Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 296 She is My Wife (9)

Chapter 296: Chapter 296 She is My Wife (9)

Grandma Xiao wanted to utter another sentence, only to find her throat was seemingly blocked.

She reached for the tea on the coffee table to moisten her throat, but the person who had assisted her earlier had been sent away and hadn’t served her any tea. Seeing this, the butler quickly called for someone to pour tea.

At that moment, Gu Nuan pushed the cup of chrysanthemum tea in front of herself towards the elderly lady and said, "Grandma, please drink this, I haven’t touched it."

Grandma Xiao’s face twitched as if pricked by a needle, contorting oddly as she looked at Gu Nuan with a trace of mockery from the bottom of her heart, "It seems your parents didn’t teach you what they call basic etiquette."

"I don’t think there’s anything improper about my behavior. Isn’t it only right to offer what one has to the elderly? In the absence of material possessions, isn’t it the supreme traditional virtue to give all that one has to the elderly? Etiquette should be based on virtue, does Grandma really think pretentious manners are more important than filial piety?" Gu Nuan asserted confidently, "This is what my parents taught me."

Grandma Xiao truly felt as if her throat was blocked by something, almost unable to breathe.

The butler hurried to the door to receive the tea brought from outside, presenting it to Grandma Xiao.

Grandma Xiao lifted the lid off the tea and took a sip immediately, finally easing her discomfort.

A few more seconds passed.

Containing her irritation, Grandma Xiao asked, "How much money do you want?"

The butler’s hand holding the pen undoubtedly trembled as he wrote this translation.

Money!

This girl was cozying up to Changda’s future heir; it was bound to be a substantial compensation.

"Grandma, marriage law explicitly states that this is a matter between two people getting married, irrelevant to others. If there’s any compensation, it should be Yebai who gives it. It’s inappropriate for Grandma."

Grandma Xiao opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

Seeing that she wouldn’t drink from her cup, Gu Nuan naturally picked it up to moisten her own throat.

"If Yebai gives it, you should consider that it won’t be as much as I would give—" Grandma Xiao, crafty as ever, suddenly tempted her with such a statement.

Gu Nuan feigned surprise, raising her eyelashes to look at the elderly lady, "Yebai said, if we divorce, he’ll give me half of the Xiao Family’s property—"

If that was the case, wasn’t Grandma Xiao willing to give the entire Xiao Family to her, Gu Nuan, since she said so?

Without a doubt, when Grandma Xiao heard what her grandson had said, she was stunned for a moment.

Gu Nuan thought to herself that wealthy people are indeed hypersensitive when it comes to money jokes. Aren’t they wealthy? Yet they care so much about money.

In reality, Mr. Yebai had never mentioned post-marriage property division since signing their marriage agreement. Furthermore, the marriage law states that premarital assets don’t count. In truth, Gu Nuan had never coveted his money.

What Gu Nuan valued was the means and ability to make money.

What’s the use of a pile of stagnant money? Sitting on money without the ability to earn it, one would ultimately exhaust the funds.

Gu Nuan’s understanding of truly wealthy people is those who know how to make money.

Having recovered from the shock of her grandson’s statement, Grandma Xiao composedly asked, "Did he really say that to you?"

"Yes."

"My grandson is young and irresponsible, he never keeps his word."

"Grandma, he’s older than me, and also, he never lies."

An old-timer like you should learn to present some real evidence when deceiving someone.

As shrewd as ever, Grandma Xiao suddenly chuckled lightly, "Actually, when it comes down to it, I can’t decide on this matter, and neither can Yebai. We’ll have to wait for his father to return and discuss it. For now, the Xiao Family cannot announce your marriage to the public."

Gu Nuan found it rather amusing.

Those who should know, already know, don’t they? Moreover, if Mr. Yebai truly wished to announce it publicly, could the elderly lady really stop him? As for herself, Gu Nuan had never intended to make the announcement.

Gu Nuan neither nodded nor shook her head, letting nature take its course.

Sometimes, not scheming is better than going with the flow. In this regard, she saw more clearly than the elderly lady.

At that moment, some considerable commotion seemed to be coming from outside the study. The butler went to the door to take a look and immediately hurried back to Grandma Xiao’s side, whispering into her ear.

Grandma Xiao’s gaze followed and fixed upon Gu Nuan’s face.

Gu Nuan’s brows sank slightly out of sight.

Outside, an event apparently even more shocking to everyone was unfolding.

Wa Zicong, standing among the guests, suddenly spotted a figure passing through the large iron gate of the Xiao Mansion, and, to his great surprise, found it extremely familiar.

Upon closer inspection as the person approached, it turned out to be Gu Nuan’s mother!

Wa Zicong’s face darkened in an instant.

Gu Nuan’s mother was not an invited guest, so entering through the Xiao Mansion’s gate surely required some effort.

In fact, Gu Nuan’s mother was puzzled, wasn’t she supposed to visit her sick daughter? Why did Su Yide suddenly leave her at the villa’s gate?

Her daughter wasn’t staying in a hospital, but in a villa?

Just as Gu Nuan’s mother was about to turn back to ask Su Yide, who had driven her, Su Yide, under the pretext of parking the car, drove away along the road.

Those who came to receive Gu Nuan’s mother were Su Yixia and Lin Yishan.

At the gate, Lin Yishan explained the situation to the security personnel, and with Xiao Shuju’s influence, the guards let them through.

Without the staff at the gate holding Gu Nuan’s mother back, Su Yixia rushed forward, clasping her hand, unwilling to let go, and dragged Gu Nuan’s mother into the Xiao Mansion.

Gu Nuan’s mother could only ask as she was pulled along, "You’re saying Nuannuan is here?"

"Yes, Auntie, Nuannuan is indeed here. She’s about to give you a big surprise. She told me not to mention it to you before." Su Yixia said as she led Gu Nuan’s mother up the steps.

Inside, upon receiving the news, Xiao Shuju and the others immediately opened the grand door for the new arrivals.

Gu Nuan’s mother first glanced over in the direction where the crowd was gathered; so many people in formal attire and suits, it seemed like they were attending some kind of banquet. Then her eyes caught a glimpse of a familiar silhouette in the crowd.

Wa Zicong, unfortunately, made eye contact with Gu Nuan’s mother and quickly looked away.

Gu Nuan’s mother seemed to confirm something, a slight heaviness falling over her gaze.

Su Yixia then pulled her inside the doorway.

Out of curiosity, the guests couldn’t help themselves and excused their way to the windows of the Xiao Mansion, sneakily observing and eavesdropping from outside.