Chapter 64 Rise to Fame in a Wealthy Family: The Qin Family Refuses to Marry, the Wen Family Rejects Her
Qin Shu's words were unpleasant to hear, but they made sense.
Wen Yize could only take Xu Lanyan to another store to pick out a dress.
It was a champagne-colored dress with a nice cut, but it didn't look as good on Xu Lanyan as a cheongsam.
—In fact, Xu Lanyan has been wearing cheongsams all these years, which was suggested by her personal stylist after comparing many options.
Because it's generally difficult for thin people to pull off a cheongsam, but for her slightly plump figure, a cheongsam is more flattering, instantly making her look elegant and sophisticated.
SLOVEY's designs are popular because their custom-made traditional and modern cheongsams can accommodate customers with various body types.
In short, it doesn't discriminate against people.
But now, the outfit that Xu Lanyan picked out in another store, which seemed to fit her best, was not even as good-looking as the fake clothes she wore before.
[As expected, clothes make the man (or woman); this outfit of Xu Lanyan's almost completely exposed all her figure flaws.]
[After comparing them like this, I'm totally sold on SLOVEY! Even the knock-offs are so flattering, the authentic ones must be even nicer! Song Ying really understands women!]
[I'm begging you, SLOVEY, to release a budget-friendly version! Give girls from the slums a chance! If you do, I'll buy it all!]
[Don't leave yet, I'm adding 10086 points to my account!]
Meanwhile, in a mountain villa in the capital.
Qin Yong, the eldest son of the Qin family, and his wife Li Biru are having afternoon tea with a group of wealthy ladies.
Suddenly, someone looked away from their phone and focused their gaze on Li Biru.
"Mrs. Qin, is that cheongsam you're wearing from SLOVEY, the 'Mountain View' collection?"
"Yes." Li Biru put down her coffee and looked over. "I didn't expect Mrs. Zhang to recognize you?"
“I didn’t know you before, but I do now. I heard that only one person in China was able to buy this cheongsam, a lady surnamed Li, who is around fifty years old. I think it must be you.”
Li Biru laughed.
"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but this dress is really hard to buy. There are only ten pieces in the whole world. When my husband found out I liked it, he got dozens of people at his company to help me snag it. It's not that expensive, but it's perfect for me."
After saying that, Li Biru seemed to remember something.
"However, it's not true that I'm the only one in China who bought it. I don't know about others, but at least that girl from the Xu family has one. I saw her from afar when she came to look for the second son's wife last time."
Li Biru felt uncomfortable whenever this topic was brought up.
What is Xu Lanyan's identity?
He doesn't deserve to wear the same clothes as her.
However, some of the people present were on good terms with Xu Lanyan's mother, so she didn't show it and just gave an objective account.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, the person who brought it up quickly covered their mouth and laughed.
"Mrs. Qin, you've probably been fooled by that girl, haven't you? That 'Mountain View' outfit on Xu Lanyan is clearly a fake!"
"oh?"
Li Biru became interested. "What do you mean?"
At this moment, the lady who was on good terms with Xu Lanyan's mother said in surprise, "Impossible, right? With the Xu family's current status, why would Xu Lanyan wear counterfeit goods? Mrs. Zhang, is this some kind of fake news?"
Why would I lie to you? Come and see for yourself if you don't believe me.
As she spoke, Mrs. Zhang opened the video on her phone and placed it on the table.
"This is a video of Xu Lanyan participating in a TV program. She was wearing counterfeit clothes and accused another girl of wearing counterfeit clothes. It turns out that the other girl is the designer of that brand, and what she was wearing was real."
So five or six ladies gathered around and stared at the video.
They were all shrewd wives from wealthy families, and they saw through Xu Lanyan's little tricks at a glance.
"This is because they think they're rich and everyone else is poor; they're jealous of other girls who are prettier than them, so they put them down. Now they've shot themselves in the foot, they deserve it."
"No wonder the Xu family still acted like a small, insignificant family after climbing up to the Qin family. They can't handle things properly, so don't blame them for being hopeless."
"She's supposed to be a daughter of a wealthy family, yet she doesn't use her intelligence for good and instead does these dirty things. She's so young, and she already has such wicked thoughts. Who would dare to marry a woman like that?"
"Isn't the eldest young master of the Wen family playing the hero and saving the beauty? If Xu Lanyan is willing to marry him, Wen Yize might just get their marriage certificate that very day."
Upon hearing this teasing remark, Mrs. Sun, Wen Yize's aunt, immediately said:
“My sister said she absolutely forbids Xu Lanyan from entering the Wen family. Anyway, isn’t Xu Lanyan inseparable from that young master of the Qin family? The Wen family is definitely willing to help them get together.”
"What's so hard to part with, Mrs. Sun? Didn't you see that the young master of the Qin family is here too? Did you see him say a word in support of Xu Lanyan? So this person is most likely still the daughter-in-law of the Wen family."
Mrs. Sun snorted, "Anyway, the Wen family won't let her in."
Li Biru followed closely behind: "The Qin family will definitely not let her in."
