GBP Chapter 24 I Disown Your Marriage
Chapter 24 I Disown Your Marriage
8 PM, Fangyuan Hotel.
At the Luo family's banquet, a host of wealthy and influential families from Tiancheng were present.
Fangyuan Hotel is the most luxurious hotel in Tiancheng and is also owned by the Luo family.
The hotel's seventh floor houses the largest banquet hall.
The Luo family's banquet was held on the seventh floor, with numerous security guards conducting security checks at the entrance. Young and beautiful hostesses also greeted the guests as they entered.
When Hua Wenxia and her family of three arrived at the banquet hall entrance, the security personnel asked Hua Wenxia for an invitation.
He stammered and couldn't produce it, so the security guard asked them to leave.
Lin Cuilan said, "We are related to the Luo family by marriage. Aren't we closer than these guests?"
"What kind of in-laws wouldn't have an invitation?" a security guard asked.
Grandpa Luo and Grandma Luo had five children in total. Three of their daughters moved abroad after getting married and, being older, generally don't come back specifically to attend banquets.
He had two sons. The elder son died of cancer at a young age, and the younger son was Luo Mingzhe, Luo Jiuyu's father.
Most of the Luo family's nine grandchildren are unmarried, and those who are married live abroad. The security guards really have no idea what kind of in-laws Hua Wenxia and her family are.
Lin Cuilan retorted, "We are Luo Jiuyu's parents-in-law! If you don't believe me, just ask Luo Jiuyu to come out and see for yourself."
The security guards looked the family of three up and down.
"When did Young Master Yu get married?"
"I don't know, I haven't heard of it."
"Young Master Yu has little influence in the Luo family, so no one will care if he gets married."
"In short, they can't let them in without an invitation."
The security guards discussed it for a while, one after the other.
Although Hua Wenxia and his companions did not look like poor people, they were quite different from many of the distinguished guests here, both in terms of their clothing and their demeanor.
The guests who came in with invitations were all wealthy and influential, some even being top celebrities in the entertainment industry. They would cast slightly disdainful glances at them as they passed by.
Hua Wenxia wasn't as thick-skinned as Lin Cuilan, and she was already embarrassed enough to want to back out and leave.
Hua An'an quickly grabbed Hua Wenxia, who was turning around, "Dad, don't go! Didn't you come here to make friends with celebrities?"
Hua Wenxia was taken aback, then sighed, "Even if we call Luo Jiuyu over, he might not recognize us."
As the father-in-law, he had never even met his son-in-law. Not only did Luo Jiuyu not recognize him, but he himself didn't even know what Luo Jiuyu looked like!
Luo Mingzhe disliked his son Luo Jiuyu and never allowed him to be featured in the newspaper, so no one outside knew what he looked like.
The security guard said, "I'm sorry, Young Master Luo Jiuyu is not here."
"Young Master Yu will never attend the Luo family's banquet. You claim to be his in-laws, don't you even know that?"
Lin Cuilan was taken aback and asked, "What did you say? Luo Jiuyu didn't come?"
With their son-in-law away and Hua Meimei doing a live stream, it's going to be really difficult for them to get in since the Luo family doesn't acknowledge them as relatives at all.
Hua Wenxia pulled Lin Cuilan toward the elevator, saying, "Forget it, let's go back."
Lin Cuilan suddenly remembered something and said, "Quick, call Hua Meimei and ask her to get us some invitations. It's her in-laws' family's banquet; getting a few invitations shouldn't be difficult."
"Don't you know her status in her husband's family?" Hua Wenxia said helplessly. "With her meager abilities, how could the Luo family value her? Even her husband, Luo Jiuyu, is not respected in the Luo family!"
While her parents were talking, Hua An'an pressed the down elevator button.
However, the elevator display screen showed that the elevator was also going up and had already reached the third floor.
"Sigh! What use is your daughter, Hua Meimei? She married a barren rooster, and she herself has no ability. She won't be of any help to our Hua family in the future!"
The elevator doors slowly opened, and Lin Cuilan's sharp and sarcastic words reached Luo Jiuyu's ears without missing a single one.
His tall figure stood in the elevator car, his black suit exuding a powerful, oppressive aura.
Lin Cuilan was intimidated by his deep and cold eyes, and subconsciously stepped back.
He stepped out of the elevator and glanced briefly at the family of three.
Judging from what that woman said, these must be his parents-in-law.
Since neither of them knew each other, he could have pretended not to know anything and walked towards the banquet hall.
But just as the family of three was walking into the elevator, he heard Lin Cuilan's sarcastic words again.
"Honey, if you ask me, all the effort I put into raising Hua Meimei was for nothing! You should have just given her to her grandparents. Why did you fight them for custody back then?"
Hua Wenxia was shocked to hear Lin Cuilan complaining about him. Was it his fault that Hua Meimei was useless?
"Have you taken good care of her all these years? You lock her in the storage room every few days, beat and scold her, and don't feed her. Isn't her lack of ambition because you, her stepmother, didn't raise her well!"
With the family business struggling, Hua Wenxia was filled with worry. The tense relationship between his wife and daughter only added to his distress.
"Hua Wenxia, didn't you say you forgave me? Why are you complaining about me again?" Lin Cuilan shouted, about to burst into tears.
Since her gentle stepmother's true colors were exposed, Lin Cuilan simply stopped pretending.
I can finally openly express how much I hate berries, and it feels great to no longer have to hide it.
The elevator doors started closing.
But the door suddenly stopped and reopened the next second.
A tall, handsome figure stood outside the elevator doors, his voice slightly cold: "Excuse me, are you Hua Meimei's family?"
Hua Wenxia paused for a moment, then said, "Yes, I am her father."
Lin Cuilan was overwhelmed by Luo Jiuyu's noble and extraordinary aura, and her voice unconsciously softened, "May I ask who you are?"
Luo Jiuyu's lips curled into a mocking smile: "I am Hua Meimei's rooster husband who can't lay eggs."
"Ah..." Lin Cuilan was at the scene of death.
"If you want to go into the banquet hall, follow me." Luo Jiuyu said, turning and leaving.
Before Hua Wenxia and his wife could react, Hua An'an excitedly pressed the open button as the elevator doors were about to close.
"Come on, my brother-in-law is going to take us inside!"
The word "brother-in-law" brought Lin Cuilan back to reality. "You've never even called Hua Meimei 'sister,' so where did this 'brother-in-law' come from!"
As she spoke, she reached out and patted her son's head.
Even if Luo Jiuyu brings them into the banquet hall, so what? They don't need to be grateful to him. That's what he, as a son-in-law, should do!
Upon arriving at the security entrance, Luo Jiuyu explained to the security guards that he had brought the Hua family of three with him, and the security personnel naturally allowed them to pass.
Seeing that the security guards who had just chased them away were now treating them with utmost respect, Lin Cuilan raised her haughty head and coldly snorted through her nose.
"I told you we're related by marriage with the Luo family, but you didn't believe me!" Lin Cuilan said smugly.
Upon hearing Lin Cuilan's words, Luo Jiuyu pursed her lips and said coldly, "There's a condition for taking you in: don't mention that you know me. I don't acknowledge your Hua family as a related party."