Huo Xicheng felt that his second brother was not a fool and was capable enough to be suppressed by his wife. He frowned and asked, "Then won't my second brother take care of this?"
Li Shuyun sighed and said, "Your second brother is also careless. He's often not home, so how can he take care of everything? Besides, his wife wasn't this bad before; it's only gotten worse in the last year or so. Sigh, you have to be careful when choosing a wife, otherwise you'll end up with a troublemaker who's even more troublesome."
Xicheng, you said you'd marry someone from a simple family. Your second son's wife comes from a simple working-class family with average means. But look at this: if their family were well-off, would they allow their daughter, who's already married, to act like this?
The Chen family keeps asking us to help them find jobs. In this situation, we have to be careful, how can we act recklessly? But the Chen family is just like that, they don't seem to care about making things worse.
Now, my second son and his wife often argue about Chen Yanhua's family, and I don't want to get involved anymore. Anyway, they moved out a long time ago, and everything has been arranged at home. We can't let the Chen family act under the Huo family's name, and we can't let them tarnish the reputation of my Huo family.”
Huo Xicheng was furious at his mother's words; it seemed he had to take charge of some things.
As He Yuhan listened to Aunt Yun recount one bizarre incident after another, she thought Aunt Yun's second daughter-in-law was quite an oddball as well. If things continued like this, it might end in divorce. It seemed the Huo family had its share of troubles.
He Yuhan advised, "Aunt Yun, you must take care of your health. You are currently in menopause, and getting anxious or angry can easily lead to illness. Don't rush when things happen. You have three sons, so let them help you when needed."
Li Shuyun, holding He Yuhan's hand, said, "You see, girls are definitely more considerate than boys. I'll have to carefully vet your brother Huo's partner. My second son's girlfriend was someone he found himself; we didn't care about social status, so we agreed. Now I regret not learning more about their family background. What a mistake!"
Huo Xicheng felt very uncomfortable when he saw his mother talking to He Yuhan about finding him a partner.
Han Yixian glanced at Huo Xicheng, who was fidgeting, and felt a mixture of sympathy and schadenfreude. However, he still decided to rescue Huo Xicheng.
Han Yixian said, "Aunt Yun, Dad, Mom, it's getting late, and Yuhan and I want to go back. I'm afraid the child will cry because she won't see her mother."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huiru quickly said, "Oh, it's getting late. You should head back now. Be careful while riding your bikes."
Everyone stood up and saw He Yuhan and her husband out of the He family home.
He Yuhan and Han Yixian arrived home by bicycle after nine o'clock. Wen Jinyu had already put her grandson to sleep in their room.
Han Xiao, who was reading in the living room and waiting for Han Yixian and the others, saw his son and daughter-in-law return, asked about the He family's situation, and then said, "Xiao Rui, your mother has put you to sleep in our room. You two should wash up and rest too."
Han Yixian said, "Okay, let Xu Rui sleep with my mom tonight. Dad, you should get some rest too."
He Yuhan and Han Yixian washed up and went back to their bedroom. Han Yixian was quite excited that the little one wasn't around to bother him today. After He Yuhan took him into her spatial dimension, he became restless, saying he was working hard to have a daughter. Seeing Han Yixian's persistence, He Yuhan had no choice but to give in.
Li Shuyun was worried about her grandson at home, and Huo Xicheng was too busy with work to always be with her. She had taken care of her business and met with the people she needed to meet, so she prepared to go home after two days.
He Yuhan knew that formula was hard to come by, so she specially prepared several bags of formula for Aunt Yun. Although Aunt Yun's grandson had already been weaned, drinking some formula was still very beneficial.
In addition, several bottles of Moutai liquor were prepared for Uncle Huo, so that his father wouldn't squander his family's wealth.
In addition, He Yuhan also prepared some cured meat and dried goods, which are hard to come by.
Li Shuyun was deeply moved by the things He Yuhan had brought her. She hadn't expected that just by mentioning her grandson's situation, Yuhan would prepare milk powder and other rare and precious items for the child.
Li Shuyun said somewhat embarrassedly, "Yuhan, why did you bring so much stuff? This formula is hard to come by, you should keep it for the baby."
He Yuhan said, "Aunt Yun, we still have some for Xu Rui. This is something I specially prepared for your grandson. Children should drink some formula before they are a few years old to supplement calcium and various nutrients, which helps with their development. Don't be shy, the child is the most important thing."
This wine is for Uncle Huo; the rest is nothing special, so please don't refuse.
Seeing that Li Shuyun was about to decline, Yu Huiru said, "You should accept what Yuhan specially prepared for you. You need to take care of your health while you're taking care of the children. Don't worry too much about the children; your health is important. We're not young anymore; we need to take care of ourselves. If you're unhappy in Kyoto, just come to Xicheng."
Huo Xicheng said, "Yes, Mom, if you don't want to stay in Kyoto anymore, come find me. I can take care of you when you get to City C."
Li Shuyun sighed and nodded, saying, "I know. Everything is fine now, we'll see what happens in the future. Xicheng, you must come back for the New Year."
Huo Xicheng nodded and said, "I promise you, I will definitely go back."
Liang Jingyun stayed home to look after the two children, while Yu Huiru and He Yuhan rode in Huo Xicheng's car to take Li Shuyun to catch the train.
The two best friends said goodbye with reluctance, and Yu Huiru kept watching the departing train until it drove away.
Huo Xicheng said, "Aunt Hui, let's go back."
Yu Huiru nodded and said, "We don't know when we'll meet again after this farewell."
Seeing her mother's sadness, He Yuhan comforted her, "Mom, we'll definitely have a chance to see each other again in the future. Let's go back; it's too cold outside."
Yu Huiru nodded and was helped out of the train station by He Yuhan and Huo Xicheng.
Sitting in the car, Yu Huiru said, "Xicheng, you are the eldest son in the family, and your parents are not young anymore. You will have to take on more responsibilities in the future. When I saw your mother this time, I found that she has aged a lot, which shows that she has worried a lot. When you go back this time, you should also talk to your second brother and tell him and his wife to stop making your parents angry."
Huo Xicheng nodded and said, "Aunt Hui, you're right. If the situation in Kyoto is not good, I'll also have my dad retire and bring them to City C. Or it would be better for my dad to work in City C than in Kyoto."
Yu Huiru said, "After you go back this time, you should have a good talk with your dad. Coming to City C is not a bad idea."
Time flies, and at the end of the year, He Chenglin fell "sick" again. This time, he retired on the grounds of poor health.
Because He Chenglin had previously suffered from tuberculosis, everyone assumed it was a sequela of tuberculosis, so He Chenglin's paperwork was processed very smoothly.
From then on, He Chenglin became a free man receiving a pension, spending time at home with his grandson, drinking a little wine, and feeling very content.
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