Chapter 271 is like a joke
Sitting in the passenger seat, Ms. Shen was clearly surprised as well. "Is that Chairman Huo?"
Father Shen pondered for a moment, then said, "Yes."
No wonder the couple was so surprised.
There are strict regulations regarding the use of vehicles for leaders' travel.
Most officials below the vice-ministerial level travel in Shanghai-registered 760 sedans, while only officials at the ministerial level and above are qualified to use the Hongqi 770 series.
They had just seen the car parked on the side of the road and assumed it was a guard driving out on business.
I didn't expect Chairman Huo to be here too!
"Oh dear, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and go down and say hello!" Realizing what was happening, Mother Shen looked excited.
As if she had just remembered something, she quickly took out an invitation from her bag.
Previously, both the Shen and Huo families lived in the Xishan compound, one being the main hospital and the other the naval compound.
The two residential compounds are two or three kilometers apart.
But it happens once or twice every month.
However, since Mr. Huo was promoted and moved to the military headquarters compound at the beginning of the year, the two families have not seen each other for more than half a year.
Mother Shen said, "It's a rare opportunity. You should send this invitation to Chairman Huo. It would be best if you could get him to come."
"By the way, call the second son along, bring him over so he can get acquainted with the face."
"Do you even need to tell me that?"
Mr. Shen accepted the invitation and quickly went to greet him.
When they arrived in front of him, he feigned surprise and said, "Chairman Huo, what brings you here?"
Mr. Huo nodded slightly, "Come and pick them up."
Mr. Shen looked at him with a knowing expression and said, "Me too."
After saying that, he waved to Shen Chao and his wife in the distance, "You two come over here quickly."
Hearing her father-in-law call them, Xu Fangmin inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm so sorry, old classmates, we have some urgent business to attend to. Maybe next time, I'll definitely take you next time."
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly grabbed her husband and ran towards her father's direction.
"Dad, why did you come on such a cold day?"
After Xu Fangmin finished speaking, panting, she finally noticed Huo's father standing to the side.
strangeness.
This person looks so familiar; I feel like I've seen them somewhere before.
Before she could react, Shen Chao had already stepped forward and given the other person a standard military salute.
"Greetings, Commander!"
Mr. Shen eagerly introduced the boy to Mr. Huo, saying, "Chairman Huo, this is my good-for-nothing son, Shen Chao. He's currently serving in the 26th Division of the Yangcheng Military Region. He was just promoted to officer last year..."
Mr. Huo nodded. "It's fine."
But that's all there is to it; nothing more.
With his two beloved grandchildren constantly on his mind, all he could do at that moment was frantically give his mother meaningful glances.
Unfortunately, Huo's mother didn't even glance in their direction.
After getting out of the car, she walked straight toward her son and daughter-in-law.
After greeting Uncle San and Uncle Zhong.
Mrs. Huo glanced at her daughter-in-law, and her brows furrowed the next second.
"Sisi, you look thinner than I expected?"
Jiang Si didn't deny it, because she really had lost weight.
She gave her mother-in-law a big hug before offering an explanation.
"The two little ones weren't eating well, so Ah Zhou and I discussed it and decided to wean them off breast milk. Now they're fed formula all day."
She is naturally thin, and after weaning from breastfeeding, she ate less and her weight naturally dropped.
"It's alright, Mom will make sure you get some nourishment this time you come back."
After finishing her sentence, Mrs. Huo looked around.
Where are my two precious grandchildren?
Upon hearing this, Huo Tingzhou loosened his military overcoat.
Instantly, two fair and rosy little faces appeared.
The child was carried in a special baby carrier, probably because Beijing had just experienced a heavy snowfall.
The two were so excited that they forgot to blink, their big, dark eyes curiously taking in everything outside.
"Ohhhhhhh"
Sui Sui suddenly made two "oh" sounds towards her younger sister.
Hearing her brother's "oh oh" sounds, Zhao Zhao was stunned for a moment.
Then it grinned, revealing its toothless little mouth, and made babbling sounds in response.
Although they hadn't seen each other for over a month, the two children recognized their mother immediately thanks to their remarkable blood ties.
"Oh my, my two precious darlings, they still remember their grandma."
Mrs. Huo was overjoyed, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Before she could even say she wanted to hug her two precious grandchildren...
The two little ones stretched out their chubby little hands and kicked their little legs very vigorously.
He accidentally kicked Huo Tingzhou in the waist and abdomen.
Don't underestimate a four-month-old baby; this kick can be devastating.
Huo Tingzhou gasped in disbelief.
Mrs. Huo chuckled rather unkindly, "Look how strong your little legs are! Come here, let Grandma give you a hug!"
Huo's father, who was being pestered by the Shen family father and son, could no longer hold back at this moment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Shen had absolutely no sense of propriety. "Chairman Huo, this is..."
Upon seeing that Mr. Shen had taken out something that looked like an invitation, Mr. Huo immediately raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Old Shen, let's leave it at that for now. I have something to do, let's talk later."
Mr. Shen's hand froze in mid-air; he wanted to say something more.
But Mr. Huo didn't give him a chance to speak. He strode over to his grandchildren as soon as he finished speaking.
"Dad," Jiang Si greeted him with a smile.
Mr. Huo smiled kindly, "You must have had a long journey."
After speaking, his gaze fell on his two beloved grandsons.
The two babies were dressed exactly alike, and even wore matching little tiger hats.
Although they are not identical twins, children of this age all look quite similar.
For a moment, even Mr. Huo couldn't tell the difference.
Which one is the older brother? Which one is the younger sister?
But that's not important.
"Come here, let Grandpa give you a hug."
As he spoke, Mr. Huo rubbed his hands together vigorously until they were almost red.
Then he reached out and hugged his two beloved grandchildren.
"Hold on tighter."
The two children together weigh over 30 kilograms now, and Mrs. Huo is worried about them, so she keeps supporting them from the side.
Don't worry.
Mr. Huo smiled and glanced at his two adorable grandsons. "Come on, let's go home."
The two children weren't shy at all.
Especially Zhao Zhao, who, upon seeing the stubble that had just grown on her father's face, swiftly grabbed it with her little hand.
Jiang Si immediately spoke up to stop her, "Zhao Zhao, you can't do this!"
Zhao Zhao was stunned for a moment.
He glanced at his mother, then at his father.
Finally, she weakly withdrew her little hand.
As expected, grandparents love their grandchildren more. Seeing his little granddaughter's pitiful expression, Mr. Huo wished he could lean in and let her pull his chin out.
It's just plucking a few hairs, go ahead and pluck them!
He no longer needs a razor.
And so, the family got into the car, chatting and laughing.
Xu Fangmin, who witnessed the whole thing, felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, so ashamed and embarrassed that she wished she could disappear on the spot.
Wasn't he... a poor bodyguard?
How could he be Chairman Huo's child!
Xu Fangmin was unclear about the exact rank of this chairman.
But judging from the respectful attitude my father-in-law had just displayed, this person's rank must be far above his.
Thinking about all this, Xu Fangmin felt both angry and frustrated.
She couldn't understand why Jiang Si was so lucky.
It was one thing for me to always be one step ahead of her back in school.
Now, she has finally found such a good husband's family.
In the end, the man she chose was not only inferior in position, but also far less attractive.
Needless to say, their family background was even less than that of the Huo family; the Shen family wasn't even qualified to carry shoes for the Huo family.
What she found most unacceptable was the Huo family's attitude towards Jiang Si.
That heartfelt favor and attention was something she had longed for but never received.
In comparison, Xu Fangmin felt like a complete joke.
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