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Grandpa Tang looked at the tall Huo Zhekun and the gentle Jiang Lifang, and smiled slightly.
"Zhekun's back. Your dad's been pacing around the door these past few days, waiting for you. Hurry up and go back with him," Old Master Tang said with a smile, exposing his old comrade's true colors.
"Hehe, I miss my father and mother too," Huo Zhekun said with a smile, deeply moved by his father's waiting.
Old Master Huo glared at him and said, "I'm waiting for my son. You're too talkative!"
"Haha!" Old Master Tang chuckled, turned around, and slowly walked home, humming a song as he did so.
Huo Zhekun and Jiang Lifang accompanied the elderly man home, one on each side.
When they arrived home, He Tiantian was helping everyone move things.
Song Chunli was very happy to see the large and small bags.
Wow, the second son's family has really made it big.
I wonder how much money I'll get this year!
Huo Zhegan and Huo Yingjun also came out of the house. Hearing that his second brother was behind them, Huo Zhegan personally came out to greet him.
Upon seeing his second brother, Huo Zhegan gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "Well done."
Since becoming mayor, my second brother has vigorously promoted economic development, combining theory with practice, and frequently publishes articles. These are valuable internal reports, and each article is of great significance.
His second brother is able to frequently appear on the platform, and some of his insights are insightful, reasonable, and truly remarkable.
Even the top leaders have praised the second brother more than once.
In high-level political circles, the second brother is a rising political star with great potential.
Huo Zhegan was very pleased. Even his direct superiors valued him highly and praised his second brother in front of him more than once.
"Brother, you flatter me," Huo Zhekun said. "It's also thanks to your help that I'm able to navigate things so smoothly in my local area."
"Hehe, alright, you brothers shouldn't stand outside anymore. Let's go to the study, have some tea and chat. It's much better than standing outside in the cold wind," said Old Master Huo, impatient to watch his two sons flattering each other.
Old Madam Huo glared at Old Master Huo and said, "You know it's cold outside, don't you? I've told you so many times not to go out, but you insist on going out anyway."
Old Master Huo chuckled awkwardly. In this family, he could yell at anyone, but he would never do that to his wife.
On the contrary, the situation will be reversed, and it will be Old Madam Huo yelling at Old Master Huo.
"Come on, let's go upstairs." Old Master Huo smiled. "By the way, Yingjie, can you climb the stairs? If not, let Yingjun carry you."
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "It's alright, I can go upstairs."
“Come on, I’ll carry you.” Huo Yingjun walked up to Huo Yingjie, half-squatting down to carry his second brother on his back.
"Yingjie, let Yingjun carry you upstairs, and we can all have a good chat," Huo Zhe said with a dry laugh. He was also happy to see his son and nephew getting along so well.
He and his second brother will not have any conflicts in this generation, and he also hopes that his son can be more harmonious, after all, the Huo family is not very large. If there is internal strife, it will greatly weaken the Huo family's strength.
Huo Yingjie chuckled, leaned on Huo Yingjun's back, and said with a smile, "Big brother, I'm very heavy, you have to hold on!"
“You’re not as strong as me, I can’t carry you.” Huo Yingjun smiled, but why did it feel like he was carrying a stone on his back? It was so heavy.
The short climb of just over twenty steps left Huo Yingjun exhausted.
"Yingjie, you look quite thin, but I didn't expect you to be so heavy!" Huo Yingjun said, looking Huo Yingjie up and down.
Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "I'm all muscle, unlike you who's all fat."
"Is this what you call fat?" Huo Yingjun pointed at himself. "My figure is just too good to be true!"
"But not as good as mine," Huo Yingjie teased, clearly very satisfied with his own figure, which He Tiantian found irresistible.
"Alright, you two, stop gossiping and come to the study," Old Master Huo scolded, having not spoken freely for a long time.
Some things can only be said to family members, not to others.
Once inside, He Tiantian personally brewed tea and served it to them.
Before long, He Tiantian found another pair of cotton slippers and helped Huo Yingjie change into them.
He Tiantian's actions of feeling sorry for Huo Yingjie drew nods of approval from several elders.
Even parents couldn't have taken such good care of Huo Yingjie!
After He Tiantian left, Huo Yingjun said, "Second brother, you are really lucky to have married such a good wife."
"Hehe!" Huo Yingjie chuckled, took a few sips of water, and said, "I'll go tell my sister-in-law later that you're not satisfied with her!"
"You little rascal, you're full of bad intentions," Huo Yingjun said. "I wish you two could be even better off, but you wish for us to fall out. If you say one thing, your sister-in-law will probably give me a hard time for a week."
"Alright, whatever it is, it's your own choice, what you like. Take care of what's in your own bowl and don't envy what's in other people's pots," Huo Yingjie said. "Aside from not being very talkative, your sister-in-law is actually a good person."
“I didn’t say your sister-in-law was bad,” Huo Yingjun said. “I only said your wife is more attentive.”
"That's right, look who her wife is," Huo Yingjie said smugly, quite arrogantly.
Huo Zhekun reached out and patted his son on the head, saying, "You little rascal, all you do is show off!"
"Dad, don't shoot me in the head!" Huo Yingjie dodged. "This part of your body is the most valuable; it contains countless important national defense and military documents."
"You!" Huo Zhekun said, both amused and exasperated. "You're getting more and more outrageous as you get older. I've seen Ruihua become more composed than you in the last few days."
"Hehe, actually, I'm only this relaxed in front of my grandfather, father, uncle, and elder brother. In front of others, I'm the cold, serious, and meticulous Engineer Huo," Huo Yingjie laughed. "Once I recover, I'll soon become Chief Engineer Huo!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Huo Zhekun exclaimed in surprise. "I didn't expect you to have achieved so much in just six months since you arrived in Yanjing."
"Ah, that was all thanks to Yingjie's hard work," said Old Master Huo. "Yingjie completed many key projects, achieved major breakthroughs in the field of special materials, and then..."
Grandpa Huo recounted what had happened to Huo Yingjie.
Huo Zhekun was shocked and heartbroken upon hearing this. He looked at his son and said, "Thank goodness you're alright. Don't tell your mother about this, so she won't worry."
"Yes, I know," Huo Yingjie said. "I'm lucky, I'll be fine. The cast will be removed in a while, don't worry about me."
"Hey, you'd better take better care of yourself from now on," Huo Zhekun said. "No matter how great the honor, it's useless if you're dead!"
"I've got it." Huo Yingjie said with a smile, full of confidence. "Actually, this incident wasn't entirely an accident; you could say it was a blessing in disguise."
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