Rebirth: Mr. Fu will not cancel the engagement this time

The twenty people brought by the old butler were all carefully trained by him over many years. From now on, these people will live in the Rose Courtyard and take care of Gu Jinhe's three meals a day, food, clothing, housing and transportation.

When she left, the old housekeeper kept Xu Cheng behind. From today on, Xu Cheng's identity was her personal butler.

The old lady also left with the old butler, obviously wanting to give Gu Jinhe time to adapt. Plus, there was a dinner in the evening, so there wasn't much time left.

As soon as the two left, Xu Cheng quickly arranged for someone to take Gu Jinhe to the backyard to wash up, while he stayed in the yard to arrange the rest of the people.

This had never happened in his previous life, because when Gu Jinhe returned to the Gu family, it was already time for dinner. After briefly meeting the old lady and uncles, he had lunch.

During this process, many people came to see Gu Jinhe, causing her to sit there at a loss, her face turning red and then pale. She didn't know how many people laughed at her in secret. Because of this, the old lady became particularly strict in teaching her.

After she finished washing, someone quickly pushed over two carts with dozens of clothes hanging on them for her to choose from. One cart was filled with ironed plain cheongsams, and the other was filled with brightly colored dresses.

Looking at the cheongsam, Gu Jinhe's eyes lit up. She had such a choice when she returned to the Gu family in her previous life. At that time, she chose a dress. Since then, most of the clothes arranged by the Gu family for her were dresses.

However, most of the women living in this house wear cheongsams, and the old lady wears cheongsam all year round. It may be that they want to appear closer to the old lady, so several hostesses tacitly wear cheongsams to meet guests in large occasions.

Gu Jinhe chose a light apricot cheongsam with only a few roses embroidered on the hem.

After Gu Jinhe came out of the fitting room wearing the cheongsam, the two women who were waiting nearby were suddenly dazzled. Gu Jinhe looked stunning in the cheongsam. Her cool temperament also seemed gentler, and she looked more dignified and elegant.

The two women were named Shumo and Shuhua respectively.

Shu Mo stepped forward and said with a smile: "Young Miss, you look really good in this cheongsam. It will definitely look even better with the bun I put on your hair later."

Gu Jinhe smiled slightly, walked to the dressing table and sat down. Shu Mo came over, picked up the comb and combed her hair while saying, "What kind of hairpin do you want, a jade hairpin or a wooden hairpin?"

Gu Jinhe lowered his eyes and looked at the two brocade boxes placed on the table. In one brocade box were three jade hairpins of different colors: white jade, red jade, and green jade.

In another box are three wooden hairpins, ranging in color from dark to light.

Gu Jinhe picked up a red jade hairpin with a simple auspicious cloud pattern. At this time, Shuhua came over with a brown brocade box in her hand. She gently placed it on the table and opened the box. She saw a jade bracelet of the same three colors inside, which was obviously matched with the jade hairpin.

Gu Jinhe handed the hairpin to Shu Mo. The jade bracelet was transparent and moist, and it was obviously a high-quality jade. It was also warm and smooth to the touch. After wearing it on the wrist, the red jade bracelet made Gu Jinhe's fair and delicate skin look even more fair.

After watching Gu Jinhe choose the jewelry, Shuhua began to put makeup on her, carefully drawing her eyebrows and finally applying a light layer of lip balm. At this time, Shumo had also finished styling her hair.

The light apricot cheongsam is ankle-length, with cuffs reaching the elbows. Cheongsam is the most figure-flattering garment, and when Gu Jinhe wears it, her figure looks even more graceful. The only bright colors are the red jade bracelet on her wrist and the red jade hairpin in her hair.

She wore a plain and elegant cheongsam, but chose the most gorgeous red jade hairpin and red jade bracelet. However, the combination of these two items did not look out of place on Gu Jinhe, but instead matched her temperament.

At this time, the sky outside was gradually darkening. It would take a while to walk from here to the front yard hall. The dinner time was almost here.

Gu Jinhe stood up and asked Shu Mo to get a light-colored shawl and put it on her before going out. Street lights were on everywhere in the yard, and Xu Cheng was standing at the gate with his back to her, obviously waiting for Gu Jinhe.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, Xu Cheng turned around and took a quick glance before quickly lowering his eyes. He said in a low voice, "The old lady is already waiting for the young lady in the front yard."

Gu Jinhe said softly: "I understand. You lead the way."

As the night gradually grew darker, Xu Cheng slowed down his pace and walked in front. Gu Jinhe walked in the middle, and Shu Mo and Shu Hua followed behind. The four of them walked in silence on the wooden corridor, their footsteps overlapping and making only a slight tapping sound.

At this time, many people from the Gu family had gathered in the front yard hall. They were wearing decent clothes, and the women had exquisite makeup on. They were smiling and chatting with each other. Although it was unknown what they were talking about, it was obvious that the protagonist of the night was indispensable.

"The eldest lady is here!" Someone suddenly shouted.

Suddenly the whole hall fell silent. Everyone turned to look at the door and saw the woman walking slowly in with the sunset behind her. When they saw her face, several gasps were heard in the hall.

The old lady was wearing a dark blue cheongsam with a emerald green jade chain around her neck. Her originally serious expression quickly relaxed after she saw Gu Jinhe.

Gu Jinhe walked up to the old lady and called out obediently, "Grandma." She looked at the aunts standing behind the old lady and called them one by one.

