Chapter 487 - This Is What You Really Want (1/2)

“I’ve always thought you were sensible.” Huo Mingguang’s tone wasn’t harsh, but anyone could easily sense his disappointment.

It was natural for Huo Jinyao to make a mistake while he was too young to know what was the right thing to do, but he was now an adult. Shouldn’t a man know that by the age of 30?

“Huo Jinyao, do you not trust anyone in this family? Do you think we’re all difficult to talk to?”

Huo Jinyao stayed silent. Huo Mingguang gave a cold smile as he continued, “I understand that your mother was a little too strict with you, but is that why you don’t respect us?”

“Dad, that’s not what I meant to do.” While Huo Jinyao sometimes argued with Liu Tongjia, he sincerely respected his father and grandfather.

“It’s not? If you do respect us, then why would you lie to your grandfather like that? You know that he’s been looking forward to you getting married and seeing his great-grandchildren for so long. Is this how you pay him back for all he’s done?”

After a few seconds of silence, Huo Jinyao said, “Dad, I’ve told you that I didn’t mean it like that.”

“Only you know whether or not you meant it like that. Now that you’ve grown up, you’re capable of making your own decisions. You don’t always have to listen to us anymore.”

Huo Jinyao pressed his lips tightly together. Su Qingsang looked at him with concern and placed a hand on his back to signal for him to stop talking.

“It appears that you’ve been very busy lately. I want you to hand the cooperative project with Ickes over to Yifan.”

Upon hearing that, Huo Jinyao immediately raised his head to look at Huo Mingguang. He said, “Dad, do you know what you’re saying?”

“Of course I do. Yifan is capable. I believe he can do it. While he works on the project, you should spend more time with your grandfather.”

Huo Jinyao clenched his fists and said with a trace of sarcasm crossing his eyes, “I’ll give the Ickes project to Yifan, but what about after that? Should I let him take my place as the president?”

His words angered Huo Mingguang. “Huo Jinyao, mind your attitude! Remember that the Huo Family doesn’t just belong to either you or me. As the current chairman, I have the right to make arrangements for you.”

Huo Mingguang was Old Master Huo’s oldest son, so it made sense for him to take control of Tianyu Group from Old Master Huo.

However, Tianyu Group didn’t belong to only him. Old Master Huo founded Tianyu Group; as his other son, Huo Mingliang also owned a part of it.

Su Qingsang wasn’t expecting this to happen. She and Huo Jinyao just didn’t want children so soon.

She was stunned for a moment before turning to look at Huo Jinyao with a worried expression.

Since both Liu Tongjia and Huo Mingguang were present, she wasn’t sure how to comfort Huo Jinyao.

Huo Jinyao stood straight, looking at Liu Tongjia and Huo Mingguang. At last, his eyes landed on Liu Tongjia.

“Mom, is this what you want?”

Letting Huo Yifan share his workload was the first step, but what would happen afterward? Would his power in the Tianyu Group be slowly weakened? Would they pass Tianyu Group over to Huo Yifan?

“Huo Jinyao, what are you talking about?” Liu Tongjia wasn’t happy to hear what he said. “You lied to your elders. You fooled us. Do you think that was the right thing to do?”

“Mom, you’re overreacting. Qingsang and I might not want children at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we won’t have children in the future.”

“Do you think this is just about whether or not you two want children? This is about how you shouldn’t be lying to us.” Liu Tongjia glared at Huo Jinyao and continued, “I never took part in running the company. That is your father’s decision, but now I see why he decided on this. You’ve been acting more ridiculous lately, so I think it’s time for you to calm down a little and wake up. I believe your grandfather will agree with your father’s decision.”

Huo Jinyao clenched his fists so tightly that his veins bulged on the backs of his hands. Seeing the fierce look on Liu Tongjia’s face, he abruptly grinned.

“You’re talking about the Ickes case, right? No problem. I’ll go to the company to hand it over to Huo Yifan the day after tomorrow. Dad, please tell me what else you want me to give him. I’ll give it to him all at once. It would be tedious to make several trips to hand things over to him.”

Huo Mingguang wasn’t upset before, but hearing what Huo Jinyao said truly angered him.

“Huo Jinyao, do you think I’m trying to take away your power and kick you out of Tianyu Group? All I’m saying is that I want you to spend more time with your grandfather. If you keep acting like this, I won’t mind giving you more free time.”

Huo Mingguang wasn’t expecting things between him and his son to turn out this way. He didn’t expect Huo Jinyao to think of him like that either.

That thought made him tremble with anger. “You broke your grandfather’s heart. Don’t you think that you should make it up to him and spend more time together?”

No one planned on forcing Su Qingsang into having children. The male members in the Huo Family always married late, so Huo Jinyao was never pressured into getting married in the first place.

He chose to get married and told his family that he wanted children. Now, he had no right to blame his family for being mad at him.

Huo Jinyao stood still, his body tight. Su Qingsang hadn’t expected things to turn out like this. She gently touched Huo Jinyao’s hand, then turned to look at Huo Mingguang.

“Dad, I’m sorry. This is all my fault. I’m the one who doesn’t want children. Jinyao is just…”