novelraw Chapter 948: Maybe Someone Is Right Here (7)
Chapter 948: Maybe Someone Is Right Here (7)
Chapter 948: Chapter 948: Maybe Someone Is Right Here (7)
No one stands on ceremony in their own home, whether or not there are guests present.
Gu Nuan and Zhong Qiaohui were seated at the farthest end on the right side.
Western dining is naturally quite different from Chinese dining; at the very least, there are forks and knives instead of chopsticks. Fortunately, both of them had learned the etiquette for using them.
Soon after in the dining room, only the sounds of chewing filled the air, as everyone was busy filling their stomachs. Because of this, Gu Nuan and Zhong Qiaohui didn’t feel it was proper to ask why they still hadn’t seen Zhuang Haoran by this time.
After eating their fill, these foreigners began to reach for the red wine on the table, their faces glowing with a satisfied flush. It seemed that only at this moment did these people take the leisure to glance at the two guests who had joined them tonight.
Gu Nuan glanced over; a row of people, all with red or blonde hair, with very little black hair in sight. It was clear that Zhuang Haoran truly stood apart here, as he looked most like a Han Chinese, essentially no different from others of the Han ethnicity.
Therefore, the people here were mostly from Zhuang granny’s maternal family; perhaps very few were from Zhuang granny’s husband’s side.
The foreigners glanced at the two of them, whispering among themselves in the local dialect, which was completely incomprehensible to Gu Nuan and Zhong Qiaohui.
Zhong Qiaohui guessed that these people were likely saying, just like in the books, that she and Gu Nuan looked like Chinese porcelain dolls.
The language barrier naturally made them feel out of place here, truly like something put in a cabinet for people to look at. Before long, even Zhong Qiaohui, who very much liked the castle, began to feel uneasy.
Luckily, it seemed that Zhuang granny was quite tired from a day’s work, so she got up to leave after finishing her meal. Thus, the others could leave automatically as well.
Gu Nuan, half-sated, stood up. Seeing her rise, Zhong Qiaohui quickly stood with her.
The two of them then returned upstairs to their room. Zhong Qiaohui felt that her clothes were soaked in sweat; the heating here seemed excessively high.
Returning to her master bedroom, Zhuang granny slowly sipped tea with narrowed eyes.
After her eldest grandson, Zhuang Haoxiong, entered, the butler closed the door behind them and left.
"You say she’s the one with the surname Gu?" Zhuang granny raised her head, looking at her eldest grandson, and asked.
At this moment, her wrinkled face lacked any soft features, all taut like sinister ropes.
Zhuang Haoxiong accompanied her with narrowed eyes: "Yes."
"Why is she here?" Zhuang granny asked.
"Apparently she was invited to be a financial advisor. She is now the chairman of the Changda Group and has the funds to enter the scene."
"So, she’s greedy too, wanting to gamble here?" Zhuang granny’s brows arched, her sapphire eyes narrowing even further. "Even Luo Ke can’t deal with such a person?"
Anyone greedy is the easiest target.
"Granny. She’s a bit different. Though she’s good at making money and wants money, her goal seems different from ordinary money-grabbers."
"Then why did you bring her here? If something happens to her, won’t suspicion immediately fall on us?" Zhuang granny questioned.
Zhuang Haoxiong said, "I wanted to bring them here for you to have a look."
"To see them, expecting me to give you advice?" Zhuang granny snorted, "When did you all become so useless, relying on an elder to step in?"
Zhuang Haoxiong did not respond, merely narrowing his long, narrow eyes.
Zhuang granny asked again, "Where is Haoran? You said she knows Haoran?"