Chapter 356
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"Only half?" Grandfather Huo frowned and took the bank notice. He looked down and read it several times. "Are you sure it was auctioned off at the best price?"
"… A professional auction house. I personally commissioned it. If they dare to interfere, they can forget about doing business in the country." Huo Shaoheng sat back on the sofa and rested one arm on the back of the sofa, looking very relaxed.
Grandfather Huo was silent and looked at him a few more times.
"If you don't believe me, get someone to check the market price of these houses. Then you'll know if it's the best price. Also, it's only a day and it's a small auction. What else do you want? "Huo Shaoheng was very detailed and honest.
Where is the best price? It's all relative.
"A small auction? I don't think that's a good idea? " Grandfather Huo said slowly. "If not many people come, how can the auction get the best price?"
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "Ok, then I'll return the money and request the auction house to advertise it all over the country, or even the world. We'll auction it online so everyone in the world can bid. Is that okay? Isn't that the best price? But are you sure you want everyone to know what's going on with these houses? To know that your girlfriend became a billionaire in just a few decades? "
Grandfather Huo was about to agree when he looked up to see Huo Shaoheng's expressionless face. He paused and quickly understood. "Of course not. How can we auction it publicly?! "
"Yes. Since you're against public auctions, then this is the best price. " Huo Shaoheng stood up. "If you don't object, I'll transfer the money to the military account tomorrow."
Grandfather Huo had no choice but to return the bank notice to Huo Shaoheng. "What about the other half?"
"There are two ways. One is for Zhang Feng to give Zhang Baochen full authority over the remaining half of the assets, and we'll continue the auction."
"What about the other way?" Grandfather Huo obviously knew that the first way was not feasible.
If Zhang Feng was willing to sell, she would have given the authority to Zhang Baochen long ago.
Huo Shaoheng folded his hands. "The other way is for her to owe it and add a few more years to her sentence."
The wrinkles at the corners of Grandfather Huo's eyes deepened. He pursed his lips tightly. The wrinkles on both sides of his nose were like two deep ravines.
"Add a few more years? She wasn't young anymore. Would she be able to come out alive after a few more years? No! "Grandfather Huo finally objected.
"Then what do you suggest?" Huo Shaoheng bent down to pick up his coat from the sofa and put it on. "Why don't you go talk to Head Nurse Zhang and try to persuade her?"
But he couldn't meet Zhang Feng empty-handed …
Old Master Huo thought about it and sighed. "How about we do it this way? Shaoheng, return the rest of the money to her. After this is over, I'll ask her to return the money to you. "
"Are you sure?" Huo Shaoheng smirked. "It's not a small amount of money. What if I lend it out and can't get it back in the future? "
"No, she won't. She won't disobey my orders." Grandfather Huo assumed the posture of a general. "That's settled then. You pay it back first."
"No." Huo Shaoheng objected slowly, "Unless Head Nurse Zhang uses the remaining half of her assets as collateral, then I'll help her pay off her debt."
"What's the difference between using the remaining half of her assets as collateral and using it herself?!" Grandfather Huo finally lost his temper. "All these years, I've transferred all of your grandmother's funds to you without any change. Now you're not even willing to do me a favor …"
"Grandfather!" Huo Shaoheng's expression darkened. "You've finally spoken. I've been waiting for you to say something. "
"I …" Grandfather Huo's lips opened and closed. He wanted to say something, but found that no words would work.
"I've been thinking about how far you and Head Nurse Zhang will go before you'll stop." Huo Shaoheng shook his coat and put it on. "Do I really want people to laugh at me for saying that the grandson pays the bills for the grandfather's women?"
Grandfather Huo was fuming with anger. He punched the back of the sofa. "Nonsense! You make it sound so bad! What women?! Is Zhang Feng one of those cheap women who can't even be seen in public?! "
"In my eyes, she can't even be compared to those cheap women who can't even be seen in public." Huo Shaoheng raised his head. "Those women at least know their place. But Zhang Feng doesn't even know how to spell the word shame."
"How can you say that about her? If your grandmother heard the grandson she raised speak ill of her, she wouldn't be able to rest in peace. "Grandfather Huo almost pointed at Huo Shaoheng's nose and scolded him.
