Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!

Gu Xiaoqing smirked, pretending.

"Brother Shang, how much do you earn a month?"

Gu Xiaoqing’s sudden question made Shang Wenming pause and then turn to look at Gu Xiaoying, as if to say this isn’t an appropriate question for your sister to ask.

Gu Xiaoying immediately reproached Gu Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, this is people’s privacy, how can you ask such a thing right in front of them."

She seemed a bit unhappy; today, Gu Xiaoqing seemed completely different from usual, lacking that thoughtfulness and care, and instead was sharper and more pointed.

It felt like she was holding a knife to dissect Shang Wenming before her.

This made Gu Xiaoying a bit upset.

Gu Xiaoqing smiled and asked, "What’s so private about this? Aren’t salaries at star-rated hotels more or less the same? By asking, I’m not treating Brother Shang as an outsider. Since you and my sister are dating, then you must be planning to get married.

Of course, if Brother Shang is dating without the intention of marriage, that’s just being a scoundrel. I don’t think Brother Shang is that kind of person."

These words made Shang Wenming quickly say, "Of course, Xiaoying and I are planning to get married. I’m also planning to bring Xiaoying home to meet my parents after a while."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xiaoying felt very sweet inside.

She gave Shang Wenming a chopstick full of lobster.

Gu Xiaoqing continued, "So of course, we need to ask about your salary. My sister will be living with you in the future. If your salary can’t support her, she won’t suffer in your family. As her sister, I have to ask. Otherwise, when Brother Shang meets my parents, they’ll definitely ask too."

Shang Wenming could only awkwardly smile and say, "Not much, just twelve hundred."

As soon as he said this, Shang Wenming’s face turned a little red.

Gu Xiaoying looked at Shang Wenming in surprise; that salary really isn’t high. Even the manager in their own store earns fifteen hundred.

A star hotel manager only earns twelve hundred.

This wasn’t something Gu Xiaoying expected.

Gu Xiaoying is currently the financial director of four Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot branches, earning three thousand a month just from her salary, not to mention the five percent stake in Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot that she holds. This was all decided during a family meeting by Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei.

Every child in Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei’s family wouldn’t be treated unfairly. Gu Xiaojie, being the boy in the family, naturally gets the most, but the one who contributes the most to the family business is Gu Xiaoqing, even though Gu Xiaoqing doesn’t help out at home.

This contribution refers to mental effort, not physical.

Without Gu Xiaoqing’s ideas and foresight, and even the seasoning base of today’s Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot still uses the essence of Gu Xiaoqing’s creations from the past, which are priceless.

Gu Ruhai wouldn’t forget these things, so the decision during the family meeting was that Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot would be entirely shares-based, with Gu Xiaoying holding five percent, Gu Xiaoqing thirty percent, and Gu Xiaojie thirty percent, leaving the remaining thirty-five percent in the hands of Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei.

Future management rights will be determined according to share proportions.

This was unanimously agreed upon by everyone at the time, not because Gu Xiaoying wasn’t valued, but because she was at the age suitable for marriage, and her personality meant that these shares couldn’t be too heavily held by her.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a good thing; instead, it would probably be bad for her.

Gu Xiaoying herself isn’t short of money, so hearing Shang Wenming’s salary surprised her. It’s not a matter of looking down, as Gu Xiaoying came from the countryside herself and doesn’t look at others with prejudice or colored glasses.

Gu Xiaoqing slowly chewed on a piece of grouper.

This person is really blinded by greed.

To say Shang Wenming has no other motives, Gu Xiaoqing simply refuses to believe it.

You, a low-paid little manager, pursue a girl with much more wealth than you and haven’t considered how to support her in the future.

If he were a man of ambition and ability, he wouldn’t so easily accept an eight-thousand-dollar watch as a gift.

That’s several months’ salary for you.

Do you wear it with no guilt?

Or is it just vanity?

Before Gu Xiaoqing could finish the dish and ask the next question.

A girl of about eighteen or nineteen came over and greeted Shang Wenming, "Bro, why are you here?"

As she walked over.

Seeing Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaoying beside Shang Wenming, she asked, "Bro, who are these people?"

Seeing the dishes on the table, her expression changed, showing a hint of drooling and dissatisfaction, saying to Gu Xiaoying, "You go sit over there, I want to sit next to my brother."

This was said rather rudely and lacking in manners.

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Gu Xiaoying could only smile, stand up, and sit next to Gu Xiaoqing. Judging from the conversation, she figured this must be the little sister she hadn’t met yet.

The girl immediately sat down.

Shang Wenming, displeased, said, "Why are you here?"

Then introduced to Gu Xiaoying and Gu Xiaoqing, "This is my sister, Shang Wenhua, a sophomore in college."

He then said to Shang Wenhua, "This is my girlfriend, Gu Xiaoying, and this is her sister, Gu Xiaoqing."

Shang Wenhua had already picked up her chopsticks and was grabbing some lobster meat. With a flick of her chopsticks, a round piece of shrimp flew towards Gu Xiaoqing’s chest. If Gu Xiaoqing hadn’t been quick to catch it mid-air, it would’ve landed right on her clothes.

Shang Wenming’s face turned black.

It was utterly embarrassing.

Gu Xiaoqing’s expression didn’t change as she placed the greasy shrimp into a small dish nearby and wiped her hands with a wet tissue.

Shang Wenhua didn’t even show a hint of embarrassment and continued to swiftly pile the remaining shrimp onto her own plate.

Shang Wenming, angry at her lack of progress, nudged Shang Wenhua, glancing at the two sisters opposite, right into Gu Xiaoqing’s teasing eyes, making his face flush.

This is truly disgraceful.

Shang Wenhua abruptly realized, glanced at Gu Xiaoying and Gu Xiaoqing, and nonchalantly said, "Uh, sorry about that, my hand slipped with the chopsticks. I’ll just start eating, I haven’t had lunch yet."

She then proceeded to eat as if no one else was around.

Gu Xiaoqing shook her head internally. Is it that Gu Xiaoying is blind to this kind of conduct, or are her own standards too high?

But I recall that even in the past when our family was too poor to afford white bread every day and couldn’t fill our stomachs, when seeing delicious food, if it belonged to someone else, we’d definitely not look twice. Even if we were desperately craving it, we’d still turn our eyes away with dignity.

Could it be that our family was just pretending to be noble? (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)