Old friends meet again

  That day she was busy and dizzy, who still remembered who, but on the surface she still nodded, "remembered"

  Wang Yujuan nodded, but in fact she was a bit disdainful of Gu's wife. The sense of superiority deep in her bones made her habitually look down on others. Something as mismatched as this could never happen in their family. If her son dared to marry such a woman, she would break his legs. It's really unknown how the Gu family ended up with such a daughter-in-law.

  "Mianmian, go wash the teacups and then bring out some tea." Lü Qingyan ordered.

  Wang Yujuan also told Xiangrui, "You go help too."

  "Yi" nodded towards Wei, then followed Si Mian into the kitchen.

  In the living room, only the two of them were left. Wang Yujuan said in a low voice, "Hey, I'm telling you, this gene is hereditary. Although your daughter-in-law is clever and capable, she grew up in that kind of environment since childhood. What if your future grandson inherits her bad qualities? That would ruin the next generation! Why did you agree to let Gu Mo marry her in the first place?"

  Lü Qingyan felt uncomfortable upon hearing this, after all, it was a well-known fact that Si Mian had an unfortunate birth, and she usually tried not to think about it. Now that Wang Yujuan mentioned it so directly, her face couldn't help but lose some dignity.

  "Look at my wife, she's not only obedient and sensible, but also a returnee from studying abroad. Her parents are both university professors, so you can see that her genes aren't bad. I'm telling you, choosing a daughter-in-law is no trivial matter."

  Lü Qingyan's face was awkward, "This marriage has already taken place, what can be done about it? Besides, I think she's not bad either."

  "What's the use, with our family background, we'll definitely have to take our daughter-in-law out to meet friends in the future. If others ask about her birth, do I have to tell them that my parents are divorced and she followed her mom as a burden when she got married? And her mom is still someone else's stepmother." Wang Yujuan's tone was full of disdain.

  Si Mian followed Xiang Yi into the living room and heard these words, Si Mian felt very annoyed in her heart. What's wrong with the oil bottle? Did the oil bottle bother her?

  What a person, claiming to be a noble lady, she looks down on others with contempt, wearing luxurious clothes but having an inner self that is not even as good as a beggar.

  Xiang Yi couldn't help but steal a few more glances at her from the side.

  "Mom, Yu Juan Auntie, the tea is here." Si Mian squeezed out a smile and put down the teacup. She almost wanted to smash it directly, but in the end she restrained herself.

  Wang Yujuan stopped talking as soon as they came out, adjusted her own cloak, and had a habitually arrogant expression on her face.

  Lv Qingyan pushed her away, "Mianmian, go upstairs and read your book, mom will call you when it's time to eat"

  Xiāo Mian knew that her mother-in-law definitely didn't want her to continue staying here and losing face, she felt suffocated in her heart, she thought that her mother-in-law had already gotten over her birth, but it turned out that she still cared about it after all.

  "I know, I'll go read a book then." Si Mian nodded and headed upstairs.

  Wang Yujuan glanced at her back and then said to Lü Qingyan, "I'm telling you, her mother was married in, but actually went to be a servant. In the Su family, she had no status at all. Su Jianhao married her mother just because he was too busy and had no time to take care of his own children, so he found them a free servant."

  This remark reached Sima's ears and her blood vessels almost burst, she really wanted to scold him with foul language, you know what a nuisance, he was just talking nonsense over there!!

  Stormed back into the room, still fuming, picked up the book and slammed it onto the desk, making a loud noise.

  Gu Mo raised his head and saw that she was out of sorts, asking "What's wrong? Who upset you?"

  "No one provoked me, I'm just being paranoid, don't mind me." Siwen sat on the sofa, hugging a pillow and pouting.

  She recently got along well with her mother-in-law, and she thought they were on the same page. But unexpectedly, even deep feelings can't withstand other people's gossip.

  What hurt her was not the words, but the attitude.

  He was busy with work anyway, and she often had a bit of a temper, so Gu Mo didn't continue to ask questions and instead continued to focus on his work.

  Lü Qingyan said in a low voice, "Don't say that either, after all, she's Mengmeng's mother. Besides, how do you know so much about the Su family?"

