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Chapter 351 They Deserve It!

Yan Zhenglin told Xiao Changchun that he had gotten the criminal evidence, and he couldn't hide the fact that Gu Ning had handed it to him from Xiao Changchun. However, there wouldn't be anyone else that would know about

Hearing that Gu Ning had given the evidence to Yan Zhenglin, Xiao Changchun was more than shocked. Gu Ning had rescued both Yan Zhenglin and him from dangerous situations, but also got such important evidence, which really impressed Xiao Changchun. "Governor Xiao, Gu Ning wants to acquire some of Hongyun Group's properties, and I've already promised her that she can have the priority to buy it before anyone else. As for the price, do you think that we can offer her a discount given that she has done us a great favor?" Yan Zhenglin asked.

"What? She wants to acquire some of Hongyun Group's properties?" Xiao Changchun was as astonished as Yan Zhenglin when he heard the news.

"Yes, she doesn't lack money, but I think that it's better if we offer her a lower price," Yan Zhenglin replied.

"No problem, we can give her the lowest price that we can offer," Xiao Changchun said.

All the seized companies would be recorded on paper. The government had the right to handle their assets, but couldn't sell it at too low a price, because it would arouse suspicion of accepting bribery.

"We have to conduct the probe into it right away!" Xiao Changchun said.

It was the key moment for re-election, so the senior leader behind Liu Shikun didn't dare to get involved, because it would affect his own career. Although they couldn't unseat the senior leader behind Liu Shikun yet, they wouldn't hesitate to unseat their political enemies. And they would be very well-prepared before starting the probe. It seemed like Liu Shikun's group wouldn't have a happy new year.

On the way back to Clean Water Blue Sky, the taxi passed a clubhouse, and she noticed an ambulance stopped outside of it. She immediately used her Jade Eyes to see what was going on there. However, the scene shocked Gu Ning. She saw that two women were being carried out by paramedics and one of the women was Li Zhenzhen. Gu Ning didn't remember Li Zhenzhen until she saw her again. There was blood on Li Zhenzhen's head, and her body was twitching.

Gu Ning told the taxi driver to stop, and that she would go over to have a look, but she wasn't going to rescue Li Zhenzhen. They were opponents after all. Thus Gu Ning simply wanted to have some fun. She gave the taxi driver a hundred yuan bill and told him to keep the change. The taxi driver seldom met such a generous client, so he was more than willing to accept it.

Gu Ning went over and heard the discussion among the crowd.

"What's going on here?" someone asked.

"I heard that the two women fought against each other for the same man. One of them was scratched on her face, while the other one was hit on the head by a beer bottle."

"For a man? Did they have to do that?" someone asked with disdain. If they were injured because of that, no one had sympathy for them.

"It's not that simple! They were using drugs and lost control of their emotions, which is the reason why they fought so fiercely."

"Oh!"

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"I think that they deserve it! They don't work but just play around and are even on drugs. I have no sympathy for them."

"Me either!"

After hearing the reason, nobody showed sympathy.

Gu Ning, of course, had no intention to help. She just stood aside watching them leaving in the ambulance. Before long, the Li Family received the hospital's call and hurried to the hospital.

The moment that Gu Ning arrived at her place, Gu Man called her and asked when she would be coming back home. Gu Ning had left her home the minute that winter vacation started. It had been half a month, and Gu Man was worried about her safety.

"Probably the day after tomorrow!" Gu Ning said. "Mom, how is it going at the beauty salon?"

"Not bad, for the last half a month, the people in the Gu Family have stop causing us trouble," Gu Man said.

"Good to know!" Gu Ning said.

"Ningning, I need your advice on something," Gu Man said. "The New Year festival is just around the corner now, so we plan to hold an event in three days. Normally, they would give discounts or small gifts to clients, but I think that it's too boring. Do you have any suggestions?"

Gu Ning thought for a while and replied, "In my opinion, first, we can send all the VIPs a small gift which is around two or three hundred yuan; second, all the clients who join our VIP club or renew the membership on the day of the event can have a discount, and you can decide how much is it; last but not least, all the new clients can join a lottery. We'll have three winners, and each of them will get a jade pendant from Jade Beauty Jewelry as the prize."

"What? A jade pendant from Jade Beauty Jewelry? It's too expensive! The cheapest one must cost at least a hundred thousand yuan!" Gu Man was surprised. If they used the jade pendants as the prizes, it would cost a lot.

"Mom, are you alone now?" Gu Ning asked. She thought that it was time to tell her mother something serious.

"Yes, I'm home alone," Gu Man answered.

"Mom, to be honest with you, Jade Beauty Jewelry is my store, so all the jewelry is free. Don't worry, we won't lose money. And we can attract more potential clients by providing valuable prizes."

Gu Man was aware that Gu Ning had a jewelry store in City G, so she would find out sooner or later.

"What? Jade Beauty Jewelry is yours?" Gu Man asked. To Gu Man's astonishment, Gu Ning's jewelry store was precisely Jade Beauty Jewelry which had gained a lot of fame and publicity recently, but how did Gu Ning manage to know so many important figures? "Mom, please don't tell anyone else about it, including my aunt. I'll tell you the details when I get back. Please relax, I relied on my own skills to open the jewelry store, and there are no dirty secrets at all." Gu Ning understood why Gu Man was worried.

Gu Man was already used to trusting Gu Ning, so she relaxed after Gu Ning's explanation, although she was still shocked. After a short while of chatting, they hung up. Gu Ning then talked with her friends on their WeChat group for a while.

In fact, Li Zhenzhen was much more severely hurt than Gu Ning imagined. Because Gu Ning had no intention to help Li Zhenzhen, she didn't pay much attention to her injuries.

Chapter 352 The Death of Li Zhenzhen

Unfortunately, Li Zhenzhen died soon after she was admitted to the hospital. The injury on her head wasn't deadly, but she died of an overdose.

Li Zhenzhen had been behaving quite unusually recently, so Li Shengming had told Li Zhenyu to follow and investigate Li Zhenzhen. However, they only knew that she loved to go to nightclubs and had no idea that she was on drugs. Thus when they found out that Li Zhenzhen died because of an overdose, the Li Family almost had a breakdown.

Although the other woman who had been scratched on her face only took a small amount of drugs and so her life was not in danger, her face was doomed to be completely ruined.

The next day.

Around 8:30 am, Gu Ning received Yan Zhenglin's call. He told her that his leader had already agreed to conduct the probe in the following days. And the government also promised to give her the lowest price that they could offer, but they wouldn't know the exact price until they finished calculating everything.

In City F, Gu Man told Gu Qing about Gu Ning's suggestion, but didn't tell her that Jade Beauty Jewelry belonged to Gu Ning. Gu Qing had the same reaction as Gu Man when she heard the plan. She was also afraid that they were going to lose money, but it was Gu Ning's proposal, so Gu Qing agreed in the end. They all trusted Gu Ning unconditionally now. Since Gu Ning said that it would work, they would follow her advice, even though Gu Qing was still a little reluctant. After that, they went to deal with the advertisement. First, they sent messages to their VIPs, and then they put the advertising poster up at the door of their beauty salon.

Once the messages were sent, the phone in their beauty salon kept ringing the entire time. Many VIPs called them to find out more about the prize, which was a jade pendant from Jade Beauty Jewelry. Jade Beauty Jewelry was really popular.

