Group Pet Eldest Lady, She Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish

Chapter 47 Part 3 一 There are three unfilial acts, and the worst is not giving a like.

Song Wen’s tone became more serious. “The person in charge of that project at the time didn’t take it seriously and thought Zi Guang Animation was intentionally causing trouble to get a better deal. Such tricks are not uncommon, so nobody paid attention. Two days ago, news suddenly spread that Yu Chi intervened in this matter, and now Zi Guang Animation is collaborating with a film and television company invested in by the Jiang family, which is a competitor of Bozhan.”

Ruan Yōu closed the file, getting a general understanding.

Whether it’s Wan Mei or Zi Guang Animation, both are companies that were destined to flourish in the novel. Bozhan Entertainment and Zi Guang Animation together achieved a new era for Chinese animation over the past decade.

Bozhan’s entertainment business gradually grew, benefiting each other.

Now that Zi Guang Animation has been taken over by the Jiang family, neither Gu Fuchen nor Song Wen actually realized the seriousness of the situation.

Gu Fuchen is dealing with major issues within the entire Bozhan Group, providing guidance to various subsidiaries. Matters like small Zi Guang Animation are to be resolved by the senior management of the subsidiary, and Gu Fuchen doesn’t need to handle them.

Now, Yu Chi is like a worm in the mud, agilely moving around, searching everywhere for opportunities to get rich quickly. Invisibly, she is gradually loosening the soil and will eventually deliver a fatal blow to Bozhan when Bozhan is weaker and she is stronger.

Yu Chi knows she can’t cause trouble without money. Now that Jiang Wei has appeared by her side and the Jiang family is her backing, she can accomplish many things.

Ruan Yōu frowned.

After Song Wen left, Ruan Yōu packed up and went to find Ruan Liuyu.

Ruan Liuyu was pruning branches in the garden and smiled when she saw her approach.

“Mom, I have something to ask.”

“Go ahead.”

“I saw the guest list for tonight’s dinner, and Jiang Huai apparently had a younger brother?”

Ruan Liuyu’s face changed slightly. “Don’t bother with him.”

“Huh? I heard he has been wandering outside for a long time, looking so pitiful.”

“What’s pitiful about him?” Ruan Liuyu’s expression became noticeably serious when she mentioned him. Seeing Ruan Yōu’s curious gaze, as if she wouldn’t leave without an answer, she sighed lightly. “Yōuyōu, he’s different from you.”

Ruan Yōu didn’t understand.

Ruan Liuyu furrowed her brow, and her actions in pruning the branches became unusually forceful. “Father Jiang is a scumbag. He had an affair outside and had an illegitimate child. The most pitiful ones are Jiang Huai and his mother. When Jiang Huai was three years old, Jiang Wei’s mother took Jiang Wei back to the Jiang family, and she drove Jiang Huai’s mother, Father Jiang’s original wife, to her death.”

Ruan Yōu’s facial features twisted in confusion. “There are such things?”

Ruan Liuyu: “After Jiang Huai’s mother died, Jiang Wei’s mother wanted to take her place, and Father Jiang intended to support her. However, the family disagreed, and Jiang Wei’s mother didn’t get what she wanted. She spent a few years wandering with Jiang Wei and left home to pressure Father Jiang. As a result, Jiang Wei got lost, and she went crazy. She’s still overseas for treatment.”

Illegitimate children don’t have the right to choose, and they shouldn’t be blamed for the grievances of the previous generation. Everyone was happy when Jiang Wei returned at the age of fifteen. Your father even sent some valuable items over. But the first thing this child did when he came home was to take advantage of Father Jiang’s guilt towards him and snatch one-third of the Jiang family’s shares, then turn around and attack Jiang Huai.”

Ruan Yōu: …

Father Jiang, Jiang Wei, and his mother, they’re all terrible people.

“They are different from you,” Ruan Liuyu emphasized. “You don’t need to show kindness to him. If you pity him, he will try to gain some benefits from you.”

