Lin'an City, Three Buildings under the name of Jiangnan Prefecture!
Standing at the familiar villa's doorstep, Gu Chen hesitated to knock.
He grew up here since childhood, but he didn't know how Jiang Yi, who raised him for twenty years, was doing now.
She should still be as gentle as before!
"Gu Chen?" Just as Gu Chen was thinking, a voice suddenly came from beside him.
Turning around, he saw a young girl standing not far away, frowning at him.
The girl was dressed in a black professional OL outfit, which perfectly outlined her graceful figure, and exuded an aura of arrogance all over.
Obviously, she was accustomed to being in a high position.
"Yue Wei, have you been doing well these years?" Seeing this familiar face, Gu Chen's voice trembled slightly.
"We've been fine." Chen Yuwei responded indifferently, even a bit coldly.
She walked straight to the door, only giving a greeting to the people inside, "Mom, Dad, Gu Chen is back?"
"What? Chen'er is back?" Chen Yuwei's mother, Jiang Rou, hurriedly ran out.
On the other hand, Chen's father, Chen Wantai, just lifted his eyelids and continued to study his stocks.
"Chen'er, is it really you?" Jiang Rou's face was full of joy when she saw Gu Chen, but tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
She ran up to him and gave Gu Chen a few slaps hard, "You naughty child, you left without a word back then, I thought you wouldn't come back."
"Jiang Yi, I'm sorry, I'm back now." Gu Chen's voice choked up a bit.
Jiang Rou raised him for twenty years, treating him like her own son.
Although not his biological mother, she was more like a real mother.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Come, come with me, I'll make your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs." Jiang Rou didn't blame him at all, pulling Gu Chen into the house.
"Uncle Chen, I'm back." Gu Chen greeted Chen Wantai.
"Mm!" Chen Wantai responded with a nod, without even raising his head.
He had never been harsh on Gu Chen, even accommodating his requests, but he never liked Gu Chen, the son of his wife's best friend.
A bastard child, the conflict with the family was still deep.
In other words, he couldn't bring any help to the Chen family.
What's worse, Jiang Rou seemed to be infatuated with something, actually wanting to match her daughter with Gu Chen.
You should know that her daughter was one of the two golden flowers of Lin'an, and many wealthy families wanted to propose marriage to her. He wanted to make the best use of it, so how could he allow such a thing to happen?
Originally, he was quite pleased when Gu Chen disappeared, but he didn't expect him to come back at this time.
Jiang Rou knew that her husband had some resentment, but she wouldn't mention it in front of Gu Chen, only saying, "Chen'er, talk to your uncle first. Aunt will go and cook something delicious for you."
She was so happy that she didn't know how to express it, wishing she could serve all of Gu Chen's favorite dishes.
"Uncle Chen, you don't have to bother. I've already eaten before coming back." Gu Chen hurriedly said.
He pulled Jiang Rou to sit on the sofa and continued, "Aunt Jiang, this is a gift I brought for you. It's a beauty product that can make you look younger. Just apply it on your face before bed every night, and it will make a difference."
"Good, good, you're so thoughtful, Chen'er." Jiang Rou happily accepted without even looking at it.
For her, the gift itself wasn't important; Gu Chen's thoughtfulness was enough.
Gu Chen then took out two bottles of wine and poured a glass for Chen Wantai, "Uncle Chen, this is the wine I brought for you. It can improve your health. Try it!"
"Gu Chen, are you out of your mind? You're giving this kind of substandard product to my father to drink. What are you up to?" Chen Yuwei couldn't stay quiet anymore and became anxious.
She ran over, snatched the glass from Gu Chen's hand, and threw it directly into the trash can.
By the way, she also threw the two bottles of wine into the trash can.
It wasn't that she was deliberately causing trouble, but the wine Jiang Chen brought out was too embarrassing.
The white glass bottles had no labels, and the wine inside wasn't pure, yellowish, and even slightly reddish.
Chen Yuwei strongly suspected that Gu Chen used baijiu bottles and tore off the labels.
As for the wine inside, it was likely that he learned from the internet and tried to mix alcohol, but his skill level was mediocre, and he didn't know what he added.
"Yuwei, why are you talking like that?" Chen Wantai finally raised his head.
He bent down to pick up the wine bottle and put it at his feet, saying, "He means well."
Although Chen Wantai didn't like Gu Chen, seeing his wife's face, he still wouldn't go too far.
He looked at Gu Chen squarely, "You should be clear about your situation. The Gu family's wealth has nothing to do with you. You shouldn't have any illusions. Just live your life properly."
"I'll have Yuwei arrange a job for you in the company. Go and work well, and stand up for your Aunt Jiang."
Chen Wantai did want to help Gu Chen, but he also had another intention.
That was, after Gu Chen entered the Chen Group, he would realize the gap between him and Chen Yuwei, and naturally wouldn't have any other thoughts.
"Wife, why don't we just let Chen'er and Yuwei go get their marriage certificate? With their match, they'll definitely be able to make the group bigger and stronger in the future." Jiang Rou was also excited.
"Honey, can you stop messing around?" Chen Yuwei became anxious, her face full of reluctance.
Originally, her relationship with Gu Chen was very good, and they could talk about anything.
But it was because of her mother's thoughts that she deliberately distanced herself from Gu Chen and didn't even want to say a word more.
"Well, let's let Gu Chen adapt to the job first." Chen Wantai didn't want to argue with his wife, so he wanted Gu Chen to realize his situation and back off.
"That's fine too." Jiang Rou didn't insist too much.
She knew her husband's and daughter's thoughts, but she firmly believed that Gu Chen would definitely do well in his job and would definitely capture her daughter's heart.
This kind of belief was not blind confidence from a mother in her son, but because Gu Chen had always been exceptionally outstanding in all aspects since childhood, there was no problem that could stump him.
"Chen'er, why don't you go and tidy up first? Your room has always been kept for you. Aunt will go and cook for you." Jiang Rou called out, then rushed into the kitchen.
She and Chen Wantai started from scratch, experiencing many hardships before the Chen family achieved its current success.
She was also used to being thrifty, even though she could now be considered a wealthy woman, she still personally cooked.
"Thank you, Aunt Jiang." Gu Chen responded and then went to his room.
He had also prepared a gift for Chen Yuwei, but considering the current situation, there was no need to bring it out.
And he knew Jiang Rou's intentions. He had even talked to Jiang Rou many times, but she just wouldn't listen, and he had no way to change her mind.
"Old Chen, you're doing well today. Just open your eyes, and you've got hundreds of thousands in hand." Just as Gu Chen went upstairs, an unexpected guest arrived at the Chen household.
He was a friend of Chen Wantai's in stocks, named Li Daqing.
The two often exchanged stock information, so they were very close.
So Li Daqing didn't hesitate to sit next to Chen Wantai, then was about to speak, but suddenly sniffed hard.
He kept sniffing in the air, quickly detecting the scent of the trash can, and even specifically picked it up and sniffed deeply a few times.
Just as Chen Wantai was suspecting if something was wrong with him, Li Daqing suddenly saw the two wine bottles at Chen Wantai's feet, and two gleams shot out of his eyes.
That look, was like a hungry wolf seeing delicious lamb.
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