"husband!"
Jiang Can shook her head at him, gave him a wink, and then kept comforting Huo Zhixin.
Huo Zhixin wasn't scared at all. In fact, she had been raised to be scared by her older brother and was already immune to his dark face.
Jiang Can, on the other hand, apologized profusely and quickly cleaned up the mess on the ground.
Huo Zhixing wanted to help, but Jiang Can gently stopped him with a smile, "Leave this to me. You don't know how to do these things, so don't hurt your hands."
She worked quickly and efficiently, cleaning the ground in no time. Just then, a guest came in, and she hurriedly went to the yard to greet him.
Wang Meiyun had been watching from the sidelines, and after glancing at Huo Zhixing's expression, she seized an opportunity to sneak up to him and chuckled softly:
"You have a great wife!"
Huo Zhixing was stunned.
Wang Meiyun smiled, her eyes narrowed. "Although I'm not your biological mother, I've watched you grow up all these years. I can see that you've developed genuine feelings for this Miss Jiang!"
Huo Zhixing glanced at her, his cold face still expressionless.
Wang Meiyun knew his thoughts well, and sometimes she felt sorry for the Huo family's children.
She appeared to be a person of high status and enjoyed all the privileges, yet she had no say in her own marriage. This deeply offended her, as she was full of ideas about freedom and autonomy.
Therefore, she was willing to do everything she could to help Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can.
"Zhixing, when do you plan to bring Miss Jiang back?"
Huo Zhixing thought for a long time, then said in a deep voice, "This matter cannot be acted upon rashly. Every marriage in the Huo family involves too many intertwined interests, and I'm afraid they might..."
"Would it be detrimental to Miss Jiang?" Wang Meiyun sneered. "Ha, let them try! Anyone who dares to have such thoughts, I, Wang Meiyun, will be the first to bring them down!"
"Grandpa...you can do that too?"
Just moments ago, Ms. Wang Meiyun, who had been standing with her hands on her hips and exuding an air of arrogance, instantly cowered, her lips twitching slightly, the scene seemingly frozen in time.
After a moment, she gave a forced, insincere laugh.
Sigh, I was too hasty, and I've embarrassed myself in front of my son again!
Huo Zhixing chuckled, turned around and went behind the bar to wash the coffee cups in the sink one by one.
"Know...know and do!" No matter what, Wang Meiyun still had to save face. "Hey...I can't go against the old man, but my family is not to be trifled with! If the old man wants to say something, he has to consider my family, right?"
"Anyway, I'm definitely casting my vote for Miss Jiang! From now on, I'll pave a golden road for her when she enters the Huo family, so she can have a smooth journey!"
Huo Zhixing pursed his lips, and after a long while, said sincerely, "Thank you, Aunt Yun."
"No need to thank me, we're all family!"
"What about my dad..."
"Hey, your dad's fine! What's wrong with this coward listening to me on everything?"
Huo Zhixing: "..."
"Ah, hehehe..."
Ms. Wang Meiyun can't seem to shake the habit of speaking faster than she thinks.
"Zhixing, I'm being serious!" She coughed twice. "Anyway, your dad and I have no objections, but you have to ask your mom about this. After all, she's your mother, so it only counts if she agrees."
"Besides, with the support of your maternal grandfather's family, wouldn't Miss Jiang have an even greater chance of winning?"
Huo Zhixing's hand, which was washing the cup, suddenly stopped, and a deep look appeared in his eyes.
Wang Meiyun is right, but it will probably be difficult to gain her mother's support.
His mother wasn't like Wang Meiyun, who was easygoing and carefree. Instead, she was more assertive and authoritative, with a decisive and ruthless spirit that was in no way inferior to that of a man.
If she had acted more emotionally back then, she wouldn't have divorced Huo Zhanpeng.
Huo Zhixing took a deep breath, and outside came the sounds of Jiang Can and Huo Zhixin chatting and laughing.
The two of them sat in the sun-drenched courtyard, surrounded by blooming irises, the aroma of cranberry cookies and macchiatos wafting in the air—a scene that one wished could be frozen in time.
"Don't worry," Wang Meiyun smiled. "Just because your sister likes Jiang Can so much, I, as her mother, will do everything I can!"
"Actually, everyone else in your Huo family is easy to talk to, except for that old geezer Huo Zhanhe! And that little brat Huo Zhiyan, they..."
As Wang Meiyun spoke, she began to speak eloquently again.
Huo Zhixing smiled helplessly. All the bad things Huo Zhanhe had said about him behind his back over the years had been retaliated against by Wang Meiyun.
...
After learning about her background, Jiang Can smiled on the surface, but Huo Zhixing could tell that she was actually quite unhappy.
She was a little busy when there were customers in the shop, which was fine.
When the shop was empty, she would sit alone on the steps of the courtyard, staring blankly at the sky, looking incredibly lonely.
He wanted to cheer her up, so he braced himself and went to Lin Yuqing for help.
Lin Yuqing and Lu Lishan are planning a trip to Hong Kong.
"Why don't you come with us!" Lin Yuqing said happily. "Cancan and I talked about saving money to go to Hong Kong when we were in college. Now that we have this opportunity, she'll definitely be happy!"
Lu Lishan's expression changed, and he hurriedly tugged at her.
Lin Yuqing glared at him. "What are you doing? You don't like it?"
The man chuckled sheepishly, looking utterly timid: "I'd love to...it's more fun with more people! I just don't know if Mr. Gu would like to join us. Heh, Yuqing, maybe they have their own plans and want some alone time..."
"Right, Gu Mang?"
As Lu Lishan spoke, he covered half of his face with his hand and winked at him frantically.
To everyone's surprise, Third Master Huo curled his lips and slowly uttered, "I think this is good. More people, more fun!"
Lu Lishan: "!!!"
"Then it's settled!" Lin Yuqing laughed happily. "You hurry back and prepare with Jiang Can. I'll finish the strategy tonight!"
Two days later, the group arrived in the port city as scheduled.
Jiang Can and Lin Yuqing skipped and hopped along arm in arm in front of them, while the two men behind them, one gritted his teeth and the other looked smug.
"You bastard, Huo Zhixing, you tricked me, huh?"
"What's wrong?" Third Master Huo asked calmly.
"You're asking a question you already know the answer to!" He just wanted some alone time with Lin Yuqing!
Huo Zhixing walked with his hands in his pockets, swaggering along, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Lu Lishan, can't you act like a man? Look how happy those two are!"
Hong Kong is a famous shopping paradise, where all the top international brands are tax-free. Lin Yuqing dragged Jiang Can through various brand-name stores and department stores, indulging her shopping desires to the fullest.
By the end of the day, Lu Lishan's arms were covered with her spoils, and his legs were trembling.
Huo Zhixing's situation wasn't much better, except that Jiang Can wasn't buying anything.
This time, while browsing in a beauty store, two girls went in to try on lipstick shades. Two men saw a bench outside, their eyes lit up at the same time, and they rushed over like lightning!
Huo Zhixing was superior, securing more positions.
Lu Lishan rolled his eyes, put the bags on the ground, and sighed heavily.
"Why aren't they tired?"
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