Second Aunt came forward and took Gu Jinhe's hand. After looking her up and down, her smile deepened a little and she said, "Mother, look at how beautiful our Jinhe is. She is so pretty. The more I look at her, the more I like her."

Third Aunt also said: "Let's not talk about others, just look at mother. No one in our Gu family is ugly. I vaguely remember someone saying that mother was the most beautiful woman in the capital. Now it seems that the most beautiful woman of this generation will fall on our Gu family!"

"The Gu family has inherited the good genes from our mother. I believe things will get better and better in the future." Fourth Aunt said with a smile.

Only Ye Pingting was smiling at the side, with no intention of speaking.

The old lady stretched out her right hand towards Gu Jinhe and said gently: "Miao Miao, grandma will take you to meet the other members of the Gu family."

Second Aunt tactfully let go of her hand and stepped back. Gu Jinhe put his hand into the old lady's hand. Several aunts followed behind her. The old lady took Gu Jinhe's hand and walked around the hall.

The old lady attached great importance to family bloodline tradition, so the people she met started with the ones who were most closely related by blood, and went on to the side branches of the Gu family who were who knows how many generations apart. Those people were not allowed to come to the old house on weekdays. Today, because of Gu Jinhe's return, the old lady made an exception and allowed all the members of the Gu family to come to the old house, just to see Gu Jinhe.

Of course, after the meeting, these people will not stay overnight and will set off to go back after the dinner. Since the older generation, only direct descendants can live in the Gu family's old house. If side branches come in without permission, it will violate the family rules. If the consequences are serious, they will be expelled from the side branch family tree.

After everyone had been introduced, the old lady sympathized with Gu Jinhe for wearing high heels and asked her to go to the small reception room next door to rest. Gu Jinhe knew that it was time to meet the ladies and young ladies from the side branches.

After seeing Gu Jinhe go to the reception room, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding. Starting from the end, the ladies who had just been introduced by the old lady, walked in quietly with gifts in their hands.

Shumo and Shuhua were receiving gifts on the side. The gifts sent by these people were usually not opened on the spot, but were placed in a separate room.

An hour later, Second Aunt came in with a few other aunts. They looked at the gift boxes that almost filled up the living room, and all had different expressions on their faces.

It was still the Second Aunt who spoke first: "Our Jinhe has met so many people today and received so many gifts. Aren't you very happy?"

Gu Jinhe stood up and asked Second Aunt to sit down. After all the aunts were seated, she sat down next to Second Aunt, pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.

Auntie San joked, "Look, our Jinhe is shy."

Facing the gazes of several people, Gu Jinhe just lowered his eyes and smiled slightly with curved lips.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful to those who have helped him.

Today, it is better to talk less.

Fortunately, the aunts were tactful and stopped teasing Gu Jinhe.

Second Aunt put the red brocade box in her hand on the small table, looked at Gu Jinhe and said with a smile: "I didn't prepare this gift originally. I have been busy since I knew you were coming back. I wanted to give you the best gift, but I didn't know what you like, so I prepared clothes and jewelry that girls of your age like."

"But after meeting you today, I felt that this gift might not be suitable for you, so I prepared this gift for you."

"The original one has been delivered to your yard. After the dinner, go back and see if you like it. If you like it, tell Second Aunt. From now on, Second Aunt will prepare new clothes and jewelry for you every month."

After Second Aunt finished speaking, she gently patted the back of Gu Jinhe's hand, glanced at the brocade box and said, "Open it quickly and see if you like it?"

The aunts sitting nearby did not expect that Second Aunt would change the gifts at the last minute.

Just based on this thoughtfulness, they were outshined.

This was something Gu Jinhe had not expected, because in her previous life, her second aunt gave her clothes and jewelry, and after that she would send her the latest styles of clothes and jewelry every month.

I originally thought that these would not change, but after meeting her, Second Aunt felt that they were inappropriate and prepared a new gift for her.

Unexpectedly, on the first day after returning to the Gu family, some people's views of her changed.

Gu Jinhe opened the box and found a jade token inside. She didn't understand what it meant, and the others were also curious about what gift Second Aunt had prepared. They stood up and walked over, and when they saw the jade token lying quietly in the box, they all gasped in shock.

Gu Jinhe sensed something was wrong and pushed the brocade box to Second Aunt's hand and said, "Second Aunt, this is too valuable. I can't accept it."

Second Aunt shook her head and sighed, "It's not valuable at all. If your father were still alive, this jade token would have been given to you a long time ago. Please accept it. I have already informed mother and she agreed."

Second Aunt’s words made Gu Jinhe realize that this jade plaque must represent some meaning and that it was very important in the Gu family.

Since the old lady had agreed, Gu Jinhe did not refuse.

"Thank you, second aunt."

Shu Mo, who was standing behind, stepped forward, closed the brocade box again, held it in his hand and stood back.

No matter what the people in the living room think, the next procedure must be followed.

The second person to give a gift was Third Aunt. She pushed the box full of night pearls over roughly, clapped her hands and said generously: "If you need anything in the future, just tell Third Aunt. I can fill the lotus pond in your yard with night pearls. Don't be polite to me, Xiao Jinhe~" She winked at Gu Jinhe after she finished speaking.

Gu Jinhe: “...Thank you, Third Aunt.” Sure enough, Third Aunt prepared a box of night-shining pearls just like she did in her previous life, and said the same words. At that time, she thought that the lotus pond in her yard was not small, and Third Aunt must have a lot of money to fill the lotus pond with night-shining pearls.

Later she found out that her third aunt's family was the richest in the area.