Although it is not a good thing that my mother is sick, it is a good thing that my father and mother are together because of this.

Just after lunch, the cups and plates were put away, and the mobile phone rang in the ward.

Fang Ruoning was in a trance, and when Huo Lingxiao took the phone, she realized that her phone was ringing.

"Phone." Walking to the bedside, his face was secretive, and he said lightly and handed over the phone.

Fang Ruoning looked at his face, a little inexplicable, and when he took the phone and saw the caller ID on it, he suddenly understood.

Chu Junzhong.

The relationship between the two is slowly repairing, and Chu Junzhong's appearance is indeed a little embarrassing, but people's New Year's phone calls must be a New Year's greeting, and if she doesn't answer, it will be impolite.

Her eyes silently retracted, and she couldn't avoid sitting on the bed, so she had to bite the bullet and connect: "Hey, Junzhong." ”

"Happy New Year, Ruoning."

"Happy New Year."

Chu Junzhong is not in China these days, and during the New Year holiday, he returned to the UK to accompany his family. It was early morning in London, and when he got up and thought of Fang Ruoning, he couldn't help but make a phone call.

"Is your vacation over?" During the holiday a year ago, they contacted on WeChat, and Chu Junzhong knew that she was going to go to Switzerland for a vacation, so now she has this question.

"Oh...... On the second day of junior high school, I was already back. ”

"The second year of junior high school?" Chu Junzhong was taken aback and paused, "On the second day of junior high school, the flight from Zurich encountered wind shear and made an emergency landing in Paris, and you returned to China on the second day of junior high school......

Before he finished his shocked words, Fang Ruoning calmly received: "Yes, I happened to be on that flight." ”

"Oh my God!" Chu Junzhong realized it later, shocked and frightened, and was stunned for a second and asked, "Are you okay?" I've seen reports that the plane malfunctioned when it landed, and many passengers on board were injured. ”

"I'm fine, just a little frightened, and then spent the night in Paris, and the next day I flew back to China."

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a sudden sound in the room, which frightened her and turned around.

I saw that Huo Lingxiao didn't know what to do in the bathroom, as if she had knocked over the basin of water, making a terrifying banging sound, she suddenly understood something, and the conversation became more and more uncomfortable.

Fang Yunxuan on the sofa didn't know why, she ran to the bathroom, she looked at it and retracted her gaze, and squeaked and had to make excuses: "Junzhong, I'm about to go out now, I made an appointment with a friend, that ...... Let's not talk about it for now, and then we'll talk about it when you have time back home. ”

Chu Junzhong naturally answered gently: "Okay, it's good for you to return to China safely, and I'll contact you when I go back." ”

"Well, bye-bye."

After hanging up the phone, the man in the bathroom also came out, twisted a hot towel in his hand and handed it to her, signaling her to wipe her mouth and hands after eating.

Fang Ruoning glanced at him silently and took the towel: "Thank you." ”

Huo Lingxiao stood beside the bedside, his dark and deep eyes were light, and he couldn't see joy or anger, but the lingering breath around him clearly declared that the owner was not happy.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, he still spoke, "Should you make it clear to others?" ”

Well?

Fang Ruoning was stunned for a moment after hearing the cold words, his eyes met his, and he instantly understood the deep meaning.

Her face was a little uncomfortable, she withdrew her eyes, and said calmly and indifferently: "It's just an ordinary friend, you think too much." ”

"Really?" The man asked lukewarmly.

"Of course." Fang Ruoning said firmly.

In fact, Chu Junzhong does not surpass her friends except for occasional phone contact with her, how can she make it clear to others?

If people clearly confess or pursue her with actions, then she can refuse and explain, but the problem is that people only occasionally call to greet her, this is an ordinary friend.

Huo Lingxiao didn't want to argue with her, since she said that she was an ordinary friend, he believed it for the time being, but no one knew what he planned in his heart.

Retracting the towel, he turned around coldly and went back to the bathroom, Fang Ruoning stared at his back and breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, she thought that this person didn't believe it and was going to argue with her again.