Gu Ning and Master Yan were going to visit Master Bai around 10 am. Master Yan told Gu Ning to wait for him at the gate of Clean Water Blue Sky at 9:30 am, and he would pick her up. Master Yan was already 70-years-old, and he wouldn't drive himself, but he had his chauffeur.

When it was almost 9 am, Gu Ning went to a nearby shopping mall to buy some gifts. She finished shopping around 9:30 am and waited at the gate of Clean Water Blue Sky.

Master Yan's car arrived at 9:28 am. Seeing Gu Ning carrying so many gifts, he said, "You're going to cure his disease, so he is the one who is supposed to thank you. Why are you bringing so many gifts for him instead?"

Master Yan wasn't being mean; he just felt that Gu Ning was being too polite, which made them feel a little guilty. Gu Ning felt like laughing and explained after getting in the car, "Grandpa Yan, I regard all of you as my family, so I'm willing to bring you gifts. I won't give gifts to strangers."

"Well." Master Bai didn't know how to argue with Gu Ning on that, but he was happy to know that Gu Ning treated them as her family.

Master Bai's house was located in a high-end living area, Peach-blossom Villas. Peach-blossom Villas and Clean Water Blue Sky were built by the same real estate developer, but the developer wasn't from City G.

Peach-blossom Villas was built on a green mountain, and there was a river which was five meters wide in front of the mountain. People had to walk over the bridge to get into the villas. The mountain air was very fresh and there were also many green plants inside. It looked quiet but not isolated.

When they arrived at the security room, Master Yan told a security guard to contact the Bai Family. With the Bai Family's permission, they moved ahead. Members of the Bai Family immediately went outside to welcome Master Yan and Gu Ning. Master Fu had arrived earlier than Master Yan and Gu Ning. Therefore, the moment that Gu Ning and Master Yan arrived at the large villa, they saw Master Fu, Bai Linwei and his wife waiting for them.

"Girl Gu, welcome!" Bai Linwei said to Gu Ning. And when he noticed the gifts, he was surprised. "Why are you bringing so many gifts? You didn't have to do that!"

Bai Linwei was the chairman of a famous corporation, and he was always serious and strict, even in front of his children, but he suddenly became a kind and gentle old man when Gu Ning appeared. Sometimes, Bai Linwei found it was hard to treat Gu Ning like a child, because she behaved like a mature and stable grownup.

"It's nothing. Just some small gifts," Gu Ning said.

It was indeed nothing for the Bai Family who had a fortune of dozens of billions of yuan. It just showed Gu Ning's kindness and politeness, Bai Linwei didn't say anything further and took the gifts from Gu Ning. Bai Linwei's wife was a shy woman. She dressed in a simple way, but had an air of natural nobility.

Mrs. Bai greeted Gu Ning politely, "Nice to

meet you, Miss Gu!"

"It's so nice to meet you, Mrs. Bai!" Gu Ning

responded.

Master Fu, on the other hand, gave Gu Ning a tilted glance and scolded her, "How come you didn't tell me that you came to City G? I miss you a lot! How can you forget me like that?"

Gu Ning was amused. "I'm so sorry, but I had something important to deal with first. I came to visit you now that I'm free!"

"Well." Master Fu didn't know what to say.

"Ha-ha! Fu, didn't you say that you wouldn't scold Girl Gu last night? Why do you still pick on her today?" Master Yan laughed.

"Bai, do you have to find fault with me?" Master Fu was annoyed.

"You hit the point!" Master Yan admitted with alacrity. Everybody knew that they enjoyed teased one another.

"You…" Master Fu was mad.

Bai Linwei was afraid that they would really begin to argue, so he interrupted at once, "Alright, it's cold out here. Let's get inside now!"

"Exactly, let's go in now!" Mrs. Bai added. After that, they walked inside.

The second that they got in the house, a girl about Gu Ning's age in pink, furry, loose clothes came out of the kitchen. There was a plate of fruit in her hand, and she was eating fruit while walking over to them. Seeing Gu Ning, the young girl said arrogantly and with doubt, "Seriously! Can she cure grandpa's disease?"

"Yan, shut your mouth!" Bai Linwei snapped at her.

Chapter 353 Disease Cured

He knew about Gu Ning's ability quite well. And even if Gu Ning failed to cure his father's disease, he wouldn't doubt her ability either.

"Girl Gu, I'm sorry. This is my daughter and she has just never met you before," Bai Linwei said to Gu Ning.

"It's fine." Gu Ning didn't care. She understood that she had to be prepared to be challenged because of her young age. If she hadn't cured Master Yan, they wouldn't believe her either.

"I don't think that I'm wrong," Bai Xueyan retorted in a low voice. She was afraid of her father. However, no matter how low her voice was, the others still heard it.

"Get back to you room!" Bai Linwei was irritated by her bad manners.

"Well, let's wait and see!" Bai Xueyan said before she glared at Gu Ning and turned back, walking upstairs.

Afterwards, Bai Linwei and his wife guided them to Master Bai's bedroom.

Master Bai's bedroom was on the first room, and it consisted of two rooms. A study and a bedroom were integrated into one. Once they walked in, they saw the study which was 15 square meters large. The wall next to the door was made up of shelves on which various antiques and emeralds were placed. On the left side, there were bookshelves and a table. The sofa was in alignment with them, and there was a coffee table in front of the sofa. Between the bedroom and the study was a delicately-made screen in a traditional style.

Master Bai was lying on the bed in the bedroom. Because of Gu Ning's arrival, Bai Linwei told him to stay in bed. Master Bai's legs weren't in good condition, but his mind was very clear. Seeing Gu Ning, he was obviously delighted. "Hi, Girl Gu!"

He was happy, not just because Gu Ning could cure his disease, but because he truly appreciated Gu Ning and treated her like his own granddaughter. Maybe it was because Master Bai didn't see Gu Ning often, so he was more pleased to see Gu Ning than his own grandchildren.

"Grandpa Bai, how are you today?" Gu Ning walked to the bedside. "Please let me help you with your legs!"

"Sure!" Master Bai said. Bai Linwei immediately uncovered the quilt for Master Bai and Master Bai's legs were out in the air.

Gu Ning reached out her hands and massaged Master Bai's right leg first. Except for Master Yan, everyone else was both anxious and excited.

Gu Ning still only gradually put her power in after she had massaged for over a minute. Master Bai's leg immediately regained its feeling and his eyes lit up with excitement. "I feel…"

"How do you feel?" Bai Linwei and his wife asked nervously.

"Don't you feel a cold flow which is quite comfortable?" Master Yan asked, but he seemed proud because he had already known about it.

"Exactly!" Master Bai nodded. He was too excited to complete a sentence. During the following massage, Master Bai felt greatly relaxed and comfortable.

"Ha-ha! You'll soon be full of energy, as if you were a dozen years younger!" Master Yan said. Master Yan had the same experience last night after the massage. He now really felt like he was much younger.

"Really?" Master Fu was surprised.

"You'll know when Girl Gu helps you with a massage!" Master Yan said.

Master Fu was full of anticipation. Nobody would refuse to feel a dozen years younger! Old people were often vulnerable to diseases, which was quite bothersome.

A few minutes later, Master Bai's right leg was back to normal and healthy. Without delay, Gu Ning massaged Master Bai's left leg. Five minutes later, his left leg was healthy again.

