Chapter 263: Marriage Agreement
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Ning was wearing an exquisite blue dress today, which made her look fair and slender.
Originally, she wanted to bring up the engagement with Old Madam Tong and Tong Pei today, but now it seemed that it was impossible.
Su Ning felt that it was all because of Guo Miao’s sudden appearance. She did not know what this girl had done. It was one thing for the old lady to like her, but why did Tong Pei seem to be very close to her?
She asked her parents to investigate Guo Miao’s background, but they found out that her family did not have any special status. She was just the daughter of a small businessman in the food and beverage industry. It seemed that there was some mystery about her background.
Although Guo Miao’s resume was very exciting, including participating in math competitions and filming, families in Beijing should pay great attention to matching social status, especially families like the Tongs.
No matter how Su Ning thought about it, she felt that she and Tong Pei were more suitable, so she hated this girl who had suddenly appeared even more. She had to think of a way to mess with this girl.
“Su Ning, why are you here?”
Su Ning suddenly heard her best friend’s voice from behind her, and she shivered.
Su Ning turned her head and gestured for Tong Ling to be quiet, indicating for her to look at the corridor on the other side.
Tong Ling’s gaze fell on Guo Miao, who was helping to move things along the corridor. She could tell that it was the old lady’s birthday gifts.
She had been in such a big family for so many years, so she could guess what her friend wanted to do.
She despised Su Ning.
Su Ning was currently studying at Beijing University. She was just an ordinary university student and was not outstanding in other aspects.
Other than her parents being old friends with Tong Pei’s parents, Su Ning did not have anything that was worthy of Tong Pei.
Even when it came to the engagement, Tong Pei’s parents actually also rarely mentioned it.
However, it would be good if Su Ning really married Tong Pei.
Although Su Ning’s parents had some power in the Beijing military, they were still not influential.
If Tong Pei was with someone more powerful, it would be a threat to them.
“What do you plan to do?” Tong Ling asked.
Su Ning told Tong Ling her plan in a low voice.
Tong Ling frowned. Although it was a very low-level method, it might be useful.
She nodded without batting an eyelid, a worried expression on her face. “Then, you have to be careful. I don’t think that Guo Miao is as innocent as she seems. It won’t be good if she finds out.”
Su Ning sneered, “What are you worried about? I’ve asked my parents to check her background. She’s just a bookworm. I think she’s from a village in Haicheng. She’s not presentable at all.”
Tong Ling opened her mouth wide in surprise.
However, she had already scolded Su Ning for being stupid ten thousand times in her heart.
Despite coming from a mountain village in Haicheng, Guo Miao knew Tong Pei and seemed to have a good relationship with Tong Xin. How could she be a simpleton?
Tong Ling had a bad premonition. Guo Miao was definitely not a simple character.
Su Ning wanted to frame Guo Miao with such a thing, but she was probably going to be disappointed.
Nevertheless, Tong Ling still pretended not to know and just smiled and said, “She’s just a village child. Fifth Uncle really thinks too highly of her.”
Su Ning sneered and watched Guo Miao and the servant walk into the room.
Guo Miao returned to the hall after putting down the things.
There were more than ten tables at the old lady’s birthday banquet, and most of them were relatives and friends of the Tong family.
Tong Yao also came, but he didn’t sit at the same table as Guo Miao. Instead, he sat at the table in his house.
Seeing Guo Miao, Tong Yao nodded at her from afar.
Guo Miao nodded at him. The next second, she received a message from Zhong Nian.
[Goddess Miao, when are you going back to school? Without you around, Teacher Chen Cheng gives us difficult questions every day. We can’t take it anymore.]
What followed was a sad expression.
Guo Miao had indeed not returned to school for half a month.
She replied to Zhong Nian: [Why didn’t you come to Grandma Tong’s birthday banquet?]
Zhong Nian replied with a crying emoji.
[My dad told me to study hard. I did very badly in the last mid-terms..]