A little later, Huo Lingxiao received a message from Huo Lingyuan on WeChat, still asking him when he would go home, seeing that Fang Ruoning was in a good state after waking up, he thought about it and planned to go back at night.

At four o'clock, Fang Ruoning woke up again, Huo Lingxiao had just finished the phone call, and turned around to see that she had woken up.

"I've already arranged dinner for you, I have to go home, and I'll come over to accompany you after dinner." Walking back to the bed, the man looked at her deeply and explained.

As soon as Fang Ruoning heard that he was leaving, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry about going back, I'm fine, you don't need to come over at night." ”

Knowing that she wished she wanted to leave by herself, Huo Lingxiao was unhappy, and said lightly: "The legs are on me, I can come if I want-" The person went out.

Fang Yunxuan, who was playing with the tablet on the sofa, looked up at his mother on the hospital bed, looked helpless, and sighed: "Mom, why are you making Dad angry again?" ”

Fang Ruoning's eyes widened when he heard this, "What do you want me to make him angry?" He was inexplicably angry! ”

"Dad is not inexplicable...... Dad just doesn't like that Uncle Chu calling you at every turn. The little one muttered and complained.

Fang Ruoning was taken aback again, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Fang Yunxuan, are you talking nonsense to your father?" ”

The little guy pouted, lowered his head to play with the computer, and stopped talking.

Fang Ruoning lay down, and immediately understood that this little bastard was a white-eyed wolf, thanks to her hard work to raise such a big man, and now she is completely helping Huo Lingxiao, it is simply the eyeliner and undercover agent that the person planted beside her!

*

The different wards are deserted, and in the luxurious villa of Huo Mansion, there are laughter and neon flashes.

Because the old lady Huo came back, dozens of people from the Huo family all got together during the New Year, and the Huo Mansion was lively every day like a market, some people accompanied the old man to play chess, some people played mahjong, and the children frolicked in groups, occasionally cried a few times in conflicts, and made a mess in a blink of an eye.

When Huo Lingxiao's Bentley Mulsanne drove into the courtyard, Huo Lingyuan was the first to notice it and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Is Ling Xiao back?" Aunt Huo looked out and shouted in surprise.

For a while, everyone on the mahjong table saw it, "It's Ling Xiao back!" Dad, Ling Xiao is back—"

Old lady Huo, who was playing chess, turned his head to look at the courtyard, bowed his head slightly, and a pair of sharp and vicissitudes of life turned up from behind his reading glasses, looked at them calmly and then turned to retract them, and continued to play chess.

On the other side, Huo Zhengzhao looked at his old father's face, his eyebrows were slightly retracted, and he quietly became a little solemn.

It seems that the old man is very dissatisfied in his heart, and he is afraid that he will have to reprimand a few words.

In the courtyard, Huo Lingyuan greeted him out, saw his brother get out of the car, and shouted in a low voice: "Big brother, you're back." ”

"Hmm." Patting his brother's shoulder, Huo Lingxiao walked straight towards the steps with his back on his shoulder.

Huo Lingxiao turned around, strode to follow, glanced at his brother worriedly, and said in a low voice: "Brother, grandpa is afraid that he is unhappy, you are a little mentally prepared." ”

The man's thin lips were lightly hooked, and the clouds were light and light, "The old man is old, even if he whips, it won't hurt much, don't worry." ”

The real development and growth of the Huo family is all due to the glory of grandpa's lifelong exploits, so although the old man is eighty years old, he is still the unshakable authority of the Huo family.

Every year, as long as the old man comes back for the New Year, no matter how busy and far the children and grandchildren of the Huo family are, they all have to put down all their work and come back to reunite, but he, the eldest son and eldest grandson, ran out on vacation on the eve of the Spring Festival, and he didn't come back until now - and he didn't go home as soon as he came back, and he had to ask three times and four times to return home.

Huo Lingxiao was mentally prepared for this.

Stepping into the living room, he was greeted everywhere: "Big brother, you're back!" ”

"Happy New Year, big brother!"

