Chapter 711: Chapter 711: Adding to the Frustration

"But there are still a few days before the first day." Mrs. Liu said, "Are we just going to do nothing during these days?"

"We still don’t know how Zhao Gushen is going to deal with us in these few days, and we don’t know how much we will lose." Mrs. Liu said with a frown, looking very distressed.

"I was thinking, let’s go see my eldest sister." Liu Pingyuan said.

"See if we can get help from the Zhuang Family." Liu Pingyuan said.

At times like this, isn’t it the time to rely on relatives to watch out for each other?

If not, what’s the purpose of marriages between families?

Besides adding to the prestige and forming strong alliances, it’s naturally also for support during times of difficulty.

Difficulty is only temporary.

Families with such deep strength like theirs can’t easily fall apart.

They can hold out for quite a while.

Just a little help can get them through the temporary hardship.

In the future, they can continue to support each other.

You never know if you’ll be the one in need someday, helping your in-law family is also helping yourself.

Otherwise, what’s the point of marrying into a family of equal status?

Isn’t it to prevent situations like this?

Why do we want families of equal social standing, looking down on those without background?

Because if something happens, they can’t help your family at all.

Mrs. Liu nodded, "Shall we go now?"

"Let’s go tonight." Liu Pingyuan said.

Visited Zhao Gushen in the morning and contacted Ye Ning in the afternoon.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost dark.

Today really was quite a full day.

"Even if we’re in a rush, we should organize ourselves first and go over decently." Liu Pingyuan said.

They were all in pretty poor shape after a day’s ordeal.

Moreover, even if the Zhuang Family agreed to help and temporarily alleviated Liu Family’s dilemma,

it wouldn’t be something the Zhuang Family could solve immediately.

The earliest would be by tomorrow.

So whether they went earlier or later today didn’t make much difference.

So the three of them went home for dinner.

Liu Pingyuan also inquired about the company’s losses for the day.

The more he listened, the more distressed he became.

He even wondered if they could hold out until the night of the first day gala.

***

At this moment, at the Zhuang Family.

The Liu Family, because of their collaboration with the officials, finding an invitation wasn’t hard.

However, this year the Zhuang Family wasn’t collaborating and didn’t manage to get an invitation.

Families from other clans snatched them all up.

This made Zhuang Wenhua, who is Zhuang Zhongyue’s father, feel very humiliated.

Especially since the Liu Family got an invitation but his family didn’t.

If others found out, wouldn’t they think the Zhuang Family is inferior to the Liu Family?

But in reality, the Zhuang Family isn’t weaker than the Liu Family.

It’s just that not getting an invitation inevitably gives those unaware this presumption.

And Zhuang Wenhua felt outdone by Liu Pingyuan.

These past few days, Zhuang Wenhua has been in a terrible mood, feeling like dark clouds were weighing on him.

Zhuang Zhongyue thought sarcastically, seems like the old man’s ability is just like that.

Look at him, he can’t even secure an invitation.

Zhuang Zhongyue inwardly despised his father a bit.

Probably because the contempt was so strong in his heart, it even showed on his face.

This angered Zhuang Wenhua.

He couldn’t get the invitation and now was being scorned by his frivolous son.

Zhuang Wenhua threw a magazine at Zhuang Zhongyue’s face: "If you’re so capable, go get it yourself! Don’t look down on your old man!"

Zhuang Zhongyue caught the magazine, narrowly avoiding being hit.

"If you can’t get it, don’t take it out on me." Zhuang Zhongyue said.

"Didn’t you say you knew Zhao Gushen?" Zhuang Wenhua added, "Then go and get an invitation from him? Or were you just bragging to me those times?"

Back then, the kid flaunted Zhao Gushen’s WeChat, surprising Zhuang Wenhua.

The kid actually had Zhao Gushen’s WeChat?

But Zhuang Wenhua didn’t have the guts to verify it with Zhao Gushen.

So he endured Zhuang Zhongyue’s week-long gloating at home.

Zhuang Zhongyue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately straightened up and said, "Wait, I’ll go... and ask."

Zhuang Zhongyue immediately sent a WeChat message to Zhao Gushen: "Brother Shen, it’s Xiao Zhuang, remember me?"

After sending it, Zhuang Zhongyue anxiously awaited Zhao Gushen’s reply.

A few minutes later, his WeChat pinged.

Zhuang Zhongyue flinched and quickly opened it nervously.

Zhao Gushen: "What’s up?"

"Got it!" eagerly replied Zhuang Zhongyue, "Well, it’s about the first-day evening banquet this year, Brother Shen, are you going?"

Zhao Gushen: "I’ll give you one more chance."

Zhuang Zhongyue quickly said: "Our family didn’t get an invitation, could you give us one, Brother Shen?"

This time, he didn’t dare say anything extraneous and stated his purpose directly.

Though the invitations were distributed by the officials,

the Eight Great Families also held some, to distribute at will.

However, ordinary families wouldn’t dare ask the Eight Great Families for them. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

The invitations in the hands of the Eight Great Families were reserved for their in-laws.

Zhao Gushen: "Sure."

Zhao Gushen thought it was something serious.

It was just an invitation, such a trivial matter.

Seeing this kid being pretty perceptive, Zhao Gushen agreed readily.

"Brother Shen, you’re like my own brother!" Zhuang Zhongyue excitedly sent.

Zhao Gushen: "..."

He felt like Zhuang Zhongyue was taking advantage of him.

"So, are you available now? I can come and get it!" Zhuang Zhongyue immediately said.

Zhao Gushen: "In such a hurry?"

Zhuang Zhongyue thought to himself, wasn’t it just in case Zhao Gushen forgot later?

"The invitation isn’t with me." Zhao Gushen said.

With such trivial things as invitations, how could he personally manage them?

"I’ll have someone send it over." Zhao Gushen said.

The invitation was at the company, kept by the secretariat.

There were still people working overtime at the company, he would randomly pick someone to send it to Zhuang Zhongyue.

"Oh, that’s too much trouble, I can have someone pick it up." Zhuang Zhongyue said, "Can’t trouble Changping’s people."

Zhao Gushen thought to himself that Zhuang Zhongyue was perceptive, so he said, "Alright."

Zhuang Zhongyue smugly raised his eyebrows at Zhuang Wenhua: "It’s settled, Brother Shen agreed to give me one."

Zhuang Wenhua: "..."

"Really? Zhao Gushen is that easygoing?" Zhuang Wenhua was utterly surprised.

Since when did Zhao Gushen have such a good temper?

This can’t be Zhao Gushen!

Zhuang Zhongyue boasted: "Oh? Dad, should I mention your doubts to Brother Shen?"

Zhuang Wenhua: "..."

"I’ll beat you, you unfilial son!" Zhuang Wenhua said angrily.

Is there a need to frustrate your old man like this!

Zhuang Zhongyue thought that if he was beaten to death, no one would get the invitation for him.

However, Zhuang Zhongyue didn’t provoke his father further.

Instead, he put on his coat: "I’m going to Changping to get the invitation."

"Go personally?" asked Zhuang Wenhua.

"It’s better to go personally, to show sincerity, more reliable." Zhuang Zhongyue said.