Chapter 176: Gu Family Visit
After school, Uncle Jiang's car was already waiting at the old location.
It was Pili's first time to visit the rich people's villa area. After the car drove in, she kept looking out the window curiously.
"Pili, don't you think it's very luxurious and grand?" Lian Xing turned around and looked at Pili and asked.
Pili nodded as he looked outside: "It's not quite what I imagined."
Lian Xing smiled and said, "Don't look at it. Your master's martial arts school is not much cheaper than the villa here."
When the car slowly stopped, Gu Lianxing's mother was already standing in the yard to greet them. From a distance, she saw the car door open and several beautiful girls got out. She greeted them repeatedly, "Lianxing!"
"Mother!"
Gu Lianxing waved and ran towards her mother. Shen Ci and Pili thanked Uncle Jiang slowly before following.
"Mom, let me introduce you. This is Shen Ci, and this is Pili."
"Hello, Auntie!" They both called out in unison, being very polite.
Mrs. Gu had an impression of Chen Ci, after all, she had been here once, but it was her first time seeing Pili, but she had heard her daughter mention that he was her new roommate who had just moved into the dormitory.
"Hello, please come in. Lianxing suddenly told me that you were coming, and I made preparations in a hurry." Mrs. Gu has a very friendly personality. Her every move is elegant and her voice is very pleasant.
After entering the villa, several people sat down in the living room. Mrs. Gu hurriedly instructed the nanny to bring iced juice and washed fruits: "Eat some fruit first. Dinner will be ready in a while. Don't be polite."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Gu Lianxing pulled her mother aside and asked, "Isn't my dad back yet?"
"It should be soon. You never looked for your dad when you came back before. What happened today?" Mrs. Gu asked in confusion.
Gu Lianxing raised her eyebrows: "There must be something wrong. You will know later."
Mrs. Gu smiled without saying a word, and sat down on the sofa. She instinctively looked at Chen Ci: "Chen Ci, I remember your family also lives here?"
Shen Ci nodded: "Yes, Auntie, we are less than 500 meters away, very close."
"Lian Xing said you live alone. Where are your family? Aren't they in Longcheng?"
"Mom, are you checking the household registration?" Gu Lianxing looked at her mother unhappily.
Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "Mom, I'm just chatting with your friends."
"It's okay, Lianxing." Chen Ci looked at Mrs. Gu and explained patiently, "My hometown is Shenzhen and Hong Kong. My younger brother will take the college entrance examination soon. Mother is accompanying him in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. After that, she will return to Longcheng. I don't live alone either. I live with my younger sister, but she's been filming recently and isn't at home."
"Oh, your sister is an actress?" Mrs. Gu showed a look of surprise.
She is a real wealthy lady. She spends her days shopping, getting beauty treatments, and having afternoon tea. At home, she likes to watch TV series and read novels.
Chen Ci smiled and nodded: "She just joined the industry and is currently working on the set of "The Phoenix of Destiny."
"Really?! I know this drama. I've read the original novel. Who does she play?"
"Performing 'Hua Xixi'."
“Yeah, I like this character…”
For a moment, Chen Ci and Mrs. Gu were chatting animatedly. Gu Lianxing and Pili looked at each other and realized they had no say in the conversation, so they could only listen silently.
As the sky gradually darkened and night fell, the aroma of food wafted into the air from the restaurant. The nanny came over and said, "Madam, everything is almost ready. All that's missing is the soup. You can go to the table first. I just saw that the husband's car has returned."
Mrs. Gu nodded and greeted enthusiastically, "Dinner is ready, little beauties, please take your seats."
Just as he finished speaking, Gu Shangyou walked in. He looked up and was taken aback: "Eh? Why is it so lively today?"
"Hello, Uncle Gu." Shen Ci and Pili called out immediately.
Gu Lianxing rushed over and hugged her father's arm: "Dad, I invite my roommate to come to our house!"
Gu Shangyou nodded with a smile: "Welcome, welcome."
At the dinner table, Shen Ci and Pili sat on the guest side, opposite Mrs. Gu and Lian Xing, and the host seat was Gu Shangyou.
The atmosphere was not serious at all. Mrs. Gu and Gu Shangyou were both very talkative. In particular, they had heard a little about Shen Ci and were curious about her. They had already said that they would ask their daughter to invite her to visit their home.
"Don't be polite, just treat it like your own home. If it doesn't suit your taste, eat less. If it's something you like, eat more. And stretch your chopsticks a little longer." Gu Shangyou greeted them.
Chen Ci didn't rush to talk about the main topic, but started chatting with them. Unexpectedly, halfway through the conversation, it was Gu Shangyou who took the initiative to bring up this matter.
"Chen Ci, I heard from Lian Xing that you invested in an artificial intelligence project?"
His initiative made Shen Ci and the other two stunned. Shen Ci came back to his senses and nodded with a smile: "So Lian Xing told you about this."
Gu Shangyou said with a wry smile, "Not only did she mention it, she even said that if this project succeeds, she'll be waiting to see me make a fool of myself."
Gu Lianxing raised her eyebrows proudly.
Shen Ci pursed his lips and said slowly: "Uncle Gu, to be honest, I really want to talk to you about this matter today."
Gu Shangyou was stunned. He just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect that the other party came prepared?
"The project was tested successfully yesterday." Shen Ci stated the result directly.
The smug expression on Gu Lianxing's face became even more pronounced.
Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Shangyou in surprise, and Gu Shangyou asked in confusion, "Are you saying that the artificial intelligence project you invested in passed the self-test?"
Shen Ci nodded.
Gu Shangyou frowned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, but the smile was a little ambiguous.
Chen Ci said softly, "I know that Uncle Gu's Gu Corporation is a pioneer in artificial intelligence. Brother Luo's use of that method to try to get Gu Corporation to invest in the project might have been inappropriate. It's understandable that Uncle Gu was suspicious of him because he acted rashly."
"The project has already completed testing. This program has extraordinary significance for the current field of artificial intelligence. I hope Uncle Gu can give us a chance to cooperate. This program will definitely not disappoint you, Uncle Gu."
Shen Ci wanted to seek cooperation with Gu's, and since she was a junior, she naturally lowered her attitude deliberately.
But her tone of voice was neither humble nor arrogant, for the simple reason that the team's project results gave her the confidence to stand tall.
Gu Shangyou looked at Chen Ci and did not respond for a moment, but there was always a smile on his face, but Chen Ci could not see through that smile and could not even tell whether it was happy or angry.
"Chen Ci, you are very brave." Gu Shangyou said suddenly.
The atmosphere tensed as soon as these words were spoken. Gu Lianxing frowned and was about to speak when she heard Gu Shangyou continue, "You know I kicked those two guys out back then, yet you still dared to come back to me after the project was successful? Aren't you afraid that I'll think you're slapping me in the face?"
Shen Ci shook his head calmly after hearing this: "I didn't think so much. The only thought in my mind was that if Uncle Gu missed our project, he would definitely feel very sorry."
Four more updates.
I'm tired, destroy it.
(End of this chapter)
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