Chapter 134
"Don't be so anxious," Gu Jiangkuo said hurriedly. "I'm just telling you in advance. If you rashly take Grandma away now, the old man will definitely become suspicious."
It's true. Mr. Gu has been in the business world for a long time, like a fox with a silver spoon in his mouth. Once someone comes to him, he can't just take them away. If we can think of a way to slowly lay the groundwork in advance, that would be great.
"Don't think about that for now," Gu Jiangkuo interrupted him. "We have important things to do right now. Let's talk about the rest after we finish the exam."
"Oh, that's right." Student Jiang was brought back to reality and returned to the study room, burying his head in his books.
This exam was not as easy as the one last semester, but fortunately the key points marked by "Gu Xueshen" were surprisingly reliable. The two of them selectively reviewed and it turned out to be very effective.
Each subject has a score of 60 to 70 points that can be passed safely, and some courses have even higher scores. Even if there are mistakes, they should be able to pass safely, not to mention the two open-book exams. Gu Jiangkuo got two colorfully marked textbooks with particularly highlighted key points from somewhere, which added a helping hand.
Overall, the ten-day exam week went by safely.
The end of the last exam means the end of the semester, so the class organized a dinner. The new class monitor even specifically @ed Jiang Nuo and Gu Jiangkuo, hoping that everyone could get together without missing a beat.
——Gu Jiangkuo disappeared for a whole semester, so the class monitor naturally had to be replaced.
The monitor this time was a girl with short hair, slightly plump, and wearing a pair of glasses with thin lenses. She was lively and enthusiastic. It was just one night anyway, and his classmates had helped him together in the past, so Jiang Nuo did not refuse.
However, the new class monitor led the classmates to refuse Mr. Jiang's offer to pay the bill and insisted on going Dutch. Jiang Nuo couldn't refuse, so just like last time, he followed everyone to share a taxi to the dinner venue.
Compared to the one that Class Leader Gu invited last year, this barbecue buffet is of a much lower quality, but the guests are all students from nearby, so it is very lively.
There were no private rooms, so everyone asked the boss to put together two very long tables. The tables were quite old, and the grill plates were covered with a layer of smoky grease. People grilled their own meat, and took beer and drinks from the refrigerator. Mr. Jiang had probably never been to such a... down-to-earth place since he was born, and he was a little confused for a moment.
Gu Jiangkuo, on the other hand, was familiar with the place. As soon as he entered, he picked a relatively clean seat for Jiang Nuo and whispered, "If you can't eat anymore, I'll go across the street and buy you a cup of coffee. You can fill your stomach first, and we can eat something else after this."
Although Young Master Jiang was picky, he was well-mannered. He whispered, "No, don't show it, just eat normally." The classmates had called him out with good intentions, so how could he be picky in front of them?
So, the students in Finance Class 5 ate the following dog food:
Jiang Nuo smiled throughout, not seeming to dislike the food, but he never once touched the grill pan. Former squad leader Gu was in charge of the grilling. After each batch of meat was finished, he would carefully select the best portions, giving Jiang Nuo the ones with the right amount of fat and fat, cooked to perfection, and finishing most of the remaining leftovers himself.
This goes back and forth.
Even though he was served so well, Jiang Nuo didn't eat much.
The students exclaimed: "They said we were eating barbecue, but they didn't say it would come with dog food!"
"This single dog has been hurt."
Another boy protested loudly across the table, "Team Leader Gu! Look at the way you set the pace! Wenwen insisted I grill meat to the same standard as her!"
Wenwen is the boy’s girlfriend and also his classmate.
Someone took the lead in making a fuss, and the couple Jiang Nuo and Gu Jiangkuo suddenly became the focus.
Gu Jiangkuo was still a little cold towards outsiders, but Jiang Nuo handled the teasing with ease and even made a few jokes with them, making the atmosphere more harmonious. Coupled with the effect of alcohol, everyone quickly became familiar with each other again.
As we get to know each other better, we talk more and before we know it, we start to recall the past and think of old friends.
"Jiang Nuo, do you still remember Li Fangzhou?" someone asked.
Jiang Nuo was stunned for a moment. He felt that it sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Oh, that's the guy who maliciously reported you for lying about your grades!"
Oh. Jiang Nuo remembered that guy also liked boys. When he tried to flirt with Jiang Nuo but failed, he was scolded by Gu Jiangkuo. He then felt dissatisfied and wanted to bite Gu Jiangkuo back, reporting that Gu Jiangkuo was shielding Jiang Nuo from cheating in the exam. As a result, squad leader Gu mobilized the whole class to protest to the counselor. Not only was Li Fangzhou slapped in the face, but his own sexual orientation was also exposed.
