Chapter 030 The Thirty Melon
“Pah—”
The slap was so loud and crisp that everyone gasped in shock.
Gu Xinhui's head was hit off-center, and half of his face soon became red and swollen. His eyes were dull, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He reached out and touched the side of his face, and the taste of blood filled his mouth.
"Master, after what happened to Ah Hui today, why did you still beat him?!"
The third wife felt so distressed that she rushed over and hugged her son.
The others were also shocked.
Even though Mr. Gu never said which son he loved the most, everyone knew it was someone else other than Gu Xinhui.
Gu Xinheng has a gentle and honest personality. Mr. Gu had given up on his eldest son a long time ago. More importantly, for the sake of his wife, Gu Xinheng has been resisting the pressure and refusing to divorce over the years, nor is he willing to find another woman to help him have children.
In comparison, Gu Xinhui, who has five sons, appears particularly "outstanding".
"Why would I hit him?" Mr. Gu's face was full of dark clouds. "He has brought so much shame to our Gu family. Isn't it shameful enough? He has ruined his body at such a young age. It's all because of you, his mother."
The third wife's face turned red, she felt aggrieved but dared not speak.
Mr. Gu looked at Gu Xicao.
Secretary Lin's heart tightened. Oh no, Mr. Gu was probably going to turn against me.
"Master Gu, I, Gu Zhongda, have never admired anyone. You are the first one."
Mr. Gu looked at Gu Xicao with mixed feelings, holding his cane tightly. "With Master Gu's ability, there is no need to count them one by one. You just need to tell me which son can make my Gu family prosperous and wealthy."
Everyone was stunned at first, and then they looked at Gu Xicao nervously.
After seeing Gu Xicao's abilities, who would dare to doubt how much influence her words had on Mr. Gu?
"If Mr. Gu is asking about his son, then..."
Gu Xicao glanced at the three men of the Gu family. Gu Xinliao looked at her expectantly, secretly regretting that she should have said a few more flattering words if she had known that Master Gu was so capable.
But, he didn't really offend Master Gu just now, right?
The fourth wife also felt a little regretful. The Gu family had three sons. The eldest was untalented, the third was useless, so of course only her son was left.
"None of them is suitable." Gu Xicao retracted his gaze and put his hands behind his back. "Of your sons, the eldest has a good personality, but he is not suitable for business and can only do academic work. The third is treacherous and short-sighted. The Gu family will only fall into ruin if he is given the position. The fifth is soft-hearted and believes whatever anyone says. The Gu family will basically be doomed if he is given the position."
Gu Xinheng had never expected to inherit the family business, so he didn't react much.
Gu Xinhui and Gu Xinliao couldn't help but look unhappy.
Gu Xinliao said unconvincedly: "Master, how could I be soft-hearted? Besides, I am still young and have my father's support. How can I not be doomed?"
"Really?" Gu Xicao tilted her head slightly. "If you are not a soft-hearted person, then why did you not want to test me tonight, but you agreed as soon as your third brother mentioned it? If this is business, it would be terrible. No matter who says it to you, you think it is good."
Gu Xinliao's expression changed. He looked at Gu Xicao with a bit of awe. He pursed his lips and didn't dare to say anything more.
"She's right. Lao Wu has been like this since he was a child."
Mr. Gu sighed, a look of dejection on his face, "Could it be that God did this to me on purpose, wanting our Gu family to have no successors?"
"Mr. Gu, you are wrong."
Gu Xicao shook her head: "I just said your son can't, but I didn't say your daughter is not suitable."
Gu Yue'e and others were shocked.
Especially Gu Yue'e looked at Gu Xicao in astonishment.
"The person who can inherit your Gu family's business and make it more prosperous is your daughter, Gu Yue'e."
Gu Xicao raised her finger and pointed at Gu Yue'e.
Everyone followed her finger and looked at Gu Yue'e, who was surprised. She quickly calmed down when she saw the fearful or suspicious looks from her brothers and sisters, stepmother and others. "Master Gu, you are joking. How can I manage such a large business like the Gu family?"
"That's right. The second young lady has never done business and she will get married in the future. How can we let her take charge of the Gu family?" The third wife immediately started to sneer, wondering if the second wife had bribed Master Gu and set up this trap today.
"Second Miss, don't be so modest." Gu Xicao ignored the Third Lady and looked at Gu Yue'e, "Your business is so successful, why don't you tell your family and let them be as happy as you are."
"Second sister is doing business?" Gu Yuehua looked at Gu Yue'e in surprise.
To be honest, Gu Yue'e was also shocked. No one in her family knew about her business. She was doing it secretly.
However, on second thought, compared to my third brother's affairs, it is not surprising that Master Gu could figure out my own affairs.
"Yes, I started a clothing company with my college friend called MIC."
Gu Yue'e was quite calm. Since everyone already knew about it, she just said, "This company has been in business for two years."
