An Empress's Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady's Strong Comeback - Chapter 444
Chapter 444: Unfriendly
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Those who could come to the banquet were all wise people. Looking at the distance between Mrs Chu, Chu An, and Gu Xiao, they could guess what their relationship was.
After the Chu family arrived at the banquet, the topic of whether Gu Xiao had received the Chu family’s approval no longer appeared.
After all, the Chu family had just appeared and already placed the answer to this question in front of them.
When the head of the Song family, Song Mu, saw Mr Chu and the rest, he apologized to the person who was talking and turned to walk towards them.
Song Mu exchanged a few pleasantries with Mr Chu and glanced at Gu Xiao, his eyes flashing.
He had naturally heard of the speculations in the circle. However, like most people, he didn’t want Gu Xiao and Chu An to really be engaged.
His daughter was not a bad match for Chu An.
Although the Song family could not compare to the Chu family, the Song family was one of those who could get close to the Chu family in this circle.
Song Mu glanced at Chu An, who was standing extremely close to Gu Xiao, and his expression looked as if he had just spotted Gu Xiao.
“Brother Chu, which family’s daughter is this? Why haven’t 1 seen her before?” Song Mu glanced at Gu Xiao with a smile and said to Mr Chu.
When Mr Chu heard Song Mu mention Gu Xiao, his expression subconsciously softened. When Song Mu saw Mr Chu’s change, his heart sank.
“This is Xiao An’s fiancee, Gu Xiao. Although you haven’t seen her before, you should have heard of her name.”
Song Mu looked enlightened.
“So it’s Gu Xiao, Miss Gu. I’ve heard of Miss Gu’s name, but I haven’t had the chance to see her before. Now, thanks to Brother Chu, 1 can finally see Miss Gu.”
There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with Song Mu’s words, and his expression was well concealed.
However, Gu Xiao was more sensitive to a person’s malice. She could clearly sense the disdain in Song Mu’s words.
Although Gu Xiao’s lips were still curled up, the smile in her eyes had already dissipated.
Without waiting for Gu Xiao to speak, Song Mu turned around and said to Mr Chu, “Brother Chu, there’s some new news about that piece of land in the west of the city.”
As he spoke, he gave Mr Chu a look.
When Mr Chu saw this, he understood that they were going to talk about business afterwards. He asked Chu Zi to stay and let the others do as they pleased.
After Mrs Chu and Wei Xuexi brought Gu Xiao to meet a few people, they saw that Chu An had been following Gu Xiao like a tail, so they no longer forced Gu Xiao to follow them.
“I’ve already met most of the people I need to see. Those people just now are on good terms with the Chu family and can be considered to be close to our Chu family. If Xiaoxiao needs help in the future, you can also look for them,” Mrs Chu said to Gu Xiao earnestly.
Mrs Chu knew that Gu Xiao did not want to rely too much on the Chu family. However, they were still a little worried about letting Gu Xiao work alone.
Hence, when she found out that the Song family was preparing for a banquet on the seventh day of the New Year, Mrs Chu discussed with Mr Chu and confirmed that she could bring Gu Xiao to meet those people.
If she introduced them personally and Gu Xiao came looking for them, these people would make things easy for Gu Xiao on account of the Chu family.
Gu Xiao naturally understood Mrs Chu’s reason for doing this. Whether she would use these connections in the future was one thing, and Mrs Chu’s introduction of these connections to her was another matter.
Even if she would not use these connections in the future, she had to accept Mrs Chu’s kindness.
Gu Xiao nodded at Mrs Chu. “Auntie, don’t worry. I’ll remember everything.”
Seeing that Gu Xiao didn’t refuse, a smile filled Mrs Chu’s eyes. She reached out and gently patted Gu Xiao’s shoulder, then glanced at Chu An, who was neither too far nor too close to them, and chuckled.
“Alright, you can go play with Xiao An from now on! I hope you two have fun.”
After Mrs Chu finished speaking, she gave Chu An a look and left with Wei Xuexi.
When Chu An saw this, he slowly walked over.
He naturally reached out and hugged Gu Xiao’s waist. He lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Xiao.. “Xiaoxiao, are you hungry? I’ll bring you to eat something to fill your stomach?”
