In the banquet hall, there were cups clinking and elegant people in fine clothes. All the guests and relatives were warmly congratulating the old man on his birthday and saying auspicious words.
The most watched group tonight is undoubtedly the Ning Yaohua family who is currently in power.
The guests outside came one after another, each one more prominent than the last. Apart from Ning Yaohua's business partners, they were Ning Xueluo's close friends and powerful friends in the circle. A bunch of relatives of the Ning family nearby were extremely jealous and went up to curry favor with them for the sake of future benefits.
"Lingyu, you are so lucky. Your husband is so capable and your daughter is so ambitious!"
"What I envy the most is that you have a wonderful daughter. Not only is she getting prettier, but she's also becoming more and more capable! Not only is she a good actress, she can also start her own company!"
"That's right. That clothing brand has become so popular overseas that many ladies in the circle have asked me recently if I can help them reserve one!"
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Ning Xueluo was a little embarrassed by the compliments, "Uncle and aunt, you are too polite, it's just a small fight when we have nothing to do."
"She is not only talented but also has a good temper. Look how humble she is. She is nothing like the one in my family who only knows how to cause trouble for me all day long! Madam Ning, how did you raise such an outstanding daughter? Please teach us!" A group of people asked Zhuang Lingyu about parenting tips.
Zhuang Lingyu looked at her daughter, whom she regarded as her lifelong pride, with a radiant face. She chuckled and said, "I really don't have much experience in this area. I never had to worry about Xueluo since she was a child."
"Oh, I'm so envious!"
Amid the compliments, someone murmured, "Speaking of which... I don't know what your old man was thinking. He already had a great granddaughter like Xueluo, but he still insisted on adopting a little girl from the countryside and raising her in your name. Later, so many ridiculous things happened... Isn't this just making things difficult for himself?"
When Ning Xi was mentioned, Zhuang Lingyu's face suddenly changed, and she looked a little uncomfortable as she said, "The old man felt sorry for her and was just doing a good deed... As the younger generation, we naturally follow the old man's wishes."
These words clearly completely distanced Ning Xi from himself.
No one in the circle knew that Ning Xi and Ning Xueluo had swapped identities. Everyone thought that Ning Xi was just an adopted daughter of the Ning family who was brought back from the countryside.
When Mr. Ning brought Ning Xi back home, he was definitely planning to announce her identity. After all, she was his biological daughter, and Ning Yaohua and Zhuang Lingyu also agreed at the time.
But later... Ning Xueluo's secret instigation, from Ning Xi drinking the lemon water used for washing hands in public to various misbehaviors in front of others, Ning Yaohua and Zhuang Lingyu became more and more dissatisfied with Ning Xi.
Until the day they were about to announce Ning Xi's identity, Ning Xi actually wore a fake imitation dress, and when she was discovered, they were completely embarrassed.
So, the two of them changed their minds decisively and did not announce Ning Xi's identity. They kept dragging the matter out until five years ago, when Ning Xi did something that brought disgrace upon the family... They completely gave up the idea of revealing her identity, and sent her abroad quietly to fend for herself...
"You are indeed kind-hearted, and you put so much thought into sending her to study abroad. However, it has been five years now, and she should have graduated and returned home, right? I wonder what she is doing now? Does she work at Ning International?" a distant relative asked tentatively.