How could the Qi family not understand what that meant?
But they all just thought Shen Yuyao was stupid.
Even if she is not liked by Lu Yanshen, Gu Zhi is still Madam Lu.
To truly bully someone's wife, how is that any different from riding on someone's face and slapping them?
But ask yourself, who would dare to slap Lu Yanshen's face?
None of the Qi family members like Shen Yuyao right now.
They feel that even if Shen Yuyao wanted to pick a fight with Gu Zhi, she should have done it somewhere else; doing it on the Qi family's turf, what is that supposed to mean!
If something really happened, could the Qi family stay out of it?
Besides, Shen Yuyao's voice was so loud that Gu Zhi must have heard it.
The head of the Qi family was no longer his usual smooth self; he was a bit angry.
Just as he was about to speak, who knew that Gu Zhi had already slowly smiled and said:
"I told you there was a dog barking."
This time, the head of the Qi family did not want the matter to just pass like that either.
Otherwise, in the future, just anyone would come to his turf and talk nonsense.
The head of the Qi family immediately chimed in: "My ears were indeed failing me just now, but now, I have heard it too."
Shen Yuyao was stunned on the spot.
She never expected the head of the Qi family to agree with Gu Zhi's words and also call her a dog.
Sun Qin was terrified that the kind and beautiful image her daughter had built for years would be ruined, and she was also afraid that the Qi family would be truly angry and not let them in at all.
Then they would become even more of a laughingstock.
Sun Qin immediately hurried to smile and said: "The child is still young and doesn't know any better; she spoke a bit too much. Mr. Qi, Zhizhi, please don't mind her."
Gu Zhi smiled: "She's twenty-two, and still young? If she's still young, then isn't my age even younger?"
Everyone knew that she was two days younger than Shen Yuyao.
Sun Qin could not save face at all.
The smile on her face stiffened.
But she still hurriedly smiled and said:
"I said it wrong, yes, yes, she is an adult, it's just that she doesn't know any better, it's just that she doesn't know any better."
Shen Yuyao was so angry she wanted to retort.
Sun Qin pulled her hard, not letting her speak again.
Gu Zhi saw it all and felt that Sun Qin was indeed a bit smarter than Shen Yuyao and better at enduring things.
If it weren't for the fact that Shen Lifeng still remembered he had a cooperation with the Qi family and could not cause a scene at the Qi residence.
He would have already cursed at Gu Zhi.
To think she would make him, her father, lose face like this!
But Gu Zhi did not even look at Shen Lifeng and had already gone inside.
Originally, if Shen Yuyao hadn't caused this scene earlier, the moment the Qi family noticed them, they would have certainly, out of politeness, sent someone to invite them in together.
But after this scene caused by Shen Yuyao, even though Gu Zhi was invited in, no one came to greet Shen Lifeng to enter.
Even the welcomers at the door ignored them.
The three of them were furious.
But there was nothing they could do.
The Shen family is currently not as good as the Qi family; even if the two families have some cooperation, if they don't come to attend the birthday banquet, the Qi family wouldn't care.
But they care!
They want to socialize upward!
That is why the whole family came today!
Although Sun Qin was angry, she still knew how to appease Shen Lifeng and Shen Yuyao:
"We must keep our cool. They only see her status as Madam Lu because they don't know the inside story."
"But we know the inside story. She didn't even graduate from high school and has no education at all. She relied on a favor to marry Lu Yanshen; Lu Yanshen was practically forced to marry her."
"How could Lu Yanshen let her be Madam Lu forever? They will definitely divorce sooner or later!"
"Once everyone knows these inside details, absolutely no one will be this polite to her again!"
Ever since Gu Zhi was found and brought back by the Gu family, not only was Shen Yuyao uneasy, but Sun Qin was also uneasy.
Shen Yuyao had bribed someone from the Gu family.
Sun Qin had directly sent someone to investigate Gu Zhi's past.
Knowing that Gu Zhi really grew up in the countryside and even dropped out after her first year of high school.
Sun Qin stopped the investigation, feeling that knowing this was enough.
What could someone who dropped out do? She must have entered society to work!
Was there any need to check!
"Alright, stop being angry, stop being angry."
Sun Qin put on a gentle appearance and stroked Shen Lifeng's chest.
"These past few days, whoever we meet, we will reveal this inside story to them; many people already know."
"And she is also a cripple who cannot stand up. No matter how you think about it, everyone knows she won't be Madam Lu for long."
Shen Lifeng felt much better.
Shen Yuyao also felt much better.
It was her idea to go around spreading these inside details.
Since Gu Zhi refused to give the opportunity for an arranged marriage to her, she would make sure that even if Gu Zhi married Lu Yanshen, no one would be polite to her!
The three of them then went inside.
The Qi family lobby.
The moment Gu Zhi was pushed in, the whole room went quiet.
Only then did they realize that the person the head of the Qi family had hurriedly brought so many key members of the Qi family to greet at the door was actually Gu Zhi.
The next second, everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the Zou family.
The Zou family had also come to attend the birthday banquet today.
Even Zou Yuanhao, who once had an engagement with Gu Zhi, was there.
Back then, the Zou family disregarded the fact that it was the Gu family's ancestral recognition banquet and demanded to break off the engagement in front of so many people.
They didn't give any face to the Gu family or to Gu Zhi, who had just been found.
Zou Yuanhao even publicly humiliated Gu Zhi, calling her a country bumpkin and a cripple.
Making Gu Zhi a laughingstock at the time!
Who could have imagined that the very next day, Gu Zhi would marry the head of the Lu family and become Madam Lu!
The Zou family had become the laughingstock instead!
The Zou family members all felt their faces burning.
They knew everyone was laughing at them in their hearts.
Only Zou Yuanhao did not feel his face burning at all and immediately cursed at those who were looking over:
"What are you looking at? I did break off—"
Before he could finish, Old Master Zou had already scolded his young grandson: "Shut up!"
Zou Yuanhao had no choice but to stop cursing.
But he still muttered discontentedly in a low voice:
"Grandfather, don't you also know that she will be kicked out of the Lu family sooner or later? We don't need to be afraid of her at all!"
He was in contact with Shen Yuyao, and he liked Shen Yuyao.
Shen Yuyao had already told him that Gu Zhi didn't even graduate from high school and that Lu Yanshen was forced to marry her.
And he had told his family about these inside details.
At first, he was quite afraid that Lu Yanshen would help take revenge on him and his family, and he really couldn't sleep at night.
Knowing these inside details, he was no longer afraid.
His family was no longer afraid either.
Because they also didn't think that Lu Yanshen, who was forced to marry Gu Zhi, would stand up for Gu Zhi and the Gu family.
They also felt that Lu Yanshen would divorce Gu Zhi sooner or later.
Old Master Zou also whispered:
"I am not afraid of her; I am just mindful that this is the Qi family's turf. Today is Old Master Qi's birthday banquet, and we cannot cause trouble here."
Mother Zou also whispered:
"That's right, my good son, just endure it. Our family still wants to cooperate with the Qi family."
Father Zou said irritably: "If you can't endure it, go home! No one asked you to come!"
Only then did Zou Yuanhao completely shut up.
He didn't want to go home; he only came because he knew Yuyao was coming today.
He hadn't seen Yuyao for two days.
Gu Zhi saw the Zou family.
However, since they were far away, she could only see the Zou family talking, but she didn't know what they were saying.
Gu Zhi was pushed in front of the birthday celebrant.
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