Ruan Yōu pouted, “If the people from the Jiang family are so bad, why do we still have to dine with them?”

Ruan Yōu knew her words sounded childish.

The Gu family had deep connections with other families, going back several generations, and it had become too complex to easily sever ties. Besides, the Jiang family held their current position, so no matter how good the personal relationships were, there were always some business interests involved.

They couldn’t easily cut off all relations.

Ruan Liuyu sighed, “Father Jiang used to go out and play kayaking with your father when they were young. He even saved your father’s life. You see, people are complicated, Ruan Yōu.”

He has hurt others, but he has also shown them kindness.

“If you really don’t like it, Mom will make sure you sit far away from the people from the Jiang family later.”

Ruan Yōu nodded heavily and went back to her room feeling uneasy.

After she left, Gu Youqian calmly walked into the small garden from the other side, catching a glimpse of his daughter’s figure with the corner of his eye. As he changed the pruning shears for his wife, he warily said, “It seems like Yōuyōu is not happy.”

“I told her some things about the Jiang family,” Ruan Liuyu paused. “She really doesn’t like Father Jiang.”

Gu Youqian’s smile faded slightly, “How about we don’t invite them for future gatherings?”

After a pause, he continued, “We have repaid our debts to them from other sources in the past.”

Ruan Liuyu replied, “It’s up to you.”

In the evening, Lu’s parents brought Lu Xuan to Gu’s house, and Jiang Huai also arrived early.

Qi Zhiyan and Qi’s parents arrived in separate groups. The Wen family went abroad, and the news was delivered urgently, so they didn’t have time to come.

Fu Jiazhan and his mother arrived together. Soon after, Father Jiang and Jiang Wei also arrived, each holding a gift.

Everyone knew why Gu Youqian had called them here to gather. Lu’s father smiled and asked, “I heard Ruan Yōu prepared a pyramid for you. Shall we go and see it together?”

Gu Youqian’s face was full of smiles. He wanted to take a few steps forward, hold Lu’s father’s hand, and proudly pull his friend upstairs. But when his gaze met his wife’s expressionless eyes, Gu Youqian’s smile froze. He immediately changed his expression and solemnly restrained himself, saying, “We’ll talk about the visit later. Today, the focus is on you.”

“Let’s go to the dining hall.”

The dining table in the main dining hall had been replaced with a long table that could accommodate more than twenty people.

The C brand logo was evident in every detail, showcasing its uniqueness.

Ruan Yōu saw this dining table for the first time.

Placed in the spacious main dining hall, the long table no longer gave the feeling of “eating at an airport.” Everything was perfectly matched.

She leaned in and whispered to Gu Fuchen, “Where was this dining table before?”

Her voice was small, but Fu Jiazhan and Jiang Huai happened to hear it.

Jiang Huai smiled, “Bodhisattva Sister, haven’t you eaten at the main dining hall? This table is from your main dining hall.”

Ruan Yōu: ??

But she had always been sitting at a small table of less than two square meters!

Every day it felt like eating at an airport, looking around 一 empty behind.

If she didn’t have a good appetite and enjoyed eating, she would have lost 10 pounds already.

“Brother, give me an explanation.”

Gu Fuchen pretended not to hear and said, “The food is good today.”

Jiang Huai was curious, “Gu Fuchen, what kind of trick did you pull off again?”

“I didn’t do anything.”

Ruan Yōu: “Oh?”

Gu Fuchen stood tall with a straight face, “I just replaced the table in our main dining hall with a smaller one. As one of the owners of this house, I have the right to do so.”

Ruan Yōu wanted to ask further, but Gu Fuchen interrupted with a serious expression, “Sister, don’t ask anymore. Give your brother some face.”

“I don’t have much face left, let’s protect the only remaining bit, okay?”

Ruan Yōu: “…Okay.”

They were chatting happily, and Jiang Wei watched on the side, wanting to join their conversation and racking his brains to find an entry point.

