The Host is Clearly A Scumbag (Quick Travel)

Mingting was amused by the Female Lead's ability to spout nonsense with a straight face.

'Next time you try to frame someone, at least wipe the drool off your mouth first!'

Seeing Jiang Meimei's greedy expression, Mingting almost thought he was a braised pork knuckle.

"How can you be so malicious, kid?"

When He Gu saw Jiang Meimei slandering Mingting, she couldn't stand it, "My Mingting has already suffered enough, and now you're rubbing salt in his wounds? I really misjudged you."

He Gu was usually gentle and easygoing, but when it came to protecting her own, she was fierce.

Mingting had already earned the approval of her late husband and now, he is her precious youngest son.

What bad fate? He Gu believed Mingting was clearly a child destined for greatness.

Otherwise, how could he have escaped after being kidnapped by child traffickers? Survived a near-drowning, only to be saved by Jiang Xiao'e? And now, he was even adopted into their family, gaining a mother, sisters, and a new home?

Wasn't this proof of good fortune?

Those who survive great disasters are destined for good fortune later!

He Gu firmly believes in this.

"I get it now, you are jealous because I didn't adopt your brother."

He Gu snorted coldly.

"With a scheming troublemaker like you as his sister, I wouldn't dare take your brother as my son. You can give up on that idea!"

He Gu was older, and a senior in the clan. Her husband is a scholar and her son-in-law is a young scholar. So when she scolded Jiang Meimei, no one dared to come up to persuade her.

Even the clan leader was a little displeased by Jiang Meimei's behavior.

'Who exactly is she trying to insinuate here?'

'He Gu's son-in-law, Wang Zhi, had also lost both parents. Was she indirectly calling him someone who brought misfortune to his parents? Who would be happy hearing that?'

"Old Third, take care of your daughter." The clan leader said with a gloomy face.

"You've spoiled her too much these past two years. As a young girl, she actually dares to spout nonsense without thinking, aren't you afraid she'll bring disaster to the family?"

"Yes, yes, I'll talk to her when we get back."

Jiang San grabbed Jiang Meimei's arm and bowed repeatedly, nodding apologetically.

Mingting hadn't expected He Gu to be so formidable.

He didn't even need to step in, as He Gu had handled it effortlessly, 'As expected, the combat strength of middle-aged and elderly women was truly unmatched.'

Jiang Meimei was pushing her brother so hard because, not long after, her family would suck them dry of their luck and bring them nothing but misfortune.

Jiang Xiao'e's family would end up dead or insane, while Jiang Meimei's brother, as the adopted male heir, would legally inherit the house and land.

Moreover, there is the most crucial detail.

Jiang Meimei had somehow found out that Jiang Xiucai had buried 10 taels of gold under the main hall.

Without adopting her brother, how else could she legally take the house and dig up the gold?

This money is the start-up capital for Jiang Meimei's business. With those 10 taels of gold, her family bought a house in the county, opened a restaurant, and grew their business to be bigger and bigger.

It can be said that Jiang Meimei's rise to wealth was built on sucking the life out of Jiang Xiao'e's family.

When Mingting read this detail in the plot, he couldn't help but pity the villain.

Jiang Meimei had known about the gold all along, yet she still cried poverty to the villain.

As a result, the villain sold the token and gave all the money to her. But because of that token, his true identity was exposed to the princess. He was captured, castrated, and turned into a eunuch.

And the whole time, the villain genuinely believed his savior was a pure, kind-hearted girl.

'Hah, this wasn't a white lotus, this is a poisonous plant that eats people!'

"Don't be scared, child. Mom will protect you." Seeing Mingting standing there without saying a word, He Gu thought that he was stimulated by Jiang Meimei's words, so she quickly comforted him.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. Our Mingting is destined for greatness!"

He Gu was in her forties. After suffering the double blow of losing both her son and husband, her temples were streaked with white, and fine wrinkles gathered at the corners of her eyes.

Although she had been desperate to adopt Mingting the day before, now He Gu really treats Mingting as her own son.

"Mom, I'm not scared!"

Mingting grinned, "Of course I am lucky, otherwise, how could I have become your son? With you and my sister, I'm the happiest person alive!"

Mingting then turned to Jiang Meimei, who was lurking in the shadows, "Hey, do you actually hate your brother?"

'Huh?'

Jiang Meimei didn't understand what Mingting meant.

Mingting smiled amiably, but his words were sharp as knives:

"I heard that you were born unlucky, so unlucky that even drinking water could choke you. But after your brother was born, your luck slowly improved. You could say he saved you, and he's your benefactor."

"So why aren't you grateful? Why aren't you repaying him? Instead, you're trying to push him onto someone else as their son?"

"You only have one brother, right? If he's adopted out, what will happen to your parents? Have you even thought about them? How unfilial can you be?"

When it came to twisting words and slinging accusations, Mingting had never backed down from anyone.

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Jiang Meimei's parents' faces changed.

They hadn't wanted to give their son away in the first place…it was Jiang Meimei who kept brainwashing them, listing all the benefits of adoption.

In addition, over the past few years, Jiang Meimei had often brought wealth and good fortune to the family. She was like a little lucky star, and since her predictions usually came true, they'd agreed to give their son away.

But now, after Mingting's explanation, Jiang San's mind cleared.

'It turned out that we had misunderstood!'

'It wasn't Da Niu who brought the family good luck, it was our precious son!' (T/N: Da Niu means big girl or old girl, which is Jiang San and his wife's way of calling their eldest daughter.)

'Did Da Niu know that her brother was a lucky star, and was jealous, so she tried every means to drive him away?'

"You wretched girl!" Jiang San slapped Jiang Meimei across the face, "How could you be so resentful of your brother?"