For the sake of a happier life in his later years, Huo Zhixing absolutely could not let Jiang Can learn Yin Ruohong's acupuncture skills!
"Honey," he began, changing the subject, "you were amazing today!"
"What?"
"What my second uncle said was so satisfying!"
Jiang Can smiled slightly.
It's all because Huo Zhanhe is too arrogant and keeps throwing mud at people!
After several encounters, Jiang Can felt that Huo Zhanpeng had no other faults except for being honest and timid. But does being honest mean you deserve to be bullied?
She refused to accept this reasoning.
Seeing that Aunt Yun was struggling to cope on her own, she stepped forward.
"I am truly honored to see my wife's heroic side again today!"
"You're quite glib today too," Jiang Can said, glancing at him and smiling gently.
Huo Zhixing leaned on her shoulder and linked his arms with hers.
"Wife, you see... there are so many wolves and tigers in our family, it's really hard for me to survive in the cracks! You have to protect me well!"
Jiang Can couldn't take it anymore and pushed him away forcefully, but he pulled her back.
"Huo Zhixing!" she said, both amused and exasperated. "Looks like you're trying to live off a woman again?"
The man nodded vigorously, "Have you forgotten that I have a bad stomach?"
"Hmm, when it comes to living off a woman, you're second to none!"
Huo Zhixing's eyes lit up, a wicked smile appeared on his lips, and he suddenly pressed her down onto the sofa.
"So now I want to..." his deep voice was slightly hoarse, "to live off a woman!"
...
The next day, before leaving the house, Jiang Can searched for a long time in the dressing room before finally finding a turtleneck sweater to cover the marks on her neck.
Huo Zhixing was already waiting in the car.
But he wasn't very happy.
Because Jiang Can put the chubby orange in the car too!
Huo Zhixing didn't smile once the whole way, and would occasionally glance at the fat cat beside him and glare at it.
Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he asked Jiang Can, "We're going back to see Mom, why are you bringing it with you?"
“My mom will definitely like it!” Jiang Can pouted. “I’m busy with work and don’t come home often. Xiao Cheng usually lives at school, so my mom is lonely at home alone!”
"Besides, Fatty Orange needs to get out and about. It's not good to keep him locked up in that little courtyard all the time!"
"But……"
But with the cat between them, he couldn't reach her at all!
And Jiang Can always pets the cat, but never him!
Fang Han, who was driving in front, saw his young master's dark face in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but laugh.
Huo Zhixing didn't want a son or a daughter, but he never expected that Jiang Can's heart could be so easily captured by a cat.
He gave the chubby orange a sinister look...
Fat Orange's inner thoughts: Is this little brat planning to throw me away one day?
The two arrived at the seaside apartment. Yin Wenxi was very happy to see the chubby orange cat and hugged it in her arms.
"Is this really a stray cat?" she asked several times. "But the sheen of its fur, the pattern... it really doesn't look like an ordinary stray cat!"
"Maybe they have pure blood," Jiang Can smiled. She didn't understand these things, but her mother seemed to know everything.
She didn't know that the Yin family manor had no shortage of purebred cats with noble bloodlines.
She didn't know that her mother was like the Princess and the Pea in the fairy tale; even with dozens of layers of cushions, she could still easily feel the tiny pea under the cushions.
Some nobility and refinement are innate, ingrained in one's very being.
"Can I raise this chubby orange cat?" Yin Wenxi looked at her daughter expectantly.
Jiang Can was a little reluctant, but Huo Zhixing immediately perked up.
"Great!" he couldn't be happier.
Jiang Can nudged him with her elbow and gave him a wink.
He, however, acted with an air of righteous indignation, saying, "Can Can, don't be so unreasonable! Since Mom likes it, let's keep Fatty Orange!"
"you……"
"Mom looks like she has a lot of experience raising cats!"
"Huo Zhixing!" Jiang Can enunciated each word clearly.
"If Mom is happy, I'll pluck the stars and the moon for her! What's a cat compared to that?"
"..."
Jiang Can pouted and stared at him intently with wide eyes.
The chubby orange cat looked completely relaxed, basking in the sun while Yin Wenxi brushed its fur. It couldn't be more carefree.
My inner monologue right now: Huo Zhixing, you just don't want me to be a third wheel! Why make it sound so high-sounding?
“I used to own cats.” Yin Wenxi smiled especially happily, as if she had returned to her childhood.
She looked at Huo Zhixing and smiled, "I raised it with your mother! Back then, we lived in an international school, and we weren't allowed to keep pets in the dorms, so Xiuyu and I secretly kept it outside. Every day after school, we would climb over the wall to feed it!"
Jiang Can asked curiously, "Do you also have orange cats?"
"No," Yin Wenxi chuckled, "I have a Siamese cat, it's incredibly cute!"
Siamese cat?
Jiang Can's eyes suddenly lit up.
I remember when I saw Yin Ruohong at the pet hospital, he was also holding a Siamese cat!
Jiang Can was overjoyed to discover that the cats they had both owned were of the same breed.
We've found another thing they have in common!
This further strengthened her resolve to introduce Yin Ruohong to her mother.
While Huo Zhixing went to the balcony to collect the laundry, Jiang Can leaned against her mother, grinning at her, and whispered, "Mom, I know someone who also really likes raising cats!"
"Oh, who is it?" Yin Wenxi asked casually.
"Well..." Jiang Can thought for a moment, realizing that she wouldn't know her even if she told her, so it would be better to introduce them when they met.
"It's that uncle who helped me set up the joint hospital. He's a really nice guy, highly skilled in medicine, and very kind... um, he's also very handsome!"
Yin Wenxi understood the implied meaning in her words and turned to look at her. "What do you want to do?"
Jiang Can smiled sheepishly, "It's nothing... I just wanted to introduce you two! You can exchange tips on raising cats when you have free time!"
"You silly child!" Yin Wenxi poked her head. "You're trying to find a partner for your old mother? Let me tell you, don't bother finding me any companions, I don't need one!"
"mom……"
Jiang Can licked her lips and said softly, "I didn't mean any harm, I just felt you were a little lonely, and I can't come back to be with you often. Also, I don't want you to always be stuck in the past; life has to move forward..."
Yin Wenxi looked somber and remained silent for a long time.
Jiang Can gently embraced her, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.
She regretted speaking so hastily earlier, knowing full well that her mother had suffered from mental illness.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I'll never say it again..."
“I don’t blame you.” Yin Wenxi sighed, remained silent for a while, and then forced a smile. “You’re right, people should look forward.”
Jiang Can was taken aback. "Mom, does that mean you agree?"
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