Later, they didn’t eat at the main dining hall because Gu Youqian thought it was too formal, so they went to another dining hall. There was a large round table, and it was lively and had a festive atmosphere, like Lunar New Year.

Jiang Wei quietly observed on the side.

Jiang Huai didn’t say anything wrong.

The biggest gap between him and Jiang Huai was not in status but in connections.

Among the younger generation gathered here, they were all future connections. If he wanted to formally be accepted by the Jiang family, he had to maintain good relationships with Gu Fuchen, Fu Jiazhan, Qi Zhiyan, and even Lu Xuan and Ruan Yōu.

Jiang Wei knew that Ruan Yōu was the center of this group of people right now. If he wanted to interact with them, it was wise to start with her.

The dinner began.

Everyone behaved naturally, and Ruan Liuyu used public chopsticks to serve food to her daughter.

Lately, she had developed a fondness for the joy of feeding Yōuyōu, and Gu Youqian, sitting across from her, looked envious.

But it didn’t matter!

He had other things.

“Yōuyōu is very thoughtful. As soon as she came back, she gave me a big gift.”

Father Lu and Father Qi praised with a smile, “The Pyramid, right? I saw it on my friend’s Moments yesterday. It’s magnificent and unique, capturing everyone’s attention. With such a thoughtful little cotton jacket, old Gu, you are so fortunate.”

“That’s right, that’s right.” Gu Youqian boasted unabashedly and leaned close to Father Lu’s ear. “My daughter gave me a gift just for me.”

Ruan Liuyu’s smile stiffened.

Gu Fuchen wanted to throw down the chopsticks.

What! Does! It! Mean!

Father Lu didn’t understand the twists and turns of their family, and he smiled and said, “Your daughter must like you the most, so she went to great lengths to give you a big gift.”

Mother Fu chuckled.

Mother Lu helplessly rubbed her forehead, wishing she could pick up a bat and hit her husband’s head a couple of times.

How dare you say such things?

Ruan Liuyu and Gu Fuchen both had a gloomy expression.

Ruan Yōu sat between them, feeling the coldness from both sides and shivering.

“I’ll pick up the food myself.” She weakly said, “I can’t let Mom get tired.”

一一Dad, stop showing off so much!!

Mother Lu quickly interjected, “Ruan Yōu is truly Mommy’s little cotton jacket. Afraid of her mom getting tired even when serving you food.”

Ruan Liuyu felt better.

The whole room was left with Gu Fuchen still wearing a gloomy face, his expressionless face spelled out four big words 一 “I’m very unhappy.”

Jiang Wei sat diagonally next to Ruan Yōu.

Tonight, there are many types of cuisine, and I have a good understanding of food. I will choose a variety of dishes for Ruan Yōu.

As he spoke, he rotated the lazy Susan.

“This poached chicken is good.”

Gu Fuchen frowned, “My sister doesn’t eat chicken.”

“The mushroom, scallions and tofu soup with shrimp is delicious.”

“My sister doesn’t eat scallions.”

“Taihu golden silk shrimp balls.”

“My sister doesn’t eat shrimp.”

“Stir-fried vegetables…”

“My sister doesn’t eat vegetables.”

. . . . .

Jiang Wei introduced a dish, and Gu Fuchen countered with another.

Jiang Wei’s expression became somewhat unpleasant.

In that case, why don’t you just say she doesn’t eat anything? Is she a fairy who grew up on dewdrops?

Mother Lu noticed the strange atmosphere at the dining table and interrupted with a smile, “Fuchen, don’t joke around. Ruan Yōu isn’t picky with food.”

Gu Fuchen shook his head seriously and said, “My sister is very picky.”

He casually picked up the shared chopsticks and a small porcelain bowl, slightly curling his lips, adding a hint of smugness to his indifferent demeanor:

“She’s timid and only eats what I pick for her.”

Gu Youqian: …

Alright, you win.

Your sister likes you the most, okay!!