Chapter 25 Banquet

Xiangshan weekend

This banquet was actually decided a long time ago. There is no rigid requirement for whether to bring a female companion. However, in order to show their decency and identity, some senior officials often bring a female companion with them. Everyone is used to it, so they naturally formed such an unwritten rule.

Gu Yihuai didn't care about this and didn't originally plan to bring his female companion with him. However, after being teased by the President, since he said on the phone that he wanted to bring his female companion with him, it was hard to break his promise.

Gu Nuanxin has not actually attended such business or government banquets with Gu Yihuai. One reason is that she is young and Gu’s father does not like her to participate in these affairs.

In addition, Gu’s father’s thoughts are relatively conservative, and he believes that women can take care of their husbands and children, so it is better to do less things to show up in public.

And Gu Nuanxin herself

In fact, before she was reborn, she didn't like to tie her with Gu Yihuai.

Although she loved to stick to him when she was a child, she gradually became much more distant from him when she grew up

First, Gu Yihuai went abroad for many years and grew up to be a big man after returning to China. He was very different from the boy she remembered. Although she still loved Gu Nuanxin very much, she gradually became a stranger to him at that time.

In addition, I gradually understood that it was a big problem for men and women, so I was not as close to my brother as before.

Later, Gu Yihuai gradually became famous in Shanghai. Others always wanted to get into a relationship with Gu Yihuai through her, which also made Gu Nuanxin even more troubled.

Gradually, I was reluctant to mention my relationship with Gu Yihuai in front of outsiders, nor did I like him to send her to school, let alone accompany him to such a banquet.

Although everyone knows that Gu Yihuai has a sister, except for some relatives and friends, Gu Yihuai's colleagues have only seen Gu Nuanxin, let alone in Peking.

Therefore, when Gu Yihuai and Gu Nuanxin appeared at the banquet, there was still a little boiling sound in the hall.

You should know that Director Gu attended many banquets, but this is the first time he brought his female companion to attend. How can people not be surprised?

They were talking in private and asked each other who the woman was

After Gu Nuanxin went to study in the UK in the last life, she entered the financial industry and achieved considerable achievements. She is naturally familiar with such banquets, and she is generous and has no timidity.

Today she wore a high-waisted dress, with long hair tied to her ears, revealing her slender neck, and a few strands of hair hanging from her temples, which was both elegant and playful.

She held Gu Yihuai's arms in hand, and a decent smile on her face would not make people feel perfunctory or flattering. She had a full style of everyone

Seeing two people, a middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and two beards came over with a wine glass to toast Gu Yihuai: It is really surprising that Director Gu has a beautiful woman with him today. I am afraid that the ladies in Peking City will be sad for a few days.

Gu Yihuai smiled indifferently: Director Luo was joking

Director Luo laughed: Who doesn’t know that you, Director Gu, was famous at the Mr. Xu’s drink party last time. Even Xiao Man from Shanghai made a harsh word and wanted to take you down. Even colleagues from the Peking Office heard about this. If you knew that you had a new love, Xiao Man would probably jump off the Huangpu Bridge.

Gu Yihuai didn't respond much, but Gu Nuanxin next to him raised her eyebrows.

She remembered the character Xiao Man

This woman chased Gu Yihuai very tightly in her previous life, and even made Gu Nuanxin think that she would successfully take office and become her eldest sister-in-law.

The memories of two lifetimes have been separated by a long time, but I have forgotten these things

Director Luo turned his head and looked at Gu Nuanxin who was standing aside in a daze, and smiled and said to Gu Yihuai: Why? Don’t you introduce it?

He was just a little girl, just brought it out to see the world. Gu Yihuai raised his glass to toast the man, and had no intention of introducing it at all.

Director Luo is not a person who likes to find the root cause. He thought to himself that when he was young and frivolous, he saw that he didn't want to say anything or ask questions, so he talked about other things.

In fact, the main purpose of this banquet was to welcome several railway designers who visited from the UK.

The new government is planning to build a new railway from Nanjing to Tianjin, and for this purpose, it specially hired several railway designers from the UK to help with the work.

As the person in charge of this project, Gu Yihuai naturally cannot miss this banquet.

