Chapter 14 Embarrassing The Gu Family

All of them ate happily at the Gu family's dining table. After lunch. The Gu family invited them to the back garden for tea. It was the middle of autumn, the cool breeze was blowing, and it was quite an enjoyment. "Well, we've been friends for so many years, so I won't beat around the bush." Gu Wenquan asked the maid to prepare the tea before he spoke. For sure, An Yanyuan chimed in. "Of course, Mr. Gu, if you have anything to say, just say it. You can have the final say for An Nuan and Yansheng's wedding." "Alright then." Gu Wenquan was looking generous. "The wedding is on next month, and we won't simply do it. No matter what, both of us are the four major families in Qincen City. When it comes to a wedding, it has to be done majestically. The wedding decorations and the banquet fee are all on us. We will return the collected betrothal money and leave them to An Nuan and Yansheng." "Sure." An Yanyuan agreed. Li Yaju echoed. "As for the wedding gifts and dowry, we won't speculate with each other. If you have any requests for the betrothal gifts, feel free to mention them. We'll try our best to do it." Gu Wenquan looked very sincere. An Yanyuan said, "You've already taken up the banquet. This isn't a small amount. Besides, we only have An Nuan as our daughter. She's our only one. We don't have any requests. Let's see if An Nuan has any suggestions." An Nuan received her father's signal and said in a hurry, "No, marriage is just a celebration. As long as everyone is happy, I don't have any requirements." "Is there anything special you want? I can buy it for you." Gu Yansheng's mother, Ni Lan, hurriedly said. An Nuan glanced at Ni Lan. Her mind was filled with the image of this woman pretending to be good to her and forcing her to drink medicine so that she could give birth to a child for the Gu family. It wasn't until the day she died that she realised that the so-called medicine was all made of disgusting insect bodies. Every time she drank it, she would suffer vomit and diarrhoea for a few days. Just for the sake of giving birth to a son or a daughter for the Gu family, she had drunk it for eight years! An Nuan was gradually suppressing the anger in her heart. She said, "I only like that sapphire. Now that I have it, I don't have any requests anymore." The sapphire was taboo in the Gu family. When it came out at this moment, all of their expressions changed a little. Fortunately, the Gu family was very good at acting, so they naturally changed the topic. "In that case, I won't force you anymore. Anyway, after getting married, you will be part of our family. If there's anything you like, you can always let me know." "Thank you, Mrs. Gu," An Nuan responded. "In that case, the betrothal gifts are settled. As for the dowry, we don't have any requirements. We are fine as long as our child lives a good life." Gu Wenquan paused and seemed to have some unspeakable secrets. He sighed heavily and said, "But now, I do have a request to make." "Mr. Gu, you can be frank with me." An Yanyuan seemed to be very generous. "During this period, Gu Enterprise has been working on an e-commerce project. Initially, there was no problem with the capital funds, but unfortunately, the bank loan was due, and we must pay it back. In this way, there was a financial crisis in this project. We planned to borrow from the bank again, but the bank was also having some crisis during this period. It had rejected our application several times. After thinking about it, instead of asking others for help, it's better to ask Mr. An for a small favour directly. In the end, Gu Enterprise belongs to Yansheng. After Yansheng and An Nuan get married, it will all be theirs! Now that we're asking for a little help from you, although it is hard for us to speak up, I think it's still reasonable." Gu Wenquan spoke with great eloquence. In her previous life, when the Gu family was short of funds, the An family did give their great support. In fact, Gu Wenquan had come to this point, and there was no reason to refuse. An Yanyuan glanced at An Nuan. An Nuan nodded. An Yanyuan said, "We're all family. It's natural for us to help. I wonder how big the funding shortfall in Gu Enterprise is this time?" "I've made a preliminary calculation. It's about two billion," Gu Wenquan said calmly. Gu Wenquan seemed to feel like it was a small amount. Of course. It was not that the An family couldn't afford it, but it was definitely not an amount that they could just squander. An Nuan smiled and asked, "As far as I know, the cost of the Gu Enterprise's project is exactly two billion. Can't Mr. Gu afford a penny?" Gu Wenquan felt a little awkward. He didn't expect An Nuan to know about this project. He didn't even expect An Nuan to say it out loud. It was obvious that the An Capital Group was investing in this project, and the Gu family just took it for granted. They were all businessmen. No one could accept such a deal! The atmosphere was somewhat awkward. Gu Yansheng quickly explained, "Gu Enterprise's stock market fell drastically. To balance the stock market, we've used a part of our capital to make up for it." "Oh, I see." An Nuan was suddenly enlightened. She couldn't understand at all. She knew that the Gu Enterprise's stock market only needed a few tens of millions. And tens of millions can be regarded as zero in the face of billions. Gu Yansheng secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw An Nuan's expression. He thought that An Nuan knew it very well, but now it seemed that she had only heard about this project. An Nuan, a woman who only wanted to marry him as a good wife and mother, how could she know about business? "Dad, since Gu Enterprise has encountered difficulties in their investment, we should help them," An Nuan said to her father. Gu Yansheng smiled sinisterly. He knew that An Nuan was still the same silly woman that he had played around with. An Yanyuan couldn't understand what An Nuan was thinking. She wanted to break off the engagement, but she was helping him now. Even though he was confused, he still nodded. "We will be family in the future. Of course, we have to do our best to help." "Then I would like to thank you, Mr. An. Of course, I will certainly not lend the money for nothing. When the project makes a profit, I'll return it to you as soon as possible," Gu Wenquan said in a hurry. At this moment, he was smiling widely. "What about in case of a loss?" An Nuan suddenly asked. It seemed like just a casual remark. Gu Wenquan smiled tremulously, "The project has been fully investigated, and there will be no loss." "In business, you can't guarantee anything," An Nuan muttered. She then smiled at Gu Yansheng and said, "Am I right, Yansheng?" "Yes, but we have made a perfect plan for this project. Don't worry. We won't suffer a loss." Gu Yansheng comforted her gently. "If we lose, you won't be able to pay back the two billion, right?" "How could that be?" Gu Wenquan said in a hurry, "The Gu family is not relying on one project only. Even if this project loses money, there will be income from other projects, and we will be able to pay back the two billion." "Since Mr. Gu insists on returning it, let's write a loan receipt!" An Nuan smiled. She sounded harmless. It was as if what she said was not an inappropriate matter but a matter of course.