Chapter 103 How Can I Not Control You?
Huo Xinran was surprised that Shen Zhixia would speak up for Huo Chunyan, and her face immediately turned ugly.
Huo Chunyan isn't a person with high emotional intelligence, so it's surprising that she gets along so well with Shen Zhixia.
Too.
She's been here for so long, so naturally she's different from me. If she had come to join the army earlier, Shen Zhixia would definitely have sided with me.
Shen Zhixia asked, "Are all the things we collected here?"
Huo Chunyan nodded: "Yes, I saw these when I got there. Some of them are too valuable, so I absolutely cannot accept them."
She never expected that Huo Xinran would cause such a big trouble. Usually, many people would try to curry favor with Huo Chenzhou by giving him gifts, and some would even give him money, which Huo Chenzhou would always refuse. Later, some people set their sights on her and tried to give her gifts, which she also refused.
So these kinds of things became less and less common, and eventually they disappeared.
The gifts weren't given for nothing; after they accepted them, Huo Chenzhou would need to do favors for them.
That's why Huo Chunyan was surprised to see Huo Xinran receive so many things.
The things Huo Xinran received today included a few valuable items, but they were all acceptable, nothing excessively valuable. They just needed to return them. Huo Chunyan initially wanted to persuade Huo Xinran, but Huo Xinran wouldn't listen. As soon as she heard that she had to return the things, she started cursing at her. Huo Chunyan then stopped tolerating her and simply took all the things Huo Xinran had received.
Shen Zhixia examined the items carefully again, and then asked Huo Xinran, "Do you remember who gave you these things?"
Huo Xinran lowered her head, her eyes full of resentment: "I don't remember. I wasn't familiar with those people to begin with."
Shen Zhixia laughed: "You think you don't have to return them just because you don't remember? I can have someone take these things out and let those sisters-in-law identify them themselves. But then everyone will know that you accepted the gifts, which won't be good for your reputation."
Huo Xinran clenched her fists.
Shen Zhixia looked gentle and kind, but her words were sharp and incisive, which frightened her. She really didn't want to return these things.
but……
After a long while, Huo Xinran finally said, "I should still remember some of it. I'll go change it."
“Okay, you and Chunyan will go return it later,” Shen Zhixia said.
Huo Xinran clenched her fists again, her nails digging fiercely into her palms.
Shen Zhixia had Huo Chunyan monitor her and make sure she returned the items. She wouldn't have agreed if it weren't for her reputation, but now it seemed she had no choice but to return them.
She was so happy to receive so many gifts today, but now they're all ruined.
She couldn't understand why they were treating her like this.
Shen Zhixia said, "Xinran, now that you're living here, you have to be obedient. You absolutely cannot do anything that would harm us. Everyone knows you're Shen Zhou's sister now, so don't do anything wrong in his name. For example, you can't accept overly expensive gifts. They give you gifts because of Shen Zhou. What if you accept them and someone tells Shen Zhou that he owes them a favor?"
She had made her point very clear: Huo Xinran should not influence Huo Chenzhou and should not accept expensive gifts. However, everyone thinks differently, and Huo Xinran felt very indignant: "Sister-in-law, I didn't embarrass my brother. I only accepted some food and drinks. Those sisters-in-law are so kind. They only gave me so many gifts because they said they like me."
In short, she really couldn't bear to part with these things, and she felt that Shen Zhixia was exaggerating.
Shen Zhixia's expression turned serious: "Huo Xinran, I'm telling you these things so that you can follow the rules, not so that you can argue with them. If you stay here and behave yourself for a few days, we'll send you back in a few days. But don't accept any gifts in our name."
If he received any valuable gifts and attributed them to Huo Chenzhou, that would be a disaster.
Huo Xinran was still dissatisfied, but since Shen Zhixia had already scolded her like that, she could only compromise and say, "Okay, I understand."
She and Huo Chunyan eventually returned all the gifts.
She felt a burning pain on her face the whole way.
Although she didn't return the items in a grand manner, many people still found out, which made her feel really embarrassed.
During this time, Zhang Weihong also came to watch the excitement.
Upon learning this news, she quickly reminded everyone: "Commander Huo's little sister is still young and doesn't understand anything. You can't cheat her. Don't give her anything in the future, otherwise it will all be your fault, that you are trying to bribe Commander Huo."
Her gaze was intense, and her voice was loud, leaving no room for anyone else to say anything, so everyone fell silent.
When Huo Chunyan and Huo Xinran returned the gift, it also made them realize that they could not give gifts casually in the future.
Huo Xinran felt extremely wronged.
After she returned home, she told Huo's mother about it. She wanted to get comfort from Huo's mother, but Huo's mother said, "Your sister-in-law is right. You can't accept gifts without doing something. Don't accept gifts casually."
Mrs. Huo was an honest person all her life. She would never take advantage of others. If someone gave her even a small thing, she would immediately think of repaying the favor.
Not to mention that Huo Xinran actually accepted so many gifts, which in her opinion was simply too much.
Huo Xinran's face fell: "But I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's such a nice thing. I originally wanted to share it with you, but my sister-in-law and sister made me return it."
Mother Huo said, "Your sister-in-law is right. You should listen to her from now on."
Huo Xinran: "?"
Even if she wasn't Huo's mother's biological daughter, neither was Shen Zhixia. So why was Huo's mother siding with Shen Zhixia?
Huo Xinran was not in a good mood.
That was the end of it, and no one brought it up again.
Huo Xinran is from the countryside and hasn't received much education. She's very stubborn and only believes in her own ideas. Even though Shen Zhixia explained things to her a lot, she still only vaguely understood.
Actually, I still don't understand the stakes involved.
Seeing that no one was mentioning the matter anymore, she remained irritable. When Huo Chenzhou returned that evening, she walked up to him and whispered, "Big Brother."
"Hmm." Huo Chenzhou replied indifferently.
Huo Xinran mustered her courage and said, "Big brother, don't you think sister-in-law is too fierce? She wants to control everything, even me."
She was waiting for Huo Chenzhou to ask her what it was about, so she could embellish the story.
However, Huo Chenzhou said, "Your sister-in-law can control me too, so why can't she control you?"
"ah?"
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