Chapter 24 Annoyed Into Anger

"Little sister, what exactly is wrong with you?"

Tang Jianjun, pulled along by Tang Chuxia, finally asked out of curiosity.

Tang Chuxia sighed, "Second brother, if I remember correctly, ever since Tang Wanqiu came back, aside from the initial days, she began preparing breakfast for the whole family three days after her arrival. If I hadn't been sick these past few days, she would have been the one cooking."

Tang Jianguo and Tang Jianjun didn't understand; they were hardly at home and absolutely unaware of such details.

"And every time I finished breakfast, I would feel unwell. At first, I didn't take it seriously since you all know how picky I am. But I've never been sick much over the years, and this past month my health has progressively worsened. Especially when it was time to register for the cultural troupe, I suddenly fell ill, and then every time I got agitated, I fell ill again!"

This was what the original owner of the body remembered about her health condition.

Tang Jianguo immediately realized something.

Tang Jianjun also looked upset.

"If we go by what I've concluded, Tang Wanqiu must have done something to the breakfast. I need to go back and alert our parents. Tomorrow, big brother is supposed to take her to the cultural troupe, and judging by her behavior, she definitely plans to prepare breakfast for the whole family."

Tang Chuxia didn't need to finish her sentence for Tang Jianguo and his brother to understand what she was implying.

Fortunately, they were quick, as they had their two older brothers taking turns carrying Tang Chuxia as they rushed back home.

Sure enough, shortly after they lay down, they heard the gate, and Tang Wanqiu had returned.

The next morning, before Tang Chuxia was fully awake, Madam Tang called her to come down, saying that Tang Wanqiu had prepared breakfast, saying it was her last one before leaving home and that she had made a lot.

Tang Chuxia couldn't help but admire her. After running out last night and sleeping for only a few hours, she was still able to get up and cook—truly made of iron.

She couldn't help but admire Tang Wanqiu's endurance.

Coming to the dining table and seeing a full spread, including a large pot of bean juice, Tang Chuxia looked towards her two brothers.

This bean juice wasn't the type loved by those from Quan City, but an authentic recipe from Beijing, and anyone who had tried it knew how pungent it was.

It also happened to be perfect for masking certain special flavors.

And the Tang family loved it, all thanks to Madam Tang.

There was no way they could drink this bean juice, but how to handle it without alerting Tang Wanqiu was a tricky business.

Tang Chuxia winked at her second brother, and Tang Jianjun understood in a second what she wanted him to do.

Fortunately, the siblings had an excellent understanding, and since Tang Wanqiu didn't know they were onto her dark side, tampering was easy enough.

"Wanqiu, come with me to the study!"

Tang Jianguo called out.

As Tang Jianjun saw his older brother and Tang Wanqiu enter the study, he bolted out.

Father Tang and Madam Tang looked puzzledly at Tang Chuxia and Tang Jianbing.

"What's the matter?"

Madam Tang was the first to ask. Tang Chuxia shook her head, "Mom, it's nothing. Big brother probably has something to tell Wanqiu!"

After she spoke, she saw Madam Tang going to take some bean juice to drink, so she quickly held her hand.

Fortunately, the Tang Family were accustomed to having breakfast from the stalls outside the alley, usually just buying it early in the morning, and only the tea eggs were cooked at home.

Madam Tang looked suspiciously at Tang Chuxia, not understanding why she was preventing her from eating.

Tang Chuxia dared not explain, fearing that Tang Wanqiu might come out at any moment, she could only say, "Mom, second brother said he wanted to treat us today. Let's eat his treat later, and leave this for lunch!"

But upon seeing the breakfast the second son brought back, which was identical to what was on the table, even the least discerning could sense something was wrong, not to mention Madam Tang was no fool and instantly reacted.

She watched the siblings swap out all the breakfast items and stowed away the replaced food.

"What exactly happened?"

Father Tang asked coldly.

Tang Jianjun wasn't afraid of his father; he walked up to Father Tang's side and said with a grin, "What else could it be? Haven't you ever suspected? Why did little sister's health start getting worse after that person arrived? Since she was cured by the old doctor at the age of five, it seems that she only fell ill whenever someone was at home, right?"

Some things should not be thought about too much, or else many issues will arise.

Father Tang thought carefully and realized that it was indeed so.

Madam Tang immediately rushed toward the study.

She could endure Tang Wanqiu using her child's identity, and even her name, but that didn't mean she could remain indifferent while Tang Wanqiu schemed against Tang Chuxia.

Tang Chuxia and Tang Jianbing quickly held her back.

"Mom, calm down!"

Tang Chuxia urged.

Although Tang Jianbing was shocked by what he heard, he knew that now was not the time to start a commotion.

"Mom and Dad, wait a moment, just watch."

Tang Jianjun picked up a cruller to eat, and Madam Tang, looking at the three children, couldn't help but sigh and then sat down.

Father Tang's face was extremely unsightly. "Don't talk nonsense without evidence!"

Madam Tang scoffed coldly, "Yes, you would hope it's a misunderstanding because she's the daughter of the woman you dote on the most, pity she isn't your spawn."

Father Tang: ￣□￣｜｜

"Dad, she kicked you to the curb, yet you're still fixated on her, isn't that pathetic?" Tang Jianjun said teasingly, always irreverent, and after saying this Father Tang was about to slam the table, Tang Jianbing quickly interjected, "Look who's enraged from embarrassment!"

Father Tang: ...

He gave birth to a bunch of duck roasts!

Leaving aside how frustrated Father Tang was feeling, back in the study,

Tang Wanqiu was more afraid of her eldest brother, Tang Jianguo, than anybody else. Even though Father Tang was head of the family, if Tang Jianguo lost his temper, even Father Tang would cower.

At this moment, Tang Jianguo just stared coldly at Tang Wanqiu.

"I'll ask again, are you sure you want to be with Hu Mingcheng?"

Tang Wanqiu suddenly looked up at Tang Jianguo, tears swirling in her eyes.

"Big brother, even though we're not biologically related and haven't lived together much, nominally, we are still a family, right?" She didn't answer directly but instead asked this question.

Tang Jianguo thought of the scene he had witnessed yesterday, causing a chill in his heart.

He was quite experienced and had seen many people, but it was rare to find someone who could act as naturally as Tang Wanqiu.

"So what?"

"Then big brother, for the sake of the Tang Family's reputation, why don't you agree to Hu Mingcheng's proposal of swapping? You look down on Hu Mingcheng, and sister doesn't like Hu Mingcheng anymore, I'm just an adopted daughter of the Tang Family, definitely can't compare to sister, why can't you let me marry Hu Mingcheng?"

As she spoke, tears fell.

Tang Jianguo instinctively reached for his cigarette pack, just about to light one but then remembered he was at home and just held the cigarette pack, watching Tang Wanqiu.

"Hu Mingcheng is not suitable for you!"

After he spoke, Tang Wanqiu cried out loud.

"He is the most suitable for me, at least he won't despise me for being an adopted daughter!"