Old Master Huo was so happy about the gift that Su Qingsang had just given him. The smile on his face grew brighter when he saw who it was.
"Yichen is here? Come here. "
"Uncle." Zhang Yichen walked up to Old Master Huo and said, "Uncle, long time no see. You're still so energetic. "
"I'm not as energetic as you." Old Master Huo looked Zhang Yichen up and down. He was in his thirties and had a steady aura about him.
The muscles and tall figure that he had trained in the army were clearly different from ordinary people.
"You. The last time your mother came, you didn't come with her. "
"They have their business to attend to. I won't join in the fun with them. "
As Zhang Yichen spoke, he saw the parrot and the person standing beside it.
His expression froze for a moment, and his eyes swept over Su Qingsang's face.
Huo Jinyao was standing next to Su Qingsang when she came in. He was taller than Su Qingsang, so he blocked most of her body.
When he stood in front of Huo Jinyao, he could see clearly.
"Jinyao, this is …"
He already had an answer in his heart, but he couldn't help but ask again.
"Uncle, this is your niece's wife. Su Qingsang. Qingsang, this is the uncle I told you about. He was Zhang Yichen, the youngest son of her great-aunt. Don't be fooled by his young age, he's already a senior colonel. "
"Hello, Uncle." The smile on Su Qingsang's face was a little stiff. She had never thought that she would run into Zhang Yichen again at the Huo Mansion, right after meeting him in the afternoon.
What was even more unexpected was that he was Huo Jinyao's uncle.
Thinking of what he had done to her in the afternoon, which had almost been flirting with her, Su Qingsang suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
"Hello." After the initial shock, Zhang Yichen quickly composed himself and reached out his hand to Su Qingsang, as if he were seeing her for the first time.
"Hello."
Both Old Master Huo and Huo Jinyao were there, so Su Qingsang had to shake his hand.
His palms were larger than Huo Jinyao's, and his palms seemed to be rough. Su Qingsang only held it for less than a second before quickly retracting her hand.
Zhang Yichen glanced at her again because of her movement. "I didn't come to Jinyao's wedding. I came in a hurry today. He didn't prepare a greeting gift. My apologies. "
"Uncle is too polite. We're all family, so we don't mind these empty formalities. "
He was such a young man, but he had to call him uncle. In terms of seniority, he was superior to her. Su Qingsang felt a little uncomfortable thinking about what Huo Jinyao had done in the afternoon.
But one thing was clear. The other party was a soldier, so he was probably on a mission in the afternoon that he couldn't let her know.
Thinking of that, the unhappiness and fear in Su Qingsang's heart dissipated a lot.
"Yes. I'll make up for it next time. "
Zhang Yichen looked at Su Qingsang's eyes. From this angle, he could only see her slightly puckered lips.
Thinking about the two of them being so close to each other in the afternoon, he felt his throat tighten.
He looked at the parrot and then at Old Master Huo. "Uncle, you haven't told me what you were laughing about."
"Here. Well … "Old Master Huo recalled the situation just now. A faint smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
"Qingsang is filial to me and bought a parrot to keep me company. We're trying to make it talk. "
The parrot didn't know what was going on. After Zhang Yichen came in, it stopped talking again.
However, Old Master Huo didn't have time to talk to the parrot. He asked Uncle Cheng to take the parrot away, then waved at Zhang Yichen, signaling him to sit down next to him.
He liked this nephew very much. Although Zhang Yichen had been in the army most of the time, he would come to see him whenever he was in Rong City.
"I heard from your mother that you've been promoted to senior colonel. I haven't congratulated you yet. There aren't many senior colonels as young as you. "
"There aren't many, but it's not like there aren't any. Besides, they have to respect my father, so it's not a big deal. "
"You don't need to be humble. No matter how much they respect your father, they still need you to make contributions. You can only be promoted if you make contributions. "
Zhang Yichen smiled and didn't refute.
Su Qingsang looked at Zhang Yichen and thought of the two times he had acted bravely for a just cause. She also thought of the fact that he was a soldier, so the unhappiness in the afternoon was gone.
At dinner, Old Master Huo asked Zhang Yichen to sit next to him. Huo Jinyao sat down between Zhang Yichen and Su Qingsang.
Huo Jinyao seemed to be close to Zhang Yichen. From time to time, Su Qingsang saw Huo Jinyao lean over to talk to Zhang Yichen. They talked about things that happened in the past.
When Aunt Zhou brought the soup to the table, Huo Jinyao habitually filled a bowl and put it in front of Su Qingsang.
"This soup is very nourishing. Aunt Zhou made it especially for you. You should drink more."
Liu Tongjia and Huo Mingguang were already numb to the fact that the two of them would show off their affection whenever they were having dinner.
Liu Tongjia's mouth twitched a little. Why was this soup specially made for Su Qingsang?
