Chapter 69 - Do I really look silly? (1/2)

Chapter 69: Do I really look silly?

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After Old Master Xu read the newspaper, he then placed it on the tea table, turned over to Xu Wenfeng who was sitting beside him, and said, “This granddaughter from the Wen Family who has led a wandering life on the streets for the past 15 years is a tough character!”

Xu Wenfeng nodded in agreement. “Previously, when her scandal was at its hype, she did not clarify herself publicly. This allowed the media to go overboard and the matter to get out of control. When she finally took action against them, she achieved results that surprised everyone. Her ability to strategize and remain calm during turbulent times has shown her tough character indeed,” he said.

Old Master Xu’s eyes gleamed with admiration. “There’s wisdom in the saying — The newest waves of the Changjiang River are stronger than the earlier waves. It means that the new generation excels the previous one. She has led a wandering life for the past 15 years and has just returned to the Wen Family recently. Those within the circle will naturally expect her behavior to be below expectation. She managed to make use of this incident to turn things around. Apart from teaching the media a lesson, she also established a firm position and her status in the circle. I believe no one will dare look down on her ever again.”

Xu Wenfeng sighed and added, “Zhenyu has also changed a lot for the better because of her. Now I have less worry for him getting into trouble outside.”

Old Master Xu nodded. “Yes, that’s right. I heard from Mofeng that Zhenyu likes her a lot. I’ve also seen Zhenyu acting more mature than before when dealing with her matters. I’ll have a nice chat with him another day.”

“Thank you, Father. Zhenyu is a stubborn child, and he only listens to you. If you can talk to him, that’ll be good,” said Xu Wenfeng with appreciation.

In the evening, Wen Xinya booked a VIP room at Ninth Heaven for the gathering with Xu Zhenyu and their friends.

“Everyone, please go ahead and order your favorite food and drinks. Tonight is on me.” Wen Xinya announced. At the same time, she ordered the most expensive dishes on the menu, and then pa.s.sed the menu to Zhou Tianyu.

“That’s great. I’ll comply with your request. I intentionally skipped lunch to prepare for the sumptuous meal tonight,” said Gu Junlin. Then, he proceeded to order a few famous dishes on the menu.

“Let’s enjoy ourselves tonight and not worry about helping Xinya save money. She has won the verdict today and will be compensated with a huge sum of money. Just a dinner like this is considered the tip of the iceberg.” Han Mofeng added, and then he ordered a few cartons of expensive red wine together with some Chinese alcohols.

Xu Zhenyu saw that everyone was in high spirits and was worried that they would go over the limit. “That’s enough. You guys ordered so much food that, if we can’t finish and have to throw them away, it’ll be so wasteful!”

Zhou Tianyu winked at Wen Xinya and replied, “Aiyo, you’re not the one footing the bill tonight. Why are you feeling the pinch? When you paid in the past, it didn’t seem like you were concerned with being wasteful. Why have you changed… Are you trying to save now?”

Zhou Tianyu’s words caused a burst of laughter in the room. Xu Zhenyu stood firm and replied, “What’s wrong with saving? This is one of the best habits one could cultivate in our country. All of you should be re-educated by your parents on how to cultivate better saving habits.”

Everyone was amused at Second Young Master Xu’s reaction. Ling Qingxuan even pointed at Xu Zhenyu and reprimanded him with a smile. “Are you telling us to be thrifty? You’re humiliating the meaning of the word.”

“Xu-er is asking all of you to be thrifty because he feels the pinch for Xinya if she spends too much. He is just beating around the bush to help her save some money. It isn’t easy on him, so let’s stop laughing at him,” said Mo Hanfeng in a serious tone.

“Are you courting death, Han Mofeng!” Xu Zhenyu raised his leg and gave Han Mofeng a kick.

Zhou Tianyu showed Wen Xinya a blog post. “This is Xu-er’s work.”

Wen Xinya took a look and noticed it was one of the popular and most-visited blog posts badmouthing Ning Shuqian and Wen Yuya. “Oh? Is this the video clip of the previous commenter above?”