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The Yu family spent Lunar New Year's Eve in the hospital.
This is the first time Jian Yu has experienced such a lively Spring Festival. In previous years, he would hide in a corner and hardly participate.
Throughout the year, she has had people around her, helping her get all sorts of rare and unusual gadgets.
Even watching fireworks in the courtyard felt different from previous years.
After the clock struck midnight, Jian Yu received many red envelopes.
The elders of the Huo family gave the gifts to Jian Yu out of respect for Huo Qizhen.
This was the first time Jian Yu had ever received so many red envelopes. She was overjoyed and her pockets were bulging. She would pat them with her hand from time to time.
The people in the room seemed to be having a great time.
Huo An was furious inside, but he still had to put on a smile.
Especially when they see couples together, they want to kick them out.
He had just lost his mother and his beloved son, and his wife was still locked up in a mental hospital. How could he be in the mood to celebrate the New Year?
However, the second great-grandfather insisted on having everyone spend New Year's Eve together at the old house, as he was helping Huo Qizhen to take charge.
From the start of the funeral, Second Master Huo lived in the old house, always afraid that Huo Qizhen would bully him, and no matter how unhappy he was, he could not kick him out.
Fortunately, I won't have to see them tomorrow.
Huo An didn't even say goodbye and went straight upstairs to his room to rest.
Second Master Huo shook his head slightly, "Your father is utterly biased. I heard he's already chosen a marriage partner for you?"
Huo Qizhen pretended not to know, "I haven't heard of it."
"It's the daughter of the eldest son of the Kuang family."
"Second Grandfather may have misunderstood. That was the wife my father chose for Yunzhen, not for me."
"Isn't that so?"
Grandpa Huo pointed to a middle-aged man playing with his grandson in the distance, "That's your second cousin. He has a good relationship with Kuang Xin's father. Yesterday, Kuang Xin's father specifically asked him about you."
Huo Qizhen glanced at his second uncle and then looked away. "My father is getting old. He was devastated by the successive deaths of my grandmother and Yunzhen, and he's not in a good mood. I think it would be better to send him back to his estate abroad to recuperate."
After a moment of silence, Old Master Huo asked, "Does it really have to be this way?"
Huo Qizhen: "When Tingzhen returned to China at the beginning of the year, she was in danger and went missing. No matter where she hid, those people could find her accurately. At first, Tingzhen did not understand why, but later they found a locator in her watch."
"Locator?"
"That watch was a gift from my father to her the night before she returned to China."
"......"
Second Master Huo, "Does your grandmother know?"
Huo Qizhen gave a wry smile, "Grandma cares about Tingzhen, but..."
Grandpa Huo sighed, "Don't blame your grandmother, your father is, after all, her child."
Just as Huo Qizhen was about to nod, a voice came from behind him.
"Does Grandma know?"
Huo Tingzhen felt a little sad. She thought her grandmother was unaware of the specific grievances and was simply siding with her and her brother.
"Grandma's agreement to take back all management rights from Dad and Huo Yunzhen is also a kind of compensation for this matter."
It would have been enough to take back Huo Yunzhen's domestic management authority, but in a fit of anger, Old Madam Huo took back Huo An's management authority as well, also as a warning.
Huo Tingzhen smiled bitterly, "Later, because of Uncle Huang Ling, the position of general manager was given to Huo Yunzhen. We could have kicked him out completely."
Second Master Huo said, "Forget it, Yun Zhen has already left. Let's send your father away after the New Year to prevent him from causing any more trouble. Let him take Xu Que with him."
Huo Qizhen: "Second Grandfather doesn't know yet, but Xu Que's parents and brother were all sent to a mental hospital by her nephew with his own signature. The hospital is not far from her ward. I think it's good that their family is reunited, so there's no need to take them away."
Master Huo exclaimed in surprise, "The whole family?"
"right."
"What a coincidence, there's something wrong with everything?"
"I don't know."
"Forget it, just get your dad away, so he doesn't bring them out and cause trouble for you. Don't worry about the clansmen, I'll handle that."
Old Master Huo was a little tired, so he went back to his guest room to rest.
One by one, some of the elders went back to their guest rooms to sleep.
Some young people started playing drinking games for fun, while others left the old house and disappeared.
Huo Tingzhen went to make a video call with Bao Yanbai.
Huo Qizhen led Jian Yu to the rooftop sunroom to watch the fireworks.
The rooftop offers a great view and is warm, with tea and snacks available. Jian Yu nestled comfortably in the sofa bed, yawning contentedly.
After Huo Qizhen finished receiving the New Year's greeting call, he turned around and saw Jian Yu with her chin resting on her arm, staring at him with teary eyes.
Huo Qizhen picked up a blanket from the side, walked over, and covered Jian Yu's legs. "Would you like some tea?"
Jian Yu nodded.
Huo Qizhen started brewing tea. Jian Yu's perspective was relatively low, and it wasn't until Huo Qizhen handed her the tea that she realized it was rose lemon tea.
"Rose tea?"
"I specially asked the old butler to prepare it."
Jian Yu nodded. "I overheard your conversation. You're sending your father to a manor abroad?"
"There are too many risks for him to stay in the country."
"Wouldn't it be more dangerous for him to go abroad? He still has all the connections he made before."
“I didn’t tell my second great-grandfather the truth. I prepared a small island for my father. The island is far from the mainland and surrounded by the sea for hundreds of miles. It will be supplied once a month. He won’t be able to get out even if he wants to.”
Jian Yu stared into Huo Qizhen's eyes and found the emotions within them to be very intense. "Have you been wanting to do this for a long time?"
"I've been planning this for years, but it's been delayed because it's difficult to deal with my grandmother."
"May I ask about your previous plans?"
“Initially, I planned to send the family of three to the island, but after they hurt Tingzhen, I didn’t want them to have such a comfortable life for the rest of their lives.”
"Although it's not what we planned, things are all resolved now."
Huo Qizhen nodded. "That's true."
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Uncle Li knocked gently on the door and brought in some fresh pastries, saying, "They're fresh out of the oven and still warm."
Jian Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Li, let's have some tea together!"
Uncle Li didn't want to disturb them any further, so he quickly closed the door and went downstairs.
They also reminded everyone along the way not to go up and disturb them.
These joyful family moments are perfect for sweet nothings and romantic moments.
Jian Yu's gaze followed the surrounding fireworks, and when it reached the doorway, she was slightly surprised. "Hmm?"
Huo Qizhen raised his eyes, narrowed them slightly, took out the remote control, and the surrounding glass instantly changed color.
The dark curtains blocked the view between the interior and the corridor.
Huo An, “…”
That brat is so ungrateful, and that Jian Yu didn't even greet him when he saw him.
He even wanted to come and chat with the two of them.
Looking down at the tray in his hands, he turned and handed it to Uncle Li, saying, "Throw it away!"
As I passed by the second-floor corridor, I bumped into Huo Tingzhen, who was coming out to get a late-night snack.
Huo An hadn't had a proper conversation with Huo Tingzhen in a long time. Having just been rebuffed by Huo Qizhen, he couldn't help but want to get closer to Huo Tingzhen. "Don't eat too many sweets at night, they'll rot your teeth."
Huo Tingzhen ignored him completely and went straight past him back to her room.
Huo An felt increasingly heartbroken; neither of his two remaining children could call him "Dad."
If Huo Yunzhen were still alive, he would have already brought tea to him and offered New Year's greetings.
He doesn't need to try to show his fatherly love, because no one will accept it.
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