Chapter 637 - Not Even Worthy Of Carrying Your Shoes (1/2)
Su Qingsang was pregnant, and Xiang Caiping had been taking good care of her during this period of time, so she had grown a little plump. She had talked things out with Li Qianxue, and she looked healthier.
Huo Jinyao now regarded her as a priority for care and protection. He needed someone to follow her everywhere she went, and as long as he was at home, he would always be by Su Qingsang’s side.
Even if Su Singsang only frowned slightly, he would immediately bring her a glass of warm water. He was showing off PDA without caring that there were other elders and relatives in the living room.
Nian Chunya only felt her gums turn stiff. Her son was originally living a good life, but Huo Jinyao just had to be unforgiving over some trivial matters.
And now? The two of them were so happy, while her son was still in prison.
It was one thing for Huo Jinyao to send him in, but Old Master Huo was also so biased that he didn’t stand on Huo Yifan’s side at all.
Nian Chunya’s expression was very ugly. If it weren’t for the fact that there were too many relatives present, she would have jumped up to point at Huo Jinyao’s nose and scold him.
Her arm was pinched by someone. Huo Manzi sat next to her. She approached her and spoke very softly.
“Mom, calm down.”
Calm down? How could she calm down? Ever since Huo Yifan’s accident, she had been unwilling to appear in this house.
In any case, Huo Mingguang’s family was Old Master Huo’s closest kin. Their family was nothing, right?
Nian Chunya was originally from humble beginnings. She didn’t have any foresight. To her, her husband and her son were her priorities .
She didn’t care about the honor of the family. Now that her son was in prison because of Huo Jinyao, and Huo Jinyao seemed to have everything at his fingertips, it was very difficult for her to accept that he could have anything he wanted.
Especially after she went to see Huo Yifan, the contrast was even more obvious.
It was the holidays now, and yet they were so lively here. But what about Huo Yifan?
He was alone in that cold prison. He had no family, and no freedom.
Nian Chunya hated him in her heart, and she clenched her fists more and more forcefully. Huo Manzi pried open the fingers that were clenched together bit by bit, then gently stretched them out.
“Manzi?”
“Lack of forbearance in small matters spoils big plans.” Huo Manzi’s voice was very soft. “There’s still a long way to go. Now is the time for them to show off. It’s not the right time to go against them.”
Nian Chunya understood the reasoning, but she just couldn’t help it.
“Do you have a plan?”
“No.” Huo Manzi looked in Su Qingsang’s direction. Today, Li Qianxue was also here.
Ever since Su Qingsang got pregnant, Liu Tongjia’s attitude had also changed. Previously, they saw Liu Tongjia making things difficult for Su Qingsang. However, currently, Liu Tongjia and Su Qingsang were like mother and daughter.
The better their lives were, the more uncomfortable Huo Manzi felt. Her mood was the same as Nian Chunya’s.
However, she was smarter than Nian Chunya because she wasn’t in a hurry to do anything. There were plenty of opportunities in the future.
Old Master Huo had been in a good mood recently.
Su Qingsang was pregnant, and they were twins. There were many great-grandfathers around his age, but there weren’t many great-grandfathers of twins.
At a time like this, how could Huo Manzi, who knew how to judge the situation, go against Old Master Huo?
Su Qingsang didn’t notice the eyes of Huo Mingliang’s family at all. She was listening to Liu Tongjia and Li Qianxue talk about how they were pregnant back then.
It seemed that all mothers had this habit. Once they found out someone around them was pregnant, they would be eager to tell them their own symptoms during their pregnancy.
She was a doctor herself. In fact, she knew about these symptoms very clearly since she was in school. However, everyone’s reaction was different. She found their stories quite interesting.
Old Master Huo was in a good mood and chatted with Huo Yangyuan and Huo Yangxiu. Upon seeing Uncle Cheng enter, he stood up with a smile.
“The last guest has arrived. We can eat now.”
Everyone else looked in the direction of the door because of Old Master Huo’s words. The others’ expressions didn’t change, but Li Qianxue’s face suddenly darkened.
She didn’t expect that Old Master Huo would invite Su Chenghui.
“Chenghui is here? Come and sit.”
“Grandpa.” Su Chenghui came to Rong City because he had business to attend to. After finishing his business, he deliberately chose half a day to visit Old Master Huo.
Old Master Huo knew that he was also in Rong City, so he called him to the mid-autumn festival banquet today.
“I’m late. I’m sorry.” Su Chenghui handed over the gift in his hand as he spoke.
Old Master Huo didn’t open the gift. He only glanced at Uncle Cheng and asked him to keep it.
He looked at Su Chenghui with a faint smile in his eyes.
“It’s good that you’re here. No need to bring gifts next time.”
“It’s good that you don’t mind these little things.”
Li Qianxue sat there. The happy expression she had when she was having a conversation with Liu Tongjia earlier had completely disappeared. She sat there with a cold face and looked at Su Chenghui with undisguised disdain.
However, there were too many people from the Huo family today. They were all relatives of the Huo family, so no matter how unwilling she was, she couldn’t embarrass Su Chenghui directly.
