The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 782 - 751 Reproof, Beauty Remains_1

Chapter 782: Chapter 751 Reproof, Beauty Remains_1

Huo Zheqian was angry; every once in a while, this daughter-in-law would come down with a case of foolery.

"Even if He Tiantian is wealthy, that’s her own money. Do my second brother and his wife have the nerve to spend their daughter-in-law’s money?" Huo Zheqian retorted. "You should stop obsessing over my brother’s assets all the time. Moreover, our Huo family, our branch has taken much more advantage than my brother’s. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Every time you pressure my sister-in-law, why does she always manage to leave you speechless? Is it because your eloquence doesn’t match hers, or because you’re not as shrewd as she is? Isn’t it because the second branch hasn’t taken advantage of the Huo family, and they can stand their ground righteously? If you cause a rift with the second branch over this, when the time comes to divide the family assets, you’ll find yourself at an even greater disadvantage."

"That cannot be allowed," Song Chunli said. "We are the main branch of the Huo Family; it is us who should carry on and enhance the Huo family’s glory. The wealth naturally ought to come to us."

"And we are members of the Huo Family as well. Is my second brother, Yingjie, not one of us?" Huo Zheqian replied. "I’ve come to realize that my brother is more capable than I am, and Yingjie more so than Yingjun. Over the years, I’ve relied on the Huo family’s connections to get to where I am today, while on the other hand, my brother has been working hard on his own all this time. The resources of the Huo family are mostly in Yanjing, yet he has achieved so much by himself. It’s inevitable that he will go even further in the future. Perhaps Yingjun and I might even come to rely on the help of my brother, Yingjie. If you don’t understand, then don’t let your imagination run wild and talk nonsense."

Song Chunli looked at her husband bewildered, aware that she indeed did not know about these matters, but she also knew that Old Madam Huo and Old Master Huo favored the main branch.

"All right, I’ve said what needed to be said. Don’t just fixate on the trivial things before your nose. You need to take a longer view," Huo Zheqian said before turning off the light and rolling over to sleep.

Song Chunli wanted to say more, but seeing her husband’s demeanor, she guessed that any more arguments would probably earn her a couple of slaps.

Song Chunli did not sleep well that night, unable to take her husband’s advice to heart, her mind occupied by thoughts of the money.

Early the next morning, Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian left to repay the money.

Song Chunli watched them leave with envy.

"Mom, how much money did you give them?" Song Chunli finally couldn’t hold back. If she didn’t ask, it would gnaw at her.

Old Madam Huo glanced at Song Chunli and said, "Twenty thousand!"

"Twenty thousand?" Song Chunli exclaimed in shock. "That’s so much? Yanjing isn’t what it used to be; Zheqian and Yingjun have expenses as well..."

"What, do you think I gave too much?" Old Madam Huo’s voice rose slightly as she glanced at Song Chunli.

Ah, to act foolishly every now and then, especially when it comes to money!

"Hehe, it is a bit much, considering all the expenses we have at home," Song Chunli thought, her heart bleeding. Twenty thousand yuan! Good heavens, that was equivalent to ten years of her salary.

"Hmph!" Old Madam Huo snorted coldly. "If you think it’s too much, I’ll give you the twenty thousand yuan I gave to Yingjie. Then you can pack up and move your family out. Let the second branch move in here, and I and the old man will live with them."

"Ah?" Song Chunli had not expected her mother-in-law to say such a thing, and her face flushed red as she stammered, "I was just saying, it’s really not that much, after all, buying a decent house in Yanjing costs a pretty penny!"

Old Madam Huo looked at Song Chunli again; some people just couldn’t read the room.

There are some things, some words, that need not be uttered. Everyone understands, but this person had to spell it out, had to say the harsh, unsightly words, to be put firmly in her place, for her to give up and feel content.

"If you know, that’s good," Old Madam Huo said. "It’s valuable to be content! Now go and check how the preparations in the kitchen are coming along. Yingjie and Tiantian are leaving this afternoon, and we must send them off properly!"

"Oh..." Song Chunli didn’t want to remain under the old lady’s scrutiny, feeling uneasy inside.

Zhao Huanhuan had just seen her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law talking, and knew from her mother-in-law’s expression what they were discussing, so Zhao Huanhuan directly went upstairs without coming back down, not wanting to get involved.

Mother-in-law Song Chunli couldn’t vent her anger on her mother-in-law, but she could on her daughter-in-law.

Old Master Huo came in from outside and asked about the grim look on Old Madam Huo’s face.

After listening, Old Master Huo chuckled wryly and said, "Ah, you should advise her more often. While we’re alive, let’s shield her; when we’re gone a hundred years later, there’s no need to worry anymore."

"Ah, that’s the only option," Old Madam Huo replied. "I should never have agreed to you taking in the Song Family’s girl out of gratitude. She’s got no other skills, just a belly full of sly tricks. Just look at what the Song Family has become now; it’s embarrassing even to think about it."

"Indeed, poverty isn’t scary, but having vision, breadth of spirit, and ambition is important!" Old Master Huo said with a sigh. "There’s no use regretting now. I just hope she will understand these principles someday."

"Forget it, she will never understand in her lifetime," said Old Madam Huo. "Luckily, Huanhuan is a good one; the first house isn’t beyond hope!"

"Hmm, you do have good judgment," lauded Old Master Huo. His wife had a good eye for choosing daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law.

"That’s right," Old Madam Huo said. "If I didn’t have good judgment, how could I have chosen you, a shrewd patriarch!"

"Haha!" The old lady’s remark made Old Master Huo burst into hearty laughter.

He Tiantian had finished the procedures on her side, and the staff sighed with amazement at the opulence.

He Tiantian with her long hair flowing, was wearing a white, figure-hugging dress and crystal sandals, leaning in front of Huo Yingjie, like a fairy.

The two of them walked home hand in hand, Huo Yingjie telling jokes that made He Tiantian laugh out loud from time to time.

Not far behind, followed Zhang Aijun and Yun Feng.

Yun Feng was still an unmarried eighteen-year-old young man, full of curiosity and longing regarding matters between men and women. He looked with envy at the perfect couple in front of him.

"Captain, Group Leader Huo is usually so cold at work, but I didn’t expect him to be so approachable in private!" Yun Feng whispered, finding the man’s smile brightening because of a woman quite attractive.

Zhang Aijun had watched the journey of He Tiantian and Huo Yingjie’s love and was deeply familiar with it.

"Yes, Group Leader Huo is very modest, but very dedicated to his work," said Zhang Aijun. "I suppose you, young man, are envious of their talented and beautiful partnership, probably yearning for a wife of your own?"

Yun Feng blushed, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Captain, don’t say it so plainly, I don’t have a partner yet!"

"Hehe, no wonder," Zhang Aijun replied. "You’re still young. When you meet a girl you like, you’ll also want to do anything for her."

"Oh!" Yun Feng half-understood, yet he made a mental note that once he had a partner in the future, he would definitely treat her as well as Group Leader Huo treated his wife.

Seeing several roses blooming by the roadside, Huo Yingjie acted the part of a libertine for once, plucking the prettiest pink rose. He stripped away the stem and leaves, leaving only the blossom, and tucked it into He Tiantian’s hair.

With a complexion like a lotus and eyebrows like willows, the beauty remained as ever!