Chapter Thirty-Eight: Disappointment
The Zhou family manor, today is full of lights, a festive appearance.
Grandma's 80th birthday banquet is not a trivial matter, because the Zhou family also invited many celebrities in Jiangcheng today, and plans to take this opportunity to repair the relationship with everyone, and if you are lucky, maybe you can negotiate a few cooperations.
For the Zhou family, they urgently need some projects, on the one hand, to stabilize the morale of the army, and on the other hand, of course, to save face.
If this continues, the Zhou family may soon fall out of the ranking of second-rate families in Jiangcheng and become an inconspicuous third-rate family.
After Zhou Lingxue arrived at the gate of the manor, before she entered the door, she ran into Zhou Qianqian and Zhou Shuangshuang.
Counting it up, they are all Zhou Lingxue's cousins, but in their eyes, where is the existence of this cousin?
"Yo, isn't this our cousin? Hehe, I haven't seen you for a while, and I can't even afford new clothes. If I'm not mistaken, you came to Grandma's birthday last year and you wore this dress, right?"
"Well, don't say that. Chen Shao was so sincere and offered such good conditions, my cousin was unwilling, I had to continue to follow Lin Yu's waste, what can we outsiders say?"
"Of course, my cousin not only didn't treat us as her own, but also didn't regard herself as a member of the Zhou family at all. Originally, we, the children of wealthy families, did not have the right to choose marriage at all, and it was also appropriate to make contributions to the family. ”
"She is willing to watch the Zhou family continue to decline, what else can we say?"
Hearing the words of the two cousins, Zhou Lingxue's face immediately changed, and she couldn't help shouting at them: "You like Chen Shao so much, why don't you just get married?" Also, our family was kicked out by you, and we only have five or six thousand yuan a month for living expenses, when did you put us on the spot and take our own family!"
Zhou Lingxue came over today, originally wanting to ask her grandmother to open up the net, but looking at the current situation, everyone else probably relied on her for all the previous things.
Who Chen Shao is, not only Zhou Lingxue knows it, but many people in Jiangcheng also know that he is a playboy, and his usual hobby is to play with women.
What good end can you get married to such a person?
In contrast, Zhou Lingxue would rather choose Lin Yu, but Lin Yu only has her in her heart and will not do anything to betray her.
"Hmph, why are you so fierce? Okay, when grandma comes, I'll see how you explain to grandma. Shuangshuang, let's go, don't talk to this crazy woman. ”
Zhou Qianqian said, pulling Zhou Shuangshuang to turn around and walk in.
Zhou Lingxue stood in place, so angry that her whole pretty face turned red, but what else could she do, even if no one else welcomed her, Zhou Lingxue had to go in.
Because she saw the old grandmother, there was still a little room for relaxation, if she left like this, the gang led by Zhou Chennan must go back and continue to find their family to collect debts.
They will definitely not be able to pay 10 million in compensation.
Zhou Lingxue took a deep breath and tried her best to calm down, and just as she was about to take a step in, a panicked and surprised voice suddenly came from behind.
"Wife, you're really here, I'm worried that I'll be late and won't be able to attend grandma's birthday banquet with you. ”
Zhou Lingxue was stunned when she heard this, and when she looked back, she saw Lin Yu running over with a sweat.
For a while, Zhou Lingxue really had a feeling that she was about to faint.
She came to the Zhou family manor alone, which was already quite troublesome, and now that she has added a Lin Yu, how can she negotiate with her grandmother?
Except for the deceased Old Man Zhou, no one in the Zhou family is waiting to see Lin Yu, and of course the grandmother is no exception.
"Why are you here?"
Zhou Lingxue asked with a calm face and some displeasure.
"Wife, today is grandma's birthday banquet, of course I have to come with you. Lin Yu smiled and looked very happy, and there was a more determined flavor in his words, "I told you, no matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, I will face it with you, and I will not let you down again." ”
If it was before, maybe Zhou Lingxue would feel a little comforted when she heard such words, but last night's incident, she was disappointed in Lin Yu again.
"No need, you can wait for me at the door. ”
Zhou Lingxue shook her head, and then walked into the door.
After Lin Yu heard this, his face suddenly changed, and from Zhou Lingxue's attitude, he could clearly feel that deep disappointment.
Originally, after Lin Yu came back, his relationship with Zhou Lingxue had eased a little, but now Zhou Lingxue had become cold to him again, and he spoke in a tone as if he was treating a stranger.
Lin Yu stood in place and hesitated for a moment, then pinched the red box in his hand again, and followed quickly.
There are some things, no matter what others do, he must do it, otherwise he may not have this opportunity again in the future.
In the hall of the Zhou family, many people had gathered at this time, and they were gathered together in twos and threes, talking in a low voice.
In addition to the people of the Zhou family, there were also some guests who came to the banquet in advance.
There are not many banquets prepared today, that is, about ten tables, which is obviously several grades worse than when the Zhou family was at its peak before.
Of course, the main reason is that although the Zhou family sent out a lot of invitations, covering almost the entire wealthy families in Jiangcheng, the people who will actually come to participate are only one-tenth of them.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came, and many people raised their heads to take a look, just in time to see Zhou Lingxue and Lin Yu walking in one after another.
Those guests are okay, they are just guests after all, and it is inconvenient for them to interfere in this kind of Zhou family's housework, they just need to stay where they are and wait to watch the excitement.
"Zhou Lingxue, I thought you were just talking that day, but I didn't expect you to really come over!"
Zhou Chennan was the first to stand up and shouted at Zhou Lingxue unceremoniously.
As his words fell, the rest of the Zhou family also shouted, and the originally slightly quiet hall immediately became noisy.
"Ling Xue, why are you so stupid. Chen Shaoduo is good, he likes you so much that he doesn't say it, and he doesn't dislike you for being married, and the most important thing is that he is willing to cooperate with our Zhou family to help us revive the prosperity of the Zhou family. ”
"It's just that such a good opportunity was missed, and our Zhou family doesn't know when we will be able to restore our previous glory. Ling Xue, you are the sinner of the Zhou family!"
"Ling Xue, I know that you must have come over today to plead with the old grandmother, but let me tell you, it's useless! Unless you divorce this waste immediately and agree to marry Chen Shao, otherwise you should leave quickly before the old grandmother comes out, so as to save people from being embarrassed!"
After the accusatory words fell, Zhou Lingxue's face quickly became extremely difficult to see.
Is this still a family that is somewhat related by blood?
After the death of Old Man Zhou, they were like vampires, constantly fighting for power and profit, which led to the rapid decline of the Zhou family.
But not only did they not repent, but they also put all the responsibility on Zhou Lingxue's family, not to mention seizing the shares of their family, and driving them out of the Zhou family.
Now because Zhou Lingxue is unwilling to marry Chen Shao, she has spoken out again, and in their eyes, there is nothing else except their own interests, and there is no family affection at all.
Zhou Lingxue stopped and stood in place, she wanted to open her mouth to refute, but she couldn't say a word when the words came to her mouth, and at the same time, tears kept rolling in her eyes.
Lin Yu stood behind, and when he saw Zhou Lingxue's constantly trembling shoulders, his heart was immediately filled with deep self-blame and distress.
Then, he stepped forward and shouted loudly around, "Who told you that Ling Xue is here to plead with the old grandmother?
The words fell, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent.