Chapter 130 Disguise, Great Disappointment
In response, the old man explained: "In terms of seniority, there aren't many people who can take this position, and several people were removed from the job last year."
"The remaining few are nearing retirement age, and their chances of rising further are slim."
"So the final choice will either be your father or Yu Changqing."
After hearing what the old man said, Jiang Si understood.
As they were talking, Mrs. Huo returned.
Seeing that she didn't look well, Mr. Huo's expression also turned ugly.
What did they say that made you so angry?
"Take a look for yourself." Mrs. Huo placed the two invitations on the table.
Mr. Huo, not understanding why, picked it up and looked through it for a while.
"Is their family... going through another arranged marriage?"
Mrs. Huo nodded. If it was just a simple marriage alliance, she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
After all, in recent years, the Yu family has chosen high-ranking and wealthy families for their daughter's husbands, and all of them are from the military.
To Huo's mother's surprise, the marriage partner that the Yu family had chosen this time was actually the Ling family from Beijing!
"The Ling family?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present stopped what they were doing.
Seeing this, Jiang Si couldn't help but wonder, "Is the Ling family really that powerful?"
Mrs. Huo had a complicated expression. This Ling family was not only powerful, but they were also notorious in Beijing.
The old man is dishonest and relies on his past achievements.
After gaining power, he abandoned his wife, whom he had shared hardships with, on the grounds that arranged marriages were shameful and lacked emotional foundation.
He later married a woman who was more than 20 years younger than him.
That's why they say if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too; this old man's several sons born after his illicit marriage are a perfect example.
They all look respectable, but they do terrible things.
Especially their eldest son, Ling Yunfei, if Huo's mother remembers correctly.
This person has already been married four times in less than six years, right?
"She may be getting married for the fifth time soon."
Ah, five marriages!!!
Grandma Huo nodded. "When we were proposing marriage yesterday, my old friend mentioned that the Ling family had visited her a while ago, wanting her to act as matchmaker."
"I wonder which family's daughter is unlucky enough to have her eye on her."
Grandma Huo shook her head. Since it wasn't her family's business anyway, she didn't ask.
Thinking about how Huo's mother's expression had been off earlier, Huo's grandmother comforted her.
"The military is not a place where the Ling family can have absolute power. It's hard to say who will be promoted to this position."
"It's not worth getting sick over this."
"Mom, that's not what I'm worried about."
"The Yu family sent two invitations this time, one for us and one for the third son."
Mrs. Huo said, "Just now outside, Zhang Yaqin kept apologizing in front of everyone, adopting a very humble posture. She implied that if we didn't go, it meant we wouldn't forgive them..."
If the other party were to confront them head-on, Huo's mother would certainly not back down.
But this time, Zhang Yaqin deliberately brought her brain with her when she went out.
With Mr. Huo in a high position and many people watching him, Mrs. Huo really had no way to confront them directly in this situation.
After all, when the fourth son got married, the Yu family couple were there in person and gave gifts.
Now that the Yu family is getting married, if they don't make any gestures, there will be more arguments later.
After thinking for a moment, Mrs. Huo said, "On the day they held their banquet, Old Huo and I went over, gave them the gift money, and then came back."
"Third brother, you don't need to go."
Anyway, since the third son got married, they didn't accept any gifts from the Yu family. The young couple didn't go, so the other party couldn't say anything.
Moreover, Mrs. Huo always felt that they had ulterior motives in inviting the third son and his wife to the banquet.
Anyway, she really believes in this stuff, so if it doesn't feel right, then she won't go!
Jiang Si nodded, "Yeah, we weren't planning on going anyway."
"Eat quickly, the porridge is getting cold."
Huo Tingzhou reminded him, "It's getting late. I'll take you to the Artists Association after you finish eating."
Jiang Si glanced at the time and saw that it was already past 7:40, so she quickly finished the porridge in her bowl.
She ate one egg and put the rest into Huo Tingzhou's mouth.
As soon as she finished eating, Jiang Si said, "Wait for me a moment," and then hurriedly went to the bathroom with the bag she had brought.
Everything about the courtyard houses is great, except that taking a bath isn't very convenient.
Especially after Huo Tingzhou took Mimi over the night before last, in less than a day, Mimi caught more than ten mice in the courtyard.
Now Jiang Si wouldn't dare take a bath in the courtyard house anymore, so she came over early this morning.
After taking a shower, Jiang Si sat down at the dressing table.
Huo Tingzhou first used a towel to dry her hair until it was half dry, and then used a hairdryer to carefully blow-dry her hair.
In the short time it takes to look away, when you look up again, the person in the mirror has changed drastically.
Seeing that he was staring at her drawn-out, natural-looking eyebrows for a long time, Jiang Si chuckled and waved her hand in front of his eyes.
"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"
Huo Tingzhou snapped back to his senses and said no.
But the next second, he couldn't help but grasp her hand.
He had seen those things in the drawer before; he knew they were for makeup.
He had also seen what she looked like after she put on makeup.
But the same thing, how come it looks completely different this time?
My skin tone has darkened several shades.
Her large, bright almond-shaped eyes had now transformed into slightly upturned fox-like eyes.
Compared to before, the lips are much fuller.
Several more noticeable nasolabial folds have appeared on both sides of the nose.
The most significant change was in her eyebrows.
If Huo Tingzhou didn't know what her original eyebrows looked like, he simply wouldn't have believed it.
The seemingly chaotic yet orderly eyebrows in front of me, with each hair clearly defined, were actually drawn on.
Jiang Si took in his reaction and then added some small freckles to her face.
Then he laughed and said, "You clearly don't recognize me anymore, yet you say you don't."
Huo Tingzhou had no choice but to nod. "It's not just me who can't recognize you. You'll know when you come downstairs."
Sure enough, when I went downstairs...
The whole family stared at Jiang Si, and Huo's mother spoke the truth directly.
"If it weren't for the third brother following behind like a door god, I wouldn't have recognized him."
Grandma Huo nodded in agreement: "Sisi, isn't a newspaper going to interview you today? Would you like to change your clothes?"
The clothes don't look bad on her, but they make her look too old.
With this outfit, she looks at least ten years older.
What everyone didn't know was that this was exactly the effect Jiang Si wanted.
The three newspapers that interviewed her this time were all household names in this era, and their newspapers were distributed throughout the country.
Jiang Si wants the opportunity!
But she also longed for some peace and quiet.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
After glancing at the time, Huo Tingzhou stood up and said, "I'll start the car first. Come out in five minutes."
In winter, cars are not easy to start; it can take at least five minutes to get them going.
Jiang Si knew this too, and nodded, saying, "Okay."
Five minutes later, she arrived at the main gate.
Strange, this person hasn't come over yet.
Jiang Si rubbed her hands together. Luckily, she had worn a scarf and hat when she went out.
Just as Jiang Si was tiptoeing to look around again, a military vehicle in the distance suddenly braked and stopped.
"Dude, are you crazy? Why are you slamming on the brakes like that?!"
The young man in the passenger seat covered his forehead and complained, then glanced at the two people slumped over in the back.
"Dad! Mom! Aren't you going to do anything about this?"
The man didn't argue; instead, a slightly amused smile appeared on his lips.
He stared intently at the slender, graceful, and captivating figure directly in front of him.
Suddenly, he honked the horn.
Jiang Si was startled by the sudden sound.
Looking back, I was just about to ask, "Whose lunatic is this?"
The man's smile froze instantly, replaced by astonishment and barely concealed disappointment.
Who would have thought that such a great figure would be paired with such an ordinary and repulsive face?
As if he had spotted something dirty, the man didn't even pause for a second before stepping on the gas and driving into the residential compound.
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