Chapter 666 (Page 1/2)
Huo Junmo's two children were admitted to junior college, so she invited relatives and friends to dinner. Lin Man took the children to the banquet. She not only prepared fruits and various nutritional supplements for the elders of the He family, but also gave He Zetao and He Shiyu a Hero pen and a red envelope of 20 yuan each.
Of course, she also gave Huo Qinghuan a hundred yuan yesterday. After all, Huo Qinghuan was raised by her.
However, in this lively gathering, Song Jingjing was still nowhere to be seen.
This made Yang Huiling and Du Xiaojuan shake their heads and they began to whisper to each other.
Yang Huiling approached Du Xiaojuan and asked in a low voice, "Juanzi, do you think Song Jingjing went back to her parents' home for an urgent matter, or is she too embarrassed to come over?"
Du Xiaojuan was leisurely eating melon seeds, with a faint smile on her lips as she responded, "Fourth sister-in-law, I really don't know about this matter! But it doesn't matter, let's wait and see.
"Maybe she'll be back in a few days. Then you can just talk to her and everything will be clear!" He then put another melon seed in his mouth and continued to chew it with relish.
Yang Huiling pursed her lips slightly and said helplessly: "Oh, forget it! I think I'd better not go to chat with her. She couldn't even get into junior college, so she must be in a bad mood. If I go over to her now, wouldn't I be disliked?" After saying that, she shook her head gently.
Then, Yang Huiling changed the subject and said to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, I heard that Qingci's wife is going to Haishi for the New Year this year, and she won't be back until after the New Year! Haishi is a great place, with tall buildings everywhere, it's bustling and prosperous. And there are many imported goods for sale in the department store there! Is there anything you want to buy? How about we ask her to help buy it for you?" As she spoke, Yang Huiling's smart eyes rolled around, and her gaze suddenly fell on Lin Man, as if she had instantly set her sights on her.
After hearing this, Du Xiaojuan began to think seriously. After a while, she slowly said, "Well... I don't really have anything I want to buy.
I just want to buy a pair of beautiful leather shoes for our Huo Xi, and then pick out an exquisite silk scarf from Hai City for my daughter-in-law."
At this time, Yang Huiling also quickly interrupted and said, "Hey, I just want her to bring back a fun airplane toy for my precious grandson.
In addition, I'll also buy a few beautiful lace tablecloths, as my home just needs them.
Oh, and I need to buy some fabric for the clothes. I heard Wing On Department Store has a lot of fabrics in a wide variety of patterns and colors..."
As Yang Huiling spoke, she counted the things she wanted to buy on her fingers.
Du Xiaojuan suddenly interrupted, "I think we should forget it! I heard that my father-in-law is going to Hai City with them to celebrate the New Year. If we ask Qingci's wife to do the shopping for us, my father-in-law will definitely come and give us a lecture."
Besides, Qingci's wife seems to dislike us a little and thinks we are too close to Song Jingjing."
I have to say that Du Xiaojuan is not only very perceptive, but also very self-aware. Lin Man really doesn't like them very much.
Wasn't it just that Grandpa gave the courtyard to Huo Qingci? So they had resentment towards her and Huo Qingci in their hearts. In addition, she had no support from her family, so apart from the necessary normal greetings, the relationship between them always maintained a certain distance and could not really get close.
At this moment, Yang Huiling carefully put her head close to Du Xiaojuan's ear and said in a low voice, "Juanzi, guess how much retirement salary our father-in-law has saved since the family split up?
I always feel that he rushed to Hai City this time, maybe he was planning to buy a property there for Huo Qingci!"
Upon hearing this, Du Xiaojuan responded calmly, "In my opinion, after the family division, the old man will probably be able to save several thousand yuan.
However, if this amount of money were used in Beijing, it could barely buy a small courtyard of about two to three hundred square meters.
But if you want to buy that kind of grand ocean-view building in the bustling Hai City, I'm afraid it's still far from enough!"
What's more, if the old man really took out all the money in his account regardless of the consequences, not to mention that the daughters-in-law would feel resentful, even the sister-in-law Huo Junmo would probably never agree!
