Chapter 175 - First Visit To The Huo Family
The car stopped in front of the main building.
The Huo Family went out to welcome them personally.
Other than Huo Siyu's parents and Huo Siyu's adopted sister, Huo Sisi, there were also the Huo Family's maids.
Yes, in front of the palace-like main building, the maids stood facing each other in two rows. There were about 40 of them.
Yan Jinyu fell silent.
Yes, a wealthy family.
"Welcome to the Huo Family, Eldest Miss Yan!" The maids bowed 90 degrees and shouted loudly.
However, in Yan Jinyu's opinion, it was a little… unbearable to look at.
No one knew who came up with the welcome method.
She glanced at Huo Siyu.
Huo Siyu immediately understood what she meant and shook her head to show that she did not know either.
Obviously, she was also a little "frightened" by this scene.
She even felt a little embarrassed.
"So you're Jinyu. I've heard Rainy mention you before. Welcome to the Huo Family." Huo Siyu's mother, Sun Xiangxiang, was a typical gentle and wealthy lady.
After Huo Siyu returned to the capital from North City, she mentioned Yan Jinyu to Sun Xiangxiang on the phone.
"Hello, Auntie. Sorry to disturb you." She handed over the gift box that she had taken out from her luggage in advance. "It's a small gift. I hope you and Uncle won't mind."
Yin Jiujin hadn't instructed someone to prepare the gift for her. Instead, she had specially gone to the Empire Mall to choose it.
Huo Siyu's parents had treated Huo Siyu sincerely, so Yan Jinyu naturally treated them more seriously.
"It's enough for you to just come. Why did you bring a gift?"
Sun Xiangxiang took it from her personally. "Thank you."
"We can't be happier that you came to the Huo Family as a guest. Why would you be disturbing us? Rainy has been home for more than a year but she hasn't invited any friends home as guests yet. Auntie is very happy that Rainy hit it off with you." As she spoke, Sun Xiangxiang's eyes turned red.
Yan Jinyu could tell that Sun Xiangxiang didn't welcome her so graciously because she was Yin Jiujin's fiancée.
She knew Little Rain's personality.
It was actually very difficult for people like them to really get close to anyone. In this aspect, Little Rain was even more so than her.
Huo Siyu did not feel that comfortable seeing Sun Xiangxiang like this.
The first person she accepted in this family was her mother.
However, when she came back from her vacation previously, she was scolded by her mother for no reason the moment she stepped into the house. It forced her to take back the step that she had taken so much effort to move forward.
She could be easily instigated and scold her without asking for any reason…
She also knew that her parents loved her, but compared to her, they were obviously closer to Huo Sisi and trusted her more.
She could only blame herself for not curry favor like Huo Sisi.
Yan Jinyu smiled at Sun Xiangxiang before looking at Huo Lin, who was standing beside Sun Xiangxiang. She greeted him politely, "Hello, Uncle."
Compared to Sun Xiangxiang, the way Huo Lin looked at her wasn't that simple.
He treated her as Yin Jiujin's fiancée, not Huo Siyu's friend.
He was a little cautious.
However, he still acted like an elder on the surface and nodded slightly. He was neither warm nor distant. "Yes, you're Rainy's friend. You can treat the Huo Family like your own home. You don't have to be reserved. Sisi, who is Rainy's sister, grew up in South City. She also studied in South City's university and is very familiar with South City. You can let her bring you and Rainy around."
Yan Jinyu then looked at Huo Sisi, who was standing there with a polite smile and a very delicate appearance.
She looked quite pretty and her body's constitution was similar to Yan Jinyun. They both didn't look very robust. However, Yan Jinyun didn't look like this even when she wasn't in very good health.
How should she put it? They were both daughters of wealthy families, but Yan Jinyun lived up to her name as the number one socialite. Although she was faking it most of the time, she made them look natural.
Huo Sisi was different. She looked pretentious.
Could it be that because Yan Jinyun was her younger sister so she had a filter for her? She felt that Yan Jinyun wasn't hateful, but she couldn't bear to stand Huo Sisi.
Or was it because Little Rain had bad mouthed her before?
Tsk, anyway, she simply didn't like Huo Sisi at first glance.
Yan Jinyu sized her up and retracted her gaze silently. She smiled at Huo Lin, "Alright, thank you, Uncle."
At this moment, Huo Sisi stepped forward. "Hello, I'm Huo Sisi. I'm Rainy's elder sister. You can call me 'Sister' like Rainy."
"Tsk, who called you Sister?" Huo Siyu interrupted Huo Sisi as soon as she finished speaking.
Huo Siyu's reaction stunned the Huo Family.
In the past, Huo Siyu wouldn't speak like this. At most, she would ignore Huo Sisi. Huo Siyu would always look easy to get along with, but she was actually very distant from others.
Of course, she had never called Huo Sisi 'Sister' either.
However, the Huo Family all thought that she didn't call Huo Sisi because she wasn't close to Huo Sisi, and not because she didn't like Huo Sisi.
Her reaction now wasn't dislike, but disgust.
Huo Lin and Sun Xiangxiang were shocked after being stunned, but Huo Sisi's expression froze after being stunned.
