Huo Zhixing was taken aback.
“This time it was the old man who asked to see me,” Jiang Can said softly. “He is an elder, and if I don’t go, it would be impolite, and I would be in the wrong no matter what.”
"Besides, I suspect he wants to see me this time because I investigated Yao Zheng's accounts and salvaged the Huo family's reputation, right?"
Huo Zhixing curled his lips into a smile.
That's true.
When Huo Wenyuan discussed wanting to see Jiang Can with him, he mentioned Yao Zheng's illegal land transactions.
"Zhixing, you'll come with me then, right?"
Huo Zhixing nodded quickly to show his loyalty, "Definitely, definitely!"
Jiang Can smiled gently, "With you as my support, what do I have to be afraid of!"
So Huo Wenyuan quickly set a time to meet this weekend.
Jiang Can had prepared a gift in advance, but Yin Wenxi felt it wasn't thorough enough and prepared another one according to her standards.
After looking at it, Jiang Can exclaimed in admiration, "Old ginger is spicier! Mom, what you prepared is really great, much better than mine!"
"Of course!" Yin Wenxi smiled. "Your mother has seen a lot in life, so I have much more experience than you in how to behave properly in front of elders!"
"but……"
Jiang Can frowned. The items were very detailed, but they didn't feel like the customs of Yangcheng.
Among these gifts was a green jade cake made by Yin Wenxi herself. She remembered Nie Xin saying that in Southeast Asia, when a girl visits a boy's family for the first time, she has to make a green jade cake by hand, pack it in an exquisite gold-decorated snack box, and take it to the elders...
Jiang Can's heart skipped a beat, and she reached out to grab the pretty little food box as if possessed.
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