Gu Nuanxin was standing aside and listening to Gu Yihuai talk about the British designers with Director Luo. There was a burst of applause in the originally quiet hall. She looked at the sound and found that it was those British people who arrived.

I was looking at it curiously, but suddenly I felt that there was a foreigner among them, why was it a bit familiar to me...

Miserable

It was the one I met in the restaurant that day, but thinking about it, a foreigner, and the translator said that it was invited by the new government, so I can match it back and forth.

Gu Nuanxin's face was a little bad, and she was a little worried about whether Gu Yihuai's affairs would be difficult to do that day.

While everyone's attention was on those British people, Gu Nuanxin gently pulled Gu Yihuai's sleeves

He looked down at her. Seeing that her face was not good, he thought she was scared, so he comforted him: Don't be afraid, I'll finish saying hello later and take you to a quiet place.

That person...is the foreigner who had a conflict with me in the restaurant. Gu Nuanxin glanced at the British man and signaled to Gu Yihuai

He looked after her, and the man was the leader of these British people.

Gu Yihuai later heard the driver mention that day. He didn't think Gu Nuanxin had done something wrong, but was very proud of her. However, he felt that it was worrying that a girl was trying to make a move when she encountered such a thing outside her home, so she asked her to follow him to the office.

I originally planned to check foreigners, but I was too busy and delayed. I didn't expect that today I met them

In fact, when some officials proposed to ask the British to help build the railway, Gu Yihuai did not agree.

The railway is the lifeblood of the country. He is very worried about leaving it to others.

However, the construction period is tight and there are few domestic talents. People above are pressing and people below are waiting, so they have to compromise.

Now it seems that this is not a good decision. These British people have a deep discrimination against China. It is hard to say whether they can build a railway for the new government wholeheartedly.

Gu Yihuai was silent for a moment, patted the back of her hand that was holding in his arms, and pointed to the corner where the female family was resting and said: It's okay, A Nuan goes there and wait for me first, I'll come to find you after the talks.

Gu Nuanxin nodded. She always felt that she had caused trouble for him. It would be better if she couldn't get over. Maybe if she couldn't see her, she wouldn't bother about what happened that day.

Gu Yihuai smiled when he saw her face full of sorrow. He reached out and pinched her little nose and said with a smile: Don't be sad, A Nuan is doing me a big favor, I have to thank you

As he said that, he took big strides without waiting for Gu Nuanxin to react

Gu Nuanxin didn't quite understand what he meant, so she walked to the corner and sat silently in a daze

Some ladies and wives next to them took the opportunity to surround them and tried to mess with her. After all, women love gossip the most, and everyone wants to know which big Buddha in the temple can take down the cold-faced Director Gu.

Gu Nuanxin didn't want to say anything at all. She fooled her into making a big move, then found an excuse to leave the place of right and wrong.

She walked outside the villa, with lights hanging outside, and a fountain was built in the garden, spraying water, and there were many people around, standing in groups of three or three to talk.

Gu Nuanxin found a corner where no one was alone. The evening breeze on the mountain was slightly cool, which made people feel refreshed on summer nights.

She half-tilted her head and looked at the moon in the sky, enjoying the best scenery of this cool and fragrant mountain in the hot summer. It is still in late autumn. The red red floating all over the mountains and fields makes people linger.

Unfortunately, she thought about it today

Miss Gu

Gu Nuanxin was shocked. When she turned around, she almost forgot that it was Liu Weiran. Liu Weiran was here too today.

Miss Gu, long time no see... Do you still remember me? We met at the Xu family dance that day

delicate and charming

That day, I met Gu Yihuai for the first time at the Xu family dance. Liu Weiran was really attracted by him.

Which girl doesn’t like this mature and attractive man?

But she is a girl's home after all. Even though she has received a new style of education, the girl's shyness makes her embarrassed to speak on the initiative.

But what surprised her was that her father had the same thoughts as hers.

When Liu's father asked her if she wanted to marry Gu Yihuai, her heart almost jumped out of her throat. Looking at her shy look, what else does Liu's father not understand?

When she learned that the president invited her to be Gu Yihuai's female companion, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep at night. She was happy and panicked all day long and worried about what clothes to wear to see him. How can she leave a good impression on him?

