Chapter 767: Chapter 767

With such thoughts, Xiao Yebai couldn’t help but worry about the situation with his in-laws.

The situation was indeed as such.

Compared to the Xiao Family, which had weathered great storms and, as the wealthiest clan, had grown accustomed to living under media scrutiny, adept at handling the spotlight and paparazzi with confidence and ease.

The Gu Family were just ordinary citizens.

While Gu Nuan’s parents knew their son-in-law Yebai was wealthy, they truly hadn’t expected that Yebai, their son-in-law, was actually the sole heir to the wealthiest family. Moreover, despite rumors of the Changda crisis and the Xiao Family facing bankruptcy, Changda hadn’t fallen, and Xiao Jianming remained the wealthiest man.

None of Yebai’s status or identity had changed.

In effect, their daughter had indeed transformed from a sparrow into a phoenix and entered a wealthy household. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

Gu Nuan’s parents didn’t imagine for a second that because their daughter married a rich second-generation heir she would suddenly ascend to great wealth. They merely considered how, given their own modest means, suddenly becoming related to such esteemed relations, others’ views of the Gu Family and Gu Nuan were obvious.

Yes, probably everyone thought the Gu Family were greedy for riches, thus they pushed their daughter to marry into a wealthy household, ready to do anything for money.

Although Gu Nuan’s parents knew that their daughter and son-in-law married willingly and that the couple’s affection for each other was sincere, unlike what outsiders might wildly speculate.

The problem was, with the onlookers’ wild imaginations, how could they possibly accept such topics as true love?

Frankly, people would rather believe that Gu Nuan was a sly fox spirit than truly accept Gu Nuan as a sparrow that had turned into a phoenix.

It was after dinner, during a walk on the streets, that Gu Nuan’s father reached the newsstand selling newspapers. People seeing him mentioned the lottery ticket incident with his son-in-law Yebai and began addressing him with the latest entertainment news, "Old Gu, it turns out your son-in-law is not just wealthy, he’s exceedingly rich."

Gu Nuan’s mother was visited by the chatty aunts from the neighborhood.

One by one, the old neighbors congratulated Gu Nuan’s mother, "Your daughter has really made it. Others merely marry into wealth, but your daughter married the wealthiest."

"We had no idea. Nuannuan seemed like such a demure and pure girl, seemingly just a bookworm who only knew how to study, and now she’s become a rich lady."

In the eyes of the neighbors, Gu Nuan was naturally a good girl—hardworking, studious, thrifty, seemingly inheriting the good nature of her kind parents. In everyone’s minds, it was completely normal for Gu Nuan to marry someone like Wa Zicong, a match of similar social standing. For Gu Nuan to pursue research or become a university professor was considered normal.

Ultimately, Gu Nuan’s sudden marriage to a rich second-generation heir from a standard wealthy family, not only surprised everyone, but also left them feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Could it be that the honest Gu Nuan had gone astray?

Trying to remain calm, Gu Nuan’s mother said, "Didn’t you all see last time? My son-in-law is rich. Why are you all talking about this now?"

"But that’s not what was said last time," remembered the old neighbors very clearly, "It was said that it was his brother who had the money, he borrowed from his brother, and also that his family was nearly bankrupt. We thought your daughter was just overflowing with sympathy, daring to marry such a person."

Gu Nuan’s mother was at her wit’s end.

So that was everyone’s mentality.

It’s not that others necessarily have it better than oneself.

Indeed, that’s how it is. Why should the Gu Family suddenly prosper and have a better life than these neighbors who had endured hardships together?