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His regular job already kept him very busy.
It was Huo Yingjie's silence that made Old Master Huo and the others look at Huo Yingjie again after chatting for a while.
Huo Yingjie was taken aback, then chuckled awkwardly and asked, "You guys keep talking, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Yingjie, don't you have anything to say?" Huo Yingjun was young and couldn't keep his temper in check. He noticed that his second brother was like an old man, keeping everything to himself and not saying anything unless asked.
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "What you said makes a lot of sense. I'm listening carefully!"
"Yes, so what are your thoughts on our discussion?" Huo Yingjun persisted, not wanting his second brother to be just a bystander, and wanted him to join their discussion as well.
“I also think what you said is very correct, and it aligns with the current trend. As long as we follow this trend, everyone will make more progress,” Huo Yingjie said. “Since you’re so right, I don’t need to say anything more!”
Huo Yingjun was speechless, choked by his second brother.
"Hehe, Yingjun and Yingjie have different personalities, one is extroverted and the other is introverted," Grandpa Huo laughed, very satisfied with the interaction between his two grandsons.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yingjun smirked and said, "Grandfather, he just pretends to be profound in front of us. You didn't see it, but in front of his wife, he's a total romantic!"
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Huo Yingjie retorted indignantly, "Brother, you're all smiles in front of my sister-in-law too. She's my wife, if I don't smile at her, who else should I smile at!"
"That's not a smile, it's not that simple! It's sticky and gooey, I think it'll stick to your teeth," Huo Yingjun complained. "Anyway, in front of this couple, everyone else's presence is very low."
"Hehe, Yingjie and Tiantian do have a very good relationship. It's a love that has gone through thick and thin. It's only natural that their relationship is good." Huo Zhe chuckled dryly. "Only when the younger generation has a good relationship can we elders feel at ease. You haven't seen the young man from the Tang family. He has one at home and several others outside. There's trouble at home and trouble outside. There's no peace at home. How could someone like that be entrusted with important responsibilities?"
“Yes, if you can’t sweep your own house, how can you sweep the world?” Old Master Huo said. “I’m telling you this from the start: you chose your own wives, so you have to cherish them for life. Don’t cause me any trouble, or don’t blame me for being ruthless and putting family interests before family.”
Hearing this, Huo Zhegan thought to himself that his wife wasn't his own choice, but his father's.
"Yes, Grandpa," Huo Yingjun and Huo Yingjie said at the same time.
As for Huo Zhekun and Huo Zhegan, they wouldn't have any other thoughts; their attention and energy were all focused on their official careers.
They chatted until late at night, until Old Master Huo got tired and everyone dispersed.
When Huo Yingjie returned to the house, He Tiantian had already coaxed the two children to sleep. He quickly went to wash up and crawled into the warm bed.
Sensing Huo Yingjie's presence beside her, He Tiantian automatically moved closer to him.
Huo Yingjie stretched out his arm and let He Tiantian rest her head on it. He then pulled He Tiantian into his arms, kissed her forehead a few times, and then turned off the light to go to sleep.
The next day was New Year's Eve.
Huo Ruixiang, Huo Ruimin, and Huo Ruihua were playing in the yard.
He Tiantian followed behind her mother-in-law, helping to prepare the meals for the New Year, especially the New Year's Eve dinner today.
Zhao Huanhuan also came over to do what she could, and her relationship with Song Chunli improved somewhat.
Although Jiang Lifang didn't know what had happened, making up was much better than arguing.
The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pairs are very efficient, especially kitchen whizzes like Tian Tian, who are the main force. Last year, He Tian Tian's braised pork was very popular, and yesterday Song Chun Li had already prepared the meat, waiting for He Tian Tian to come and help cook it.
Not only can our family eat it, but we can also send some to our maternal family.
People love her cooking skills, and He Tiantian doesn't refuse any offers.
After a morning of hard work, the large pot of braised meat was finally ready at 2 p.m. To hold more braised meat, He Tiantian cut the pig's head into several large pieces instead of using a whole pig's head.
This huge pot weighs at least several dozen kilograms.
While it was still hot, Song Chunli packed five or six jin (2.5-3 catties) of food and sent it to her parents' home. Not to be outdone, Jiang Lifang also packed seven jin (3.5 catties) and sent it to the Jiang family.
The Huo family kept twenty jin of the rest, and gave the rest to the neighbors and former colleagues near the old house, two jin to each household, just enough for a meal.
Some of the people I'm close to think the braised meat is delicious have come over to ask for the recipe.
This is He Tiantian's livelihood, so of course she can't give it to others. Especially the Thousand Flavor Herb inside, she absolutely can't let anyone else know about it.
How could He Tiantian possibly give them the recipe and distribute the broth from the braised meat in the backyard to several families so they could braise their own meat?
However, this was Madam Huo's idea. Once they got the braising liquid, everyone could braise meat themselves, and no one complained that He Tiantian was stingy.
There were too many people earlier, so He Tiantian didn't explain the reason to her grandmother in detail. Now that everyone has left, He Tiantian decided to explain it to her grandmother.
“Grandmother, those recipes are the foundation of my shop, I can’t give them to them,” He Tiantian explained softly. “It’s not that I’m stingy, I hope you can understand.”
Madam Huo smiled and said, "Of course I understand. Giving them the braising liquid is already quite generous."
"Thank you, Grandma," He Tiantian said with a smile, as long as her grandmother wasn't angry.
“Before liberation, my family was also in business, dealing in dyes. The formula for each dye was a secret, so of course we couldn’t just give it away because someone said a few nice words,” said Madam Huo. “I heard that your shop in Nanshi is quite profitable. That’s the foundation of your business, and that’s what I, as an elder, understand.”
Song Chunli had heard before that He Tiantian had opened a shop and made money, but she didn't know how much.
"Sweetie, do you make money running your shop?" Song Chunli asked curiously. "No one in our family runs a business, so won't it affect your studies if you're all doing it yourself?"
He Tiantian smiled and said, "I made some money, but not much. I don't have many courses, and I trust the people I hire, so it doesn't take too much time. I just need to check the accounts every week."
"Oh!" Song Chunli chuckled awkwardly. "Sweetie, that's not right. You earn money, and your aunt won't ask you for a loan. What's there to be afraid of?"
He Tiantian looked somewhat embarrassed when she heard Song Chunli say that.
She wasn't afraid that Song Chunli would ask her for money, but rather that her aunt would ask her for a recipe to open a shop, and she wouldn't be able to refuse.
Seeing her daughter-in-law's embarrassment, and considering that the other party was an elder, He Tiantian didn't know how to argue back.
Jiang Lifang couldn't stand her sister-in-law's shallowness. Everyone had already said that, so why did she have to make things so clear? Wasn't that embarrassing?
Furthermore, He Tiantian is her daughter-in-law, and with her mother-in-law around, how could Song Chunli, as her aunt, have the right to reprimand her?
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