She clenched her fists tightly at her stomach.
Then, she lowered her head and didn't speak. She looked like she was about to cry.
She said it best when she had said nothing at all!
Yan Jinyu sighed inwardly.
With Huo Sisi's level, how could Little Rain's straightforward personality be a match for her? Unless Little Rain didn't want her family anymore, otherwise…
Tsk tsk, the Huo Family would probably always side with Huo Sisi and not Little Rain.
Look, as soon as she did that, Sun Xiangxiang reprimanded Little Rain, "Rainy, what are you saying? Sisi is my daughter too. She's older than you, so you naturally have to call her 'Sister'!"
Looking into Huo Siyu's smiling eyes, Sun Xiangxiang's voice froze. She didn't dare to meet her eyes. "Y-you shouldn't be so rude even if you don't call her 'Sister'!"
"And you did it in front of your friend."
"I wouldn't have bothered to argue with her if it wasn't in front of my friend. Otherwise, no one would stand on my side once this matter blows up."
Huo Siyu's words stunned Yan Jinyu.
Forget it. She sighed inwardly.
Huo Lin and Sun Xiangxiang were also taken aback.
"W-What nonsense are you talking about! What do you mean no one is on your side? In our hearts, you sisters are the same. We will side with whoever is in the right. Now that you're in the wrong, we will naturally side with your sister…"
Huo Siyu interrupted Sun Xiangxiang, "She's not my sister!"
"I'm not being reasonable? I'm simply asking when did I ever call her 'Sister'. How is that being unreasonable? Ever since I returned to the Huo Family, have you ever heard me call her 'Sister'? I'm just telling the truth."
"You will side with whoever is right? Then, why did you and Dad scold me without even asking when I came back happily during my break some time ago? Why did you say that I only know how to play and not go to class?"
"Alright, I admit that. I really didn't go to class much. But have you asked me why I didn't go to class? Have you asked our counselor why I didn't go to class?"
"No, you didn't."
"I don't go to class because I don't have to. If I can still get first place in my major even if I don't go to class. After such a long break and the release of our test results, you and Dad didn't even ask me about that."
"Oh, you might think that I could enrol in the Imperial Capital University because of your connections and that I didn't get into it by my own abilities. You might think that I'm not good at studying."
"I said I didn't want to go to school when I returned to the Huo Family back then. I can understand why you wanted to send me there. After all, I would want my children to be outstanding too. However, you didn't allow me to take the exam myself when I said that I wanted to."
"If you don't want to let me take the exam, so be it. I'm too lazy to take the test anyway. But just because I don't want to take the test doesn't mean that I can't."
"Actually, if you have paid more attention to me, you should have known about my situation in school. I rarely go to class, but whenever I go to class, be it a small test or a professor's question, there's nothing I can't handle."
"So scold me if you want to. It's fine with me."
"But I can't be kind to this person who only knows how to drive a wedge between us. Sorry, I simply can't do it"
She looked at Huo Sisi. "Besides, Huo Sisi, you didn't just do that, right?"
"I didn't take it to heart in the past. Firstly, I couldn't be bothered to waste my time. Anyway, I wouldn't be in the Huo Family for long. I'll marry into the Qin Family when I'm old enough. Secondly, I'm in the capital and don't have the time to find evidence."
"Do you think I'll let go of that scheme at the banquet a year ago?"
"You… Rainy, did you misunderstand something? Didn't Big Brother investigate that matter clearly? The main culprit was also dealt with by Big Brother. H-how is it related to me?"
Huo Sisi's eyes turned red. She looked like she wanted to cry but was trying her best to hold it in. She looked very pitiful.
Hearing Huo Siyu's words, Sun Xiangxiang remained silent for a long time with a guilty expression.
After Huo Sisi spoke, she then said hesitantly, "…Rainy, you have to have evidence when you accuse someone. If you don't have evidence, it's slander." She didn't even dare to speak too harshly.
Rainy's words and outburst made her shocked and guilty.
Some time ago, when Rainy came home from school, she really did scold Rainy without asking anything…
Rainy was even saying that "she came back happily".
She came back happily but was scolded by her parents for no reason the moment she stepped into the house. No one would feel good about that. At that time, Rainy didn't even explain before she dragged her luggage upstairs.
Couldn't she explain?
At that time, Rainy must have been utterly disappointed in them, that was why she didn't even want to explain.
So scold me if you want to. It's fine with me…
She actually made her daughter say such extremely tragic words. She…
"I don't have any evidence. Anyway, there will always be a second time when it comes to harming others. I'll always be able to catch them. However, Huo Sisi, if you want to scheme against me again, remember to be smarter. I won't go easy on you this time."
Actually, her plan didn't succeed either. She let herself get drugged on purpose so that she could use the simplest method to find out who was behind it.
If it wasn't for the fact that Qin Hao brought her away and she wanted to tease him. She wouldn't have had to soak in the ice water for the entire night because of that kiss which caused her trouble.
However, she didn't lose out either. Whether it was to tease Qin Hao or to tell at a glance that Huo Sisi was the mastermind, she had achieved her goal.