Old Mrs. Huo hummed proudly, âWhat do you think, isnât my granddaughter-in-law beautiful?â
Su Wanwan felt awkward.
How could anyone respond to such a question asked directly?
And so.
âShe is beautiful!â
âSo charming!â
âShe and Ashen make a good match!â
âGrandma Huo, you have excellent taste!â
âItâs not about my taste.â Old Mrs. Huo looked even more pleased, âIt was Ashen, who took a fancy to her at first sight, brought her home that very day, and then got married. Now, their relationship is excellent! They are even preparing to give me a great-grandson!â
Su Wanwan: ââ¦â
Those people were taken aback:
âSo soon?â
âOld Huo, youâre about to have four generations under one roof!â
âCongratulations!â
âAuntie Huo is so blessed!â
Old Mrs. Huo, grinning from ear to ear, took Su Wanwanâs hand and began to introduce everyone, âWanwan, this is your Granny Ming, this is your Auntie Ming, this is your Aunt Ming, this is your younger Aunt Mingâ¦â
Su Wanwan was getting dizzy with all the introductions, but she politely greeted them all, âHello Granny, hello Auntie, hello Aunty.â
âGood, good, good.â Old Mrs. Ming looked satisfied. âShe is sweet-mouthed, looks charming. How old is she this year?â
âTwenty.â
Old Mrs. Ming was surprised, âSo young?â
âYes, sheâs currently a junior in the journalism department at Nancheng University. She even placed third in her class in the last semester exam.â
Old Mrs. Ming was even more surprised, âSo sheâs a top student.â
âAbsolutely.â Old Mrs. Huo kept boasting, âSheâs interning at a TV station, itâs Old Guâs company, Huanyu Media.â
Old Mrs. Ming kept nodding her head.
Suddenly, the second lady of the Ming family asked, âAshen will be 31 after the New Year, right?â
Old Mrs. Ming quickly added, âSo Ashen is a whole decade older than Wanwan?â
âWhat do you know?â Old Mrs. Huo said in a boastful tone, âMen should be older, they know how to take care of people better! Having a younger wife brings charm to the relationship, theyâre very happy!â
Afterwards, she didnât forget to ask the second old lady of the Ming family, âBy the way, has your Sicheng gotten married yet? I remember heâs almost thirty, isnât he? Did he come today?â
Talking about what should not be talked about!
Who doesnât know that the second son of the Ming family got married early, the second old lady had her children early, the eldest son Ming Sicheng, who is now the successor to the Ming family business, is thirty this year, famously single in the circle!
The second old lady of the Ming familyâs smile stiffened instantly, âHe is a workaholic, said there was an emergency at the company, and had to work overtime today.â
âOh dear, he has to work even on Valentineâs Day, his own company and heâs still working so hard, no wonder he canât find a wife! Once heâs over thirty, heâll be a leftover man, youâd better hurry up and arrange some blind dates for him!â
The second old lady of the Ming family: ââ¦â Itâs your family who are leftover men! Your entire family are leftover men!
âMy Ashen is the best, I donât even need to worry about him, he just found himself a beautiful wife, this child is so considerate, haha.â
The second old lady of the Ming family once again: ââ¦â
Show-off!
Keep showing off!
Iâd like to see how long you can show off!
Su Wanwan was utterly awkward.
Grandma, are you sure you brought me here to earn points?
Looking at the color of the second old lady of the Ming familyâs face, Iâm afraid Iâm going to lose points later.
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While Su Wanwan was smiling sweetly on one side, a few gossipy women started discussion in the corner.
âIs that the daughter-in-law of the Huo family?â
âI heard her surname is Su, she just got married to Huo Jingshen half a year ago.â
âSurname Su? Are there any families with the surname Su in Nancheng? Iâve never heard of it before.â
âHahaha.â The women laughed together.
Xing Siqing laughed and said, âSister Haijuan, my sister-in-lawâs grandfather is the former director of the TV station, and her father has just been promoted to be the director of the Broadcasting and Television Bureau.â
âReally?â The young woman called Haijuan, dressed in red and as beautiful as a peach blossom, scoffed disdainfully, âI have never heard of it.â
Another girl, who looked somewhat similar to Haijuan and was young and immature, said, âBy the way, Sister Siqing, I heard that this Su Wanwan has a messy personal life. She even had an affair with your brother before, is that true?â
Xing Siqing nodded immediately, âYes, thatâs true, Hailan. All because sheâs beautiful, my elder brother liked her a lot.â
âBeautiful?â Haijuan scoffed again.
