Chapter 77 Afternoon Tea Party
Wenxi glanced at her. "Do you know why she won't answer the phone?"
Bai Wei smiled mysteriously, practically saying on her face, "Come ask me, I have some juicy gossip."
Wenxi: "...A cup of milk tea?"
"make a deal!"
Bai Wei immediately shared her latest news: "Yan Zhao is sick."
Wen Xi frowned, but wasn't particularly surprised.
If this continues, she won't get sick, but everyone else will.
Bai Wei added, "Brother Lu and she have separated."
Wenxi: "You got sick because of this?"
Wenxi remembered that these two were getting a divorce, so how could Yan Zhao get sick because of separation?
“Probably.” Bai Wei: “She threatened to divorce me before because she knew she couldn’t, so she was fearless.”
“Now that Brother Lu and she are separated, she’s afraid they’ll really divorce.”
Seeing that Wenxi had no expression, Bai Wei asked in surprise, "Didn't Grandmaster tell you? He went to the Lu family to settle accounts with Brother Lu and Yan Zhao, and even gave Yan Xu a lecture."
"Master left just moments ago, and Brother Lu and Yan Zhao have already separated. I wonder how long this drama will last."
Because of Lu Jinghuai and Yan Zhao's separation, the atmosphere in the entire Lu family was not good, and Bai Wei couldn't even get her best friend to come up with her.
Wenxi knew that Shang Chen was going to have a 'talk' with Lu Jinghuai, but she didn't know that the talk would end so quickly.
Seeing Wenxi remain silent, Bai Wei exaggeratedly covered her face and said, "Wow, as expected of your old daddy, standing up for his wife without taking credit."
"Indeed, the charm of a mature man is incomparable to that of a younger man."
Wenxi: "..."
What's going on?
Bai Wei: "Wen Lu, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Wen Xi's expression was indifferent. "There is indeed something else."
"What?"
"For Fang Ya's case, write me a outline."
Professor Wan from Shangze School bullied one of his female classmates.
He ambushed and beat up a teacher on the way for that female classmate, ended up in the police station, and was even exiled to Jiangnan.
Upon arriving in Jiangnan, Shang Ze didn't forget to contact Wen Xi, wanting to ask her to help his female classmate with her lawsuit.
This female classmate's name is Fang Ya.
Wenxi already has a general idea, so having Baiwei write down her thoughts is like assigning homework to see if she has any good ideas.
Bai Wei's face fell instantly.
"Wenlu, is it because your old daddy can't please you?"
Wenxi: "?"
"Otherwise, why would you come and make things difficult for my adorable self?"
Wenxi: "..."
Ignoring Wenxi's speechless expression, Bai Wei's eyes still held a hint of resentment.
Wenxi finished work at 12:30.
She had just glanced at her phone when she received a message from Zhou Ruo.
[Mom couldn't get in touch with Ningjin and just found out she went abroad on vacation.]
When Wenxi saw this message, she suddenly felt that Yan Zhao and Ning Jin were indeed mother and daughter.
"Then let's not rush it, let's wait until my brother returns to China."
【OK. 】
Wenxi thought Zhou Ruo was going to give up contacting Ning Jin for the time being, but she didn't expect Zhou Ruo to take a different approach.
Unable to contact Ning Jin, she decided to first infiltrate Ning Jin's social circle to learn about Wen Xi's past life.
The Yan family mainly focuses on chip research and development, with their work centered in Beijing and Jiangnan.
The Wen family mainly engages in international trade, with businesses located in Southeast Asia and coastal areas.
The two companies operate in different industries and have different social circles. In addition, Wen Haichuan travels around all year round and spends less than a month in Beijing a year, which is why they haven't met in twenty-seven years.
Even within the same social class, different fields and regions have their own circles.
In order to enter Ning Jin's social circle, Zhou Ruo even asked her cousin to act as an introducer, which allowed her to successfully attend an afternoon tea party.
Cousin Zhou explained, "Mrs. Liang and Ning Jin have lived in the same villa area for over ten years, and her daughter is about the same age as Xixi."
