"Thank you, Uncle Gu. Please, just call me Zirui. You are my elder, so calling me 'Young Master Meng' sounds far too distant." Chu Hengyuan was working hard to please his future father-in-law, striving to make a good impression in front of Father Gu.
Indeed, Chu Hengyuan’s words won Father Gu’s favor. In Father Gu’s experience, young men from wealthy families were often arrogant and overbearing, yet Chu Hengyuan’s speech was extraordinary and his manners elegant, reflecting a high degree of refinement in every gesture.
Chu Hengyuan, who possessed a photographic memory, followed the method Father Gu had just used to prepare a bowl for him as well. He was tempted to mix one for Aran, too, but he knew that in front of Father Gu, he had to proceed with caution to avoid revealing his hand. He needed to establish a firm footing first, letting Father Gu see how capable and reliable he was—a man to whom one could entrust a lifetime.
Chapter 53