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Huang Ruo missed her target and pouted unhappily, "Qizhen, you..." avoiding me again.
Huang Ruo looked aggrieved and turned to Huang Ling, who was also somewhat embarrassed.
Kenneth Fok presents himself as charming and elegant, but he is actually cold-hearted and won't even give a glance to people or things he doesn't like.
Huang Ruo is Huang Ling's stepdaughter. She does not originally have the surname Huang. Huang Ling has no biological children. When he remarried twenty years ago, his second wife renamed their daughter Huang Ruo. He loved her very much because of his love for his wife.
Huang Ruo often took him to visit the Huo family matriarch. Huang Ruo liked Huo Qizhen very much, and Mrs. Huang also supported her idea. She even asked Huang Ling to create opportunities for her to get close to Huo Qizhen.
Huang Ling also thought highly of the two and tried her best to bring them together.
However, Huo Qizhen has always been indifferent to women, and there has been no sign of him making any moves so far.
Mrs. Huang was a shrewd woman. Her eyes flickered, and she pulled Huang Ruo in front of Old Mrs. Huo, asking her to keep Old Mrs. Huo company.
Huang Ruo wanted to sit next to Huo Qizhen, but Mrs. Huang forcibly pulled her away.
Mrs. Huang held her daughter's hand, controlling her movements, and then, as an elder, inquired about Huo Qizhen's health, saying, "Qizhen's leg has just healed, and your uncle is very concerned about it. He and Huang Ruo spent several days choosing and preparing a lot of tonics for you. Take them back later and nourish yourself properly."
Huang Ling looked at his wife with satisfaction, and Old Mrs. Huo nodded slightly as well.
Huo Qizhen sat on the sofa, his expression calm. "Thank you, Auntie. I have plenty of supplements. Please keep these for Grandma!"
Xu Niannian, dressed in a white dress, stood dignifiedly behind Old Madam Huo and Xu Que. Upon seeing this, a hint of mockery appeared in her eyes.
Huo Qizhen was always gentle and polite to women, so Huang Ruo mistakenly thought that he was too embarrassed to approach her because of his status.
Huang Ruo didn't even consider that she was just Huang Ling's stepdaughter, and the two of them were not related by blood. Why would she be afraid to accept him because of his status?
Huo Tingzhen pulled at Grandma Huo, "Grandma, I'm hungry, let's eat!"
Grandma Huo smiled when she saw her, "Come on! Today we have your favorite sweet and sour fish."
At the dinner table, Huo An deliberately brought up Huo Yunzhen's recent work, praising his outstanding performance.
Huo Yunzhen was a little embarrassed by the praise, "It's all what I should do."
Huo Tingzhen was annoyed by what she heard and sped up her eating.
Huang Ruo ladled out a bowl of chicken soup and brought it to Huo Qizhen. "Qizhen, this is stewed with ginseng. Try it."
Huo Qizhen didn't move, but Huo Tingzhen reached out and took it, saying, "I'll try it."
Huang Ruo complained, "If you want to drink, serve yourself! Why are you taking what I gave Qi Zhen?"
No one responded.
Xu Niannian waved to Huang Ruo, "Huang Ruo, come and try this beauty porridge. Your aunt specially cooked it for you and your aunt."
Huang Ruo walked over and said, "I don't like eating red beans."
"It's okay, we'll eat something else."
As she spoke, Xu Niannian ladled out a bowl of ginseng chicken soup and placed it in front of Grandma Huo, saying, "Grandma, please have some."
Mrs. Huang's eyelids twitched, and she immediately used serving chopsticks to put a piece of mushroom on Mrs. Huo's plate. "Auntie, you love mushrooms the most."
Xu Que glanced at Mrs. Huang and also picked up a bamboo shoot.
"Bamboo shoots are hard to chew," Mrs. Huang said.
“Mom can bite it,” Xu Que said.
"I also like to eat bamboo shoots," Huang Ruo said, picking up a piece with her chopsticks. "Delicious."
Mrs. Huang's eyes flickered slightly; her daughter was so tactless.
Pretending not to see Xu Que's mocking gaze, Mrs. Huang began serving Huang Ling dishes.
Kenneth Fok focused on his meal, ignoring the conversation at the table.
After dinner, I said goodbye to Grandma Huo and left with Huo Tingzhen.