Although it didn't cost Gu Ning much power, she did consume some, so her face turned a little pale, but normal people wouldn't notice it.

"Master Bai, why don't you get up and have a walk?" Gu Ning said.

"What? I can walk?" Hearing that, everyone was shocked.

"Sure!" Gu Ning said affirmatively.

Bai Linwei immediately went forward to help Master Bai get out of the bed. They were all eager to know the result. When Master Bai's legs were placed on the ground, he was certain that he was able to walk again.

One step, two steps, three steps…

"I can walk! I can walk!" Master Bai burst into tears from excitement.

Although his legs losing feeling wasn't a severe disease, and he might recover after a period of time of getting medical treatments, it was a torture to go through it. However, now Gu Ning had cured him within minutes, which was quite exciting.

"Miss Gu, thank you so much! I don't even know how to thank you enough," Mrs. Bai said to Gu Ning, and her eyes were slightly wet with tears. "Indeed, Girl Gu, thank you so much!" Bai Linwei added.

"Uncle Bai, Mrs. Bai, it's my pleasure," Gu Ning

replied.

Although it was no big deal for Gu Ning, it was a great favor for the Bai Family. Master Bai tried his best to calm down and said to Gu Ning, "Girl Gu, thank you for curing me. If you have any need in the future, feel free to let me or your Uncle Bai help you. We'll spare no effort to help as long as we can."

He understood that Gu Ning had a powerful network, so she probably wouldn't need their help, but he still showed his willingness to help her since Gu Ning had cured his legs. Master Bai wasn't pretending either. If Gu Ning really encountered any trouble, they were absolutely willing to help her. Not only because Gu Ning had cured his legs, but because Gu Ning was also a promising young girl. Gu Ning didn't hesitate, and agreed. She didn't need the Bai Family's support right now, but they could be of great help in the future.

"No way! She did it?" Bai Xueyan appeared from outside of the door with astonishment on her face. Although she had gone upstairs earlier, she came back down immediately. She didn't believe that Gu Ning was able to cure her grandpa at all, so she planned to laugh at her. Unexpectedly, Gu Ning did it.

Hearing what Bai Xueyan had just said, the rest of the Bai Family members were displeased. However, before they could criticize her, Bai Xueyan opened her mouth again. "I'm sorry for what I said to you," Bai Xueyan apologized to Gu Ning with sincerity, which surprised Gu Ning. She didn't expect that Bai Xueyan would admit her fault and be so sincere. It seemed like she wasn't a bad girl. After that her family relaxed as well.

Chapter 354 Envy And Jealousy

Bai Xueyan's family knew her character very well. Although she was spoiled to some extent, she wasn't a bad young girl, and was willing to admit her shortcomings. However, Gu Ning had never met her before, so they were afraid that Bai Xueyan would annoy Gu Ning. They understood that Gu Ning wasn't mean, and that she wouldn't care about Bai Xueyan's rude behavior, but they still didn't want to affect Gu Ning's good mood.

"It's fine," Gu Ning said. She wasn't affected at all. Seeing that Gu Ning was fine, the others all relaxed.

After Gu Ning forgave her, Bai Xueyan walked to Master Bai at once. She also felt happy for her grandpa. The older generation and the younger generation in the Bai Family got along quite well.

In the following minutes, Gu Ning helped Master Fu with his sore shoulder. With the nourishment of Gu Ning's magical power, Master Fu experienced the changes of his own body in person this time. He felt like he was full of energy now.

"Ha-ha! I do feel energetic now, like I am a dozen years younger!" Master Fu laughed with excitement. Then he turned to Gu Ning. "Girl Gu, thank you so much!"

Gu Ning smiled gently as response.

"Come on, let's go out and have a walk together!" Master Fu couldn't wait to walk around now that his body was full of energy.

"Let's go!" Master Yan and Master Bai had the same idea!

"Why don't you come with us?" Master Bai asked Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan. Afterwards, Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan followed them, walking outside.

Bai Linwei, on the other hand, went back to his study to deal with his own business, while his wife went to the kitchen to cook with their housemaid.

There was "Peach-blossom" in Peach-blossom Villas' name, not only because this living area was like the Arcadia[1], but also because there were many peach trees along both of the roadsides along with a large peach grove. When the peaches bloomed, people could see a large area of peach color from afar, which was quite stunning.

There were more green plants than villas in Peach-blossom Villas, and the villas were divided by a certain distance, so that citizens living here wouldn't be bothered by others. Half of the green plants were from the original forest. The real estate developer had only built some stone roads, pavilions, bridges, small waterfalls and lotus ponds.

There were also many surveillance cameras in Peach-blossom Villas, even in the forest. If anyone wanted to commit crime here, the surveillance cameras would record it without any doubt. Even Gu Ning who was good at kung fu would expose herself if she wasn't cautious enough.

They had all walked for a long distance, but none of them felt tired. And those masters beamed with pleasure along the way.

Gu Ning talked with them without any trouble, but Bai Xueyan failed to join their discussion, which made her feel like she was an outsider.

Bai Xueyan's sight fell on Gu Ning once in a while with curiosity. Gu Ning was the same age as her, so why did she look so mature and stable like a grownup? Bai Xueyan was envious, but also admired her. Gu Ning couldn't be a simple girl! Bai Xueyan thought to herself.

Bai Xueyan was born in a super-rich family. And although she was spoiled by her superior life, it didn't mean that she was dumb. Instead, under the influence of her family, she was more sophisticated than her peers.

Gu Ning sensed Bai Xueyan's curious glances, but ignored them, not because she disliked her, but because Bai Xueyan didn't say anything. And she wouldn't give Bai Xueyan any responses.

"Girl Gu, I heard that Jade Beauty Jewelry is quite popular," Master Bai said. Jade Beauty Jewelry was indeed very famous now for Master Bai to also have heard of it.

"Yes, Uncle Zhou told me the same thing, but I haven't checked on it myself yet. I plan to go to the store later," Gu Ning replied.

"I think that Zhou Zhenghong must have gained luck from his terrible experience before. He lost Zhoufu Jewelry, but met you!" Master Yan said.

Gu Ning smiled, but didn't say anything.

"Oh, I believe that you won't be satisfied with only one store right? Where do you plan to open the branches?" Master Fu asked.

"The entrance examination to college is around the corner, and I'm preparing for the Capital University, so I'll develop my businesses in the capital. I went to the capital before I came here, and I've already found a store with a great location. It will be decorated after the New Year festival and I'll be ready to open a branch afterwards," Gu Ning replied.

"Very good! I like your ambition, but it isn't easy to run a company in the capital!" Master Fu appreciated Gu Ning's blueprint, but was also worried about her.

"There is no business without risks, right? And nothing good comes without risk. I'm willing to try it." Gu Ning wasn't afraid, although she had no idea whether it would be easy or hard for her to build her businesses in the capital. No matter what, she wouldn't retreat; she would fight with courage.

"I agree. And I do believe that you can succeed!" Master Bai encouraged her.

"Do you own Jade Beauty Jewelry?" Bai Xueyan was shocked. She naturally knew about the famous Jade Beauty Jewelry, and she had also read the news. Many important figures in City G, including her grandpa and father, had attended its opening ceremony on that day.

"Yes," Gu Ning answered.