But the moment I got off the train, my enthusiasm was almost extinguished

Not only did Gu Yihuai not come to pick her up, but also gave her to others as her female companion.

At the crowded train station, she felt like she was in an ice cave, but the weather in the Great Heat was cold all over.

From the moment she learned that Gu Yihuai had other female companions, she was eager to know who could make him change his principles, how bad is she? How could she not compare to her!

When Liu Weiran saw Gu Nuanxin appearing together in the hall, she smiled. She felt that she had come back to life again. It turned out to be his sister, there was no other woman, it turned out that she still had a chance...

Miss Liu... Gu Nuanxin turned around and looked at her, how could she forget it? The impression that Liu Weiran left on her will never be erased for two lifetimes.

Miss Gu, why are you here alone? The mountain wind was very cold at night, be careful. Liu Weiran took a shawl in her hand and handed it to her: This was what the waiter had just asked, it was clean

Gu Nuanxin smiled and didn't take it: I'm not cold... Miss Liu seems to need it more than me, so you should put it on.

Liu Weiran wore a modified sleeveless cheongsam today, revealing her two thin arms, slender waist, and helping the wind like a willow

Liu Weiran was not angry when she refused. The eldest lady of the Gu family was not surprised that she just wanted to establish a good relationship with Gu Nuanxin so that she could get close to Gu Yihuai.

Warmth... Can I call you that? This is my first time in Peking. I don’t know anyone except you and Director Gu. We are about the same age. Do you mind if I disturb you here?

Liu Weiran looked at her pitifully, with a faint pleading on her face

Her words were true, but her purpose was not simply Gu Nuanxin knew very well. She wanted to get close to Gu Yihuai through her. Liu Weiran really chose the wrong partner.

Gu Nuanxin stared at her for a while: Since you don’t know anyone, why come to Peking and why come to this banquet?

Liu Weiran didn't expect her to speak so straightforwardly, and her expression froze: It was Mr. President who asked me to come here...

Miss Liu is so proud of her. She actually invited her personally. I wonder what the President asked you to come here?

Gu Nuanxin stared at her harmlessly, looking at her eyes very innocently

Liu Weiran was extremely embarrassed at this moment. She couldn't say in front of Gu Nuanxin that she came over to be her brother's female companion, right?

What's more, Gu Yihuai's female companion is Gu Nuanxin

Liu Weiran feels that she can't afford to lose this face

...I...I'm not sure...it's too cold outside, Miss Gu, I'll go in first

Liu Weiran feels that it is not easy to please Gu Nuanxin, so she should stop humiliating herself here tonight.

She turned around and left without waiting for Gu Nuanxin to answer.

How did such a soft and weak woman defeat herself in her previous life? Gu Nuanxin looked at her far away back and thought about it

Gu Nuanxin was worried that Gu Yihuai would not be able to find her after a while, so he didn't stay for long before he went in.

I don't want to stay in that place where women gather, so I found a corner where no one was watching these men and women in the hall, and I was drinking and chatting.

A group of people came out of a small conference room on the left side of the hall. Gu Yihuai walked in the front with a polite but distant smile on his face. He turned around calmly and shook hands with the British people coming out from behind.

The expressions on the faces of those foreigners were a little ugly. They had already had an attack in the conference room just now, but the young man was very tough. Unlike the officials they had met in the past, he spoke clearly and had a reasonable and difficult for them to refute.

Gu Yihuai studied in Europe in his early years and was very clear about the style of these British people.

His tone of speaking was calm and polite, with the gentlemanly style that the British liked, but it was not without the usual modesty and politeness of the Chinese. He would not be aggressive when talking to others, and he would not know how to speak. He held his breath but had nowhere to vent his feelings.

He sent the person out of the hall, and soon came in from outside, lowered his head and said something to Sun Qingyao who was standing beside him. Sun Qingyao got the instructions and nodded and left.

Gu Yihuai looked around the hall and looked at the female rest area in the corner. He frowned and walked over there, probably to get closer and see clearly.

Gu Nuanxin was about to go out from the corner to find him, but she saw a woman blocking Gu Yihuai...