Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten

Chapter 1095 - 1097: The Mastermind

Gong Ruwen was overjoyed when she found out Chu Ling had really been accepted into the Foreign Language University.

For several days, she pondered over what gift to prepare for her girlfriend. Even though she knew getting into college wasn’t a challenge for her, a gift was still necessary.

Gong Ruwen was troubled about what gift to give and kept consulting Gong Ruini for days.

But how would she know? In the future, one could give a smartphone or a laptop, or take a trip, or even give a mini cosmetic surgery as a gift.

But those are things of the future, none of which you can give now.

"How about giving money?" It might be a bit tacky, but Gong Ruini just likes practical things.

Is this appropriate? As expected by Gong Ruini, Gong Ruwen’s face really drooped.

Following that, Gong Ruini gave a few alternative suggestions, all of which were rejected by Gong Ruwen for this or that reason, which really frustrated Gong Ruini.

"Forget it, think of something yourself." Gong Ruini didn’t want to continue the discussion with Gong Ruwen, or she might really lose her cool.

At this point, Gong Ruini remembered a significant matter, "I recall that when I got into college, Brother Xu Ran didn’t give any gift.

Gong Ruini reconsidered, "Yes, there was no gift."

"Hmph." Gong Ruini felt quite aggrieved.

Although she knew Zhao Xuran was not as romantic as Zhao Guangran, he was at least better than her wooden-headed brother, Gong Ruwen.

Yet now, even the blockhead knows to give a gift to his girlfriend. Why didn’t Zhao Xuran think of it? Did he forget or did he just not care?

Does he think that once a girl is committed to a man, she won’t care about such little details? Gong Ruini was really angry about this.

While Gong Ruini was engrossed in her anger, Gong Ruwen was stunned. He recalled something Zhao Guangran had mentioned before, and only then did he remember.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xuran hadn’t gotten Ni Zi anything to congratulate her on getting into university. This issue could be either big or small.

But from the current perspective, it’s definitely a problematic issue.

Gong Ruwen could only silently pray for Zhao Xuran, hoping that by the time he returned, his sister’s anger would have dissipated. From his own perspective and wishes, he did not want this to happen.

"Bro, it’s okay." Despite her displeasure, Gong Ruini couldn’t let it spoil Gong Ruwen’s mood.

Today was a happy day for him. "By the way, brother, when are you and Chu Ling getting engaged?" If they hadn’t broken up, Zhao Guangran would have been engaged to Cao Na ages ago.

Sadly, fate had different plans, but fortunately, her own elder brother held on.

"Spring Festival." Although there’s still some time before the engagement, Gong Ruwen wasn’t in a rush. It would be several years before the wedding after the engagement, so he was calm about it.

"That’s good. If you don’t have enough money, let me know." Gong Ruini generously offered, knowing that for her own brother’s wedding, as his younger sister, she must give a substantial gift.

"Don’t worry, I’ll let you know." Gong Ruwen had no intention of being polite to his sister.

As Gong Ruwen wanted to discuss with his sister again about what gifts to prepare, taking advantage of her slightly improved mood,

"Hey." Even if Zhao Xuran made up for it later, it wasn’t done at the right time, and it felt as though something significant was missed.

Gong Ruwen smiled without saying a word. His sister was angry, and it was Zhao Xuran who needed to comfort her. As her brother, he was helpless in consoling her.

At that moment, they saw Gong Ruzhi approaching from afar with someone.

Gong Ruwen was really curious; when their relationship was good, he hadn’t come, so why appear now when their relationship was not so good, "Hmm, why is he here?"

Gong Ruini looked up and didn’t recognize the person.

"He’s Xu Huijuan’s elder brother, oh, her first cousin."

"He’s the eldest son of his uncle’s family, Xu Guangxuan."

Ah, isn’t he the idiot? Gong Ruini wasn’t familiar with the name Xu Guangxuan, but once he was mentioned as Xu Huijuan’s cousin, she understood.

"What’s he planning to do?" Gong Ruini was full of various thoughts, wondering if he was planning to cause trouble.

This was their territory; what could it matter if Xu Guangxuan was the Xu family’s heir, he couldn’t just cause a scene at someone else’s home.

Then Gong Ruwen recalled, "Ha, sis, he’s here to see you."

Was there a need to say that? Gong Ruini was helpless; if he was looking for Gong Ruwen, there would be no need to come to the house, would there?

"Don’t tell me what you wanted to mention before was that Xu Guangxuan was coming to see me?" Of course, Gong Ruini remembered the days when Gong Ruwen seemed to have something to say but didn’t.

Gong Ruini thought that after the Chu Ling date, he’d come to her, and they’d talk about it, but after days, nothing happened. Gong Ruini assumed there was no major event then.

"Do you think he’s here to issue a challenge or to make peace?" Gong Ruini was very curious.

Issuing a challenge would be too arrogant.

Asking for peace would be too cowardly for a prominent family; how could they give up so quickly?

Xu Guangxuan didn’t expect Gong Ruini to be so blunt; to be honest, he felt like exploding.

Though the Xu family was only an average family in Beijing, they were strong in numbers and united in all sorts of ways; their presence was steadily rising.

But to think it could all potentially crumble because of Xu Huijuan, and their own greed played a part. If it weren’t for their greed, the situation wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

"Make peace, I guess." It’s kinder to say make peace; if it were surrender, then so be it. Xu Guangxuan could only comfort himself this way.

In truth, he wanted to save face, and move past this in a few years.

He never expected the situation would ferment this much. If he didn’t plea now, Xu Guangxuan really wasn’t sure how things might turn out, whether they’d deteriorate.

No way, would it just end like this? It’s a bit less interesting, as Gong Ruini wanted to see more.

Like how far Xu Huijuan would go, she hoped to see Xu Huijuan fall completely, if possible.

"I could tell you who’s pulling strings from behind."

"And who’s supporting us." Xu Guangxuan knew his actions amounted to betrayal.

But it was a double-cross; without saying, would Zhao Xuran and the others let him be?

Moreover, those people just abandoned the Xu family so easily; Xu Guangxuan wasn’t satisfied and hoped they would clash, watching from the sidelines like it was a battle of dragons and tigers.

"Who." Hearing how quickly Xu Guangxuan confessed, Gong Ruini couldn’t help but be puzzled.

Xu Guangxuan took a deep breath, then slowly explained why he ended up betraying them.

"If it wasn’t for their manipulations, we wouldn’t have done such things."

"Now that they turned so ruthless, I can’t possibly support them."

After saying all that, Xu Guangxuan listed several families involved.

"I know you may not fully trust me, but you can investigate." Xu Guangxuan understood that they wouldn’t just take his words for granted.

It was better to be open about it, and hopefully, he could earn a better impression by doing so.