"I'm not saying this to be mean, but Xie Yunyu really looks like the eldest son when he was young!" Fu Mutian said as she drank her wine, completely unlike how she was at the Tang family banquet earlier. She quickly finished her drink, and her light blue shawl was nowhere to be found. The warm, dim light made her skin appear even whiter.
Ye Lin, munching on a dessert, nodded. These were all people who had seen the eldest son from back then. "Indeed."
Sheng Jingchen snorted coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about?" Fu Mutian said a few days ago that the Tang family's true daughter was very similar to the former eldest son, but after seeing her today, the difference is quite significant. "My cousin is much more unruly than her."
I still lack experience.
"Tell me about it, Chen-di~"
"There's nothing to say, it's all in the past." Sheng Jingchen lowered his eyes, probably because all the things from the past were taboo for his older cousin.
Others may not know why my cousin's temperament changed so suddenly, but how could those in the family not know?
Lu Ming slowly brewed tea. In this club where singing and dancing were commonplace, a light mist rose and rippled, but the young master remained unmoved as he ground the tea.
It seems isolated from everything else, forming its own world.
The nine masters of the capital were all equally famous, but apart from the three masters of the Shen family, the other six were all friends of gentlemen, and some were even unknown to the public, only known by their names.
She then had even less contact with that eldest son.
However, these nine masters of the capital are all extraordinary, and they know more about that eldest young master than the others.
Since Sheng Jingchen had said that, they naturally wouldn't ask any more questions.
And then, the door opened.
Two elegant figures walked in together.
Shen Beian introduced, "Fu Mutian, Ye Lin, you know Cha Jue Lu Ming, this one doesn't need an introduction, Brother Chen." Actually, they've been married for a year, and this is the first time they've brought Gu Nanyan to meet his friends.
Shen Bei'an had never met Gu Nan'an's friend.
"Gu Nanyan, my wife."
After bowing respectfully, they sat down for a chat.
Although they were supposed to be having a detailed chat, with Gu Nanyan present, apart from Lu Ming whose expression remained unchanged, the other three were all somewhat reserved.
Lu Ming is alright. Although he is one of the Nine Masters, he does not hold power in the Lu family and is only a professor at Beijing University.
Moreover, Lu Ming has gone out with them countless times.
But Gu Nanyan is different.
It always feels like your own father (or mother) is sitting here watching you.
Gu Nanyan seemed to have noticed this as well, and said, "You all had a good time today. Would you like to have a good chat with Lu Erlang?"
Those who are close to him or look down on him will call him by his surname plus his birth order in the family or even by his given name, while those who are distant will call him "Young Master".
Helpless, Lu Ming could only stand up and spread her sleeves, "Please, Madam Gu." Naturally, she wanted to change to another private room.
The moment the man and woman left, the atmosphere changed instantly.
"My goodness, I feel that the young master's aura is becoming more and more frightening! He wasn't like this when I saw him last year!" Fu Mutian quickly drank a glass of wine to calm her nerves.
The lobby on the first floor was bustling with singing and dancing, while the private rooms on the second floor were unusually quiet.
With her husband around, Ye Lin didn't dare to drink alcohol. She had been taking one quiz after another in class these past few days, so how could she dare to drink?
He could only silently drink the tea that Lu Ming had just brewed.
"Brother Chen, is the eldest son like this in the Sheng family as well?"
Sheng Jingchen gave him an extremely kind smile, "Among the younger generation of the Gu and Sheng families, although the eldest son is not the oldest, even my eldest brother and my second cousin Gu Nanchen don't dare to be presumptuous in front of her. Do you think any of the rest of us would dare to be disrespectful in front of her?"
“At family gatherings, she was practically sitting at the same table as the elders. She sat at our table and acted like a subordinate reporting to a superior, explaining everything clearly before she even asked any questions.”
Shen Bei'an listened as if it were a story to be told.
Shen Juanqing's status in the Shen family was similar to that of Gu Nanyan in the Gu family, but in the Shen family, Shen Juanqing really didn't have that kind of status.
Sheng Jingchen never mentioned the past. In the past, Gu Nanyan always led them in crazy antics. The Gu family and the Sheng family were different from the Shen family.
In the past, if they got into trouble, the children would naturally tell the elders.
Although the elders scolded them, they also protected their younger relatives.
But they are different. They all go to Gu Nanyan. When the elders scold them, Gu Nanyan takes care of everything because he handles things cleanly and without leaving a trace, so the elders have nothing to scold him for.
Even as they talked, they couldn't help but praise him.
"Beibei, let's not bring Young Master Chang out anymore. Their auras just don't match." Fu Mutian said helplessly. She didn't even act like this in front of her own older brother!
“Indeed!” The remaining two echoed, one raising a wine cup and the other a teacup.
Shen Beian pursed his lips, "Didn't you want to see her? And wasn't she having a good chat with Lu Ming? That's why she hasn't come back yet."
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