Chapter 1118 The Han Family's Congratulatory Gift
On New Year's Eve, Xia Ningxi took her three children back to the Huo family.
Xia Jingcheng also took a rare break, bringing a lot of snacks that the children liked, and went with Xia Ningxi to the Huo family for a reunion dinner.
Huo Xiuyuan was very happy and talked to Xia Jingcheng about many things. He also handed over some of his major projects to Xia Jingcheng.
Xia Jingcheng was flattered.
Huo Jinchuan looked displeased, but dared not utter a sound.
Because Huo Nanxiao didn't say a word either.
Since Huo Xiuyuan transferred all of the Huo family's shares to Xia Ningxi, Huo Nanxiao and Huo Jinchuan have completely lost their say in the Huo family.
At first, Huo Jinchuan was very angry, feeling that Huo Xiuyuan was too biased. But when he thought that Huo Nanxiao was also penniless and that Xia Ningxi was unwilling to remarry him, Huo Jinchuan felt much better.
When the old man was passing on his entrepreneurial experience to Xia Jingcheng, Huo Jinchuan went to curry favor with Xia Ningxi.
Xia Ningxi noticed his excessive enthusiasm towards her and asked, "Why are you suddenly being so enthusiastic towards me?"
Huo Jinchuan said, "What do you mean by 'suddenly'? Was I cold to you before?"
Xia Ningxi said, "You've been trying to scheme against me and use me to deal with Huo Nanxiao."
"You said it yourself, that was before. Now Huo Nanxiao has given you the company. He's not as rich as me. Why should I scheme against him?" Huo Jinchuan said smugly.
Xia Ningxi thought about it carefully and realized that what he said made sense.
"Now that everything from the Huo family has fallen into my hands, you wouldn't be plotting against me, would you?" Xia Ningxi was quite worried.
Huo Jinchuan replied, "There's no need for that. I know I can eat my fill at every meal. Since the old man has already given everything to you and the children, anyone who tries to take it from you is challenging his authority."
"However, we can cooperate frequently in the future. As you can see, my company has a promising future, and we can make money together."
Huo Jinchuan just wants to get along well with Xia Ningxi and maybe even grab some resources along the way.
That's good enough. If he schemes and plots, and Huo Nanxiao were to betray him from behind, he would really have nothing left.
Huo Jinchuan knew his own capabilities well. Xia Ningxi was easy to deal with, but Huo Nanxiao was not.
It's more advantageous to please Xia Ningxi than to target her.
Xia Ningxi was quite surprised: "You really think so?"
“Yes, at least I’m living a much better life than Huo Nanxiao now, don’t you think?” Huo Jinchuan asked in return.
Xia Ningxi thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true.
She smiled and said, "Alright, as long as you don't scheme against me, we can still get along peacefully in the future."
Huo Jinchuan's eyes lit up: "The old man was just talking to your brother about the Jinghe project. Why don't you let me do it? We'll split the profits."
Xia Ningxi raised an eyebrow: "It's no use coming to me. Go talk to Dad yourself."
"He's already given it to your brother. If I go looking for him, I'll only get a beating." Huo Jinchuan was still self-aware.
Xia Ningxi said, "Then go talk to my brother. Whatever he says goes. It's no use coming to me."
"Alright, let's find him then." Huo Jinchuan sighed helplessly.
He was too lazy to talk to Xia Ningxi. When he saw Xingxing hunching over and scooping fish into the pond, he picked a small fruit from the flowerbed and threw it on Xingxing's head.
Xingxing was hit on the back of the head and fell into the pool with a splash, crying loudly.
Huo Jinchuan was startled and quickly ran over to scoop Xingxing out of the pool.
After Xingxing saw Huo Jinchuan's face clearly, she cried even louder: "Grandpa, Uncle pushed me into the water! Grandpa! Help! Uncle is going to kill me!"
The stars cried louder and louder.
Huo Yuan and Chu Chu both ran over.
Huo Jinchuan was terrified, never expecting his careless action to cause such a situation. He quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, don't cry!"
"Waaah, Grandpa, help!" Xingxing cried even louder.
When Huo Xiuyuan ran out, he saw Xingxing, soaking wet, nestled in Huo Jinchuan's arms and crying loudly. He was so angry that he kicked Huo Jinchuan to the ground.
"You unfilial son, what are you doing!" Huo Xiuyuan gritted his teeth.
"I...I didn't push him," Huo Jinchuan stammered.
Huo Xiuyuan: "If it wasn't you, who else could it be? Xingxing is so young, how could he lie?"