  "Su Jianhao has a partnership with my family's old master, and sometimes I'll go to the Su's house as a guest with the old master. I've seen it with my own eyes, his mother is just a woman who can't show her face in public. And our family's Xiang Yu and Su Jianhao's son Su Song are in the same company. Anyway, Su Song doesn't really like this stepmother, right, Xiang Yu?" Wang Yuyuan asked her daughter-in-law with a tilted head.

  "Really? Is Mianmian's mom not good?" asked Lü Qingyan. On the day of their wedding, they had chatted for a couple of sentences, and although her educational background wasn't high, she seemed quite virtuous.

  It is said that her mother married Su Shu because of money, as her father had borrowed usury before and the family couldn't pay it back.

  "Now that you mention it, I've never seen Mianmian's biological father either, and she's never mentioned him." Lü Qingyan furrowed her brow, "I hope he's not some kind of bad person."

  "You didn't know?!" Wang Yujuan was astonished, "No wonder, such a shameful thing, your wife probably wouldn't dare to tell you either."

  "What does it mean?" Lü Qingyan's heart sank.

  "That day, Wei Lu passed by Tian Heng and saw Si Mian with Liu Zi Lan. Then she also saw a man who was dressed in tattered clothes, pale and thin, like he was on drugs. But surprisingly, Si Mian called him 'Dad'."

  "Take drugs?" Lü Qingyan was shocked. "No way, I don't think Mianmian's father would be a drug addict."

  "So be careful, you don't know if people from that social class have taken drugs or not, and it's a hassle if they bother you."

  "What's going to happen? If people find out that my wife's biological father is a drug addict, where can I put my face?"

  Wang Yujuan's face was full of sarcasm, "Exactly, and what if in the future Mianmian also inherits her father's bad habits? People say that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, a mouse's son will dig holes, and an addict's daughter will be good for nothing."

  Lu Qingyan was getting more and more frightened by her words, "What can we do?"

  "It's best to get her to divorce Gu Mo before she has children, if she has children, she might use the grandson to threaten you and also divide up Gu Mo's assets"

  "This doesn't seem right," Lu Qingyan hesitated.

  "What's wrong with that, you want to prevent trouble, Gu Mo is a political leader, if people find out his father-in-law is a drug addict, his political career may be affected, you don't think about yourself, but also for the Gu family, for Gu Mo"

  Lü Qingyan was also hesitant at first, but thinking that it might affect her son's career, she didn't dare to take the risk. Gu Mo was the pride of the Gu family and couldn't afford any mistakes.

  "Let me think again," Lü Qingyan's mind was in disarray.

  …..

  After Gu Mo finished, she saw Si Mian still sitting there in that posture, walked over and put her arm around her shoulder, "What's wrong? Got something on your mind?"

  "Nothing, have you finished?" Si Mian smiled faintly.

  "En", Gu Mo nodded and reached out to pull her up from the sofa, "It's boring staying in the house all day, let's go downstairs and have some fun".

  "I don't want to go, you go down." She shook her hand, pulled it back and sat down again. Now grandma probably doesn't want to see her.

  "Is something uncomfortable, tell me?" Gu Mo felt she was not quite right.

  "It's really nothing." Si Rou tried to make herself look like it was no big deal. "There are guests at home, you go downstairs and take a look."

  "I'm with you"

  "No need, I'm not a three-year-old kid, if I'm uncomfortable or unhappy, I'll tell you. I'm just worried about my undergraduate exam next year, no confidence at all."

  "I thought it was something else" Gu Mo rubbed her head, "It's still that phrase you often say, just go with the flow"

  Although he always forces her to study every day, actually even if she doesn't get good grades, as long as she tries her best, he won't scold her.

  "Although it's said so, I'm still a bit worried and don't want to disappoint everyone."

  "Alright, don't think too much about it, I'll go downstairs and take a look, and come back up to keep you company later."

  "En" nodded slightly.

  …..

  In the office, Gu Qi came to see Gu Mo today without anything on his schedule. The father and son sat there chatting for a while.

