Chapter 915: Children Should Not Get Involved in Adult Matters (Page 1/2)
The next morning, Huo Qingyan came to his sister-in-law's flower shop in a happy mood and carefully selected two exquisite opening flower baskets to give to his wife.
Lin Man was not in the flower shop. When Li Luo learned that he was the boss's brother, she enthusiastically gave him a discount. Huo Qingyan readily gave him the money and asked them to deliver it to Jingjing Clothing Store on East Street early the next morning.
After ordering the flower basket, Huo Qingyan did not leave immediately, but went to the clothing store next door.
He found Lin Man and invited her to have lunch with him at their new home. Lin Man politely declined Huo Qingyan's invitation, saying that she had some work to do.
Huo Qingyan felt a little disappointed. He understood why his sister-in-law rejected him, but he didn't want to force her too much. It was his wife who did something wrong.
He then went to the hot pot restaurant upstairs and found his elder brother Huo Qingci.
Huo Qingci was busy reconciling the accounts with the chef who delivered the meat. When he saw his brother coming, he stopped what he was doing and chatted with Huo Qingyan for a few words.
When Huo Qingyan suggested having lunch together at noon, Huo Qingci directly said that the store was very busy and he couldn't leave, so he would not go over for lunch.
Huo Qingyan understood that his elder brother and sister-in-law must have discussed it in advance and knew that they would not come to dinner. Although he felt a little heavy-hearted, he did not force them.
At around twelve o'clock, Huo Junshan and Xiao Ya returned to the city with their daughter. They came to Huo Qingyan's newly rented courtyard and prepared to have lunch together.
When it was time for dinner, Huo Junshan found that Song Jingjing's family members had all arrived, as well as the youngest son and the old man, but the eldest son's family was missing.
Huo Junshan asked Huo Qingyan with some confusion: "Qingyan, didn't you ask your brother and sister-in-law to come over for dinner? Where are An An and the others?"
Huo Qingyan replied calmly, "Brother and sister-in-law are busy at the store and can't come."
Huo Li said nothing. He just glanced deeply at Xu Xiaomin and Zhang Fen who were serving the dishes.
Tang Lihong and Song Lei knew that their daughter had done something dishonest and offended her uncle and sister-in-law.
They know what's going on, but they won't bring it up to avoid embarrassing everyone.
Lin Man thought the children would go to their uncle's house for dinner, but they all went to a hot pot restaurant.
Lin Man went upstairs to prepare for dinner and found that Huo Qingci had opened a separate table for the children. He also ordered a double-flavored hotpot for them and a table full of meat.
Lin Man walked to the cashier and looked directly at Huo Qingci. "Didn't we say that good kids should be allowed to go? Why did they come here to eat hot pot at noon?"
Huo Qingci smiled and said, "If we don't go over, the children will definitely ask all sorts of questions.
This morning I asked the children if they wanted to go to my uncle's house for dinner, but they all said no. Ningning said they would eat at school, and Wenwen said she wanted to eat hot pot, so I asked them to come to the hot pot restaurant after school.
"Oh, have you eaten yet?"
"I had lunch with the staff at 11 o'clock. Manman, do you want to have rice or hotpot?"
Lin Man glanced at Huo Qingci and said, "You served a table full of meat to the children. How can they finish it? Forget it, I'll go over and have something to eat."
Lin Man took it to the dipping sauce table, mixed a dish of hot pot dipping sauce, and then sat down at the children's table.
When Huo Yi smelled Lin Man coming, he quickly stood up and pulled her to sit next to him like a dog.
"Mom, I'll heat up whatever you like to eat for you."
"No need, just boil it and eat it yourself. Wenwen, aren't you getting along well with Chenchen? Why don't you go to your uncle's house for dinner?"
Huo Yiwen sighed with an air of old age, "Alas, since you and Dad didn't go, it would be pointless for us to go. Besides, I wanted to eat hot pot, and Dad agreed. Hot pot is definitely better than Aunt Xu's cooking."
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Huo Yixin echoed, "Aunt Xu's cooking isn't as delicious as my uncle's."
Huo Yian also said: "Mom, don't be sad, if Aunt Xu wants to leave, let her go."
Lin Man smiled and said, "I'm not sad for her. The nanny is gone, so she's gone. Your Second Aunt is not a decent person. I just have some opinions about her attitude towards work. That's all.
Also, adult matters are adult matters. You are children, so don't get involved. You can play however you want with Wenwen and the others. Don't get involved in conflicts because of the adults' conflicts, okay?"
Huo Yian nodded and said, "Mom, we children shouldn't get involved in adult matters. The reason I didn't go to my uncle's house for dinner was because I wanted to try the hot pot.
I don’t stop playing with my cousins, and I don’t have any major issues with my uncle and aunt.
Everyone has their own stance. My aunt may think she is not wrong, but in fact she is just too selfish and only considers her own interests.
When we grow up, we will never be like our aunt, who betrayed her family for personal gain."
Lin Man smiled and looked at her second son, "You are still children. Now you just need to study hard and grow up without worries. You don't have to worry about anything else.
Come on, eat! Your dad has prepared a table full of meat for you. Eat it quickly and don’t waste it.
After finishing the hot pot, Lin Man returned to the counter and brought back two bags. She stuffed an apple and two warm eggs into each of the children’s hands.
Then she took out candy and dried meat from another bag and carefully stuffed them into the children's pockets.
Lin Man smiled and reminded: "When you were eating hot pot just now, you didn't eat rice, so it's easy to get hungry. If you feel a little hungry in the afternoon, you can eat some snacks to fill your stomach."
After hearing what his mother said, Huo Yian scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Mom, we're already very full from the hot pot just now. Let's not bring snacks to school."
However, at this moment, Huo Yiwen suddenly interrupted and said, "Brother, if you don't want to bring snacks to school, then give me the dried meat, candy, and apples. I can help you eat them!"
When Lin Man heard what Huo Yiwen said, she turned around and looked at him, and asked curiously, "Wenwen, do you think it's not enough to eat?"
Huo Yiwen showed a simple and honest smile and quickly replied: "Mom, I have enough to eat, really enough!"
Seeing this, Huo Yian smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Mom, Wenwen actually wanted to save these snacks and share them with Chenchen."
Lin Man suddenly realized that this was the case! She couldn't help but sigh, wondering why her son liked Huo Yichen so much. Maybe they were good brothers in their previous life?
Finally, Lin Man smiled and said to the two children, "Okay, stop dawdling and go back to school!"
The children went downstairs happily. Looking at their backs as they walked away, Lin Man thought that the three little ones could come back on time for dinner every day, while their eldest brother only came back once a week.
How about we take some food to the boss later?
Seeing Lin Man staring blankly at the door, Huo Qingci asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
Lin Man came back to her senses and said, "I want to bring some food to the school for the eldest brother this afternoon."
"What food are you sending?"
"Send some snacks and fruits, and make him two dishes."
The hot pot restaurant has fresh lamb and beef anyway, so Lin Man plans to go to the kitchen around four o'clock to make a dish of braised beef with radish and a dish of stir-fried beef for her son.
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