"What?" Bai Xueyan was stunned. How can Gu Ning be so amazing?Is she really just a year older than me?

Master Bai also felt slightly embarrassed after comparing Gu Ning with Bai Xueyan. If only Gu Ning were my granddaughter! Master Bai thought to himself.

Bai Xueyan was now jealous of Gu Ning. Master Bai even criticized her right in front of Gu Ning. "Look at Gu Ning! She is at the same age as you, but she's able to run several companies at the same time. And you? You simply fool around all day. You don't even read books! How can you build your own career in the future like that?"

Bai Xueyan felt ashamed, and didn't dare to argue back. Even so, she didn't blame Gu Ning. Instead, she really admired Gu Ning.

"Ha-ha! Bai, I think that Xueyan is already much better than her peers. And it's rare to see a teenager as talented as Girl Gu!" Master Fu immediately helped Bai Xueyan out. However, he was also telling the truth. They had never met another young girl who was as unbelievable as Gu Ning.

Gu Ning had Tang Aining's soul and her magical power. Thus it was hard for her to not be outstanding. And she was meant to be successful. Therefore, Gu Ning felt a little guilty that Bai Xueyan was criticized because of her.

[1] Arcadia refers to a vision of pastoralism and harmony with nature.

Chapter 355 More Complicated

"Exactly, even my two grandsons are barely comparable to Girl Gu!" Master Yan sighed.

Gu Ning was indeed the best among the younger generation. Master Bai wasn't really blaming Bai Xueyan, nor did he hope that she could be as able as Gu Ning. He simply wanted to encourage her to be more independent and outstanding. They walked for another half an hour before going back. It was time for the meal too.

During the meal, Mrs. Bai kept putting different dishes into Gu Ning's bowl. Although Gu Ning had a large appetite, it was hard for her to eat all of it, so she politely stopped Mrs. Bai. After the meal, they relaxed in the living room.

During the break, Bai Xueyan approached Gu Ning and asked, "Gu Ning, would you mind taking me to Jade Beauty Jewelry with you?"

"No problem!" Gu Ning agreed with alacrity.

Bai Xueyan was pleased and told her mother at once. Mrs. Bai didn't stop her, but reminded her to be polite and to not cause any trouble. Bai Xueyan was outgoing and spoiled by her family, but she would only argue with those that she disliked.

Other than that, she was also supportive of her friends, and she had caused a lot of trouble because of that in the past, so Mrs. Bai was worried. Although it wasn't a big deal, it would not be good news if she caused trouble again.

Later, a group of them left the Bai Family's villa. They took Master Yan's car and Master Yan sent them to Jade Beauty Jewelry. After taking Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan to Jade Beauty Jewelry, Master Yan went back to his home.

In actual fact, Bai Xueyan wasn't interested in jewelry, so she had never come here before. However, when she found out that Gu Ning was the boss of this famous jewelry store, she was shocked and curious. Thus she came to have a look.

There were a lot of customers in the store, and all the saleswomen were busy serving them, which proved that the brand was really popular.

Although there were many people in the store, only a small part of them would buy jewelry in the end, but it was already enough for Gu Ning to make a lot of money. Jade Beauty Jewelry was a high-end jewelry brand after all, and the prices of its products were all high.

A saleswoman didn't know that Bai Xueyan came to the store along with Gu Ning, so she wanted to introduce the jewelry for Bai Xueyan, but she was stopped by Gu Ning. "It's fine. She came here with

me."

"Miss Gu, nice to meet you!" the saleswoman immediately greeted Gu Ning and followed her order, walking away to serve other potential buyers.

All the saleswomen in Jade Beauty Jewelry were well-trained with great manners, so they would treat every customer equally, even if the customer was a young girl or the poor or couldn't afford the jewelry.

Gu Ning told Bai Xueyan to enjoy herself in the store, while she walked to the office to meet Zhou Zhenghong.

All the jade pendants that Gu Ning had booked for Hao Ran and her other friends were already made. So she came to fetch them herself. Moreover, Gu Ning was going to choose several other jade pendants from her store later.

One was Su Anya's birthday gift, three were the prizes prepared for when Kamei Beauty Salon held the event, and the rest Gu Ning would keep with her. She would probably need them in the future.

Within a short time, Gu Ning heard noise from outside, including Bai Xueyan's angry criticisms. Gu Ning and Zhou Zhenghong immediately walked out of the office to the store.

In the store, there were a group of onlookers, and Bai Xueyan was arguing with another girl who was her age in the middle.

"Liu Lulu, why do you have to grab things from other people? This isn't the first time! How could you be so shameless!" Bai Xueyan said angrily.

"You didn't buy it anyway, so you can't forbid me from taking it!" the girl whose name was Liu Lulu said with disdain. It seemed that she was sure that Bai Xueyan couldn't afford the piece of jewelry.

"I didn't bring money with me, but I was going to make a reservation!" Bai Xueyan retorted.

"Can you even afford it? Yu already told me that you're from an ordinary family. I don't think that you have enough money to buy it. Do you know how much this jade pendant is? It costs three hundred and sixty thousand yuan!" Liu Lulu said acidly. Obviously, Liu Lulu didn't know Bai Xueyan's family background; otherwise, she wouldn't be so arrogant. Yu's full name was Lin Xiaoyu; she was the cousin of Bai Xueyan's friend, Lin Youyou. The two girls never got along

Lin Youyou was Bai Xueyan's good friend, so she naturally knew Bai Xueyan's family background, but she never told others, especially Lin Xiaoyu and Liu Lulu.

Lin Youyou's parents worked for an ordinary company, but Bai Xueyan only made friends with people that she shared common interests with, not just those who were rich. Lin Xiaoyu on the other hand, was from a rich family with a fortune of over a hundred million yuan, so she always disliked and bullied her cousin, Lin Youyou.

Bai Xueyan was Lin Youyou's good friend, while Liu Lulu was Lin Xiaoyu's good friend, thus they were naturally involved in the conflicts between Lin Xiaoyu and Lin Youyou.

Bai Xueyan never showed off her family background, so Lin Xiaoyu and Liu Lulu thought that she was also from an ordinary family. Thus Liu Lulu felt that she was superior to Bai Xueyan.

"Well, I'm really curious. You father is the vice mayor, so how can he afford such expensive jewelry?" Bai Xueyan asked in a meaningful way. It had to be more complicated than it looked. How could the daughter of a government official afford such an expensive piece of jewelry at the price of three hundred and sixty thousand yuan? Where did he get the money? Liu Lulu's father must have accepted bribes.

Although it wasn't uncommon that public officials accepted bribes, it was rare to see the daughter of a senior government official being so high-profile. She was merely digging her own grave.

All of a sudden, people looked at Liu Lulu in a totally different way, but Liu Lulu didn't notice. She was even showing off her father's position in politics and said arrogantly, "It's none of your business. Either way, I can afford it." Liu Lulu was also digging the grave for her father.

Gu Ning curbed her desire to laugh out loud. If Liu Shikun found out that his daughter was so stupid, he would probably die of anger.

Bai Xueyan wanted to argue back, but was interrupted by Gu Ning, "Xueyan, let her buy it." At the same time, Gu Ning gave her a knowing glance. Bai Xueyan didn't understand what Gu Ning planned to do, but she still listened to Gu Ning.