  "I heard you've adjusted someone to fill Liu Ming's position"

  "Found out he had an extra 300 million in his five accounts, can't escape prison now"

  "Ah, the thing that officials fear most is corruption. Not only will they lose their own face, but the entire family's face will be swept away." So from a young age, Gu Qi educated Gu Mo to absolutely be clean and honest, and not take even one cent that he shouldn't.

  Just then, Sun Xiaobai knocked on the office door, looking a bit tense. "Mr. Gu, there's someone downstairs who says they have something important to see you about."

  Guo Qi heard this and slightly furrowed his brow. "Sun Assistant, is it now the case that anyone can see Guo Mo just by saying they want to see Guo Mo?"

  "Not so," Sun Xiaobai said immediately. "That man took the bomb and threatened that if Mr. Gu didn't see him, he would detonate the bomb."

  Gu Mo stood up with a serious expression, "Immediately notify the SWAT team, evacuate the surrounding crowd, I'll go down and take a look myself. Dad, you stay here."

  "I've already told" Sun Xiaobai was also frightened, it was her first time encountering such a thing.

  "Gu Mo, be careful." Gu Qi worried.

  "Don't worry, I'll handle it properly." Gu Mo quickly went downstairs, with Sun Xiaobai following closely behind.

  Li Qiang stood at the entrance of the municipal government with a big smile on his face, holding something mysterious in his arms. When he saw Gu Mo coming out, he immediately laughed and said, "Mayor Gu, it's not easy to see you! I've come several times, but your people kept blocking me."

  He also thought that he had met a big shot, but unexpectedly, after checking back, he found out that it was actually the mayor of Nanhua City, which is quite a surprise.

  These officials are all people who would rather die with dignity than live in shame, which is why he dares to take a gamble.

  "Who are you and what is your purpose for coming here today?" Gu Mo looked at him calmly.

  "By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Li Qiang. I came to see you today on a whim, and there's something I want to talk to you about. But I think this is something you wouldn't want to discuss here. Can we talk privately?"

  "What's in your arms..."

  Li Qiang lifted his clothes and pulled out a bouquet of flowers. The people around him were shocked, he smiled and said "First time meeting, didn't know what to bring, so I just chose a bouquet of flowers, look at you all being so tense." He glanced at the surrounding special police officers.

  When he saw him take out a flower, Gu Mo's expression remained calm, as if he had expected it all along.

  "Mr. Li, this way, please. Let's go upstairs to talk."

  "Alright!" Li Qiang was completely unembarrassed.

  "As usual, we need to conduct a check on you, I don't know if Mr. Li minds or not."

  "No problem, no problem, I'm a good citizen" Li Qiang stood there, and a police officer went up to him, strictly and carefully checking him once, confirming that there were no dangerous goods before letting him go.

  In the office, Gu Mo asked him to sit on the sofa, then let Sun Xiaobai bring in tea and said, "Okay, now you can talk."

  "This old gentleman is..." Li Qiang looked at Gu Qi.

  "Don't mind, just say it" Gu Mo knew that the visitor was not here for good intentions. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come straight to him, and even dared to find him here.

  Li Qiang raised an eyebrow, "I don't know if Mayor Gu has heard a saying, 'A daughter repays her father's debts, it is the way of heaven and earth'."

  His tone was fairly polite, but his expression made people feel very uncomfortable.

  Gu Meiqing's eyebrows furrowed slightly, leaving no trace. There was a hint of something in Li Qiang's words that made her vaguely sense it had to do with Si Mian. When did she get entangled with this kind of person?

  "Mr. Li, speak directly."

  "I wonder what kind of relationship Miss Siwen has with Mayor Gu?"

  "Is what you want to say today related to her?" Gu Mo asked calmly, "She is my wife."

  As soon as Gu Qi heard it was related to Si Mian, his expression immediately became serious and gloomy.

  Li Qiang's face was thick-skinned, and he still had a smile on his face as he spoke. "That makes things easier. Si Dawei, also known as Miss Si's father, has been playing cards in our teahouse all along, losing money and not paying it back. Now we can't find him, so we have no choice but to bother Mayor Gu."

  Gu Mo after all had dealings with many people, upon hearing this, didn't rush, nor did he reveal his thoughts on his face, and maintained the necessary courtesy.

