After Transmigrating as the Villain’s Cannon Fodder Fake Sister - Chapter 10

“What are you two doing?”

Jiang Cen’s expression looked very calm, as if she had only asked casually and indifferently, but Jiang Xia’an kept feeling that her sister was not that simple!

Normally, her sister would never come to her room to care about what she was doing!

At this moment, for some reason, Jiang Xia’an inexplicably felt the suffocating sensation of being caught red-handed by the homeroom teacher while secretly dating during her school days.

Wait… why did her sister’s line sound so familiar???

Jiang Xia’an patted her chest. “Sister, you scared me to death.”

Jiang Cen’s gaze swept over the wrinkled paper on the table, and she asked lightly, “What is this?”

Seeing that she was about to be exposed, Gu Ruanruan hurriedly laughed awkwardly. “Oh, hehehehe, this is paper for Second Sister’s autograph. I have a classmate who wants to ask Second Sister for her signature, hehehehe.”

“Your classmate uses this kind of paper for an autograph?” Jiang Cen was not as easy to fool as Jiang Xia’an.

By the time Gu Ruanruan wanted to stop her, it was already too late. In the blink of an eye, that test paper was lying steadily in Jiang Cen’s powerful palm.

Paired with its drooping, shriveled corner, it looked like a salted fish that had died with grievances.

Jiang Cen held the paper in her palm and threatened, “Gu Ruanruan, I’ll give you one chance. What is this? What exactly are you trying to do?”

Gu Ruanruan knew there was no saving the situation, so she gave up on herself and said, “Math… math test paper. The teacher wants… wants…”

She hardened her heart and glanced pitifully at Jiang Xia’an. “A parent’s signature.”

Jiang Cen was satisfied.

She flipped it over and back once. After confirming it, she quietly read out the two words that made Gu Ruanruan want to curl her toes into the floor.

“Five. Points?”

She spat out each word one by one, and every word was a slow execution for Gu Ruanruan.

Gu Ruanruan felt as if she could already see the Grim Reaper beating gongs and drums in front of her!

Gu Ruanruan no longer cared whether it was embarrassing or not. She shot over to Jiang Cen’s side, tugged at the corner of Jiang Cen’s clothes, and shook it, softening her voice as she said, “…Sister, listen to my sophistry…”

Damn it. How had she accidentally said what was in her heart out loud!

“Oh?” Jiang Cen’s ending tone rose, and the corner of her mouth hooked into an extremely faint curve.

“N-no, Sister, listen to my explanation. I got this score entirely for the sake of our harmonious and loving big family!!!”

Jiang Cen looked at her with a smile that was not quite a smile as she made things up.

Gu Ruanruan cried with tears in her voice. “Sister, do you know what a wonderful number five is? Five is me, and I am you. Five points means I hope this family of ours will have you within me and me within you, harmonious and loving! Five represents the union of yin and yang, and prosperous business. I did all this to bless our family! For you!”

Jiang Cen coldly took out her phone and started scrolling.

Gu Ruanruan had an ominous premonition. “S-Sister, what are you looking at?”

Jiang Cen chuckled. “I’m asking the abbot of Qingling Temple on the mountain whether their temple can worship a living person. Since you’re so effective, I think from now on the temple shouldn’t worship any Bodhisattva. They should just worship you directly and benefit all living beings.”

“……”

In the silence, a loud “pa” suddenly rang out.

Jiang Xia’an slammed the table angrily and stood up. “Fine, this is too infuriating! I didn’t expect that someone with thick brows and big eyes like you would actually lie to me!!!”

Gu Ruanruan said guiltily, “I’m… I’m sorry… Secon—”

Before she could finish, Jiang Xia’an let out a “hmph,” threw down a heavy sentence, turned around, and left the room.

“I will never help you sign autographs for your classmates again!!!”

Gu Ruanruan: “……” Second Sister, isn’t your reflex arc a little too long!

And did you forget that this is your room!!!

Inside the study.

Old Master Jiang stared sorrowfully at the bright five-point test paper on the table.

The old man looked as if he had suffered a huge blow. He clutched his chest and spent a long time catching his breath.

It was as though Jiang Corporation had lost twenty billion yuan. He looked like the sky had collapsed.

He let out a long sigh. “How could this be!”

Gu Ruanruan said with great guilt, “Grandpa… I’m sorry. It’s my fault! Playing around made me stop striving for progress, pleasure muddled my brain, laziness made me lose my conscience. I’m illiterate, unlearned, intellectually poor, and guilty of heinous crimes…”

Old Master Jiang slammed his broad, powerful palm heavily onto the rosewood desk. “How could this be your fault! What fault could you possibly have! Have the teachers at Shengshuilan all become incompetent? I’ll call the principal tomorrow and have them replaced with a new batch!”

Jiang Cen: “……”

Gu Ruanruan was shocked by this “when the weather turns cold, let Wang Corporation go bankrupt” attitude. She hurriedly ran over and helped Old Master Jiang back into his chair, explaining, “Grandpa! No! It’s because I didn’t do well on the exam. It’s not the teachers’ fault. I’m the one who didn’t study properly! I’m the one who’s too ignorant and incompetent, betraying your and… my sisters’ cultivation!”

Jiang Cen lifted her eyelids and looked at Gu Ruanruan coolly.

Seeing that the expression on her face was sincere and did not seem fake, Jiang Cen proposed a solution. “Hire her a tutor tomorrow.”

It would also be a good way to temper her temperament.

Old Master Jiang deeply agreed. “She does need someone to guide her. She transferred schools and couldn’t adapt to the study pace for a while. This has really been hard on our Little Ruanruan.”

