Chi Gui had never expected Chi Yunjin to simply shove money at her, and she couldn’t help but be somewhat astonished.
Since her grandmother had died, there had been no one to give her money out of concern that she wouldn’t have enough to live on.
Chi Gui fell silent for a moment, pushing the money back into Chi Yunjin’s hand, then said softly, "Auntie, actually I..."
She was just about to say something when suddenly a loud voice came from beside them, "Oh, Yunjin, you’ve brought your daughter to the banquet too? Oh my, it’s been a few years, and your daughter has grown up so much!"
Chi Yunjin looked up at the newcomer and nodded with a smile, "Yes... long time no see."
That was a distant relative of the Chi Family, who looked up and down at Chi Yunjin’s daughter for a moment before smiling and saying, "I heard your daughter also wants to be a jewelry designer. How is that going? She and Ruoxi learned jewelry design together, and now Ruoxi has been exceptionally admitted by the Huaxia Jewelry Association!"
Hearing the relative’s words, the smile on Chi Yunjin’s face stiffened instantly.
Luo Qianqian also lowered her head, her hands fidgeting with the hem of her dress nervously.
As if Chi Gui hadn’t caught the sarcasm in the relative’s tone, she looked at Luo Qianqian seriously, "You want to be a jewelry designer?"
Luo Qianqian nodded softly, "That’s been my dream since I was a child..."
"That’s great." Chi Gui nodded, "I happen to know some jewelry designers, I’ll pick an appropriate one to recommend to you when the time comes."
Chi Gui’s tone was exceedingly confident, as if those designers were all lined up, waiting for her commands.
The relative glanced at Chi Gui, recognizing her as the daughter Chi Changjing had brought back from the rural area, and felt even more disdain.
She pursed her lips, walked back into the crowd, and as Zhao Yuexiu led Chi Yan and Chi Ruoxi over, she said loudly on purpose, "Yuexiu, your two daughters are really talented, one more so than the other! Chi Gui just said she can pick at will from world-class jewelry designers!"
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Everyone around laughed.
A girl who had just been brought back from the rural area less than a year ago, knows international designers?
Does she know all the designers in Huaxia?
Zhao Yuexiu’s face grew subtly angry, but in front of so many people, she could only force a smile, "Children say crazy things without thinking..."
Just then, a commotion suddenly erupted at the entrance.
Zhao Yuexiu turned her head to look and saw Su Qing entering slowly from outside.
He was dressed in a silver suit, looking extraordinarily sharp and handsome, followed by two bodyguards from the Su Family, each holding a gift box.
The reputation of the Kyoto Su Family was well known, and the sight of the valuable-looking gift boxes in the hands of the bodyguards, even without knowing what was inside, drew envious looks from those around.
Su Qing first went to Old Master Chi, greeting him respectfully and humbly.
Being treated so seriously by the future heir of the Su Family made Old Master Chi quite proud, his smile full of kindness and warmth, entirely different from how he treated Chi Gui.
Su Qing patiently finished speaking with Old Master Chi, then took the gift boxes from the bodyguards and handed one to Chi Yan, and another to Chi Ruoxi.
Chi Yan, amidst envious glances, received the gift box with a shy face.
"Chi Yan’s boyfriend is just perfect!" A daughter of one of the relatives said enviously in the crowd, "His family background is so good, he’s handsome, successful in business, and most importantly, he’s so nice to Chi Yan!"
"Absolutely!" Someone immediately agreed, "If my daughter could find a boyfriend like that, I’d wake up laughing from my dreams!"
"Get real! Is your daughter even one-tenth as outstanding as Chi Yan?"
Chi Yan shyly cast her eyes down, basking in the praises and envy of the people around her, a gleam flickering in the depths of her eyes. Suddenly, she turned to Chi Gui, who wasn’t far away, and said, "Sister, you have a boyfriend too, right? Why didn’t you bring him along this time?"