Chapter 124 Supporting Her (Entire chapter rewritten)
With the savings account given to her by her third uncle, Jiang Si earned over 100,000 yuan in just one night.
Although I'm not short of money myself.
But this money represents the heavy love of our elders.
The other is the organization's recognition of my abilities.
For Jiang Si, the significance of money had long surpassed its intrinsic value.
Just when Jiang Si thought the conversation was over, Uncle Huo revealed his final purpose.
In order to promote the updating of the facial features database, the above measures were also intended to deter criminals.
Therefore, I specifically contacted two newspapers to conduct an exclusive interview with Jiang Si.
As soon as Uncle Huo finished speaking, Huo Tingzhou looked over.
"Don't worry, I used a pseudonym throughout the interview."
Uncle Huo knew exactly what that look meant, and after explaining, he continued...
"The issue is that the manuscript needs to be completed urgently, and it needs to be finished on New Year's Day."
Jiang Si thought for a moment, "Then how about we all schedule it for the day after tomorrow? That way, all three newspapers can cover it together, and I won't have to travel back and forth."
"Three newspapers?"
Jiang Si nodded, "The National Daily also arranged an interview."
Uncle Huo smiled and readily agreed.
"No problem, then the day after tomorrow. Give me the time and place, and I'll make the arrangements."
After Jiang Si finished speaking, he glanced at the time.
Time really flew by during our chat.
Uncle Huo quickly downed the tea in his cup in one gulp, then stood up to say goodbye.
"Grandpa, I'll be going now. Let's have a proper celebration when Xiaozhou holds his banquet."
"Yes, yes, I will."
It was getting late, and Uncle San couldn't keep him any longer, so he told him to drive slowly on his way back.
Uncle Huo nodded, "Old Master, please wait a moment."
Just as Jiang Si stood up, Huo Tingzhou's voice rang out.
"It's getting late, you should get some rest. I'll go see Uncle Si off."
Jiang Si nodded.
It was dark outside, and she wasn't very familiar with the area, so she decided not to join in the fun.
Just before leaving, Jiang Si slipped a flashlight into his palm.
"Take this and drive carefully."
Huo Tingzhou responded, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Go to bed early for a while. My parents and I will come over to propose marriage first thing tomorrow morning."
Jiang Si said, "Actually, it doesn't need to be so complicated..."
"It's no trouble at all."
Huo Tingzhou's tone was exceptionally serious, "These are simply the proper courtesies."
If the current world didn't allow it, he would have wanted to give even more.
After a pause, he added, "I'm sorry, I can't give you the wedding you're imagining right now."
He had watched his wife grow up, and Huo Tingzhou knew her preferences perfectly well.
Because he knew this, he always felt that he owed something in terms of marriage.
Jiang Si saw the heartache in his eyes, but life is full of disappointments, and she was really satisfied with the current situation.
Meeting Huo Tingzhou's gaze, Jiang Si spoke her mind.
“People’s thoughts change as they get older. I used to think the form of the wedding was very important, but now I think who you go to the wedding with is more important.”
"It's fine as it is now, really."
After saying this, Jiang Si didn't give Huo Tingzhou a chance to react and directly pushed him out the door with a smile.
"Fourth Uncle is quick on his feet. If you don't leave soon, he'll be out of the alley."
Outside the door, Huo Tingzhou remained in a daze for a long time.
It wasn't until Uncle Huo, trembling, gritted his teeth and asked, "You brat, are you going to take me home or not? Just give me a straight answer."
Achoo, achoo—
Jiang Si was completely unaware that Huo Tingzhou had been scolded.
Because the Huo family was coming to formally propose marriage early the next morning, she went back to wash up and went to bed.
I slept well all night.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Uncle Zhong knocked on Jiang Si's door with a basin of hot water.
Jiang Si groggily opened her eyes and checked the time.
"Uncle Zhong, it's only 6:15..."
Even the donkeys in the production team don't get up this early to work.
Uncle Zhong smiled and put down the water. "Miss Si Si, in Beijing, people always propose marriage early rather than late. It takes time for a girl to get ready."
"Go wash up first, I'll call you when breakfast is ready."
"Okay, sure~"
Jiang Si readily agreed, but then, because she was so sleepy, she turned over and forgot all about it.
A short while later, Third Uncle came over carrying Mimi.
I was complaining about it so much last night, but today I'm calling it my darling.
Jiang Si couldn't help but sigh, thinking how fickle this man's heart truly was.
Okay, now what's the point of sleeping?
Jiang Si cleared her mind for a while, then resignedly got out of bed.
Finally, at the strong insistence of Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong.
Jiang Si chose a long red wool coat, wore a turtleneck sweater underneath, and styled her hair into two loose fishtail braids.
It looks both retro and stylish.
When they came out, Third Uncle and Uncle Zhong smiled and nodded repeatedly.
Jiang Si thought she had gotten up early enough, but she didn't expect Huo Tingzhou to have gotten up two hours earlier than her.
Today is the day the Huo family formally comes to propose marriage.
Just after four o'clock in the morning, the four elders of the Huo family got up early.
To show his respect, the old man specially dug out his green military uniform that he hadn't worn in a long time.
After thinking for a moment, I asked Grandma Huo to take out the box that was locked in the trunk.
Grandma Huo smiled and said, "It's rare to see you so smug."
The old man exclaimed, "You're not right about that. I just wanted to stand up for my granddaughter-in-law."
Grandma Huo was just saying that; how could she not understand the old man's heart?
The box was opened, and dozens of medals and commemorative badges were placed from left to right.
The old man originally intended to select a few high-value medals to hang on his head, such as the August 1st Medal, the Independence and Freedom Medal, and the Liberation Medal.
Little did anyone know that before he knew it, Grandma Huo had already pinned more than ten coins to his left chest.
"Isn't this... too much?"
The old man has never been so high-profile before.
"Where is there more?"
Grandma Huo disagreed. If she hadn't stopped playing, she would have liked to play a few more!
There were different factions within the compound, and everyone was actually observing the Huo family's attitude.
Grandma Huo wanted to show them through her actions how sincere the Huo family was in proposing the marriage, and how much they valued their granddaughter-in-law!
"Alright, that's about right."
After saying that, he patted the old man's back and said, "Straighten your back. If you're going to stand up for Si'er, then stand up for her with all your might!"
The old man nodded.
The two had almost finished packing and were about to go downstairs.
As soon as the door opened, they saw Mr. Huo's father, who was also wearing a green military uniform and had a bunch of commemorative medals pinned to his chest.
At this moment, Huo Tingzhou also opened the door.
Aside from the different uniform, he also had a whole bunch of medals pinned to his chest!
The three generations of the family exchanged glances and couldn't help but smile.
The three of them had never discussed this matter before, but they were unusually in sync this time.
Early in the morning, before the winter mist had dissipated, a series of knocks sounded on the gate of the courtyard house—
[I stayed up all night to completely replace the content of these two chapters. The previous plot is no longer there. You can take a look at these two chapters again.]
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