Mr. Gu's little darling is incredibly cool!

Lu Yayun and Fang Nian entered the pavilion. The furnishings were in a retro style. There was a beaded curtain at the entrance. After parting the curtain, they could see the elegant seats. The tables and chairs were all from ancient times and had a special charm.

"Let me introduce you, this is my daughter, Lu Yayun."

Fang Nian greeted the people in her seat before pulling Lu Yayun aside to introduce her.

"Fang Nian, your daughter is so famous, there's no need for an introduction."

Someone at the dinner table said with a smile.

Lu Yayun smiled in response, greeted them sweetly, and then pulled out a chair and sat down.

The meal was very satisfying for the ladies, until a small mishap occurred when it came time to pay the bill.

"What did you say? The membership card is useless?"

Fang Nian looked incredulous.

The receptionist nodded without changing her expression. "Yes, please pay the full amount."

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Seeing that something was wrong, Lu Yayun took small steps forward to see what was going on.

"They said my membership card was useless, I couldn't get a discount, and the balance wasn't enough to cover today's meal."

Fang Nian's expression was also not very good.

Behind her were members of prestigious families, whose status was far beyond Fang Nian's. If she lost face in front of them, the news would likely spread throughout the entire capital the very next day.

The seriousness of the matter made Lu Yayun's face turn several shades paler. "How could this be?"

The food at Chengyuanfu is indeed expensive. They only dare to come here because of the discounts offered by their membership card. But today, they were suddenly told that the money in their account was insufficient, which caught Fang Nian off guard.

"Then please top up some money for me, I need to renew my subscription."

Fang Nian took out her bank card from her bag and pushed it in front of the waiter, trying her best to maintain her facial expression.

The waiter didn't take it, but smiled and said, "Sorry, you don't meet our membership requirements and cannot renew your membership."

"A request? What do you mean?! There were no requests before. Call your manager over, I want to talk to him face-to-face."

Fang Nian was furious upon hearing this. She pointed at the waiter, barely suppressing her anger, but her shrewish manner still affected her image.

"Madam, please don't make a scene. Even if you call the manager, the result will be the same."

The waiter maintained his smile, but the coldness in his eyes instilled fear in Fang Nian.

Who told you to make things difficult for our leader? If you've upset him, don't blame us for being impolite. Today we're just preventing them from joining, but if they see us again next time, it won't be that simple.

Just then, the door to room 310 was pushed open.

Yuan Yi was the first to come out. She went to the front desk to pay the bill and looked around with some confusion when she saw so many people gathered there.

Yuan Yu, who came out later, noticed Lu Yayun. She tugged at Lu Qingyun's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Are those your sister and aunt?"

My mother has been gone for twenty years.

The implication is that it wasn't her mother.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yu glanced at Fang Nian and Lu Ya Yun before slowly looking away.

"Hello, please settle the bill for room 310."

The waiter treated Yuan Yi with a completely different attitude.

"Hello, Miss. All guests brought by Miss Lu will have their meals free. You don't need to pay here."

He raised the pitch at the end of his sentence, and secretly glanced at Lu Qingyun out of the corner of his eye.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qingyun shuddered, pulled her hat down lower, and walked out.

Yuan Yi's eyes revealed an expression of "I knew it." She whispered a thank you, put the card back in her bag, and pulled Yuan Yu to follow Lu Qingyun out, without glancing at Fang Nian and Lu Yayun standing at the front desk.

What happened to Lu Qingyun?

How did she get to know the people from Chengyuan Mansion?

Fang Nian had some doubts and couldn't quite figure out Lu Qingyun.

"Mrs. Fang, was that your daughter just now?"

Those who knew some of the inside story showed a gossipy look on their faces.

Fang Nian gripped the bag tightly in her hand and mumbled an "Mmm".

"Your Lu family is quite something now. It seems there are benefits to your youngest daughter marrying into the Gu family. She doesn't even have to pay for meals at Chengyuan Mansion. But these waiters have no sense of propriety at all." It was Mrs. Shan who spoke. She swayed her hips and took a step forward, pointing at Fang Nian. "This is Lu Qingyun's mother. Aren't you afraid that Lu Qingyun will go and cause trouble for President Gu when you spoke to Mrs. Fang like that?"

She had witnessed everything that had just happened, and her current statement was simply an attempt to leverage Lu Qingyun's connection.

After all, being able to deal with Chengyuan Mansion is something to be proud of no matter where you go with the story.

But she miscalculated today.

Because things didn't turn out the way she thought.

The waiter gave a disdainful smile. "According to our information, Miss Lu's mother passed away twenty years ago. May I ask, Mrs. Fang, who is Miss Lu's mother?"

Fang Nian was repeatedly told these things, and even if she wanted to maintain her image, she could no longer control herself.

She frowned, about to lecture the waiter, when she heard him say slowly, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, this store has nothing to do with the Gu family. Even if someone from the Gu family asked you to become a member, you wouldn't be able to. If it weren't for Miss Lu's sake, Mrs. Fang, you might have already been asked to leave."

Fang Nian wasn't stupid; after hearing what the waiter said, she immediately understood what he meant.

It seems this shop really does have something to do with Lu Qingyun. It's likely that when she was talking badly about Lu Qingyun to Lu Yayun in the restroom, their people overheard her, which led to the current situation.

To avoid causing more trouble, Fang Nian paid the money and left with a frustrated expression.

Mrs. Shan hadn't expected things to develop this way, and a slight displeasure appeared on her face, but she mostly watched the show.

The ladies offered Fang Nian a few words of comfort before leaving one after another.

Lu Zhai.

When Fang Nian got home, she slammed her bag onto the sofa.

Lu Yang, who was upstairs, came downstairs with a newspaper. Seeing her throwing such a tantrum, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Look at the good daughter you raised! She embarrassed me in front of outsiders and even colluded with the waiter to bully my daughter and me!"

As Fang Nian spoke, tears began to fall.

Lu Yang threw down the newspaper in his hand and quickly tried to calm her down, "What happened? What did she do to you?"

The nanny had just finished clearing the weeds in the backyard when she entered the house and heard Fang Nian complaining to Lu Yang about Lu Qingyun's faults.

With Lu Yayun adding fuel to the fire, Lu Yang's expression turned extremely ugly.

"Nonsense! How could she do such a thing! I'll talk to her and get to the bottom of this tomorrow. Niannian, don't be angry, or you'll hurt yourself."

After some comforting, Fang Nian's expression improved slightly. However, when she caught a glimpse of the nanny standing to the side, she couldn't help but think of Lu Qingyun again, and her expression immediately turned cold.