Gu Tingzhi was so concerned that he asked Yang Fei about the specific situation of the Su family. Yang Fei knew a little more than him, and although it wasn't comprehensive, it was enough.
The Su family is not yet at a level that Gu Tingzhi would fear, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to go in and rescue them.
"Okay, go if you want. Contact me immediately if there are any problems."
After agreeing on their contact information, Meng Fuyan obtained the Su family's address from Yang Fei and went directly to the Su family's home with her luggage.
The Su family has been doing very well in the past two years, so they have acquired a nice house here, which is a small estate.
It's called a manor, but it's really just a villa with a larger yard. This isn't the city center; it's sparsely populated and has many small villas. The Su family's is quite large and looks rather impressive from a distance.
Meng Fuyan stood at the gate of the Su family's residence, carrying two leather suitcases in her hands and wearing a very beautiful ruby necklace around her neck. She looked at the gate of the Su family's residence and curled her lips.
The gate was not closed, and there were servants weeding in the yard. When they saw Meng Fuyan come in, they were about to ask her something.
However, Meng Fuyan was faster than them and spoke first, "Is your master home?"
The maid was taken aback. Chinese?
Judging by their appearance, they're from our own country!
"Little girl, who are you?"
Meng Fuyan smiled, looking obedient. "I am a friend of your master. Meng Suqin is my mother. I heard that my mother is recuperating here, so I came to visit her."
"Find someone who can speak to me. I have something to give to your Madam Su. Once she sees it, she will definitely want to see me."
This person was clearly just an ordinary servant, unable to make decisions. Seeing Meng Fuyan's calm demeanor and her well-dressed appearance, with her sparkling necklace, he was unsure of its authenticity but it certainly looked like a valuable item.
He dared not offend such a rich young lady, especially since she was Meng Suqin's daughter.
The maid immediately went to find someone, and after a while, a middle-aged woman came over. She was dressed relatively decently, but she was still a maid.
The Su family were once major capitalists in Shanghai. Their ancestors had been wealthy for generations. They were a very traditional family, both landlords and capitalists, and had a large number of servants.
Later, as times changed, the status of servants rose somewhat, but only relatively. The Su family still retained many traditions, and these people in front of us might all be servants brought out by the Su family back then.
The Meng family was once one of them.
Because of their business acumen, they helped the Su family make a lot of money, which led to their being given important positions. The Su family was able to have a place among the major capitalist families in Shanghai back then, and the Meng family made great contributions to that.
Looking around the Su family courtyard, there were quite a few servants coming and going. Meng Fuyan curled her lips and sneered inwardly.
Even in this day and age, I still can't shake my ingrained habits!
The middle-aged woman's gaze was immediately drawn to the ruby necklace around Meng Fuyan's neck.
"Young lady, are you looking for our mistress?"
Meng Fuyan smiled and said, "Yes! I am Meng Suqin's daughter, Meng Fuyan. My mother is recuperating here, so naturally I have to come and visit her. This is a gift I gave to you, Madam, to prove my identity."
Meng Fuyan held a small box in her hand. The housekeeper was surprised. "You came from China?"
Meng Fuyan nodded, "Yes! I just arrived today, and it's almost dark. I'll stay at the Su family's house for the night. I hope Madam won't be unwelcoming to me?"
The housekeeper's expression changed slightly as she looked at the small box and accepted it.
"Come in with me first, I'll go tell Madam."
Meng Fuyan followed her into the Su family's living room.
The living room is quite large, nothing special, just one word to describe it: opulent and magnificent.
Chronologically speaking, the Su family could be considered a prominent family. Many unfortunate intellectuals in the 1960s came from scholarly families, while most of the prominent scholarly families of that era were capitalists.
There was no other way; in times of war, ordinary people couldn't even afford to eat, let alone go to school.
Those who can go to school are basically from wealthy families.
However, not all wealthy capitalists can be called scholarly families; the Su family is an exception.
His ancestors were landlords who made a living by collecting rent and exploiting ordinary people. His descendants were not raised well, and after two or three generations, they became spoiled brats. He caught up with the development of the times, did some small business and made some money. Later, he met the Meng family, who were poor but good at business, and became their servant. During the Republic of China period, he developed rapidly and soon accumulated a lot of wealth.
Before they could settle down, the times changed again, so the whole family fled, falling from heaven to hell.
Fortunately, they have a solid foundation and are barely surviving now, accumulating strength, but they are still far from their peak.
Meng Fuyan sat down in the living room, and the housekeeper went to call someone. In less than ten minutes, a middle-aged woman dressed in very luxurious clothes arrived.
This woman is Sun Hui, the current mistress of the Su family.
Sun Hui rushed over and almost flew into a rage when she saw the necklace around Meng Fuyan's neck.
This was once a complete set of ruby jewelry: necklace, earrings, bracelet, brooch, and ring. The whole set was very beautiful and was custom-made by the old lady of the Su family when the Su family was prosperous.
At that time, Sun Hui was still the granddaughter-in-law of the Su family. The old lady was not her mother-in-law, but her grandmother, who has since passed away.
In those days, Western culture was very popular in Shanghai. Wealthy women in Shanghai all liked to wear the latest jewelry. She really wanted this set of ruby jewelry, so she tried to impress the old lady by helping the Su family with a business deal. She hoped that the old lady would give her the set of jewelry as a reward after the deal was successful.
The old lady agreed.
She failed and caused a huge disaster, resulting in heavy losses for the Su family. In the end, it was the Meng family who cleaned up the mess, salvaged the situation, and even made money.
The old lady punished her severely and even gave the set of jewelry to the Meng family as a reward.
She has completely lost face in her husband's family.
The Meng family members are nothing but servants, and it is only right for them to serve their masters. How could they use that set of jewelry as a reward? Isn't this a deliberate slap in her face?
Now, this brat is wearing her most expensive necklace and giving her earrings, which is a deliberate slap in the face.
This is absolutely outrageous!
Upon seeing Sun Hui, Meng Fuyan smiled warmly. "This must be Madam Su! Hello, Madam. My name is Meng Fuyan, and I am Meng Suqin's daughter. I heard that my mother is recuperating here. My mother must have mentioned this to you before. Thank you for taking care of my mother. Where is she? I would like to visit her."
Looking at the obedient and gentle face in front of her, Sun Hui couldn't tell whether the girl was deliberately trying to annoy her or it was just a coincidence.
If it was intentional, how did she know?
Meng Suqin did not have any relatives by her side before. She had been cooperating with the Su family for the past two years. When she was recuperating here, people only spoke well of the Su family. Why would she suddenly come to the Su family to cause trouble when she had just arrived?
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