"The Gu family's annual gala?"
Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Gu Xi's face.
"The Gu family has an annual gala?" Gu Xi could not help but ask.
Before this, Gu Xi had never known that the Gu family would have an annual gala. Even the novel did not mention it.
From the sound of it, this annual gala was obviously not as simple as an ordinary Gu family gathering.
Upon seeing Gu Xi's surprised expression, Cui Min raised her eyebrows and answered affirmatively, "Yes." Then, she looked at Gu Xi and guessed, "Didn't your father tell you? Don't tell me you think it's NTN's annual gala? "
Gu Xi nodded in a daze.
Upon seeing this, Cui Min could not help but chuckle and say, "Our Gu family's annual gala is similar to NTN's, but the significance is very different. It's much more important than NTN's."
"This is our Xixi's first time attending the Gu family's annual gala. She must make a good show of it!" As Cui Min spoke, she sized up Gu Xi and could not help but rub Gu Xi's face. Her eyes sparkled as she exclaimed, "Our Xixi is so beautiful! I really cherish Young Auntie. "
By this time, Gu Xi had already changed into the gown that Cui Min had specially prepared for her.
Although this gown did not look as exaggerated as the one she had worn for the school performance, it was still as exquisite as the one she had worn before.
The knee-length gown with a cloak made it look simple and elegant. It also perfectly displayed the beautiful aura of Gu Xi's age.
In short, it was very suitable for a formal occasion like the annual gala.
Upon seeing how Gu Xi's face was flushed from her compliments, Cui Min could not help but want to go up and kiss her.
Gu Xi's appearance fulfilled Cui Min's dream of having a daughter for many years. Therefore, she kept giving Gu Xi all kinds of nice things.
Of course, this was not the only reason. Although Cui Min was in Huaxia, she had heard a lot about Gu Xi from Gu Xuan.
Although Gu Xi had a biological mother, she had been living with her mother for so many years, just like a child without a mother. Therefore, in front of Gu Xi, Cui Min couldn't help but treat her better and give her more motherly love.
It would have been great if they had been found earlier.
Cui Min sighed with regret in her heart. In this way, she still had her sister-in-law to take care of Gu Xi.
Putting aside her emotions, Cui Min pulled Gu Xi to look around and said, "No, I have to give you a nice hairstyle."
…
When Gu Shao came over, he saw Cui Min combing Gu Xi's hair in the room, and Gu Xi was smiling happily with Cui Min. It seemed that they were talking about some interesting things that happened to her in school.
Gu Shao could not bear to disturb such an intimate scene. However, when he glanced at them, Gu Shao coughed softly, knocked on the door, and reminded them, "It's getting late. How's it going?"
Upon hearing the sound, Gu Xi turned to look at Gu Shao. She realized that today's Gu Shao was a little different from usual.
If she had to point out what was different, it was that today's clothes Gu Shao wore looked more serious than usual in NTN or in school. However, he was super handsome! And he was so handsome that he had a strong aura.
Therefore, Gu Xi finally understood how important it was when Cui Min said it was "very important".
"It'll be done soon. Let's do another hair accessory."
As Cui Min spoke, she clipped a hair accessory with the same design as the dress to Gu Xi's hair that she had just tied up. Then, she looked at it with satisfaction.
"Perfect!"
"Okay, Xixi, go ahead. Let everyone see the temperament of our little princess of the Gu family!" Cui Min said with a "victorious" look on her face. Then, she led Gu Xi out of the room.
Gu Shao's eyes lit up when he saw that Cui Min had made Gu Xi look like a proud and exquisite little princess, no, a little queen.
Upon hearing what Cui Min said to Gu Xi, Wang Pei smiled and said softly to Gu Xi, "Xixi, don't be nervous when you go there. Just treat it as a normal dinner party."
Upon hearing Wang Pei's words, Gu Xi nodded and said, "Thank you, Auntie."
