"Yuanbao, in the future, you’ll want to get married. If you give everything to help Mingzhu, how will you explain to your wife later?" Jin’s mom said calmly.
Jin Yuanbao’s eyes flickered, and he said, "We’re classmates, helping each other is what we should do."
"Really?" Jin’s mom glanced at him sideways. How could she not know what her own son was like?
Jin Yuanbao was definitely thinking about marrying her. After pondering for a while, she said, "Yuanbao, tell me, do you want to marry her?"
Jin Yuanbao, unusually shy, said, "Mom, don’t talk nonsense. She’s smart and beautiful, I, I, I..." How could I be worthy?
To Jin’s mom, seeing that insecurity in Jin Yuanbao’s eyes, she could have scolded Gu Mingzhu to death. She was a second marriage, had given birth, and the child didn’t survive. How could she disdain her son holding her up like a treasure?
Jin’s mom was so infuriated inside. She took a deep breath to suppress her anger and said, "Yuanbao, if you want to use money to help her, that’s fine."
Jin Yuanbao’s eyes instantly lit up.
Jin’s mom’s heart sank as she said, "Unless she marries you, otherwise, our Jin Family won’t help."
She was certain that Gu Mingzhu wouldn’t marry Jin Yuanbao. Even if Gu Mingzhu agreed to marry, she wouldn’t mind as long as her son was happy, and they had the son’s child, slight help wouldn’t be a problem.
The smile on Jin Yuanbao’s face froze instantly.
Jin’s mom didn’t care; this was the only condition.
In the afternoon, Jin Yuanbao went to find Gu Mingzhu and awkwardly stated Jin’s mom’s condition, repeatedly explaining that he had begged his mom, but the condition was non-negotiable.
Gu Mingzhu fell silent. She did intend to use Jin Yuanbao, but she absolutely had no intention of marrying him.
"Mingzhu, I absolutely don’t mean to threaten you. I’ll talk to my mom again." Jin Yuanbao explained repeatedly.
Gu Mingzhu smiled, but her face turned even paler. After leaving Jin Yuanbao, Gu Mingzhu’s face instantly turned grim!
Damn!
What did they take her, Gu Mingzhu, for?
Gu Mingzhu returned home, mom Fang Yue wasn’t there. She frowned. Since the Gu Family’s incident, Fang Yue’s mahjong playing had worsened, and she was often not home.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Gu Mingzhu went upstairs and was startled to see Gu Hai.
Gu Hai saw Gu Mingzhu and smiled, "I came to see whether you went out, wanted to chat with you."
"Dad, I went out today to meet classmates, hoping they could help find any out-of-town clients. If they can’t sell in South City, they can try Yi City, Jiang City, if not, Hai City or Guang City, there’s always someone willing to buy."
"Okay." Gu Hai looked at Gu Mingzhu with deep eyes, scaring her a bit. He asked, "Is your mom out playing mahjong again?"
"Maybe she went out for something?" Gu Mingzhu covered up.
Gu Hai didn’t ask further. While reading and holding his tea, he accidentally broke the tea bowl. Gu Mingzhu wanted to show care, but when she picked up the bowl, the sharp edge instantly pierced her tender skin, leaving bright red blood on the fragments, looking glaring.
"Mingzhu, how could you be so careless?" Gu Hai worriedly grabbed Gu Mingzhu’s hand, looking pained. "Look at you, let Auntie handle these things, there’s no need for you to do it."
Gu Hai pulled Gu Mingzhu aside, personally tending to her wound while instructing the housemaid to clean up the broken pieces.