Chapter 704 (Page 1/2)
Perhaps because his eldest son's family and his father were not at home for the New Year, Huo Junshan felt particularly depressed today.
He drank a lot this afternoon. After a few drinks, his face was slightly flushed, his eyes became a little blurry, and his head was a little dizzy.
Seeing her husband suddenly fall silent again, Xiao Ya lowered her head and asked with concern, "Junshan, what's wrong with you?"
"Maybe I drank a few too many glasses just now, and now I have a headache. Xiaoya, I'm going to rest for a while, you go outside and warm yourself by the fire!"
Huo Junshan muttered a few words, then impatiently took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed, just wanting to have a good sleep to escape this boring mood.
Just as he lay down and was about to close his eyes, he suddenly remembered something and quickly told Xiao Ya, who was standing beside the bed: "Xiao Ya, when you leave later, remember to tell Qing Yan to take Zi Zi and Fei Fei to pay New Year's greetings to their grandparents."
Xiao Ya nodded gently and replied, "I understand." Then she turned and walked out of the room.
At the same time, Huo Qinghuan had just finished washing a pile of dishes and walked out of the kitchen.
His hands were red from the cold, and he was about to go to the fire to warm them up.
At this moment, she saw her mother coming out of the room, and she quickly moved a chair over and said enthusiastically, "Mom, come sit over here, it's warmer here!"
Xiao Ya had just sat down slowly on the sofa, and before her butt could even warm up, Huo Qingyan suddenly stood up. Quickly and gently, he carefully put the delicate and adorable child in his arms into Xiao Ya's arms.
"Mom, excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom quickly. Could you please look after Yanyan for me first?"
As Huo Qingyan spoke, he hurriedly walked towards the bathroom.
Xiao Ya opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but when she looked down and saw the chubby little granddaughter in her arms, the words that were on the tip of her tongue were finally swallowed back.
At this moment, Huo Qinghuan picked up a piece of fragrant biscuit from the fruit plate with a smile, and was excited to use it to make his little niece Yanyan happy.
However, his action immediately aroused the vigilance and dissatisfaction of Song Jingjing, who was holding the child tightly beside him.
"Qinghuan, this won't do! My Yanyan is still too young to eat cookies now!" Song Jingjing said nervously, and quickly stretched out her hand to block the cookies handed over by Huo Qinghuan.
Seeing this, Huo Qinghuan hurriedly explained, "Oh, sister-in-law, you're so nervous! I'm not going to give it to Yanyan. I just want to play with her with this cookie."
Despite this, Song Jingjing was still a little worried. She lowered her voice and whispered softly:
"Who would play with cookies? Besides, what if Yanyan accidentally chokes on one? Since you like children so much, I think you should find a partner, get married, and have one yourself..."
After hearing what Song Jingjing said, Huo Qinghuan's originally enthusiastic heart was instantly chilled as if a bucket of cold water was poured on it.
He had originally thought of taking the initiative to help hold his little niece and share his second sister-in-law's hard work, but after hearing these words, he immediately gave up the idea.
Huo Qinghuan said nothing, picked up the biscuit, stuffed it into his mouth, and began to chew slowly.
Ten minutes later, Huo Qingyan slowly walked out of the bathroom with a look of relief on his face.
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At this moment, Xiao Ya suddenly asked, "Qingyan, I heard that you are going to the city to celebrate the New Year tomorrow. Would you consider taking Zizi and Feifei with you?"
Hearing this question, Huo Qingyan couldn't help but stop and frowned slightly to think about it.
After a while, he said, "Well... Mom, I think we should forget it. It's winter, and it's freezing outside!"
We can just take Chenchen, Anran, and Anyan with us. After all, Zizi and Feifei are still too young, and Jingjing and I can’t take care of so many children alone…”
Song Jingjing, who was sitting next to her husband, couldn't help but feel suspicious when she heard his answer.
She rubbed her chin gently as she pondered this. If she brought Zizi and Feifei to her parents' home for the New Year, she would definitely receive a lot of red envelopes. The thought of it made her happy.
But then I thought, taking so many children out in the car is not an easy task, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble along the way.
And what if we don’t take good care of the children and they get sick?
However, if I don’t bring Zizi and Feifei with me, I will not only receive fewer red envelopes.
More importantly, with Zizi's mischievous personality, she might cry and complain that they are partial and only take her brother and two sisters to visit relatives, while abandoning them.
When she thought of this, Song Jingjing couldn't help but frown. Her heart felt as if it was being gnawed by millions of ants. She was in a dilemma and had no idea how to make a decision.
She looked at her husband with an embarrassed expression and said softly, "Qingyan, I think we should leave Feifei here and take Zizi back to her parents' home! You can ask Yichen to help look after Zizi on the way."
Huo Qingyan was still hesitating when Huo Yingzi walked briskly to Song Jingjing. Blinking her bright eyes, she asked curiously, "Mom, where are you taking me and my brother tomorrow?"
Song Jingjing glanced at her eldest daughter who was often ignored. "We plan to go to your grandparents to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow. You should come with us tomorrow."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Huo Yingzi shook her head without hesitation, pouting her lips and muttering, "I don't want to go. Grandma doesn't like me at all. She always ignores me when I go. I'd rather play with grandma at home. How about mom let my brother go with you!"
After saying that, Huo Yingzi reached out and forcefully pulled Huo Yifei, who was standing next to her, to her mother. She said to her brother with a smile, "Brother, Mom just said that I will take you to visit grandma's house for the New Year tomorrow."
However, Huo Yifei shook his head repeatedly like a rattle after hearing this, and said reluctantly: "I don't want to go to grandma's house. I want to stay at home and let my uncle teach me how to fold paper airplanes."
Huo Qinghuan, who was called out, suddenly stood up. He quickly stood up, picked up Huo Yifei and placed him on his lap, and coaxed him gently, "Fei Fei, be good. Your uncle has to go out to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, so he can't teach you how to fold a paper airplane. So you'd better go to your grandpa's house with your parents."
Huo Yifei looked at Song Jingjing, then at Huo Qinghuan, "Uncle, are you going to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow? Then I'll go with you tomorrow!"
Song Jingjing was surprised that her youngest son would rather go with his brother-in-law to pay New Year's greetings than go with them. She felt very upset. She suspected that her parents-in-law must have been saying bad things about her behind her back, otherwise why would her youngest son and eldest daughter suddenly become so estranged from her?
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