Chapter 347 The Matter of Staying Overnight

Chapter 347 The Matter of Staying Overnight

Just as she met Huo Sinian, Jiang Ruan sent her a message.

Jiang Ruan doesn't have many friends. Although she hasn't known Lin Tan for long, she has feelings for her, which is why she sent her New Year's greetings.

"Mommy." Sui Sui kept looking outside while watching the Spring Festival Gala with her.

Jiang Ruan: "Hmm?"

"What do you think Dad and Grandpa were talking about outside?" Sui Sui looked thoughtful. When Huo Zhizhou wasn't around, he always called him Dad.

Jiang Ruan followed his gaze and saw Huo Zhizhou and Li Zhishen chatting in the darkness outside, but because they were quite far apart, she couldn't hear what they were saying.

"Want to know?" Tang Bai suddenly leaned closer.

Sui Sui: "?"

Jiang Ruan: "?"

The two said in unison, "Weren't you setting off fireworks with Mo Mo/Uncle Mo Mo?"

“Mo Mo wanted to leave alone and told me not to disturb him.” Tang Bai sat down next to them, glancing at Huo Zhizhou out of the corner of his eye, and continued, “Do you want to know what they’re talking about?”

"You know?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"I know a little bit of lip reading." Tang Bai could finally show off.

Jiang Ruan raised her eyebrows slightly.

She had heard of lip reading, but this was the first time she had seen it in real life.

"Really?" Sui Sui's eyes lit up. "What are they talking about?"

Tang Bai immediately focused.

Jiang Ruan and Sui Sui were both waiting patiently.

A minute passed.

Two minutes passed.

...

Five minutes passed.

Jiang Ruan's expectations were dashed, and she bluntly asked, "Are you capable?"

"It'll definitely work." Tang Bai coughed lightly, glancing at one of the remote controls. "But it's nighttime outside, and the light isn't enough. Why don't you turn on all the outside lights?"

Jiang Ruan: "..."

Sui Sui: "..."

The two ignored him and decisively turned their attention to the Spring Festival Gala.

The two people outside had no idea that Tang Bai was studying their conversation. Looking at the tall and handsome young man standing next to him, Li Zhishen couldn't help but ask, "Didn't Huo Cheng and the others inquire about the property you gave to Ruan Ruan in the divorce settlement?"

Such a large sum of money was something Huo Cheng couldn't possibly be indifferent to, given his personality.

Aside from the money that arrived quickly, the real estate transactions took a long time to complete.

"What do my things have to do with them?" Huo Zhizhou said nonchalantly, retorting, "Did you need Mr. Li's permission to give Mom things back then?"

Li Zhishen: "..."

A hint of amusement flashed across Huo Zhizhou's dark eyes: "Really?"

"How could that be?" Li Zhishen would never admit defeat in front of an unqualified son-in-law.

"I've heard some things about what happened between you and Mom." Huo Zhizhou was truly unafraid of offending people. "If it were me, I would definitely be able to stay with Ruan Ruan until the end."

Li Zhishen: "You don't know anything."

Huo Zhizhou: "I understand Ruan Ruan."

Li Zhishen: "..."

Li Zhishen wanted to kill him!

“You could have kept your relationship a secret from them and announced it after everything was settled.” Huo Zhizhou knew what was most important to him. “At that time, even if someone wanted to say something, you would have the absolute strength to fight back.”

Li Zhishen remained silent.

From an outsider's perspective, knowing the outcome, it's perfectly acceptable to say these things calmly.

But at the time, they didn't know which path was better, so they could only let their elders see their determination to be together and their own value.

result.

I lost the bet.

"You haven't experienced it, you don't understand."

“I haven’t experienced it.” Huo Zhizhou’s personality is completely opposite to his. “But I know that planning only one path is risky. Everything needs to be planned.”

He wasn't lucky to get so many shares from Huo Cheng.

Every step of the plan is strictly controlled based on people's hearts and the company's direction.

