Chapter 769: Why bother? The Lou Family invites you (Two chapters in one)
The ceremony ended and everyone dispersed in an orderly manner.
Jiang Fuyue found Xiaoshan who was about to leave the stage——
"Do you have a bag? A bigger one."
"What?"
"Bag, I'll put the trophies and certificates in it." Jiang Fuyue shook the things in his hand.
The trophy was so heavy that her wrists felt sore from holding it.
The certificate is so large, it's like carrying a folder with you.
Jiang Fuyue wanted to find a bag to put these two things in, and it would be even better if Xiaoshan could help her carry them back to school.
"No." Xiao Shan shook his head and told the truth.
He never had the habit of carrying a bag; at most he would put a wallet in his trouser pocket.
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
"Excuse me, please," Principal Li, who had been chatting with Xiao Shan at the entrance, suddenly appeared and said with a smile, "I have a supermarket plastic bag here. Would you like some, Jiang?"
As he spoke, he took out a crumpled bag from his briefcase, shook it open, and handed it over.
Jiang Fuyue thanked him and threw the trophy and certificate in.
The gesture was no different from throwing a handful of vegetables or a piece of pork.
Xiaoshan's mouth twitched wildly.
Principal Li's eyes widened.
Jiang Fuyue only had one thought——
This bag is quite big and can hold a lot of things.
She handed it to Xiaoshan and asked him to help take it back to school, then clapped her hands and left.
Principal Li swallowed hard, "Jiang, Jiang, seems a little different from what I imagined?"
Xiao Shan looked at the heavy plastic bag in his hand and said earnestly, "Don't think too much. It's easy to become disillusioned."
"……ha?"
Xiao Shan patted his shoulder with his other hand: "Actually, you shouldn't have taken the bag out."
Principal Li: “?”
"No," Xiao Shan shook his head, denying his previous statement. "Luckily you took it out, otherwise she might have asked me to carry it back like that. It would have been easier to put it in a plastic bag."
After saying that, he nodded heavily: "Yes! That's right! That's it!"
By using self-affirmation to numb himself, Xiaoshan was able to deceive himself and comfort himself.
Then, leave happily.
Principal Li glanced at his calm back, then glanced at the plastic bag in his hand containing the certificate and trophy: "?"
Could it be true, as rumored by the outside world, that everyone at Mingda University, from top to bottom, from the president to the students, is a "weirdo"?
…
"Stop!"
As Jiang Fuyue walked out of the door, Mo Shiran called her coldly.
She paused, turned around, and her eyes fell on her feet: "Don't you want to see a doctor? You have to get treatment if you're sick. There's no point calling me..."
"You clearly saw it, why did you step on me?" She gritted her teeth and endured the pain, limping to her with the support of her best friend.
Jiang Fuyue smiled: "Why wouldn't I step on it? You're sticking it out, isn't it just there for people to step on?"
"you--"
"Or should I not step on it and fall down, so that someone can be happy?"
Mo Shiran's whole body froze, and her pupils shrank suddenly: "How, how did you know..."
impossible!
Before this, they didn't know each other at all, so Jiang Fuyue shouldn't have been on guard against her.
"Classmate, next time before you use a dirty trick, please curb your ambition. And don't stare at your target without blinking, because—it's really stupid and easy to expose."
From the moment Jiang Fuyue sat down next to her, he could feel a faint glance towards him.
At first she didn't think much of it, thinking the other party was just curious.
It was not until she went on stage that her peripheral vision turned into a direct gaze. Mo Shiran, sitting in the audience, was staring at her blatantly with a hint of cold cruelty.
This forced her to take it seriously.
Then, there was the sudden stretch of the foot on the stage...
Haha, I thought there was some big trick coming, but in the end it was just like this.
"Do I have a grudge against you?" Jiang Fuyue looked her up and down, not missing a single detail, and finally confirmed that this person did not exist in his memory.
Mo Shiran gritted her teeth, feeling angry but also a bit depressed. It felt like you treated someone as a thorn in your eyes and a thorn in your flesh, but they didn't even know who you were.
Just as Jiang Fuyue was about to leave, she finally spoke—
"Lin Zhaodong likes you."
Jiang Fuyue was stunned for two seconds before realizing that Lin Zhaodong was the yellow-haired guy. "Is that why you tripped me? Do you like him?"
Mo Shiran's mouth tightened.
"Because he doesn't like you and likes me, you're targeting me—is that the logic?"
Mo Shiran was stunned. It seemed that this was correct, but she felt something was wrong.
Jiang Fuyue's eyes suddenly turned cold. "If you had stretched out your foot to trip Lin Zhaodong today, I would have admired your courage to love and hate, but you are targeting your same-sex friends instead. Why?"
She was stunned by the question.
Jiang Fuyue answered directly for her: "Because you feel that I am in a weaker position between me and Lin Zhaodong. In other words, I am easier to bully. You don't dare to do anything to him, but you dare to do it to me, right?"
She sneered: "It seems that you are not only stupid and bad, but also a bully!"
Mo Shiran blushed immediately: "I, I'm not afraid of Lin Zhaodong!"