"Li Fangzhou from the second accounting class moved out of the dormitory this semester and is renting a house outside."
"He didn't move voluntarily. His roommates reported him to the school, saying he liked men and was harassing them. We don't know if that's true or not. The counselors tried to coordinate several times to change his dorm, but it wasn't successful. It caused quite a stir, and Li Fangzhou couldn't bear to live on campus anymore, so he had no choice but to move off campus."
"Harassing roommates? How did I miss this? It's absolutely impossible, I guarantee it! I've met his roommates. Well, they can't be called ugly, but they all look pretty casual. Even if Li Fangzhou likes men, he wouldn't be so indiscriminate."
"I know, I know!" The boy with big buck teeth must have been drunk, his face red as he yelled, "I know someone in their dorm, I know something! This Li Fangzhou is a bit petty and not very popular. Didn't he also slander Jiang Nuo from our class? It was quite a big deal at the time, and then the whole school knew that accounting had undermined finance. Many people also complained about accounting, and our class felt embarrassed. Plus, this guy had done a lot of weird things in the past, so they wanted to use this as an excuse to give him a hard time. They used the excuse of harassing classmates because if they said anything else, the school wouldn't take it seriously."
"Li Fangzhou's family is not well off, and the money for college was scraped together. How could he afford to rent an apartment? He didn't dare tell his family. To make up for the rent, he missed classes and went out to work. He didn't know if he could pass the final exam."
"It's his fault for not passing. Who made him have such bad intentions? It's better for people like him not to graduate!"
“…”
Everyone was discussing at once, but the protagonist Jiang Nuo fell silent.
Gu Jiangkuo asked quietly, "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?"
Of course it's not to my taste. The quality of the meat here is terrible, and the taste is completely different from the Wagyu beef I usually eat in other barbecue restaurants. So it's hard for Mr. Jiang to understand the plot in TV dramas where the overbearing CEOs eat at roadside stalls with their Cinderella girlfriends, and then say in surprise, "Wow, cheap things can be so delicious." How is that possible when the ingredients are so different?
However, Jiang Nuo is not upset because the food quality is too bad.
Only after leaving the self-service barbecue restaurant and bidding farewell to his classmates did Jiang Nuo murmur, "It turns out that the general public still can't accept homosexuality."
Gu Jiangkuo: “?”
How did it suddenly rise to this level? He took a moment to react before remembering, "Are you talking about Li Fangzhou?"
Jiang Nuo nodded.
Even if this person has done many shameful things and aroused public anger, and everyone wants to punish him, they have to pick a reason that is not wrong in the first place - is liking boys a heinous crime?
"That's the general environment." Gu Jiangkuo couldn't help but rub Jiang Nuo's head. "But fortunately, we are both good people. We can be together without any worries, and we have the blessings of both families."
Yes, grandma called him "grandson's wife" when they met for the first time, and Jiang Xiaomi was a very easy-to-bribe brat. When she was naughty, she called Gu Jiangkuo "sister-in-law" all the time, which was quite annoying.
"...That's right." This effectively comforted Jiang Nuo, and he thought again, "Now that the exams are over, can you tell me which relatives I need to see?"
The soft July evening breeze felt very comfortable on the body. Taking advantage of the night, Jiang Nuo took the initiative to hold Gu Jiangkuo's hand.
Gu Jiangkuo shook his hand and answered them one by one. "My grandmother's branch, the Fang family, has been marginalized over the years and its shares have been diluted, but all added up, the amount is still considerable. This is because Gu Zhonghong relied on his father-in-law to build his business. You can also say that in some pillar industries, the Gu family is a latecomer, and it is impossible for them to completely kick the Fang family out. This time, I want to take you to meet several elders of the Fang family. The most important one, we should call her Aunt, is my grandmother's biological sister."
Jiang Nuo: "What do I need to prepare? Meeting them can't just be about getting to know relatives, right?"
Gu Jiangkuo couldn't help but squeeze his boyfriend's palm. "You're always so smart, yeah... I wouldn't let you travel so far just to visit relatives. That would be too insulting to you, Mr. Jiang. I want to discuss a business deal with them and need your cooperation, but I need to think about the details. I'm just letting you know first, and we still have to do everything."
"You mean," Jiang Nuo asked, "grandmother?"
Gu Jiangkuo: "Yeah, how can we bring grandma back safely without arousing Gu Zhonghong's suspicion?"
Jiang Nuo was also a little distressed: "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have sent grandma over there."
