Chapter 517 (Page 1/2)
After saying that, he put the candy in his hand on the coffee table and counted it carefully. There were seven in total. He gave four to his sister and kept three for himself.
Seeing that she got one more candy than her brother, Huo Yingzi grinned and said, "Dad, my brother gave me an extra candy today, so this one is for you."
Huo Qingyan waved his hand and said, "Dad doesn't want to eat it, you give it to your mother."
Huo Yingzi looked at her expressionless mother, said nothing, and ate her candy.
Huo Qingyan sighed and coaxed softly, "Zizi, you must listen to your mother. It was not easy for your parents to give birth to you."
"But mom only likes my older brother and younger brother. She doesn't like me. Dad likes me, so I only like Dad."
Song Jingjing listened to her daughter's indifferent words, didn't take it to heart, and returned to the room with the bag.
Huo Qinghuan walked into the house carrying fruits and snacks. Huo Rou saw her brother carrying food and hurried over.
"Third brother, you're back."
"Well, brother is back and brought you some food."
Xiao Ya looked at the fruits and snacks on the coffee table and asked, "Why did you come back so late tonight? You must have spent a lot of money on all the food, right?"
"Mom, I'm having dinner at my eldest brother's house tonight. My eldest sister-in-law gave me these."
Xiao Ya then realized that her youngest son had gone to her eldest son's house for dinner.
She smiled and said, "I thought you were so busy on the first day of school. The 8th is Mid-Autumn Festival. Will your school have a half-day holiday?"
Now that you're back, spend this year's Mid-Autumn Festival at our house. I'll talk to your grandfather about it tomorrow."
Hearing this, Huo Qinghuan quickly shook his head, "Mom, our school won't be closed for Mid-Autumn Festival, but our school should give us teachers Mid-Autumn Festival benefits, one kilogram of mooncakes and two kilograms of fruit."
"That's fine too. Our unit will also distribute mooncakes and fruit, but this year we'll give out two kilograms of oil." Xiao Ya smiled and nodded, then asked, "By the way, Qing Huan, are there any younger female teachers in your school?"
Hearing this, Huo Qinghuan sighed helplessly. He had previously agreed not to date in the next few years, but he didn't know what was wrong with his mother. She ignored his words and started urging him to get married again.
"Mom, can you please stop pushing me? Let's talk about dating when I'm 25. Now I just want to work hard." Huo Qinghuan said with a frown.
Xiao Ya, however, didn't care. "Before, I couldn't say it because there were so many people around. Son, it's too late to date at 25. Look at your classmates, they got married at 16 and have children now.
Also, if you are dating now, you can get to know the other person first to see if you are suitable for each other. If so, it would be just right to wait until you are 20 years old to get married.
When your eldest brother and second brother got married, your father and I gave them betrothal money. When your eldest brother got married, I gave 500 yuan to your eldest sister-in-law's foster parents and 500 yuan to your eldest sister-in-law.
Your second brother married two wives, and it cost us more than 2,000 yuan. We will not give less than the betrothal gift for your marriage."
Huo Qinghuan replied somewhat frustratedly: "Mom, I know you are anxious, but I really don't have the heart to fall in love right now. I just started working and want to focus more on my work."
Seeing her youngest son's resolute attitude, Xiao Ya had to compromise for the time being. "Okay, then Mommy won't force you today. You can do whatever you want."
"Mom, our school has dormitories and teachers can apply for them. I want to live in the school..."
"Why are you living in school? Your school is not far from home. What are you doing here?"
Why stay in school? Of course, it’s because he wants to live in peace and quiet. Huo Qinghuan is worried that if he stays at home, his mother will urge him to get married every day.
Even though his mother doesn't urge him to get married in front of outsiders, if a neighbor suddenly brings it up, she will start to get anxious.
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"Mom, I don't come back on weekdays. Can I come back on Saturdays and Sundays?"
Huo Junshan was a little confused after taking a shower. "What do you mean you won't come back on weekdays, but will come back on Saturdays and Sundays? Huo Qinghuan, where do you want to go?"
"Dad, I said I want to live in the school dormitory during the week and come back on Saturdays and Sundays."
"It's not like we don't have a place to live at home, so why are you living in school? You wouldn't want to eat at your big brother's house and deliberately not go home."
Huo Qinghuan patiently explained, "Dad, you've wronged me. I know the school is close to my eldest brother's house, but I really didn't want to go to his house for free meals. I just wanted to study quietly at school."
Huo Rou looked at Huo Qinghuan pitifully and asked cautiously, "Third brother, do you think Rourou is noisy?"
Huo Qinghuan squatted down and picked up Huo Rou. "Rou Rou is not noisy at all. I, your third brother, just want to go to school and work hard, and not run around every day."
Huo Junshan also knew that where they lived was quite a distance from the military primary school, at least half an hour's walk, so he said, "Qinghuan, Daddy will buy you a bicycle, you should still live at home."
"Dad, my eldest brother lent me his bicycle."
"Qinghuan, you're going to have to buy a bicycle when you get married anyway. Dad bought it for you in advance, so you should just stay at home! The school dormitories will be given to teachers who need them."
Huo Qinghuan didn't know how to explain it, so he couldn't help but tell the truth. "Dad, I want to live in the dormitory because I don't want to date. I'm afraid Mom will be like my second sister-in-law, staring at me all day and asking me to date."
Huo Junshan never expected that his son would refuse to return home for this reason. He looked at his wife, then at his son, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay, your mother and I won't force you to get married. You can stay at home. I'll take you to buy a bicycle in a couple of days."
Huo Junshan was afraid that his youngest son would follow in the footsteps of his second son, so when he was urged to get married, he just found someone at random, which resulted in his first marriage being unhappy.
Huo Junshan pulled Xiao Ya back to the room and whispered, "Xiao Ya, our Qing Huan has his own ideas. Don't push him. As long as he's happy with his boyfriend, it's fine to get married later!"
"What do you mean as long as he doesn't date gay men?"
"You don't know, Mr. Wu from our unit, his youngest son has a mental problem. He likes men. In the summer, he secretly wears his sister's skirt and goes to the men's bathhouse to peek at grown men taking a bath. He was beaten up..."
"Ah, how could Old Wu's son like men?"
"You ask me, how would I know? I miss his sister too much. He thinks he's a woman too!"
"Our Qinghuan doesn't have an older sister, so it's impossible for him to like gay men." Xiao Ya muttered to herself.
Huo Junshan was a little amused, "Our Qinghuan doesn't want to get married, not because she likes gay men.
He has admired his elder brother since he was young and wanted to learn from him. He will only look for a wife when he has a successful career and can provide her with a good life.
Xiao Ya breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope he can find a capable wife like the boss."
"Xiaoya, the boss found his wife on his own, so let Qinghuan find his own wife too. He's as calm as the boss, so he shouldn't use his brain when looking for a wife."
Xiao Ya nodded. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Xiao Man is indeed better at managing life than Jing Jing. She has raised her grandchildren very well."
Huo Junshan agreed. Although Song Jingjing came from a good family and was not a spoiled person, she was still somewhat lacking in ability compared to Lin Man.
Song Jingjing is a bit rigid and doesn't know how to adapt; she is a bit indecisive and likes to listen to her son; most importantly, she is a bit patriarchal and doesn't know how to teach children. Fortunately, she only says that she won't hit the children, otherwise her family will definitely be in chaos.
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