Mr. and Mrs. Ye were very grateful to Huo Xiao. Liu Guilan was afraid that they would say something awkward again, so she quickly said, "We are all family and should help each other. He just did what he should do."
Mr. Ye nodded repeatedly: "That's right! We're all family, and family doesn't need to speak like strangers."
After severing ties with Ye Bo's family, no one understood the weight of the words "family" better than the Ye family themselves. Everything Huo Xiao had done had already been deeply etched in their hearts, and saying thank you at this moment would be too inadequate.
Lunch was cooked by Ye's mother and Liu Guilan, with Ye's father and Huo Xiao helping out. Ye Huaiming helped set up the tables and chairs, while Ye Huaiyu, Ye Weiwei, and Xiao Xingxing looked after the children.
To show their regard for Huo Xiao, their son-in-law, and Liu Guilan, their in-law, they prepared a very lavish lunch, consisting of nine dishes and a soup, including chicken and fish, with most of the dishes being meat, and the portions were very generous.
Ye's father also bought some liquor, intending to have a few drinks with Huo Xiao.
However, he had a low alcohol tolerance and got tipsy after only three drinks, so he had to let his two sons continue drinking with his son-in-law.
Ye Huaiming's alcohol tolerance was also average. After clinking glasses with Huo Xiao a few times, he said it was fine with him.
Ye Huaiyu, however, was unwilling to let Huo Xiao off so easily. He challenged Huo Xiao and insisted on testing his abilities.
As a result, he himself got drunk and passed out, while Huo Xiao remained sitting upright, as if nothing had happened.
Ye Weiwei knew that Huo Xiao had also drunk quite a bit, but since it was the new son-in-law's first visit, she couldn't embarrass herself, so she pretended that nothing was wrong.
Neither Ye's mother nor Liu Guilan paid any attention to the men; they ate and watched the show with smiles on their faces.
They stayed at home until after 4 p.m. before returning to the compound.
The Ye family was very reluctant to let her go, but they also knew that Ye Weiwei was now married and they couldn't keep her at home like before.
When Grandpa Qin's bodyguard arrived to pick them up, the neighbors all came out to watch. Ye Weiwei greeted them one by one before getting into the car and leaving.
After Ye Weiwei and her family drove away, the neighbors pulled Ye's mother aside to talk and inquire about Ye Weiwei's situation.
"I remember your Weiwei was betrothed to that Zhao family boy when they were children, right? How come..."
"Yes, Weiwei has only been in the countryside for less than two years, right? How come she already has a child? Where is her boyfriend from?"
"They're definitely not from the countryside. The countryside is so poor, how could they possibly have a car?"
"Speaking of that car, it's really impressive! And the driver is a soldier, that's quite remarkable..."
The crowd was talking all at once, giving Ye's mother a headache.
Fortunately, Aunt Qi was there and revealed that Ye Wanwan had seduced her sister's fiancé and even plotted to make Ye Weiwei angry and break off the engagement.
This Aunt Qi was quite a character; she described it so vividly, as if she had witnessed it herself, giving everyone a wonderful show and thoroughly satisfying their curiosity.
Mr. and Mrs. Ye were generally nice people and got along well with their neighbors. In addition, everyone knew that Mrs. Ye was the daughter of Doctor Zhang, so even if it was just out of respect for Doctor Zhang, they were still a little closer to her.
After all, in those days, Doctor Zhang had saved many people, and his deeds were known throughout the country.
"I knew that the Zhao family was no good! That ingrate is shameless."
"If it weren't for Old Master Zhang's kindness back then, he would have been dead long ago. How dare he treat Weiwei like this now? He has no conscience at all."
"Alas! People's hearts have changed so much!"
"Weiwei has actually benefited from this misfortune. I think her boyfriend is much better than that Zhao Mingzhe. He seems like a very upright person."
"Yes, yes, yes! If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have believed that he came from the countryside."
"So what if you come from the countryside? You can't look down on rural people; they're quite remarkable now."
"That's what they mean by 'a hero's origins don't matter'!"
"..."
Ye Weiwei had no idea that her simple trip back to her parents' home would cause such a huge reaction, nor did she know that the news would quickly reach the ears of the Zhao family and even cause a minor conflict.
However, these are trivial matters and not worth her attention.
Back at the compound, Ye Weiwei and the others had just gotten out of the car when they saw Grandpa Qin waiting at the gate. Seeing that all of them had returned, he smiled and asked Ye Weiwei about her family situation.
Ye Weiwei answered them one by one.
After dinner, Grandpa Qin asked Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao to go to the study to talk.
"Huo Xiao completed the mission he was assigned earlier very well, obtaining a lot of important intelligence that attracted the attention of his superiors. A reward will be issued soon. However, because this matter involves enemy agents, it is still in the confidential stage and there will be no public commendation."
Huo Xiao had already anticipated this and was not surprised, stating that he would obey the organization's arrangements.
Old Master Qin was very pleased and patted Huo Xiao on the shoulder, saying, "You are excellent, worthy of being my son, Qin Zhenyuan!"
Huo Xiao's face darkened. Was he praising me or praising himself?
Ye Weiwei couldn't help but find it amusing to watch the father and son interact.
Previously, when Huo Xiao refused to acknowledge Old Master Qin's identity and gave him a cold shoulder, Old Master Qin acted all pitiful.
Ever since Huo Xiao acknowledged him, he has been trying to assert his presence from time to time, which always annoys Huo Xiao.
Every time Grandpa Qin saw Huo Xiao like this, he would secretly be happy for a long time, which left Ye Weiwei speechless.
What extraordinary fatherly love!
Just when Ye Weiwei thought she had only been summoned to the study to watch the show and had nothing to do with it, Old Master Qin suddenly said seriously, "What I asked you before I left, I wonder what you have thought about?"
Huo Xiao and Ye Weiwei were both stunned for a moment.
Huo Xiao said, "We're doing fine as we are now."
Although Ye Weiwei didn't know what it was, she and her husband were one, and when it was her turn to express her opinion, she firmly stood on Huo Xiao's side and nodded in agreement.
Old Master Qin was immediately unsettled.
"What do you mean 'it's great'? Are you two planning to stay in the countryside forever? How can that be?"
Huo Xiao said calmly, "What's wrong with the countryside? Gold shines wherever it is. I've achieved great things even in the countryside."
Old Master Qin was speechless.
Can you say it's wrong?
He had just praised Huo Xiao for doing a good job and for being favored by his superiors.
But the thought of his brat being so far away, and his three grandsons not being able to see each other often, made Old Master Qin feel very reluctant and sad.
"That being said, you should at least plan for the future, shouldn't you?"
Everyone else is racking their brains and trying every means to get into the city, but these two are different; they actually want to stay in the countryside forever and never come back!
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