Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space

Chapter 1119: Chapter 1119: Face-Slapping

Xinyan walked in with a smile; "Grandpa, I’m back."

Mr. Gu pulled over his granddaughter and introduced her to the guests beside him: "This is my granddaughter Han Xinyan, studying at Beijing University."

The words were simple, but the pride in his eyes was unmistakable.

As soon as he said this, the guests, whether sincere or not, began to shower praise.

Mr. Gu knew his granddaughter did not enjoy socializing, so after showing off sufficiently, he said warmly: "Your grandmother has been talking about you since this morning. There are quite a few ladies over there, it’d be good for you to get to know them."

Xinyan agreed with her grandfather. After politely greeting everyone, she headed toward the second courtyard.

As she entered the main yard of the second courtyard, she heard bursts of laughter coming from the main hall, and faintly caught her own name.

Old Madam Gu, Tao Shuqing, immediately noticed her: "Yanyan is back. We were just talking about you."

Xinyan walked over obediently and nodded with a smile to the few people sitting opposite.

Tao Shuqing pulled her granddaughter over to introduce her: "This is my granddaughter Han Xinyan, isn’t she beautiful?"

The ladies sitting opposite all agreed: "Old Madam, your granddaughter is truly beautiful, look at that skin, it’s enviable."

Before the old madam could respond, one of the ladies smiled and asked: "How old is Xinyan, does she have a boyfriend?"

If she didn’t, this family happened to have two eligible sons.

If it worked out, the Gu Family would become their ally in the future.

Old Madam Gu patted her granddaughter’s hand, well aware of the woman’s intentions: "Our Yanyan is already engaged, just waiting for her to graduate and get married."

The lady felt a bit awkward: "Beautiful people are always in demand."

After some small talk, Xinyan quietly asked her grandmother, "Grandmother, why haven’t I seen Mom and Junjun?"

Tao Shuqing laughed: "The little guy is quite naughty. Your dad held him for just a bit and he peed all over him."

Xinyan chuckled at this news: "I’ll go see them, and let them know I’m back to avoid them worrying if they can’t find me later when it’s crowded."

Tao Shuqing knowingly acknowledged her granddaughter’s excuse: "Go ahead, just check if the little rascal has been cleaned up."

Xinyan said goodbye to everyone and then left.

As soon as she left, the lady who had designs on Xinyan subtly began inquiring about He Jinxuan.

Tao Shuqing, aware that her granddaughter’s fiancé had opened his own transport company, wore a proudly smiling face but chose not to disclose anything: "Yanyan’s fiancé is a captain at the city transport team."

While those people still wanted to dig deeper, Liang Yifang and her children arrived.

Before Old Madam Gu, Tao Shuqing could respond, she warmly greeted the ladies in the room.

These guests had researched the Gu Family’s situation in advance and obviously weren’t buying it. Not one of them gave her any face, all responding indifferently.

This left Liang Yifang feeling quite embarrassed.

Gu Yingying saw her mother’s predicament and quickly tried to salvage the situation, smiling as she sat next to Old Madam Gu: "Grandma, you and Grandpa finally returned to the country, I missed you so much."

Old Madam Gu, who hailed from a prestigious family, had seen tricks like these in her younger years: "Yingying, are you used to being back in the country?"

Gu Yingying pretended to be obedient: "I wasn’t used to it at first, but now I’ve completely adjusted."

Although Old Madam Gu was smiling, her smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. She nodded at her remark: "That’s good, just make sure not to get the address wrong in the future. You should call me Great-Aunt."

Previously abroad, Gu Hongrui had the children call them Great-Uncle and Great-Aunt. She had emphasized it but the children were too young then and couldn’t change it.

Now that they were back, this kind of thing needed to be corrected.

She certainly didn’t want misunderstandings that could cause trouble for Wanqing and her two grandsons.

Gu Yingying didn’t expect the Great-Aunt to be so blunt, but she feigned obedience: "Okay, Yingying will remember."

Inside, though, she was cursing Old Madam Gu fiercely.

Infuriated to the point where she couldn’t stand being there any longer: "Great-Aunt, I’ll go see if there’s anything I can help with."

Old Madam Gu nodded slightly: "Go ahead."

As soon as Gu Yingying left the main part of the second courtyard, her face turned solemn, internally cursing: "You old hag, serves you right to have no descendants. Almost in the coffin and still so arrogant?"

She checked the watch on her wrist, thinking about the classmates she’d invited; they should be arriving, so she headed to the front courtyard.

As she expected, when she reached the front courtyard, she saw them arriving together.

As soon as they saw her, they began making a fuss: "The one who invited us is here."

They pointed at Gu Yingying as they spoke.

This behavior made Gu Yingying a bit embarrassed, but since she invited them to show off, she couldn’t just ignore it.

She walked over with forced patience: "They are my classmates whom I invited."

The person at the entrance responsible for collecting invitations glanced at the ones in hand: "I’m sorry, they only have two invitation cards."

The implication was clear, either two people enter, or someone from the Gu Family must agree.

Gu Yingying was displeased upon hearing this: "My dad is Gu Hongrui, he’s in charge of today’s event, are you sure you want to make things difficult for me?"

Today’s security personnel had no relation to Gu Hongrui; they only followed orders from the Gu Family’s real head, not from this distant relative of the Gu family.

The rejection was straightforward: "I’m sorry Miss Gu, but without proper invitations, we can’t let these people in."

Gu Yingying felt humiliated and grew angry: "Aren’t there two invitation cards? Everyone attending can bring family members."

The security person patiently explained: "One invitation card indeed allows two family members, but your invitations are blank, indicating they were not issued by the host family."

This statement was very embarrassing; if Xinyan were here, she’d surely give the security personnel a thumbs-up.

The classmates who heard this all turned to Gu Yingying.

Her little sidekick, Lu Yanyan, naively said: "Yingying, didn’t you say this was your family’s event, why isn’t this person giving you any face?"

Gu Yingying glared at her, annoyed: "Stop talking if you can’t talk properly, you’re embarrassing yourself."

As the atmosphere grew increasingly awkward, Xinyan happened to be coming out of the courtyard, preparing to meet He Jinxuan and the An Family.

She looked up and saw the group of a dozen people at the entrance.

At this moment, Gu Yingying’s little sidekick looked up and spotted her: "Yingying, why is Han Xinyan here?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yingying turned her head to look behind her and was taken aback.

Before Xinyan could approach, she loudly questioned: "Han Xinyan, why are you here?"

Xinyan didn’t expect Gu Yingying to have invited so many classmates, so she replied with a question: "Why shouldn’t I be here?"