Chapter 197 That person... I think her name is Lvlv?

The guard on duty recognized Li Guoliang, the deputy division commander. He saw his face through the car window, quickly came over to salute, and opened the gate to the compound.

Before Li Guoliang could even step on the gas, the door opened and Song Wanying seized the opportunity to rush inside.

The guard quickly grabbed her arm, gave Li Guoliang an apologetic smile, and pulled Song Wanying aside.

Song Wanying flailed her arms forward, saying, "Let me in. I'm looking for my niece, Liu Cuicui, who is the niece-in-law of your Chief Huo. I'm her aunt."

"Comrade Song, as I told you, Deputy Battalion Commander Huo's wife said that she is busy at home and has no time to receive you. Please go back."

Upon hearing this, Li Sisi, who was dozing off in the car, suddenly became excited, as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

"Dad, Dad, stop the car, stop the car now!"

"What's wrong?" Li Guoliang frowned, looking puzzled.

"Put the car out first, and I'll explain the rest to you and Mom when we get home."

Li Guoliang could confidently assure everyone about his daughter's personality.

He immediately stopped the car and, still worried, reminded her, "Don't go far at night."

"Don't worry, Dad, I'm right at the gate of the compound."

At the entrance of the compound?

That guy... I think his name is Lvlv?

Now, Li Guoliang was even more relieved.

"Hey, hey, hey—" Li Sisi returned just in time. "Don't rush, don't rush, I know this person."

Li Sisi pushed the guard aside: "Are you Liu Cuicui's aunt? What do you want with her?"

The guard muttered under his breath, "Not very familiar?"

Song Wanying looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared with suspicion: "Who are you?"

“Me? Liu Cuicui said I’m her friend.” Li Sisi’s little brain suddenly had a bright idea.

"friend?"

"Are you sure you need something? If not, it's freezing cold at night, I'm not going to stay here with you in the cold wind."

As if in response to Li Sisi's words, snowflakes suddenly fell, landing on her face and causing the fine hairs on her cheeks to tremble.

In this weather, if she stayed out outside all night, wouldn't she freeze to death on the street?

"I am Cui Cui's aunt. I...I...I've run out of money, so I'm asking Cui Cui to let me stay for two nights."

A poor relative who's just trying to freeload?

Li Sisi was amused. If it were anything else, she might not have cared, but for this reason, she had to intervene.

"Come in with me."

The guard hesitated, saying, "Comrade Li, this was specifically instructed by Deputy Battalion Commander Huo's wife."

"Don't worry, just blame it on me if you ask. If anyone's causing you trouble, tell them to go talk to my dad."

With this assurance, the guard felt relieved: "Comrade Song, come over and register."

The Huo family had quite a few people on New Year's Eve.

All five daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren have returned.

As soon as they entered the house, they began to openly and subtly mock Liu Cuicui, whose face turned ashen.

When it was time to cook, they said it was for her own good, that pregnant women shouldn't sit for long periods and should move around, but in reality they took away the easy tasks, chatting and laughing with her while they made dumplings outside, leaving her to go to the kitchen by herself to pick, chop, and cook the vegetables.

These two dishes may seem like a random pair of dishes, but they are actually quite complex.

Fish and shrimp... all difficult things to handle.

Liu Cuicui was all alone, with a few little kids who would occasionally come into the kitchen and cause trouble. It took her an hour to finish preparing the ingredients.

If Huo Jun hadn't repeatedly reminded her, Liu Cuicui would have already exploded.

"It's been so long, how come you can't even cook a decent dish?" Huo Pandi complained.

“If you’re so good, then you cook it,” Liu Cuicui retorted, unable to contain herself any longer.

Huo Pan stared blankly for a moment, then frowned and said with disdain, "As expected, you have no manners. No wonder you could do something as shameful as being a 'deserted educated youth'."

It's true, Liu Cuicui was furious but had nowhere to vent her anger, so she chopped the cutting board loudly.

Huo Pan glanced at it and thought to himself, "That's all the ability he has."

But she hadn't forgotten why she came here.

"If it were me, I would also choose Sisi. She comes from a prestigious family, is well-mannered, and is also very good-looking."

Liu Cuicui glared at him with murderous eyes.

"What's the use of glaring at me? If it weren't for your belly being full of babies, do you really think you could compete with Xixi? Whether a man loves you or not, no matter how beautifully he says it, it's useless. He has to spend real money on you."

Liu Cuicui suddenly felt better, and her eyebrows and eyes showed a smug and boastful air.

"You're talking about me, aren't you? Brother Huo loves me so much, he gives me a stipend every month."

Huo Pandi sneered: "Just that one ten-yuan note peeking out from between your fingers?"

Liu Cuicui was about to retort, but that was before. In an instant, her smug expression froze.

"The jade jewelry set that Huo Jun bought for Qianqian cost a thousand yuan. What's this compared to that? It's like giving money to a beggar."

"What?!" Liu Cuicui dropped the knife in her hand with a loud clang.

"What's all the noise in the kitchen?" Huo Qing frowned, stood up, and walked over.

As soon as he moved his anchor, everyone else stood up.

When they reached the kitchen door, they saw Liu Cuicui with bloodshot eyes, straddling Huo Pandi, grabbing her collar, and shouting, "Say that again?"

Huo Pandi had heard the footsteps long ago, and tears welled up in her eyes instantly.

“Dad, I just gave Cui Cui a few words of advice, telling her not to think about Qian Qian and to live a good life with Jun. I didn’t expect her to think I was stirring up trouble, so she rushed over and tried to stab me with a knife.”

"Dad, save me!"

"Nonsense!" Huo Qing flicked his sleeve. "What are you all standing there for? Pull your wife away."

A roar jolted Liu Cuicui back to her senses, snapping her out of her daze.

When Huo Jun pulled her up, her arm trembled involuntarily.

As soon as she stood up, Huo Jun let go of her hand. Liu Cuicui hadn't recovered yet and almost collapsed due to her weak legs. Huo Jun quickly caught her, his voice filled with suppressed anger.

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