When Niu Meili saw that he was interested, she was overjoyed and became even more talkative.

"I'll tell you a secret... we all suspect that Mianmian was stolen by that couple!"

"What?" Huo Junyu was somewhat shocked, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Aunt Niu, you can't just make things up without any evidence! I know my father-in-law and mother-in-law better than anyone!"

"You silly child, I knew you'd side with your mother-in-law!" Niu Meili pouted. "But your aunt sees you as an honest child and can't bear to see you being deceived by them! This couple may seem kind and honest, but you'll have to wait and see what they really are!"

"Besides, I'm not without evidence... Just twenty years ago, they didn't have any children yet. They went to a big hospital in the city for medical treatment, and ended up staying for several months. When they came back, they were holding this baby girl in their arms!"

“Ha,” Niu Meili said, getting more and more excited, “They insisted that she was pregnant before going to Yangcheng and didn’t find out, and that she was born in Yangcheng later… Pshaw, they’re lying! That little girl is at least a year old and can already walk! Xiao Huo, have you ever seen a child who can walk after only a few months of birth?”

Huo Junyu frowned, his heart pounding faster than usual.

He felt as if he were in a fog. He knew that the exit was just ahead, but the fog blocked his view, and he couldn't see anything.

"Xiao Huo, now that you've analyzed it this way, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Huo Junyu remained silent.

Niu Meili took his silence as acquiescence, became even more excited, and launched into a long, rambling monologue:

"Xiao Huo, you need to be wary of this family! If those two country bumpkins, Jiang Youcai and Su Aiqian, could produce such a golden phoenix, wouldn't the auspicious smoke from their ancestral graves rise three stories high?"

"That's why I said Mianmian is definitely not their biological daughter... Ha, since she's not their biological daughter, the treatment will be completely different! Don't be fooled by how good they are to Mianmian now, they still have a son! In the future, this shop and all their assets will definitely go to their son! Jiang Mianmian won't get anything, and you'll get nothing at all!"

“But our family is different.” Niu Meili smiled, revealing wrinkles around her eyes. “We only have one daughter, and all the family property will go to her in the future!”

She was convinced that the Niu family's barbershops would be incredibly attractive to the quiet young man in front of her!

However, Huo Junyu gave her a cold glance.

The woman's heart skipped a beat. She, Niu Meili, had never seen such a sharp and piercing gaze in her entire life!

What's even more unbelievable is that this kind of look belongs to a young man in his twenties...

"Auntie Niu," Huo Junyu said, his voice carrying an inexplicable sense of pressure, "do you need anything else? We have some cooked food in our supermarket recently, like... pork tongue or something!"

"Oh, no need, no need!" Niu Meili retreated repeatedly, forcing a smile. "I'm just buying some things, just browsing... Xiao Huo, you go about your business, don't worry about me!"

After saying that, she picked up the big bag and fled the small supermarket as if she were escaping a disaster.

Huo Junyu stared at her retreating figure, a shadow passing over his sharply defined face.

Jiang Mianmian was... stolen?

He really found this hard to believe.

Jiang Youcai and Su Aiqian usually doted on this daughter, almost to the point of spoiling her, and granted her every request.

Who would treat a child who isn't their own biological child this well?

To say that Jiang Xiaowei was adopted would be somewhat believable.

But……

Jiang Mianmian does not look like them, so how do you explain that?

Huo Junyu felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, and his mind was inexplicably confused.

He was lost in thought for a moment, and when he looked up again, he suddenly noticed the petite figure standing at the shop entrance!

"Why are you here?" Huo Junyu was startled.

Jiang Mianmian looked at him quietly, her face expressionless, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, but it was not her usual smile.

"What, can't I come? Or is it just bad timing?"

"Well……"

Huo Junyu was stunned, a chill running down his spine.

The young woman slowly approached, her smile widening, but her eyes were icy cold.

"Oh, what a waste that such a handsome young man like Huo is working in our little shop!"

Huo Junyu smirked, "What...did you say?"

“I’m saying,” Jiang Mianmian said, her gaze fixed on his face, “that some families have an only daughter, and all the family property will go to her in the future! Ha, that’s a huge advantage! Isn’t that right?”

"this……"

Faced with Jiang Mianmian, who only reached his chest, Huo Junyu didn't dare to move at all, standing there obediently like a primary school student being scolded.

But seeing Jiang Mianmian so jealous, he couldn't help but laugh.

She felt jealous, but he tasted sweetness.

Huo Junyu couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile, but this smile annoyed Jiang Mianmian.

She bit her lip and gripped the lunchbox tightly in her hand until her knuckles turned white.

When she got home from get out of class at noon, she heard that he was alone in the shop. She was worried that he wouldn't eat well by himself, so she picked out the biggest pieces of the rock sugar braised pork knuckle that Su Ai had made, put them in a thermos, filled it with rice, and rushed to bring it to him.

Even her father, who was bedridden with a sprained back, had never received this kind of treatment!

But what did she see when she got to the entrance of the small supermarket?

That troublemaker Niu Meili is actually trying to get Huo Yu to dump her!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Jiang Mianmian took a deep breath. Although she knew that this was not Xiao Huo's fault, she also knew that the group of aunties in the alley were eyeing him covetously all day long, all wanting him to be their son-in-law.

But……

She felt uncomfortable, irritable, and awkward!

She just can't help getting jealous.

Why should others covet her husband?

The group of middle-aged women don't know their marriage certificate is fake yet, so they're being relatively discreet. If they did find out, wouldn't they come knocking on their door to snatch them away?!

The more Jiang Mianmian looked at that heroic face, the angrier she became!

Why are you so handsome if you have nothing better to do? Is it fun to stand in the store attracting attention?

Huo Junyu looked at her puffed-up little face, carefully leaned closer, and grinned when he saw the thermos in her hand:

"Did you bring me food?"

Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened.

So, all he cares about is food?!

"What are we having for dinner today?" Seeing her increasingly uncomfortable expression, Huo Junyu wanted to quickly change the subject, so he suddenly pulled the thermos over. "Hmm... rock sugar braised pork knuckle? Made by Auntie? It smells so authentic! Hehe..."

Jiang Mianmian was furious. She glared at him and turned to leave.

As she ran away, Huo Junyu had just put a piece of pork knuckle in his mouth, his cheeks bulging as he watched her run off into the distance...

Oh no, this time I've really angered this person!

But I was trying to be funny and gloss over Niu Meili's situation...

He learned his sense of humor from Huo Junyang.

Why does this trick work on Huo Junyang to win over girls, but it doesn't work on him?