Actually, Liu Enming didn’t really dislike Wu Qiong, but when he heard Wu Qiong was looking for him, just to use his connections, asking him to set up a dinner between her father and his uncle? What is the real intention behind such close dealings between an official and a businessman! He felt extrely disgusted and annoyed. His attitude towards Wu Qiong also beca quite unpleasant, and he made up his mind not to have any further interactions.
Wu Qiong watched his retreating back, feeling shaky, and that sentence made Wu Qiong’s face turn pale instantly. She bit her lip in inexplicable humiliation! Liu Enming actually looks down on like this! She had never been so neglected, having been pampered all her life; her eyes turned red with anger.
When Wu Qiong went ho, she saw her father reading the newspaper on the couch and angrily approached him: "Dad! That Liu Enming is so infuriating and annoying! Can you transfer to another class? I don’t want to see him again!"
Wu Dafu glanced at his daughter; "What happened? Didn’t you have a good impression of him before?"
"He doesn’t want to be close to him, nor does he want to talk to him! It’s simply him looking down on ; he’s way too arrogant!" She angrily told the story of what happened at school.
The more Wu Dafu listened, the more it gave him a headache, his eyebrows furrowing deeply: "You actually said that, to let et his uncle for dinner?"
"Why not?"
Wu Dafu angrily slapped the table: "That’s utterly foolish! Are you crazy? When did I ask you to make connections for ? Why are you ddling?"
Wu Qiong was frightened and said aggrievedly, "I was doing it for your benefit; didn’t you say it would be good to have connections with his uncle..."
"That was said privately between us, and you actually ntioned it to them face to face? I’m a businessman, he’s an official, how could we mix together? It would just make people think I’m trying to pull strings and do sothing shady! Are you suggesting we live in comfort for too long? If they accuse us of speculation and bribery, would you be happy then?"
"Dad!" Wu Qiong said anxiously, "I didn’t an that, I just thought..."
"What nonsense are you thinking!" he said coldly: "Listen to , from now on, keep your distance from Liu Enming, and don’t cause any more trouble! If I hear of you getting involved with him again, I’ll not let it go! Then, you won’t have to attend school anymore."
"Dad!" Wu Qiong was very anxious. She ca here for school with ulterior motives—she hoped to see Liu Enming. She had liked him for a long ti, but it seed he had no feelings for her, and he seed to be quite nice to Sun Chan. Just thinking about it made her dejected, and she disliked Sun Chan even more.
Originally, she was going to get angry at her father to ask for help to ease the relationship between the two because her father always wanted him to be close to their family. Who would have thought that her father would refuse!
"Well, there’s no need to change classes, it’s too deliberate, like I’m really with impure motives. From now on, you are not allowed to cozy up to Liu Enming, he’s clearly looking down on you, why disgrace yourself? His family’s background and upbringing are there, he will never allow himself to marry a rchant’s daughter, even if your dad is ten tis wealthier than he is now, it’s still impossible. Moreover, now your father has an additional strong opponent! Gradually in this city, it’s unclear how many can surpass ."
Wu Qiong complained, "Is it Han Dong? He’s just a clown. What kind of foundation does he have compared to our family?"
"You don’t understand." He rubbed his forehead, "He’s the fearless type, and he does have a few capable people under him, I can’t compare with his clothing designs."
During the New Year, he also dispatched sales reps to liaise business outside, but they only brought back four new orders, just maintaining last year’s results.
But when he inquired about Han Dong, Han Dong personally took people to several places in the south and secured more than a dozen big deals!
This is where he’s more capable than , highly competent, young, full of energy, unafraid of hardship, unafraid of rejection or losing face. Wu Dafu cannot compete in this regard. At his age, he would feel too embarrassed to humble himself for business, to play the fool in front of those purchasers.
"Rember what I said? Don’t think about Liu Enming anymore."
Wu Qiong fidgeted with her fingers, looking distressed.
"Why not? What’s wrong with , I’m attractive, my family’s conditions are good, yet he’s avoiding like this?"
Wu Dafu saw his daughter on the brink of tears and sighed, comforting her: "We’re just business people, we have so money, but those officials or cultured people, when have they ever taken people like us seriously? It’s better for us to be prudent; otherwise, if soone catches us off guard and steps on us a couple of tis, we’re finished. It hasn’t been easy for your dad all these years, don’t cause my business to fall apart. From now on, do not ingratiate yourself with him again or it will have a counterproductive effect."
"I understand, I was wrong." Wu Qiong said aggrievedly.
"Pack up and in a few days, accompany to a wedding. The attendees are mostly military folks." He said: "I’ve thought it over, and I want to introduce you to a soldier. Such people have strong willpower, and I can trust their character."
"Whose wedding is it? A business partner’s?"
"You don’t need to know, just attend when the ti cos. I need to make a phone call." He finished speaking and went upstairs to make the call, needing to minimize the impact on his daughter as much as possible.
Wu Qiong leaned against the side, thinking about her father’s words, realizing there really was no hope with Liu Enming. He’s rigid and old-fashioned; despite his family background, he dislikes attending elite schools and just follows his grades to study here.
If he hadn’t been injured and affected in his studies, he probably would have gone to study in Beijing by now, right?
She had known him for a long ti, but unfortunately, he always disregarded her.
Wu Qiong clenched her fists, realizing she had been too arrogant before, but now that her father was becoming more cautious, she couldn’t continue to act foolishly.
But marrying a soldier? She still wasn’t quite willing. Their monthly salary barely covers the food, right?
As for Sun Chan, she began preparing to buy the three gold items: a gold necklace, gold earrings, and a gold ring. This was a recent trend; previously, weddings favored three spinning items and one sound, but fashionable families now start by buying gold jewelry. These should be purchased by the groom’s family, accompanying them. Although Sun Chan said there’s no need to care about these superficial matters, Gu Junming still considered them important.
He specifically went back to the Gu Family and told Wang Guihua about this: "I see you’re quite busy, so I’ll take them myself. I’ll cover the cost, but when Sun Chan cos tomorrow, I still hope you can give them." He said, placing an envelope on the table.
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