Phi-Fic Chapter 20 Your granddaughter-in-law is waiting for me to serve her.
Chapter 20 Your granddaughter-in-law is waiting for me to serve her.
"Hosley! You! You're simply..."
She saw her lips, noticeably swollen from being kissed, reflected in the vanity mirror of the luxury car.
Jiang Qin glared at the person next to her, her good temper completely gone.
Huo Sili's thin lips curved slightly, revealing a rare hint of nonchalance.
"What? Huh? I kissed my own wife. Was that a violation of the law or a family rule?"
To be honest, at this moment, looking at him like that, Jiang Qin really wanted to slap him.
But considering the serious matter of divorce, Jiang Qin held back.
I was in a rush this time, so I only brought my phone and nothing else.
She had planned to apply lipstick after breakfast to brighten her complexion, but things happened so suddenly that she didn't finish her breakfast. Naturally, she hadn't applied lipstick and didn't even have it with her. There was no way to salvage her swollen lips.
But then, the car stopped.
"Sir, Madam, we've arrived at the old house." Driver Uncle Yang's voice came through the car's intercom.
Jiang Qin quickly straightened her clothes, which had been wrinkled from being kissed earlier, and had no choice but to grit her teeth and get out of the car with her lips swollen from the kiss.
As soon as she got out of the car, Jiang Qin realized that Huo Sili's acting skills were truly superb.
This week, their relationship had been at its worst in four years. But at this moment, as she got out of the car, someone got out from the other side and took her hand so intimately.
They acted as if they were still enjoying their sweet time together a year ago.
Jiang Qin found it amusing, but when she glanced at Huo Sili's outstretched hand, the scenes from the car earlier flashed through her mind, and her cheeks instantly flushed.
Jiang Qin quickly shook off those images, and Huo Sili took her hand and walked towards a car next to them.
Old Mrs. Huo was helped out of the car by several servants.
The old lady glanced at Huo Sili and Jiang Qin's clasped hands, her loving face showing visible satisfaction. She smiled and nodded at them, "Come on, let's go inside."
The old lady walked in front, with Huo Sili holding Jiang Qin's hand and following behind.
At this moment, Yuan Lianqing, who was sending a message to Huo Cheng to complain, got out of the car. As soon as she got out, she turned around and saw the old housekeeper helping several people carry Huo Chishen down.
A hint of guilt flickered in Yuan Lianqing's eyes. She took two steps forward to Huo Chishen's side. Huo Chishen, sitting in his wheelchair, looked up at Yuan Lianqing and greeted her with a gentle smile, "Mom."
Yuan Lianqing's eyes instantly welled up with tears and reddened. She let out a sound of surprise, then gestured for the servant behind her who was about to push Huo Chishen away.
"You don't need to push, I'll push it."
Yuan Lianqing walked behind Huo Chishen, and in just two seconds, the smile on Huo Chishen's lips vanished, and the tenderness in his eyes disappeared completely.
When the group entered the main restaurant, several servants were busy serving the food.
The old lady's accident happened suddenly in the morning, which was the time when the family usually ate breakfast at the old house. The housekeeper naturally guessed this on the way and instructed the kitchen to prepare breakfast at that time.
After the group entered the house, Old Mrs. Huo looked back and said kindly, "Alright, you must all be hungry. Wash your hands and eat something."
Just as Jiang Qin was about to respond, Huo Sili hummed in agreement and led her to the restroom.
As she turned around, Jiang Qin couldn't help but twitch her lips, which were about to smile.
Huo Chishen, who was being pushed in by Yuan Lianqing from behind, happened to see this, and a fleeting emotion flashed in his eyes.
"Young Master." A maid brought over a glass hand basin, knelt on one knee, and presented the basin to Huo Chishen.
Huo Chishen quickly regained his gentle demeanor, smiled and greeted the person, and placed his hand in.
As soon as she entered the washroom, Jiang Qin flung Huo Sili's hand away and walked towards the sink.
As she pressed the hand sanitizer and was about to lather it up, she caught a glimpse of a tall figure reflected in the half-length mirror behind her.
As she looked up, the man wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Jiang Qin's eyelids twitched. She wanted to say something, but then she remembered that this was an old house, and the bathroom was on the first floor with the door open. If she spoke even slightly, people outside would definitely hear.
He ultimately held back and turned to continue.
Huo Sili looked down at the person in his arms, reached out, and suddenly touched the back of Jiang Qin's hand, taking away the bubble.
Jiang Qin: "!??"
Okay, it's the old house, she'll endure it.
……
"Qinqin, isn't this your favorite porridge? I specially asked Xiao Zhou to instruct the kitchen to make it for you, why haven't you eaten it?"
In the restaurant, Grandma Huo noticed that Jiang Qin looked at the casserole containing porridge several times but never ladled any out. She asked Jiang Qin in confusion.
Jiang Qin looked a little embarrassed for a moment, and was struggling with how to say it when Huo Sili took the bowl that Jiang Qin was using to eat porridge.
He filled Jiang Qin's bowl to the brim, saying, "Your granddaughter-in-law is waiting for me to serve her this."
Grandma Huo glanced at Huo Sili, then at her granddaughter-in-law, and nodded in satisfaction.
After resting for a while after the meal, the housekeeper received a call saying that another batch of new clothes that had been ordered for the old lady was on its way and was expected to arrive in the afternoon. The original plan to start choosing clothes this morning was postponed to the afternoon.
Horstley happened to have an emergency international conference to attend and needed to return to his residence.
Thinking that she had to act like a loving couple in front of the old lady, Jiang Qin got on the shuttle bus when it arrived.
Just as the car was about to start, the butler rushed over, "Second Young Madam! The Old Madam wants to speak with you! Please come with me!"
Jiang Qin paused slightly. Beside her, Huo Sili, who was communicating with his foreign subordinate in German, glanced past Jiang Qin at the butler.
His gaze returned to the woman who had been sitting next to him, who had gotten out of the car.
Grandma, you were looking for me?
The elevator stopped on the third floor of the main building. As soon as the door opened, before the butler who was leading the way could say anything, Jiang Qin saw Old Mrs. Huo, Qiu Huilan, sitting on the sofa with a clearly conflicted expression.
Upon hearing this, the old lady stood up with a smile, but her expression still seemed somewhat unnatural.
Jiang Qin's heart skipped a beat, and she had a vague sense of foreboding.
Qiu Huilan got up from the leather sofa, took her hand in her wrinkled hands, and her usually kind face showed a complicated expression.
"Qinqin, Grandma wants to know, have you and Sili had any disagreements lately? I heard from Wang Ma that he's been frequently... eating at different times than you lately?"