Gu Zhiyin did not move, staring at Mu Ning's side face, smiling helplessly.
"Why are you keeping your head down? I'll sit here and embarrass you?"
Mu Ning was startled and looked up at him, "No, it's not..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an angry scolding.
"Gu Zhiyin, do you have any more rules? At the Gu family's New Year's Eve dinner, the old lady gave you such a high treatment because she thinks highly of you. How can you sit with a group of servants!" Gu Peiyuan couldn't bear it and slammed the table.
None of his sons have been treated like this by an old lady!
Gu Zhiyin leaned back in the chair with a lazy expression, "Everyone here is from the Gu family. There are no ranks."
"I know that Director Gu is used to being admired by others outside, and he can't let go of his status. It's okay. I don't care about this. It doesn't matter to me."
"Back in this home, I'm just grandma's grandson. I eat the same food wherever I go. It doesn't mean I don't have filial piety."
These words made Gu Peiyuan blush.
The other elders of the Gu family also lowered their heads in embarrassment.
The servants at the table all looked at Gu Zhiyin with admiration.
Mrs. Gu thought about his words and found them to be pleasing to the ear and reasonable.
There was even a bit of approval, the person she fancied was indeed different.
The old lady frowned and said, "Okay, Ayin is right, it will be the same wherever you eat it."
She smiled lovingly and said, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time. Let's start dinner."
Mrs. Gu spoke, everyone moved, and the restaurant made the sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks.
The servants at the table were all waiting for Gu Zhiyin to use their chopsticks first.
Gu Zhiyin laughed, "Don't look at me, I'll eat yours."
The servants lowered their heads in embarrassment, each feeling strange in their hearts. They all remembered what Mr. Gu said just now.
Mu Ning still stared blankly at the man beside him.
"Are you stupid?" Gu Zhiyin brought her some food.
He accurately caught the chicken leg again.
Mu Ning stared at the chicken legs in the bowl and muttered softly, "Don't take it seriously, you haven't done it yourself."
Mu Ning thought, it was just a meal, and Ren Ren was over.
Every year she attends the Gu family gathering, she is always the target of attention, and she is used to it.
Even though she was an outsider, she didn't want Gu Zhiyin to step down.
If she makes them proud, they will let her go.
If you get the limelight, you will be made even more difficult in the future.
Her muttering was listened to by Gu Zhiyin.
He answered her words in a low voice, "It's different."
Mu Ning was stunned, "What's the difference?" This man always spoke half-sentences, and she couldn't figure it out.
Gu Zhiyin looked at her quietly, "I can tolerate anything, but I can't tolerate my own woman being bullied."
"Shh, keep your voice down!" Mu Ning lowered his voice, his eyes darting around in fear for fear of being heard.
Gu Zhiyin looked at her timid look and chuckled, "What are you hiding from? Sooner or later you will know."
"That's not now. I'm not ready yet. Uncle Gu, can we first..."
"Okay." Gu Zhiyin agreed softly, "I will listen to you."
His eyes were too tolerant, and Mu Ning felt warm in her heart. She smiled at him, picked up the chopsticks and was about to use them.
"Oh, by the way." She leaned close to his ear, "You looked so handsome just now."
After saying that, he quickly put his head aside and pretended that nothing happened.
After Gu Zhiyin was stunned for a moment, he sneered in a low voice, his eyes full of adoration.
He used to look down on such compliments. He always thought it was vulgar when he heard them from others. But when his own woman praised them, he felt different.
This was the first time she praised him like this.
Mu Ning blushed with embarrassment and buried her head in eating.
With Gu Zhiyin sitting next to her, she felt safe and her tense nerves relaxed.
She found that coming to this table was the right thing to do. The atmosphere was relaxed and there was no need to look at people's faces.
Gu Zhiyin wanted to peel the shrimps for her, but she had to do it herself.
She didn't restrain herself at all, rolled up her sleeves and started peeling them off, "You all eat, don't be restrained, or you'll make me nervous too."
"Miss Ningning, you peel shrimps so fast." The servants were stunned.
"Ah hahaha, just kidding, I can peel four pounds of shrimp in half an hour by myself."
The servants were all infected by Mu Ning's straightforward character. Although Gu Zhiyin was around, they still felt very stressed, but they relaxed as they ate.
After the meal was almost finished, everyone gathered together to chat.
Gu Zhiyin was dragged to drink with the elders.
With Gu Zhiyin's permission, Mu Ning drank a little and felt a little tipsy.
There were fireworks and firecrackers outside the house, and the whole old house was very lively.
The servants all liked Mu Ning and chatted around her.
"Miss Ningning, it's rare for you to go back to your old home. You've grown up and become much more beautiful. Have you found a boyfriend?"
Mu Ning glanced at Gu Zhiyin from a distance, "Well, I found it."
I thought she would cover it up, but she admitted it directly.
Gu Zhiyin was picking up the wine glass when he noticed her gaze and looked at her suspiciously. She had already averted her gaze and started chatting with others with a smile.
"Are you tall or handsome?"
"Not only is he tall and handsome, there are many people who like him."
Several servants were also new girls. When they heard Mu Ning say this, they couldn't help but gossip.
"A star?"
"Not."
"What's that for?"
"Well...his profession is hard to describe."
"Ah, he's not some criminal, is he?"
Mu Ning was happy, "No, no, he's doing serious things."
"Where do you work? What do you do?"
"I won't disclose this. Anyway, it's a big company, so you should be a manager."
"Sounds very capable. His family should be in good condition. Which family is he from?"
Mu Ning was thinking about how they would look if they knew that she had cheated on Mr. Gu, the most admired person in their family.
She pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't guess, you can't guess it."
"So mysterious, so curious." Everyone's appetite was whetted.
"Hey, what are you bragging about?"
Gu Yunsi came over at this time.
"You're the one who has climbed the ranks of the Gu family and wants to reach other rich families? Do you think others are as blind as my brother?"
"..." Mu Ning thought to himself, are you scolding the same person over and over again?
She didn't mind at all, "Ms. Yun Si is an admirer of the country and a city, and she is shy of the moon. There are all kinds of people chasing you. Of course they don't like people like us."
Mu Ning learned from Gu Zhiyin to use complimentary words to curse people. If you don't hear the disparagement, you won't blame others.
Gu Yunsi really didn't hear it, and was still wondering what she meant by this.
Mu Ning chuckled and said, "Don't you usually disdain talking to us like this? Why are you interested today?"
Gu Yunsi snorted coldly, "How many red envelopes did my brother give you?"
Mu Ning then remembered her red envelope.
"This is none of your business, right?"
"Afraid of showing shame?" Gu Yunsi crossed his arms, "That's right, you were just adopted by my brother. The Gu family treats you badly, and my brother can't live with it. He sees you as pitiful, so he gives you some money to send you off."
The red envelope Gu Zhiyin gave Mu Ning was quite thin.
At that time, Mu Ning was wrapped in another feeling and didn't feel anything. When Gu Yunsi reminded her, she felt a little strange.
Judging from the pocket money that Zhiyin usually gave her, it really shouldn't be this much.
Yesterday, she was lying on Gu Zhiyin's body, asking about her little red envelope.
Gu Zhiyin smiled and said nothing, and did not tell her how many.
Mu Ning took out the red envelope.
