In a high-end jewelry store in Beijing, two elegant ladies walked in hand in hand, and were greeted with great care by the sales staff as soon as they stepped inside.
"Mrs. Hu, Mrs. Jiang is here. We just received a new batch of goods. Would you two like to take a look?"
The two ladies were extremely haughty: "Look at this."
"Okay."
The salesperson quickly took the two to see the newly arrived goods.
"These diamonds are imported from country J. Look at the clarity and cut—they're absolutely superb, and the color too. Both ladies are worldly-wise; they'll surely recognize the quality of these diamonds..."
The two ladies thought it was nice: "This one and this one too, let's wrap them up."
The salesperson exclaimed happily, "Great!"
"Does your store have any decent wedding gifts?" the ladies asked.
"Of course!" the salesperson quickly replied, "Our store has a limited edition four-piece jewelry set: a necklace, bracelet, earrings, and anklet. It's gorgeous! It would be a very impressive gift."
Mrs. Hu waved her hand: "Take it out and let me see."
"Ladies, please go to the rest area and have a cup of tea while I go get the goods."
The salesperson went to get something, and the two ladies sat on the sofa. The store's waiter immediately brought them two cups of hot tea.
After taking a sip of her hot tea, Mrs. Jiang looked at Mrs. Hu with a gossipy expression: "That Ji Zhinan is really capable. She actually married Gu Yibei? She stepped into the aristocracy with one foot in the door. How enviable!"
The waiter was about to leave, but when he heard the name Ji Zhinan, he froze and stood silently to the side.
The two ladies didn't take the lowly waitress seriously at all. Mrs. Hu replied with a look of disdain, "You're young and capable, aren't you? With that face, let alone men, I'm completely captivated!"
Mrs. Jiang laughed: "You really know how to joke."
"I'm not making this up. You don't know, Ji Zhinan is my husband's ideal woman! Whenever Ji Zhinan is mentioned, my husband's eyes light up so brightly they could blind me!"
After taking a sip of tea, Mrs. Hu said, "It's good that you're married. It saves the CEOs of various companies in Beijing from worrying about you."
"That's right." Mrs. Jiang nodded. "But I heard that the Gu family doesn't seem to like Ji Zhinan very much?"
Mrs. Hu: "What's so surprising? If your son marries a woman with no background, would you be able to accept it?"
Mrs. Jiang was horrified at the thought of her son marrying a pretty but useless woman: "How dare Gu Yibei marry her?"
"She's pregnant!" Mrs. Hu said. "My cousin and her fiancé went to pick up their photos the other day, and they bumped into Mr. Gu and his wife taking their wedding photos. My cousin said that the wedding shop staff had prepared plenty of water and food. Ji Zhinan had to rest every half hour because she was afraid of getting a stomachache from standing for too long. What else could she be but pregnant?"
After taking a sip of water, Mrs. Hu continued, "My husband has a friend who does business in Country Y. His friend told him that the Gu family has recently become very close to the Warrens family in Europe and the Luo family in North America, and they have had many business dealings. If I'm not mistaken, this is a marriage alliance!"
Mrs. Jiang was shocked: "A marriage alliance between three major families?"
“That’s right.” Mrs. Hu nodded: “It seems that Ling Yin Warrens and Luo Ling, the deputy patriarch of the Luo family, are together. And the biological mother of Ling Yin Warrens’ daughter, South Wulace, is Luo Ling.”
"What does that have to do with the Gu family?" Mrs. Jiang asked gossipily.
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