Chapter 678 (Page 1/2)

Not long after, delicious dishes were served on the table. The aroma filled the air, making one's mouth water. At this time, Huo Qingci stood up, walked to the backyard, and called Chen Cai in to eat with him.

When Chen Cai walked into the house and saw the table full of delicious food and wine, he was stunned and stood there, looking a little at a loss.

His eyes widened and darted across the table, clearly surprised by what he saw.

Seeing this, Huo Li, who was sitting in the main seat, stood up with a smile, picked up a bottle of wine, and personally filled a glass for Chen Cai.

Then, he raised the wine glass in front of him and smiled gently at Chen Cai, "Old Chen, you've worked so hard during this period!"

Chen Cai was flattered. He quickly extended his hands and respectfully took the glass of wine. He bowed slightly and replied in a very respectful tone, "Mr. Huo, you are too polite! This is all my job. It's not a matter of whether it's hard or not."

Huo Li laughed heartily, put down his wine glass, pointed at a plate of lush green stir-fried vegetables on the table and praised them highly:

"Old Chen, look at this dish of vegetables. They're so tender and delicious! They're all from your backyard. I have to say, you're a really good vegetable grower!"

Hearing this compliment, Chen Cai showed a simple smile on his face, scratched his head and said, "Hehe, actually I used to be an ordinary farmer. I can't do anything else except farming and growing vegetables. I will deal with these vegetables all my life!"

Huo Li said to Huo Qingci, "Qingci, the New Year is coming soon. Do you think Old Chen should stay and celebrate with us or go back home to celebrate with the children?"

Huo Qingci looked at Chen Cai and asked cautiously, "Uncle Chen, do you think you will spend the New Year with us or go back home to spend it with your children?"

"Xiao Huo, since your family is here, I'd better go back to my hometown to celebrate the New Year!"

"Well, if Uncle Chen goes back to his hometown for the New Year, we'll prepare some New Year's goods for you. This month's salary will be paid as usual. Please come back after the Lantern Festival."

Chen Cai didn't expect Huo Qingci to give him twenty days off. Isn't this equivalent to giving him a month's salary for free?

"Xiao Huo, are you asking me to take the money for nothing? I feel uneasy taking this money!"

Huo Yining sat at the dinner table, and the more he listened to the adults' conversation, the more he felt something was wrong.

Normally, the gatekeeper at the door should have been hired specially by the owner of the house, but from the conversation between my grandfather and my father, it seemed as if my father had become the owner of this house.

Thinking of this, Huo Yining could no longer suppress his doubts and blurted out, "Dad, why did I hear you paying Grandpa Chen a salary and arranging things for him? What's going on?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Huo Qingci and Huo Li, who were chatting animatedly, were stunned for a moment. They looked at each other with embarrassed expressions on their faces.

Oh, this is terrible! They actually forgot that the children were there, and now they can talk about sensitive topics like holidays and wages in front of the children without any scruples.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming tense, Lin Man quickly stepped out to smooth things over and said, "Alright, alright, don't worry about it for now. Let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold.

Actually, it was the owner of the house who specifically asked Qingci to give Grandpa Chen a break to rest..."

Chen Cai sat aside and saw Lin Man constantly winking at him, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

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He really couldn't understand why everyone went to such great lengths to hide the truth from these innocent children and refused to tell them the true ownership of the house.

Could it be that he is worried that once his children know that his family is wealthy, they will all become idle and extravagant playboys?

After finishing the meal, Lin Man quickly tied on her apron, then smiled and gestured to Huo Yian, "Come on, let's clean up the kitchen together!"

Huo Yian nodded happily in agreement, then put on a small apron and followed Lin Man into the kitchen.

At this moment, Huo Qingci's eyes turned slightly, as if he had thought of something important. He walked over to Chen Cai and said softly, "Uncle Chen, please come here for a moment. I have something I want to talk to you about alone."

Chen Cai nodded in understanding and followed Huo Qingci to a quiet corner.

On the other side, Huo Yining, carrying the luggage in his hands, carefully supported Huo Li as they walked up the stairs.

When they came upstairs, Huo Li saw the room specially prepared for him at a glance. The door slowly opened, and Huo Li stepped into the room, and was instantly shocked by the scene before him.

The whole room was spacious and bright, with exquisite and elegant decoration. A luxurious European-style bed was placed in the center, covered with a soft and warm duvet.

Huo Li sat down and couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement: "Oh my, Ningning, I've lived for more than seventy years, but I've never lived in such a nice house, let alone slept in such a big and soft bed!"

As he spoke, Huo Li showed a happy smile on his face and continued with emotion: "They say that the lives of those capitalists are as luxurious as those in heaven, while the lives of us poor people are as difficult as those in hell!"

Hearing this, Huo Yining frowned thoughtfully and responded, "Grandpa, you're right. It's precisely because of this huge gap and polarization between the rich and the poor that society is often in turmoil, isn't it?"

However, in response to his great-grandson's question, Huo Li just smiled and did not give any clear judgment.

Perhaps for him, who has experienced many ups and downs in life, many issues cannot be resolved with just a few words.

Seeing that Huo Li remained silent, Huo Yining suddenly said, "Grandpa, does my father know the owner of the house, or is my father the owner now?

"Ningning, why do you ask that?"

Huo Yining quickly closed the door and whispered, "Grandpa, I suspect this house was bought by my parents. No wonder my mom came to Hai City last time. She probably came to look at the house!"

Huo Li smiled, neither saying yes nor no, and Huo Yining became even more certain that this house was theirs.

If they were not theirs, how could his father spend so much money to rent a Western-style house for them to live in? Instead of renting a Western-style house, it would be better to let them live in the Haishi Hotel.

His younger brother and sister were fooled by them, but he was not as stupid as them. He just heard that the house was not cheap, so where did his parents get so much money to buy a house?

"Grandfather, did you give Dad a lot of gold in the past?"

Huo Li smiled and asked, "Ningning, why do you think so?"

“It must have cost a lot of money to buy this western-style building. I can probably guess how much money our family has.

My dad doesn't have that much savings to buy a house, so it must be that when my great-grandfather divided the family property, he secretly gave him a lot of gold."