Chapter 794: No Face (Page 1/2)

Lin Man suddenly understood and finally understood the reason behind her grandfather's behavior.

After all, she will be running a business in the city in the future, and everyone in her family will know about this sooner or later.

Instead of letting everyone speculate about the source of their funds, it is better to take the initiative to find a reasonable explanation and make it public first.

At this moment, Huo Junshan stared at his eldest son with a deep and obscure gaze, thinking to himself: How on earth did this kid manage to buy a three-story shop in the city center?

Could it be that he has been secretly earning extra income without his family's knowledge all these years?

Thinking back to the past, when the child was at home, he would always ask for leave from time to time to go to the city under various excuses. Now, even his wife frequently travels back and forth between the city and the countryside. So, this is the reason!

At this moment, seeing that everyone was silent, Yang Huiling suddenly had an idea and made a joke:

"Dad, when we divided up the family business, you gave each of us a few small yellow croakers. Could it be that you secretly gave Qingci a box full of small yellow croakers?"

Du Xiaojuan, who was standing by, heard this and quickly echoed, "Yes, Qingci is our eldest grandson, so it's only natural for you to give him more money, Dad."

Seeing this, Huo Junlin was afraid that his wife would talk nonsense and cause trouble, so he quickly reached out and gently pushed her, and whispered, "A Ling, stop talking nonsense."

Huo Li actually already knew exactly what the fourth and fifth sons' wives were thinking.

He looked at the two of them calmly and said slowly, "Fourth wife, and fifth wife, you keep saying that I secretly gave the gold bars to Qingci, but do you have any real evidence?

You actually said I gave Qingci a box full of gold bars. Humph, if you say that, could it be that I was a wealthy man in the past?"

Thinking back to the time when he first decided to split up the family, Huo Li couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If he had anticipated the current situation, he should not have shared the gold bars with them.

At this moment, Huo Qingci, who had been standing silently by, suddenly stepped forward. He said with a firm gaze, "Fourth Aunt, Little Aunt, I swear to heaven that if I have ever taken Grandpa's gold bars, I will lose my job for the rest of my life."

Huo Li turned to look at his three sons who had remained silent the entire time, his heart filled with disappointment and helplessness. He couldn't help but sigh, "What exactly is going on in our family right now? Don't you three brothers know?"

Hearing his father's question, Huo Junheng finally couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to ask, "Dad, if that's the case, then where did you get those gold bars you gave us?"

Huo Li narrowed his eyes slightly, his thoughts seemed to be pulled back to that difficult and famine-stricken era.

He took a deep breath and slowly began to narrate: "When the famine hit, everyone was emaciated and pale, and some even lost their lives.

By chance, I met a father and son who were in trouble. Seeing how pitiful they were, I made up my mind to use my only food rations to help them.

Maybe God blesses kind people. The father and son were so grateful that they forced a small box into my hand.

And what is contained in this box are the small yellow croakers that you saw earlier."

Huo Li also lied casually. He said that he had indeed helped a father and son during the famine. They had no food to eat, so how could he have gold to give as a thank you gift?

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After Yang Huiling heard Huo Qingci swear that he did not take her father-in-law's gold bars, and after her father-in-law explained in detail the origin of those gold bars, she was about 80% convinced.

After all, based on her understanding of Huo Qingci, if he had really done something wrong, it would be difficult for him to swear so calmly at this moment.

However, Huo Li didn't care whether they believed him or not. He continued to talk to himself, "As the saying goes, raising a son is a way to prepare for old age. I'm already so old now.

For the past ten years or so, I have been living with Qingci and the others.

"Besides, I didn't spend a penny! All of you should check your conscience and think about it. I left that yard to Qingci. Was it him who took advantage of me, or was it me who took advantage of him?"

Hearing this, Yang Huiling couldn't help but reveal an awkward yet flattering smile, and quickly responded, "Dad, you left the house to Qingci, and we never said a word of gossip.

Besides, Qingci has done his best to support you over the years, and he has fulfilled his filial duty.

If you ever want to change your surroundings and live with us, just come over!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Du Xiaojuan, who was standing by, saw that Yang Huiling had actually taken the initiative to invite her father-in-law to live in her house, and naturally refused to show weakness.

So she hurried forward and said with a smile on her face, "Dad, why don't you come live at my house? Junheng keeps talking about wanting to chat and drink tea with you!"

Lin Man, who was standing aside, looked at Fourth Aunt and Young Aunt with a half-smile, thinking to herself: Humph, look at them now, as soon as they saw the number on Grandpa's passbook, they rushed to take Grandpa home to live with him in his old age.

Why weren't they so attentive before? They're after Grandpa's fortune!

Huo Li shook his head slowly, with a determined look on his face, and said, "I don't want to go anywhere. I want to live here with Qingci and his family.

Don't even think about my retirement pay! I saved that for Yining to marry in the future."

He paused, then recalled the past and said with emotion: "When we split up the family business, I made it very clear that when I finally passed away, I wouldn't need you three brothers to spend a single cent on me.

All you need to do is to make your own family life prosperous and smooth."

After hearing what their father-in-law said, Yang Huiling and Du Xiaojuan looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

In fact, they have thought about letting their father-in-law live in their home. In this way, they might be able to get some financial subsidies from their father-in-law for daily expenses.

However, this thought only flashed through their minds. After all, they were also people who cared about their reputation. How could they really have the nerve to say such things?

What's more, they both have proper jobs and will have their own pension after retirement.

In addition, the money divided when the family was divided before was not a small amount. After all these years, the family has more or less saved some money, so maintaining daily life is not a problem.

So, even though I felt a little unwilling in my heart, I was still too embarrassed to say anything more.