Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback! - Chapter 245

Chapter 245: Chapter 245: More Than Meets Your Match!

Jiang Yan became even more smug upon hearing this.

“Oh, only thinking of your dear brother when you’ve got nowhere to stay? You did the same before, dragging along your luggage looking all sorry for yourself. Is that how you ask for help? Can’t you at least play cute or offer me something nice, make me happy?”

**Oh no, this man is starting again.**

**Damn it, I was just about to praise Jiang Yan for finally acting like a good brother, and then he shows his true colors in another sentence.**

**Seriously infuriating, makes me want to jump into the screen and beat him up.**

Faced with someone as thick-skinned as Jiang Yan, Jiang Li had her own ways.

She glanced at the wrinkled bag of instant noodles that seemed to fuse with the enamel cup on the table and slightly raised the corners of her lips, “So, my dear brother, are you planning to eat this for dinner?”

Jiang Yan followed her gaze and immediately felt a bit guilty.

“What, what’s the matter? Is it wrong to have a change of taste every now and then after getting used to delicacies from the land and sea?”

“Oh, really?” Jiang Li laughed, “And what about your dinner tomorrow? And the day after? Don’t tell me you plan on getting through the week with just a bag of instant noodles?”

Jiang Yan was completely at a loss for words.

Just as he was searching for some flattering words to cover his embarrassment, he saw Jiang Li throw her luggage onto the ground and open it neatly.

Inside, there was a whole suitcase full of food and cooking tools, almost everything one could think of from firewood, rice, oil, and salt to soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.

Jiang Yan was dumbfounded.

“Where… where did you get all these from?”

“Borrowed them from the villagers.” Jiang Li looked at him, “Without any restaurants in this village, how are we supposed to survive if we don’t cook?”

Jiang Yan took a deep breath.

Jiang Li was right.

In this remote place, there was nothing to spend money on even if one had it, let alone him, who was penniless at the moment.

And cooking was only limited to making instant noodles for him.

As the saying goes, a man can bend and stretch for survival. So what if he had to thicken his face to live on?

So, he immediately ran up with a joyful smile, “Hey, my dear sister, is it just staying here that you want? Of course, it’s possible. We are siblings, after all. How about this, I’ll share my house with you and you share the food you cook with me, what do you think?”

Jiang Li smiled, “That’s fine, but I have one condition. I’ll sleep on the bed and you sleep on the floor.”

Jiang Yan: “…”

This thatched cottage was dilapidated to the core; even the bed was old and tattered, too narrow and small to fit two people.

But a lack of a bed wouldn’t kill anyone; not having food, however, certainly could.

After weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Yan gritted his teeth and agreed.

“Fine, I’ll sleep on the floor.”

“Good.”

Jiang Li made good on her word and immediately started to unpack her suitcase, set up a pot, boiled water, and made a huge pot of delicious and fragrant noodle soup.

The moment Jiang Yan tasted the steaming hand-pulled noodles, he nearly teared up with joy.

Fantastic! He was eating proper human food again! So delicious!

**The young master really knows how to be flexible. A second ago: ‘Heh, kneel down and beg me.’ The next second: ‘Ah, it’s so good.’**

**Indeed, no one can escape the ‘It’s so good’ rule.**

**Lili is still too soft-hearted. If it were me, I would’ve just cooked him a pot of instant noodle soup!**

**Young Master, could you even survive without Jiang Li?**

**I think a transformation reality show is no longer enough for the young master; we should send him to the survival reality show next door, let him gain some real experience.**

Jiang Li also served herself a bowl of noodle soup, sitting gracefully and elegantly to one side, slowly sipping her way through it.

Around them, apart from the occasional sound of the wind squeezing in, there was only the quiet sound of their chewing.

The kerosene lamp flickered with a faint but warm light, enveloping the two figures closely together.

Although the setting was bleak, there was an inexplicable warmth to it.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Jiang Yan seemed to remember the pressing matters at hand.

“Jiang Li, tell me the truth, why didn’t you leave and then come back?”

He didn’t actually believe that Jiang Li had stayed just for his sake.

After all, the bond between the siblings wasn’t deep enough to warrant that.

Jiang Li’s expression was calm as she slowly began to speak, “You’ll know the reason eventually.”

One of the reasons she hadn’t left with the main group was that there was still an issue she hadn’t resolved here–

the criminals who had caused the death of Aunt Ying’s Lai Fu.

Right after the livestream ended today, Zhao Lang had quietly informed her, saying he had discovered the possible reason those people had remained in the area.

And the incident of Hu Zi from the village chief’s family falling into the water was also related to them!

He had tried to report it to the police before, but there was insufficient evidence, and the police could not take the case. Hu Zi had also lost his memory, completely unable to recall the incident.

As one associated with the case, Jiang Li certainly knew the severity of the matter.

Because if she had arrived even a moment later, that child truly would have drowned.

These people spared not even a child and went on to brutally kill a noisy pet, revealing their utterly callous and ruthless nature.

Although she was a person who cared greatly about the benefits and losses, she nevertheless strictly adhered to her master’s teaching, “Merit Birth, align with virtue’s path.”

She couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.

As for the second reason…

Jiang Li looked toward Jiang Yan, who was scraping the sides of the bowl, his tongue licking the soup off its edges.

Indeed, she couldn’t really feel at ease about her foolish brother.

After all, the current plot had been completely altered, but whether the ending had changed, she had no way of knowing.

Moreover, she had calculated that Jiang Yan was due for a major calamity soon.

Indeed, she needed to stay.

–

–

The guests from Flash Change who had flown all night finally arrived at Jingcheng Airport in the early morning hours.

The moment they touched solid ground and breathed the fresh air, Wen Jiaojiao let out a long sigh of relief, then stamped her foot.

“Damn it, I’ve finally left that godforsaken place. Capital is so much better, even the airport is more upscale!”

Su Yinwan, standing nearby, let out a regretful “Ah,” “But I think Chixia Village’s air was very fresh and relaxing. The Capital is good, but there’s always a feeling of being unable to catch one’s breath.”

As she spoke, her face showed a wistful expression, full of reluctance to leave.

Fans in the livestream chat immediately began to share in the sentimentality.

However, Wen Jiaojiao scoffed, “Then why did you come back? Go ahead and ask to stay there. Capital won’t stop operating just because you’re not here.”

Su Yinwan’s face turned scarlet with embarrassment, “Jiaojiao, you–”

Shang Shaojing stepped forward to shield her, “Wen Jiaojiao, watch how you speak.”

“President Shang, are you meeting me for the first time today? Don’t you know I’ve always spoken like this?”

Wen Jiaojiao maintained a friendly smile.

In the past, she would have been agitated and jumping with frustration in such situations, but after spending time with Jiang Li, she had learned how to boil a frog in warm water.

Peeling the skin layer by layer was much more satisfying than scalding with boiling water.

“I’m saying, President Shang, since you like Su Yinwan so much, why not propose to her and take her home to pamper her? Being Mrs. Shang is surely better than being an actress.”

“Oh, sorry, I forgot, the Shang family is most particular about social status, isn’t it? I suppose your uncle and aunt wouldn’t approve of Su Yinwan’s background, right? If it really comes to it, try persuading your uncle and aunt. Although Su Yinwan’s background might not cut it, she’s more than a good match for you.”