Huo Jiayuan's words left the old man speechless.
Looking at the elderly man who had doted on him since childhood, unable to speak, Huo Jiayuan didn't want to say anything more.
Huo Li winked at the old man, signaling him to speak.
“Your aunt wants to collaborate on a project with Pei Zhi recently. When you have time, go and mention it to Pei Zhi.”
Huo Jiayuan said with little interest, "I know nothing about Pei Zhi's company. If you want to cooperate, Auntie can just talk to Pei Zhi directly."
Huo Jiaxi rolled her eyes, wondering whether Huo Jiayuan was genuinely stupid or just pretending.
Huo Li spoke first, "I went to the company to see Zhizhi before."
"But we haven't reached an agreement on the details of the collaboration. Could you help your aunt make the first move?"
Huo Li smiled and said, "You and Pei Zhi are husband and wife, so no matter what, she will give you face."
Huo Jiaxi chimed in, "Yes, don't be shy. Without you, Pei Zhi might not be able to hold onto her current position."
The old man coughed twice, held Huo Jiayuan's hand and said, "Grandpa probably doesn't have many days left to live. My last wish is for your whole family to live in harmony."
"Although you are married to Pei Zhi, how can a husband and wife be as close as a blood relationship?"
"You need to know that your aunts and the others are your family forever."
Huo Jiayuan said in a low voice, "I understand. I'll ask her when I get back."
Seeing that Huo Jiayuan was willing to speak, Huo Li breathed a sigh of relief.
Huo Jiayuan asked, "Grandpa, didn't you ask me to stay because you had something to tell me?"
The old man was also taken aback. "Didn't you just say that?"
Huo Jiayuan then realized that his grandfather had asked him to stay so that he could speak to Pei Zhi.
He persuaded Pei Zhi to cooperate with the company.
Huo Jiayuan felt a sudden surge of anger for no reason. He thought his grandfather would talk to him about the distribution of his will.
He thought his grandfather would explain that he himself was also powerless to do so.
As long as his grandfather explains, Huo Jiayuan will not blame his grandfather.
The family's wealth was all built up by my grandfather, and he can give it to whomever he wants.
You can't give him the smallest portion and then expect him to do errands for the family.
Although Huo Jiayuan was not shrewd, he was not stupid either.
When Pei Zhi returned from the company, the maid helped her change her shoes and took her coat.
"After the young master came back at noon, he ordered a bottle of wine and didn't eat dinner. He seemed to be in a bad mood."
Pei Zhi nodded, indicating that she understood.
"Go get him something to eat, I'll go upstairs to check on him first."
Pei Zhi went straight upstairs and searched the bedroom, study, and game room, but couldn't find Huo Jiayuan anywhere.
Pei Zhi took the elevator and went to the basement.
Finally, upon opening the door to the media room, a strong smell of alcohol filled the air. Turning on the light, one could see Huo Jiayuan lying on the tatami mat, covered with a blanket.
I don't know if she was asleep or drunk.
The lights were too bright, and Huo Jiayuan struggled to get up, but after seeing that it was Pei Zhi, he simply lay back down.
Pei Zhi kicked an empty wine bottle: "What are you doing? Trying to drown your sorrows in alcohol?"
"I only drank one bottle; I'm not a heavy drinker enough to get drunk."
Pei Zhi walked over and sat down. "Then why don't you drink a few more bottles?"
"I'm too upset, I don't want to drink."
Huo Jiayuan sighed, "I never imagined that when a person is really sad, they don't want to do anything and just want to hide in a dark corner."
Pei Zhi said in a relaxed tone, "So, did I bother you?"
"Zhizhi, do you think my grandfather truly loves me?"
Huo Jiayuan never doubted his grandfather's love for him.
When he was a child, his father disciplined him, telling him not to be so lawless and to behave himself.
But his grandfather would always stand up for him.
Even when he and Huo Jiaxi had a disagreement, his grandfather always sided with him.
If Grandpa truly loved him, why would he distribute his will in this way?
"I think I was too greedy. Grandpa has the right to distribute his things as he sees fit. Was it wrong of me to complain to him?"
Pei Zhi, however, did not think there was anything wrong with Huo Jiayuan's idea: "What's wrong with it?"
“You and Huo Jiaxi are both your grandfather’s grandchildren. It’s normal that you feel uncomfortable because he’s not distributing them fairly.”
Huo Jiayuan said self-deprecatingly, "I occasionally hear my friends say that their families favor daughters over sons, and I feel smug about it. But that's not the case in my family."
So it turns out, they're all the same.
"Alright," Pei Zhi reassured Huo Jiayuan. "It's just a few dollars."
"I don't have much else, but I have a lot of money, so don't be sad."
Huo Jiayuan shook his head, "It's not about the money, I just feel uncomfortable."
"Grandpa always showed me how much he loved me and how good he was to me."
Huo Jiayuan said angrily, "Even if I'm a fool, I know that where money is, love is."
"The rest is just empty talk."
Pei Zhi nodded with satisfaction, "It seems that you have indeed grown a lot after experiencing this."
Huo Jiayuan continued, "You don't know, after you left, my aunt said that the company wanted to cooperate with you, but the deal fell through, so my grandfather asked me to come and talk to you about it."
"What do you call this?" Huo Jiayuan said sarcastically, "Wanting the horse to run but not feeding it?"
The will distributed the estate like it was being given to a beggar, leaving him only a tiny bit.
As a result, they still wanted him to do something for them.
Does he really look that stupid?
Pei Zhi asked softly, "Then what do you think? Should I cooperate with the Huo family?"
“If it were before, I would definitely have advised you against it.”
Although he married Pei Zhi, he never thought that Pei Zhi would be more important than the Huo family.
Even though he lived with Pei Zhi.
But Huo Jiayuan has always believed that only the Huo family is his home.
The point is, if the Huo family and Pei Zhi ever break up, Huo Jiayuan will have to choose one side.
He will definitely choose the Huo family.
But now, Huo Jiayuan realizes that his idea was somewhat ridiculous.
"But now, it's up to you. If it's not suitable, just find a reason to refuse."
"Anyway, they don't care about me."
Huo Jiayuan said dejectedly, "No one in this world cares about me."
Pei Zhi could tell that the will that Old Master Huo announced today was a huge blow to Huo Jiayuan.
Huo Jiayuan didn't want to seize anything; it was just that the distribution of the estate in the will was too skewed.
In essence, Mr. Huo gave all his assets to Huo Li and her daughter.
As for Huo Jiayuan, he was only given some leftover scraps.
Pei Zhi teased, "If you're still angry, go to his house tomorrow and tell him you don't want a single penny. You think you can just give him this little bit of stuff as a beggar's treat?"
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