Chapter 120

Luo Chaoyan looked at the old lady and asked tentatively, "Grandma, my granddaughter-in-law bought a restaurant some time ago and hasn't figured out what to do with it yet. Why don't you go and help her?"

Mrs. Huo, who had been a little bit dying, suddenly became interested, but she didn't show it on her face. She said indifferently, "Okay!"

Luo Chaoyan laughed immediately. Hehe, she discovered that the fat boy was not around and the old lady felt bored and wanted to go out for a walk. This was exactly what she wanted.

Mrs. Huo glared at her daughter-in-law in reproach. She knew what she was planning, but her mother-in-law was in a bad mood, so she let her accompany her for a walk.

In this way, Old Madam Huo was successfully led astray by Luo Chaoyan. For several days in a row, she took the old lady out, either to watch a play or listen to music, or to taste delicious food in a restaurant. Life is so carefree.

That day, Luo Chaoyan and Madam Huo were tired from shopping, so they went to a restaurant to rest, but unexpectedly they met Madam Cao again.

When Madam Cao saw them, she hurried forward to greet Madam Huo and said, "Madam, what a coincidence!"

Cao also followed suit and saluted: "Old Madam!"

Mrs. Huo nodded lightly.

Luo Chaoyan was a little surprised to see that her second aunt was also with Madam Cao, but her second aunt's expression seemed to be forcing a smile.

She bowed to the two of them, "Mrs. Cao, Second Aunt!"

Madam Cao smiled and said, "Madam, since we have such a rare chance to meet, how about we have a meal together?"

Luo Chaoyan smiled in her heart. This time it was a coincidence, but if it happened twice it would seem deliberate.

Mrs. Cao was afraid that they would refuse, so she looked up at Cao and motioned for her to speak.

Cao pursed her lips. She had already felt something was odd when her sister-in-law asked her out today. What was there that she didn't understand now? She sighed helplessly in her heart, looked at Luo Chaoyan with some pleading eyes, and said: "Ayan, it's rare for us to meet each other out, so let's have a simple meal together."

Luo Chaoyan looked at Mrs. Huo and asked for her opinion. She didn't care. No matter what Mrs. Cao said, she would just ignore it.

Old Madam Huo looked at Cao, thought about it, and nodded. Although Mrs. Cao wanted to make friends with her, Cao was still her granddaughter-in-law's second aunt, so she had to give face to her relative.

When Mrs. Cao saw her nod, she immediately smiled. He warmly invited the guest to the restaurant's private room and recommended good tea and delicious food, as if he was entertaining guests.

He flattered her from time to time and said some compliments, which made the smile on the old lady's face never disappear.

Luo Chaoyan had to admit that if this happened in modern times, he would definitely be a good businessman.

However, her old lady was also very smart. Whenever Madam Cao brought up the topic of state affairs or Prince Huai, she would cleverly change the subject.

She could feel the smile on Mrs. Cao's face becoming increasingly stiff. This is probably the feeling of punching cotton.

After the meal, Luo Chaoyan said goodbye to Mrs. Huo.

Mrs. Cao could only put on a forced smile and send them to the carriage.

Before Luo Chaoyan got on the carriage, Cao whispered in her ear: "Ayan, thank you, and I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "Second aunt, please be polite." Then she bowed to her and got on the carriage.

On the way back, Luo Chaoyan saw someone selling candied haws on the street, so she asked Fengli to buy a few strings.

Madam Huo rolled her eyes at her with disdain and said, "You are such a grown-up, and you still like to eat this."

Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "Grandma, these delicious foods are suitable for people of all ages." And she was not buying them to eat herself.

Huo Mansion

Luo Chaoyan had just stepped into the backyard with Mrs. Huo when they heard Huo An's "ghostly howling" sound.

Mrs. Huo tried to persuade them but it was useless. When they came back, they acted as if they had seen their savior.

When Mrs. Huo heard her great-grandson crying, she felt distressed and asked hurriedly, "What happened?"

Huo An wiped away his tears, looking pitiful, and sobbed, "Wow... Great-grandmother, mother is so bad, she abandoned An An!"

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Huo quickly held him in her arms and comforted him softly.

If Luo Chaoyan hadn't seen the small piece of onion dropped on the ground, she would have almost believed it.

Seeing that his mother did not come forward to comfort him and did not take him out to play for several days, Huo An suddenly felt that his mother did not like him anymore. Thinking about having to go to school every day, he became sadder and sadder. He had originally been pretending to cry, but now he was crying sincerely.

The corners of Luo Chaoyan's lips twitched. How come the fat boy's acting skills are getting better and better? Is he trying too hard to go out with them?

Old Madam Huo took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from his face, saying distressedly, "My dear grandson, please stop crying. Your crying makes my great-grandmother very sad."

She glared at Luo Chaoyan who was still standing aside, meaning that she should hurry up and comfort the person.

Luo Chaoyan asked someone to bring the candied haws she had bought back over, and shook them towards Huo An, saying, "An An, what is this?"

When Huo An saw that they were candied haws, and there were several strings of them, he immediately felt greedy. He smacked his lips and his crying voice immediately stopped.

Seeing that it seemed to be useful, Mrs. Huo took the candied haws from Luo Chaoyan's hand and handed it to Huo An.

Huo An looked at the candied haws in his hand. Although he stopped crying, his face was puffy and his eyes looked resentful.

Luo Chaoyan ignored him and handed one to Mrs. Huo, then one to the old lady. There was one left, so she started eating it herself.

Seeing how happily she was eating, Huo An swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but start eating as well.

Mrs. Huo and Old Madam Huo were relieved when they saw that their grandson stopped crying.

Only then did Mrs. Huo understand why her granddaughter-in-law wanted to buy candied haws.

After finishing the candied haws, Huo An finally told his purpose. He acted coquettishly towards Old Madam Huo and said, "Great-grandmother, I don't want to study."

Old Madam Huo frowned. Although she loved her grandson very much, he still had to study.

Luo Chaoyan smiled and said, "Grandma, mother, since An An doesn't want to study, let him learn martial arts. If he can't be the third place in the imperial examination, being the first place in martial arts will be fine." It would be nice to be a military officer instead of a civil servant. I just don’t know how long the little fat boy can hold on. Maybe he would start crying after standing in horse stance for half an hour. She couldn't help laughing when she thought of that scene. Ahem, it turns out that she is still suitable to be a stepmother.

Huo An looked at his own body, then thought of his brother practicing martial arts, and suddenly shook his head and said, "I'm studying!"

Mrs. Huo smiled, it seemed that her daughter-in-law still had the solution.

Huo An thought for a while and said, "Great-grandmother, mother stays with me!" He was calculating that as long as his mother stayed with him, they would not leave him behind to go out and play.

Luo Chaoyan rolled her eyes in her heart. She is the stepmother, okay? Why do all of them want her to study with them? Does she look like a kindergarten teacher?

But she was not worried that the old lady would agree. The old lady is now her ally.

Old Madam Huo looked at her great-grandson with some embarrassment.

Luo Chaoyan said: "Great-grandmother, mother, how about this, let An An study for five days and rest for one day." It is indeed difficult for a little kid to study every day.

Huo An's eyes lit up when he heard this. He held up two fingers and said, "Two days!"

Madam Huo smiled and said, "Okay, just two days!"

Huo An showed a lovely smile upon seeing this. He let out a happy cry and then threw himself into Luo Chaoyan's arms.