Chapter 356 Age Gap Isn't A Problem

Therefore, Bai Xueyan gave the jade pendant to Liu Lulu and said, "Fine, you're right. I can't afford it, so it's yours now."

Bai Xueyan didn't care that others regarded her as poor, because she didn't care how people thought about her.

"Well, if you can't afford it, don't walk into a jewelry store! You can't suddenly get rich by pretending." Seeing that Bai Xueyan admitted that she couldn't afford the jewelry, Liu Lulu was gloating, but she had no idea that she had been trapped, nor did she realize that her behavior was inappropriate. Liu Lulu said to a saleswoman then, "Pack it up."

Saying that, she took out a bank card and gave it to the saleswoman. The card was given to her by her mother. As the vice mayor, Liu Shikun understood that he had to be low-profile even though he accepted bribes. Liu Shikun's wife was also a junior government official, but she was so dumb that she gave her daughter a card with millions of yuan on it.

Normally, if the customer could pay the deposit, Jade Beauty Jewelry would keep the jewelry for the customer for three days. If the customer couldn't afford the bill after three days, they would sell it to others, but since Gu Ning, who was the boss, and the customer both agreed, the saleswoman immediately packed it up.

Liu Lulu swiped her card and signed her name. She made fun of Bai Xueyan again before leaving as if she was a princess. As stupid as Liu Lulu was, she had no idea that she had made a big mistake and that she made a terrible decision which she would regret forever. However, given what Liu Shikun had done illegally before, what his daughter did today was simply a moderate issue.

Gu Ning did in on purpose so that everyone around them would be witnesses. After Liu Lulu left, the crowd dispersed too.

Bai Xueyan was slightly displeased and asked Gu Ning, "Why did you tell me to let her buy it?"

"Because I need to make money!" Gu Ning said, as if she was really greedy.

"I can pay the bill! I just didn't bring enough money with me today." Bai Xueyan was mad.

"Alright, let me be honest with you. I have my own plan. And I can give you a better jade pendant than hers. What kind of style do you want?" Gu Ning asked.

Hearing that Gu Ning had her own plan, Bai Xueyan calmed down a little. And she was also shocked by Gu Ning's generosity. "Are you sure? It must be very expensive!"

Although Gu Ning didn't lack jade or money at all, it was very generous of her to give others such an expensive gift.

"Do you want it or not?" Gu Ning asked.

"Of course I do!" Bai Xueyan replied at once. "However, I won't take it for free. I'll pay for it." Bai Xueyan was unwilling to take advantage of others.

"You don't need to do that. Just take it as a New Year gift from me," Gu Ning said.

"Why? We just met each other. Are you dumb or something?" Bai Xueyan asked plainly. She wasn't laughing at Gu Ning, but simply thought that it was too expensive.

Gu Ning was amused by Bai Xueyan, but what she had just said did make sense.

"Well then, for the sake of your father and grandfather, let me send you this gift. Alright?" Gu Ning changed her explanation.

"But…" Bai Xueyan hesitated.

"If you hesitate any longer, I'll regret," Gu Ning threatened.

"Alright, I'll take it."

After seeing so many beautiful pieces of jewelry in the store, Bai Xueyan gradually fell in love with jade jewelry. Most females couldn't resist the temptation of jewelry, especially pretty jewelry.

"What kind of jewelry is better than hers?" Bai Xueyan asked with curiosity.

"Double Happiness jade has the mixed color of red and green, or blood-red jade which has a color as red as blood. Which one do you prefer?" Gu Ning asked. Of course, there was other jade that was even better than those two types, but Gu Ning chose the two kinds which were suitable for younger girls.

"The blood-red jade!" Bai Xueyan was excited. She loved the color more than the jade itself. In fact, the color red was Bai Xueyan's favorite. She had many red clothes and she was even wearing a lot of red now.

"No problem, what style do you want?" Gu Ning asked.

"Please give me a jade pendant with a dragon on it!" Bai Xueyan said. The dragon was Bai Xueyan's Chinese zodiac sign, and she was a year younger than Gu Ning.

Gu Ning then went to tell Zhou Zhenghong to make it.

Bai Xueyan's jade pendant would be carved by machine, because it took a lot longer and required more energy to carve it by hand. Bai Xueyan could come get it tomorrow.

When Gu Ning walked out of the office again, Bai Xueyan asked her, "Are you free today? Can we go shopping together?"

"Sure!" Gu Ning agreed. Afterwards, they went to a shopping mall together. They didn't actually buy anything, but just hung out together.

An hour later, Bai Xueyan and Gu Ning left for a café to have some coffee. Bai Xueyan's favorite dessert was sold in the café. Bai Xueyan loved eating desserts. Luckily, she didn't gain weight at all. Otherwise, she would be overweight in a short time since she ate desserts often.

After they were both seated, Bai Xueyan said, "I love the desserts here and the coffee of course. The boss is a Sino-German[1] whose name is Allan, and he is not 30-years-old yet, and single. If it weren't for the fact that he's much older than me, I would chase him! Ha-ha."

Bai Xueyan didn't hide her affection towards Allan at all. Gu Ning also sensed her strong fondness to Allan.

"I don't think that the age gap is a problem, as long as you like each other," Gu Ning said. She wasn't encouraging Bai Xueyan to chase the man, but was simply expressing her opinion.

"Really?" Bai Xueyan's eyes lit up.

"At least I think so," Gu Ning said.

After thinking for a while, Bai Xueyan sighed. "Well, forget it. My family won't allow me to have a boyfriend yet."

Gu Ning didn't say anything further, because Bai Xueyan was indeed too young to fall in love. And it was her personal affairs after all.

Before long, their coffee and desserts were on the table. Seeing the dessert, Bai Xueyan couldn't wait to taste it.

[1] A Sino-German is someone who is half-Chinese and half-German.

Chapter 357 The Drama in the Café

Gu Ning tasted the dessert. It really was delicious; sweet but not greasy.

"Song Manni, don't be too much!" All of a sudden, a sharp female voice sounded and attracted a lot of attention from people in the café. Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan also looked over.

There were three women sitting at a table in the corner of this café. A woman who was around 30-years-old sat alone on one side. She was pretty to some extent but seemed tired. Opposite her, a woman who was around 50-years-old along with a young woman who was about 25-years-old sat together. The sharp female voice was from the older woman.

After the loud noise, the woman realized that she lost her manners, so she shut her mouth at once.

After a long while, she continued in a lower voice. "Song Manni, since you're infertile, you should know your position and leave right away. Meixin is already pregnant, and she'll marry Jie. Thus you have to divorce him!" the older woman said acidly and then threatened the woman who sat across the table.

Although the older woman's voice was much quieter, people around them could still hear it, including Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan. Hearing what she had just said, Gu Ning felt disgusted. Although she didn't know the whole story, and shouldn't jump to conclusions, it seemed that this older woman and Song Manni's husband were shameless people.

Even though Song Manni was infertile, her husband should divorce her in a gentle way, but they hadn't even divorced yet, and her husband's mistress was already pregnant!

"Exactly, my older sister. Although it's not your fault that you're infertile, you shouldn't be so stubborn and occupy the position. You can't let my brother-in-law have no heirs at all! And I am already carrying his baby. You should be smart and agree to the divorce!" the young woman said and gloated.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was completely disgusted. To her astonishment, the young woman was Song Manni's younger sister! And Song Manni's younger sister was pregnant with her husband's kid!

