The ring is the one Shi Lei just gave her, she really likes it, so she put it on.
Unexpectedly, this kid has such good eyesight, he recognized it immediately.
Gu Qiang then chuckled calmly: "Mine is a fake, not worth much."
"Is it?" Zhao Lang tilted his head, "It doesn’t look like it, it’s better quality than the one Grandma wears on her neck."
Gu Qiang knew Gu Yu was hinting at her, and anger flared in her heart.
After all, she is his elder, and he openly embarrassed her in front of outsiders.
If she doesn’t show him some color today, she’d be letting herself down for enduring all this anger!
But now is not the time, she could only hold back.
Gu Qiang glanced at her phone, then at the Old Madam’s expression.
The Old Madam’s face didn’t show much expression, just drank tea with indifference.
But she knew very well, she was upset now.
The Old Madam has never liked her acceptance of these things.
Gu Qiang calculated in her heart and stayed silent.
Rong Junsheng listened below, his expression somewhat nuanced.
He had heard before that Gu Yu and Gu Qiang didn’t have a good relationship.
But he didn’t expect it to be so bad.
Gu Qiang, after all, is Gu Yu’s aunt, and he confronted her in front of outsiders.
Moreover, the Old Madam showed no reaction, seemingly completely endorsing Gu Yu’s actions.
Thus it seems, Gu Qiang’s status in the Gu Family really isn’t worth mentioning.
Could it be related to the rumors about her background?
Rong Junsheng discreetly observed further, increasingly feeling that their costly efforts to please Gu Qiang were rather redundant.
Being pointed out by Gu Yu, Gu Qiang felt a bit embarrassed, so she simply stopped speaking.
After half a cup of tea, Rong Junsheng finally felt a bit restless.
They had already been sitting there for more than half an hour, but Gu Shengrong had yet to appear.
They were guests, and such a prolonged absence from the host was somewhat problematic.
Rong Junsheng couldn’t help but start questioning the purpose of the Gu Family hosting today’s gathering.
After consideration, he signaled to his wife.
Shi Lei immediately gave an awkward smile and handed out the tea cup.
"Look at my greed, drank all the tea, could you please refill it?"
The Old Madam, having experienced the world, certainly understood Shi Lei’s intentions.
After all, they were guests too, so she quickly urged the servant, "You careless folks, hurry and refill Second Mrs. Rong’s tea."
The old madam deliberately pronounced "Second Lady" with emphasis, causing Shi Lei’s expression to change slightly.
Next to her, Rong Ya looked at the Old Madam with surprise.
The Old Madam received her gaze, directly looked over, smiled warmly: "Is Miss Rong hungry? Really sorry, I’ll have them bring you some snacks."
Rong Ya seemed touched by the Old Madam’s kindness, momentarily moved.
"Thank you, Old Madam Gu."
Then the Old Madam continued, "I know everyone is getting anxious, the kitchen is almost done with the meal, but there are guests who haven’t arrived, so the banquet cannot start yet."
The people sitting were all puzzled and shocked.
Are there more guests who haven’t arrived?
Did the Gu Family invite others?
Shi Lei frowned at Gu Qiang, who also looked puzzled and shook her head at her.
The Old Madam ignored everyone’s reactions and directly looked at Zhao Lang.
"Has your friend arrived?"
Zhao Lang glanced at his phone, "There’s traffic in the city right now, she’s almost here."
The Old Madam clicked her tongue, "Then why didn’t you go to pick her up?"
"Isn’t it because you asked me to come back quickly?"
"You blame me for that, you brat?"
"No, Grandma, how would I dare."
The Rong Family was startled by this conversation.
This guest’s status must be very high, the Old Madam was going to let Zhao Lang personally go to receive her?
And it seemed their relationship wasn’t ordinary?
For a moment, everyone was pondering different things, and the atmosphere in the hall cooled down.
Only Rong Kexi was unaware and secretly used a mirror to check if her makeup was smudged.
She had already assumed she was guaranteed to be the future Young Mistress of the Gu Family, unconcerned about anything else.
A few minutes later, Zhao Lang answered a call, hurried back to say "She’s here, I’ll go meet her in front," and then quickly left.
This kind of reaction made Shi Lei unable to sit still anymore.
She smiled looking at the Old Madam.
"I wonder who Young Master Gu’s friend is? He seems so nervous."
The Old Madam smiled, "Honestly, I haven’t met her either, hence the thought of meeting her today."
Rong Junsheng also smiled, stretching his legs, jokingly adding:
"So the Old Man and Old Madam invited others, I thought only we were here today."
The Old Madam remained unchanged, "The invitation did not say it was only your family today, Jusheng misunderstood."
That sentence left Rong Junsheng speechless.
He couldn’t say anything more since the Old Madam was his elder, and they relied on the Gu Family for their affairs; no need to strain relations as guests.
He smiled and then said: "I misunderstood, no problem, the more the merrier."
Soon footsteps sounded from outside the hall.
Everyone inside turned their eyes toward the entrance, wanting to see who this mysterious guest really was at the first moment.
Jiang Li ascended the steps under these circumstances.
Before she fully entered, she felt all gazes focused on her.
Fortunately, she was originally calm and had anticipated this situation, so she calmly lifted her skirt to enter, meeting the gaze of the Old Madam Gu first and greeted her.
"Hello, Old Madam, sorry, there was traffic, sorry to keep everyone waiting."
The Old Madam looked at her with a smile, appearing more kind than before, even her tone was warmer.
"Good, good, as long as you arrived, traveling must be tiring, come and sit down, have some tea."
But Rong Kexi evidently didn’t expect her to come, startled and stood up directly.
How could it be her?!
Rong Junsheng was taken aback upon hearing the name, immediately observing her more closely.
Very much like Jiang Mingchuan.
But.....how could the Gu Family invite her here?!
Could they know something?
Unlikely, he was sure he covered that incident flawlessly.
Rong Junsheng couldn’t remain calm anymore, discreetly sat up straight, no longer as relaxed as before.
Shi Lei was unaware of Rong Junsheng’s matters, but she understood Jiang Li.
After all, she investigated anyone obstructing her daughter beforehand.
But never expected the Gu Family would directly invite her over.
When did she also qualify to dine with them?