Chapter 193 We are a family
The people in front of him dared not breathe heavily after hearing this conversation.
Huo Jingting didn't take this to heart at all.
"My parents asked me to come and pick you up to go home for the New Year."
He directly reported the purpose of his visit.
Huo Jingchen's eyes lit up slightly, then he turned his head to look out the window without any response, as if he didn't hear what was said.
Because of this sentence, the atmosphere in the car suddenly became tense.
Soon, the car drove into the gate of the family compound and finally stopped at the foot of the slope.
Huo Jingchen glanced at his elder brother and found that he only had a box in his hand and did not look like he needed help. He got out of the car and headed straight for home.
Huo Jingting followed behind Huo Jingchen, and the two kept a distance of half a body length between them.
At this time, Xia Mi had just finished taking a shower and entered the space, her hair still wrapped in a towel.
She stored a lot of daily necessities in the space, such as a hair dryer. She plugged it in and felt the hot air from the hair dryer moving across her scalp.
With her hair half dry, Xia Mi always felt that she heard some noise outside.
She quickly turned off the hair dryer and sure enough, she heard footsteps outside.
Xia Mi quickly packed up and returned to reality. As soon as she opened the door, she ran into Huo Jingchen who was about to open the door.
"Why are you back?"
Xia Mi looked at Huo Jingchen, and noticed Huo Jingting out of the corner of her eye. She was surprised and asked again, "Comrade, what's wrong with you?"
"I heard that you almost fell into the sea. Were you scared? Are you not hurt?"
Huo Jingchen grasped Xia Mi's wrist and brought her in front of him easily. He looked her up and down carefully and found no external injuries.
"I was just a little scared." Xia Mi still felt palpitations when she mentioned what happened just now. "Speaking of this, it was thanks to this comrade who saved me just now, otherwise I would have really fallen into the sea."
Huo Jingting behaved politely with a faint smile on his lips.
"You're welcome. We're all family, and this is what we should do."
A family? Xia Mi retracted her gaze and looked at Huo Jingchen. She was surprised to find that the two people in front of her were somewhat similar.
But she couldn't tell exactly how they were similar, but it always gave people a sense of resemblance.
Xia Mi thought of Huo Jingchen's older brother. Could this be Huo Jingting? "Hello, Xia Mi. The situation was too critical just now, and I was very busy at work, so I didn't recognize you at the first time. I am Huo Jingchen's older brother, Huo Jingting."
Huo Jingting put down his luggage and walked around Huo Jingchen to introduce himself to Xia Mi.
"Brother, thank you so much for what you did just now."
Xia Mi smoothed her wet hair. She felt awkward for a moment. She turned around and prepared to clean up the guest room. "I'll go clean up the room for you. You sit outside first."
She quickly fled to the room, thinking that the first time she met Brother Huo Jingchen would be so embarrassing.
The more Xia Mi thought about it, the hotter her face felt.
"He's leaving the day after tomorrow, so there's no need to make it too serious." Huo Jingchen followed in, his attention drawn to a scratch on Xia Mi's wrist.
Huo Jingchen snatched the quilt cover and said, "I'll do it. You sit down and rest."
Thinking of the bed that Huo Jingchen made last time, Xia Mi was a little worried, "Why don't I do it."
Unexpectedly, Huo Jingchen was so skilled at making the bed. The bed was made very flat and the quilt was neatly folded on the bed.
The condition of the bed was completely different this time than the last time Li Yinshuang and her friends came.
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to visit the imperial capital?"
Xia Mi was stunned for a moment, "So why did Big Brother come here this time?"
"My parents want us to go back home to celebrate the New Year this year. Do you want to go?" When Huo Jingchen asked this, he was secretly looking forward to Xia Mi's answer.
Xia Mi frowned slightly, thinking that this year was also the first year that her aunt came. They had originally planned to spend the holiday together on the island.
But now the situation has changed, and Huo Jingting has come here in person.
Xia Mi couldn't think of it for a while, "Let's discuss it tonight."
"Don't feel any psychological burden. If you don't want to go, I will refuse. Don't make it hard on yourself."
Xia Mi shook her head and said, "Don't worry, it won't happen."
After Huo Jingchen made the bed, he hurried back to the army, leaving Xia Mi and Huo Jingting alone at home.
The black panther lay at the door, staring at Huo Jingting closely, watching his every move.
Xia Mi found an excuse to let Huo Jingting take a rest and arranged for him to rest. She then entered the space again to dry her hair.
After drying her hair, Xia Mi went into the sea.
The fish she raised last time have grown almost to maturity, and she can recycle them after the New Year, and she will probably get a lot of money again.
How to rationalize this money really gave Xia Mi a headache.
Knock knock——
While Xia Mi was still thinking about what to do, someone knocked on the door from outside.
"Xia Mi, I have something I want to talk to you about. Is it convenient for you?"
Xia Mi agreed, "Brother, wait for me, I'll be out soon."
Xia Mi hurried out of the space.
Huo Jingting was sitting on the sofa, sitting upright. He was staring at Black Panther. When he heard Xia Mi coming out, he looked away.
For some reason, Xia Mi always felt that Huo Jingting had a sense of oppression that made her feel inexplicably suffocated.
I guess it’s because I don’t talk much.
