Gu Pingsheng asked suspiciously, "Sister, this Uncle Wang is very strange."
Gu Yaoniang also felt strange.
Yeah...it is pretty strange.
She stood alone at the door, looking inside, neither going in nor leaving. When she and her brother reached the door, she chatted for a few words before taking out a jade pendant from her bosom, as if she had come all this way just to wait for them.
That's really strange.
What is certain is that they did not have malicious intent.
Why aren't you two upstairs yet?
The two were startled and looked toward the direction from which the sound came.
It turned out that Gu Xingzhi had come downstairs to check on the two of them since they hadn't arrived yet.
Gu Yaoniang snapped out of her daze and replied, "Coming!"
As he spoke, he began to put the jade pendant away.
Gu Xingzhi, however, had sharp eyes and noticed the jade pendants in the two men's hands. His eyes widened in surprise, and he demanded, "What are these?"
Gu Yaoniang was startled when he suddenly spoke, and her hand trembled, almost causing the jade pendant to fall to the ground.
She gave Gu Xingzhi a reproachful look: "Second Uncle! You scared me!"
Gu Xingzhi, however, lost his composure. He snatched the two jade pendants from Gu Yaoniang and Gu Pingsheng's hands, examined them carefully, and asked, "Where did they come from? Who gave them to you?"
Gu Xingzhi had always practiced a pampering strategy, so how could he have spoken so harshly to Gu Yaoniang? Gu Yaoniang felt a little wronged and stood aside, ignoring him.
Gu Pingsheng replied, "It was given to us by Uncle Wang just now, as a Spring Festival gift. He is the father of my sister's friend, that Lady Wang."
He was afraid that Gu Xingzhi wouldn't know who he was, so he tried his best to explain clearly.
Gu Xingzhi was stunned for a moment, his eyes darkening. He wanted to say something, but he held back.
He took a deep breath, returned the jade pendant to the two of them, and said, "Keep it safe. Our family has no connection with Lord Wang, so don't accept his things casually in the future."
Gu Pingsheng stammered in agreement, while Gu Yaoniang silently accepted the jade pendant from Gu Xingzhi's hand without saying a word.
She really wanted to ask why, but she was still feeling wronged, like a child throwing a tantrum, and was unwilling to speak to Gu Xingzhi.
Gu Xingzhi naturally understood her thoughts. He regretted that he had been a bit too harsh on the child earlier, and said to cover it up, "Let's go, let's go, we've been waiting for you."
After saying this, he walked to the door and personally closed the gate of Jin Yu Lou before urging the two of them to go upstairs together.
Gu Yaoniang went up to the second floor, her face already smiling again, and chatted and laughed with the managers of the Gu family business.
The guests and hosts enjoyed the meal immensely, with toasts and laughter filling the air.
In the distance, fireworks bloomed like dazzling flowers, their colorful lights illuminating the entire sky, a scene as beautiful as a poem or a painting. People looked up, their eyes sparkling with longing and anticipation for a better life, as if the fireworks were the embodiment of their dreams. At this moment, Shuojing City was like a fairyland descended to earth, filled with an atmosphere of joy and peace, captivating everyone and making it impossible to tear themselves away.
Gu Yaoniang turned her head to look, her eyes glistening with tears.
I've been in Shuojing for almost two years now.
She...is a little homesick.
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