Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!-Chapter 725: Illegitimate Children Can Also Inherit Property!

Chapter 725: Chapter 725: Illegitimate Children Can Also Inherit Property!

Jiang Li seemed to have anticipated this answer and squinted, smiling slightly.

"Like this, everything will be much easier to handle."

As she spoke, she took his hand and looked towards Jiang Zhao Yuan, "Grandfather, what do you think?"

Jiang Zhao Yuan looked at Jiang Cheng, who couldn’t stop sobbing, and in a daze, he saw again the way he had looked when he first came to the Jiang Family.

He was already six years old, yet he was not as tall as a four-year-old child, his body skinny to the point of being just skin and bones.

Hiding behind others, he only dared to observe people timidly with his eyes.

The clothes on his body were ragged and emitted an unpleasant smell, even his pants were open-crotch.

He exclaimed at the misfortune and immediately hugged the child to his chest.

It had been over a decade since then.

Over these years, he had watched as Jiang Cheng was nourished into a plump and tall young man, even taller than his peers.

He saw him transform from being timid and shy to talking fluently, bringing home a steady stream of trophies and certificates.

He saw him develop into a humble and appropriate young man who still treaded carefully within this family.

That’s why he had a particular soft spot for him.

After all, aside from him, no one else in this world would be so kind to the child.

Indeed, he raised the child himself, and even if there were no blood ties, there were emotional ties.

With that thought, Jiang Zhao Yuan harrumphed and pulled Jiang Cheng over.

"I’ve raised you for over a decade. If you call someone else grandpa, the old man won’t agree. I’m still waiting for you to go to college and honor me. Our family has only produced someone as successful as you in generations; we can’t just give that away to someone else!"

Jiang Cheng didn’t expect Jiang Zhao Yuan to say these things and stepped forward to give him a tight hug.

"Grandpa, thank you, I will definitely take good care of you."

Witnessing this scene, even the usually strong-willed Shen Lan couldn’t help but secretly wipe away a tear.

"You Jiang Family members are really something else. If this were made into a TV show, I’d definitely make a fortune."

Jiang Mingchuan quickly elbowed her and lowered his voice, "Don’t let Dad hear that, or he might scold you."

Shen Lan hurriedly closed her mouth.

Jiang Li then looked towards Jiang Yan.

"What about now, do you want to say anything?"

Jiang Yan’s mouth opened and closed.

To be honest,

he hadn’t quite recovered yet.

The amount of information was overwhelming, far more exciting than any TV show he’d acted in!

But knowing that his dad hadn’t cheated was naturally a good thing.

He knew it; how could his father, who was so upright, possibly cheat?

Even if his mom was soft-hearted, she wouldn’t regard the mistress’s child as her own.

The long-held grievances were finally removed, and Jiang Yan felt much better. Scratching his head, he said, "Anyway, Jiang Cheng isn’t my responsibility. Decide however you want, why are you asking me?"

This was also the first time in many years that he had called Jiang Cheng by his name.

Lin Manru sobbed softly by the side.

However, the burden that had weighed on her heart for over a decade had fallen away, and her overwhelming feeling was one of relief.

But soon, she regained some of her rationality.

"Now what do we do? The situation has become so serious. What if someone from the Rong Family finds out..."

The Rong Family was on the rise, and although they weren’t top-ranked in the Capital, bringing them down was as easy as crushing an ant.

Jiang Li certainly understood what Lin Manru was worried about.

"Mom, don’t worry," he said, "if the old master of the Rong Family knew about this, Rong Junsheng would already be restless by now. Even if he sees it trending online, he wouldn’t dare say anything. After all, the more he’s bashed online, the happier he is because it keeps the focus off him. Besides, you and dad even managed to keep this from grandpa initially. Are we really afraid of unrelated people from the Rong Family finding out?"

"That’s true," Lin Manru nodded. "But we can’t just let it continue fermenting online, it would be bad for Jiang Cheng."

"It doesn’t matter to me," Jiang Cheng said, taking a deep breath. "As long as I’m still at home, I’m content. I won’t mind what people say."

"No," Jiang Li immediately objected, "we can’t just let this go. You still have to go to school. If not handled well, this issue will haunt you for life. You don’t want to be the subject of your classmates’ gossip forever, do you?"

Jiang Li’s words struck a chord in Jiang Cheng.

Who wouldn’t want to attend school normally, if given the choice?

"But..." Jiang Cheng bit his lip, "isn’t this a tough situation to handle?"

Neither acknowledging his status as an illegitimate son nor publicizing his real origins seemed viable.

It was a dilemma either way.

However, Jiang Li patted his shoulder.

"Don’t worry about it, just focus on preparing for the finals the day after tomorrow. Leave the rest to me."

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In the apartment, Su Yinwan was quite pleased with the trending topics on social media.

The whole internet knew about Jiang Cheng’s status as an illegitimate child now. Her informants at the school also reported that Jiang Cheng had gotten into a fight at school yesterday, bleeding a pool, and was sent back home immediately.

In the original story, this was the crucial plot point where Jiang Cheng turns completely dark.

His identity had been accidentally revealed by Jiang Li, sparking massive public uproar.

As an illegitimate child, Jiang Cheng was ostracized by his classmates and, in a fit of rage, he injured someone severely which led to his expulsion. He was then driven out of the Jiang Family by the conspiring siblings Jiang Yan and Jiang Li.

Left without a support network, he survived in society and, two years later, successfully transformed and returned to the Jiang Family for revenge.

Although it was her who had exposed Jiang Cheng’s identity, if she could redirect the blame onto Jiang Li, making Jiang Cheng hate Jiang Li, this key plot point would still stand.

Thinking this, Su Yinwan quickly hired several trolls to write posts, using various clips from Wilderness Survival, hinting that the siblings Jiang Yan and Jiang Li were the ones who exposed Jiang Cheng’s identity.

Netizens were furious.

"Even though Jiang Cheng is an illegitimate child, it’s not like he chose to be born. He’s such a good child, why should he be cyberbullied?"

"I wondered why Jiang Yan was so harsh to him on the variety show, and Jiang Li always bossing him around. Turns out they don’t see him as family."

"I saw another blogger’s scoop saying the Jiang Group’s stock market is good recently, and the Jiang Family’s assets have doubled. Now that Jiang Cheng is of age, he might inherit some of the estate. It’s very likely the siblings are doing this just because they’re afraid he’ll share in the inheritance!"

"My god, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it is. No wonder, such deep and disgusting power struggles in wealthy families."

"Contrary to how virtuous and generous Jiang Li acts on the shows, who knew her tactics were so ruthless? Is this really how you treat a kid?"

"Lol, I was wondering why something was off. Jiang Yan and Jiang Li perform poorly in school, but Jiang Cheng is a top student. It must be the jealousy. They’re deliberately smearing Jiang Cheng, right?"

"Heartbroken for Brother Jiang Cheng. Shouldn’t those two cold-hearted creatures be the ones scorned?"