Yang Huiling added, "When we split up the family business, didn't the old man give everyone some gold? I bet he has more than just this little bit."
"You mean, the father-in-law still has a lot of gold hidden? Then, where is the gold? Is it hidden in the courtyard?"
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"I don't know about that. There's no reason why my father-in-law would give the gold to us and not to Huo Qingci. I guess he left all the treasures in the house to that kid.
Otherwise, why would he go to Hai City to celebrate the New Year with them at his age? Could it be that he really can’t leave his precious grandson? "
Du Xiaojuan noticed that Xiao Ya had suddenly turned her gaze in their direction. Her heart tightened, and she quickly reached out and gently tugged at Yang Huiling's sleeve. She lowered her voice and cautiously reminded her:
"Fourth sister-in-law, these are all baseless stories. Please don't say anything carelessly. If Third sister-in-law and her family hear about it, I'm afraid there will be another uproar and no peace!"
Yang Huiling didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem, and continued to talk about her thoughts with great interest: "Oh, Juanzi, I was just saying that. But to be honest, if I really had the chance, I really want to go to that courtyard and search it carefully.
There might be countless treasures and priceless antiques hidden under that land! Didn’t someone in our unit dig up a lot of treasures in someone else’s old house? "
Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but laugh as Yang Huiling became more and more excited and even wanted to encourage her to go treasure hunting in the courtyard together.
She knew very well in her heart that she would not be foolish enough to get involved in something like this that had no basis at all.
After all, if the old house really hid treasures, with Huo Qingci's shrewd and capable personality, how could he just let it lie there idle and unattended? He should have dug out all those treasures and brought them back to the military area long ago.
Xiao Ya held Lin Man's soft little hand tightly and said seriously, "Xiao Man, Mommy has to remind you that your fourth aunt and your young aunt might ask you to help buy some things."
Lin Man's big, watery eyes were filled with confusion. She blinked at Xiao Ya and asked in confusion, "Mom, why is this happening? Why did they suddenly want me to buy things for them?"
Xiao Ya smiled slightly and patiently explained, "It's all because of that beautiful scarf you gave me before! They loved it when they saw it that day, so they came to ask me where I bought it.
I told them that you brought one back from Hai City specifically for me. Then your fourth aunt told me that she would ask you to bring one back for each of them later."
After hearing this, Lin Man couldn't help but frowned, shook her head slightly, and said, "Mom, actually, scarves are also sold in department stores in our Jing City. It's just that the patterns there are indeed not as rich and colorful as those in Hai City.
Besides, Fourth Aunt and Younger Aunt are usually very close to my younger siblings and have a good relationship with them, but not to me, so they probably won’t come to me for help.”
Xiao Ya nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Lin Man's statement, but then lowered her voice and warned:
"That being said, I just saw them whispering to each other, glancing at you from time to time. Who knows what they're planning?
So, Xiao Man, you still have to be more careful and don't be fooled."
After all, Xiao Ya has been living with these two sisters-in-law for many years, and she knows their ways of dealing with things very well.
Although my mother-in-law had passed away long ago and there was no elder who could keep the situation under control, they naturally did not take their sister-in-law seriously.
Why is this? In the final analysis, it is all because of that courtyard house!
Thinking back, her father-in-law actually gave the house directly to her son Huo Qingci, which made Yang Huiling and Du Xiaojuan feel indignant.
They are all family, so they could never understand why the father-in-law was so partial to her son.
Although they were reluctant to openly accuse their father-in-law of wrongdoing due to personal feelings, they complained a lot in private.
She was especially resentful towards her eldest son and daughter-in-law.
They always felt that the eldest couple was too scheming, deliberately trying to please the father-in-law and causing him to give all the money to her son.
They deliberately got close to the second son's wife and often criticized the eldest son and his wife in front of the second son's wife.
Junshan said that they obviously wanted to sow discord and destroy the deep relationship between her two brothers.
Fortunately, the eldest brother and his wife were quite generous and didn't take Yang Huiling and Du Xiaojuan's little thoughts to heart at all.
No matter how they favor the second brother's family, the couple still do their own thing.
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