Chapter 914 (Page 1/2)

Two days later…

As night fell, Huo Qingci and Lin Man finished their work for the day and went home.

When they dragged their tired bodies and pushed open the door, the clock had already pointed to nine o'clock.

Usually at this time, the children would have already fallen asleep and grandpa would have rested as well.

However, tonight, they were surprised to find that the lights in the living room of the main courtyard and the bedroom on the left were on.

Huo Qingci's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

He couldn't help but worry about his grandfather's health and thought, "Is grandpa sick?"

He turned to Lin Man and said, "Manman, go take a shower first. I'll go see Grandpa."

Lin Man nodded and was about to go back to her room to take a shower, but suddenly stopped. She suddenly remembered that Xu Xiaomin had left, Sister Huang had not come yet, and the children's clothes might not have been washed yet.

"Or, I'll go to the backyard to wash the children and grandpa's dirty clothes, hang them up to dry, and then take a shower." Lin Man said.

Huo Qingci looked at Lin Man, a warm feeling welling up in his heart, "Okay then, thank you for your hard work, Manman. Let me see Grandpa."

Lin Man turned and walked towards the backyard, while Huo Qingci quickly walked towards his grandfather's room.

He knocked on the door gently and asked softly, "Grandpa, can I come in?"

Grandpa's low voice came from the room: "Come in, the door is not locked."

Huo Qingci pushed open the door and walked into the room.

He saw his grandfather leaning against the bed, wearing reading glasses and reading the newspaper intently.

"Grandpa, are you not feeling well? Why are you still awake so late?" Huo Qingci asked with concern.

Huo Li put down the newspaper, took off his reading glasses, looked at Huo Qingci, and said slowly: "I'm waiting for you to come back. Qingyan called today and said that Xiao Song went to Yangcheng to purchase goods and was cheated out of a thousand yuan."

Huo Qingci said in astonishment, "Song Jingjing was actually scammed out of a thousand yuan when she was buying goods? She's a very shrewd person, how could she be fooled so easily?"

Huo Li shook his head. "She's just a little clever, that's all. How can she be considered truly smart?"

"Grandpa, how did someone cheat her out of the thousand dollars?" Huo Qingci asked anxiously.

Huo Li shook his head helplessly and replied, "Qingyan didn't tell me too much detail. He just said that after Song Jingjing came back, she found that there was a discrepancy of one thousand yuan in her account. When she asked her why, she remained silent.

I guess he was either cheated or robbed.

There are so many scammers and pickpockets on trains nowadays, so be careful when you go out.

Fortunately, she returned safely. If she had been kidnapped, what would have happened to the children?

Huo Qingci nodded in agreement, "That's true. You have to be extra careful when you go out. After all, scams are everywhere.

Why don't we persuade my sister-in-law to tell us about the scam she suffered? That way, we can learn some lessons from it and be more prepared to avoid similar situations in the future."

"Qingyan has asked her several times, but she just gritted her teeth and refused to say a word. In order to fill the hole of the thousand yuan, she even went back to her parents' home to borrow another thousand yuan.

The store hasn't even opened yet, and it's already lost a thousand yuan. It seems Song Jingjing isn't cut out for business.

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Huo Qingci did not agree with his grandfather's opinion out loud, he just listened quietly.

Huo Li glanced at him and continued, "Their clothing store will open the day after tomorrow. Qingyan will go back to the flower shop tomorrow to order two opening flower baskets."

Huo Qingci said, "I'll talk to the girl in the store and give him a lower price."

Brothers should settle accounts clearly and settle what should be settled.

If Song Jingjing had a good relationship with his wife, the two flower baskets could be given to her. The problem was that Song Jingjing always liked to compete with his wife for attention.

He also likes to stab Manman in the back and poach all the sales clerks in their store. He simply doesn't take them seriously.

How could they possibly send her a flower basket for the grand opening ceremony?

Who would be willing to support someone who is unfriendly or even hostile to them? However, even brothers should settle accounts clearly.

Huo Li frowned slightly. He seemed to have anticipated his grandson's answer, but he still tried to open the topic again:

"Qingci, Qingyan has decided to treat our whole family to dinner tomorrow night. They just moved into their new home."

Huo Qingci slowly raised his head, his expression calm, his tone somewhat casual: "Grandpa, you and the children go, Manman and I have to stay in the store. Business is good recently, we have to seize the opportunity."

Huo Li knew in his heart that there were enough people in the store. Even if his grandson and granddaughter-in-law did not stay to help, the others would be able to handle it.

But his grandson's blunt refusal still made him feel a little embarrassed and worried.

There seemed to be a big gap between the two brothers, and Huo Li knew the root of all this was related to the girl named Song Jingjing.

If she hadn't always done things that caused people headaches, the relationship between Qingci and Qingyan wouldn't have become so tense.

Huo Li couldn't help but shake his head and sighed inwardly, hoping that there would be no more estrangement between the two brothers.

"Your parents will come over, and the Song family will come too..."

"Grandpa, let them come if they want. Manman and I really don't have time to go over there."

"Okay then, you guys can handle it yourselves! I'll rest first." There was a hint of fatigue in Huo Li's voice.

A trace of worry flashed in his eyes. He knew very well how important family unity was to everyone, but looking at his eldest grandson's resolute attitude, he also understood that no amount of persuasion would be of any avail.

"Well, then you guys can handle it yourselves! I'm going to rest first."

Huo Qingci left the room and helped his grandfather turn off the lights in the living room, then went back to the backyard to help the children dry their clothes.

Seeing Huo Qingci's worried look, Lin Man asked with concern, "Qingci, what's wrong with you? Is Grandpa okay?"

"Grandpa is fine. He didn't sleep because Qingyan called today to say they've moved to a new house and their shop is about to open."

"Let her move into a new house! I won't be there for any housewarming party anyway.

"Besides, Song Jingjing's clothing store has officially opened, and I know my parents-in-law will definitely come over, and Grandpa wants to go over and take a look too, so let them go." Lin Man said angrily.

"Manman, I've also told Grandpa that you and I will stay in the store to help out, and we won't be going to Qingyan's new home for dinner."

"If you don't want to go, then don't go!"