Chapter 269 One by one, they rushed to claim kinship.

Although Rui Rui's birthday party was to be a grand affair, not just any random person could attend. Lu Fengqing commissioned a designer to create special invitations, and printed two hundred copies in total.

Lu Fengqing divided the two hundred portions into four large portions of varying sizes: one for Huo Yao, one for Dou Meijuan, one for Gu Suixing, and kept a small portion for herself.

Huo Yao and Dou Meijuan were responsible for contacting and distributing invitations to the relatives and friends of the Gu and Lu families, respectively. Gu Suixing asked him to give the invitations to his business partners and friends, while Lu Fengqing left the invitations for Rui Rui's kindergarten classmates and teachers, as well as some of her close female friends.

During the days when the invitations were being sent out, Lu Fengqing didn't mention the Xie family at all.

Fortunately, Gu Suixing hadn't forgotten his father-in-law, especially after seeing the extra box of car keys on the entryway cabinet.

The two boxes contained car keys for over a hundred luxury cars, enough to power the wedding car convoy for next year's wedding. In a good mood, President Gu waved his hand and had a portion of his blank invitations delivered to Xie Chaoyin's office.

Giving out blank invitations is something only the host would do, as Xie Chaoyin fills in his name before distributing them. Gu Suixing did this to show his father-in-law that he truly considered him family and cared about him as his father-in-law, demonstrating his utmost sincerity.

As it turns out, President Gu made the right move.

Xie Chao was pleased and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​continuing to find ways to cause trouble for this adopted son.

Lu Fengqing was speechless when she found out. "How come I never noticed you were such a sycophant before?"

Gu Suixing: "There's nothing I can do, I just fell for someone else's daughter."

Lu Fengqing exposed him: "You're after his money, aren't you?"

Gu Suixing readily admitted, "I want them all."

Rui Rui nodded earnestly in agreement: "I want them all!"

Dad said, only a fool would make a choice; a smart child would want both.

Lu Fengqing ignored the two money-grubbing individuals and turned to call Huo Yao to inquire about Gu Zhenjun's physical condition.

Even if Gu Suixing hadn't said anything, Lu Fengqing could have guessed that Gu Suixing's decision to throw a big birthday party for Rui Rui wasn't just to celebrate Rui Rui's birthday. Besides letting Gu Zhenjun, who had been in a coma for many years, show his face in public, he also wanted to tell everyone that even though they hadn't had a wedding yet, he and his mother were recognized by the Gu family.

Knowing this scoundrel as she did, Lu Fengqing wouldn't be surprised if he announced their marriage at Rui Rui's birthday party.

Who told that this scoundrel to hide his zodiac sign as being a dog?

“Daddy.” Rui Rui tugged at Gu Suixing’s sleeve, looking at him expectantly, “Little Golden Turtle.”

Gu Suixing was replying to an email when she slapped away the chubby little hand without looking up. "Say what you said that day fluently."

Rui Rui frowned.

When Lu Fengqing returned after making the call, she didn't see Rui Rui. After searching for a while, she found him squatting in the corner of the room like a little mushroom, muttering something to himself.

Lu Fengqing carefully leaned over and listened for a while before she could hear clearly what the little guy was saying: "Jiang Youhui's dad knelt down to his grandpa and cried, and then took Jiang Youhui away. The teacher said he won't come back to kindergarten."

This sentence wasn't long, but it wasn't short either. The little guy still spoke haltingly, but it was much better than before, with fewer pauses.

It seems the little golden tortoise is quite charming; the little guy has even started practicing speaking fluently.

Well, that kid Jiang Youhui is a bit pitiful, being dragged out and whipped repeatedly.

Just as Teacher Rui Rui said, Jiang Youhui did not reappear at the kindergarten, and the entire Jiang family disappeared from City A overnight.

Lu Fengqing had previously asked Secretary Liu to keep an eye on the Jiang family. Later, she heard from Secretary Liu that after learning she was leaving the bustling City A to return to the countryside, the old lady of the Jiang family cried and made a scene for a long time, even ending up in the hospital. But there was nothing she could do; after waking up, she was forcibly dragged away by her son and daughter-in-law.

Lu Fengqing had no sympathy for them.

She holds grudges.

Lu Fengqing glanced at the little mushroom in the corner, smiled, and quietly slipped out.

Gu Suixing watched her tiptoe in and asked with amusement, "What are you doing, sneaking around like that?"

Lu Fengqing was happy and didn't argue with him. She whispered, "Rui Rui is practicing speaking in her room."

Gu Suixing: "You have to practice speaking a sentence, what's there to be happy about?"

Lu Fengqing ignored him; she was just happy.

After a while, Gu Suixing said again, "I'll take Rui Rui to Uncle San's place tomorrow."

Lu Fengqing: "What are you going there for?"

Gu Suixing: "The little guy promised his maternal grandfather and great-aunt that he would go and visit them this weekend."

Lu Fengqing pouted.

Okay.

Lu Fengqing added, "I'll pick him up the day after tomorrow afternoon."

The day after tomorrow, which is Sunday, is Rui Rui's birthday.

Gu Suixing loosened his tie. "No need for all that trouble. Just bring the clothes with you, and have his grandfather take him directly to the venue."

Lu Fengqing stared at him for a long time, then sneered, "With such painstaking efforts, anyone who didn't know better would think that the man surnamed Xie is your real father."

Gu Suixing raised an eyebrow. "Miss Lu has already taken my own parents away, but I'm not allowed to try and win over my future father-in-law?"

"Did I acknowledge it?" Lu Fengqing scoffed. "You two, father and son, are so eager to claim kinship."

Gu Suixing: "Strike first, strike hard."

Lu Fengqing: "Don't misuse Chinese vocabulary."

Gu Suixing chuckled softly.

The next morning, Gu Suixing took Rui Rui to Xie Chaoyin's place, while Lu Fengqing met with Secretary Liu. They spent the morning checking for any omissions and making up for any mistakes, and the afternoon supervising the setup of the birthday banquet venue.

Xie Chaoyin still did not return to the Xie residence. He owned many houses outside, but he lived most often in the villa in "Shuxiang Fenghuali".

Shuxiang Fenghuali is Xie Chaoyin's only real estate investment and development project. Even before the project officially opened, Xie Chaoyin had already reserved four villas side by side in Area A, near the river, one for each of his four siblings. The Xie residence is far from the city center, while Shuxiang Fenghuali is close to the university town, where the Xie siblings live while they are at work.

When Gu Suixing took Rui Rui there, not only Xie Chaoyin and Xie Chaowan were waiting at the door, but Gu Zhenying was also there.

As soon as the car came to a stop, the three men surrounded it.

In the end, Xie Chaoyin was faster and took Rui Rui out of the car first.

"Good morning, Grandpa, Great-Aunt, Great-Grandma," Rui Rui greeted them one by one.

When Gu Zhenying saw Rui Rui, it was like seeing Gu Suixing as a child, and his loving heart instantly overflowed. "My baby is so good."

"Has Rui Rui had breakfast yet?"

"No."

"Grandma hasn't eaten either. Rui Rui, would you like to eat with Grandma?"

Okay.

Gu Suixing also got out of the car and stood by the driver's seat for a long time before finally accepting the fact that he had been completely ignored.

This has never happened before.

So what's so great about little brats? They're born to compete for attention.

Xie Qingtang came out of the yard carrying the trash and saw Gu Suixing standing alone to the side. She called out, "Suixing."