She could only watch as Su Chenghui sat down beside her and squeezed into the seat between her and Qingsang.
“Qianxue.” Su Chenghui looked at Li Qianxue. She was beautiful as usual today. She had always been the focus of the crowd. No matter where he was, he could recognize Li Qianxue at a glance.
“I thought I was going to pick you up, but I didn’t expect you to come with Qingsang.”
Li Qianxue completely ignored Su Chenghui’s self-talk. Her heart had already turned cold, so she naturally ignored Su Chenghui.
“Let’s go together later.” Su Chenghui said quite casually, as if they were still husband and wife and hadn’t yet divorced.
Li Qianxue was unwilling to acquiesce to such a thing. Just as she was about to refute, Old Master Huo had already received word from Auntie Zhou and they could begin the banquet.
“Let’s feast. Today is a celebratory day. I’m happy today so I want a couple of drinks.”
“Grandpa, even if you’re happy, you should drink less. Your blood pressure can’t be too high.”
Su Qingsang’s timely concern made Old Master Huo laugh. He waved his hand. “Let’s not worry about blood pressure today. No matter what, I’m happy. Let’s feast.”
Li Qianxue had no chance to speak after being interrupted like this. Not only that, after they entered the dining room, Li Qianxue found out that her seat was arranged next to Su Chenghui’s.
This made her expression even worse. Wanting Su Qingsang to come over and switch seats with her, she couldn’t help but look in Su Qingsang’s direction.
However, today, Li Qianxue and Su Chenghui came as in-laws. In order to show that they were Su Qingsang’s biological parents, Old Master Huo arranged Su Chenghui and Li Qianxue’s seats next to him.
On the other side of him sat Huo Yangyuan, his wife, and Huo Yangxiu. Further down were Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang.
As a result, Li Qianxue couldn’t change her seat even if she wanted to because it would be too big of a move. It would make people laugh at her.
It wasn’t that Su Qingsang didn’t see the pleading look in Li Qianxue’s eyes. It was just that she couldn’t help her at the moment.
When Old Master Huo was talking to Huo Yangxiu and his wife, Su Qingsang heard Zhang Yichen’s name.
Huo Yangxiu was helpless when she talked about her youngest son. Some time ago, Zhang Yichen volunteered to be an instructor at a newly established base. He probably wouldn’t be back for another two to three years.
“I don’t know what got into him. I heard that he trains for more than ten hours every day over there. Those new recruits are suffering terribly from his training.”
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Zhang Xinghua looked at her disapprovingly. “It’s good that our son has aspirations. If those people can’t endure it, they’ll naturally be eliminated. The talents we need are the resilient ones.”
“Yes, yes, yes, you’re right. I’m just feeling sorry for my son, okay?”
Su Qingsang turned around at the right time and looked at the piece of fish that Huo Jinyao had put into her bowl.
“It’s very tender. Try it.”
“Okay.” She still felt a little nauseous these few days, but at least she stopped vomiting. She also knew that as the month got older, it would become more and more torturous.
Huo Jinyao looked at Su Qingsang, as if he hadn’t heard Huo Yangxiu at all.
He didn’t expect Zhang Yichen to go so far away, but it was better this way. He believed that by the time Zhang Yichen returned, his child would have been born already. By then, he might already have a woman by his side.
After Su Chenghui saw Huo Jinyao’s actions from the opposite side, he picked up a piece of fish and placed it into Li Qianxue’s bowl.
Li Qianxue looked at the piece of fish, then resisted the urge to pick it up and throw it at Su Chenghui’s face. She gritted her teeth and glared at Su Chenghui with a warning look in her eyes.
Su Chenghui acted as if he didn’t see it. He picked up another prawn and put it into her bowl.
“This prawn is fried well. Try it.”
“I have hands.”
There were other people from the Huo family around her. Li Qianxue didn’t want to lose her composure, and she couldn’t lose it either. She lowered her voice and the warning in her eyes became stronger.
“I can eat by myself.”
“I know you have hands, but I just want to put some food in for you, can’t I?”
Su Chenghui realized that he really made a smart choice by coming to visit Old Master Huo two days ago.
How rare was this opportunity today? Only God knew that ever since the divorce, he hadn’t eaten with Li Qianxue.
His self-righteous and affectionate look almost made Li Qianxue vomit. She couldn’t pick up the food in her bowl and throw it at Su Chenghui’s face, so she could only force herself to ignore it.
When Su Chenghui put the food in her bowl for the third time, she clenched the chopsticks in her palm.
“Su Chenghui, that’s enough.”
She leaned close to his ear, and her low voice couldn’t hide her anger at this moment. “Don’t think that I won’t fall out with you.”
Su Chenghui revealed a rare smile. He turned his head and looked at the anger in Li Qianxue’s eyes.
The woman he liked was so beautiful even when she was angry.
“If I remember correctly, you’ve already fallen out with me.”
Li Qianxue’s face was red, but she couldn’t have an outburst. Su Chenghui stopped when he saw the situation and finally stopped putting food in her bowl.
Li Qianxue felt very uncomfortable during this meal. Old Master Huo would turn his head to talk to her from time to time and ask about Old Master Li’s situation.