Huang Ruo chased after them, but before they could even exchange a word, the two got into the car and drove away.
After the Huang family left, Xu Que pulled Xu Niannian back to the room. "Today, Huang Ling again asked the old lady to arrange an engagement between Huo Qizhen and Huang Ruo, but the old lady didn't agree. Huo Qizhen is no longer cooperating with Huangxi Group, and Huangxi Group's business has shrunk by half in just one month. The Huang family is anxious and determined to get the marriage alliance. You have to seize the opportunity and not let Huang Ruo beat you to it."
Xu Niannian showed a disgusted expression, "Qizhen wouldn't even look at someone like Huang Ruo."
Dissatisfied with her reaction, Xu Que began to pour cold water on her, saying, "You look down on her, but you look down on you too."
Xu Niannian's face stiffened.
Xu Que said, "Huo Qizhen has been suppressing Yun Zhen very severely recently, and our Xu family's business has also been going poorly lately. I wonder if it has anything to do with him? If you can win him over, the marriage between the Huo and Xu families will be one step closer, which will be better for the Xu family's development."
Xu Niannian naturally understood this, which was why Xu Que brought her back to China.
Huo Qizhen and Huo Tingzhen parked their cars one after the other in front of the living room. As soon as they got out of the cars, they heard a burst of laughter.
Uncle Li said, "Wrong, wrong, you pointed it too high. Lower it by five millimeters."
Uncle Li: "That's right, that's right."
Uncle Li, "Try calling me."
Jian Yu's gentle voice slowly rang out, "Xiao Jian, call Uncle Li."
"Ring ring---"
Uncle Li's phone rang.
Hearing the ringtone, Jian Yu estimated the distance and pressed a button on his phone.
Uncle Li's phone stopped ringing immediately.
"Not bad, not bad, you pressed the hang-up button very accurately this time."
Bodyguard George nodded in agreement, "Jian Yu, try calling me."
Jian Yu called him again.
George answered the call directly and even said "hello".
Jian Yu suddenly turned her head, a faint smile on her lips, "Tingzhen is back..." And Mr. Huo Qizhen?
Uncle Li and George turned around and saw the two of them, so they quickly got up.
Uncle Li walked over and said, "Young Master, Young Miss, you're back."
Another set of footsteps sounded, and it was indeed Mr. Huo.
Jian Yu nodded and silently made a note of it.
Huo Tingzhen asked, "What are you doing?"
Uncle Li said, "Jian Yu wants to use a mobile phone, and she asked us to teach her."
Huo Tingzhen said, "Enter my phone number as well."
Uncle Li took Jian Yu's phone and quickly entered Huo Tingzhen's number.
After entering the information, he placed the phone in Jian Yu's hand.
Huo Qizhen followed his movements and noticed that Jian Yu's hands were fair, slender, and flawless, looking like a work of art from afar.
Huo Tingzhen noticed it too and exclaimed, "These hands are so perfect for playing the piano."
When the piano was mentioned, Huo Tingzhen asked, "How was your piano teacher today?"
Jian Yu had only met Qi Yuexi before and didn't know what level the teacher was at, but in any case, it was more than enough to teach her, a novice. "It's pretty good."
Uncle Li worked for the Huo family his whole life, taking many arts and literature classes with the Huo family's grandfather and grandson, and he also knew a little about the piano.
"We can teach for a few months first, and then we can bring in a different professor later."
Change professors?
Jian Yu felt that Uncle Li overestimated her.
Li Bo thought Jian Yu was very talented, young, and had great potential.
After hearing this, Huo Tingzhen asked Uncle Li to make the arrangements.
The next day, in the evening, Jian Yu was having a piano lesson when Old Mrs. Huo arrived with Xu Que, Xu Niannian, Mrs. Huang, and Huang Ruo.
Hearing the piano music, Xu Que assumed it was Huo Tingzhen playing and frowned. "How come Tingzhen's piano skills have deteriorated so much?"
Uncle Li, “…”
"It's not the young lady playing; it's a guest."
"What guest?" Old Mrs. Huo was very curious. Who was the guest? With such poor skills, how dare he play the piano in someone else's house?
Upon hearing the word "guest," Xu Niannian, sensing the danger, went inside first.
At a glance, you can see a figure by the floor-to-ceiling window, bathed in the golden sunset, their fingers flying across the paper.
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