Uncle, I—
"Don't call me uncle, I don't have a nephew as stupid as you! You're a soldier, yet you were fooled by a woman and became a fool. Where's your basic vigilance as a soldier? Did you become a battalion commander by cheating?"
Lu Huai'an's promotion to battalion commander was well-deserved and due to his outstanding abilities; his promotion was simply a stroke of luck.
A hint of resentment flashed in Huo Jun's eyes, and he felt even more dissatisfied with Huo Qing, his uncle by marriage.
It's a shame he's a high-ranking official; he can't even handle this little thing.
He lowered his head, concealing all his emotions in the shadows.
When she looked up again, her eyes were red and her voice choked with emotion: "Uncle, my father died early, and my mother raised me all by herself. She suffered so much for me, and as her son, I feel sorry for her. How could I doubt her?"
"Furthermore, how could I have imagined that my mother would kill someone? This marriage was arranged by my mother back then."
"What's the meaning?"
Huo Jun then elaborated on Liu Cuicui's version and recounted it to Huo Qing with great emotion.
Thinking of Su Wantang, Huo Qing's face darkened, and he snorted, "It's better not to marry that capitalist's daughter; if we had, she would have been a troublesome burden."
Huo Qing naturally knew the inside story of why Lu Huai'an hadn't been promoted.
"Get up."
Huo Qing patted Huo Jun on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Consider this a lesson. Live a good life from now on. Your uncle is getting old and can't help you much anymore. From now on, the Huo family will depend on you."
The five women from the Huo family, Jinlian, who had rushed over by taxi after being notified by Huo Zhan's phone call, all had different expressions.
Huo's third cousin, who was impatient, was the first to fire.
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