Chapter 564 I Will Make Qiao Xi the Target of Public Criticism
The old house of the Zhong family is majestic and solemn.
Looks very impressive.
The housekeeper knew the situation in advance and was waiting at the door of the villa, ready to lead them.
"You two distinguished guests, please come in. Mr. Huang is giving the old lady acupuncture and moxibustion to treat her health. He is in the living room. Please come this way."
The Zhong family is very big.
The landscaping is natural and exquisite.
The butler led them around the buildings in front, and finally they saw a main building.
"Right inside, please."
The butler was particularly courteous.
Qiao Xi walked forward holding Huo Xingzhou's hand, while Lao Chen followed behind them with a few expensive boxes in his hands. His eyes occasionally flashed with brilliance as he memorized the terrain here.
The young master said that it would not be convenient for him to come over every day in the future, and asked him to take good care of the young mistress.
There are good people in the Zhong family, but there are also people who look kind but are cruel at heart, and even more people who have no sense of propriety and are cold-faced and have a vicious heart.
The group walked into the living room along the exquisite handmade vintage carpet.
The housekeeper gently reminded: "Old lady, the guests have arrived."
The old lady from the Zhong family was dressed very simply, wearing breathable cotton clothes. But she had an extraordinary aura and didn't look like an ordinary person.
"Guests, please take a seat." The butler asked them to sit down and then asked, "What would you two like to drink?"
"The guest follows the host's wishes. You can make the arrangements."
"Okay, then I'll make you two a cup of tea. Our old lady likes to drink Da Hong Pao recently, and the guests should try it too."
The Zhong family's Dahongpao is naturally not an ordinary Dahongpao. Perhaps it is a Dahongpao produced by a thousand-year-old tea tree that has survived to this day, a Dahongpao worth one or two thousand gold coins.
The aroma of tea fills the air.
Come with a nose.
Mr. Huang collected the needles and put them into the needle bag he had taken back from Qiao Xi. He said, "The Zhong family's Da Hong Pao is very famous. I'm afraid that your kindness will be wasted by the two young men. Put away the tea you have and drink it yourself."
Old Mrs. Zhong had a smile on her face: "People bring gifts to my house, so I invite them for tea. This is courtesy. I hope it won't get out and people will say that my family is not polite enough."
"I am not here to greet you. If I hadn't promised you that I would stay for a month every year to recuperate, I would not have come to this imperial capital. This year, the air is filled with smog. Qiao Xi, let's go!"
Mr. Huang looked at me and said, "I live on the third floor, not on the same floor as them. Don't bring any gifts next time you come. Just ask the butler to take you to the third floor. There is also an elevator outside that can go directly to the third floor, so you will not see them as often."
Qiao Xi curled the corners of her mouth and smiled, but she couldn't say anything in front of the old lady of the Zhong family.
She always felt that the old lady's gaze on her was full of scrutiny.
Feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Let's go."
“Yes, teacher.”
Qiao Xi followed Mr. Huang's instructions and left with him. Her eyes fell on Huo Xingzhou.
Old Mrs. Zhong spoke slowly: "Why? You and your wife want to study medicine together?"
The tone is unfriendly.
Huo Xingzhou sat on the sofa without moving, and said in a soothing voice: "Go ahead, I'll chat with Mr. Zhong."
Some things are not good to say in front of Qiao Xi.
"Old Chen also went over to help."
"Yes, Master."
When Old Chen heard this, he followed Qiao Xi upstairs without much hesitation.
The living room suddenly became much quieter.
On the tea table covered with a silk towel, two blue and white porcelain teacups exuded a faint fragrance.
Old Mrs. Zhong slowly straightened her sleeves, looked at Huo Xingzhou and said, "You dare to touch our Zhong family's cakes, but you don't dare to drink our Zhong family's?"
"Hot tea burns my mouth."
Huo Xingzhou looked at him calmly and said.
