Mrs. Yu saw that Mister Yu's expression had improved considerably, so she gathered her courage and said uncertainly, "Madam Gu is willing to help persuade Mr. Wang to take our son along to learn horseback riding, but..."
She trailed off. After all, she couldn't make decisions about matters at home, and it wouldn't be right for her to make them on Boss Yu's behalf.
Boss Yu could tell what his wife was worried about. He thought she'd handled things pretty well and wanted to encourage her, so he smiled and said,
"It's a small matter. As long as it helps resolve the problem, I'll just have Madam Gu come by next time I play golf."
Seeing that her husband had agreed, Mrs. Yu was delighted. She quickly nodded and said, "All right, I'll tell Madam Gu right away."
Mrs. Yu was positively beaming. At last, she could get her allowance increased again. She had her eye on several limited-edition items, and it looked like she finally had a chance to get them.
While Mrs. Yu was celebrating, Gu Jia was still agonizing over how to ask Wang Manni for help. After all, the last time she'd been at the Wang family's place, she'd left in a huff. It had been terribly rude, and now she was going back to ask them for a favor. She knew it made her look pretty awful.
After thinking it over for a long time, Gu Jia decided she should find Zhong Xiaoqin. She could tell that Wang Yue seemed to have a pretty good impression of Zhong Xiaoqin.
Besides, Zhong Xiaoqin was the sort of person who always tried to keep the peace, and she got along quite well with Luo Manni. With Zhong Xiaoqin there to smooth things over, it would be easier