Wang Pei smiled and reminded Gu Shao, "If you bring Xixi there, try not to come back late."
"Okay," Gu Shao replied.
"Let's go." Gu Shao held Gu Xi's hand and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Gu Xi suddenly thought of something. She turned to look at Wang Pei and asked, "Aren't Gu Chenyi and Little Brother going?"
After saying that, Gu Xi glanced at Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi, who seemed to be secretly taking photos of her with their mobile phones. The two of them were still wearing home clothes.
Why did it feel like she was the only one who wanted to go?
Upon hearing Gu Xi's words, Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi waved their hands and shook their heads. In short, they were not going.
At this moment, Cui Min sneered and said, "They're not going to embarrass themselves. When they were young, your grandfather took them there once. In the end, they cried at the dinner table."
— The Gu family's annual party wasn't an ordinary gathering. The younger generation wouldn't be brought there unless it was under special circumstances.
After all, the discussion was about serious business and professional matters. It was meaningless for the younger generation to go.
Previously, there was a year when Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi were still young and were brought there by Old Master Gu. In the end, the two of them went in smiling and were dragged out crying.
Gu Chenyi was beaten to tears by Gu Yanxiao, while Gu Yanxiao was scared to tears by her second uncle's glare.
…
Gu Xi didn't know why, but when she heard Cui Min's words, her face suddenly tensed up.
— Is this annual party so scary?
She had a bad premonition.
Gu Xi muttered silently.
Seeing Gu Xi's serious expression, Wang Pei held back her laughter and glared at Cui Min. She then looked at Gu Xi and said, "Xixi, don't listen to your Young Aunt. The people attending the annual party are all elders who have contributed to the Gu family's business. Xixi is going there today to let them see you. Don't be afraid."
Gu Shao also raised his hand to rub Gu Xi's hair to comfort her.
"Oh, don't mess up my hair."
"Don't mess up her hair!"
Gu Xi and Cui Min said almost at the same time.
Hearing this, Gu Shao's hand, which was on Gu Xi's head, froze. In the end, he helplessly withdrew his hand.
"Let's go."
Gu Shao left with Gu Xi.
—
About 20 minutes later, Gu Shao brought Gu Xi to a hotel building.
"Xi Xia Hotel?" Gu Xi muttered as she looked at the name on the sign.
Gu Xi knew about this hotel. She had heard about it in school when she was casually chatting about it.
Although it didn't seem to be very famous and the name of the hotel sounded ordinary, it was said that this hotel was the best hotel in B City.
She didn't expect the Gu family's annual party to be held at this place.
"They're quite generous …" Gu Xi muttered to herself as she leaned against the car window.
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Shao calmly introduced, "This hotel is one of the Gu family's businesses."
Gu Xi: "?!"
Before Gu Xi could say anything, the car had already driven into the innermost parking area of the hotel.
—
Seeing Gu Xi's shocked expression, Gu Shao was secretly amused and explained, "The Gu family has many businesses in B City."
Not only in B City, but also in the entire Hua nation, the Gu family owned many businesses.
However, other businesses were different. Other businesses or families would put their businesses under their own names or directly disclose them to the public. Most of the Gu family's businesses were not disclosed to the public.
If no one investigated in depth, most people wouldn't know that a business belonged to the Gu family.
"A lot?" Gu Xi asked.
"Yes, a lot." Gu Shao gave Gu Xi an affirmative answer. He felt that it was necessary to let Gu Xi know about his family's assets, lest she always thought that he was going to go bankrupt.
—
Because today was the Gu family's annual party, the entire hotel was closed.
Gu Xi followed Gu Shao into the hotel. Before they reached the hall, they were already shocked by the two rows of receptionists in front of them.
Several doors were opened and Gu Xi followed Gu Shao into the venue.
The venue was not very big and there were only a few tables of people sitting inside.
However, these tables of people gave people a feeling that they were not simple people.