Old Mrs. Zhong's wrinkled eyes narrowed slightly. His voice was a little turbid, but his spirit was still good: "You are afraid of hot tea burning your mouth, but you are not afraid of the water in the imperial capital drowning you?"
"We in Haicheng have water in our lives, so we can't drown in water. Besides, the waves of the Xiang family didn't drown me..."
How can Haicheng be called Haicheng without water?
The names of the Xiang family such as Xiang Hai, Xiang Tao, Xiang Huai, and Xiang Ze all refer to water, but they didn't seem to be able to drown him!
Adventurers love wind and waves, and they are best at catching big fish in the stormy weather.
Huo Xingzhou's tone was neither hurried nor slow, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing. He showed respect for his elders, but also maintained his own composure.
"Your words are really unpleasant."
“You speak very bluntly.”
Old Mrs. Zhong changed her posture, picked up the tangerines from the fruit plate and slowly peeled them.
"I was the one who brought Zhong Yi back from Haicheng. His father and elder brother didn't know about his past. I gave him and his son a paternity test, and made Zhong Yi a member of the Zhong family."
He said casually, "I originally only wanted him to leave an heir to the Zhong family, but I didn't expect that boy to have some ability. But if he still wants to plot for a country girl, I can only let him be a tool with no value, just like his father Zhong Hongfei."
The mission is to leave descendants for the Zhong family.
Huo Xingzhou folded his hands and asked, "Why are you telling me this, old man?"
Old Lady Zhong snorted coldly: "What are you doing behind my back? Do you really think I don't know? If there is a next time, I will make that girl the target of public criticism!"
Once Qiao Xi and Zhong Yi's past is revealed, how much malice and calculation will Qiao Xi face?
From the Lu family.
There is also Zhong Lingxiao's.
And some small forces.
The smile on Huo Xingzhou's face gradually faded: "Old sir, you can't discipline your younger generation well, so you start to bully my wife. You take advantage of your age and do things like that. You don't have the magnanimity of the business emperors who were popular in the imperial capital back then. You should take care of Zhong Yi!"
Old Mrs. Zhong spoke slowly: "The Needle Test Conference is my bottom line. If you conspire with Zhong Yi to do anything in the future, you have to ask me if I agree."
The old man had a certain aura about him, and he was not joking.
He stared at Huo Xingzhou and said, "If you want to enter the imperial capital, you can't step on our Zhong family to get ahead. Otherwise, I will make you lose both your money and your life. This is your first time to come to my house, and I also hope to see you at the Zhong family for the last time."
He usually admires young people who are both energetic and intelligent, but the prerequisite is that they will not cause losses to the Zhong family.
Huo Xingzhou and Zhong Yi joined forces to anger the old lady!
The one you like is too sentimental! In the end, you may be ruined by the word "love"!
Huo Xingzhou glanced at him slowly and said, "Okay, I just hope you can keep your promise and don't touch my wife at all."
Old Mrs. Zhong stood up and said, "I'm tired too. Please do as you please."
He is old, and his energy and spirit are not as good as before. Seeing the young people who are full of vigor and vitality, he feels a little more sentimental and jealous. People always refuse to admit that they are old.
After Old Lady Zhong left, Huo Xingzhou sat alone in the living room sipping tea.
It’s just that the Zhong family is very lively today.
After a while, another pair of brightly dressed men and women appeared.
The butler respectfully addressed him as "Young Master."
It turned out to be the eldest son of the Zhong family, Zhong Yi's elder brother, Zhong Lingxiao.
"Where's the old lady? I have something to report." Zhong Lingxiao didn't even bother to greet the guest at home, or maybe he was deliberately ignoring Huo Xingzhou. After all, Huo Xingzhou and Zhong Yi were partners in Haicheng.
There was an unconcealable joy on his brows, and he hugged the waist of the graceful woman beside him in an even more intimate manner.
Huo Xingzhou drank his tea calmly, his eyes passing over the woman.
Very familiar.
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