The others were caught off guard by his action and all turned their attention to him.

Ruan Ruan glanced at the receiver in her hand, then at Huo Haoshen who had run to Lu Shuyan's side. She rolled her eyes at him before putting the receiver to her ear and hearing someone talking on the other end of the line.

"Hey, hey, Huo Haoshen, what did you say, you brat? Ruan Ruan, Ruan Ruan, are you there?"

"Father, I'm here," Ruan Ruan said immediately, afraid that he would call out too urgently.

"Ruan Ruan, are you doing well over there? The weather is getting colder now, so please take good care of yourself and don't get sick!" Upon hearing his daughter-in-law's voice, Huo Songbai's mood immediately improved, and his voice became much gentler as he spoke to her.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll take good care of myself and Haocheng. It's snowing at home now. How are you all? How are Grandpa and Grandma doing?"

"Just take care of yourself. Huo Haocheng can take care of himself. You don't need to take care of him. We are all fine. Don't worry. Grandpa and Grandma are also in good health." Hearing his daughter-in-law's concern, he no longer felt cold and felt warm inside.

What a father! He doesn't care about his son at all! I wonder what Huo Haocheng thinks after hearing this.

Huo Haocheng said: I'm used to it.

"Dad, are Grandpa and Dad home? Is it convenient to call them over now? Hao Shen has something he'd like to discuss with them."

It was so cold, Ruan Ruan wanted to get to the bottom of things quickly so he could go home sooner and avoid getting too cold.

“You’re at home. Wait a minute, I’ll call you right away. Your grandpa was just talking about you the other day.”

"Grandpa, Grandpa, your granddaughter Ruan Ruan is calling you. Huo Songhuai, Huo Songhuai, your son Huo Haoshen wants to talk to you."

Ever since he called someone "Dad" on the radio and got a beating from the old man, he's always called "Old Man" whenever someone calls him.

Before long, Huo Songhuai helped the old man over.

"Ruan Ruan, what's up with Grandpa?" The old man took the phone and asked softly. They hadn't spoken for several months.

"Grandpa, Hao Shen has something to tell you. I'll turn on the speakerphone now so he can talk to you!"

After that, she put down the receiver, turned on speakerphone, and gestured for Huo Haoshen to speak quickly.

"Grandpa, Uncle, Dad, my girlfriend and I have discussed it and we'd like to propose to them during New Year's Day. We'd like to discuss with you all how to arrange things."

Huo Haoshen, who is capable and unyielding in the business world, still acts like a child when facing his grandfather and father, waiting for them to make decisions.

The old man and his family were delighted when they heard that he was going to the woman's house to propose marriage. He was always a good-for-nothing at home, but they never expected that he would find a partner so soon after leaving home and now they would be discussing marriage.

"When you leave for the capital, please call home. Your parents will accompany you to the bride's family to propose marriage. We will need to trouble your in-laws to take care of you. My third son and his wife have never been to the capital before, so we will need to ask them for guidance if they have any questions."

The old man's first sentence was addressed to Huo Haoshen, and the second sentence was addressed to Commander Gu. He knew that this phone call was to Commander Gu's office, so Commander Gu should be nearby now.

"Uncle Huo, don't worry, we've already made arrangements. They'll stay at our house, and Ruan Ruan's mother and our second daughter-in-law will go with them; they'll act as matchmakers."

Commander Gu was quite surprised to hear the old man's words. He thought he would ask Ruan Ruan to talk to the Ruan family for help, but he didn't expect the old man to talk to him directly.

"Okay, with them around, I feel more at ease. I won't be pretentious, old man."

"Don't worry, Uncle Huo."

"Ruan Ruan, Hao Shi and Li Huan are getting married on the 25th of next month. Come back for a visit; I have something to discuss with you."

After arranging things in a few words, the old man spoke to Ruan Ruan.

"Okay, Grandpa, I'll get ready and then go back." She knew that if it were just a phone call, Grandpa would never have let her go back. And the timing was just too coincidental. She was also looking for an opportunity to sneak away for a while without anyone noticing.

"Okay, you guys go ahead with your work, I'll hang up now."

"Okay, goodbye Grandpa."

After Huo Haoshen's matter was resolved, the two girls called their families, and both families acknowledged the situation.

Afterwards, Ruan Ruan called her father in Beijing and asked him to accompany Zheng Xuyang to the He family to propose marriage as Zheng Xuyang's elder, and to make arrangements for herself.

After making several phone calls, Ruan Ruan felt sleepy.

So after parting ways with them, I told Commander Gu and went home to sleep.

Two hours later, Huo Haocheng returned and first drove to the Gu family's house. The car he was driving belonged to Commander Gu. The car Ruan Shaoke and the others were driving was picked up from the military base, so they first drove the car back to return it before taking Huo Haocheng's car to the Gu family's house.

When they arrived, the only things left to return at home were the table and chairs from lunchtime, so they started carrying them back to the cafeteria.

When they returned, it was almost dark, and Teacher Shen had already started making dinner.

"Haocheng, Ruan Ruan went home to sleep this afternoon. Go and call her over for dinner." Teacher Shen originally wanted Gu Jingming to call her, but seeing that they had already returned, she decided it would be more convenient for Huo Haocheng to go back and call her.

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Hearing Teacher Shen say this, he wondered why his wife hadn't come out to greet him even though he was back. Oh, she was at home. After answering Teacher Shen, he turned around and walked quickly towards home.

"Wife, wife," he called out when he got home. The gate to the yard was closed from the inside. He called out twice, but no one answered. So he walked to the right side of the yard and climbed over the wall to get in.

After entering the house, he first poured himself a glass of wine, took a big gulp, and then, around 1 p.m., took the glass into the bedroom.

"Wife, wife, wake up. Auntie wants us to have dinner. We'll eat and then go back to sleep, okay?" He lay down beside her and gently called her name in her ear. After she woke up, he kissed her to help her wake up. This was his favorite thing to do.

"You're back," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a hug as he kissed her.

"Sweetie, let's go eat first, then come back to sleep."

As he spoke, he got up, lifted her body, and carried her off the blanket. Once she was standing, he handed her the water he had just given her. Then he started to put her coat on.

After getting dressed, the two headed towards the Gu family's house.

After a busy day, everyone ate a casual dinner, went home to wash up and go to bed. Seeing how tired he looked, Ruan Ruan thought she would talk to him about Grandpa telling her to go back tomorrow.