  "I really want to believe Mr. Li's words, but I also need evidence, don't I? Do you have something like an IOU? If so, I'll return the money."

  "Because Si Dawei used to be a regular at our teahouse, we generally didn't ask him to write IOUs and the like. However, his daughter is very clear about this matter. If Mayor Gu has any doubts about what I'm saying, he can invite her over to meet with me."

  Gu Qiuye listened, his face also becoming solemn.

  "Okay, wait a moment."

  Gu Mo went out and gave Si Mian a call, asking her to come over immediately. He would directly call Fan Yong about the leave of absence, so she didn't need to worry about anything.

  Siya felt strange when she received the phone call, what was going on, it had to be something that required her to go there immediately. But since he said so, Siya didn't dare to delay and picked up her bag to leave.

  As she pushed open the door of the office, she immediately felt a heavy atmosphere, and suddenly, a ominous premonition rose up behind her back.

  "Gu Mo——" she shouted.

  "He beckoned her over" He waved at her, she walked over, but when she saw Li Qiang sitting on the sofa, her eyes widened, her mind went blank, and the bag in her hand fell to the ground instantly.

  What is this scum doing here? Siwen's heart was racing with fear, and her heart suddenly turned cold.

  "Miss Si, we can be considered old friends now. When you were just this tall," Li Qiang gestured with his hand at chest height, "we would meet almost every three days, so you should still remember me."

  "What are you doing here? If there's something you want to ask me, just ask! Why did you have to come all the way here?" Si Mian couldn't hold back his anger, his hands clenched into fists at his sides, his entire body trembling.

  Damn it, why didn't a thunder strike and kill him! He's like a vengeful spirit haunting their family.

  She's so excited, saying she doesn't know Li Qiang would be a lie.

  Gu Mo walked over, put his hand on her shoulder to give her strength, and asked softly, "This Mr. Li said that your father owed him money, do you know about this?"

  Si Mian's heart was in a mess, after all, paper can't wrap fire, things she had been wanting to hide were suddenly exposed by Li Qiang, and now she didn't know how her family would look at her.

  Gu Qi's face turned serious, and he asked solemnly, "Si Wei, tell me, is what Mr. Li said true? Did your biological father, Si Da Wei, owe Mr. Li money?"

  Si Mian's body couldn't stop trembling, Gu Mo pressed down on her shoulder and whispered by her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, everything will be alright"

  Her heart was racing with anxiety, her head was spinning, and she had no strength in her body. If it weren't for Gu Mo supporting her, she might have fallen to the ground.

  What should I do now? What should I do?!

  She didn't expect Li Qiang to be so thick-skinned, directly bypassing her to find Gu Mo. She would rather he come to her directly and not let Gu Mo know about this matter.

  She is really angry now and wants to twist Li Qiang's head off and kick it like a ball.

  Under the gaze of Gu Mo and Gu Qi, she nodded slightly.

  Li Qiang burst out laughing, "Now next time Mayor Gu will believe me, I said I'm a good citizen, I won't deceive people"

  That face makes Si Mian want to vomit. Why does this person have to exist in this world? Heaven, take him away.

  "How much does Mr. Si Da Wei owe you?" Gu Qi didn't beat around the bush, this person was here for money, and it would be best to get rid of him with money, this matter cannot be spread out.

  "Not much, 200,000, how about it?" Li Qiang was born into a mixed family, but he also knew that it was enough to stop in time. He had provoked Gu Mo, and for the next three days, people came to inspect his place two or three times a day. Could he still do business?

  Actually, Gu Mo could have used violence to deal with Li Qiang, who was no match for him in a fight. He didn't need to bother with it at all, but seeing Si Mian's frightened expression, Gu Mo decided to settle the matter once and for all.

  Two million, he can still afford it. Although he is an official, it does not mean that this is his only income. During his student days, he was already trading stocks and playing real estate, and also made a lot of money in the international futures market. If it weren't for family reasons requiring someone to be in politics, he would have taken the path of business.

  Gu Mo walked over to the office desk, signed a check and also wrote a statement, took the money and they were even.