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Chapter 28 Another Phone Call

Gu Lanxi started looking at the information on the spot, while Wang Peiling took out a catalog and coaxed her mother-in-law to give her some jewelry.

Basically, when major brands release new products, they will send them beautiful catalogs in advance. If they are interested, they can contact them to have the products delivered to their door.

If you see the product and are satisfied, you keep it; if you're not, you take it back. They never complained at all, which was very considerate.

The second brother and his wife have a very good relationship, and the sister-in-law's family is also very wealthy. She doesn't need to ask her mother-in-law for anything she wants.

However, whenever Gu Lanxi is around, she always acts coquettishly towards her mother-in-law, wanting this and that, and in the end, Gu Lanxi will inevitably get one of them.

Especially when I ask her for help, she always gives me a lot of things.

Gu Lanxi could immediately understand what was going on.

They simply wanted to thank her, but they didn't want to give her a direct reward, feeling that would be too formal, so they took a roundabout approach.

Gu Lanxi always helped them earnestly, and she would generously accept some of the gifts they gave her.

I don't specifically choose the most expensive or the cheapest; I just pick what I like, no matter how much or how little.

Without being greedy or timid, Gu Lanxi always manages to strike the perfect balance, bravely showcasing her improved aesthetic sense while maintaining intimacy.

There was a lot of information, and as Gu Lanxi looked through it, she took out a pen and notebook and started taking notes.

Neither her mother-in-law nor her daughter-in-law pressured her.

They plan to pick out some outfits for autumn and winter.

Besides that thick jewelry book, there are also clothes, bags, and other items that need to be appraised one by one.

The rich woman's time is always spent in such a simple and unpretentious way.

As dusk approached, the lights were turned on inside the house, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were quietly discussing where to have dinner when Gu Lanxi's phone rang.

Gu Lanxi's mind was full of data, and she felt that there was something wrong with the company. She was frowning as she looked at the data when the phone rang, so she answered it immediately.

"Aren't you home?"

Lu Nanting had arranged to come home for dinner before seven o'clock, but when he arrived home on time, she was nowhere to be found. Seeing that Aunt Wang was about to finish preparing dinner, he naturally had to call and ask.

Realizing who had called, Gu Lanxi immediately turned to look at Zhang Ruolan. Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law still intently looking at the picture book, she breathed a sigh of relief and, like a thief, lowered her voice:

"You eat first, I'll be back in a bit."

Then, without waiting for a reply, he calmly hung up the phone.

In fact, Zhang Ruolan also made a phone call.

The moment she noticed Gu Lanxi's suspicious expression, she used her second daughter-in-law as cover to call her youngest son.

Hearing the message from her phone, "The number you dialed is currently busy. Please try again later," Zhang Ruolan seemed lost in thought.

Seeing that Gu Lanxi had hung up the phone, he immediately called back at the exact moment she hung up.

Sure enough, it worked now.

The person I was supposed to have dinner with suddenly disappeared without explanation. They answered my phone, but couldn't say anything convincing.

Lu Nanting was holding his phone, completely bewildered, when his mother called, so he answered it without thinking.

"Tingzi, want to have dinner together?"

Lu Nanting had already made an appointment with Gu Lanxi, so he naturally refused his mother's invitation without hesitation.

Then I heard my mom smile knowingly and add, "Manman's here too~"

Lu Nanting immediately resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes.

Oh no, we've been exposed.

Knowing that Gu Lanxi must be very worried about him all alone, Lu Nanting didn't even bother to eat. He told Aunt Wang that he and his wife had something come up and wouldn't be back for dinner, then immediately put on his shoes and went downstairs. Just as he got home, his bodyguard and driver, who hadn't even left the complex yet, received the call and immediately turned back to pick him up, then headed straight for the teahouse.

When Gu Lanxi heard Mrs. Lu say on the phone that "Manman is here too," and saw her smiling with her eyes crinkling, she realized that she had given herself away and couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone in the industry knows that Mrs. Lu is famously shrewd; apart from her poor investment acumen, she's flawless in every other way.

Zhang Ruolan could tell something was wrong from her expression. She only needed to look at Zhang Ruolan's expression when she was on the phone to figure out what was going on.

She had been living alone for years. Not long after Lu Nanting moved in, she had someone waiting for her to eat. Who was waiting for her? She didn't think about it.

This is the downside of having a very simple dating history; there's not even a single other person to suspect.

It's all because there's so much data, and I have to do mental calculations of all sorts of numbers. Plus, the two of them just got their marriage certificate, so she subconsciously forgets that there's someone else in her life now. When she gets distracted, she runs into that old fox, Lu's mother...

What a sad story.

After their marriage, Lu Lao Er and his wife had their own separate residence. Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had their own things to do and didn't see each other often. It was a rare occasion for them to get together, and Gu Lanxi happened to be there too, so they were going to have dinner together tonight.

Wang Peiling was still agonizing over which restaurant to choose when her mother-in-law suddenly called her brother-in-law to come along, leaving her completely bewildered.

It would be so nice if the three of them got together and chatted intimately like women. Why would the younger brother-in-law come?

She and her brother-in-law are not as far apart in age as her sister-in-law, and apart from family gatherings, they don't like to eat together in private.

Although the whole family knew that the two younger children were interested in each other, the mother-in-law would never do something so obviously inappropriate and annoying, even if she wanted to play matchmaker for them.

But she was very obedient. As long as it wasn't a big deal, she basically did whatever her mother-in-law said, even though she was unhappy about it.

Lu Nanting rushed over anxiously and found his mother and second sister-in-law there, flipping through a jewelry catalog and asking Gu Lanxi if she liked this or that.

Gu Lanxi kept glancing at the doorway every now and then, her heart filled with anxiety.

She never expected that a single phone call would lead to someone finding fault with her.

That's bad enough, but the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't ask anything at all!

Let her choose only the jewelry!
She has no interest in choosing jewelry right now!

God!
She never expected to be exposed so quickly, especially in this way.

Zhang Ruolan had been secretly observing her expression.

Ultimately, he's still too inexperienced. No matter how good he is at acting, when things happen suddenly, he'll still reveal a slight difference.

This difference can only be noticed by the most patient and experienced hunters!
Speaking of which, Zhang Ruolan has had a really interesting few years!

As people get older, besides their grandchildren, what they enjoy watching most is young people dating.

It's all so awkward. You sneak off to see my movie, and I sneak off to your concert. You bump into me today, and I bump into you tomorrow...

When we actually met, we acted all serious, like we didn't know each other. You were all putting on airs, and so was I.

Tsk~
Zhang Ruolan assumed that the two had gotten back together and didn't know about their marriage.

As soon as her youngest son walked in, she spotted his wedding ring on his hand!
The third son had a ring made, and she was the one who introduced him to the designer; he had seen the finished product.

This is no longer just a simple matter of being happy!

Overjoyed is an understatement!
Manman's mother passed away early, so she, as the mother-in-law, has to take on a lot of responsibility.

Wedding room, wedding car, wedding dress, wedding shoes...

It's not easy to put on a decent wedding.

And the betrothal gifts, those that are due, must also be given in full.

Fortunately, she is experienced and will definitely do a good job!
(End of this chapter)