This was not an illusion of Gu Xi. Those who were qualified to attend the Gu family's annual party were indeed of high status.
Seeing Gu Shao come out, everyone in the venue stood up almost at the same time and faced Gu Shao.
At the same time, they couldn't help but look curiously at the girl beside Gu Shao.
"That girl is …?" Someone couldn't help but ask the people around him curiously.
"She should be the family head's daughter," someone guessed.
So far, not many people had seen Gu Xi. However, some people present knew that Gu Shao had a daughter.
Gu Xi felt a little nervous being stared at by so many people. Although she kept reminding herself to stay calm, Gu Xi still subconsciously tugged at the corner of Gu Shao's clothes.
Gu Xi thought that Gu Shao would not notice her at this moment. Little did she know that her little movements were all noticed by Gu Shao.
Sensing Gu Xi's nervousness, Gu Shao directly held Gu Xi's hand regardless of the situation around them.
After a simple greeting to everyone, Gu Shao did not stay in the venue for long. Instead, he directly took Gu Xi to a room further inside.
This room was very big. After walking around the screen, they saw a huge round table. On the round table, except for the two seats at the head of the table, the rest of the seats were all occupied.
At a glance, there were about five or six people.
Gu Feng and Gu Xuan were also there. As for the others, Gu Xi did not recognize them. However, she could vaguely see one or two familiar faces. Perhaps Gu Xi had seen them in some news or newspapers before.
Although she did not know them, Gu Xi could vaguely tell from the atmosphere here that those people should be the people in charge of some of the Gu family's businesses that Gu Shao had mentioned. The people in front of her should be some of the core people of the Gu family's businesses.
Under everyone's gaze, Gu Shao directly held Gu Xi's hand and walked to the main seat in the east.
Gu Shao first pulled out a chair for Gu Xi and let her sit down. Then, he sat down on the main seat.
As Gu Shao sat down, everyone sat up straighter. They looked at Gu Shao and then looked at Gu Xi with a smile.
"This is my daughter, Gu Xi," Gu Shao introduced.
It was just a few simple words, but it made people feel a sense of solemnity.
Gu Shao brought Gu Xi here to formally introduce Gu Xi to the Gu family's subordinates.
After that, Gu Shao introduced the people present to Gu Xi one by one.
Gu Xi would obediently greet the people introduced by Gu Shao.
Her voice was clear and crisp, but she did not sound shy.
However, after getting to know everyone, although Gu Xi carefully remembered everyone's name and identity, she was a little confused about the other identities and positions introduced by Gu Shao.
—
The banquet began.
After all the dishes were served, the waiter in the room left, leaving only the two of them standing at the door.
At the dining table, except for a little bit of seriousness, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
At first, they just chatted for a while during the meal. Then, they began to briefly talk about the status and achievements of their respective industries and affairs in the past year.
It looked like he was making a summary report, but it was more like he was just chatting.
Gu Xi listened attentively at the side.
However, the more she listened, the more excited Gu Xi's expression became.
— Yuancheng International, that very impressive project, actually belongs to the Gu family?
— Also, what did they say just now? The Gu family actually also has an international transportation industry?
— And the marine factory …
Gu Xuan often went abroad. Gu Xi had always thought that the Gu family probably only had a few small factories and workshops in the country. She did not expect that the Gu family's marine industry was already so huge.
Was … was this the Gu family she knew? Was she sure that all the things mentioned above belonged to the Gu family?
Gu Xi widened her eyes slightly. Her expression changed from surprise to shock, and then to fantasy.
If it weren't for the fact that she had to remain calm and not ruin her "queen-like" behavior today, Gu Xi would have been stunned and her jaw would have dropped.
Gu Xi's heart was like a child who grew up in an ordinary family and was suddenly told by her parents one day, "Our family is actually rich, and you are actually a rich second-generation heir. We have been hiding it from you for so many years, mainly because we were afraid that you would not become a talent …"
It was quite sudden.
