Chapter 257: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (19)
Liu Liu: "Then this servant will take her leave."
Then Liu Liu used her inner strength to pull Qin Yuege out of Young Master Gu's room, and closed the door behind her.
"What are you doing? Let me go!" Qin Yuege struggled, but couldn't break free. Liu Liu dragged her away from Young Master Gu's room before letting her go.
"What's wrong with you?" Qin Yuege shouted.
Liu Liu: "I should be asking you, what's wrong with you? How dare you even think you can covet Young Master Gu? Don't you know your place? A servant should do what a servant should do."
"With your mindset, you're destined to live a life of dependence, never able to hold your head high as a servant." She was the protagonist of this world; she knew everything that happened in the book. She wasn't a servant, but someone of high status.
But Qin Yuege would never reveal any of this.
"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Miss and she'll kick you out?"
"Go ahead! What proof do you have? I haven't done anything yet, and besides, she doesn't like Gu Sui. The engagement will be broken off sooner or later."
"How dare you curse Miss and Young Master Gu! No way! From now on, you'll be doing laundry and sweeping. I will absolutely not allow you to seduce Young Master Gu again and ruin things between him and Miss."
Qin Yuege was annoyed. What was this Liu Liu anyway, daring to interfere with her? "Mind your own business."
"you--"
Before Liu Liu could react, Qin Yuege had already left. She returned to her room, took out a notebook, found a calligraphy brush, and used a modern pen grip to write in scribbles. She even used pinyin to represent many of the characters.
She was worried that she would forget the plot of the novel, so she wrote down everything she could remember during this time.
However, when she was reading the book, she focused on the romance between the male and female leads and only glanced at the other supporting events. Now Qin Yuege regrets it. If she had known that she would be transmigrated into the world of this book, she should have memorized the whole story and not forgotten any part of it. Now she feels particularly passive in the face of many possible events.
For example, why hasn't the Shen family broken off the engagement yet?
She hadn't come to ask her to marry in her place yet, and she had also heard that Gu Sui had sent his second uncle's whole family to prison, so they weren't in any dire straits at all, and had even subtly taken over the Gu family's business.
This was very different from the plot she knew, and Qin Yuege was very irritable and even a little scared. She was afraid that if the plot did not follow the original story, would she still be able to succeed because she knew the plot?
"A week later, Emperor Jing died, and Emperor Yun ascended the throne, granting a general amnesty and exempting the world from taxes for a year." Qin Yuege wrote down the major events she remembered most recently. Now she had to verify whether this event would happen. If it didn't, it would be a nightmare for Qin Yuege.
She couldn't imagine what she would do if she wasn't sure she could follow the plot and become Gu Sui's wife, and that Gu Sui would grow into a prime minister and she would live the life she had dreamed of in her previous life. Was she destined to be a servant for the rest of her life?
Qin Yuege felt like she was going crazy.
"No, everything will match up. I am the female lead." The ink from the brush splattered onto the ugly characters, and Qin Yuege's eyes appeared exceptionally gloomy.
...
night.
During dinner, the Shen family was all seated, leaving one seat empty.
Shen Yuechu had no idea that the seat was reserved for Gu Sui. "Is there a guest coming? Why is there an extra seat? I'm starving. If that person doesn't arrive soon, I'll start eating."
Father Shen looked at Wen Wan, "Has Gu Sui agreed to come?"
"He should come. If he doesn't, it's probably because he's too busy, after all, he has so many things to take care of at home."
"Gu Sui? Sister, don't you dislike him? Why are you letting him stay at our house?" Shen Yuechu was shocked. However, before she could finish speaking, Gu Sui walked in and apologized to Shen's father, "I'm sorry, Uncle Shen, I should have come earlier."
Shen Yuechu: "..." Awkward, just awkward.
Gu Sui sat down next to Wen Wan and said to her father, "It's alright, it's just time for dinner, let's serve the dishes."
Soon the food was served, and the family began to eat.
Mr. Shen glanced at Gu Sui from time to time, and Mrs. Shen even more so. The more she looked at Gu Sui, the more pleasing he seemed to her. After all, his appearance was a good match for her daughter, and he was also capable. If he was healthy, Mrs. Shen felt that he would be the best son-in-law.
Shen Yuechu's chopsticks never stopped; all she did was eat.
Wen Wan also buried her head in her food. The chef of the Shen family used to work in a big restaurant and had excellent culinary skills. The food he made was very delicious.
Then Gu Sui placed a piece of braised pork into Wen Wan's bowl. Wen Wan said thank you and ate it in one bite.
Father Shen: "..."
Although it's nice that the son-in-law serves food to his daughter, isn't his daughter being a bit too unrefined? How can she eat like this without any manners? Doesn't she resemble a proper young lady?
"uh-huh--"
Wen Wan looked up, "Father, what's wrong?"
Father Shen: "..."
Shen's mother and Shen Yuechu also looked over, and Shen's father could only suppress his inner lecture, "It's alright, Gu Sui! How do you think the food tastes? Is it to your liking?"
As she placed the bowl of soup in front of Wen Wan, she replied, "It's delicious, just my taste."
"Then let's eat together from now on. It'll be more lively with more people."
Wen Wan looked at Shen's father, sensing something was amiss, then looked at Shen's mother, who smiled and said, "Of course that's great! There are only a few of us eating together every day, so it'll be more lively with one more person. Asui, you must come over next time!"
Gu Sui: "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt. I am very grateful and will gladly accept your kind offer."
Wen Wan whispered in Gu Sui's ear, "If you don't want to come, you don't have to. Don't make things difficult for yourself."
Shen Yuechu: "Little sister, what are you whispering to Gu Sui? We're family now, why are you still so wary of each other?"
Wen Yan: "..."
"Brother! Something big happened today."
Shen Yuechu immediately shut up, afraid that her younger sister would reveal what happened at the casino, and then she wouldn't be able to eat anymore, or even for the rest of her life.
"What is it?" asked Mr. Shen.
Wen Wan: "It's nothing. My brother just said he wants to learn from Gu Sui, study business, and take Gu Sui as his future goal and role model."
Shen Yuechu: "???" What is that?
Father Shen nodded. “That’s good, my dear nephew! Look at my good-for-nothing son, he’s good for neither literature nor martial arts. If you could help me teach him a thing or two, I would be eternally grateful.”
Shen Yuechu secretly and frantically gave her younger sister and Gu Sui meaningful glances, and then Gu Sui agreed.
Father Shen was overjoyed; the matter was settled. Shen Yuechu accepted his fate in despair. What had he done wrong? He had only asked one question! Was the price of that one question to make his future bleak?
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