"I... I really didn't do it. I just hit him a little," Huo Jinchuan explained.
He should have said something, because when Huo Xiuyuan heard that his precious grandson had been hit, he got even angrier, kicked Huo Jinchuan again, and finally carried the little Xingxing into the house.
Huo Jinchuan was stunned.
What confused him even more was that Huo Yuan and Chu Chu pounced on him and started fighting, their pink little hands slapping his face several times, leaving him even more bewildered.
Huo Jinchuan pleaded for help: "Xia Ningxi, are you just going to stand by and watch?"
Xia Ningxi remained unmoved.
Huo Jinchuan was furious. He grabbed Huo Yuan and Chu Chu and was about to slap the two little ones on the bottom when he saw Huo Nanxiao walk out of the house, looking at him with a sinister expression.
Huo Jinchuan's hand, which was raised in mid-air, froze. In the end, he gave in and let the two children beat him.
He's so impulsive; why did he have to remind Xingxing just now?
The star cried for a long time, probably because it fell into the pool in the dead of winter and got frozen.
Huo Xiuyuan coaxed him for a long time before he stopped, so Huo Xiuyuan wanted to kick Huo Jinchuan again.
Huo Jinchuan was so frightened that he didn't dare to approach the old man, nor did he dare to look at Huo Nanxiao and Xia Ningxi. He could only obediently hide in a corner, and finally simply went outside the courtyard to hide.
It wasn't until dark, when the family sat down together for dinner, that Huo Jinchuan dared to go home for a meal.
Huo Xiuyuan angrily scolded him for a long time.
Huo Jinchuan didn't dare to say a word.
Huo Nanxiao held the little star in his arms and fed him ginger soup.
Xingxing pouted, looking aggrieved, and said, "Daddy, Uncle is bad."
"Okay, I got it. I'll kick him into the pool later to vent your anger," Huo Nanxiao replied.
Huo Jinchuan's lips twitched: "I didn't mean to just now."
The star said, "Then why did you hit me?"
Huo Jinchuan asked, "What are you grabbing at while you're lying on the edge of the pool?"
"To catch fish," Xingxing replied.
Huo Jinchuan said, "What if you fell in and drowned if I didn't warn you?"
Xingxing pouted and asked, "Then should I thank my uncle?"
Huo Jinchuan gritted his teeth: "Alright, stop talking. I'll just give you all my red envelopes from tomorrow as compensation, okay?"
"How much money do you have in your red envelope?" Xingxing asked.
Huo Jinchuan said, "One hundred thousand, isn't that a lot?"
"Really?" Xingxing's eyes lit up.
Huo Jinchuan sneered, "Would I lie to you? You can't be angry after I give you a red envelope, okay?"
"Okay then," Xingxing agreed.
Huo Jinchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that the old man wasn't angry, he finally felt relieved and took the initiative to serve Xingxing some food.
Xingxing took a couple of bites with a haughty air, thought it was good, and then directly ordered Huo Jinchuan to peel shrimp and crab for her.
Huo Jinchuan had no choice but to obediently serve the little darling, afraid that the little darling would start crying again.
Huo Nanxiao simply placed Xingxing next to him and let him take care of the child himself.
Huo Yuan and Chu Chu were surprised that Huo Jinchuan was so useful, and they even started ordering him around. Huo Jinchuan was both amused and exasperated.
However, the New Year's Eve dinner was quite good.
The family lived happily together.
Just as everyone was finishing their meal, someone came in from outside.
The butler looked rather grim when he came to report.
"Master, the Han family has arrived."
Huo Xiuyuan's face darkened: "What are the Han family doing here?"
The butler shook his head: "I don't know, but a gift box was sent over, saying it was for the eldest young mistress."
"For me?" Xia Ningxi was surprised: "Are you sure?"
The butler said, "That's what the person who came said."
Huo Xiuyuan put down his chopsticks: "Let them in."
The man who arrived was a sixty-year-old man, but he looked very energetic, and Huo Xiuyuan recognized him.
This man is named Liu Renqing. He is the personal assistant of the Han family patriarch and has worked for the Han family for over forty years. Huo Xiuyuan often dealt with him when he was young.
"Miss Xia, today is New Year's Eve. The head of the Han family has instructed me to deliver a gift. Please accept it."
"The gift has been delivered. We thank Miss Xia for saving our lives back then. The Han family head has also heard about what Young Master Han did. He will keep Young Master Han in check. Please accept this gift."
Liu Renqing carefully left behind a tightly wrapped gift box and turned to leave.
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