Reborn As Super Heiress

Before coming to Changnan, Zhou Shitao had already urged her about marriage. Now meeting Shi Ronghe, this old man whom she’s meeting for the first time, also asked about marriage. Huo Sining felt really awkward; why are all these old men so enthusiastic about her getting married? She had just reached the legal marriage age, surely she wasn’t that eager to marry, right?

However, since the old man asked, it would be improper not to answer. Just as she was about to chuckle her way through, Gu Xu’s decisive voice came from the side: "Soon, it’s already being planned. Once the exact date is set, we’ll definitely notify you for the wedding banquet."

Huo Sining was taken aback and instinctively turned around to look at Gu Xu.

Gu Xu’s eyes and brows were full of smiles. Seeing her look over, he playfully winked, albeit with a deliberately mysterious expression on his face.

Huo Sining had already sensed something was off. When Gu Xu was in the Imperial Capital back then, he said the same thing to the Huang Family, making Huo Sining suspect that this guy was secretly planning something without letting her know.

Her curiosity piqued, and just as she was about to ask, a voice came from the courtyard: "What wedding banquet? Am I invited?"

Soon after, a lean, sixty-something old man walked out of the courtyard, followed by a bespectacled man in his forties. Seeing Huo Sining and Gu Xu standing at the door, both men seemed taken aback.

The old man in front was likely startled because he hadn’t seen Huo Sining and Gu Xu before, while the middle-aged man behind them showed a look of surprise and delight.

Huo Sining was also a bit surprised because she recognized the man behind.

Last year at the Imperial Capital Ghost Market, Huo Sining accompanied Zhou Shitao there. At the ghost market, someone was selling a Twining Plum Bottle. Back then, Liang Jinghong and Watanabe Yasu were also at the ghost market. Huo Sining saw something was off with the Twining Plum Bottle, yet Liang Jinghong and Watanabe Yasu were both interested in it and even clashed with a man named Wei Yanli over it.

The final bid for the Plum Vase reached eight million, and Huo Sining timely stopped Wei Yanli from bidding, making the problematic vase fall into Watanabe Yasu’s hands.

It was then that Huo Sining unexpectedly learned that the seller of the Plum Vase, Boss Wu Qingshan from Huimo Hall, was actually from the family business of Wei Yanli, the peach blossom man.

Huo Sining never expected that her inadvertent actions helped Huimo Hall’s boss and staff con Watanabe Yasu out of eight million.

But since Huo Sining had already had a falling out with the Watanabe family back then, she was happy to help fellow Huaxia people take the Dongyang people’s money, as much as possible, without feeling the least bit sympathetic.

Later, Huo Sining and a few others went to the lower levels, and Boss Wu Qingshan even gave her a business card from Huimo Hall. However, Huo Sining had been busy afterward and didn’t need anything from Huimo Hall, so she never thought of reaching out to Boss Wu.

Unexpectedly, she met him again at Mr. Shi’s place in the Porcelain Capital, which surprised Huo Sining. But amidst the surprise, she was also delighted to see an old friend.

Like Huo Sining, Wu Qingshan was also delighted.

In the Imperial Capital Ghost Market, Huo Sining’s intervention stopped the scion Wei Yanli from increasing the bid, allowing Wu Qingshan not only to avoid losses but also to make a tidy profit of several million. After the sale of the Plum Vase, Wu Qingshan learned the vase had issues, which left him stunned.

He had taken Watanabe Yasu’s check at the time and was anxious to cash it at the bank, not having time for a detailed chat with Huo Sining. However, Huo Sining had done him a huge favor, which he always kept in mind.

But in his rush, Wu Qingshan failed to ask for Huo Sining’s contact info; he only knew her name. The Imperial Capital is so big, he couldn’t locate her, so he never had the chance to thank her in person until now.

Now seeing her at Mr. Shi’s place made Wu Qingshan very excited; once he regained his composure, he eagerly came forward: "Miss Huo Sining, how come you’re here?"

"This girl is the one I mentioned, Jingke. She’s Zhou Shitao’s apprentice, here to substitute for him at my auction event," Shi Ronghe noted Wu Qingshan’s expression and seemed puzzled: "Xiao Wu, do you know her?"

Wu Qingshan quickly recounted the story of the Imperial Capital Ghost Market, bluntly stating that Huo Sining had helped him a great deal.

Meanwhile, Gu Xu showed a peculiar expression, glanced at Wu Qingshan, and asked, "Boss Wu, are you the manager of Huimo Hall?"

Wu Qingshan was so focused on Huo Sining that he hadn’t noticed Gu Xu nearby. Hearing him ask this, he was a bit startled and looked up at Gu Xu: "Yes, may I know who this young man is..."

Gu Xu didn’t directly reveal his identity, instead, he smiled faintly and said: "That’s right, I was wondering why Boss Wu looked so familiar, turns out we did meet. My aunt is Gu Chuhong, you should recognize her."

"Uh...," Wu Qingshan’s expression immediately froze.

Gu Chuhong was someone he definitely couldn’t have missed, as she was the owner of Huimo Hall, the iron-fisted and decisive matchmaker in the business circle, and even referred to as the Puppet Empress Dowager of Huimo Hall, commanding great respect. Even the prodigal son Wei Yanli, a master in his own right, became as tame as a mouse before a cat when dealing with her.

Noticing Wu Qingshan’s awkward expression, Shi Ronghe chuckled heartily: "Had you not mentioned it, I almost forgot, wasn’t Huimo Hall established by that Red Girl from the Gu Family? This truly is a case of the river flooding the Dragon King Temple, where one family doesn’t recognize another family member."

"Since you’re all acquainted, I won’t bother with introductions. Let’s head inside and talk over there."

Mr. Shi then led everyone into the courtyard while the previous butler had already gone to brew tea.

Everyone sat inside a semi-open pavilion in the courtyard, surrounded by bamboo blinds, with a charcoal fire burning inside. Seated on stone stools cushioned with straw mats, it wasn’t cold at all.

When the tea was served, Mr. Shi busied himself with pouring everyone tea while laughing: "This tea of mine, though it can’t compare to the Da Hong Pao or Old Dragon Well you’re used to drinking, is nevertheless famous from Mount Lu. Meifeng Yunwu, this is personally crafted by an old acquaintance of mine. Every year only about seven or eight ounces are produced, all of which I have procured. Please have a taste."

Everyone held their tea cups, sipping the hot tea, while Huo Sining’s gaze, since entering the pavilion, had been on that lean old man who had come out earlier asking whose wedding banquet it was.

Since Mr. Shi hadn’t introduced him, Huo Sining felt it wouldn’t be polite to inquire hastily. Instead, during the intervals of drinking tea, she occasionally stole glances at that old man, curiosity faintly rising in her heart.