ushernet Chapter 174 Recruit to the Chu family again
Chapter 174 Recruit to the Chu family again
The old man turned to Uncle Ma and instructed him, "Go call Gu Ye and tell him I want to see him."
"Okay." Uncle Ma nodded.
"Thank you, Grandpa." Mingyin cheered up, knowing full well that with her grandfather's intervention, Gu Ye would certainly not refuse him.
The old man turned around, looked at the happy Mingyin, and sighed softly.
"Yinyin, Grandpa will do what needs to be done for you, but I can't guarantee whether Gu Ye will marry you."
“I understand, Grandpa. Gu Ye owes you a favor, and he certainly won’t refuse.” Mingyin said confidently.
The old man shook his head.
They're all romantics, the descendants of the Ming family are all romantics.
"Have you already sent out all the wedding invitations?" Chu Xinglan nestled in Gu Ye's arms and asked curiously.
Gu Ye nodded with a smile: "I trust Xue Bai to handle things."
"Then... then did my parents receive it too?" Chu Xinglan asked hesitantly.
"I will naturally bring betrothal gifts to inform my father-in-law and mother-in-law in person."
Gu Ye considered this very carefully.
Hearing him say this, Chu Xinglan felt even more uneasy. She said worriedly, "Gu Ye, you know that in my previous life, after my parents found out that you were going to marry me, they made outrageous demands, asking you for more than a dozen chain shopping malls, eight resorts, two villas, and a share of the company. This time it will probably be no different, and they may even ask for more."
Knowing her parents' greedy nature, Chu Xinglan was afraid to let them know about her relationship with Gu Ye. In her previous life, because of the dowry they received, the Chu family suddenly entered the rich list. People ridiculed them for getting their wealth by selling their daughters. They were not ashamed but proud, and openly admitted that they had sold their daughters. So what? Those people weren't as lucky as them to have such a valuable daughter.
Because of them, Chu Xinglan was pointed at and gossiped about in the wealthy circle, making her unable to hold her head up again. Gu Ye never took her out to social events again. At that time, she thought Gu Ye was disgusted by her for ruining his reputation. Now she thinks that he just wanted to protect her from gossip.
"As long as you're by my side, that's enough. Those things are just material possessions; once they're gone, they're gone."
Gu Ye gently patted Chu Xinglan's head.
"Gu Ye, I am so happy to have met you." Chu Xinglan nestled happily in Gu Ye's arms.
At this moment, Xue Bai walked in from outside. He paused when he saw them embracing and then coughed lightly.
"What are you coughing about? We haven't done anything shameful, and besides," Gu Ye rolled his eyes at Xue Bai.
"It's not that I'm afraid of you..." Seeing Gu Ye's bad expression, Xue Bai quickly changed the subject, "Boss, all the betrothal gifts you ordered have been prepared. When are we leaving?"
Gu Ye stood up, then turned to look at Chu Xinglan and extended his arm.
"Lanlan, come with me to the Chu family to formally propose marriage."
Hearing Gu Ye say this, Chu Xinglan had no reason to hesitate. As long as she was determined to be with Gu Ye, nothing could stop them.
She reached out and grasped Gu Ye's hand.
Sure enough, Mr. and Mrs. Chu were in an uproar when they heard Gu Ye say he wanted to marry Chu Xinglan.
"Mr. Gu, you're not joking with us, are you really going to marry my Lanlan?"
Mrs. Chu's eyes sparkled, as if she had seen a mountain of banknotes.
"Yes." Gu Ye nodded.
Mr. and Mrs. Chu were overjoyed inside, but on the surface they had to pretend to be very calm.
“It’s not impossible for you to marry my Lanlan. As you know, Lanlan has been pampered since she was little and has never suffered.” Mr. Chu coughed lightly.
Chu Xinglan kept her mouth shut and didn't say anything.
Is she really cherished like a precious gem? They never cared about her minor illnesses or pains, letting her tough it out on her own. Only when she was on the verge of death would they take her to the hospital. She ate their leftovers and wore hand-me-downs. It wasn't until she started puberty that they took pity on her and spent money on her skincare and grooming. Even then, the skincare products and clothes were cheap. Only when she went out to meet other people would her mother give her some of her better quality skincare products and clothes that she no longer wanted.
She didn't understand before, but later she realized that they were treating her like a commodity to be displayed to others. As long as someone could afford a price that was favorable to them, they would sell her without hesitation.
Hearing Mr. Chu's hint, Gu Ye didn't say anything, but simply gestured to Xue Bai beside him.
Xue Bai quickly took out the gift list that he had prepared in advance.
“Mr. Chu, our boss has already thought of this and prepared it. Look, this is the betrothal gift our boss prepared.”
Xue Bai handed the gift list to Mr. Chu.
"Mr. Chu, please take a look."
Mr. Chu quickly took the gift list, spread it out, and looked at it with Mrs. Chu. They were extremely excited when they saw it.
Three months have passed, and the dowry has doubled again. If we wait any longer, wouldn't that be...?
That's what they thought, but they didn't dare to take the risk. What if they angered Gu Ye and he refused to marry their daughter? Wouldn't that be a waste of time and effort? Once Chu Xinglan married Gu Ye, wouldn't it be easy for her to make any demands she wanted in the future?
"We have no problem, but since we are enlightened, we still need to hear Lanlan's opinion."
Mr. Chu posed the question to Chu Xinglan.
She received such a generous dowry in return for rejecting Gu Ye's marriage proposal last time. If she rejects him again this time, who knows...
Mr. Chu was having a sweet dream when he heard Chu Xinglan say in a clear and crisp voice, "I am willing to marry Gu Ye."
As Chu Xinglan spoke, she subconsciously touched her belly. If she didn't get married soon, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to hide it anymore.
Gu Ye noticed Chu Xinglan's subtle movements. He reached out and touched Chu Xinglan's hand, and also touched the baby in her belly.
Mr. and Mrs. Chu, caught up in their joy, were unaware of their actions; otherwise, they would have certainly extorted another large sum of money from them.
"Then, Mr. Gu... my dear son-in-law, when do you plan to marry Lanlan?" Mr. Chu immediately changed his mind.
"We've set it for the tenth of next month!"
"The tenth of next month? So soon?" Mr. Chu and Mrs. Chu exchanged glances. It seemed that Gu Ye had already planned everything. If they spoiled his fun, they might really lose such a wealthy son-in-law.
"I've already prepared the wedding venue and sent out the invitations. I'm just waiting to let you know."
Gu Ye said softly.
Mr. and Mrs. Chu only then realized that their daughter was about to get married, and they were the last to know. They felt a little embarrassed, but on the surface they still smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."
"No problem, I'll take Lanlan back to the Gu family now." Gu Ye pulled Chu Xinglan to her feet.
“Mr. Gu…son-in-law, this is not a good idea. After all, Lanlan still has her family home. She should stay at her family home before the wedding.”
Mrs. Chu wanted to detain Chu Xinglan.