"The Liang family and the Wen family have always had business dealings, and the two are practically best friends."
Zhou Ruo memorized Mrs. Liang's face, then followed her cousin to another slightly plump woman.
"This is Mrs. Feng. Her husband is also in international trade and is a competitor of the Wen family."
"Mrs. Feng has always disliked Ning Jin. Over the years, the two have maintained a good relationship on the surface, but they have always been secretly competing with each other... They especially love to play mahjong together and have verbal battles at the mahjong table."
"By the way, Mrs. Feng also has a son, a year younger than Wenxi, who is not very promising. She once took a liking to Wenxi and wanted her to be her daughter-in-law, but Ning Jin rejected her, which made her lose face."
Zhou Ruo had a gentle smile on her lips, tinged with a hint of pride.
"A family with a daughter will have many suitors. Our Xixi is so outstanding, it's normal for people to want to marry her."
Cousin Zhou: "Mrs. Feng is a mahjong enthusiast. She'll definitely be asking to play mahjong later. I'll push you up there, and you can try to get some information out of her while you're at it."
Zhou Ruo nodded slightly: "I know what I'm doing."
Sure enough, not long after afternoon tea, Mrs. Feng suggested organizing a get-together.
Zhou Ruo was an unfamiliar face, but because she was associated with the Zhou family, she was very popular and secured a seat.
Mrs. Feng plays mahjong, but she doesn't like using a mahjong machine.
She just loves the feeling of playing mahjong by hand.
Zhou Ruo was playing mahjong when one of the ladies asked, "By the way, it's been a long time since I've seen Mrs. Wen. What has she been busy with lately?"
Mrs. Feng scoffed lightly: "They said they went on vacation to France, but who knows if it's true?"
"How could this be fake?"
“She never tells the truth.” Mrs. Feng said, “Last time she said she was going on vacation to Hawaii with her husband, but Mrs. Wu saw her in Thailand instead.”
When Thailand was mentioned, the other ladies exchanged glances and gave each other ambiguous smiles.
Zhou Ruo didn't share any tacit understanding with them, nor did she care much about their gossip. She simply asked casually, "I heard that Mrs. Wen's daughter is not young anymore?"
Because Zhou Ruo was a new face, Mrs. Feng was happy to share Ning Jin's 'gossip' with her.
"You're not young anymore, you're twenty-seven this year."
Are you married?
"No."
Zhou Ruo was surprised.
After the two families switched the children back, the Yan family immediately informed their relatives and friends about the mix-up and also announced Wenxi and Shangchen's marriage.
She assumed the Wen family was similar.
Judging from the reactions of those present, it seemed that no one knew about the Wen family's baby swap, let alone that Ning Jin's daughter was already married.
"I've heard that Mrs. Wen's daughter is very outstanding?"
Zhou Ruo held the cards and asked calmly, "I have a son who's almost thirty this year. He's a good person and capable, but he's never been interested in relationships..."
She hinted that she wanted to arrange a marriage for her son.
Mrs. Feng said impatiently, "What good is a daughter who is outstanding? She has a crazy, gloomy brother, like a wolfhound. Who would dare to marry her daughter?!"
Mrs. Liang and Ning Jin were on good terms, and she couldn't stand Mrs. Feng belittling people. "That's not how it's said."
"Wenzhou is an excellent child. Are you just holding a grudge about the time your son was beaten by Wenzhou and deliberately trying to belittle him?"
Zhou Ruo asked in surprise, "Hitting someone?"
The other ladies smiled, but Mrs. Liang spoke up politely, "Mrs. Feng has taken a liking to Wenxi as her daughter-in-law, probably because Wenzhou doesn't quite like her son."
Mrs. Feng's face darkened, and she threw down a card, "Two of Bamboo. Are you still playing or not?!"
The others smiled and followed suit, playing their cards.
The topic was steered away again.
After playing a round of cards, Zhou Ruosi couldn't help but ask, "You've only been talking about Wen Zhou, but no one has mentioned Mrs. Wen's daughter?"
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