Chapter 518: Great Aunt (2) (1/2)

Jiang Yiru grew rather nostalgic as she thought about the past.

“It was your great-grandfather and his oldest son who did that. Besides your grandfather, their entire family was probably involved. But there was no concrete evidence.

“Your grandfather guessed what had happened and from then on, he was at loggerheads with his older brother and father. Although he was born in the Jiang family, he was not very interested in medicine and did not display much talent. He only learnt some superficial skills and had no ambitions to be the head of the household. He was peaceable by nature and was more interested in calligraphy and painting.

“I was the only daughter from the first wife’s branch of the family. In old families, many believe only sons should inherit the family business. But in my branch, I was the most talented when it came to medicine. Among my family members, I was exceptionally talented in medicine and became famous at a young age. Be it managing the family or medicine, I was the most suitable to be the head of the household.

“Besides, the second wife’s offspring were not very accomplished in medicine and could not inherit the family business. They were also not as good at management. Later on, I won the fight to be head of the household!”

When Jiang Yiru thought about that family fight in the past, she spoke very calmly.

Dozens of years had passed. Those people who had been filled with ardor were either dead, injured, or living in seclusion.

In these times, there were probably many who were unwilling to mention their connection with the Jiang family.

Jiangnan Medical Family!

It had been so famous!

But later on, the family’s fortunes had declined, and it had fallen on hard times. Many of them had killed themselves from shame.

Now, even Jiang Yiru did not know how many members from the second wife’s branch were left or whether anyone had survived.

Jiang Yiru looked at Jiang Xun. “By right, I should be the head of the family, but your great-grandfather despised me for being a female. Your grandfather did not want brothers to fight among themselves. He could neither help his father and older brother in their plots against me nor help me to deal with them. He never forgot that your great-grandfather had caused my mother to miscarry and die young. He could not accept his father and older brother’s behavior, so he ran away from home.