The people who call him eldest brother are all cousins, cousins, aunts and cousins of the same generation, although they are all younger than him, but many of them have already married and their children can play soy sauce.

"Ling Xiao, you're back!"

"Ling Xiao, Happy New Year!"

On the mahjong table, aunts, brothers and daughters-in-law all looked at him to say hello, and some people joked: "Ling Xiao is getting more and more handsome!" The girls outside are going to be fascinated, right? ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone laughed and echoed: "That's!" In a saying circulating on the Internet, big brother is the hormone of walking! ”

Huo Lingxiao, dressed in a black windbreaker, has a heroic posture, his aura is as strong and intimidating as ever, his resolute and deep face lines are clear, his tall nose bridge is elegant and stylish, his beautiful and resolute thin lips are slightly hooked, as if he is not smiling, even his short black and thick hair is not messy, and the whole person is handsome and flawless.

"Happy New Year!" Hearing the jokes and praises of his family, the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened slightly, and he responded generously as he walked through the living room to the inner hall, "You guys play first, I'll give out red envelopes later." ”

"Yo! Every year, the big brother's red envelope is the most weighty! The whole room cheered and shouted for joy.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the outer hall, the inner hall is quiet and seems to be isolated from the world.

Huo Lingxiao saw that the old man didn't care about himself at all, the smile on his face was instantly retracted, and he stood beside the old man with neither humility nor arrogance in respect and respect, and said in a low voice: "Grandpa, I wish you good health, and longevity is better than Nanshan." ”

"Humph!" The old man still didn't look back, just snorted coldly, and the old voice was arrogant without anger, "I thought you were tired of seeing my old bones, and I wish I would return to heaven soon!" ”

Huo Lingxiao lowered his neck slightly, "Ling Xiao doesn't dare, grandpa wronged me for what he said." ”

"Wronged?" The old man's face was gloomy, and he finally threw away the chess pieces, turned to look at him, picked up the sunken wooden crutches leaning on the table with one hand, walked up to him and unceremoniously nodded at his shoulder socket with the crutches, "Then tell me, where have you been to the wild for the New Year?" I only came back on the fourth day of junior high school! Why don't you wait for me to leave and come back?! ”

The old man was eighty years old, but he was full of anger when he scolded, which caused dozens of people inside and outside to be stunned, and he stopped his movements and turned back nervously towards the inner hall.

Huo Lingxiao was still respectful and calm, and explained: "Grandpa, haven't you always been looking forward to me getting married as soon as possible, looking forward to holding my great-grandson, I went to chase your granddaughter-in-law, and your great-grandson is more than four years old, talented and generous, you will definitely like it when you see it." ”

How could the old man not know about this matter, but he didn't expect Huo Lingxiao to explain it so frankly.

Immediately, the old man's gray eyebrows raised, "Really?" And what about the people you're chasing? Why didn't you bring any of them back? ”

"This ...... Speaking of which, I also regret that they are not welcome at home, and I am afraid that bringing them back will upset everyone and ruin the atmosphere of the New Year. ”

"Humph! Knowing that your family is not welcome, you are still openly chasing after it, it seems that you are going to do the right thing with your family! ”

Huo Lingxiao's eyes froze, and the respectful look on his face instantly condensed, and even his eyebrows were unconsciously twisted.

He had always thought that even if his parents didn't accept Fang Ruoning, his grandfather should accept it. After all, grandma is not from a famous family, but she is still loved by her grandfather for a lifetime, and he thinks that the old man who came from a difficult era does not have a strong concept of family in his heart. He also thought about taking Fang Ruoning to meet his grandfather, planning to "buy" his grandfather first, and the family naturally had nothing to say - just because of Fang Ruoning's resistance, the matter was over.

Now he understands that his grandfather does not approve of it either.

In the continuous silence, Huo Lingxiao's sharp eyes looked at his father, and he suddenly understood in his heart.

It seems that in the past few days since the old man came back, the family has told his grandfather about Ruoning's situation, and it is very likely to distort the facts and add fuel to the vinegar and smear Ruoning.

How terrible the preconceived notions were, he naturally understood in his heart.

