The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 380: Mistaken Identity, Took Her for Jiang Man

Chapter 380: Chapter 380: Mistaken Identity, Took Her for Jiang Man

"No, you’re all worrying too much," the second wife maintained her smile as she sipped her tea.

This group of people didn’t know that Manman’s husband was Lu Xingzhou, so they would say such things.

Wealth?

Heh, that’s probably the easiest thing for Manman to obtain.

"Exactly, second wife, you must be cautious. But I’m really curious, what does that child look like? To be able to cure the old master? Isn’t that a bit too mystical?"

"Madam, the young mistress and her husband and daughter have arrived."

As the best friends chattered on, the butler came over and respectfully bowed to report.

Hearing ’young mistress,’ the best friends exchanged meaningful looks, their eyes deep with implication.

Especially when they heard the word ’daughter,’ they all tacitly assumed this was the granddaughter who had cured the old master.

"Ladies, I must excuse myself for a moment," the second wife stood.

And she instructed the butler to take the arriving party to a particular drawing room.

As the three family members passed by the foyer, the second wife’s friends craned their necks to see.

Their attention landed on the youngest among them.

"She looks so-so, not much like a member of the Hu family."

"Don’t they say a nephew takes after his uncle? Indeed, she doesn’t resemble her uncle’s family, but she does look quite a bit like her dad."

"A true phoenix man, if Hu Fangqin hadn’t married him back then, who knows how much better her life would be now."

The best friends sighed incessantly.

Some of them had gone to the same high school as Hu Fangqin; they had a pretty good relationship in their younger years.

Even after not seeing each other for over twenty years, they still maintained their elegant and well-cared-for appearance.

Looking at the once dazzling daughter of the Hu family, if they didn’t say anything, they might mistake her for a servant!

"This girl’s looks are mediocre, but she isn’t entirely without investment value. I heard the Hu family dotes on this girl, including the old master. Whichever family’s son marries her, it’s actually not a bad deal."

"That’s true."

The best friends nodded in agreement.

The Hu family was different from other families; the old master had four sons who each headed a branch, and each branch itself was a top-tier powerhouse in Harbour City.

Not to mention, the Hu family branches were incredibly united, almost like a single entity.

The entire Hu family had long dominated Harbour City’s market, controlling half the economic lifeline of the city.

Families with daughters were scrambling, trying every way to catch the eye of one of their six sons.

But what about families with sons and no daughters? They couldn’t just turn their sons gay, could they?

So they could only watch with envy.

But now an opportunity had come; the return of this granddaughter was just in time!

A group of noblewomen, each with their own agenda, were all eyeing the Hu family’s granddaughter.

...

Meanwhile, in the drawing room.

Jiang Yueping and Hu Fangqin smiled warmly, carrying many gifts to congratulate the second wife.

"Second sister-in-law, congratulations."

"Much joy," the second wife wasn’t particularly warm.

But since Hu Fangqin was the daughter of the old master, and the sister of her husband, she didn’t skimp on the necessary courtesies.

"Little sister, I have a lot of precious bird’s nest here, you take a few boxes with you later, and also, I have many skincare products."

"Oh right," the second wife paused, "you take my beauty card and go get a treatment, and change your clothes too."

They looked so poor; she didn’t want them to become a laughingstock at her son’s wedding.

"That’s embarrassing," Hu Fangqin laughed awkwardly.

"We are all family, just take it," the second wife appeared very generous.

Seeing that Hu Fangqin was concerned about losing face, Jiang Rou immediately accepted, "Thank you, second aunt!"

The second wife looked at Jiang Rou coldly and was unimpressed.

"I have other guests to attend to, please feel free to sit and rest. If you’re tired, I can ask the butler to take you to a hotel."

"Go to a hotel? Don’t waste that money, the villa is so big, we can just stay in the guest room," Jiang Yueping waved his hand and said loudly.

The second wife: "..."

"What, second sister-in-law, are we not welcome?" Jiang Yueping said with a stern face, appearing difficult to handle.

The poorer they are, the fussier...

The second wife laughed dryly: "Not at all. If you’d like to stay at the villa, I’ll have the butler arrange some rooms." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

"Yes, we’ll stay here. Going to a hotel doesn’t seem right; it’s not like we don’t have rooms at home."

The second wife’s mouth was practically cramping from forced smiling.

This family of three really had no shame!

After the second wife had left, Hu Fangqin’s face could hardly hold the pretense: "We can just stay at a hotel, why insist on staying in their home?"

"This is your second brother and sister-in-law’s house, why can’t we stay? Besides, we plan to stay here long-term. How can we always stay at a hotel?"

"The hotel fee isn’t coming out of our pockets... Xiao Ming is getting married, your second brother said he’s covering half a month of the hotel rate."

"Half a month isn’t enough. We are staying at least half a year. Do you really think your second brother’s family will cover the hotel cost for half a year?"

Hu Fangqin was left speechless.

Each time she returned to Harbour City and saw her relatives from the past, she had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

She regretted it, regretted following a phoenix man, enduring so much hardship.

And what had she gained?

She had aged, faced endless chores, and been thanklessly hardworking for a lifetime.

She didn’t even have a child of her own.

If she had married someone of equal social standing, she wouldn’t have lacked nutrition during her pregnancy and given birth to a child with a congenital heart condition.

She would have been like those noblewomen in the lounge, radiant and noble.

"I’m going to the restroom."

Hu Fangqin was in pain internally but didn’t want Jiang Yueping to see her like this.

If he saw it, it would lead to another quarrel.

Every time they argued, she lost, and she might even end up being hit.

"Dad, I’m going to the restroom too."

...

After mother and daughter left the drawing room, Hu Fangqin asked a servant for the restroom.

Jiang Rou didn’t follow; instead she wandered aimlessly through the villa.

Looking around, she clicked her tongue in wonder.

When would she be able to live in such a luxurious house?

"You’re Fangqin’s daughter, aren’t you?"

As Jiang Rou stared with her mouth watering, a woman in a water-blue cheongsam approached her.

She was stunned: "Yes, I am."

"Hm, quite distinctive," the noblewoman nodded and introduced herself: "I used to be classmates with Fangqin. My surname is Wen, but we follow our husband’s surname convention here in Harbour City; my husband’s last name is Li, so you can call me Mrs. Li."

"Wen Auntie... I’ll still address you that way, okay?" Jiang Rou blinked.

Mrs. Li smiled and didn’t mind: "How old are you this year?"

"20, almost 21."

"What school are you attending?"

"A decent second-tier college in North City, I’m a junior this year, went to college at 18!" Jiang Rou felt that going to college at 18, and to a decent second-tier college, was a point worth boasting about.

Mrs. Li frowned.

The conditions seemed a bit lacking.

The children of wealthy families, even the ones not good at studying, at least had studied abroad and had a returnee status.

But this one in front of her...

"They say it was you who cured the old master? What did you use? Shamanic healing? Or was it a coincidence?"

"Ah?" Jiang Rou was startled initially, then slowly realized.

This noblewoman had mistaken her for Jiang Man!