Chapter 288

Plot Correction Card (2)

“How can that work? That’s impossible!” Wen Hui’s heart that had just calmed down instantly flared up again. “This child, what nonsense are you saying? How could Mom let you be lost outside? No matter how good it is out there, how could it be better than being here at home?”

“No matter how bad the outside world is, I’ve been there for fifteen years.” Jiang Xiaoman didn’t want to fight with her, and tried to speak as calmly as possible. “Well, to be honest, I didn’t come back here to discuss it with you. I came to inform you that I won’t be going home to the Wen family.”

Wen Hui’s whole body froze and her eyes widened. She didn’t understand at all why her daughter, who was finally found after all the effort, said that she would leave. She reached out her hand to grab Jiang Xiaoman, but only grabbed the air.

“Xiaoman!” Wen Hui chased after her.

When she caught up, Jiang Xiaoman hadn’t left yet because someone blocked her way.

Old Madam Wen who was pushing Old Master Wen in a wheelchair happened to be in her way.

When Old Master Wen saw her, his face instantly turned full of tears, and he said in a hoarse voice, “Child, child... Come here and let Grandpa take a look.”

Jiang Xiaoman froze and didn’t move.

She used to have one principle; that is, not to hit children. As her grandmother got older, she added one more principle; not to get angry at the elderly.

Jiang Xiaoman sighed helplessly and squatted down. She called him grandpa obediently, then looked up at Old Madam Wen, and called her grandma.

Her grandfather was very excited and stroked her face with his pair of hands that looked like dried wood. He was very old, and his hands were as wrinkled as her grandma’s, and was just as rough to the touch. Jiang Xiaoman hesitated for a while, but did not push him away.

“It’s good that you’ve returned, it’s good that you’ve returned... ” He shivered, his hands shaking all the time.

Although, it would surely be very troublesome to live with two more strangers. This wasn’t just a matter of adding two more rooms.

Old Master Wen didn’t force Jiang Xiaoman to stay there tonight. He said that she was not used to living here, so she should go back first and discuss it with her family. There was no need to rush.

Jiang Xiaoman’s impression of him improved again.

As she carried her brick with her exiting the Wen family house, the system suddenly said, “Host, your grandfather’s condition is not right.”

“Yeah, he’s sick. People are like this when they get old.”

“But... in the plot, he died at the age of seventy-eight.”

Jiang Xiaoman remembered the kind-hearted old man just now, and couldn’t help frowning, “Is he already seventy-eight now?”

“No, he’s only sixty-five this year.” The system was so anxious that it emitted electronic noises again, and its chip almost short circuited. “But according to this system’s scan, he is now terminally ill, and his remaining lifespan is no more than two months.”

“...!!” Jiang Xiaoman was taken aback, and then asked the system, “Did you make a mistake in your math, or is there a problem with your scan, or... is there a problem with your plot?”

“Host, something is wrong.” The system got stuck for a while before finally returning to normal.

At the same time, the system gave Jiang Xiaoman a task after a long absence.

[Special task: find a way to find out Old Master Wen’s situation, cure his health, and correct the setting.

Quest Reward: Plot Correction Card]