Aunt Zhou had made it because she hadn't been in good spirits these days. Liu Tongjia moved her lips. She wanted to say something, but she chose to stay silent when she saw Zhang Yichen.
Huo Mingguang didn't say anything either. After all, they were both tired of seeing this scene.
Zhang Yichen was the only one who had never seen it before. He sat next to Huo Jinyao and watched him fill Su Qingsang's bowl with soup and put food in her bowl.
This was the Huo Jinyao he had never seen before, and this was the Su Qingsang he had never seen before.
He remembered the cunning look on Su Qingsang's face when she faced the blackmailer's family in the hospital. He remembered the mischievous tone she used to ask him if he was being blackmailed again when he sent the family to the hospital.
And this afternoon, she was clearly scared but tried to stay calm. She looked at him with a guarded expression.
His heart beat faster uncontrollably. He lowered his head and focused on the food in front of him.
He clearly knew that she was his niece-in-law, but in those few short meetings, he could not get her image out of his mind.
"Yichen, how long can you stay in Rong City this time?"
Old Master Huo's voice brought Zhang Yichen back to his senses.
"Three days."
"Then stay at home." Old Master Huo had spoken. Zhang Yichen wanted to refuse, but he saw Su Qingsang put food in Huo Jinyao's bowl with her chopsticks. Surprisingly, he didn't object.
Old Master Huo was very happy. He asked Uncle Cheng to clean up the room.
…
Su Qingsang took a shower and found that Huo Jinyao hadn't returned to his room. She called Huo Jinyao and found that he didn't answer. She looked at the time, put on her coat and went downstairs.
After asking Uncle Cheng, Su Qingsang finally found Huo Jinyao in the Huo Family's gym.
When Su Qingsang walked to the door, she heard sounds coming from inside.
The Huo Family's gym was very large. Half of it was filled with all kinds of fitness equipment. The other half was covered with thick mats. It looked like it was for yoga.
Su Qingsang pushed the door open and saw Huo Jinyao and Zhang Yichen fighting in the open space that she thought was for yoga.
It could be seen that the two of them were just exchanging pointers, and not really fighting.
Zhang Yichen was good at martial arts, and so was Huo Jinyao. The two of them fought back and forth for quite a while.
However, Zhang Yichen suddenly started to attack Huo Jinyao with his halberd. He changed his style, and Huo Jinyao changed his style.
Su Qingsang didn't know how to fight, but she could see that Zhang Yichen was better than Huo Jinyao.
Huo Jinyao held on for a long time, but in the end, he was knocked to the ground.
When his body was pressed to the ground by Zhang Yichen, he gasped and said, "Are you serious?"
"I'm not good at martial arts." Zhang Yichen stood up and reached out a hand to Huo Jinyao to help him up. "You haven't been training lately, have you?"
"Yes." Huo Jinyao didn't deny it. "I have a lot of things to do in the company. I can't be like you, training in the military camp every day. How can I be compared? "
He stood up, panted, and punched Zhang Yichen's chest. "Damn you. How could you hit me so hard? It hurts like hell. "
He felt that Zhang Yichen wasn't fighting with all his strength like before.
He was about to ask why. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Qingsang coming. He immediately became alert.
"Wife." He quickly walked up to Su Qingsang, grabbed her hand, and said, "You see, I've gone too far. It hurts like hell. "
Su Qingsang gave Zhang Yichen a discreet glance. Then, she looked at Huo Jinyao with concern.
"Where are you hurt?"
"Here, here, and here."
Huo Jinyao didn't think it was embarrassing to act pitiful in front of his wife. He pointed at several places on his body.
Su Qingsang was about to lift up Huo Jinyao's shirt to check, but she stopped when she saw Zhang Yichen walking over.
"Go back to the room. I'll help you apply some ointment."
"Okay." Huo Jinyao was satisfied to see Su Qingsang's concern. He didn't care that Zhang Yichen was still there. He leaned over and kissed Su Qingsang on the cheek.
In the past, Huo Jinyao had shown affection in front of others, but Su Qingsang felt uncomfortable when Zhang Yichen saw it.
"Let's go. You don't want to apply the ointment, do you? "
"Yes, of course." Huo Jinyao turned around and waved at Zhang Yichen. "Uncle, let's fight again next time."
Su Qingsang nodded at Zhang Yichen as a greeting, then left with Huo Jinyao.
Zhang Yichen stood there motionlessly. A light fragrance floated in the air. It was Su Qingsang's scent.
He saw that Su Qingsang had obviously just taken a shower. The ends of her hair were slightly wet, and there was a light fragrance of shower gel on her body.
Even though she had left, the smell still lingered in the air. It gently surrounded him.
Zhang Yichen stood there motionlessly. He had grown up in a military camp.
Since he was a child, there were no other women around him except for his mother and sister. Those who went on missions with the army didn't count.
Most of the women in the military camp were less feminine and more masculine.
He didn't have much contact with women like Su Qingsang, but he didn't expect that they would become like this.
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