Chapter 67 A Simple Wish
Their family's power is not as great as the Lu family's, so they have a competition in mind and just want to watch the show, but Liu Zhi is the best at sabotaging things.
Especially dismantling the stage set up by Lu Qingcheng.
"Lu Qingcheng, stop pretending to be ignorant. Your ignorance and stupidity are evident the moment you open your mouth. Your brain is worth less than the necklace around your neck. That necklace of yours was a Fengxiang Jewelry design from two years ago. It sold for 18 million. But this one of yours isn't even the original. They stole Fengxiang's design and used even lower quality diamonds. I guess it's only worth 800 or 900. And you're still saying 30 million? How dare you say that?"
"You're talking nonsense, this is a gift from my father! The Lu family is not short of this little money, how could I bring a fake!" Lu Qingcheng glared at Liu Zhi angrily, suspecting that she was helping Meng Anran and deliberately slandering her.
"Don't believe me? I have an authentic one. I can bring it back to school tomorrow so you can compare it. You can tell the difference between the luster of the authentic one and the fake at a glance." Liu Zhi spoke in a casual manner, sounding serious.
Instead, it made Lu Qingcheng less confident.
This necklace was not a gift from her father at all. It was a second-hand item she bought online. The seller said it was a design from a big brand and was worth 30 million yuan. He sold it at a low price because he was in a hurry to use the money.
It cost her ten million!
Now if I tell her that this necklace is a fake and only worth eight or nine million, won’t she lose two million?
And I lost face in front of my classmates!
To avoid making things too awkward, Zuo Yi spoke up to smooth things over: "Qingcheng, it's okay. Maybe your uncle didn't know much about diamonds, so he got cheated. The Lu family doesn't need this little money anyway, so don't make a fuss about it. Otherwise, your uncle will be unhappy if he finds out."
They are the best at speaking in official language. They say nice things, but in fact everyone knows in their hearts that even they can see that the goods are fake. How could Lu Zhong, who has been in the business world for decades, be cheated?
The noble family is very concerned about their reputation, so Lu Zhong would not buy a fake necklace and let Lu Qingcheng wear it everywhere to embarrass herself, so this necklace was not a gift from Lu Zhong at all.
I said this just to give Lu Qingcheng a way out.
It also avoided affecting their relationship with the Lu family.
Lu Qingcheng forced a smile and said, "Maybe Dad really made a mistake. But it doesn't matter. I like any gift from Dad."
"Yes, the value of a gift doesn't matter." Liu Zhi rarely agreed with Lu Qingcheng's words, and then said, "Today is Miss Lu's birthday, how can we not drink some wine? Come on, open the wine, let's all have a toast together, and wish Miss Lu a happy birthday!"
The waiter opened all ten bottles of champagne on the table, and everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Lu Qingcheng on becoming an adult.
Only Lu Qingcheng's heart was bleeding.
Those wines cost more than one million yuan a bottle, and she just put out a few more bottles to make it look better. Who would have thought that Liu Zhi would have people open all of them?
How much money will this dinner tonight cost her?
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Unlike the subtle atmosphere at Lu Qingcheng's coming-of-age party, the Meng family cottage was warm and lively.
Su Wanman dreamed of Anran's favorite pickled fish and Mengzhen's favorite salt-baked chicken. After the family had a happy dinner, it was time to make a wish and cut the cake.
The cake was made by Mengzhen herself. She spent an entire afternoon tinkering with it. She used animal cream and freshly bought fruits. It is not high in sugar and is exquisite and healthy.
Meng Chenghong was more excited to see the cake than the birthday boy himself. Children always find it hard to resist the temptation of desserts.
After lighting the candle with the number "18", Meng Rong asked his daughter to make a wish quickly.
Meng Anran clenched his fists, closed his eyes and thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any wish.
Finally, I made a simple wish: I hope my assets will double this year.
The moment she opened her eyes, she felt a cold touch on her face.
She touched it in confusion and found that it was Meng Yushu who smeared cream on her face.
"This is joy!" Meng Yushu hadn't laughed so happily for a long time. She found her sister's confused expression cute.
"Oh." Meng Anran responded calmly and lowered her head to cut the cake.
Everyone thought she was angry.
Meng Anran has been back at the Meng family for over a month and has never had any intimate actions with them. Maybe she really doesn't like others touching her face like this.
The atmosphere was frozen for a moment, and Meng Anran suddenly grabbed a small ball of cream and smeared it on Meng Yushu's face.
"Return the gift!"
The awkwardness was broken and everyone burst into laughter.
Taking this opportunity, Meng Anran rubbed some cream on Meng Zhen's nose.
"Sister, come and share in the joy!"
Meng Zhen was slightly stunned, and couldn't stop smiling at the corner of her lips.
She still remembered that she had personally made a cake for Lu Qingcheng last year to celebrate her birthday, but Lu Qingcheng disliked the cake for being too shabby and threw all her hard work of the afternoon to the ground.
"What's there to celebrate? Don't think you can get away with your mistakes just by doing this kind of rubbish! If you hadn't provoked the wrong people, how could our family have gone bankrupt? Is it really necessary to have such a shabby birthday?"
That day, the meeting ended in a bad mood.
She was crying while cleaning up the cream on the ground. The feeling of self-blame wrapped around her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
However, Meng Anran, who had been pampered for seventeen years, did not dislike her cooking skills at all. She smiled happily and asked her to share in his joy.
Meng Zhen's nose felt sore and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Sister, what's wrong with you? I just smeared some cream on you. You don't have to feel so wronged, right?" Meng Anran felt very puzzled and quickly pulled out a tissue to wipe off the cream on the tip of Meng Zhen's nose.
She has never known how to coax people, and has never met a crybaby around her.
So whenever she saw others crying, she would stay away from them and refuse to take on the hard task of comforting them.
But Mengzhen is her biological sister, she can't just keep hiding, right?
"It's okay." Meng Zhen raised the corners of her lips and laughed while crying, "An Ran, don't you blame me? If it weren't for me, the Meng family wouldn't have gone bankrupt, and you wouldn't have to suffer after returning."
"It has nothing to do with you." Meng Anran tore off another piece of tissue and handed it to Meng Zhen to wipe her tears. She knew the reason for the Meng family's bankruptcy better than anyone else, but she just couldn't explain it clearly.
Then he said, "Don't I know what kind of person Lu Yi is? This is not your fault. He is just a scoundrel."
Meng Zhen burst into laughter, and the huge stone that had been weighing on her heart turned to ashes in an instant.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Today is Anran's birthday and everyone is happy." Su Wanman comforted with a smile.
Meng Anran cut the cake, and the wishing ceremony was officially over.
Meng Rong wrapped two red envelopes for Meng Anran and said, "Here, this is from mom and dad. We wish our precious daughter academic success, success in everything, and good health and happiness in the new year."
Meng Anran took the red envelope in a daze. This was the first time in seventeen years that she heard someone call her "darling daughter".
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