In the outer hall, Mrs. Huo felt the tense atmosphere inside, and she was so anxious that she turned around, "Hey...... Will the old man do it again? The children are so old, it won't look good if they are beaten again. ”

Others comforted: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, Ling Xiao will not have a conflict with the old man, and he knows it in his heart for the New Year!" ”

Mrs. Huo is not so optimistic, this eldest son is stubborn and can't pull back ten cows, especially when he meets that woman, he is even more determined not to look back. It's really noisy, where does it matter if it's a big New Year.

In the inner hall, Huo Lingxiao was expressionless for a while before he said, "You haven't seen her, so it's too arbitrary to make a decision like this." ”

"Ling Xiao!" Huo Zhengzhao's face turned pale, and he shouted loudly, "How did you talk to grandpa?!" ”

Old Lady Huo also raised her eyebrows, stared at the most proud eldest grandson, and laughed angrily: "Okay!" Then you bring her back tomorrow, and I'll see you!" ”

I was taken aback inside and out, I didn't expect the old lady to be willing to see Fang Ruoning!

However, Huo Lingxiao said calmly and calmly: "Not tomorrow, she has something to do recently, and it is inconvenient." ”

What the?

Inside and out, he was surprised again, everyone looked at each other, and he couldn't believe that the old man took the initiative to let go and said that he had met the other party, but he was rejected by Huo Lingxiao again!

Old Lady Huo's face also became sarcastic, her hands pressed on the cane and moved slightly, and she leaned her neck to look at her eldest grandson: "You mean, she has something inconvenient, and I have to take the initiative to see her as an old man, don't you?" ”

The tone of the old man's voice, everyone else heard it, a precursor to an explosion!

Huo Lingxiao's temperament didn't like to explain too much, knowing that his grandfather had misunderstood, and this misunderstanding was very serious, he had to soften his tone: "Grandpa, you are an elder, of course she should visit first." It's just that she's really inconvenient lately, and she's sick, and when she recovers, I'll take her to see you. ”

"Huh, excuses, huh? It's good to be on vacation abroad, why do you get sick as soon as you return home? I heard that you are so attentive to others, but they just don't appreciate it, relying on the children and grandchildren of my Huo family, the shelf is very high! The old lady was ridiculing between the lines, thinking that this was a girl who didn't know how to be polite and had no tutor.

Huo Lingxiao's face became cold, and he defended in vain, "Grandpa, it's not like this, she's not this kind of woman, there was some misunderstanding between me and her, but now the misunderstanding has ......."

Scold!

The old man still smiled disdainfully, sat back, and said lightly: "Okay, no matter what kind of woman she is, and no matter what happened between you in the past, this person is not suitable for you, nor is it suitable for our Huo family." The child brought it back early, gave the woman a sum of money, and it was broken! ”

After speaking, the old man squinted coldly, looked at him and said hatefully: "You are also the eldest grandson of the Huo family, you don't want to please a woman with dignity and face, and you can't please others, and you are not afraid of jokes when you spread it!" Not to mention her family background for the time being, nor what means she used to give birth to the children and grandchildren of the Huo family, just this character, family education and cultivation are far inferior to entering the door of my Huo family! ”

On the way back, Huo Lingxiao had expectations in his heart, thinking that his grandfather was a reasonable person, and that his grandfather would definitely support his choice and would like Ruoning.

He even wondered in his heart how to tell her the good news after returning to the ward at night, so that the relationship between the two gradually eased would add another fire, but he never thought that he would not be given a chance to speak at all, and the old man listened to the one-sided words of his family and preconceived the sentence of "death penalty".

His heart was cold, and he stood there upright, proud and indifferent.