"I've only ever told the truth. You can't say it's evil just because the truth isn't nice." If Huo Shaoheng really wanted to argue, he would be as eloquent as Gu Nianzhi.
Plus, he'd kept these words in his heart for a long time. He had to say it now. "In this family, ever since grandmother fell ill, she became the mistress behind the scenes. After grandmother passed away 18 years ago, the Huo family changed their surname to Zhang. She pissed grandmother off. She used the Huo family's power to earn money, meddle with military supplies, and launder money. She can't clear her name of any of these crimes. "Huo Shaoheng crossed his arms. His expression was cold.
"I already said I wronged her first. What could she have done wrong?" Grandfather Huo had always been apologetic about this. If he hadn't gotten drunk that night, he wouldn't have had that one night with her.
Everything that happened afterward was all because of that night …
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "What do you mean? Because you were in the wrong first, she was an innocent girl from beginning to end. She didn't do anything wrong? Grandfather, you really treat her differently. You did make a mistake, but that doesn't change the fact that she was also in the wrong. Not only was she in the wrong, but she was also guilty. "
"Are you scolding your grandfather by saying that?" Grandfather Huo still tried to defend Zhang Feng. He pointed at his own nose and sneered. "If your grandfather isn't a good person, what good are you?!"
"I also regret it, but I can't choose my birth. Just like how I can't change the fact that you and my father are my family." Huo Shaoheng's words meant he was breaking ties with Grandfather Huo and Huo Guanchen.
Huo Guanchen stood at the door without saying a word.
Seeing the grandfather and granddaughter arguing in the room, he finally opened the door and walked in. He said sternly to Huo Shaoheng, "Shaoheng! How can you speak to Grandfather like that?! "
"Did I say something wrong? If Grandmother hadn't intentionally suppressed Zhang Feng when she was still alive, she would have exposed her affair with Grandfather long ago. Father knows about it too. " Huo Shaoheng glanced at Huo Guanchen and turned to the stunned Grandfather Huo. "Grandfather, did you think you could have kept this scandal a secret for so long with your methods? And to such an impeccable degree?! Did you think that if this scandal had been exposed back then, you would still be able to climb to the position of second-in-command of the Supreme Military Council? "
"You … You … What did you say?!" Grandfather Huo felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His entire body stiffened. "You said that your grandmother … your grandmother … knew … when she was alive … that … me and her …"
"Of course. If you don't believe me, you can ask Zhang Feng yourself. She knows best. " Huo Shaoheng tried his best to control himself and spoke slowly. "Ever since Grandmother was bedridden, Zhang Feng started to 'give the game away' in front of Grandmother. Do you know what it's like for a seriously ill woman to suddenly find out that the husband she loved all her life had cheated on her long ago and had an illegitimate child? "
Grandfather Huo was completely speechless.
His heart was greatly shaken. Tears welled up in his eyes uncontrollably.
His legs were so weak that he couldn't even stand properly. He could only lean against the back of the sofa for support.
He had always believed that he had never wronged his wife. Even though he had a one-night stand with Zhang Feng when he was drunk, he didn't like Zhang Feng at all. It was a mistake.
Later, he had feelings for Zhang Feng after his wife had passed away.
He didn't expect his wife to have known about all of this. It was understandable why she had added such a line in her will.
He kept replaying his wife's face in his mind. He thought about her every frown and smile. Even when she was so ill that she had a bad temper, he kept replaying it.
Of course he had loved his wife. They were each other's first love and had been together for more than 30 years. Their relationship had always been good. Until that year when she fell ill and Zhang Feng came between them …
"Zhang Feng didn't kill Grandmother herself, but her methods were a hundred times more despicable than doing it herself. Because she destroyed Grandmother's hope of survival, "Huo Shaoheng said word by word. He wanted to let the man in front of him know all the sadness, regret, pain and unbearability he had felt when his grandmother had passed away.
He should have known that he didn't deserve such deep love from a woman.
He should have spent the rest of his life repenting, not trying to marry the woman who had angered his wife to death.
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This was the first night watch. A reminder for the monthly votes and recommendation votes.
The second night watch was one in the afternoon.
PS: Thank you to "Huaixuan My" for tipping me yesterday. I owe this dear one an update. I'll write it down in my notebook. Muah!
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