Others immediately began to flatter, âSheâs nowhere near as beautiful as Sister Haijuan.â
âExactly.â
âSister Haijuan is a begonia flower, that Su Wanwan at best is a morning glory!â
âLook at her clothes, look at her jewelry, as if sheâs never worn anything nice before.â
âLow-class people just canât make it!â
âI really donât know what Huo Jingshen sees in her?â
Xing Siqing chimed in, âActually, my cousin and Sister Jingyi were getting along so well, who knew this Su Wanwan would suddenly pop up, itâs really strange.â
Ming Haijuan looked at Huo Jingshen, her slender fingers gently cradling the wine glass.
She had just returned from study abroad, except for when she was younger and too naive, today was her first time seeing him.
The eldest grandson of the Huo Family, low profile and reserved, yet so charming.
Rumored to be a man who could stir the entire European economic situation when he was in the United Kingdom, now back home to take over the Huo Family business.
Indeed, he was a very outstanding and seemingly perfect man.
She raised an eyebrow, âSiqing, shall we go meet your cousin together?â
Xing Siqing rejoiced in her heart, âSure.â
âSister, and Sister Siqing, Iâll go too!â Ming Hailan hurriedly followed.
At that moment, Huo Jingshen was chatting with Ming Jing.
âBig brother, my sister-in-law looks great in her outfit today.â
Huo Jingshen hooked the corner of his mouth into a smile but said nothing.
âMy sister-in-law is so popular, arenât you worried, big brother?â Ming Jing asked.
Huo Jingshen looked up to see the Old Lady Mingâs table, surrounded by quite a few people, at first, only a few elders, gradually, even there were men, each holding up their glasses to exchange pleasantries.
âIndeed, as soon as you walked in with my sister-in-law, at least 10 people had already asked me,â said Ming Jing.
âAsking about what?â Huo Jingshenâs voice was low.
Ming Jing said, âSeveral of my cousins, and even my sixth uncle, are not married yetâ¦â
âTell them to give up on that thought,â he interrupted bluntly.
âOf course.â Ming Jing added fuel to the fire, âBut there were also people asking about you, several of my cousins are also unmarried.â
Upon hearing this, the usually aloof man became more haughty, âTell them to give up on that thought as well.â
Ming Jing stifled a laugh, âBig Brother, didnât you used not to bring my sister-in-law out much?â
Gatherings like tonightâs were countless among the high society, there was almost one every once in a while.
But Huo Jingshen, ever the low-key person, rarely attended himself, let alone bring Su Wanwan along.
Even if due to personal relationships he at times couldnât help but attend, it would only be a walk-through with Su Wanwan at most, rarely like tonight, dressed so formally, and even introduced by Old Lady Huo herself.
Something seemed off.
Huo Jingshen took a sip of red wine, the corner of his mouth turned up slightly, âBecause, things have changed.â
Ming Jing: ââ¦â
Didnât understand.
Before he could ask, a flame-red figure suddenly caught his eye.
Ming Jingâs heart dropped a beat, and she swiftly said, âOh, Big Brother, my older sister is here, I warn you, you need to be careful, sheâs a seductive snake.â
Before she finished speaking, the seductive snakeâs voice came.
âXiaoshen.â
Ming Jing put on an innocent smile, âBig sister, Siqing.â
Ming Haijuan, holding a glass of red wine, walked over with style, naturally accompanied by Xing Siqing, who was elegantly dressed in a pale yellow dress.
Arriving at the front.
Xing Siqing and Ming Hailan, the two younger girls, greeted them first. Ming Haijuan put on a red lip gloss, smiled radiantly at Huo Jingshen, her voice was even more flirtatious and sultry, âBrother Huo, itâs been over a decade since we last met, right? I didnât expect youâd come back home and even got married, here, let me toast to you.â
Huo Jingshen touched her glass of wine lightly with his, just as she took a sip, he quickly put his wine glass down, âExcuse me, my wife just returned, I must go converge with her.â
Saying this, he turned around and walked away directly.
Not only did he not drink the wine, but he didnât even take his glass.
He didnât even give Ming Haijuan any time to react.
Watching her instantly awkward face, and the surprise on Xing Siqingâs face, Ming Jing stifled a laugh, âBig sister, I also have to go entertain the guests, if youâll excuse me.â
Over there, indeed Old Lady Huo was bringing Su Wanwan back to her seat.
Ming Haijuan watched Huo Jingshen go sit down, the handsome mature man and the stunningly beautiful young girl, sitting together indeed looked so intimate and well matched.
âSister Haijuan, look, my Big Brother really seems to have lost his soul! I really donât know what kind of seductive strategies that Su Wanwan used!â Xing Siqing couldnât help but whisper complainingly.
Who knewâ¦
âDonât say that.â Ming Haijuan squinted her stunning phoenix eyes, âI didnât carefully look before, but now, this Su Wanwan does appear to be very beautiful.â