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

Chapter 48 Part 1 一 Having you in Gu family is their blessing.

Gu Fuchen’s answers, without paying attention to any logic, were flawless and seamless, leaving everyone present speechless.

Especially Jiang Wei.

Gu Fuchen’s responses were implicit yet lacked any consideration for saving face.

After all the talk and commotion, Gu Fuchen was only a step away from uttering the words “I despise you”. He had never liked Jiang Wei, and moreover…

Any “undesirable elements” attempting to build a good relationship with his younger sister would undoubtedly face his fierce opposition.

His sister couldn’t have too many close friends, and the first place in her heart had to be reserved for the Gu family.

Jiang Wei awkwardly chuckled twice.

Father Jiang’s smile froze, and as he motioned for the nearby butler to pour him tea, he smiled faintly and said, “This brother has done well in protecting his sister.”

Mother Lu smiled and explained, “Yōuyōu just came back home not long ago, she hasn’t fully recognized people yet. Fuchen is just being overly concerned. It’s my negligence. Fuchen, focus on preparing the dishes for Yōuyōu.”

A few words were exchanged, and naturally, the topic shifted.

Father Jiang smiled faintly, lowered his head, and took a few sips of tea.

During the dinner, as people talked, they inevitably mentioned the recent major moves in the business circle.

“I heard that Bozhan Automobile Company is planning to acquire Yawei?” Father Jiang casually remarked.

Father Lu smiled, “Bozhan Automobile has always been considered the underachiever within the Bozhan Group. Fuchen, are you planning to straighten them out?”

Father Jiang said, “In terms of execution, Fuchen surpasses Old Gu. He dares to think and act. We can’t easily give up the automotive industry. The domestic and international situation is very favorable, and with Shirui’s emphasis on research in new energy, it won’t be difficult for Bozhan to establish its own brand effect in the field of new energy. However, every step from now on needs to be done carefully—choose the right partners and proceed with each step carefully.”

Father Qi nodded, and his expression was filled with approval as he looked at Gu Fuchen.

Qi Zhiyan ate her meal quietly, maintaining the good habit of “not speaking while eating or sleeping” throughout.

Gu Fuchen focused on serving dishes to his younger sister. Upon hearing the words, he put down his chopsticks and casually said, “The company has already made a decision regarding the acquisition of Yawei, and I will not disappoint my father.”

Jiang Huai raised his gaze and looked at him deeply, his lips slightly curved, saying nothing.

Jiang Wei and Father Jiang’s expressions changed slightly.

Gu Youqian remained silent and exchanged a silent glance with Ruan Liuyu.

“Let’s not talk about work at the dining table. It gives me a headache,” Ruan Liuyu spoke up. “Butler, bring the four bottles of red wine I previously ordered from the cellar.”

“Yes, madam.”

. . . . .

After finishing their meal, Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan stood side by side on the balcony, enjoying the night scenery.

Qi Zhiyan handled official business nearby.

Jiang Huai, Fu Jiazhan, and Gu Fuchen stood together. Gu Fuchen held an orange in his hand and slowly peeled it.

“Why are you peeling oranges?” Fu Jiazhan asked.

Gu Fuchen replied seriously, “The old man at home said I was too straightforward in my speech, so he punished me to peel two oranges.”

Jiang Huai said, “Is that even considered a punishment?”

Fu Jiazhan chuckled, “I thought you couldn’t escape being called up and scolded in front of Mr. Jiang.”

Within the top wealthy families, they will give each other the necessary face.

Someone like Gu Fuchen, who had never mercilessly refuted Jiang Wei at a dinner before, had greatly damaged the Jiang family’s reputation. Regardless of whether Gu Youqian wanted to punish him or not, it was necessary to call him into the study and reprimand him in front of Father Jiang.

“This shows that my father thinks I did the right thing.” Gu Fuchen tossed another unpeeled orange to Jiang Huai and said, “Your family’s little schemes are about to be exposed. Make them behave in front of my sister.”

