"Huaiwu, don't worry. It's just your mother and me at home. Your maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents are still living in the old house. They miss you every day. You don't have any younger siblings. All these years, we've really been looking for you." No one knows a son better than his father. Huo Lianzhou understood Shen Xiaomin's worries immediately just by looking at the hesitation on his face, and quickly explained.
Shen Xiaomin looked surprised, a warm feeling washing over him. He pursed his lips and said, "I don't live here."
"Where are you going?" Pei Xiangyun asked nervously.
“I…” A faint blush rose to Shen Xiaomin’s cheeks, and his clear, cold voice trembled as he said, “I want to stay at my girlfriend’s house.”
"Oh dear!" Huo Lianzhou slapped his thigh and laughed loudly, "Huai Wu, I know, isn't that Yuan Jiang?"
"As it happens, I have a business partnership with the Yuan family. Since you like their daughter, Dad will find some time to visit and propose marriage on your behalf!"
"Really?" Shen Xiaomin's eyes lit up, his heart pounding. He could understand why Yuan Xiangci looked down on his status. If his daughter were to marry a man from the mountains, he would not be able to accept it either. That was why he was worried about how to get Yuan Xiangci's approval.
Given his current abilities, even if he were to start a business or invest, it would take at least four or five years to achieve significant success. He didn't want to wait, and he was afraid that Yuan Xiangci would introduce Gu Sheng or Li Sheng to Yuan Jiang again.
"Of course, don't worry, this is a major life event for you, Dad will definitely take good care of it for you," Huo Lianzhou said with a smile.
With tears welling up in Pei Xiangyun's eyes, she said, "Just tell me what you want to do, and your parents will take care of it for you. Don't be shy about asking. This is your home, and the Huo family's business will be yours in the future."
Shen Xiaomin frowned, and Huo Lianzhou immediately said, "Your mother is right. Just focus on your university studies and come home to inherit the company after you graduate!"
"Here's a card for you. It has no credit limit, so feel free to use it. Take your girlfriend to buy diamonds, gold, clothes, and stuff like that."
Huo Lianzhou stuffed a black card into Shen Xiaomin's hand.
Shen Xiaomin paused, staring at the black card in his hand.
Has he really become a rich man?
"It's getting late. How about you have dinner at home before going back to find your girlfriend?" Huo Lianzhou asked tentatively.
Shen Xiaomin glanced at the black card in her hand again, put it in her pocket, and nodded, saying, "Okay."
As soon as he agreed, Pei Xiangyun perked up and followed the chef into the kitchen, busily preparing the ingredients.
Huo Lianzhou initially wanted to try to build a father-son relationship with Shen Xiaomin, but Shen Xiaomin was very quiet, answering only one question at a time. Half an hour later, Huo Lianzhou resigned himself to his fate and went into the kitchen.
Shen Xiaomin sat on the sofa and took out his phone to report to Yuan Jiang.
The meal lasted a full two hours. Pei Xiangyun watched Shen Xiaomin's departing figure with lingering reluctance, then raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "That child is so sensible."
"Huai Wu has been found. In a couple of days, we'll go to the old house and tell the elders." Huo Lianzhou's lips curled up. "In a few days, we'll hold a banquet to tell everyone that our Huo family's child has been found."
"Mmm!" Pei Xiangyun leaned against Huo Lianzhou's chest, tears welling in her eyes.
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