"What the f*ck! The whole family is shameless!" Bai Xueyan couldn't curb her anger any longer, and swore loudly.

The older woman and the young woman were displeased and glared at Bai Xueyan.

"I told you that I will divorce him, but Feng Jie must leave without any property," Song Manni said calmly without any hint of anger. It wasn't that she wasn't angry, it was because she had already had enough. She now accepted reality, but wouldn't give up her benefits.

"Impossible, my son bought the house. Why should he leave without any property?" the older woman was annoyed.

"Because he cheated on me, thus he needs to leave without any property," Song Manni sneered. "And, I paid the down payment of the house together with your son, so the house doesn't belong to your son. In addition, I've been paying the home loan alone these last years, and your son's down payment is less than one-third of the value of the house."

"So what? You married into my family, so what is yours is ours. Besides, you can't give birth to a baby, so you should pay compensation to us!" the older woman argued. She was so shameless that everyone around her felt embarrassed.

"What the f*ck! What a shameless person she is!" Bai Xueyan said again.

"Shut up!" the older woman snapped at Bai Xueyan.

"I won't, so what?" Bai Xueyan stood up abruptly, walking towards them. "You shameless witch, along with your shameless son and this shameless mistress, go to hell!"

Gu Ning finally understood why Mrs. Bai had reminded Bai Xueyan to be quiet and not cause trouble, because Bai Xueyan really was impulsive sometimes. However, Gu Ning didn't stop her, because herself could tolerate it too.

"What did you say!" The older woman and the young woman were both furious.

"Are you deaf or something? Do you want to bite me? Come on!" Bai Xueyan stood with arms akimbo. She deliberately used the word "bite" to imply that they were crazy dogs.

"You…" The older woman suddenly stood up and raised her palm to slap Bai Xueyan. "What a little bitch you are!"

However, before her hand could fall, Song Manni pushed her down to the sofa.

"How could you do that!" Song Meixin criticized Song Manni.

"How dare you do that!" The older woman flushed and was trembling in anger.

"You deserve it," Song Manni said with disdain. "Don't you think that you're a bunch of shameless people? Oh, you're too shameless to realize that. If you want me to sign the divorce agreement, follow my demand. Otherwise, I won't ever sign it. And when Song Meixin's child is born, it will be an illegitimate child. In the end, you're the only people who will be laughed at."

"You…" Song Meixin panicked when she heard "illegitimate child" because she was an illegitimate daughter. And precisely because of that, she had been laughed at and humiliated ever since she had been a child. Thus she had strong animosity towards the word "illegitimate", and wasn't willing to let her child go through the same thing.

Song Manni's father valued sons much higher than daughters, but Song Manni's mother had only given birth to a daughter who was Song Manni. And because of that, Song Manni's mother had been bullied by Song Manni's father's family the entire time.

A few years later, Song Manni's mother had still failed to give birth to a boy, so Song Manni's father secretly had had a sexual relationship with Song Meixin's mother without getting divorced.

Before long, Song Meixin's mother had gotten pregnant, but Song Manni's father had been worried that it could be another daughter. Thus the man had deceived Song Meixin's mother, telling her that one of his old family members had just passed away and so it wasn't approximate for them to get married right away, but they could be married a year later after the child was born.

Song Meixin's mother had fallen deeply in love with Song Manni's father, so she had agreed. However, when the child had been born, it had been another daughter, so Song Manni's father had regretted and told Song Meixin's mother that he was already married.

Song Meixin's mother had been in a rage, but had been reluctant to leave Song Manni's father, so she had agreed to be with Song Manni's father and give birth to a son for him. If Song Meixin's mother could give birth to a son, Song Manni's father would divorce Song Manni's mother. However, if it was a daughter again, they would send the child away. One year later, Song Meixin's mother had gotten pregnant once more, and given birth to a son. Thus Song Manni's father had divorced Song Manni's mother afterwards.

Song Manni's mother had already known that Song Manni's father had cheated on her, and her heart was broken. Thus she hadn't cried or argued at all when she had signed the divorce agreement.

Chapter 358 Allan

After the divorce, Song Manni's father had brought Song Meixin's mother along with Song Meixin and her younger brother back home, and they had become the joke among the people in the town. Song Meixin and her younger brother were called illegitimate children and were bullied by other kids for a long time.

Thinking of that, Song Meixin was full of hatred. For the sake of her child, she had to change her attitude towards Song Manni. "Manni, we can give you a hundred thousand yuan so please leave the house to us! You have a high salary and it's easy for you to buy a new house, but we have no place to live without it!"

The house price was so high now, and a common house cost at least millions of yuan. They couldn't afford it at all.

Hearing that, Song Manni laughed, "You want to exchange a house at the price of over a million yuan for only a hundred thousand yuan? You're really both cunning and stupid. And it's none of my business that you have nowhere to live."

"Exactly! I've never seen such shameless people before. It's so disgusting that you hurt another woman and even want to grab her house!" Bai Xueyan supported Song Manni.

"You…" Song Meixi was angry at having to face the humiliation from Song Manni and Bai Xueyan. She actually knew that her behavior was amoral, but so what? She did it for her own benefits anyway.

"Song Manni, we already gave you a chance by talking with you. If you don't compromise, I have tons of ways to torture you!" the older woman threatened.

"This will be the last time that I call you my mother. Mom, you've gone to school, so you should know what laws are. I didn't sue you just because I'm doing you a favor by saving the litigation cost. You should know that the losing party has to pay the litigation costs. And let me tell you the truth. I will definitely win the lawsuit. If you still refuse to compromise, wait for my lawyer's letter!" Song Manni said calmly with the air of an elite.

Song Manni wasn't weak. She had been ignored and bullied ever since she had been a kid, so had learned to be independent at an early stage. Although she had still lived with her father after her parents had divorced, her mother had paid all of her tuition fees because her father had refused to do so because he believed that it was meaningless for girls to receive education.

While she studied in college, her mother had passed away because of cancer. And she had worked part-time while she kept studying hard. What she had done had paid off. She had found a great job after her graduation. Her job was interior design, which was tiring, but had a high salary so that she had been able to live a good life on her own. However, she had married the wrong man.

As for whether she was really infertile or not, she decided to keep it a secret for now. After she divorced her husband, she would tell them the truth then. Song Manni wouldn't give in to them. She always treated others the way she wanted to be treated, but if anyone tried to hurt her, she would definitely fight back. Her husband and her mother-in-law had annoyed her again and again, so she already had her plan to beat them down.

"You…" Hearing that, the older woman was scared. She knew that they would lose the lawsuit without a doubt. Otherwise, she wouldn't have tried to force Song Manni to compromise by threatening her, instead of using the laws. However, if they couldn't get the house, they would have to move back to the poor small town, which was the last thing they wanted to do.

"Song Manni, how can you be so cold blooded? You're part of my family; do you want us to sleep on the street?" the older woman questioned, as if Song Manni was the one who was cruel. Her behavior was totally ridiculous.

Song Manni was amused by her stupidity. "That's quite interesting. Have you ever reflected on your behavior when you hurt me without hesitation? I'm the victim, not you!"

At this time, a waiter came over and said, "Sorry, we have many other customers here. Please keep your voices low." There was music in this café. Normally, the music could cover people's voices when they were chatting, but if anyone raised his voice, it would be disturbing.

