288 Chapter 288: Let Him Experience the Dazzle of Wealth
Early in the morning, the Su Family received a distinguished guest.
Bao Jingyuan personally came to deliver the invitations.
Su Yugu wasn't present, so Su Minghua and his wife welcomed the guest.
Bao Jingyuan's eyes darted around, "Where is Professor Su?"
"He went to the academy of fine arts early this morning." Su Minghua's demeanor was amiable, "Is there something I can convey for you?"
"Not at all necessary!" Bao Jingyuan declared with an air of confidence.
She gently placed two invitations on the coffee table.
Su Minghua picked them up for a closer look.
My goodness, they were invitations to the Bao Family's celebration banquet.
The main characters were Bao Ziqi and Xia Minglan.
Immediately, Su Minghua glanced upstairs, and then said to Bao Jingyuan, "Qionglin will probably make a fuss if she finds out."
Bao Jingyuan dismissed it, "Qionglin is outdated! I sincerely invite big brother Su and Professor Su to the concert."
In a few words, she completely disregarded Su Ruanruan's contributions.
Su Minghua hesitated.
Wang Meiru pretended to object, "I think we better not. Qionglin will make a scene once she finds out."
Bao Jingyuan was displeased.
She stood up, acting arrogantly, "Anyway, I am looking forward to big brother Su gracing us with his presence."
After seeing off Bao Jingyuan, Su Minghua examined the two invitations back and forth.
He instructed his wife, "Don't mention this to Qionglin."
Wang Meiru scoffed coldly, "I don't believe you're unaware of the implications of that banquet, Minghua. How can you, as a brother, not take Qionglin's side?"
Su Minghua gave her a cold look, "Are you really foolish or just pretending to be?"
Wang Meiru feigned ignorance.
Spoken in a hushed tone, with a mix of severity and intimacy, Su Minghua said to his wife, "Qionglin and Bao Ziqi are clearly over! Now, who can our family count on? It's Ru'an! ...As long as Ru'an can win over that young lady from the Bao Family, what riches and honor won't our family have?"
Upon finishing, he appeared quite proud of himself.
Wang Meiru suddenly realized, "Minghua, I wouldn't have thought of that if you hadn't mentioned it."
"Isn't that shortsighted of you?" Su Minghua grabbed his coat to leave, then paused, "I'll be back late tonight. Don't go around suspecting everything."
Wang Meiru was uncharacteristically amiable.
She tenderly straightened his collar.
Once Su Minghua's car had left, a hint of joy surfaced on her face.
Ruanruan has made her move!
That naive girl from the Bao Family has delivered herself right to our doorstep, doing Ruanruan's work for her.
Now, all she had to do was wait.
Wait for Su Minghua to face a great misfortune!
...
Several days flew by in a hurry.
Bao Ziqi held a solo concert in Jiangcheng.
Su Ruanruan, bringing along Gu Jiarou, booked a private box to join in the excitement.
At around nine o'clock when the concert ended,
Su Ruanruan received a phone call from her sister-in-law at the Su Family.
She calmly hung up and invited Gu Jiarou to attend the banquet that followed.
Gu Jiarou blinked, "Jingyan will be coming over in a bit, so I won't join you."
She left gracefully.
Coincidentally, she bumped into Mu Jiu.
Mu Jiu steadied her with a laugh, "Look who threw herself into my arms! It's Miss Gu."
Shamelessly, he asked, "What, feeling the need for a man?"
Gu Jiarou spat out a sound of disgust and turned her head to leave.
Mu Jiu turned back to Su Ruanruan and remarked, "This girl really has a big problem with me!"
Su Ruanruan laughed lightly, "Brother Jiu, you always tease her, no wonder she doesn't like you."
"It's just a polite teasing," said Mu Jiu, unabashed.
Su Ruanruan changed the subject, her voice low, "Is the person here?"
"He's here," Mu Jiu replied with a gesture suggesting assured success, "enough to make Su Minghua lose his soul."
Su Ruanruan frowned upon his attitude.
Grinding his teeth, Mu Jiu said, "Was Bao Jingyan ever so upright and proper with you? I don't buy it."
Su Ruanruan gave him a look.
Mu Jiu fell silent.