The man slowly swiped his phone screen with his well-defined knuckles, reading through the headline news. His long, curled eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.
"She doesn't deserve it!"
With a light tap of his fingertip, Gu Jueye exited Weibo, found a number in his contacts, and dialed it.
"Third sister-in-law."
Zhang Ying was slightly surprised to receive Gu Jueye's call. At that moment, she was getting a beauty treatment at a beauty salon, accompanied by Ye Yuzhen from her second son's family.
The third and second wives have always had a close relationship and frequent interactions.
"Stop for a moment!" Zhang Ying instructed the masseuse beside her.
The masseuse stopped immediately. Zhang Ying sat up and gently patted the face mask on her face: "Seventh brother, it was really unexpected to receive your call."
"How has Third Sister-in-law been lately?"
"Same as always, I'm just a leisurely person, not as busy as you. When do you have time to come and visit your family?"
"Yes, I'll go visit Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law when I have some free time. By the way, how's Hongxun doing lately?"
Zhang Ying was a little puzzled when Gu Jueye suddenly mentioned Gu Hongxun.
“Hongxun? That kid is always busy with his own things outside. As long as he doesn’t fall behind in his studies, I never bother with his affairs.”
"Oh, I thought Third Sister-in-law knew that Hongxun was dating."
Zhang Ying was startled, her face filled with astonishment: "Dating? Dating who?"
How come she, as a mother, didn't hear a word about such a big thing?
Gu Jueye continued calmly, "It seems to be the adopted daughter of the Bai family. I just saw the news. I wanted to congratulate my third sister-in-law. Hongxun is a promising young man, better than his older brothers. He has already made his relationship public at such a young age."
Zhang Ying gasped, her brows furrowing sharply, and her voice turned cold: "Are you talking about Bai Xiruo?"
"Yes, that's her."
"Seventh Brother, let's talk another day. I suddenly have something urgent to deal with, so I'll hang up now."
"Then you go ahead with your work, Third Sister-in-law."
Inside the car
Kuching and Chen Yi in the passenger seat exchanged a glance.
Seventh Master has pulled a fast one.
No matter how scheming Bai Xiruo is, as long as she can't get past the Third Madam, even if she's with Gu Hongxun, she can forget about entering the Gu family.
What Seventh Master meant was that Bai Xiruo wouldn't even be qualified to call Miss Qianmo "Seventh Aunt" anymore.
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This way
After hanging up the phone in a hurry, Zhang Ying immediately went online to check today's trending news.
People in her social circle rarely pay attention to entertainment news. If it weren't for her son's reckless behavior of wanting to become an actor, she would even look down on that profession.
After this, Zhang Ying's face turned ashen with anger.
"That little bitch is really cunning; she actually dared to seduce my son."
Ye Yuzhen, who was on the massage bed next to her, slowly opened her eyes, waved to the masseuse beside her, and the masseuse stopped the massage. She then sat up.
"Which little bitch seduced Hongxun?"
Hatred flashed in Zhang Ying's eyes, and she gritted her teeth: "It's Bai Xiruo, the adopted daughter of the Bai family. I heard that her biological parents are from a poor mountain village. How could parents like that produce any outstanding offspring?"
"Another daughter of the Bai family. The Bai family is really capable. Their adopted daughters are all cut from the same cloth. And yet, our family-oriented men just happen to like this type."
Zhang Ying narrowed her eyes slightly and gave a cold sneer: "I'm not Qin Lin. The seventh brother is very opinionated. Apart from the two elders, he never listens to what others say. But our Hongxun is very sensible. As long as I don't agree, he and Bai Xiruo can't be together."
Ye Yuzhen gently patted Zhang Ying's hand: "If you want to get rid of Hongxun's idea as soon as possible, you might as well arrange a marriage for him as soon as possible, so as to stop those disreputable women from thinking about marrying into a wealthy family."
Zhang Ying frowned in thought; she had considered Ye Yuzhen's suggestion before.
After Hongxun took the college entrance examination, his family planned to send him abroad for further studies. She and his father disagreed with his involvement in the entertainment industry and only allowed him to pursue it as a hobby for the time being.
If the marriage is settled as soon as possible, having something to hold onto might help this guy settle down.
But, would he agree?
Seeing that Zhang Ying was still hesitating, Ye Yuzhen continued, "Do you remember my second brother's daughter, Mengyao?"
"Mengyao, you mean that girl who's really talented at playing the piano?"
"Yes, that's her. She's been a very well-behaved child since she was little, and she was even in the same class as Hongxun," Ye Yuzhen said with a smile.
"I know her. I've seen this little girl at a parent-teacher meeting. She's very quiet and pretty, and you can tell she was raised with love and care by her parents."
Ye Yuzhen said proudly, "Hehe, my second sister-in-law only has one daughter, Mengyao. She hasn't gone out to work all these years and has devoted all her energy to raising Mengyao. This child can not only play the piano, but also paint and dance. She is also very interested in cooking. In order to learn how to cook, the little girl specially hired a chef from a five-star hotel to teach her. Last time I went to my second brother's house, the whole table of dishes was made by this little girl."
Zhang Ying understood Ye Yuzhen's meaning; she wanted the third branch of the family to form a marriage alliance with the Ye family.
It's common knowledge in the Gu family that the third and second wives are close. Ye Yuzhen has recently lost favor with the direct descendants, so she has focused all her efforts on winning over the collateral branches.
However, the Ye family has been very powerful in recent years, and a marriage alliance with the Ye family is better than marrying into the Bai family's adopted daughter.
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Ying smiled.
"Let's have a meal together sometime. I really like this girl."
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