Even now, Xu Jingyu is still resentful about Gu Yarou's previous 'mistake'. That batch of pickled vegetables has not been completely digested yet, which has greatly displeased the factory director. The workers complained and went directly to the leaders, causing her promotion opportunity to be ruined.
That wasn't all; it caused her to be ridiculed and mocked by her competitors for a long time.
Now, because of the scandal involving the real and fake heiress and the adopted son, everyone in Beijing's social circles is laughing at the He family for being blind to the truth, abandoning the legitimate princess of the Gu family to choose the adopted daughter of an unknown identity. They say the second branch of the Gu family is not even as good as the collateral branches because they have no blood relation.
And then there's Gu Qiulin, the fake heiress who was maliciously switched at birth by the Gu family.
In short, those who are currently in charge of the household are not the real owners; their positions are illegitimate and unjustified.
Since the rumors started flying, He Shenglong has been inexplicably uneasy, feeling like he's chosen the wrong side. He wonders if his current position as a division commander is due to the favor he received from Old Master Gu, or because his father secured the marriage with the Gu family, and his son He Wenyan won Gu Wanwan's favor, leading the Gu family to extend their affection to him. It has absolutely nothing to do with the second branch of the Gu family.
The current second wife and Gu Qiulin have a lot of troubles in their own family. Under their "rule", the Gu family is going down a bad way and is doing nothing. They quarrel over trivial matters every day and have become a laughing stock in the circle. Moreover, the other three aristocratic families do not like Gu Huaien and Gu Qiulin and have excluded them, isolating the current Gu family.
Secondly, the actions of the siblings when the Gu couple were sent to the countryside were inappropriate, which chilled the hearts of the Gu couple, the Shen couple, and other prominent families. How could the elders of other prominent families tolerate their close brothers being harmed by their ungrateful children?
The Gu family these days only has a nice-sounding name; inside, they're no different from lackeys of the lower five noble families!
Gu Yarou being a guest of honor in the five great families is actually not bad for the He family. The problem is that the Gu family is going to be exonerated and return to the city, and the Shen family will soon follow suit. In the near future, the Gu and Shen families will once again return to their peak.
At that time, the second branch of the Gu family and Gu Qiulin will be in a very awkward situation. Being kicked out of the government is inevitable. After all, the brother and sister had published a notice in the newspaper to sever their ties. Their position as the heads of the Gu family was not legitimate. Apart from some small families who are willing to support the second branch of the Gu family, which other big families would be willing to befriend Gu Huaien and his family?
"Dad, do you know the inside story? Is Gu Huaien really not the Gu family's biological son? Was Gu Qiulin really switched at birth? Everyone is saying it with great certainty, and our He family's reputation is being affected."
What was most disgusting was the ridicule from colleagues who said that the He family had climbed up to a fake family.
He Zhen thought it over and over, and finally shook his head. "How could I, an outsider, know the secrets of the Gu family? But Gu Huaien and Gu Qiulin do not look like members of the Gu family. Sigh... I advised you not to go too far. Don't kick Gu Wanwan when she's down. Now everyone in the circle is praising the Gu siblings."
"When Old Master Gu was exonerated and returned to the city, everyone said that Gu Wanwan had contributed the most. They said she was the nemesis of enemy agents and criminals, with a lot of achievements. If the engagement hadn't been called off, this honor would have belonged to our He family."
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