Dressed as the daughter of the villain's son?

Qingyun wanted to invite Concubine Gu Ning to have dinner with her, but was rejected. When Qingyun came back with two big pomegranates, Concubine Gu Ning had calmed down and took one of the pomegranates and left.

Those who have something to hide try to please Minister Li, while those who want to continue to develop try to please Mayor Gu.

After returning home, Concubine Gu Ning looked at the pile of gifts in the living room and the old couple drinking tea and chatting with rosy faces. She sneered and turned back to her room.

"Hey, girl, why don't you say hello to grandpa and grandma? You're so rude." The old man put down the newly received purple clay teapot, frowned and looked a little unhappy.

Gu Ningfei laughed mockingly and looked him up and down. "You, the young section chief, are now a dead tree that has come back to life. How can you raise people in a sanatorium? Is that right?"

After saying that, she picked up her bag and went upstairs. She shouldn't have argued, but she was angry and really didn't want to tolerate it anymore.

The weather in October was still hot, but wearing too bright clothes was not suitable for the current season. Opening the wardrobe, Concubine Gu Ning spent a long time choosing from a pile of white shirts and black trousers before she realized that she had no beautiful clothes in this house.

It was too late to ask the assistant to bring her new dress. Among the clothes piled under the closet was an ordinary black dress, of the most ordinary cut and made of the most ordinary cotton.

This was bought after she graduated from junior high school. During the summer vacation, everyone made an appointment to go out and play. Everyone was dressed in bright and colorful clothes, which was the bright color of youth. She was not content with being ordinary.

But at that time she was hunched over and lacked confidence. No matter how much the teacher encouraged and supported her, she knew that confidence comes from within, but without a brave heart, external things were her only reliance, and she had none of that.

Now this ordinary and cheap skirt makes her skin look whiter than snow and she looks elegant and charming. With the recently popular mother-of-pearl necklace and a little pink around her neck, she looks even more pretty and lively.

“A man who has been away for three days is no longer the same A’mon from Wu.” Concubine Gu Ning turned around gently. The face in the mirror had not changed, but her eyes and brows had become more resilient. She was not a flower that was blown by wind and rain, but a tree that was standing tall and proud.

This time the banquet was still held at the waterside pavilion where Zhou Congying fell into the water last time. Many people came. Of course, big shots cannot be stained with such corruption and extravagance, but there are always people who need to socialize and revel.

Turning around the corridor, Li Yu was leaning against the pavilion, with two crutches lying randomly on the ground. Concubine Gu Ning wanted to look for Fu Shengyu, but when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but stop and watch for a while.

Feeling someone watching him, Li Yu opened his eyes and tilted his head to look over. There was a gloomy look between his handsome brows. "Concubine Gu Ning?"

After her name was called, Concubine Gu Ning couldn't just turn around and leave. She smiled slightly and walked to the pavilion and sat on the wooden bench. Seeing Li Yu like this, she felt happy.

"Your injury is recovering very well." Gu Ningfei leaned in close to him and said, "Didn't Chen Fangzhi come with my brother?"

Li Yu's clenched fist loosened, and he turned his head to look at the calm water. "I'm already disabled, so it's only natural that she doesn't want to get engaged to me."

"Director Li, you are very gracious. Although my father and your father arranged our marriage in the beginning, you also said that marriage is free nowadays, and child marriage is a feudal custom that is not tolerated by society."

"Of course, my father and your father both agreed with this view. My father also comforted me, and your father even gave me a double-sided embroidered screen as an apology."

"But you also know that I, Gu Ningfei, am also a person who pursues freedom and hates being bound. I also agree with your point of view. When you told me this, I also said that I wanted to learn from you and bravely pursue love and bravely pursue myself."

"I accepted the screen because it was a gift from an elder. I have the highest respect for you and your father's contributions to the country and the people."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Li Yu interrupted the woman's increasingly excited chatter. This long speech gave him a headache.

"Then I'll be brief." Concubine Gu Ning showed a decent and gentle smile on her face, "A good horse never turns back to eat grass, please don't slap yourself in the face, after all, I also have the right to pursue true love."

What this means is, don't think of me when good things happen to you, and don't let bad things happen to me. If your true love abandons you, don't think of me as your backup.

Li Yu was so angry that he almost laughed. He looked Concubine Gu Ning up and down and said disdainfully: "Even if Fang Zhi doesn't like me, it's not your turn."

Hearing such rude words, Concubine Gu Ning was not angry. She tilted her head and smiled coquettishly, and said in a delicate voice: "That's true. I'm still a minor, so it won't be my turn. But I can ask my father to find another adopted daughter."

After saying that, she stood up, looked Li Yu up and down, said nothing, turned around and left gracefully.

She learned from her brother that Li Yu was still arranged to go to a retirement unit because he was unable to work due to disability, and his career in politics had come to an end.

This was something that everyone knew, so Li Yu chose to resign with his pension. Now he has gone into business and set up his own engineering team to undertake the work of building bridges and roads.

This matter is not legal or compliant, but the higher-ups turned a blind eye and the people below pretended not to know who his backers were.

This was only the third time Concubine Gu Ning and Li Yu had met. The first time was when she had just arrived in Jingzhou. As soon as she got home, she saw Li Yu and Xu Fangzhi chatting harmoniously about sports and fitness.

The second time was when everyone was having dinner together. During the meal, they talked about the engagement between the two parents. Li Yu said a lot of words about pursuing freedom and democracy. It was really ugly to see him turning away in a hurry, not to mention turning around and expressing his loyalty to Xu Fangzhi.

She didn't feel attracted to Li Yu at all, but Li Yu's attitude really made her unhappy. What made her even more unhappy was that among the other five people present, only her brother smoothed things over for her and saved her face.

If you like Xu Fangzhi, then just like her. She is just very unhappy that Xu Fangzhi stole her things. It has nothing to do with you, Li Yu. If you praise one and criticize the other, don't blame her for exposing her scars and adding insult to injury.

After venting her anger, Concubine Gu Ning felt much better. The autumn chrysanthemums in October covered the ground, which was another kind of colorful flower.

It was not the time yet and there were not many people in the banquet hall, so Concubine Gu Ning turned around and looked somewhere else. Now she was truly proud of herself in Feng Zhou.

"Concubine Ning, why are you so happy today?" Feng Huayang happened to meet Concubine Gu Ning, who looked very happy, on her way back from the bathroom to touch up her makeup. She hurriedly pulled her aside to continue their relationship.

"Sister Feng, I just let out a sigh of relief, so of course I'm in a good mood." Concubine Gu Ning turned around and could only see the lonely, desolate pavilion across the water, and could not see the scenery inside clearly.

Feng Huayang looked in the direction of his gaze, but saw nothing. "Is there anyone bullying you now?"

Concubine Gu Ning smiled and didn't answer this question. She asked, "I'm here to look for Boss Fu. Does Sister Feng know where he is?"