"MIC, isn't it the British women's clothing brand?" Gu Yuehua widened her eyes and looked at Gu Yue'e as if she had seen a ghost: "This brand is not cheap. I heard it is a big foreign brand. Second sister, you are kidding us, this company can be yours?!"
Gu Yuehua couldn't help but be surprised.
The MIC brand has entered the Hong Kong market for one and a half years. With celebrity endorsements and publicity, as well as an endless stream of business methods, it has become the favorite of Hong Kong's white, rich and beautiful women.
The sales volume of clothing every season is very amazing. Female celebrities and beautiful and wealthy women will compete to see who can get MIC's clothing the fastest, especially those limited editions.
In order to buy their shoes and bags, Gu Yuehua placed many orders from the sale in advance, but she didn't expect that the MIC actually belonged to one of her own.
"The M in MIC is the beginning of my English name Mini."
Gu Yuet-ngor remained calm in the face of doubts, "When I was in college, my friends and I decided to return to Hong Kong to make women's clothing, but I was too embarrassed to tell everyone until I made some achievements."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Is this considered as no achievement?
If any young man or young lady could create a company with such a high net profit, they would brag about it for three days and three nights.
Gu Yue'e was fine. If Gu Xicao hadn't figured it out, she might not have wanted to tell everyone about such a big thing.
Mr. Gu was no less surprised than the others.
He seemed to be seeing his daughter for the first time. "Yu'e, you really surprise me. Dad never thought you would be so successful."
Gu Yue'e was stunned, with mixed feelings.
"But master, no matter how capable the second young lady is, she still has to get married. Even if she is so capable, she will only be a bargain for her in-laws." Seeing the thoughtful look on Mr. Gu's face, the third wife became anxious and quickly spoke up to stop him.
Gu Xicao smiled and said, "Third Madam, the times are different now. The Second Miss doesn't necessarily have to get married. She can have someone marry into the family. The child will have the surname Gu in the future. And even if she doesn't get married, it's easy for a woman to have a child. With the Second Miss's ability, can't she find such a man? Mr. Gu, you are a smart man. Is it more cost-effective to marry off a capable and talented daughter to make connections with in-laws, or to let your daughter inherit the family business and carry forward your Gu family? You have to think it through."
Gu Xicao's words left everyone stunned.
Gu Yuehua said without thinking: "Of course it is more cost-effective to let my second sister inherit the family business. My second sister is so capable, letting her marry into the Li family is simply a waste of talent. Old Dou, if it really doesn't work out, I will marry into the Li family. Anyway, I have no ambitions and no abilities. You just want to have a marriage with the Li family?"
"Shut up!"
The fourth wife quickly covered her daughter's mouth.
Young Master Li is already quite old and has a son, so it would not be a good idea for him to marry into the family.
"Dad, I think what Master Gu said makes sense. Let's cancel my second sister's marriage to the Li family. My second sister can support herself. There's no need for her to rely on the Li family for support."
Gu Xinheng mustered up the courage to speak.
He had originally been against this marriage, but it was Mr. Gu who had made the decision and was stubborn in promoting this marriage just to pave the way for his third son.
"Ahem." Gu Xicao cleared her throat: "Well, actually you have another choice."
"What?" The Gu family members all looked at Gu Xicao.
Gu Xicao's eyes shifted and he looked at the ground: "Actually, that Young Master Li is popular with both men and women, and the Third Young Master actually fits his taste quite well."
Everyone: ???
Gu Xinhui immediately got furious and hugged Mr. Gu's thighs: "Dad, I won't marry you. I absolutely won't marry you. That bastard Li Da Shao plays more extravagantly than me. I absolutely won't agree to it!"
Gu Yue'e's face darkened and her eyes became deep.
She only knew that Young Master Li had a few female confidantes outside, and she didn't know that Young Master Li actually liked men. Gu Xinhui clearly knew about this, but never mentioned it. He also asked her to have children and get on with her feet as soon as she got married so that she could help her parents' family.
This third brother is so disgusting!
"Shut up, my Gu family is not at the point where we can't survive without an alliance."
Mr. Gu scolded Gu Xinhui unhappily, "This marriage is cancelled."
For the first time, everyone in the Gu family breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Gu, that's all for tonight. Thank you for your guidance."
Mr. Gu generously signed another check for Gu Xicao, and then looked at Gu Yue'e with a complicated look, as if he was relieved and a little regretful: "Yue'e, go and see Xiaolin and Master Gu off."
"...Yes, Dad."
Gu Yue'e seemed to realize something, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes, but she did not show it. Instead, she turned around and gestured to Gu Xicao and Secretary Lin, "Please come in, both of you."
A cool breeze blows in the middle of the night.
Gu Yue'e directly sent Gu Xicao and Secretary Lin back to where the car was parked.
She stopped and looked at Gu Xicao with gratitude in her eyes: "Master Gu, thank you so much this time, otherwise I would really..."
When Gu Yue'e thought about the fact that Young Master Li was popular with both men and women, she felt like vomiting.
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