She tried to maintain her dignity, but the voice she shouted out was obviously weak.
Jiang Fuyue said "Oh" halfheartedly, as if to say: Okay, just continue to deceive yourself.
Without stopping, she ran away.
However, Mo Shiran felt that she was being treated perfunctorily. The fake "affirmation" was far more difficult to accept than the "denial".
She became stubborn and dragged her injured leg after him, "Stop—I'm really not afraid of Lin Zhaodong! Is he a monster or a demon? Why should I be afraid of him? And you're just making random comments about a person or a thing without even understanding the situation. Isn't that inappropriate?"
"What do you want to prove?" Jiang Fuyue suddenly spoke.
"?"
"What are you trying to prove by catching up with me and saying all this? If you're truly as fearless as you claim, then you should remain indifferent to my comments instead of trying so desperately to save face like you are now."
"I……"
Jiang Fuyue didn't give her a chance to speak. "As both of us are girls, shouldn't we understand each other better? Be tolerant and kind to each other. Ask yourself, who is the real source of the conflict between me and Lin Zhaodong in this matter? Don't just bully others at home. When you can't handle men, you pick on your own sex!"
After saying that, she strode away.
This time, Mo Shiran didn't chase after him. She just stood there in a daze, her eyes blank.
The sentence "As girls, shouldn't we understand each other better, be more tolerant and kind to each other?" was like a heavy hammer, hitting her soul hard.
My best friend Xiaoyou couldn't help but nod: "Of course, actually, I think what she said... makes a lot of sense."
"There's a saying, 'Why should women make things difficult for other women?' It's not her fault that Lin Zhaodong likes her. There seems to be no point in targeting her. You might as well trip Lin Zhaodong and beat him up!"
Mo Shiran glanced at her best friend, then looked in the direction Jiang Fuyue left, seeming to be thinking about something.
Maybe she herself didn't notice that her eyes, which were originally full of resentment, were gradually becoming calm and clear.
…
Accompanied by her best friend, Mo Shiran went to the hospital to check her foot. The doctor said it was just a sprain, prescribed some medicine, and told her to have a good rest.
When I went out, the driver was already waiting at the hospital entrance. "Xiaoyou, thank you for today. I'll go back first."
"Okay, remember to apply the medicine on time!"
As soon as I got home, before I had time to change into slippers, Ji Junru came up to me nervously: "What happened? How did you sprain your ankle for no reason?"
"I accidentally fell."
"You're always so careless. You still make such a stupid mistake on such a big day. Come on, let me see your trophy and certificate!"
Mo Shiran also smiled and asked the driver to bring it over.
Ji Junru spread out the certificate and read every word on it very carefully. Then she took the trophy and couldn't let it go. The smile on her face grew wider and wider.
"Look at the certificates for these top ten students! They're so different! They're much bigger than regular certificates! And the trophies are heavy and impressive! Our sweetheart is truly amazing! Only twenty-one students in the entire capital have won the award!"
The mother and daughter were talking when they heard the sound of an engine outside.
Ji Junru: "It must be your dad who is back."
Sure enough, after a while, Mo Zigang came in from outside in a suit and tie.
Ji Junru immediately put down the certificate and trophy and stepped forward to take her husband's coat and briefcase. After turning around and putting them away, she smiled and said, "Honey, our Ranran won the award!"
"Oh? What award did you win?" The man walked straight to the living room, sat down on the sofa, and asked casually while making tea.
Ji Junru: "One of the top ten college students!"
Mo Zigang was a little surprised, but not because his daughter won the award, but because—
"The one with only twenty-one spots in the entire imperial capital?"
"Yes! That's it! Our Ranran is so outstanding..."
"It seems that Miss Sun, whom Han Jiaxin recognized, also won this award, and was selected first. Look..." Mo Zigang handed over the phone.
Ji Junru took it half-believingly. How could it be?
This award is not easy to come by. She asked herself if there is any rich girl in the socialite circle of the capital who can compare with her daughter, whether in appearance or academic performance.
But the circle of friends in front of me not only showed the exact same certificates and trophies, but also a list of winners. The three words "Jiang Fuyue" were prominently listed at the top, while "Mo Shiran" was at the bottom, looking so ordinary and indistinguishable from the crowd.
The circle of friends was posted by old man Han Qishan.
For this purpose, he even went to Mingda University to get the trophy and certificate back from Xiaoshan.
After arriving home, we posed for photos and the copywriter spent a full half hour thinking carefully about it.
Finally wrote -
[I'm the first of the top ten university students in the capital. That's... not bad.]
The old Versailles has become a spirit.
Ji Junru put down the phone: "This is... the person who hosted the Han family's birthday party last time?"
Mo Zigang nodded: "Yeah."
She laughed dryly and said, "I didn't expect you to be so good."
Mo Shiran noticed that the atmosphere was not right and called out to her mother, "What were you talking about with Dad? I heard the Han family. Is it the Han family that invited us to the birthday party last time?"
"Well, you were preparing to go abroad for a competition, so I didn't let you go. Your dad and I went instead."
"What does this have to do with the top ten college students?"
