Chapter 366: Chapter 366: A Beauty Envied by Heaven
After Gu Jiaojiao finished speaking, she thought Fu Junyuan would thank her profusely, but instead, he hung up with a sharp CLICK.
’Whoa! No wonder he becomes the Empire’s future richest man. He was this arrogant even when he was young!’
In her past life, Gu Jiaojiao had read the tycoon’s autobiography. His mother’s early death had left a deep scar on his young heart.
As a teenager, he was a delinquent and had even been to jail. It wasn’t until he was a young man and had to support his sister through college that he started working all sorts of jobs.
He floundered until middle age before he finally started making a fortune, eventually growing his business and reaching the pinnacle of success.
After reaching the top, he often appeared on television, where he would recount his upbringing and the story of how he built his wealth.
He would only say a few brief words about his father, and even then, it was just to ride on his mother’s fame.
So, after arriving in this book, Gu Jiaojiao had always been curious about Fu Junyuan’s legendary mother, but she never had the chance to ask him about her.
"Honey, what are you thinking about?" Su Shuochi asked curiously as he walked over to Gu Jiaojiao.
After handing the phone to Gu Jiaojiao, he had gone to clear the table. When he came out from washing the dishes, he found his wife sitting by the phone, lost in thought.
"I was thinking about the Mu Family’s phone number. I want to call Mu Ziquan and tell him I’m heading to the hospital later."
"I’ll dial. I heard Old Mu mention it once. I’ll find a small notebook later and write down all their numbers for you."
As Su Shuochi spoke, the call to the Mu Family connected. Gu Jiaojiao could only mouth a "thank you" to him.
"This is Old Man Mu. Who’s calling?" Old Mu’s voice came from the other end of the line.
"Brother Mu, it’s Jiaojiao. Could you please tell Mu Ziquan that I’m coming to the hospital later to do his check-up?"
"Jiaojiao, aren’t you supposed to be at school today?"
"Haha, I had Mr. He pull some strings for me, so I can skip today. Besides, Mu Ziquan’s examination is quite important."
"Oh, that’s wonderful! Jiaojiao, Ziquan will take a car straight to the hospital. I’ll arrange for another car to pick you up."
"Brother Mu, please don’t arrange a car for me. I can drive to the hospital myself. Shu Ci bought a car yesterday."
Gu Jiaojiao lied without batting an eye. She had been wanting to take the car out of her dimensional space for a while now.
"Miss Jiaojiao, I’ll have my car pick you up first, then we can go to the hospital together."
Mu Ziquan snatched the phone from his grandfather’s hand and spoke. Ever since he started using the wheelchair from Su Shuochi, he no longer needed a bodyguard to push him around at home.
He trembled with excitement upon hearing it was Gu Jiaojiao on the phone. There was no way he would give up a chance to spend time with her!
"Alright then!"
After hanging up, Gu Jiaojiao wanted to go to the yard and take the car that Su Shuochi had modified out of her space.
She opened the door and ran right into a hurrying Fu Junyuan. "Sister-in-law, where are you going?"
"I... I’m going to the yard to see if the car Brother Han bought for me has arrived."
Gu Jiaojiao had already made the boast. If she didn’t let everyone see her car today, how could she ever bluff again?
"Really? I’ll go take a look with you, Sister-in-law." After hanging up the phone earlier, Fu Junyuan had called the Fu family’s old residence.
He had said a few hurried words and then came over personally to thank his sister-in-law, so of course, he was going to stick with her.
"You go inside first. Shu Ci has something to ask you. You’ll see the car when it gets here."
Su Shuochi was inside writing down phone numbers, but he heard his wife’s words loud and clear.
"Fu Junyuan, come on in. I’m writing down some phone numbers for your sister-in-law. Give me your other numbers."
"Alright, Brother Su. For now, I only have the number for the villa here. You don’t need the number for the Fu family’s old residence, do you?"
"Give it to me, just in case." Of course, Su Shuochi didn’t actually want any phone numbers.
He was just providing cover for his wife so she could take her beloved car out of her space.
It wasn’t urgent, but his wife’s happiness was the most important thing.
The wall around Gu Jiaojiao’s villa was quite high. Looking left and right like a thief, she placed the car in the yard.
Seeing that enough time had passed, Su Shuochi called out the door, "Jiaojiao, come on inside. They’ll call for us when they arrive anyway."
"Oh, right. I guess I just got a little too excited," Gu Jiaojiao said, feigning innocence as she came back inside.
When Fu Junyuan saw Gu Jiaojiao come in, his eyes immediately welled with tears of gratitude. "Sister-in-law, thank you so much."
"What are you thanking me for out of the blue?" Gu Jiaojiao asked, confused.
"For the invitation wording you helped me with earlier." As he spoke, his nose tingled, and tears streamed uncontrollably from his eyes.
"That’s such a small thing! It’s not worth you crying tears of gratitude over!" Gu Jiaojiao had already forgotten about it.
It wasn’t her fault; so much had happened in such a short time.
Hearing Gu Jiaojiao’s casual words, Fu Junyuan felt as if a warm spring breeze was sweeping over his cold, hard heart, filling it with warmth.
Fu Junyuan was so happy that he started telling Gu Jiaojiao about his mother. His mother was born into a wealthy family in Shanghai.
With her privileged background, she received an excellent education and was proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Her English was especially outstanding, as she had studied abroad during the war and was influenced by Western culture.
His mother had a very cheerful personality. After returning to the country, her conversation was exceptionally refined, and her style of dress also leaned toward a more Western fashion.
One time, Fu Junyuan’s grandfather saved his maternal grandfather, and the two middle-aged men got along very well.
So, his maternal grandfather wanted to introduce his daughter to his friend’s son. The two young people fell for each other at first sight.
Since Mr. Fu and his maternal grandfather were both in favor of the match, the marriage between Fu Mingyuan and his first wife was quickly arranged.
After the wedding, the couple was very much in love. The following year, they had Fu Junyuan. With the birth of a son, Grandma Fu also grew especially fond of her eldest daughter-in-law.
Their married life was sweet but simple. His mother stayed home to be a wife and mother, living the life of an ordinary woman.
But even so, because his mother was so outstanding, other men still tried to win her favor.
Out of jealousy, many people made things difficult for her. In addition, she was ostracized for her "young miss" status.
In the end, she didn’t survive those hard times and died in her prime. His mother was only thirty-five that year...
*Pfft!*
Gu Jiaojiao felt like she could spit out two tons of blood—the kind that would empty her entire health bar. "Beauty is so often ill-fated! Is anyone from your maternal grandparents’ family still around?"
"Sigh! After my mom passed away, my maternal grandparents’ family stopped contacting us. I don’t know if any of them are still around!"
Gu Jiaojiao said with a sigh, "I’ve never met your mother, but I have met Jiang Ruyan. The two of them are truly worlds apart."
"Her? It’s not that I look down on her, but she isn’t even worthy of carrying my mother’s shoes—she’d be too slow. But I can already foresee my father’s miserable future."
Fu Junyuan then added, "Since my dad likes her so much, my sister and I will just stick with Brother Su and Sister-in-law from now on."
"That can work. You have your own house anyway. Just avoid going back to the old residence as much as possible."
Gu Jiaojiao had a lot of faith in Fu Junyuan. After all, his future accomplishments spoke for themselves.