Jiang Cen: “……She transferred more than half a year ago. Even a frog should have learned to speak human language by now.”

Gu Ruanruan sucked in a breath of cold air. So… so sarcastic! She understood it!

“Eldest, how are you speaking!” Old Master Jiang was unhappy. “What tutor? I’ve decided. Starting tomorrow, you’ll tutor Little Ruanruan and help her catch up on the lessons she’s fallen behind in!”

Jiang Cen: ???

Gu Ruanruan: ??????

She had no objection to being tutored, but Jiang Cen???

Then she might as well just die!!!

She tried to stop Old Master Jiang’s absurd and terrifying idea. “Grandpa, there’s really no need. Sister manages countless affairs every day. How can she delay proper business because of me? If I hinder Sister’s work, then I really will be deeply sinful!”

Old Master Jiang had already made up his mind. He enthusiastically promoted Jiang Cen’s professional ability to Gu Ruanruan and comforted her. “No one is better for tutoring you than your sister. Back then, Eldest was also number one in your school. She won plenty of this and that kind of award too. Grandpa feels at ease letting her tutor you.”

National-level physics, chemistry, Olympiad math, and other competition awards—any one of which could safely recommend someone to a top university—became “this and that kind of award” in Old Master Jiang’s mouth.

Old Master Jiang made the final decision. “The company will keep running even if you work overtime two days less. Eldest, from now on, you’re not allowed to work overtime. Come home on time every day. If your sister’s grades don’t improve, I’ll hold only you responsible!”

Gu Ruanruan: “……”

Jiang Cen: “……”

The next day.

Gu Ruanruan was listless all morning, wilted like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Song Jing had watched her sigh for half the day and poked her. “What’s wrong?”

Gu Ruanruan pursed her lips and sighed. “Hypothetically, if I did something wrong, how should I apologize to someone and please them?”

Song Jing clapped his hands. “I thought it was something serious. Isn’t that simple? Give a gift!”

Gu Ruanruan began to worry. “How did I not think of that! What do you think I should give?”

“Give the most expensive one!” Song Jing said like a straight man.

Song Shuyu came to collect homework and casually ruffled his head. “You boys only know how to give expensive things, expensive things. We don’t lack anything, okay? In my opinion, when giving a gift, you still have to give something that expresses your feelings!”

Gu Ruanruan agreed. “That makes a lot of sense. I want to give something sincere.”

Song Shuyu was very enthusiastic. “Give something they usually use. Whenever they see it, they’ll think of you, right?”

Gu Ruanruan nodded like a chick pecking rice!!!

“What’s so hard about that? Pinru, don’t worry. Leave it to me! I know a good place. I’ll take you there after school. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!” Song Shuyu was full of confidence.

Gu Ruanruan picked up her water cup and heroically took a drink. “Such great kindness cannot be repaid! Class Monitor! I toast you!”

After school, Song Shuyu brought Gu Ruanruan to a gift shop in the alley outside the school.

“Hello.” The young shop owner sat behind the counter and smiled at them.

Song Shuyu recommended, “You can DIY things yourself here. It absolutely guarantees that the thing you give out will be one of a kind in the world!”

The young shop owner smiled and said, “Can you tell me what kind of person you want to give it to?”

“Mm.” Gu Ruanruan touched her chin and described, “Someone rather old, with a bad temper, a cold personality, and a body that isn’t too good either.”

The shop owner understood. The recipient was probably a rather stubborn elderly person.

She recommended, “I roughly understand. Little sister, there are two choices. One is to personally knit a scarf for them. The other is to personally DIY a cup.”

Gu Ruanruan thought about it and felt that a cup was better.

Jiang Cen would not wear a scarf every day, but she would definitely drink water every day.

She could conveniently give Jiang Xia’an one too.

Since everyone would have one, Grandpa Jiang should also get one!

“This thermal cup is our shop’s best-selling model. It can keep things warm for twenty-four hours and has a temperature display. You can drink warm water at any time, and it can also be used to simply stew some soup.”

Gu Ruanruan was satisfied. “I want three!” She chose three different colors.

A gentle smile appeared on the shop assistant’s face. “Little sister, you really care about your family. Being your family must be very fortunate.”

“Thank you.” Gu Ruanruan thanked her shyly.

The shop assistant brought them to the DIY area. Inside, there were all kinds of paints and tools. “Once you’ve chosen, you can write words or draw pictures on the cup yourself to express your feelings.”

With a grand sweep of her brush, Gu Ruanruan began her creative journey.

Before long, her masterpiece was complete. After she paid, the shop assistant gave her three beautiful cards and asked her to write some blessings for each person.

Mm, the black cup was for Grandpa.

The pink cup was for Second Sister.

The green cup was for Jiang Cen.

After writing the cards, Song Shuyu had already helped Gu Ruanruan package the thermal cups.

The packaging was the same, so Gu Ruanruan glanced through the gaps. After seeing the colors, she put them into the corresponding bags.

That night, Jiang Xia’an had an interview and did not come home.

Old Master Jiang had also gone to a gathering with old friends and was not home.

When Jiang Cen returned home, she discovered a gift box quietly lying at the door of her room.

She fell silent for a moment, picked up the extravagantly wrapped gift bag, and opened it.

Inside was a matte black thermal cup.

On the body of the thermal cup, she did not know what colorful things had been written, but there was an uneven texture to it.

Jiang Cen silently turned the cup.

Across from her, there was a stick-figure old man stroking his beard, looking like an immortal sage. He stared at her, eye to eye.

On the back, eight crooked, hideously ugly characters had been written in vermilion brushstrokes—

May you enjoy immortal fortune forever, and live as long as the heavens.