Chapter 376 Shut up!
The boy who had spoken earlier crossed his arms and looked arrogantly at Gu Le and Xu Zhou: "Ai'er gave you invitations because she's kind, but you're really ungrateful! Is this a place for you to come? Don't you know who you are, and who we are!"
Xu Zhou stepped in front of Gu Le, clenching his fists and saying nervously, "He Jie, this is Ai'er's birthday party. She invited us. Whether we come or not is none of your business! Besides, we're only here as Ai'er's classmates. If she really didn't want to invite us, she didn't have to send us invitations. Since she did, we came in with the invitations. What's the problem?"
He Jie wasn't stupid; he naturally understood that Xu Zhou was saying he was meddling in other people's business.
"Xu Zhou, are you sure you can afford to offend me?" After saying that, seeing Xu Zhou's bad expression, she smiled and looked at Gu Le behind him: "You can't even protect yourself, and you still want to protect a useless mainland kid? Sigh, I just don't understand, why don't you curry favor with us rich kids, and instead follow a poor boy from the mainland every day? What good can you do by being with him?!"
This mainland student transferred here, and his background is unknown. The surname Gu is also rare in Hong Kong. The only family with the surname Gu is just a third-rate family. Besides, he had already asked, and that family didn't know Gu Le at all!
This mainland boy not only excels academically, but he also learns extracurricular courses very quickly. Most importantly, he's incredibly handsome! Even Ai'er sometimes stares at him in a daze! If Gu Le's family background weren't so bad, Ai'er would definitely have considered him as a potential fiancé!
Xu Zhou knew that by standing there, he would definitely offend He Jie and his group. However, he was at least from Hong Kong, and his father was a minor official. He Jie and his group probably wouldn't dare to do anything too outrageous. But Gu Le was a student from the mainland who had no background here. If He Jie and his group were to deal with Gu Le, they wouldn't hold back at all. If they did anything excessive, their family would help them clean up the mess!
“We’re just here to attend the birthday party. We don’t have any intention of causing trouble or doing anything else. Besides, Gu Le and I are just nobody, not important. Young Master He, please don’t make things difficult for us. Moreover, today is a very important occasion for the Ai family. If the party is ruined because of Young Master He, I don’t think Old Master Ai will let it go!”
Having heard his father emphasize the importance of today's occasion many times at home, Xu Zhou thought about it and ultimately decided to use it to warn He Jie, at least to get through today first, and deal with the rest later.
He Jie laughed in anger, looking at the others: "He actually dared to threaten me! That's hilarious! Who does he think he is, daring to threaten me!"
The person next to him also spoke up angrily, saying, "Xuzhou! I know your family is also vying for company-provided housing! Do you know that the housing your father's company provided for its employees was donated by the He family? Do you know that the He family has veto power over who gets the housing or not? Are you sure you want to keep being stubborn?"
Xu Zhou's face was pale. He really didn't know. He looked at Gu Le, pursed his lips, and continued to stand in front of Gu Le without moving, his legs trembling.
He Jie and the others were furious at his behavior and reached out to pull him aside.
He Jie was stunned when his raised hand was grabbed. He looked at Gu Le and said, "Let go! You dare touch me?!"
Seeing that Gu Le was handling it herself, Gu Yin remained silent and stood aside.
When Gu Yin and Ah Le followed their grandfather in, these people seemed unaware of their presence, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to be so impolite. Gu Yin picked up an apple from the side, sat down, and began eating while watching the show.
Gu Le flung He Jie's hand away, frowning and saying with displeasure, "You haven't learned any skills, but you've picked up foreign arrogance to the core! What kind of identity do you have? Is being a Chinese citizen enough? At such a young age, instead of learning good manners, you're learning how to bully people and use your power to oppress others? Is this your upbringing?"
After Gu Le finished speaking, she looked at another person: "And you, what's this? A veto right? Do you think it's your company? According to your logic, the He family does charity work to gain a good reputation so they can better oppress the people? Then I'm going to report this. Isn't this fraud and bribery?"
Everyone gasped, and He Jie's face turned ashen with fear: "Gu Le, what nonsense are you spouting! Don't you want to stay in Hong Kong any longer? I think you're asking for trouble..."
"Shut up!" A deep, angry voice rang out from behind the crowd. Gu Yin turned around and saw Zhou Wansheng, Grandpa Ai, and some elderly people.
"He Jie! Where's your manners? Did you feed them to the dogs? Do I need to teach you what to say and what not to say?!"
Gu Yin looked at the old man who was speaking. He was wearing a sharp suit, leaning on a cane, and had a medium-length beard.
He Jie and this person look alike, so Gu Yin guessed that this person must be He Jie's grandfather.
Sure enough, upon seeing the newcomers, He Jie and his companions immediately lost their arrogance.
He Jie bowed his head and greeted them obediently: "Grandpa, Grandpa Ai, hello to all the grandpas."
Mr. He was not originally going to come today, but after hearing from his son that the shipping magnate had come and had a pleasant chat with Mr. Ai, he immediately rushed over.
The He family has several deals they plan to work with the Zhou family on. They rarely see Zhou Wansheng, but they've heard he's been active on the mainland lately. Now that he's finally showing up at the Ai family's place, they're worried they won't be able to find him again if they don't come over soon.
Fortunately, the banquet hadn't ended when he arrived. Seeing the shipping magnate and Old Master Ai heading towards the garden, he immediately followed.
I had just caught up with him and greeted him when I heard my grandson's unreasonable remarks!
What kind of occasion is this? On the surface, it's a birthday banquet, but in reality, it's a banquet where the Ai family is paving the way for Ai Yongcheng! Those in the know understand that on such an important occasion, their brainless grandson is actually bullying people. Even if he wanted to bully them, he should have waited until he left the Ai family! This commotion is a slap in the face to the Ai family!
"Why are you all making such a racket! What's going on?!" Old Master He looked at He Jie, demanding an answer.
He Jie smiled and said, "We're all classmates, just chatting."
Zhou Wansheng glanced at Gu Le and Gu Yin, and seeing that they were alright, he sneered, "But from what you were saying just now, it seemed like you were arguing."
He Jie feigned ignorance: "Oh, we were indeed arguing. We watched the same animated film, but Gu Le and I had different interpretations, so the discussion got a bit heated, and our voices were louder, making it sound like we were arguing. But we weren't. Gu Le, tell me, am I right?"
After He Jie finished speaking, he looked at Gu Le with a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of threat.
Gu Le smirked and shook his head: "No, you're bullying me and Xuzhou. You called me a country bumpkin, said I'm not qualified to be here, said I'm disobedient and that you'll make it impossible for me to stay in Hong Kong! You said the He family donated the building to the government, and they can give it to whomever they want, and no one can apply to leave if they don't want to give it to anyone. It makes me so worried. Is Hong Kong different from the mainland? Can individual behavior be above the law here?"
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