Shocking! A Hong Kong socialite gave birth to three heirs to a wealthy family.

Chapter 76 Hired a Female Mercenary

Shen Wancheng looked down at her wrist, which was being held, and said coldly,

"Let go."

"Let's at least wait until they get information about that apprentice, okay?"

Shen Wancheng lowered her eyes and remained silent, as if she was considering something.

Gu Jinxing suddenly remembered something and immediately spoke.

“I have a very rare and precious piece of fabric. For people like Ms. Lan, nothing is more delightful than obtaining a fine piece of fabric and making a beautiful garment by their own hands. If you bring it, it should increase your profit margin.”

Shen Wancheng hadn't spoken yet.

Standing to the side, Shen Yao snapped out of her shock at Gu Jinxing standing up. Seeing that Shen Wancheng didn't respond, she spoke first to ease the stalemate between the two.

"Sister, I think Gu Jinxing's idea is feasible. Let's sit down and discuss it again."

Shen Wancheng now realizes that she had just lost control of her emotions a little; she had never been so emotional before.

Since Shen Yao had already spoken, she took the opportunity to back down.

"Okay, let's sit for a while longer."

Shen Wancheng looked at the hand that Gu Jinxing was still holding and said, "Let go now."

Gu Jinxing released Shen Wancheng's hand.

After seeing Shen Wancheng sit down again, he calmly and composedly sat down as well.

Seeing Gu Jinxing like this, Shen Yao truly felt that this person was not only good at pretending, but also able to take things in stride and not feel that apologizing and making peace affected his cold temperament at all.

After sitting down, Shen Wancheng took a couple of sips of water before asking Gu Jinxing a question.

What kind of fabric are you talking about?

"Floating shimmering brocade".

"As mentioned in 'Du Yang Za Bian Zhong Shuo,' Emperor Jingzong of Tang praised the 'Floating Shine Brocade,' a rare treasure of heaven and earth, because the 'Floating Shine Brocade' remained completely dry."

Gu Jinxing paused in surprise before speaking.

"It is the 'Floating Light Brocade' mentioned in this book. I did not expect you to have such a wide range of knowledge. If you were not well-read, you would not be able to speak so eloquently."

"I just happened to have seen it."

In fact, after many years of peaceful development in China, many intangible cultural heritage crafts like Fuguangjin have gradually come to people's attention. Although Fuguangjin is still a precious fabric, it is not considered rare for the wealthy.

However, at that time, the country was suffering greatly, and fabrics like Fuguangjin, which require complex traditional techniques to make, were indeed very precious.

“I’ll have someone deliver this to your residence tonight. You can take it to Ms. Lan, and she might just be interested.”

Shen Wancheng didn't stand on ceremony with Gu Jinxing and nodded, saying, "Okay."

Just then, the phone, which was still on the table, rang.

Gu Jinxing answered the phone. He didn't speak, but listened to the report from the other end. During the call, Gu Jinxing glanced at Shen Wancheng and nodded to her.

Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with joy.

Gu Jinxing meant that there was a new development in Ms. Lan's matter.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jinxing didn't keep anyone in suspense and went straight to the point.

"I didn't mention it earlier, but Ms. Lan's apprentice is named Li Gang, and he's currently in Japan. However, he's going to participate in a wedding dress design competition held by an overseas Chinese in Hong Kong, so he'll be returning to Hong Kong soon."

If it were just an ordinary competition, Liu Gang wouldn't have needed to make a special trip back to Hong Kong Island.

Shen Wancheng immediately grasped the key point in Gu Jinxing's words.

What's so special about this competition?

Gu Jinxing replied, "The overseas Chinese's daughter is the Asian Deputy Director of a high-end luxury brand called Hermès. Although this competition was organized by this overseas Chinese, it was actually Hermès's way of creating a haute couture collection based on ancient culture. Hermès wanted to select a country's culture as the theme from this competition."