Gu Fuchen had limited interactions with Jiang Wei. With Jiang Huai present, they naturally distanced themselves from Jiang Wei. Everyone was clear about who could be friends and who couldn’t. In normal circumstances, they would give the respect due to the entanglements between the families. When they saw Jiang Wei, they nodded in acknowledgement.

Superficially, everything was perfect, but behind the scenes, they still didn’t allow Jiang Wei to participate in their small class.

This person was forever excluded from their circle.

Both sides had become familiar with this distant yet close distance. Today, Jiang Wei took the initiative to break the norm. Not only did he attend the family’s small gathering, but he also actively engaged in conversation with Ruan Yōu.

Jiang Wei’s eager flattery was too apparent, even blind eyes could see it.

In this circle, who would intimately introduce dishes to someone they just met?

They had never encountered such a gathering between families. Even when entertaining outside, they would deliberately flatter their bosses like this.

Gu Fuchen would never allow anyone with ulterior motives to get close to his sister.

Rejecting Jiang Wei was intentional, and answering Father Jiang’s questions straightforwardly was also intentional.

Father Jiang mentioned ‘Yawei’ twice during the meal. The first time he emphasized the importance of the acquisition; the second time he praised the future of Bozhan Automobile and mentioned the brand effect they wanted to create. He emphasized the importance of taking one step at a time and the significance of the cooperation partner.

During this period, Gu Fuchen had been busy with Bozhan Automobile’s affairs.

In addition to the Yawei acquisition case, a series of problems after the Yawei acquisition need to be solved.

Nowadays, intelligent development has become a trend, and Bozhan has not been involved in related fields. All vehicle’s intelligent programs and components need to rely on external cooperation. There are currently two agreed cooperation partners: Wen family and Jiang family respective subsidiary industries.

The first cooperation partner is Wen family, but the price they offered is a bit too high.

The second is Jiang family, which is an alternative, but the probability of being selected is very low.

Regarding which partner to cooperate with, Bozhan’s internal decision will be made after strict data analysis and on-site investigations. It is not something that Gu Fuchen can easily decide on.

Father Jiang took advantage of Wen’s absence and discussing these matters at the dinner table is too obvious in its intention.

There is nothing wrong with seeking personal benefits in private, but it is somewhat unpleasant for Father Jiang to speak in such a manner after Jiang Wei tried to approach Ruan Yōu.

It seems like Ruan Yōu is being treated as a pawn in the interests battle of the business circle.

Is Yawei acquisition really that important?

Not necessarily.

Father Jiang would do this, most likely to add some glory to his illegitimate son Jiang Wei’s resume.

If Jiang Wei helps Jiang’s subsidiary group and Bozhan Automobile reach a cooperation, Jiang Wei would also have some confidence in front of the shareholders.

Gu Fuchen does not want his sister or Bozhan Automobile to get involved in the power struggle of the Jiang family heirs.

He frowned and asked, “Is your position stable now?”

Jiang Huai played with the orange thrown by Gu Fuchen and replied, “The company’s shareholders know who is valuable to them. If the old man wants to play tricks on me, I can’t stop him. Just ignore it.”

Fu Jiazhan looked at Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan on the balcony.

“Does Ruan Yōu know that someone is trying to flatter her, using her as a stepping stone?”

Jiang Huai interjected, “The rumors about you two siblings causing a stir online are too loud. Now, anyone who knows you is aware that Gu Fuchen is an extreme siscon. He will never refuse his sister and spends the whole night liking and commenting on her posts, manipulating the engagement data. The current rumors are that whoever gets Ruan Yōu will conquer the world. As long as it’s Ruan Yōu’s request, Gu Fuchen will never refuse. Your image of being resolute, astute, and competent is completely ruined.”

Gu Fuchen frowned.

Fu Jiazhan added, “Fat Cat also has an image of a generous person who doesn’t care about money. Now, in the eyes of many, she is seen as a naive and sweet girl with a touch of the God of Wealth. There are quite a few people who want to befriend her, so you should protect her.”