However, at the time, Gu Jiangkuo had his own considerations, and Jiang Nuo had his own selfish motives: Back then, he wasn't sure if he and Gu Jiangkuo had a future together. He had always believed that once they were separated, once Gu Jiangkuo went from "Gu's bodyguard" to "Boss Gu," they would drift apart. How could he possibly ask for his grandmother to stay? It was as if he was using his grandmother as a bargaining chip, forcing Gu Jiangkuo not to change his mind. That was something Young Master Jiang would never do.
Who would have thought that after Gu Jiangkuo became "Mr. Gu", not only did he not distance himself from him, but he became even more determined to be "Mrs. Jiang". Not only did he call, video, and text him every day, he also insisted on flying back and forth every week to see them. Not to mention the journey from Nanyang to Yanlin City, the drive from Yanlin Airport to Jiang Nuo's villa alone is a two-hour drive. It was so tiring, but Gu Jiangkuo persisted for more than half a year, rain or shine, without a single complaint.
"There's no need to rush," Gu Jiangkuo said. "Take your time and wait until the time is right."
Jiang Nuo couldn't think of a good solution for a moment, so he had to agree. The two of them took a walk for a while before taking a taxi back to school. They changed into the Cayenne they had parked on campus, and Young Master Jiang fell asleep in the car.
It was already late at night when Jiang Nuo returned to the villa. He woke up drowsily when he felt someone unfastening his seat belt for him. He said stubbornly, "I'm not asleep, don't worry about it."
"Okay, you didn't sleep." Gu Jiangkuo said softly with a smile, "Then it's a good time to go home for dinner."
"What else are you going to eat?"
"I didn't eat much tonight. The midnight snack I ordered for you will be here in five minutes," Gu Jiangkuo explained. "It's too late, so I didn't bother Aunt Mei. Besides, I'm not sure if we have any M5 Wagyu beef at home."
Hearing the word "Wagyu", Jiang Nuo's stomach growled uncontrollably. However, the young master remained reserved and said, "Eating so late at night is unhealthy. I'm doing this for your sake."
Gu Jiangkuo suppressed his laughter: "Yes, thank you, Master."
"Don't call me 'Young Master'." Jiang Nuo said alertly - this big guy didn't know what strange experience he had, but he always liked to call him like this in bed, making him subconsciously tighten his thighs when he heard these two words.
The tacit understanding between couples was surprisingly high. Gu Jiangkuo was obviously thinking the same thing and was asking for a reward: "Nuonuo, since I'm so thoughtful and ordered food for you, when you're full, let me eat too."
Chinese is profound and extensive, and these two "吃充" obviously do not have the same meaning.
Jiang Nuo was furious: "No."
He wants this and that just for ordering takeout. How can his appearance fee be so low?
Gu Jiangkuo, however, refused to give in. He turned into a grumbling husband, like Xianglin Sao, and followed Young Master Jiang around, chattering non-stop: "Ten days, ten whole days, nothing to eat, nothing to see. Nuonuo, you're so cruel! What's wrong with making amends today?"
Jiang Nuo: “…Shut up.”
Gu Jiangkuo: "Since Nuonuo answered me, I'll take it as your agreement, hehe."
Jiang Nuo: “………………”
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In the end, both of them were so full that Gu Jiangkuo postponed his trip back to Nanyang for a day.
When he went to inspect the casino, he was humming a song happily. As a result, his brothers presented him with a big gift on the day he returned to Nanyang:
"Brother, during the few days you were away, a group of directors and executives from companies around the world came here to play. Here's the list."
"Mr. Gu, this is a simplified version. It marks out those with excessively large amounts of funds or suspected sources of unknown origin. It also includes several Chinese companies."
At first, Gu Jiangkuo only had a special lounge in the casino, which was a place for him to indulge in pleasure by Grandpa Gu. But now, Gu Jiangkuo has an office, which he bought himself under the supervision of Grandpa Gu.
Mr. Gu sat behind his desk, flipped through the list, glanced at it quickly, and quickly found a highlight: "Wei Sizu...Xingxu Metal Technology?"
Isn't Wei Sizu the 'evil friend' who tried to corrupt his wife?!
"This company primarily refines ores and sells basic raw materials, and also has business dealings with steel smelting and the new energy industry," explained a bespectacled man standing out among the sturdy thugs and underlings. "The performance looks good, but considering the wealth of their CEO Wei, losing so much in one go, there's probably something fishy going on. He might even be suspected of embezzlement."
"Investigate." Gu Jiangkuo pondered for a long time and said only one word.
"Yes, Mr. Gu," the man with glasses asked, "Should we short Xingxu Metal?"
"Fuck you!" Mr. Gu cursed rudely, "I only asked you to check!"
Why is he short? That's his wife's company!
"By the way," Mr. Gu warned again, "Don't alert the enemy and let that guy named Wei know about it."
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