"The Chu family has really made it big this time. They've actually latched onto the Zhonghai Gu Family!"
"Exactly! That's the Zhonghai Gu Family we're talking about! Especially since the old master of the Gu Family is still alive. With the Chu family's legitimate daughter marrying into the Gu Family, the whole Chu family is practically set to skyrocket!"
"No wonder people say the Chu family raised a good daughter. I heard their legitimate daughter and the Gu Family's second grandson were college classmates. She seized her chance and secured the second grandson while they were still at university. And the key thing is, the Gu Family doesn't go in for marriage alliances. They're willing to accept the Chu family's daughter into the family."
"That's right. The Chu family used to count as only a second-tier family in Jiangnan City. But now that they've latched onto the Gu Family, they might not be able to compete with Song Guowei, the Bai family, or the Qi Family, but at the very least, they'll leap into first place among the families below them!"
Hearing the discussions around him, Ning Wangshu paid them no mind. He didn't know much about the Chu family—in fact, he'd never heard of them before.
He had come to this Engagement Banquet today purely for Gu Cheng's sake.
"Eh? Aren't those Mister Ning and Miss Ning?"
Just then, Bai Jingchuan, who was chatting with Song Guowei not far away, spotted Ning Wangshu and Ning Ruoxuan sitting in a corner. He couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.
Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei were the two most prominent figures in Jiangnan Province, so naturally, the Chu family had invited them to the banquet.
"It really is Mister Ning and Miss Ning!"
Song Guowei glanced in the direction Bai Jingchuan had