The person who arrived was Dong Lihua.
Feeling the other person's scrutinizing gaze, Jiang Si also looked up.
Perhaps out of professional habit, during those few seconds of eye contact, Jiang Si subconsciously used her eyes as a pen to record the other person's facial features and contours.
Judging from appearance alone, this person's facial features are about 40% to 50% similar to those of Huo's father and the old man.
However, starting with Huo's father's generation, the Huo family was almost entirely composed of men, and most of them had already sacrificed their lives for the country.
Currently, besides Huo's father, only Huo's fourth uncle remains in Beijing.
Therefore, Jiang Si guessed that this person was most likely a cousin of Huo's father.
But if we're talking about resemblance, she felt this person looked more like someone else.
Before Jiang Si could even form a thought, the other party called out to someone.
"Uncle, Aunt, Cousin-in-law—"
After exchanging greetings with everyone, Dong Lihua finally fixed her gaze on Jiang Si.
Even if she was unwilling, she had to admit a fact at this moment.
The third son has a really good eye for choosing a wife!
If Tingtao could find a wife with such a family background, why would he have to worry about not being able to climb to the position of director?
Even the Huo family's affairs didn't require him to go to such great lengths to plan.
"Is this the third son's wife? She's really beautiful."
Before leaving home in the morning, Mr. Huo had already informed his parents.
So Grandma Huo didn't react much to her arrival; after all, she was just her aunt, and it wouldn't be good to say too much.
When she asked, Grandma Huo introduced her to Jiang Si with a kind expression.
"This is your great-aunt's daughter."
It turns out they really are cousins.
Jiang Si nodded and addressed the other woman as her cousin.
"Oh, this is so nice, so nice."
"By the way, cousin-in-law, when are those two young people going to have their wedding banquet? I have to come and join in the fun."
Before Mrs. Huo could even respond, the old man glared at Dong Lihua with annoyance.
"Alright, I'll let you know when there's good news. But why do you keep taking time off to come here every few days?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the slogans with white background and red characters on the wall of the family compound.
"Right now, every unit is focused on 'grasping revolution and promoting production.' Aren't you afraid that people will report you for lacking ideological awareness and for neglecting revolutionary production?"
"Uncle, it's not a big deal."
Dong Lihua's expression froze for a moment, but she didn't forget to say a few words to defend herself.
"I was just thinking that I haven't come to see you and your aunt in a long time."
"Your aunt and I are doing fine. You've seen it all, now go back."
"..."
Normally, Dong Lihua would have replied after hearing this.
But not this time. Yesterday she patted her chest and assured Tingtao that she would take care of this.
If he were to leave in such a disgraceful manner now, Tingtao would definitely suffer a great loss when the family property is divided.
After all, he was the child she had nursed for several years, and Dong Lihua couldn't bear to let him suffer this injustice.
"Sister-in-law, I heard you're thinking of dividing the family property among their children, is that right?"
“That’s right. We agreed on the division of the family several years ago. We will divide the family as soon as all the children in the family are married.”
"At that time, each family will live their own lives, and your older brother and I will be able to relax a bit."
Dong Lihua thought to herself, "Then you are really selfish."
As parents, how can we only think about our own carefree happiness?
Putting everything else aside, the Huo family still has several grandsons. It would be extremely irresponsible of them to abandon their responsibilities at this time!
“Sister-in-law, these are the children who need help right now. If you kick them out at this time, won’t you hurt their feelings?”
"And then there's Tingtao. His in-laws got into trouble, so he won't be able to get promoted anymore."
"Shanshan is still going through a divorce with him. You can't just ignore them at a time like this."
“I don’t object to you splitting up the family, but Tingtao must stay in the old house. He is the eldest son and grandson of the Huo family, and you have to give him that much face.”
Fearing that Huo's mother would not agree, Dong Lihua once again uttered the phrase she often used.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Huo's face immediately darkened.
They had lived under the same roof for several years, and Huo's mother knew Dong Lihua's personality very well.
Since that's the case, let's just make things clear once and for all.
She will repay what she owes.
However, the division of the family property was a private matter for the Huo family, and Huo's mother would absolutely not allow anyone to interfere.
"Mom and Dad, you take Sisi back first. I'll talk to Lihua for a bit and then we'll be back."
Grandpa and Grandma Huo didn't look too good either, but since Mrs. Huo always handled these family matters, they didn't interfere.
He nodded: "Okay, then we'll head back first. You can handle it yourself."
At that moment, Jiang Si didn't say much.
After all, she didn't know much about the Huo family. Apart from the four elders, she had only met the Huo family's eldest son and his wife once, on her eighteenth birthday.
When they arrived home, Jiang Si couldn't help but become curious when she saw that her parents still had furrowed brows.
Logically speaking, matters like dividing the family property are usually handled by the elders of the Huo family, or at the very least by the clan elders of the Huo family.
When did it become a cousin's turn to jump out and say these things?
What surprised Jiang Si the most was actually Huo's mother's attitude.
She always felt that a large part of the reason why she and her mother-in-law got along so well was because they had the same underlying personality traits.
That means saying what you mean and never putting up with being mistreated.
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