Although they had only met a few times, little Junyu was not shy at all. He opened his tender, lotus-root-like arms and rushed into his grandmother's arms.
Iron Lady Fu Xiuyu was completely charmed by this little sprite. She kissed his little face, carefully carried him into the car, and placed him in the car seat.
After settling Xiao Junyu in, Fu Xiuyu was about to get into the car from the other side when he suddenly felt someone pulling him from behind.
"What are you doing?" she asked her son, puzzled.
Huo Zhixing smiled broadly, a plan forming in his mind. He quietly told his mother:
"In a couple of days, I'll leave Xiao Junyu at home and take Can Can to see other parts of Europe!"
"Um?"
"Mom, help me!" Huo Zhixing winked at her, "Help me stop this little burden and stop him from bothering Can Can!"
One sentence infuriated Fu Xiuyu.
Immediately afterwards, Huo Zhixing received a heavy punch on the head from his mother!
"You unfilial son!" Fu Xiuyu glared. "Don't you have any education? That's your own son! Do you even know what 'burden' means before spouting such nonsense?!"
"I know..." Huo Zhixing chuckled dryly, "I was just using an analogy!"
"Your analogy is way too far-fetched!" Fu Xiuyu sneered. "Your wishful thinking is also way too far-fetched!"
"mom?"
"Putting aside the fact that Cancan would never leave her son behind to go out and play, your mother is too busy to help you take care of the child!"
"..."
"How romantic it is for you two to go on your honeymoon with your son! Back in my day..."
Fu Xiuyu stopped talking halfway through her sentence.
Back then, she didn't take her son on a honeymoon. She regretted marrying Huo Zhanpeng not long after, and after giving birth, she couldn't wait to divorce him and run far away.
That feeling was completely different from how I feel now.
"Heh, you're too busy to be in two places at once?" Huo Zhixing glanced at her indifferently. "You're so busy with your love life that you don't even care about your own grandson!"
"Huo Zhixing!"
"Who exactly is that person? How did he manage to be so infatuated with you!"
Fu Xiuyu took a deep breath, forced a smile that would infuriate anyone, and gently patted her unfilial son's shoulder.
"When you see your Uncle Pan later, be polite, you hear me?"
"Uncle Pan?"
“Oh, by the way,” Fu Xiuyu turned back before getting into the car, a smirk playing on her lips, “to your Uncle Pan, you’re just a burden. Now you understand what that means?”
"I……"
Fu Xiuyu glanced at him again, her brows furrowing slightly.
That puffed-out, glaring look... it's starting to resemble that pufferfish from the South Seas more and more.
It's unbelievable that a son-in-law can live with his father-in-law!
Fu Xiuyu shook her head, covered her face, and said she couldn't bear to look. It was better to get in the car and see her adorable grandson.
Huo Zhixing also got into the car, and little Junyu was quite cooperative at this moment, calling out "Dad" repeatedly.
Huo Zhixing's heart softened, and he hugged his son and kissed him several times, making Xiao Junyu laugh out loud.
Jiang Can asked him, "What were you and Mom talking about outside the car for so long?"
Huo Zhixing paused, and Fu Xiuyu laughed: "Oh, hehe... It's nothing, I was just reasoning with Zhixing!"
Jiang Can chuckled to herself.
Every time Fu Ma tries to "reason" with someone, it's a huge battle, and Huo Zhixing always loses.
"Mom," Jiang Can looked out the window and asked, "this doesn't seem to be the way home..."
"Let's not go home yet, Mom will take you to eat first!"
"Dinner?" Jiang Can immediately realized, smiled mischievously, and leaned forward. "Is our mother-in-law treating us to dinner, or our future father-in-law?"
"You silly child!" Fu Xiuyu couldn't stop smiling. "Now you've learned to joke with your mother too?"
"Mom, what kind of person is Uncle? I'm really curious."
Fu Xiuyu glanced at her, gently took her small hand, and decided to keep it a secret for the time being.
A short while later, the car stopped downstairs at the Fu's Hotel.
As one of Manchester's landmark buildings, the Fu's Hotel enjoys a perfect location and opulent surroundings. It boasts not only a magnificent exterior but also service quality that other hotels can never match.
The entire building was cleared out for the arrival of the Huo couple, and the general manager personally opened the car door to greet them.
"Mr. Fu, everything is arranged. It's in the revolving restaurant on the top floor."
"Hmm." Fu Xiuyu was quite satisfied with the pomp and circumstance. "Mr. Pan has arrived?"
"We've arrived."
Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing exchanged a glance.
The two were both curious and apprehensive about meeting the legendary Uncle Pan soon.
Jiang Can held Huo Zhixing's hand tightly and followed Fu Xiuyu to the revolving restaurant. A middle-aged man was already sitting by the window. He looked elegant and refined, and his every move exuded nobility and grace.
The man stood up to greet them, bowing in the manner of an English gentleman.
"Come, come, let me introduce you!" Fu Xiuyu said with a smile, "This is my son Huo Zhixing, my daughter-in-law Jiang Can, and their little darling Huo Junyu!"
“This is your Uncle Pan!” Fu Xiuyu glanced at the man and pronounced his name, word by word—
"Pan Dafu!"
Jiang Can was taken aback and tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth, while Huo Zhixing was even more speechless.
When they first met, they had a good impression of the man. He looked like a descendant of a scholarly family and should be a good match for Fu Xiuyu.
But this name...
"Don't stand there!" Fu Xiuyu greeted warmly. "Come on, sit down and get ready to eat!"
"Dafu, please sit down too!"
Jiang Can pulled Huo Zhixing's hand and couldn't help but smile.
Huo Zhixing first rolled his eyes inwardly, thinking that his mother could find any kind of person, so why did she have to choose someone with such a common name... But then a book suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning.
It's that suspense novel I've been keeping by my bedside a lot lately...
Pan Dafu?
The author of that book?
Huo Zhixing froze, his deep gaze filled with disbelief as he looked at Uncle Pan across from him.
"What's wrong? Could it be that you're one of Uncle Pan's readers?" Fu Xiuyu teased. "Dafu writes suspense novels, and several of them have already been made into movies. His new work is currently being adapted, and I'm thinking of investing in it."
Pan Dafu put down his chopsticks and revealed a humble and kind smile.
He wasn't particularly handsome; he was the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd. He was also slightly overweight, which suited the name "Dafu" (meaning "big fortune").
But he possesses a scholarly air and a detached, otherworldly quality.
"So it's Mr. Pan?" Jiang Can realized. She had heard Tang Yilan mention him a few times. This writer was a rare and promising author in recent years. With decades of writing experience, he had accumulated a wealth of knowledge and skills, and his recent works were almost all bestsellers, consistently topping the bestseller lists.
Even Huo Zhixing often discussed the details of that bedside novel with her, saying that the author had profound writing skills and meticulous logic, and that reading his books was a delightful experience.
I actually met him in person today!
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