The Little Brat’s Sweet And Sassy

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George was extremely efficient.
On the next afternoon, he went to Ning Li with the newly drafted contract.

Since Ning Li said that she did not want her personal information revealed, George only brought two lawyers with him to the meeting.
Edmond wanted to join the meeting at first but was rejected.

After Ning Li checked all the terms and made sure everything was fine, she signed the contract.

At the same time, she gave George some of the sketches that she brought.
She had completed half of her mission of coming to the capital until this point.

Much to his dismay, Ning Li rejected the lunch invite for George and went out on her own.

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King’s One was a residential district in the west of the capital where the Gu family had several mansions.

Gu Siyang brought Gu Tinglan to one of the mansions for a short stay.

In the study room, Gu Tingfeng looked at Gu Tinglan.
“Are you saying you didn’t find anything at Lincheng?”

Gu Tinglan nodded.
“But the trip was on a short schedule, so I plan to go back for a second time.”

Gu Tingfeng thought about it.
“Okay.
It’s been a long time, and it’s normal to not find anything on your first trip.
You’ll have to put in more effort in searching.”

“Alright.”

Gu Siyang was also there with his uncle and father.
He said, “Dad, putting Uncle in charge of this is a little too tiring.
Why don’t I tag along next time?”

Gu Tingfeng grunted.
“Do you want to go to Lincheng or Yunzhou? I know what you are thinking.”

Gu Siyang was exposed on the spot by his father.
He did not mind it though and simply brushed it off with a smile.
“If you already know what I want, why don’t you let me go? Staying here is getting boring.”

He had heard of Xiaosong Hill at Yunzhou and wanted to go have a look for himself.
However, he did not get the chance to travel.

“If it’s boring here, why are you out all the time? Besides, your uncle is there for serious business.
You won’t be much help, and I don’t want you to drag him down,” Gu Tingfeng said.
He knew what his son was planning.

Gu Siyang argued, “Dad, come on.
You are being prejudiced.
How do you know I won’t be helpful? I just stopped my dear uncle here from stepping onto the wrong path yesterday.”

Gu Tinglan looked at the boy pointedly as Gu Siyang replied with a subtle wink.
He was trying to ask his uncle to play along.

Gu Tingfeng frowned.
“What are you talking about?”

Gu Tinglan smiled.
“It’s nothing.
I ran into a friend yesterday at the airport and we had a little reunion together.
Siyang seemed to have misunderstood something.”

Gu Tingfeng sharply sensed something was wrong.
He unconsciously sat up straight and asked, “A friend? A girl friend? Or a boy friend?”

Meanwhile, Gu Tinglan helplessly sighed and rubbed his face.

Gu Siyang grunted and said frivolously, “It’s a girl! But that’s it! The girl is only 17 years old, a third-year high-schooler.
If Uncle is any good, he won’t get someone that young, right?”

Gu Tingfeng looked disappointed.
“A girl?”

Gu Tinglan was silenced.

The Gu family had four brothers with Gu Tinglan being the youngest.
All three of his brothers were married and had given birth to many children.

That was the reason why Gu Tinglan’s father did not urge him to get married.

Only his elder brother, Gu Tingfeng, was concerned about his relationship status.

“I thought you just came back a while ago.
Have you befriended a little girl that fast?” Gu Tingfeng stared at him cautiously.
There were less than a handful of people whom Gu Tinglan considered a friend, which piqued Gu Tingfeng’s interest.

Gu Tinglan smiled.
“No, it’s just that the girl is a mature one, and we keep running into each other.
She’s also allergic to peanuts.”

Gu Tingfeng was shocked when he heard that.

Gu Siyang also looked at his uncle in astonishment.
“Huh? Isn’t that—”