Chapter 110 Fainting

The two chatted for a while, and more and more people came to the Liu residence to offer their birthday wishes. Among them, a fair-skinned, slightly plump middle-aged man was quite popular.

"That is Xu Mingchuan, the son-in-law of Old Man Liu. It is quite rare for him to come and wish Old Man Liu a happy birthday," Uncle Shi explained when he saw her puzzled. He was obviously very familiar with the situation of Old Man Liu's family.

As time went by, the number of guests in the mansion increased, including many wealthy families from the city. As soon as they entered, they began to exchange pleasantries with acquaintances. Liu Yue, who had been playing the victim with the old lady, was now beaming as she greeted the wealthy merchants who came and went.

"I never expected it to mean this. Old Man Liu was bragging about his daughter in front of me. He's probably really going to be heartbroken this time. Sigh!" Uncle Shi and the others were all old friends of Old Man Liu for many years. Now they were relegated to a corner and ignored. On the contrary, the wealthy businessmen who had never met him were arranged in important positions and chatted and laughed.

After Old Master Liu came out, these wealthy businessmen quickly surrounded him to congratulate him. Although he did not look well, he did not lose face for the others.

After dealing with the wealthy businessmen, Old Master Liu glanced around and finally spotted his old friends in a corner. He almost lost his composure and quickly made an excuse to leave.

Seeing this, Liu Yue quickly gestured for her husband, Xu Mingchuan, to come out and get acquainted with these wealthy businessmen. After everyone recognized him as a member of the Xu family, they didn't care about Old Master Liu leaving the table and all came forward to chat.

Song Yushu found the occasion rather pointless, but out of respect for Old Master Liu, he still ate the meal and left with Uncle Shi and the others.

"I'm so sorry about what happened today. I'll definitely treat you well when I come back another day," said Old Mrs. Gu as she saw them off, her face full of apology.

"Sigh, we're fine, but it's old man Liu who's getting on in years. If you have time, try to persuade him more. Children are always a burden!" Uncle Shi knows old man Liu well. He's very proud and stubborn. This time, he's probably taken a big hit.

"It's kind of you to still remember him. What happened today was wrong of the Liu family. You should go back now. Leave this to me." Old Mrs. Gu seemed to have aged a few years. She forced herself to cheer up and said goodbye to them before walking around the bustling Tingyuan to find Old Master Liu, who was in a daze, inside the house.

"I know you're upset today. I arranged this. I'm sorry to your friends. If you want to blame someone, blame me!" Old Mrs. Gu said, coming up behind the old man.

Grandpa Liu didn't say anything. He and his wife sat in the house for a while until Liu Yue came looking for them.

"Father! Mother! What are you doing here? There are guests outside!" Today is Old Master Liu's birthday banquet, and Liu Yue and Xu Mingchuan are guests after all. They can't be the ones to entertain the whole time. As the host, Old Master Liu has to show his face.

“What are we going out for? This wasn’t a birthday banquet for an old man like me in the first place. Going out would only spoil the fun,” Old Master Liu said in a hoarse voice.

"What are you saying? It's not easy for your daughter to throw you a birthday banquet. Aren't you just hurting your daughter's feelings? Father, I know you're not feeling well, but your son-in-law and I really have no place in the Xu family anymore."

“Now that my brother-in-law’s wife comes from a powerful family, my father-in-law already favors him. After he returned from his training, half of the Xu family’s business was handed over to him. Mingchuan and I only got a few shops, and we’ve become a laughing stock. Father, this time they’re all after your Rubik’s Cube. You should at least make a statement, right? Besides, your Rubik’s Cube is very popular in the city. If someone targets it, without Mingchuan’s help…”

"Bang!"

"What kind of spell did Xu Mingchuan cast on you? You were so determined to marry into the Xu family back then. We, your parents, didn't ask you to marry into a wealthy family, we just wanted a stable life. But you wouldn't listen. You've been married into the Xu family for so many years, how many times have you come back? This time I thought you had finally matured, but it turns out it's all for Xu Mingchuan again. Is he a good-for-nothing? Does he expect an old man like me, with one foot in the grave, to support his wife and children?"

Old Master Liu listened to her repeatedly saying that she was doing it all for Xu Mingchuan, but now she didn't even care about his reputation as her father. How could he face his old friends in the future?

"Father! How could you say that! Mingchuan is your son-in-law. If you don't help him, are you going to let those vixens outside benefit from him? I've heard that the mother and daughter who came today also shared the money from selling the Rubik's Cube! She's a widow without a man, why would Father give her money? Could there be some shady relationship between you two?"

Liu Yue couldn't stand hearing Old Master Liu insult Xu Mingchuan like that, and disregarding the fact that the person in front of her was her own father, she insisted on portraying Old Master Liu's cooperation with Song Yushu as an affair.

"Rubik's Cubes are all the rage right now. If you hand this business over to Mingchuan, the profits will multiply several times over! I'll just sit back and count my money. Why let some vixen outside deceive me!"

"You! Unfilial daughter..."

Grandpa Liu was so angry by her words that his face turned red. He glared at her and uttered those words before collapsing to the ground.

"Master! Master! Wake up!"

"father!"

"Smack!"

"Hurry up and find a doctor! If anything happens to your father, neither you nor Xu Mingchuan will have an easy time! Go now!" Old Mrs. Gu slapped Liu Yue hard, her eyes red as she told her to go find a doctor.

Liu Yue was so frightened that she was completely at a loss. She went out of the house to ask Xu Mingchuan for advice.

Xu Mingchuan, being from a wealthy family, didn't lie when faced with this situation. He simply instructed his servant to fetch a doctor and then explained the situation to the wealthy merchants.

"I am truly sorry, but my father-in-law is currently unwell and is probably unable to come out to drink with you all. I will be the only one to accompany him. Please do not take offense."

"Mr. Xu, you're too kind. Having you accompany us is already a great honor for us. Come, have another drink!"

The birthday banquet was not affected at all. Old Mrs. Gu could still faintly hear the sounds of drinking and talking outside. Her daughter and son-in-law did not come over again. She felt a chill in her heart. Looking at her husband on the bed, whose face was pale and whose breath was weak, she could no longer hold back her tears.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have kept an eye on Old Man Liu's condition before going back," Doctor Wu said. He was also angry when he saw Liu Yue and his wife still entertaining guests as usual when he came to the Liu residence again, but he did not waste his energy on others for the sake of his old friend's health.

"How is my husband? When will he wake up?" Seeing that Doctor Wu's expression was not right, Old Mrs. Gu was also very scared.

"Don't worry, she can wake up. Just be more careful in the future. If something like this happens again, even a miracle worker wouldn't be able to help," Doctor Wu quickly explained when he saw that Old Madam Gu was frightened.

"That's good. Seeing him suddenly collapse, my heart was pounding..." Grandma Gu's heart finally relaxed, but she couldn't stop crying.