Just as Gu Xi was in a daze, a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs was placed in her bowl.
Unlike Gu Xi's surprise, Gu Shao was calm as he listened to everyone's report. On the other hand, Gu Shao did not forget his sister-in-law's instructions not to let Xixi starve before he left, so he put food in Gu Xi's bowl from time to time.
Gu Xi ate the sweet and sour pork ribs that Gu Shao put in her bowl in a daze. It was sour and sweet, which was the taste she liked.
However, at this moment, Gu Xi did not have any appetite. Her mind was filled with the description of the Gu family in the novel.
There was very little mention of the Gu family in the novel. It seemed that the Gu family was not bad, but it was not described as awesome.
Gu Xi felt that such a Gu family was not inferior to the power of the male protagonist in the novel. In fact, Gu Xi felt that with the power of the Gu family, it was enough to completely suppress the Lin family, even if it was not enough to kill them instantly.
"Then why …" In the novel, the Gu family was dealt with by the male protagonist.
Was it because of that Xie guy?
Gu Xi was puzzled.
…
Originally, Gu Xi wanted to ask Gu Shao properly. However, after the annual party ended, Gu Xi was sleepy and fell asleep.
When she woke up from her bed, it was already morning. Gu Shao had already left for NTN.
Gu Xi sat on the bed for a while before she finally got used to the state of being on vacation.
At this moment, a message from Dong Mingming popped up on Gu Xi's cell phone.
Dong Mingming: "Gu Xi, are you up yet?"
Dong Mingming: "Let me tell you. After finding two or three places recommended by internet celebrities, I finally found a suitable one after many rounds of screening!"
Dong Mingming also sent Gu Xi a link and a location.
Gu Xi clicked on the link. It was a dessert shop near A University. There was a special partition and the photo looked good.
Gu Xi replied with an "OK" emoji.
Because this time, the results of the final exam would not be released so soon because of the ranking of the city.
However, the holiday homework "arrived on time".
On the second day of the holiday, Dong Mingming set a grand goal for herself: to finish all the winter homework before the New Year. Therefore, she asked Gu Xi and the others to go out with her to do homework.
Gu Xi agreed. When she made an appointment with Dong Mingming in the group chat, she got out of bed.
When Gu Xi opened the door and was about to go downstairs, she saw Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi standing at her door.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Gu Chenyi asked.
Gu Yanxiao also added, "Didn't you make an appointment with your deskmate to go out and study at 10 o 'clock?"
Gu Xi and Dong Mingming's conversation took place in the small group chat, so Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi also saw it.
"Do you want to go together?" Gu Xi looked at the two of them and sent a sincere invitation.
However, the two of them shook their heads and said in unison, "No."
Gu Yanxiao: "It's better to do your holiday homework two days before school starts."
Gu Chenyi: "What's the holiday homework? It doesn't exist. "
"Why don't you hurry up? It's almost 9: 45. "Gu Yanxiao pointed at the time on her phone and reminded her.
Gu Xi calmly waved her hand and said, "No hurry."
"Aren't you afraid that Dong Mingming will make a fuss in the group chat?"
"That's because you don't know Dong Mingming," Gu Xi said leisurely.
— —
Sure enough, after Gu Xi unhurriedly packed her things, had breakfast, and asked the driver to send her to the place that Dong Mingming had agreed to meet, she waited for almost half an hour before a certain someone finally arrived unhurriedly and naturally accepted the fact that she was late.
As soon as she sat down, Dong Mingming took out the things in her big bag one by one.
The corners of Gu Xi's mouth twitched when she saw Dong Mingming taking out aromatherapy cigarettes, snacks, earphones … and even a small pot of succulents from her bag.
"Are you sure you're here to do your homework and not to go on vacation?"
Hearing Gu Xi's question, Dong Mingming nodded seriously and said, "Of course. Let me tell you, the learning environment and atmosphere are also very important."
Then, Dong Mingming took out a box of puzzles.
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