But the old lady didn't want to hear any reasoning. All she knew was that this was the first time in her life she had ever been so humiliated.
She didn't go to the Xie family with a knife to demand an explanation, which was already out of consideration for Xie Ziyuan.
Mrs. Gu looked at Mr. Gu with extreme hatred, then suddenly stepped forward, snatched the wooden box from Mr. Gu's hand, and swung it, smashing it hard against Mr. Gu's head several times.
The son and daughter-in-law rushed forward to stop him, but they couldn't.
The old man's forehead was scratched and a little blood seeped out, but he didn't dare to make a sound. He could only protect his head and let his wife hit him.
After venting her anger, Mrs. Gu took the painting out of the wooden box, tore it up in front of Mr. Gu, threw it on the ground and stomped on it a few times before leaving.
The old man squatted on the ground, looking at the painting that had been torn to shreds, his face contorted with heartache.
This is an ancient painting that he has treasured for many years! Although it is not as valuable as the one owned by the old lady, it is still one of his favorites.
Now it's all gone.
In the car, the old lady's daughter-in-law looked pained: "Mom, even if you're angry, you can't tear up the painting!"
It wasn't that she was stingy or worried about the money; she just felt it was such a waste that the painting, which had been passed down for so many years, was being destroyed.
The old lady glared at her daughter-in-law unhappily. "I can tear it if I want. Why should that country bumpkin get away with it?"
Mrs. Gu's son, Gu Yu, thought more deeply: "Then why don't we just have Dad send something less expensive? I heard that Xie Li is very smart and has even joined the Young Genius Program. It's always good to befriend someone like that."
Working in the education sector, he naturally values talent.
More importantly, the fact that Xie Li could get Professor Min Luoyang to personally travel from the capital to Linjiang City to refute the rumors shows how much he values Xie Li.
Gu Yu had only mentioned it casually, but Madam Gu's face darkened: "A country girl who got into the Young Genius Program by sheer luck, and you really treat her like a treasure?"
Her aged, cloudy eyes were full of mockery. "No one in the education sector of Linjiang City will attend her family reunion banquet today."
"If she's not accepted by everyone, what is she anyway?"
Gu Yu was somewhat surprised: "How could that be?"
Anyone with eyes can see how much Professor Min Luoyang values Xie Li, and the people from the Linjiang City Education Association should know it even better; surely a few of them would go.
The old lady said with some pride, "Why not? Don't you all know how outstanding Ziyuan is and how much the Ding family and I value her?"
"Moreover, the Huo family has intervened, so those opportunists, whether they like it or not, have no choice but to attend Ziyuan's birthday banquet."
Gu Yu's expression changed slightly. "Mom, you've gotten involved too?"
The Gu family is not like the Ding family, which are fame-seeking and reputation-seeking. The Gu family's family education emphasizes valuing talent, integrity, and self-discipline. How could they engage in such coercive behavior?
But Mrs. Gu doesn't care. She has connections, so why can't she help Xie Ziyuan?
"Why would I interfere? I'm just letting those people see reality," the old lady said unhappily. "Isn't Ziyuan outstanding enough? She is the number one socialite in Linjiang City!"
Gu Yu was somewhat at a loss for words; he felt that Mrs. Gu had simply gone mad.
However, since things have come to this, there's no point in saying more. I can only send Xie Li a gift later to express my apology.
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The car screeched to a halt, and Huo Yuntang finally looked up from the documents in his hand. "What's wrong?"
The driver replied, "A convoy of cars suddenly appeared ahead... Strange, why are there so many luxury cars?"
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