Chapter 199 - 132 Gu Family Has Long Been Targeted as an Enemy
Having listened to Gu Ming’s recommendation!
Gu Xiaoxi raised her head, flashed a sweet smile, and said to Gu Baofeng in an ingratiating manner, "Grandfather, hello! Today, I brought you a gift. It’s a treasure from our Liuli Country, and I’m certain you will love it. Also, visiting your home today has made me extremely happy. Please rest assured, if you let me come back to live, I promise not to cost you a penny. After my mother died, she left me a substantial fortune. It’s enough to support me for a lifetime."
After sizing up Gu Xiaoxi for a while, Gu Baofeng’s gaze turned cold, his cheeks full of wrinkles, his expression utterly serious as he stared at her, as if trying to see right through her.
Seeing that he didn’t reply, Gu Xiaoxi immediately took out a vase from her hand, displayed it before Gu Baofeng as if offering a treasure, and boasted, "Grandfather, look! This was mother’s prized collection! She always could not bring herself to part with it, but now that she has passed away, I have brought it to present to grandfather, wishing you fortune as vast as the eastern seas and a lifespan as enduring as Mount Nanshan."
The Gu Family members, including Gu Ruicheng who was off to the side, all fixed their inquisitive gazes on Gu Xiaoxi. They wanted to see if she was genuinely as vain and materialistic as she appeared, and if her sole purpose for coming was to cling to a powerful connection?
Gu Xiaoxi’s demeanor was very casual, both her gestures and expressions filled with innocence.
The Gu Family all knew that Gu Lirou had adopted a child. Since she was left in a small city without much care, she turned out to be somewhat wild, brawling and fighting, skipping school, and getting up to all sorts of bad deeds. Plainly speaking, she was regarded as social riffraff, and they didn’t pay her much attention.
But seeing her today took them by surprise.
Setting aside her past "great achievements" when she was younger, she was now a pretty and cute girl. Just her appearance and demeanor alone were somewhat pleasing to the eye.
A scheming glint flashed in Xiong Zhu’s eyes. She immediately leaned close to Gu Baofeng and whispered, "I think we can take her in. As long as she obeys and hands over the savings Gu Lirou left behind, we can arrange a marriage for her. Just in time, we can use her to form an alliance with the Duke of Shangbo, and then Gu Fen can marry the person she loves, satisfying this alliance with the marriage."