"The young lady from the Han family is the one who ranked first in this top ten selection."
Mo Shiran's eyes widened, and her voice broke with a bit of sharpness: "Is it, Jiang Fuyue?!"
"Why, do you know him?"
Mo Shiran hesitated, "How could it be her? Didn't the internet say her family owns a restaurant? How could it be related to the Han family?"
The Han family has a higher status in the circle than the Mo family. The two sides have a lot of business dealings. On the surface, they are equal and mutually beneficial partners, but in fact, the Mo family still has to rely on the Han family.
Ji Junru didn't notice her daughter's abnormality, but couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the young lady of the Han family is not only beautiful, but also so outstanding. Hey, Ranran? It's almost time for dinner, what are you doing upstairs?"
Mo Shiran walked while shaking her head: "Mom, don't worry about it, I want to be quiet..."
"What happened to this kid?"
…
It was night before Mo Shiran came out of the room.
The trance on his face was gone, his eyes were clear, and he was in excellent condition.
"Mom, I'm hungry."
"You, you hid in your room and didn't eat when it was time to eat. Now you know you're hungry, right? You deserve it!" Having said that, he still immediately asked the kitchen to cook her favorite dish.
At this moment, Mo Zigang suddenly said, "Of course, come here."
"Dad?" Mo Shiran walked over. "What's wrong?"
"Please keep next Monday free."
Next Monday...
Not many days left.
"Why? Is something wrong? I have classes at school that day."
Mo Zigang: “I pushed it.”
Ji Junru just happened to hear this: "Is there something important?"
"Well, the Lou family sent us an invitation to a private cocktail party, and they specifically mentioned Ranran as going too."
"The Lou family?" Ji Junru gasped. "Is it the Lou family from the Lou Group?"
"Otherwise, do you think there is any other Lou family in the imperial capital?"
The woman frowned. "We can't even get close to the Lou family, a behemoth like them. Our relationship has only been superficial. Why would they send us an invitation?"
Mo Zigang shook his head: "I don't know."
"Did anyone else receive an invitation?"
"The Zhang family, the Li family, the Zhou family, the Wu family... have also received it."
"They are all second- and third-rate wealthy families on the same level as us. Some of them are even less close to the Lou family than we are, but they were also invited, such as the Wu family. This is strange."
"Yeah, I don't know what the Lou family is up to."
Ji Junru frowned: "Then are we still going?"
"Why not go? Since they've sent us an invitation, not going would be a lack of respect. Although our relationship with the Lou family isn't great, we've been living in peace and haven't had any conflicts. If we refuse, we might just end up making enemies."
"A top-tier wealthy family like the Lou family shouldn't be like that, right?"
Ji Junru nodded: "That's right...Ranran, please make time for next Monday."
Mo Shiran didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement.
Anyway, she often accompanied her parents to similar banquets and was already familiar with it.
…
At the same time, the Han family.
"What is this?" Han Ke looked at the thing handed to him with a questioning look in his eyes.
Han Shen: "Just open it and you'll know."
"Tsk, just say no directly, why are you acting so mysterious?" Han Ke took it and flipped it over casually.
"...Lou family? Invitation?"
Han Shen: "Yeah. I received it this afternoon."
Han Ke: "If I remember correctly, we don't have much relationship with the Lou family, right? How did the invitation end up in your hands? It didn't specify what it would be, just that you were allowed to attend."
When Lou Mingxin was still the president of Lou Corporation, Han Shen disliked her for her mediocre ability, her pretensions, and her slowness in doing things, so even though Lou Corporation was a large and powerful company, he did not actively seek cooperation with her.
Many times, doing things also depends on the person.
If the person is not right, things may not get done.
The only good thing about Lou Mingxin might be his development plan for the past twenty years, which can be described as "far-sighted".
Logically speaking, such a visionary and farsighted person should not do things in the same way.
But Lou Mingxin is just like that!
Han Shen had often wondered whether the person who formulated the Lou Group's 20-year development plan was the same person as her.
Or is it a dual personality?
In short, it's weird!
A year ago, Lou Mingxin was thrown into prison, and the Lou family was in turmoil for several months.
Seeing that the situation was no longer stable, the board of directors invited Lou Mingxin's younger brother Lou Mingshen to come back and succeed him as president.
This person is much more decisive than Lou Mingxin. He stepped on the shoulders of the board of directors, turned around and got rid of them, and used the board of directors as a target to establish his authority.
Han Shen didn't need to inquire about these things, as they were already spreading like wildfire in the circle.
Afterwards, he really managed to subdue the old men on the board of directors. His thundering methods and decisiveness were many times stronger than Lou Mingxin's.
It vaguely has a bit of the flavor of the former head of the Lou family, the legend in the imperial capital.
Although they have the same father but different mothers, they are siblings after all and share half the same blood.
Han Ke: "Huh? They even specially invited Yueyue to attend? What's going on?"
"According to other people who received invitations, their daughters were also invited to attend."
"Hiss...what the hell is this Lou Mingshen doing?"
Two updates combined into one, 5,000 words.
(End of this chapter)
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