"I'm sorry," Song Manni immediately apologized, then turned to the older woman and Song Meixin. "That's all I will say. Please stay away from me!"

After that, she picked her handbag up and thanked Bai Xueyan before walking out. Bai Xueyan went back to her seat afterwards, while the older woman and Song Meixin were struck dumb. They didn't dare to cause trouble here, so they didn't stop Song Manni from leaving. And they also knew that it was useless to argue any longer, but it was impossible for them to do nothing. They wouldn't give up the house, nor wait for Song Manni to sue them.

Bai Xueyan kept complaining after she was seated again, "The old witch and the mistress are indeed shameless! They hurt the woman and even try to grab her house!"

"Luckily, the woman isn't weak. Otherwise, it would be a tragedy."

"I do hope the witch and her family goes to hell!"

"OMG! Xue, it's so nice to meet you." Suddenly, a male voice with a foreign accent sounded at their back, which surprised Bai Xueyan. She stood up, looking at the man. The man was tall and around 28-years-old with curly hair. His facial features were attractive and had sharp lines with a pair of blue eyes and there was a charming broad smile on his sexy lips. He also had an air of nobility like a prince.

Gu Ning had already noticed him and assumed that he had to be the boss of this café. The man was indeed as handsome as Bai Xueyan had described.

Seeing the newcomer, Bai Xueyan obviously panicked as if she had seen her lover.

"Allan! Hi!" Bai Xueyan said.

"Hi!" Allan replied then looked at Gu Ning before reaching out his hand. "Nice to meet you. You must be Xue's friend."

Gu Ning immediately stood up and shook hands with him. "Nice to meet you too, Mr. Allan."

"Do you know me?" Allan was surprised.

"Xueyan told me a lot about you," Gu Ning replied.

Hearing that, Allan smiled gently and asked, "May I know your name?" "I'm Gu Ning," Gu Ning replied. "Great to meet you, Miss Gu. Your coffee and desserts are my treat today," Allan said. He treated both of them as his friends.

Since Allan said so, Gu Ning didn't reject. "Thank you so much!"

"My pleasure. Then I won't bother you two any longer, enjoy yourself please," Allan said.

"Sure," Gu Ning and Bai Xueyan answered at the same time.

Chapter 359 Back to City F

While Allan was walking away, Bai Xueyan was absorbed in his back. She didn't get her mind back until Allan disappeared from her sight. She asked Gu Ning, "Isn't he handsome? He's such a gentleman!"

"Yes, he's handsome and polite." Gu Ning couldn't deny it, but she still believed that Leng Shaoting was better looking than Allan. Thinking of Leng Shaoting, Gu Ning missed him so much.

"Especially when he smiles! It's so stunning!" Bai Xueyan looked like she fell in love, which amused Gu Ning. After a while, Bai Xueyan and Gu Ning left the café. However, Allan didn't show up again when they left, and Bai Xueyan was slightly disappointed. Gu Ning felt sorry for her but didn't know how to comfort her.

The two separated when they walked out of the café. Bai Xueyan invited Gu Ning to dine with her family in the Bai Family's house, but Gu Ning declined.

Gu Ning later called Qiao Ya and asked her about the company in City Teng. Qiao Ya said that everything was fine. Then Gu Ning told them to fly to City F tomorrow.

In the following hours, Gu Ning was free, so she went to the processing plant afterwards. When it was almost 6 pm, people were getting off from work, so Gu Ning left too. She went to a restaurant to have her dinner alone. During the meal, she noticed that Qin Zixun invited them to gather together on their WeChat group.

Mu Ke: Will your parents allow you to hang out?

Qin Zixun: They couldn't stop me anyway, because they aren't home and went to City G for a funeral.

Hao Ran: Who died?

Qin Zixun: The daughter of one of my father's friends. She attended my uncle's birthday party too. I heard that she was hit by a beer bottle in a nightclub.

Qin Zixun didn't know the details.

Reading that, Gu Ning immediately figured out that the person must be Li Zhenzhen. Li Zhenzhen is dead? Gu Ning was greatly surprised. After thinking for a while, Gu Ning assumed that she must have died because of the drugs instead of the injures to her head. Although Gu Ning didn't hate Li Zhenzhen to death, she had no sympathy for her, because she deserved it. Gu Ning went back to Clean Water Blue Sky after the meal.

In the evening, Gu Ning received a message from K. He had already sent what she requested to her email box. Gu Ning opened her email box and checked the email.

Gu Ning had asked K to help her investigate medical companies which were barely afloat in the capital. K had found three of them along with their history, background, reputation and other related information. Gu Ning chose the first one, but she didn't have time to go to the capital again, and could only wait until after the New Year festival. She thought that it wouldn't be acquired that soon.

The next morning, Gu Ning flew back to City F without delay. Her plane took off at 9:30 am and she arrived at City F's airport at 10:40 am. The moment that she got off the plane, she called Gu Man and asked where she was.

Gu Man was at the beauty salon, so Gu Ning took a taxi heading straight there. Gu Man was really happy that Gu Ning was back. She kept running out to see whether Gu Ning was back.

"Man, I understand that you're excited that Ningning is back, but you don't need to check outside all the time! Ninging just left for half a month this time. When she goes to college, she will only come back once a semester!" Gu Qing said.

Actually, she was also worried about Gu Ning during the half month when Gu Ning was gone. No matter how successful Gu Ning was, she was still a child in her family's eyes. Her family certainly would care about her. Thus Gu Qing was also happy that Gu Ning was back soon.

"Nevertheless, she doesn't go to college yet!" Gu Man said.

It took 20 minutes of driving from the airport to the downtown, so Gu Ning arrived at the beauty salon around 40 minutes later. Once Gu Ning walked inside, Gu Man and Gu Qing went forward to welcome her. "Ningning, welcome back!"

Gu Qing took the suitcase from Gu Ning's hand, while Gu Man held Gu Ning's hand walking to the office.

When they were in the office, Gu Ning opened her suitcase. "These are your New Year gifts!"

"We already have enough clothes. You didn't need to do that," Gu Man said, but she felt happy in her heart. Nobody would be unhappy to receive gifts.

Gu Ning smiled gently, but she couldn't tell them that these were gifts from her son-in-law-to-be. If they knew that she had a boyfriend, they would ask for every detail.

Afterwards, Gu Ning took out three jewelry boxes and gave it to Gu Man. "These are the three jade pendants for your event."

Gu Qing looked at the three jewelry boxes. She wanted to say something but didn't say it, because she still thought that it was too expensive. Gu Ning noticed that and comforted her, "Aunt, I know they're expensive, but no pain, no gain!"

Hearing that, Gu Qing remembered that many VIPs had called to ask about the prize yesterday, which proved that it was indeed attractive, so she relaxed.

"Alright, it's almost 11:30 am. Let's go dine together! What do you want to have, Ningning?" Gu Man checked the time and asked Gu Ning.

There was a kitchen in their beauty salon, and staff could cook and eat here, but Gu Man wanted to have a family reunion, so they decided to eat outside.

"Let's have hot pot! It's winter anyway," Gu Ning said.

"No problem, let's go have hot pot!" Gu Man agreed. The three of them went out afterwards.

