Gu Xiaoqiao turned her head and saw Lu Qingqing and several women around her staring at her.
She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who is this lady?"
She pretended not to understand.
At this time, Old Madam Cheng also came out with a cane, "Madam Xu, please be careful with your words. Didn't your second sister die in the fire a long time ago?"
Lu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly apologized with a smile, "The old lady misunderstood. How dare Qingqing call me that? Qingqing was just surprised to see that this young lady looks so similar to my second sister."
But Old Madam Cheng didn't buy her story. "Really? In my opinion, you're just afraid that your second sister is still alive and will come back to settle the score with you, right?"
Lu Qingqing's face turned pale. She never thought that Old Madam Cheng would dare to say such slanderous words.
"Madam, you are going too far."
He seemed to be stunned by Madam Cheng's words, and a feeling of anger and grievance surged in his heart.
Tears were falling down, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
Everyone stared at this scene in amazement. No one had expected that Old Madam Cheng would be so merciless to the Minister's wife.
"Old Madam, everyone says that guests are welcome. Madam Xu is just asking questions. Why are you being so aggressive?"
A lady who was on good terms with Lu Qingqing couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak up for her.
"Yes, and besides, Miss Lu is the one who is having troubles. How can you blame others for it?"
"Oh, I just want you to hear that the daughter of my Cheng family cannot be bullied by others casually."
Madam Cheng snorted coldly, not caring at all about the strange looks from the people around her.
After saying that, she walked straight to Gu Xiaoqiao with her crutches. Gu Xiaoqiao quickly went up to support her and said, "Grandma, slow down!"
Old Madam Cheng smiled and held her hand. "It's okay. Grandma is still strong. Don't worry."
Gu Xiaoqiao looked at her with eyes instantly filled with admiration.
She didn't expect that Madam Cheng would protect her so much. She must really treat her as her own granddaughter.
She suddenly felt a deep sense of happiness.
As for Lu Qingqing?
Oh, she is too lazy to pay attention to him now. He will naturally find a chance to deal with her and that damn scumbag later.
A group of people surrounded Madam Cheng and walked towards the center of the hall. A large round table had been set up in the center of the hall, surrounded by guests.
After Old Madam Cheng took her seat, General Cheng and his wife, along with Gu Xiaoqiao, began to introduce the important people at the banquet and asked her to toast each of them one by one.
After a whole round, the face recognition process was considered over and everyone started chatting again.
Gu Xiaoqiao finally had the chance to sit down, but she did not choose to sit at the main table, but sat at Lu Qingqing's table.
She caught a glimpse of the resentful look in the other person's eyes when he looked at her, and the corners of her lips curled up imperceptibly.
"But the food is not satisfactory. I saw Madam Xu barely touched her chopsticks. Is it because the food in our general's mansion is not to her liking?"
Gu Xiaoqiao pretended to be confused.
"No, the dishes at the General's Mansion are indeed excellent. I like them very much."
Lu Qingqing quickly shook her head, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in her mouth, chewing while saying with a smile.
"That's good."
After Gu Xiaoqiao finished speaking, she also picked up the chopsticks, but she picked up a pair of serving chopsticks.
"How can Madam Xu only eat vegetables? How about a piece of fish? This fish was just caught today and is very tender. Madam Xu, would you like to try it?"
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of fish and put it into Lu Qingqing's bowl.
Faced with Gu Xiaoqiao's "good intentions", Lu Qingqing felt very embarrassed.
She has been allergic to fish since she was a child, and not just fish, but also eggplant, tofu, eggs, etc. Just a little bit of it will cause skin problems all over her body.
But Gu Xiaoqiao was sincere, and if she refused, wouldn't it seem a bit ungrateful?
After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Qingqing decided to decline. She didn't want to make things difficult for herself.
"Miss Cheng, you may not know that I have been allergic to fish since I was a child, so..."
Her eyes involuntarily glanced at the plate of fish in Gu Xiaoqiao's hand, and she seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
"Oh, I'm so sorry."
Gu Xiaoqiao calmly put the fish back on his plate.
Seeing this, Lu Qingqing felt slightly relieved.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Xiaoqiao came over and picked up a piece of braised eggplant and handed it to him.
"Mrs. Xu doesn't eat fish, so why not try this braised eggplant? It's one of the specialties of our chef at the General's Mansion."
Lu Qingqing: “…”
She frowned slightly. Is it such a coincidence?
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