"Are they... kissing?" Lu Minglan felt that he must have been deceived and was eager to ask Huo Jie for confirmation.
Huo Jie composed himself, and after taking a closer look, Fang smiled and denied to Lu Minglan: "No, no, how is it possible?"
Lu Minglan breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly smoothed her clothes, straightened her hair, and then ran towards Gu Qingdai and Lian Beichuan in high spirits.
Seeing this, Huo Jie hurriedly raised his voice, "I really didn't choose this curtain well. The old lady and the little girl underneath have been hooked several times. I will change it tomorrow for the second master."
Gu Qingdai and Lian Beichuan seemed to have done something shameful and were caught on the spot. They separated in a hurry, wishing they could be thousands of miles away from each other.
Lu Minglan immediately pestered Lian Beichuan to ask for help, and he was even more concerned than the last time he was at the Lu family.
Gu Qingdai mentioned leaving twice more, but Lu Minglan stayed because it was still raining outside.
Lian Beichuan was glued to Lu Minglan and said all sorts of innocuous things.
It wasn't until they were about to leave the Lian family mansion that Lian Beichuan found a chance to talk to Gu Qingdai: "I will send someone to send you an invitation tomorrow. Remember to attend the party in two days on time."
Gu Qingdai nodded slightly, "Then you take good care of yourself."
"What sorority? Can I join?" The sorority aroused Lu Minglan's curiosity again.
Lian Beichuan opened the oil-paper umbrella for them, and while sending the two of them out, he explained to Lu Minglan, "Brother Mingze is the main force of this sorority, and Miss Lu is his biological sister, so of course she can attend as a family member.
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The reason why Lu Mingze did not tell Lu Minglan was because he felt that she was too young and there was no need to participate in such social occasions.
This social gathering is scheduled to be held at the Daluan Ballroom, and the format is destined to be Westernized. Some old-school bosses and shopkeepers who are old may not be able to attend.
Lian Beichuan wanted to break some decadent rules, so he adopted the plan Lu Mingze proposed to him.
On the day of the sorority party, Gu Qingdai stuffed many name cards and a roll of thick banknotes into her small bag.
Fortunately, Mrs. Lu paid her in time. Maybe this amount of money was nothing in the eyes of others, but it was enough for Gu Qingdai at this time.
She went with a purpose, and she couldn't waste this opportunity to promote the Lion Dance Teahouse.
The tea house was quite far from Daluan Dance Hall. Gu Qingdai went out early and walked a long way without encountering a passing rickshaw.
When she looked back at the road again, a car finally stopped beside her.
But it's not a rickshaw, it's a car.
"We just caught up from the teahouse, and your brother said you came out a long time ago." Lu Mingze rolled down the window and called Gu Qingdai to get in the car quickly.
Gu Qingdai did not pretend to refuse, she directly opened the car door and stepped in.
"Sister Qingdai, do you think I look good here?" Before Gu Qingdai could sit firmly, Lu Minglan couldn't wait to ask her opinion.
It can be seen that Lu Minglan has dressed up very carefully. She has newly permed hair and a new Western-style gauze skirt. She does look a bit like a socialite.
Gu Qingdai wanted to help her again and whispered in her ear to give her some ideas.
Lu Minglan shook his head unconfidently, "Ah? Sister Qingdai, can I do it? Am I really good?"
"Why not? You can definitely do it." Gu Qingdai encouraged her.
Seeing how harmoniously the two of them got along, Lu Mingze interjected and sighed: "For those who don't know, I would think you two are biological sisters! My mother has been talking about it a lot in the past two days, saying that it would be great if she had a daughter like Miss Gu."
"Mrs. Lu is so complimentary! How nice our Lan Lan is." Gu Qingdai retied Lu Minglan's belt.
It was almost evening when they arrived at Daluan Dance Hall. They arrived neither too early nor too late.
Lu Mingze was quickly surrounded by many guests, who were flattering and chatting with each other, while Gu Qingdai and Lu Minglan were gradually squeezed out of the crowd.
Gu Qingdai felt a little disappointed, but quickly adjusted her mood.
There is nothing to dislike, being strong-willed is a mentality that most people have.
She will also work hard to make herself strong enough.
She had participated in sororities of this nature many times during her lifetime, so she wasn't too curious about them.
Instead, Lu Minglan held her arm and ran around the venue.
"Sister Qingdai, do you know them?" Lu Minglan raised his chin and pointed it out to Gu Qingdai.
Gu Qingdai saw the back of a familiar figure, "He looked like Master Fan. He was dressed so formally today, I almost didn't recognize him."
"He came with his father and brother. Mr. Fan is willing to attend the party in person. This is very honorable to Brother Beichuan."
Lu Minglan's chatterbox was already open, and he would poke Gu Qingdai from time to time and tell her which characters he had seen in the Luancheng Vanity Fair.
Gu Qingdai recognized all the members of the four major families for the first time, and also got to know many business leaders from a side perspective.
Lian Beichuan never found Gu Qingdai, and at first he thought she had missed her appointment or was late.
It wasn't until he took the stage to deliver his speech that he saw her figure among the crowd below.
Gu Qingdai and Lu Minglan were stuffing jam cakes into their mouths.
The two even chose each other's flavors and tasted them, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Lian Beichuan laughed in his heart, Lu Minglan was completely led astray by Gu Qingdai.
"Sister Qingdai, do you think Brother Beichuan is handsome?" Lu Minglan looked towards the stage while eating.
"Handsome, he is so handsome."
Although Gu Qingdai's tone seemed sarcastic, it was indeed the case.
She hadn't paid much attention to this before, but all the young women present tonight were whispering behind their backs.
Words like "Second Master Lian" and "President Lian" would come to her ears from time to time.
She also just found out that the Daluan Ballroom was funded by Lian's Trading Company.
Just across from Daluan Dance Hall, the "Yuemen Dance Hall" that is about to open is owned by Caobang.
Gu Qingdai smelled the strong smell of gunpowder. Sooner or later, Song Yueting and Lian Beichuan would have to go head-to-head.
"Let's go." Gu Qingdai grabbed Lu Minglan and walked to a corner next to the dance floor.
Lu Minglan knew Gu Qingdai's intention, and her legs stopped in place, "Sister Qingdai, let's forget it, I'm scared."
"You have been practicing piano for so long, it's time to come out and put it to the test."
"What if I play it wrong?"
"How is it possible? All fingers have memory."
"But……"
Seeing how timid she was, Gu Qingdai immediately changed her tactics to provoke: "Lu Minglan, don't let me look down on you. Look at how prosperous your eldest brother is today. Don't you want to make your parents proud again?"
Lu Minglan was stung by Gu Qingdai's words, but she still managed to move to the piano.
Gu Qingdai said a few words to the waiter next to her, and the waiter immediately prepared everything for Lu Minglan.
Gu Qingdai sat Lu Minglan in front of the piano. She nervously wiped the notes and finally played a skillful piece of music.
The originally noisy crowd was attracted by the sound of Lu Minglan's piano.
Gu Qingdai was extremely satisfied and automatically retreated into the darker shadows.
Her presence is not needed at this time, it is enough that the protagonist is Lu Minglan.
"Shopkeeper Gu, are you willing to be someone's foil?"
Gu Qingdai was startled. She turned her head and looked into the shadows. It turned out to be him? This chapter has been completed!