"Aunt, how is uncle's business doing?" Gu Ning asked Gu Qing

"I don't know the details, but it's quite good! There is deal coming in almost every day," Gu Qing smiled. They had been dirt poor and now had everything. Gu Qing couldn't help thinking that life was indeed full of changes. And Gu Ning made everything possible.

"Oh, I received a call from your youngest uncle this morning. They'll be back the day after tomorrow, and want to have a family reunion with us. I didn't answer him yet, because I wanted to hear your opinion," Gu Qing said and looked to Gu Ning. In fact, she just needed Gu Ning's opinion.

Gu Ning was silent for a second. She understood that Gu Man and Gu Qing were willing to go. Otherwise, they wouldn't ask her. In addition, there was no deep grudge between them and Gu Qinyang's family, so it was no big deal that they had a meal with them.

"I don't think that it's a big deal. There is no deep grudge between us and my youngest uncle's family either. It isn't necessary that we keep a long distance from them. However, let's be candid here, if the old witch and Gu Qinxiang's family annoys me again, I won't be polite to them. And they will have to leave, instead of me," Gu Ning said seriously. "I understand," Gu Qing replied. They weren't weak like they had been before, and they had already had enough of them, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

Chapter 360 Yu Mixi's Family Is in Trouble

After lunch, Gu Ning, Gu Man and Gu Qing went back to the beauty salon. Gu Ning took her suitcase and went back home when it was almost 2 pm.

While she was resting in her home, she suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Chu Peihan and her other friends in a long time. Thus she sent a message to their WeChat group and proposed to gather together this afternoon for dinner. Gu Ning's sudden appearance really surprised them.

Hao Ran: Ahhhhhhh! Boss, you're finally back! I haven't seen you for so long, and I miss you so much!

Chu Peihan: Come on, come on, let's gather together right now! Where?

Chu Peihan couldn't wait to meet Gu Ning, even though it was only 2 pm.

Mu Ke: Why are you rushing? It's still early now.

Chu Peihan: So what?

Gu Ning: I need to deal with something, but we can gather together at 4 pm. Call the people who miss this Wechat message. And you can decide where we'll meet. It's my treat today, so enjoy yourself!

Hao Ran: Yeah! I love you, boss!

Chu Peihan: I love you too!

Mu Ke: Me too!

Gu Ning: Then I'll go deal with my business, and you can tell me when you have made your decision.

Gu Ning then left for the sales apartment of Fenghua Luxury Mansion to meet Wei Zhirui. She was going to buy an apartment for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya. Although Shenghua Real Estate had many apartments for sale, Gu Ning preferred for Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to live in a place near her, because Gao Yi and Qiao Ya would follow by Gu Ning's sides as her guards, driver and secretary. Moreover, Fenghua Luxury Mansion was a high-end living area with a great environment.

Nevertheless, when Shenghua Real Estate's new living area was completely built, Gu Ning would reserve a house there. She didn't need it now, but it could be of use in the future.

Maybe she would hold a grand party someday, and her apartment in Fenghua Luxury Mansion was too small to do that.

"Miss Gu, nice to meet you again!" Wei Zhirui went to welcome Gu Ning when she appeared.

"Hi, nice to meet you too! I'm looking for a small, well-decorated apartment," Gu Ning said.

Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were only two people, so one room was enough for them. In addition, they would just live here temporarily, thus it was unnecessary to buy a large one. They would move to the capital within half a year.

Hearing that Gu Ning was looking for a new apartment, Wei Zhirui was surprised, but he didn't ask for details. "The smallest one is 73 square meters in size, and it's a single apartment with only one bedroom. However, we also have an apartment with two bedrooms which is 85 square meters."

"Where is the single apartment? I want to see its layout first," Gu Ning asked.

"It's in Building No. 2, Zone F which is opposite Zone G," Wei Zhirui said. He then guided Gu Ning to see its layout. We only have two single apartments left. One is on the 12th floor, and the other is on the 13th floor."

Gu Ning looked for a while, and said, "Great, I'll buy the one on the 12th floor."

Wei Zhirui was shocked by Gu Ning's efficiency again, and immediately went to finish the procedure for her.

It was only 3 pm when Gu Ning left. She wanted to check their WeChat group to see whether they had decided yet. However, before she could open her WeChat, Chu Peihan's call came in.

The moment that Gu Ning answered her call, Chu Peihan said anxiously, "Boss, Mixi's family is in trouble now!"

Hearing that, Gu Ning was immediately mad. "What happened?"

"Her family's house is going to be demolished, and her oldest uncle and aunt are arguing that they should get to share the money!" Chu Peihan replied.

Gu Ning was displeased. There were indeed many shameless relatives who would fight against their brothers or sisters for money.

"I'll be right there," Gu Ning said, and immediately went to take a taxi heading straight to Yu Mixi's home.

Gu Ning called Yu Mixi at once, and Yu Mixi answered it after a long while. "Ningning…" she cried. Yu Mixi burst into tears helplessly.

"Mixi, don't cry. How is everything going now?" Gu Ning asked.

Yu Mixi tried her best to calm down and replied, "Well, the thing is my family's house is going to be demolished, but my oldest uncle and aunt are arguing that they should get to share the money. The house was given to my father by my grandfather, and my grandfather already gave my eldest uncle and aunt thirty thousand yuan when they bought their houses a dozen years ago. My father is quarreling with them right now. I really have no idea what to do."

"Don't worry. I'm coming now, and I'll be right there," Gu Ning comforted.

"OK," Yu Mixi said.

After hanging up, Gu Ning urged the taxi driver to drive faster.

About 20 minutes later, Chu Peihan and Hao Ran arrived at the living area where Yu Mixi lived at almost the same time. Both of them drove here and Hao Ran came with Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping. As for Mu Ke and An Yi, they didn't have cars, so they took taxis and would arrive later.

Yu Mixi's family lived in an old living area. There were a lot of staircases in the building. When Chu Peihan and the others walked inside, they heard the loud and extremely unkind argument from upstairs. "What the f*ck! How dare they bully Xi! I'll teach them a lesson!" Hao Ran was mad, and ran to the third floor, followed by the others.

In the living room, Yu Mixi's family and another two men and two women were arguing loudly. "I told you that this house belonged to our father, so you can't take it alone. You mentioned that our father gave us thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago. Well, when the demolition compensation is paid, you can take thirty thousand yuan, and we'll share the rest," a man who was almost 50-years-old said. This man was Yu Mixi's eldest uncle, and he had already repeated it at least 10 times.

"Exactly!" a woman in her early forties echoed. She was Yu Mixi's aunt.

"It's insane! Thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago, is barely comparable to that of today!" Yu Mixi's father was furious.

Indeed, thirty thousand yuan a dozen years ago, was equal to three hundred thousand yuan today! However, Yu Mixi's father wouldn't agree to just take three hundred thousand yuan and let them share the rest either.

"We don't care. It has to be shared in that way!" Yu Mixi's aunt played the blame game. They didn't care about family at all when it came to money.

"You…" Yu Mixi's father was too mad to say another word. However, Yu Mixi's mother was a weak woman who didn't dare to join the argument. And once Yu Mixi tried to help her father, her oldest uncle and aunt would swear at her, so she couldn't do anything either.

The door wasn't closed, so Hao Ran and the others intruded inside directly, which surprised the people in the living room.