Chapter 74

An ordinary sentence caused Su Ruoyun to lose her composure.

The four words 'good things are coming' were also said wonderfully.

If it was said to be promotion/getting rich, the Su family was already noble beyond words, so it could only be the marriage of children.

Plus she was so excited, it was strange, and it was hard not to make people think crookedly.

Su Jiayi stared at the soft and rotten mung beans in the bowl, smiling with ill intent. At this awkward moment, he added fuel to the fire: "Sister, why are you so excited? Could it be," his tone paused for a moment, then the conversation turned, "the good thing coming is you?"

As soon as the words fell, it drew a look from Lin Zi. Su Jiayi consciously kept silent.

Ming Manrong had a smile on the corners of her mouth, but the smile was very faint and didn't reach the bottom of her eyes.

"Nonsense... cough... eight... cough... what..." Su Ruoyun denied it without hesitation, trying hard to restore calm: "No, this kind of thing."

Several elders looked like torches, looking at her with deep meaning, as if they wanted to see through her. Su Ruoyun was so stared at that her heart felt hairy, her voice carried a bit of panic, and she explained dryly: "Just now, I accidentally let the mung bean slide into my throat."

This was the truth.

The mung bean soup was in a white porcelain bowl. When Su Ruoyun drank it, the angle of her head was too large, and accidentally, all the beans at the bottom of the bowl rolled down and slid into her throat. She had difficulty swallowing for a while, so she was choked.

It was just that the reason was too absurd. Seeing that no one present believed it, Su Ruoyun wanted to cry but had no tears. It was simply impossible to wash it off even if she jumped into the Yellow River.

When going down the mountain, Old Lady Su specially called Su Ruoyun to ride in the same car.

In that Red Flag car with a special license plate, Su Ruoyun sat obediently beside Old Lady Su.

In the closed space, the air was very quiet, so quiet that Su Ruoyun's heart was drumming. She cleared her throat and broke the silence in the carriage first: "Grandma."

Before she could finish speaking, Old Lady Su turned her head and cut off her attempt to explain: "Did you really get a boyfriend?"

Su Ruoyun blurted out without thinking: "No..."

Immediately after, she hurriedly added, her eyes full of sincerity and truthfulness, repeatedly emphasizing: "It's really just because of that mung bean, Grandma, I swear to heaven, if I were dating, I would definitely tell the family first, absolutely wouldn't hide it, and absolutely wouldn't hide it from you."

Old Lady Su saw her panic, scanned her up and down repeatedly, and seeing that Su Ruoyun really had no traces of lying, she nodded, considering she believed her words.

Old Lady Su didn't disagree with Su Ruoyun dating others in private, but in her view, finding a partner wasn't like picking cabbage in a vegetable market. If it wasn't to her liking or the quality wasn't good, she could discard it at will. She was afraid of meeting the wrong person, just like chewing gum that couldn't be shaken off. Once she got involved, trouble would follow like a shadow, difficult to get rid of.

What's more, if Su Ruoyun really moved her true heart in this relationship, and one day in the future her love path encountered setbacks, the pain she received would be like a severe injury to her bones and muscles, and it would take a hundred days to nurse her wounds. No matter how she calculated, it was an uneconomical account.

The marriage of children of aristocratic families didn't have the saying of 'arranged', it was just 'in their position, plan their government'. After enjoying the glory, they must inevitably contribute to the family. Some could ascend to high positions, while others used marriage as a link... to make their own contributions to the family's development.

Old Man Su's birthday banquet was set for the evening and was held at a hotel.

Things related to the birthday banquet were arranged almost the same, and Su Ruoyun also relaxed, not as tense as the past few days. She sat on the sofa in the lounge, picked up the juice in front of her, and took a small sip through the straw, taking care of her image.

She thought she could take the opportunity to rest before the birthday banquet, but didn't expect Su Mingyan to call her away again.

Su Ruoyun turned her head in confusion: "Brother?"

"Accompany me out to entertain guests tonight." Su Mingyan's tone was unquestionable. He was wearing a well-cut black suit tonight, and his whole person was graceful, revealing a noble aura, like a noble son.

Since her eldest brother spoke, no matter how reluctant she was, Su Ruoyun could only gather the hem of her cheongsam and stand up, following behind Su Mingyan out of the lounge.

Most of those who could come to attend the Su family's birthday banquet were aristocratic families in Sijiucheng, and some were old acquaintances of Old Man Su or old subordinates on the battlefield in the past.

Some big figures had already sent their birthday gifts to the Su family before the birthday banquet to avoid people with ulterior motives taking the opportunity to make trouble, and they would probably not appear in front of people tonight.

Su Ruoyun stepped on thin high heels and walked gracefully beside Su Mingyan. It was that lotus-pink cheongsam. The modified cheongsam fit her body more perfectly, her waist was slender, and she specially put on a bit of light makeup tonight, making her lips red and teeth white.

A small band was invited to perform tonight. Pleasant symphonic music flowed in the banquet hall, the crystal chandelier's light was soft, the thin gauze curtains danced lightly with the wind, and in the hall, the fragrance of clothes permeated, and the temples were shadowed.

As soon as she stepped into the banquet hall, someone crowded up to chat. Su Mingyan took the opportunity to raise his hand to hold Su Ruoyun's shoulder, and raised his other hand to shake hands with the guest.

It was called a birthday banquet, but to put it bluntly, most people came to maintain social connections and broaden their contacts, all wanting to take this opportunity to get in touch with people. Only a small number of people came just to celebrate the birthday.

After Su Mingyan exchanged pleasantries with people for a few sentences.

"This is...?" Someone naturally cast their gaze on Su Ruoyun beside Su Mingyan, eyes full of curiosity. They hadn't heard that Su Mingyan had set a marriage, but she was so intimate with Old Man Su and at the birthday banquet...

"Su Ruoyun, my sister." Su Mingyan wanted to take the opportunity tonight to clarify things.

Hearing the answer, the person was stunned for a moment.

Before the birthday banquet tonight, the most discussed person in Sijiucheng was this eldest daughter of the Su family who returned to the country at the beginning of the year.

She had studied in a music conservatory abroad for two years, and later followed the Central Orchestra to attend various Chinese and foreign art and cultural exchange activities, promoting foreign people's understanding of traditional Chinese music culture.

Plus Old Man Su and Old Lady Su protected her tightly, so naturally, she wasn't someone ordinary people could meet.

So everyone was holding expectations tonight to see this Imperial Princess.

Didn't expect...

Sure enough, rumors were not as good as seeing, the people around thought so.

Because Su Ruoyun didn't show her face in front of people, for a period of time, there were even rumors that she didn't look good, so she didn't dare to show her face.

Later, she was bumped into by Su Jiayi and retorted once, and this ridiculous rumor gradually converged.

Su Mingyan took a glass of champagne from the tray held by the waiter on the side, handed it to Su Ruoyun, and then said: "By the way, the 'One River Tobacco' Tea House is a business managed by my sister. If you have time, go and support it."

As soon as these words came out, there was silence all around, and everyone was shocked in an instant.

Wasn't it said that she was a little star being kept?