Otherwise, Huo Cheng would still hold the shares and the power of the Huo Group CEO, and besides Huo Sinian, he would most likely be threatened and controlled in various ways.

Li Zhishen looked at him with a more probing gaze: "With you like this, it's hard for me to feel at ease letting Ruan Ruan stay with you."

Huo Zhizhou: "He who eats another's food is obligated to him, so I'll cook dinner."

Li Zhishen: "I still washed the dishes."

Huo Zhizhou reminded him, "It was washed in the dishwasher."

Li Zhishen: "I put it in there too."

Huo Zhizhou: "You only put the bowl in; Mom pressed the start button."

Li Zhishen couldn't argue with him, so he could only look at him with a sense of pressure from an elder: "Our family doesn't want a son-in-law as sharp-tongued as you."

"Did Mom agree to let you be registered on her household register?" Huo Zhizhou asked rhetorically.

Li Zhishen: "..."

Li Zhishen didn't want to say a single word to him.

She turned and walked inside, sitting down next to Jiang An, her eyes still cool. Jiang An noticed, but didn't pay attention or ask anything, and just watched the Spring Festival Gala with Jiang Ruan, Grandpa Qin, and the others.

"An'an," Li Zhishen couldn't help but say.

Jiang An gave him a look.

Li Zhishen started speaking ill of people: "Huo Zhizhou is not good. He is scheming and eloquent. Ruan Ruan will suffer a great loss if she is with him."

"Is being simple-minded and tongue-tied enough?" Jiang An retorted. "Besides, when did Ruan Ruan ever say she wanted to be with him?"

Li Zhishen: "I'm just worried."

Jiang Ruan: "Your worries are unnecessary."

Li Zhishen: "An'an."

Jiang Ruan: "Don't make a fuss."

Li Zhishen dared not say anything more.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Huo Zhizhou walk in and sit next to Sui Sui. Next to Sui Sui was Ruan Ruan. The three of them sat together, giving off a strong sense of a family of three.

Most importantly, why didn't Ruan Ruan scold him? Why didn't she say anything to him? Why didn't she kick him out?

They're both scumbags, so why does he get better treatment than me?

"Mommy." Sui Sui poked her finger.

Jiang Ruan looked away from the TV: "What's wrong?"

Sui Sui glanced at Huo Zhizhou and asked tentatively, "Can Uncle Huo stay tonight? I want to sleep with him."

"Mm." Jiang Ruan didn't have any demands on these things. "You are the little master of this house, and you can make your own decisions."

"Mommy is so good!" Sui Sui was very happy.

Huo Zhizhou's tense heart eased slightly.

Sui Sui smiled more than before, speaking to Huo Zhizhou with a touch of arrogance, and whispered to him, "I helped you fulfill your New Year's wish, don't you have anything to say to me?"

"You're allowed to call me 'Dad'," Huo Zhizhou teased him.

Sui Sui's youthful face carried a hint of liveliness.

Help him again! He's a dog!

Li Zhishen overheard their initial conversation, so when he saw that Jiang Ruan had agreed to let Huo Zhizhou stay, he also tried to shamelessly say, "An'an, Huo Zhizhou has already settled in, so what do you think..."

"No rooms available." Jiang An refused outright.

“Aren’t there still many unoccupied guest rooms?” Li Zhishen pretended not to understand. “I can make the beds myself.”

Jiang An showed no emotional reaction to him: "Whatever."

Li Zhishen immediately felt relieved.

Halfway through her smile, Jiang An added, "As long as you're not afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and being left stranded on the street."

Li Zhishen: "..."

Li Zhishen felt resentful.

Why can Huo Zhizhou do it, but he can't?

How did Huo Zhizhou manage to stay?

It seems that Sui Sui spoke up for him.

So, could he also...?

After glancing at Jiang Ruan, who seemed calm and collected, he decisively dismissed the idea. Needless to say, Ruan Ruan would definitely not let him stay here.