"Huh? I heard someone say that the Qin family was going to hold a wedding for Crown Prince Qin and Xu Lanyan at the end of the year. Why is the Qin family not letting anyone in now?"
Li Biru placed her hands on her knees and smiled gently.
"Who told you all this? Our second son's wife? That's hilarious! She married into the Qin family and now she wants her niece from her own family to marry into the family too, but neither the old man in our family nor our little princess is happy about it."
Everyone was stunned.
"Is that so? But the Qin family has indeed been preparing for a wedding recently. Could it be for your A-Zhou?"
Li Biru laughed, "A-Zhou is busy with work all day long, where would he find the time to date? If any of you have a suitable daughter, you can introduce her to me. I'll talk to A-Zhou and we can have some tea together. Speaking of which, we're all family. Since you've heard the rumors, I won't hide it from you. The Qin family is indeed getting good news soon, and they are indeed going to hold a wedding for A-Shu, but the bride will definitely not be Xu Lanyan."
Li Biru spoke with great confidence, and after exchanging glances, everyone's curiosity burned even brighter.
They immediately forgot about the video and looked at Li Biru.
"Mrs. Qin, could you please tell us more? If it wasn't Xu Lanyan, then whose daughter was she? How could you keep it a secret so well, fooling all of us?"
In the top circles of the capital, everyone knows about Qin Shu's existence, but they usually don't dare to inquire about him, or rather, even if they did, they wouldn't be able to find out more details.
Now that Li Biru is willing to tell them, they are naturally extremely curious.
That's the heir of the Qin family!
Rumor has it that after Old Master Qin turns 100, the Qin family's business will be handed over to this heir.
If she were to marry Qin Shu, the entire capital city would be her dowry.
Li Biru actually didn't like Song Ying.
But she disliked Xu Jinhua and her niece Xu Lanyan even more.
So she picked up her coffee, stirred it for a moment, took a sip, and then slightly raised her chin.
"It's that designer you were just praising."
"It's her! No wonder, she's talented and beautiful, definitely better than Xu Lanyan. Mrs. Qin, you're so lucky!"
"If that's the case, Mrs. Qin, from now on, when you wear SLOVEY clothes, why would your husband need to go and snatch them? Just ask your niece-in-law, and they'll be delivered right to your door. Or even have her make custom clothes for you—it's just a matter of a word, isn't it?"
"Mrs. Qin, to be honest, I've thought this cheongsam of yours looks great for a long time, but I've been too embarrassed to ask. Just tell me that we're like sisters, and maybe your niece-in-law can order a few for us in the future?"
"Yes, yes, that's right. Let's get matching outfits and learn from those young people."
"Mrs. Qin, you absolutely have to help me with this!"
After learning about the relationship between Song Ying and Qin Shu, everyone treated Li Biru, their aunt, with even more deference.
Li Biru has always enjoyed being the center of attention, and now that everyone is cheering her on, she feels like she's shining.
As a result, my impression of Song Ying has improved considerably.
After everyone had been talking for a while, Li Biru coughed lightly and then said, feigning modesty:
"Since she's my future niece-in-law, she'll definitely have to call you aunt and uncle from now on. We're all elders, how could we let you go without clothes? I guarantee you, so you can rest assured."
"Really? Then we'll thank Mrs. Qin in advance!"
"No problem, everything is negotiable."
At this very moment, Song Ying, who was listening to the director explain the mission rules, was unaware that countless girls were flooding her Weibo post with comments, begging her to release affordable clothing. They said they would buy anything she designed, even if it wasn't the SLOVEY brand! Go go go!
Little did she know that her aunt, who had previously looked down on her, was now using her fame to make empty promises to a group of wealthy women.
As for Xu Lanyan, who was pondering how to avenge her previous humiliation, she was of course unaware that the news of her wearing counterfeit goods had already begun to spread throughout the upper-class circles of the capital from those people's mouths.
She was unaware that rumors had already begun circulating in their circle that she and Qin Shu had no engagement and that the Crown Prince's future wife was someone else.
Some people who wanted to curry favor with the Qin family but had no other way, and who wanted to use their relationship with Xu Lanyan, the future "Lady of the Crown Prince Qin," to achieve their goals indirectly, began to consider terminating their contracts with the Xu Group after hearing the news.
The butterfly effect occurs quietly but rapidly without the awareness of those involved.
Meanwhile, director Zhuo Rui had already announced the task requirements for the day.
"Today's mission is to visit the British Museum, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the London Eye, the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. Since it's our first day out, we've already planned the route to help everyone get familiar with the area as quickly as possible. We'll also have Ms. Xu Lanyan as our guide, so just follow along."
In addition, the three boys also received a hidden mission.
"Please take three group photos each, without the female guests' knowledge or the male guests' invitation. We will then hold an online vote, and the group with the most votes will receive a mystery prize related to tomorrow's task!"
After calling the boys out separately and emphasizing the task, Zhuo Rui repeated the overall task to everyone once again.
"Does anyone have any questions about today's task? Ask your questions now, or it will be too late later when the event starts."
"I have a problem!"
Zhao Qinglu raised her right hand high.
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