Chapter 896: Become a Laughingstock
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
“Whether it is authentic or not, why don’t you inspect it yourself?”
Xu Xiyan took over Ying Bao and Jing Huaduo began to study the Yixing clay teapot. In order to distinguish the authenticity, the old man deliberately went back to look for his special identification equipment.
After identifying it, he found that it was indeed a masterpiece made by Master Junshan. The old man was overjoyed; it could be considered that he had scored a good piece of treasure.
“Guess you’re sincere, kid!”
It was just like the saying “gifts blind the eyes.” Because of the teapot and Huo Yunshen’s sincerity, Jing Huaduo’s opinion of Huo Yunshen had become even more positive.
At noon, the family of three took Jing Huaduo to the Hongfu Grand Hotel in their car.
They arrived at a private dining room. When the door opened, several of the Huo family elders could be seen inside; they had gotten there early and had waited for a long time. Huo Yunshen invited Jing Huaduo into the private dining room.
When Jing Huaduo had seen clearly that it was that old Huo Xun sitting in the room, he immediately furrowed his eyebrows and said, “Why is he here? If he is here, I will not go in!”
Jing Huaduo was going to leave. Xu Xiyan held her grandfather’s arm in time and whispered to him, “Grandpa, are you afraid of Yunshen’s grandfather?”
“How could I be afraid of him?” Jing Huaduo looked unhappy.
“If you’re not afraid of him, why do you want to leave after seeing him? You must be afraid of him!” Xu Xiyan said, trying to goad him.
“Me? Afraid of Huo Xun, that old thing? Ridiculous!”
Jing Huaduo let out a “Hmph!” as he walked straight into the room.
Jing Huaduo finally entered the room, but this time, Huo Xun could no longer sit still. “If I knew that he was coming, I wouldn’t have come! I’m leaving! I don’t want to eat anymore!”
Huo Xun stood and took up his cane to leave. Huo Yunshen held the old man back in time. “Grandpa, can you please give your grandson face? It’s just a meal, and it’s not that you’re going to lose a piece of your flesh over it. Besides, you are the head of the Huo family. If you leave, how could you not become a joke to others?”
After listening to Huo Yunshen’s persuasion, Huo Xun felt that he could not leave. He was the patriarch of the Huo family. If news of him leaving after seeing Jing Huaduo broke out, he would become a laughingstock.
So, Huo Xun sat back down. He was not leaving anymore.
The two old men had once vowed that they would not get along with each other until the end of their days. But today, for their grandchildren’s sake, they sat together again. There was an uncomfortable atmosphere in the room.
Since the two did not talk to each other, they naturally turned their attention to the child.
“Good Baby, come sit with Great-Grandfather over here!” Huo Xun waved to the child and pointed at the empty seat beside him.
Jing Huaduo was not to be outdone. “Cherry, come sit here with your Great-Grandpa!”
Seeing that Jing Huoduo was trying to fight him for the child, Huo Xun became unhappy. “Ying Bao’s surname is Huo and I am her paternal great-grandfather. She should sit with me.”
Jing Huaduo snorted. “Ying Bao is my granddaughter’s daughter and the little girl is very close to me. Of course she has to sit with me.”
Xu Xiyan and Huo Yunshen exchanged looks. They were very helpless. Why were these two elderly men—whose ages added up to almost two hundred years old—bickering like children as soon as they met?
The one who was the most troubled here must be the child. The two old men were calling her to go to them. Who should she listen to?
The little girl stroked her chin, pondering for a little while. She had a good idea.
“Great-Grandfather, Great-Grandpa, since both of you want Baby to sit next to you, then Baby will sit in the middle. This way both of you don’t have to fight anymore!”
“Hmm, that’s a good idea! Cherry is still the smartest!” Huo Zhen praised.
Chen Yunlu came over and took the child over to the two elderly men, then lifted her up onto the seat between them. The two elderly men were finally silent.
So the seat position of the day became like this: Ying Bao between Huo Xun and Jing Huaduo, Huo Zhen and his wife next to Huo Xun, and Xu Xiyan and Huo Yunshen beside Jing Huaduo.
Food was finally ordered and served. While they were eating, trouble came up again.
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