Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife
Chapter 324: The Appearance of the Arch-Enemy (1)

Chapter 324: Chapter 324: The Appearance of the Arch-Enemy (1)

Xiao Shuzhu left the second and third brothers alone and went to the small room where Mrs. Gu was sitting, taking her daughter Zhu Jiayin with her.

Just then, the butler brought some snacks into the room.

Xiao Shuzhu followed the butler and, spotting Mrs. Gu, smiled broadly and greeted, "My dear in-law—"

Raising his eyebrows, Xiao Yebai’s sharp gaze swept across the face of the fourth brother.

Xiao Shuzhu walked to the other side of Mrs. Gu, sat next to her, and said, "Hello, in-law, I am Yebai’s fourth sister."

With such a warm and proactive greeting, Mrs. Gu couldn’t show disapproval and responded, "I am Nuannuan’s mother."

"I know. Soon, Nuannuan will be my sister-in-law. — Come, Jiayin, call her auntie," Xiao Shuzhu beckoned her daughter who was behind her.

Zhu Jiayin stepped forward and immediately called out to Gu Nuan, "Auntie, I am Jiayin."

Gu Nuan suddenly felt really old, instantly promoted to the rank of an auntie.

Seeing no reaction from Gu Nuan, Xiao Shuzhu remembered something and covered her mouth, "Oh right, I forgot—"

She forgot that Gu Nuan was deaf.

So Xiao Shuzhu whispered to Mrs. Gu for advice, "In-law, how do you usually communicate with my sister-in-law?"

"By writing," Mrs. Gu said, "She has made it to graduate school."

Xiao Shuzhu immediately turned to educate her daughter, "Learn well from your auntie. Your little uncle didn’t even graduate from college."

Xiao Yebai’s face darkened fiercely, clearly infuriated by the fourth sister’s remarks.

Gu Nuan hadn’t thought of this point.

What, her husband didn’t complete his college studies?

Jiayin obediently replied, "Auntie clearly has a high level of education. Who else could I learn from if not from auntie?"

Seeing this mother and daughter acting in concert, sounding rather kind to her daughter, Mrs. Gu couldn’t help but think that not all members of the Gu family despised her daughter’s background. It seemed that people were indeed diverse.

Xiao Shuzhu then said to Mrs. Gu, "You came to see your daughter; you must have been shocked by their sudden marriage."

As everyone knew what had transpired, Mrs. Gu nodded, "Yes."

"What do you think of our Yebai?"

Watching the fourth sister act like the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Yebai coldly glared at her face.

Mrs. Gu, not pondering too deeply, saw Xiao Shuzhu’s friendly demeanour and without any hint of suspicion continued the chatter between women, "I think he is handsome, very polite, and seems very cultured."

The mother-in-law’s every third sentence praised him, and Yebai couldn’t help feeling proud.

Xiao Shuzhu’s laughter rang like a string of high-society ladies’ tinkling bells, pleasant yet sharp, "Exactly. Our Yebai, wherever he goes, people say he looks like he’s from a TV show or movie."

After a few exchanges that brought them closer, Xiao Shuzhu asked, "Where are you staying today? Coming here to see your daughter, you must need a place to stay."

Mrs. Gu, initially wanting to mention Auntie Qiu, suddenly had a thought and simply said, "We don’t have any relatives around here, so we’re just staying at some small inn."

"How can that be acceptable?" Xiao Shuzhu immediately addressed her brother in a stern manner, "Changda has so many commercial properties, hotels, and apartments; booking a VIP presidential suite is more than enough."

"There’s no need for the fourth sister to worry about this; I have my arrangements. Mrs. Gu is my mother-in-law, how could I mistreat her?" Xiao Yebai said lazily.

Xiao Shuzhu only heard him mention "mother" twice, suddenly falling silent.