Abandoned daughter reborn, legitimate son is resourceful

"Are you doing well now? I heard that you were not at the Chu family, so I sent someone to look for you, but..."

Gu Mingli's eyelashes were a little moist. Nan Jinming pursed his lips and looked at Gu Mingli in front of him. He had a gentle temperament and elegant manners. He was undoubtedly a young master from a wealthy family.

Gu Mingli's family is also a scholarly family. Originally, Gu Yanshu and Chu Lianqin's marriage was not favored by their family. Chu Zixuan's birth was unknown, and Gu Yanshu kept his mouth shut about Chu Zixuan's identity. Only Chu Lianqin knew about it. Everyone else thought that he was really a bastard who eloped with someone and later married Chu Lianqin.

The Gu family felt ashamed and seldom interacted with him, but they could not stand Chu Lianqin's wealth from business in recent years.

"Everything is going well."

Nan Jinming took Gu Mingli's hand and patted the back of his hand gently. It can only be said that Gu Mingli is indeed a good person. In the past, whenever Chu Zixuan organized a tea tasting and poetry gathering, Gu Mingli would secretly give Chu Xiaoran a lot of things. This was also a secret between the two of them.

Although his family did not recognize Chu Zixuan's identity, they had to let Gu Mingli come out to the meeting for Chu Lianqin's sake.

"Xiao Ran, let's go."

Nan Jinming smiled, thinking that she would not scare others. Gu Mingli's eyes fell on Nan Jinming. Nan Jinming was wearing the ordinary clothes she wore in Laifu Village. The fabric looked cheap at first glance, but Gu Mingli still smiled at her gently.

"Thank you, Miss, for taking care of Brother Xiaoran."

Just now I saw the two of them behaving intimately, holding hands. Although Nan Jinming's clothes look cheap and her family does not seem wealthy, from the way she speaks and behaves, she should be educated. If she can get a little bit of fame in the exam, she will be worthy of standing next to Chu Xiaoran.

"This is as it should be. After all, Xiao Ran and I are getting married in a few days."

Gu Mingli frowned, a little surprised. He and Qin Yingxue's wedding date was set for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He didn't expect that when he met Chu Xiaoran this time, he would get married before him.

"This...Brother Xiaoran, is what this young lady said...true?"

Gu Mingli looked at Nan Jinming in front of him, and saw that her expression was neither humble nor arrogant. Chu Xiaoran was wearing clean and plain clothes, but it could be seen that the fabric was of top quality. Could it be that this woman... had a complicated identity?

Chu Xiaoran nodded, agreeing with Nan Jinming's statement.

"Brother Mingli, this is my fiancée, Nan Jinming."

Chu Xiaoran let go of Gu Mingli's hand and held Nan Jinming's wrist. The two were of similar height. Nan Jinming had a delicate, fair-skinned scholar look, while Chu Xiaoran's face had some flesh on it. When the two stood together, they really looked like a couple.

"Congratulations."

Gu Mingli was also a man who had seen big scenes. Even when he suddenly heard the news that Chu Xiaoran was going to get married, he accepted it immediately.

"Thank you, Brother Mingli."

"Mr. Mingli, please come to my humble abode to have a glass of wedding wine when you are free."

Nan Jinming said openly, looking at Gu Mingli in front of him. He did not expect Chu Xiaoran to take the initiative to introduce himself. In this case, what reason did he have to refuse? It would be better to openly admit the relationship between the two.

"By the way, Brother Mingli, when is your wedding date?"

Gu Mingli followed Nan Jinming and his party into the Liu Family Cloth Shop, which was the largest cloth shop in Yuecheng except for the Chu Family's. It had a great reputation and many people were willing to order custom clothes from these two shops, not only because of the quality of the fabrics, but also because of the skilled embroiderers who created lifelike patterns.

"Yingxue and I will be getting married on the Mid-Autumn Festival next month. If you are free, you can come and accompany me."

Gu Mingli and Chu Xiaoran were selecting cloths and chatting with each other, and their voices also reached Nan Jinming's ears.

Nan Jinming sat on the chair next to him, drinking the tea on the low table, looking at the dazzling array of cloth in the window, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Since you said so, I will definitely go."

"I'm waiting for you."

Gu Mingli and Chu Xiaoran smiled knowingly, their eyes curved. When the two of them stood together, they really looked a bit like brothers.

Gu Mingli knew that Chu Xiaoran liked reading, so every time he went to see him he would give him some books, most of which were about poetry, literature and etiquette, and they were all his own collection.

"Brother Mingli, this piece of fabric suits you very well."

Gu Mingli likes plain clothes in green and light blue, the only bright one is the orange one.

Chu Xiaoran had seen Gu Mingli dressed more often in simple and elegant clothes, and he would never steal the spotlight when he came to the Chu family.

"What kind do you like? I'll buy it for you."

Gu Mingli turned his head and looked at the waiter next to him.

"Show me all the new patterns you have."

Chu Xiaoran didn't have a good life in the Chu family, and his clothes were not well dressed. All of his clothes were made of fabrics used by servants. The only two pieces of clothing were bought for Chu Xiaoran by Gu Yanshu hypocritically when Chu Lianqin was around. They were just made of fabrics that were slightly better than those of the servants' clothes.

Gu Mingli also wanted to give Chu Xiaoran something as a wedding gift.