"So, Li Gang is going to use the Lan family techniques and Suzhou embroidery to represent Japan in the competition?"

Gu Jinxing nodded, "That should be the case."

"Ms. Lan will definitely not sit idly by."

"Yes, take the Floating Light Brocade to Ms. Lan and tell her the news."

Shen Yao was already showing excitement.

"Then Ms. Lan came out of retirement, personally made new gorgeous clothes, and made Li Gang lose money instead of stealing chickens."

Shen Wancheng couldn't help but smile.

She sincerely thanked Gu Jinxing, "Thank you."

Gu Jinxing stared at Shen Wancheng and said, "As long as you're happy."

Shen Yao looked at the two people in front of her, turned her head to the side, covered her mouth, and chuckled.

That's how the matter was settled.

Shen Wancheng and Shen Yao then tried all the desserts except for the coriander cake, and none of them were bad.

Shen Yao, who had never tried Western desserts before, praised the mango mousse several times.

Shen Wancheng, on the other hand, prefers Western-style desserts.

However, Shen Wancheng also noticed that her tastes seemed to have changed.

She didn't really like sweets before. After trying tofu pudding with brown sugar syrup once, she never bought it again.

Pregnancy can really change a pregnant woman's tastes immediately.

Um....

Shen Wancheng thought of her fluctuating emotions again. Was it also due to hormonal changes during pregnancy that caused her mood swings?

Shen Wancheng felt she had figured out the truth.

It's a bit frustrating, but I have no choice but to accept the changes in myself.

When Shen Wancheng mentioned that she wanted to leave, Gu Jinxing brought up another matter.

Gu Jinxing said to Shen Wancheng, "You are in a critical period right now, and you still don't have anyone to protect you when you go out. I'm still worried about that, so I've arranged a female bodyguard for you."

Shen Yao's first reaction was that Gu Jinxing wanted to arrange someone to be by Shen Wancheng's side.

To put it nicely, it's about understanding and caring for Shen Wancheng, but it inevitably carries the suspicion of spying on her.

Isn't this the most common tactic she used when she was a mistress in the inner quarters of ancient times?

Shen Yao directly refused on behalf of Shen Wancheng.

“My sister doesn’t need it. The people you arrange might not be as good as me.”

Shen Wancheng didn't really want Gu Jinxing's people, so she didn't deny Shen Yao's words.

Gu Jinxing immediately explained, "This person is an overseas mercenary, not one of my people. You can pay her commission yourself."

Gu Jinxing's words did not mean that he did not want to pay.

Since this person is a mercenary, he is hired by whoever pays him and should follow their orders.

Gu Jinxing made Shen Wancheng pay for it herself, which was his way of severing ties between her and him.

Shen Wancheng immediately understood what Gu Jinxing meant.

Shen Wancheng doesn't know martial arts. She can defend herself against other people's schemes and dangers, but if someone really tries to use force, she really has no way to deal with it.

Although Shen Yao can protect Shen Wancheng, she doesn't fully understand the things of this era.

While the technological products of this period certainly couldn't compare to those of later generations, they were still far superior to those of ancient times.

Therefore, having a vigilant mercenary who is constantly in a dangerous environment for protection is much safer.

Shen Wancheng didn't think much of it and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let her in. She'll come with me in a bit."

A few minutes later, the female mercenary came in.

She was an Asian woman, of yellow race, but with tanned skin and short, ear-length hair.

He was wearing a simple long-sleeved T-shirt, casual pants, and Doc Martens.

She looks neat and capable.

Shen Wancheng felt an instant liking for her; she had always liked women like this—they were so cool.

Gu Jinxing spoke first, introducing the female mercenary.

"This is your employer, Shen Wancheng."

The female mercenary extended a hand to Shen Wancheng. "Hello, I'm Cora."

Shen Wancheng reached out and shook hands with Ke La.

"Hello, I'm Shen Wancheng. I hope we can work together in the future."