"I'm here this time mainly because I'm on a business trip and I came to see you." Huo Jingting took out a brocade box from his pocket. "When my mother heard that I was coming, she asked me to bring something to you when she was in the imperial capital."
"This is a little gift from mom, please accept it."
Xia Mi looked at the dark green brocade box with auspicious cloud patterns on it, and it looked very valuable.
"Okay, thank you for bringing it to me, brother. Thank you for your kindness, mom."
Xia Mi nodded but didn't reach out to take the thing. She felt that there was something else waiting for her.
"No need to thank me, we are all family." Huo Jingting suddenly clenched his fists and coughed twice, "But if you want to thank me, please consider going back to the capital with us to celebrate the New Year this year."
"You and Jingchen have been married for almost a year. Your parents miss you very much. You also know that Jingchen has a bad relationship with your parents and they rarely meet."
Xia Mi listened quietly.
It's true that you are unwilling to pay back what you have received.
"Brother, Jingchen didn't tell me you were coming. Before you came, I had already brought my aunt to live on the island. We had originally planned to spend the New Year on the island, but it happened so suddenly that I might need to reconsider it."
Xia Mi did not agree and gave the same answer as she gave to Huo Jingchen.
She planned to go find Xia Jing and ask her.
"There's still a week until the New Year, don't rush. If your aunt can't bear to leave you, I can send a telegram to ask your parents to come over. Anyway, we've been in the capital for so long, it's fresh to celebrate the New Year somewhere else."
The smile on Xia Mi's face gradually froze.
"Then don't worry about this matter for now. Brother, you've come here with great difficulty. I'll go buy some food while the rain is getting lighter. You can have a good rest at home."
Xia Mi quickly found an excuse to leave.
"Don't bother. I can just eat something or we can eat in the cafeteria. You got scared today and got caught in the rain. You should rest at home."
Xia Mi looked at the cloudy sky outside and felt a little reluctant to go buy groceries.
She just wanted to end the topic quickly.
Immediately afterwards, Huo Jingting said goodbye and went back to his room to rest.
Xia Mi turned around and looked at the wall clock. It was 3:30 in the afternoon, so it was still early.
She gave up the idea of buying groceries and went to the kitchen. -Towards evening, Huo Jingchen sent a message, telling Xia Mi not to cook in the evening, he would bring it back from the cafeteria.
Xia Mi took advantage of the time when Huo Jingchen hadn't gotten off work yet and rode her bike to Xia Jing's house.
Xia Jing is resting today.
Hearing the sound of a bicycle, Yaya opened the door and poked her head out, "My sister is here."
He Yuntang, who was busy at the desk, looked up. Xia Jing heard the sound and walked out of the room.
"Xiao Mi is here." Xia Jing opened the door.
Xia Mi parked the car and hurried into the house, worried that the cold wind would get into the house.
"Aunt, Jingchen's elder brother is here today." Xia Mi picked up the hot water that Xia Jing brought her. The warmth spread from her palms to her heart, and her whole body warmed up instantly.
Then, Xia Mi told her aunt and uncle about her idea of going to the imperial capital.
"In fact, you should go and see them. Your marriage to Jingchen was sudden. Your parents-in-law asked you to go home and see them. There's no reason not to go."
Xia Jing persuaded Xia Mi earnestly.
In fact, Xia Mi already had the answer on the way here, but she felt guilty towards her aunt and uncle.
We had agreed to have dinner together and stay up all night as a family on New Year's Eve, but suddenly she changed her mind.
He Yuntang saw Xia Mi's mood and comforted her, "Xiao Mi, don't worry about your aunt and us. While you are going to the capital this time, I want to take Yaya back to meet her grandmother."
This means going back to Suzhou.
From the time Yaya was born until now, the He family probably didn’t even know about the existence of this granddaughter.
"We live at your mother's house?"
He Yuntang shook his head and refused. "There is no room for so many people at home. We can just stay in a guesthouse. We won't be here for a few days anyway. You have to be on duty, so you can go back after the New Year."
Currently, except for schools, other professions do not have the concept of taking holidays on statutory holidays.
Xia Jing still has to go to work.
"That's fine, let's go back and take a look." Xia Jing didn't have deep feelings for her husband's family. "Xiao Mi, you don't have to worry about us. Go to the imperial capital with confidence and bring us some local specialties when you come back."
Xia Mi smiled and nodded in agreement.
"I don't know if Jingchen can have a vacation yet."
The last time Huo Jingchen went back to Suzhou, he was delayed for a few days. This time he is going back to the capital for the New Year. The round trip will delay him for three days, so he will have to take at least a week's leave.
"If he doesn't go back, then you might as well not go back either. Wait until Jingchen has time off before making a decision."
Xia Jing was worried that Xia Mi would be wronged if she went to the imperial capital alone. Any marriage between people from unequal social status would inevitably lead to conflicts.
"Don't worry, auntie, that's for sure."
Xia Mi is not stupid. After explaining the situation clearly, she stood up and prepared to leave.
"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
"Xiao Mi, wait for me. I have to go to the hospital soon. The hospital admitted two patients yesterday and they are not completely out of danger yet. I have to go back and keep an eye on them."
The hospital is only 600 meters ahead, and Xia Mi will pass by on her bike.
On the way to the hospital, Xia Mi learned that the two patients were seriously injured due to problems with the quality of the hull, and now the commune and the shipyard are arguing fiercely.
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