Gu Fuchen replied, “I will protect my sister. I will absolutely not allow her to associate with shady people. Besides, my sister is smart and sensible. She just told me that she doesn’t like Jiang Wei.”

Jiang Huai raised an eyebrow and said, “Alright, Bodhisattva Sister won’t be misled into enemy camp. I feel relieved.”

Gu Fuchen said irritably, “What are you relieved about? Last time you even said my sister was your employee.”

Fu Jiazhan: ?

“When did that happen?”

Jiang Huai smiled, revealing his eight white teeth. “When you were on a business trip abroad, my relationship with the Bodhisattva Sister progressed rapidly. She has now become my most reliable business partner.”

Fu Jiazhan was stunned for a moment, then asked, “Am I the most unfamiliar person to her now?”

Jiang Huai peeled an orange and casually said, “Well, being unfamiliar is just being unfamiliar. Being strangers accentuates the friendly distance between me and Bodhisattva Sister. It’s quite good this way.”

Fu Jiazhan ignored him.

He remembered what his mother had told him when he was a child, and it gave him a headache for a moment.

Fairy tales are all deceiving.

A princess may not have a knight, but there will always be little dwarfs like Jiang Huai and Lu Jin by her side.

. . . . .

Upstairs.

Gu Youqian and Father Jiang stood face to face in the study, both looking at the pyramid. After a long while, Gu Youqian took a cup of tea and sat down by the sofa, leaning back with his eyes closed, and said in a deep voice, “You should know Yōuyōu’s place in my heart.”

His voice was serious, devoid of the usual joking and playfulness.

“You also know Jiang Wei’s place in my heart.”

Gu Youqian took a sip of tea and teased, “They say you value profit, but you treat him pretty well.”

Father Jiang frowned, “You don’t need to provoke me. Even if this cooperation is not with Yawei this time, there will be a next time. I have to pave the way for Jiang Wei.”

After ten years of bitter life outside, Jiang Wei was just a naive child when he went missing at the age of five.

After Jiang Wei went missing, Father Jiang spent over ten years looking for him, never giving up any chance. Whenever there were clues or possible sightings related to Jiang Wei, he immediately flew over to check if it was his child. Disappointment struck him over a hundred times in those ten years, and his longing and guilt for his child accumulated with each search. No one knows how excited he was when he finally found Jiang Wei.

If he hadn’t been forced by the family to enter into a marriage alliance with his wife, he and his first love, Bai Fangwei, would have had a blissful family. Jiang Wei would not have gotten lost, and everything in the Jiang family would belong to his child.

“All of this should have been his. I would give him whatever he wants. The entire Jiang family must be his,” Father Jiang said firmly.

Gu Youqian wanted to laugh, but couldn’t. After a while, he asked, “Do you think he can manage the Jiang family? That position is not easy to hold. Jiang Wei has a narrow perspective, only caring about immediate benefits, without a hint of the demeanor of an heir. Which family’s heir would curry favor with others? If he bends over even a little, it will be a disgrace to the entire family.”

This statement not only didn’t shake Father Jiang’s determination, but instead made him even more heartbroken.

“If Jiang Wei had grown up by my side since childhood, he wouldn’t be like this.”

He wouldn’t think about pleasing others.

The heirs of the top wealthy families have their own pride and dignity.

His youngest son, Jiang Wei, would also have them.

Seeing his stubbornness, Gu Youqian didn’t want to say anymore.

His daughter, Yōuyōu, is doing well.

Since returning, she never thought about using emotions to force her parents to do anything, let alone using shares to attack her older brother in order to secure the highest position.

Gu Youqian stood up and said sternly, “It’s fine if you want to pave the way for Jiang Wei, but don’t spend your scheming thoughts on my daughter and son. Yōuyōu’s life is more important than mine, and if you make her unhappy, I will make many people experience the same feeling.”

Gu Youqian’s words already contained a threatening element.

He has his current status, so if he can’t protect Ruan Yōu, ensuring her safety and happiness, then what is the value of his lifelong struggle?

The study fell silent.

The cooperation was broken.