Chapter 629: Young Uncle’s Adopted Daughter
The rest was fine, but when Gu Qingju saw Ella, she felt a very direct dislike towards her.
It was probably because the other party had revealed hostility towards her in the first place.
She wasn’t sure if Ella was Chinese.
That was because they had adopted her in America when she was young, and now that she had blended into the American culture, it would be more challenging to trace back to her roots.
But judging by her appearance and disposition, she felt more like a Chinese.
After Qi Yuefeng had introduced each one of them to Gu Qingjiu, she greeted them one by one.
Now that there was such a big group of them, they decided to stop roaming around in the mall.
Since Qi Yuefeng was still anxious about Gu Qingjiu’s arm, they headed to the hotel they had booked in advance.
It was that upscale hotel she had accompanied Helian Niancheng in Dayi City a few times before.
In the suite, Gu He said with a broad beam, “Back then, this la.s.s was merely a little fellow. And now she’s all grown up.”
“Yeah, time flies.”
The person who spoke was her Great Aunt Gu Shouyan.
She sighed with emotion as she said, “It’s so rare for our family to be so complete. It would be nice if Gu Li is also here. What a pity…”
Gu Hong interrupted their conversation without a change in countenance. “Big Sister, Gu Li is busy with work. Just try to understand him. There’ll be plenty of time in the future. If not, we can always go overseas to visit him.”
Gu Shouyan nodded. “You’re right.”
Just then, Ella, who had initially been sitting quietly, suddenly asked Aunt Judith in a lowered voice, “Is she also adopted?” By ‘she,’ she was referring to Gu Qingjiu.
Although her voice seemed lowered, everyone could hear her.
A point worthy of mention was that she was speaking in English.
It appeared inappropriate for Ella to be speaking English on occasion like this.
Furthermore, the content…
Gu Qingjiu pursed her lips.
She understood what was said.
She didn’t exactly work hard during her English lessons in the past, but she had come into contact with plenty of English terms because of the computer science cla.s.ses she took in university.
To facilitate her learning, Gu Qingjiu learned English. When she was living with the Gu’s, she was forced to learn knowledge in these areas.
Gu Qingjiu’s English might not be perfectly fluent, but she had no basic communication problems.
She understood Ella’s words, but she merely pretended that she didn’t understand.
Gu He berated Ella. “Ella, speak in Mandarin here. It’s not like you don’t know how to speak in Mandarin!”
Ella pouted.
“Daddy, freedom of speech. You can’t force me to speak in a certain language.”
She continued speaking in English.
Qi Yuefeng couldn’t understand a word of it.
Amongst those present, Gu Shouyan, Gu Hong, and Gu Qingmo knew English.
But Qi Yuefeng and Gu Xiaoxi couldn’t understand.
They probably also thought Gu Qingjiu couldn’t understand English.
Since this was a family gathering, and it wasn’t as if she didn’t know how to speak in Mandarin, it appeared impolite for Ella to insist on speaking in English.
But she looked like she simply didn’t care.
Gu He smiled awkwardly at everyone. “This stubborn kid’s used to Americanized education. She even says this is her freedom…”
Gu Hong nodded understandingly. “After all, she grew up overseas. It’s very normal. No need to force her.”
However, the younger twin Billy wrinkled his nose and said in awkward-sounding Mandarin, “Sister is being rude.”
Even he knew to speak in Mandarin as much as possible.
While everyone laughed it off, Ella’s countenance darkened instantly.
In the presence of everyone, she smacked Billy’s head without considering the situation. “You little scoundrel. What did you just say?”