Mentioning the elderly Mrs. Bo, Su Ruanruan felt some guilt inside.
The old lady was very fond of her, yet she had deceived her.
It was indeed Madam Gu who saw further and comforted her gently: "At this moment, it’s also not suitable for you and Jingyan to go public."
Just now, Jingyan had spoken to her about it.
Ruanruan, to have such great ability!
Hearing Madam Gu say this, Su Ruanruan felt quite embarrassed.
Madam Gu patted her hand again before instructing the servants, "Please invite Mrs. Bo in."
The servants then went to pass the message.
In the front hall, Mrs. Bo was sitting down having tea.
She was quite displeased.
Madam Gu carried quite an attitude, but no matter what, she had to bear it.
That old witch at home was just waiting to find fault with her!
After the servant relayed the message, Mrs. Bo gently set down her bone china cup and gracefully got up.
"You Gu Family surely keep a strict house."
The servant merely smiled.
Following the servant, Mrs. Bo arrived at the main hall to see Madam Gu sitting there savoring tea.
Su Ruanruan was at her side, keeping her company.
The scene was surprisingly harmonious.
Mrs. Bo’s eyelid twitched.
She narrowed her eyes, recalling a piece of the past.
Back in the day, Su Peiming of the Su Family was famously devoted to his wife, yet his wife produced no child.
In her eagerness to have a child, Mrs. Su actually did the ridiculous deed of taking a baby.
This incident, Mrs. Bo learned by chance.
Therefore, the unknown origin of Su Ruanruan was also a reason she opposed Ziqi marrying her.
Su Ruanruan might just be the daughter of some common household.
How could she be worthy of Ziqi?
But this child was truly remarkable, to have found favor with the wealthy Gu Family.
Mrs. Bo put aside her thoughts and smiled, "I apologize for the abrupt visit, please don’t take offense, Madam Gu."
She instructed her attendants to present gifts.
Madam Gu lazily raised her eyes, "I wondered who it was, turns out it’s you!"
Su Ruanruan, however, respectfully called out "Aunt Bo," which made Mrs. Bo feel quite complex inside.
Today’s Su Ruanruan was not the same as the Su Ruanruan of the past.
With the backing of the Gu Family, she was no longer someone that could be easily dealt with.
Mrs. Bo forced a smile and spoke with Madam Gu.
After exchanging a few words, Madam Gu turned her head to Su Ruanruan and said, "Child, why are you still standing there, go pour tea for the guest!"
This statement placed Su Ruanruan firmly within the Gu Family.
Mrs. Bo became anxious and, after Su Ruanruan walked away, whispered softly, "Lin Sheng, if you truly like Ruanruan, you can let her come over often, but it would be inappropriate for her to actually stay with the Gu Family."
"Where is it inappropriate?"
Madam Gu took a sip of tea.
Mrs. Bo was left with no choice, "I have to give an explanation to the old lady, right?"
"If you have to explain, then what about Ruanruan’s face and the respect for her words?"
Madam Gu sneered, "You condone your soon-to-be daughter-in-law for beating and scolding Ruanruan, you even wanted to drive Ruanruan away, at that time, why didn’t you think of explaining to someone? How is it that now, seeing Ruanruan being favored in the Gu Family, you tend to look up to her?"
Madam Gu, born into a prominent family, has never taken someone like Qi Meiyu, who climbed her way up through affairs, seriously, and her words were quite rude.
Mrs. Bo felt quite embarrassed.
After a while, she finally said, "Ziqi... should be matched with someone good! Lin Sheng, as a mother, you should understand my feelings."
Having said that, she eagerly watched Madam Gu.
Madam Gu quietly sipped her tea.
After a long time, she asked softly, "Do you truly think that family background is more important than character and talent?"
"In your heart, Ruanruan cannot compare to Su Qionglin?"
Mrs. Bo sadly said, "Lin Sheng, you don’t understand..."
Precisely because she is Xu Xuan, precisely because she came from a poor background, she needs a daughter-in-law with a decent family background.
She smiled faintly, "People have their own ambitions."
Mrs. Bo breathed a sigh of relief.