CH 99

On this side, Gu Qianyan has already formally visited Luo Bei’s elders, and Gu Qianyan’s family, who are very curious about her, are urging him to bring Luo Bei back to meet them.

Luo Bei is actually not ready yet. She has never visited her boyfriend’s family before. Even though she has had two boyfriends in the past and one of them asked her to have dinner with his family, she politely declined. In Luo Bei’s mind, unless it’s at the stage of getting married, she wouldn’t go to someone else’s house. But it seems that when facing Gu Qianyan, she can’t help but relax her principles.

Gu Qianyan didn’t force her, he even comforted her, “If you don’t want to meet, forget it. I mean it. The reason why I am eager to visit Grandma Luo is that I often go to your house. If I don’t visit her formally, I am afraid that Grandma Luo will have opinions. But you are different. Except for my Grandpa and my Grandfather, you haven’t met anyone else. And they still came to the shop to wash their cars. You just met the two of them. Beibei, I don’t want to force you to do something you don’t want to do. It was like this before, it’s like this now, and it will be like this in the future.”

Luo Bei became embarrassed instead, she shook his hand and said, “It’s not that I don’t want to meet them, but I am afraid that I won’t do well…”

“That’s wrong.” Gu Qianyan corrected her very seriously, “Even if you go to my house, you should have an attitude and thoughts of inspecting my family and my family members. You are not applying for a job, there is no need to be nervous.”

“Although you say that, it is inevitable to be nervous. It’s like what clothes and shoes I should wear that day, and what gifts I should prepare for your family, these things make me very stressful.”

The gifts that Gu Qianyan bought for Grandma Luo were all very thoughtful, which shows that he put a lot of thought into them. He bought an electric massage chair and had it delivered, and he also bought a set of gold jewelry, as well as some fruits and health supplements. They are both presentable and practical, because he knows Grandma Luo’s preferences very well, so he selected gifts that made her very satisfied. But Luo Bei is different. She has only met Gu Qianyan’s Grandpa and Grandfather, and has not met anyone else. How can she know their preferences?

Therefore, she can only rely on Gu Qianyan on this point.

Obviously, Gu Qianyan had already considered this.

“Whatever you usually wear, just wear that. Your comfort is the most important thing. As for the gift, you’re so close with Xiao Jiang, who is now quite popular. Please get my mother a signed photo from him and ask Xiao Jiang to record a video. I promise my mother will be overjoyed. Just the other day, I saw her posting on her WeChat Moments that she went to chase stars in Shanghai, and it seems like it was Xiao Jiang that she was chasing.”

Mother Gu’s favorite is the “little fresh meat”1 stars. Even though some of these “little fresh meats” are younger than her own son, she enjoys looking at their handsome faces, which makes her feel younger. Therefore, she has chased after almost every good-looking celebrity. However, Mother Gu has her own set of principles. She only wants to be a fan and hasn’t thought about anything beyond that. Even though with the power and connections of the Gu family, she could easily have contacts with these “little fresh meats” and perhaps even have some other activities, she doesn’t want to because then she would be no different from an ordinary wealthy woman!

She only wants to be a star-chasing fan, which makes her feel like a twenty-something girl again.

Luo Bei couldn’t help but marvel, “Aunt’s mentality is really young.”

Luo Bei is in her twenties and already too lazy to chase stars, while Mother Gu is already fifty and can still travel to another city just to chase stars. Her energy and mentality are truly admirable.

Gu Qianyan also nodded in agreement. “She is indeed different from others, but I quite like that she has her own hobbies. As for the rest of the gift, just buy some fruit and tea. Aren’t you still in the tea business? Just bring a few boxes over.”

Luo Bei was surprised. “Isn’t that too simple?”

Compared to the gift Gu Qianyan sent, hers is too simple.

Gu Qianyan pinched her face, “This is enough. They don’t lack anything, and besides, what they like is too expensive. I don’t want to spend money on it.”

Luo Bei said, “I don’t want to spend your money.”

“I would feel worse if you spent money.” Gu Qianyan smiled, “Let’s save it. I want you to be able to save enough for the down payment as soon as possible.”

“But won’t your family have opinions?”

Gu Qianyan replied seriously, “No, even if you go empty-handed, no one will say anything. If they really lack something, I will let you buy it. But the key is that they don’t lack anything. I also have to consider your actual situation. My Grandmother for example, she likes jade, but what price is the jade she likes? Do I still have to ask you to spend so much money to buy it? Beibei, I think they would rather see you than receive a gift. We shouldn’t get the priorities wrong.”

Luo Bei could only nod, “Okay.”

Come to think of it, if she really wanted to please them, she would have to spend all her savings…

If she bought something they wouldn’t use just for the sake of a gift, it would be a waste.