The old man's eyes were like torches, staring at him gloomily and angrily, under the huge oppression, he was silent for a long time, his stiff body moved slightly, he took a deep breath secretly, he lifted his hand and put it in the pocket of his trousers, his clear eyes raised slightly, looked at the authority of the Huo family in front of him, and was not afraid at all: "Grandpa, if I have to get married and start a family in this life, it will be this woman." You don't agree, and you won't change that fact. ”

When the words fell, his tall body bent slightly, bowed, and his tone was even deeper: "It seems that my coming back today will only make you unhappy, so I'll leave it." ”

He turned around, and before he could get out of the inner hall, suddenly there was a gust of wind and rain behind him, and then, with a "bang", there was a heavy pain in the right shoulder blade, and then the sound of a sinking wooden cane falling to the ground!

His back, straight as steel, shook, and he froze, an instinctive muffled grunt in his chest.

"Ling Xiao!" Mrs. Huo was frightened, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly pounced!

"Big brother!" Huo Lingyuan, who was standing quietly on the side, quietly watching the development of the situation, also rushed up with the fastest reading.

Old lady Huo was angry, and her voice was full of anger and scolded like thunder: "It's amazing! The wings are stiff, aren't they? Dare to yell against me! At this point, that woman is not worthy of being called the daughter-in-law of the Huo family! Before you get married, you have taken away your heart, so that you don't even pay attention to your elders! ”

Since even the surface peace was torn, Huo Lingxiao had nothing to worry about, and said coldly: "You have already decided that she is a bad girl, it is useless for me to say anything." In fact, she never seduced my heart, it was I who refused to let go. ”

"What about the kids? How the hell did she give birth to your baby? If you weren't scheming and calculating, would you be able to get hit? Can she lead you by the nose? ”

After all, the old lady is old, her face is flushed when she roars, and she can't breathe, and a room full of people huddle around, one wave to persuade this side, another wave to persuade that.

"Ling Xiao, grandpa is old, don't be like this, if you get angry, you won't regret it?"

"Yes, big brother! Grandpa is old, you just take a soft one, it's rare to have a reunion today, let's have a good meal first. ”

On the other side, the old lady's children also stroked his chest and comforted him urgently: "Dad, don't be angry!" Young people, there will always be times when you fall into the whirlpool of feelings, I believe Ling Xiao will figure it out after a while, and it is a big deal to be angry and healthy. ”

Huo Lingyuan stood aside, looking left and right, as for how Fang Ruoning was pregnant with his brother's child, and the current situation, only he knew about the Huo family.

At this point, there is no solution to the dilemma unless the cause and effect of the whole thing are clearly explained.

After hesitating, he stepped forward, "Grandpa, this matter—"

"Ling Yuan!" However, before he could tell the truth, he was stopped by Huo Lingxiao.

"Big brother!" Huo Lingyuan turned his head in confusion, his face was full of gloom, he didn't understand why the eldest brother still refused to explain it clearly-he would rather be stiff like this, and would rather be misunderstood by everyone.

Huo Lingxiao's face was gloomy and unchanged, his eyes were condensed and cold, Huo Lingyuan looked at it, naturally he couldn't help it, and turned around and walked away angrily.

A bunch of people looked at each other, confused, and didn't understand what dumb riddles the brothers were playing.

"Ling Yuan, what were you going to say just now? Do you know something? Of course, Mrs. Huo didn't want her son to fall out of favor in front of the old lady, and was eager to resolve this conflict, so she hurriedly walked to her younger son and asked, "Are you ...... about that woman?"

Huo Lingyuan's brain was not stupid, and he knew the reason why his eldest brother refused to tell the truth.

Even if Fang Ruoning loves his childhood sweetheart deeply and is obsessed with it, so he designed that play, but in the end, that incident is disgraceful, and once it spreads, people will know that the eldest grandson of the dignified Huo family has been designed to be forced, so what is the face of the Huo family?

At that time, I am afraid that no one will be moved by Fang Ruoning's affection and righteousness, but will hate her more and more. After all, her affection and righteousness have nothing to do with the Huo family, but her behavior discredited the Huo family.

Thinking about this question, Huo Lingyuan didn't dare to say more, and in the face of Mrs. Huo's inquiry, his eyes just dodged and perfunctory: "I don't know what...... I just think that it's rare for a big brother to meet a woman he likes, not to mention that he has children, and a family reunion is naturally the best ending. ”