conflicts?

This was clearly not a good time. Jiang Lirong felt she should just disappear from here today to make it easier for her brother and brothers-in-law to mend relationships with the Mai family and with Wan Chu’er, so she took the opportunity when no one was paying attention to stealthily slip away.

Truly a veritable tragicomedy of human life, Wan Chu’er thought indifferently, aren’t the relatives of the Jiang family always like this?