Luo Bei couldn’t help but exclaim to the sky, “I’m so poor!”

Before, she never thought about it, but now she thinks about the Gu family and the Chen family, and she really feels poor.

Gu Qianyan was amused by her, stepped forward and hugged her, his chin resting on her shoulder. “Then let’s work hard to make money.”

“At this point, shouldn’t you say something like, ‘It’s okay, I have money?'” Isn’t that how the script goes?

Gu Qianyan : “Do you want me to say it?”

“Nope, hahaha.”

“That’s it, after all our Sister Bei is going to be the big boss.”

Luo Bei also hugged his waist and whispered, “Thank you.”

“It should be me thanking you.”

Between men and women, unequal economic conditions can easily lead to conflicts. The fact that they can talk about money-related topics so calmly and peacefully is the result of their joint efforts.

When Luo Bei visited the Gu family, she wore her usual clothes, neat and stylish, and also put on light makeup. Mother Gu was very pleased with her appearance at first sight. At her age, she not only liked little fresh meats, but also young, beautiful and cute girls. After all, in this world, good-looking people, whether male or female, are a gift from heaven.

Today, Gu Qianyan’s maternal grandparents and maternal uncle also came, and they were all very friendly. Everyone was satisfied with Luo Bei. What could they be dissatisfied with? As long as Gu Qianyan is satisfied, they will be too.

Grandmother even took Luo Bei’s hand and carefully examined her. “This girl is beautiful. I like her.”

To some extent, the Chen family are actually face control.

Mother Gu also nodded. “She does look pretty and fresh. I liked her as soon as I saw her.”

Luo Bei blushed from being praised by the Mother and Grandmother.

Mother Gu couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. As expected, the blush on a girl’s face when she’s shy is more beautiful than any brand of blush.

The elders also prepared first-meeting gifts for Luo Bei. Father and Mother Gu gave her big red envelopes. Of course, Mother Gu had brought back a bottle of perfume that is now out of stock when she went abroad recently and gifted it too. Father Gu snorted in his heart. They had agreed to only prepare red envelopes, but now she was also giving perfume. Wasn’t she making him look stingy? Women really are schemers, he thought.

Mother Gu and Father Gu exchanged a glance. They grew up together from childhood, were classmates since kindergarten, and knew each other’s personalities very well. So with just one glance, she knew what he was thinking. She elegantly tucked her hair behind her ears. This was a woman’s advantage. It’s normal for her to buy perfume for her future daughter-in-law when she goes out. Jealousy won’t get him anywhere.

Naturally, Luo Bei was unaware of what this couple was thinking or comparing in their hearts. She felt that Father and Mother Gu were not as eccentric as Gu Qianyan and Grandpa Gu had described. They were actually quite lovely.

Gu Qianyan’s uncle also prepared a big red envelope, of course, after consulting with his nephew, it contains 10,001 yuan.

As for what Grandmother gave, it was a carefully selected jade bracelet, which Luo Bei didn’t even dare to accept. She couldn’t imagine what its value was. It must be very expensive

But Gu Qianyan quickly stepped forward and took the bracelet for her, saying, “Beibei, say thank you to Grandmother.”

Luo Bei : “…Thank you, Grandmother.” I didn’t want to accept it!

Gu Qianyan whispered to her, “Don’t be silly, don’t refuse it. You’re so naive.”

His Grandmother has so much jade, she doesn’t even know how much it’s worth. Giving one to Luo Bei is a small matter. Gu Qianyan is disappointed that even after studying business with him for so long, Luo Bei still hasn’t learned the essence of it.

Luo Bei : “….”

After dinner, Luo Bei was originally going to chat with Grandmother and Mother Gu, but she was suddenly called to the study by Grandpa Gu.

Grandpa Gu’s study was very large and antique. He was grinding something when she came in. He greeted her to sit down, “Beibei, actually, since the day I knew you were in a relationship with Qianyan, I’ve been thinking about what gift to prepare for you.”

Luo Bei hurriedly waved her hand, “Grandpa Gu, it’s not necessary. I don’t need any gift, really.”

She had already received so many gifts today, and receiving more would really make her feel weak in the legs.

Grandpa Gu smiled, “If I don’t prepare a gift for you, that boy will tease me to death.”

He paused, and became more serious this time, “Beibei, actually, I’ve been observing you for a long time, since you started doing business with Qianyan. This kid has exceptional talent in this area, but sometimes talent can’t beat luck. You have a lot of good luck that many people don’t have. You are kind-hearted and upright, so I’ve made up my mind. Anyway, now that the kid is back, I’m going to retire. Giving fish is not as good as giving fishing skills. So, if you don’t mind, starting today, please call me Teacher Gu. I will teach you how to do business step by step.”