Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 701 - 438 Huo Family vs Shen Family’s Two Elders, Awkward Laughter and Staring?_3

The elders listened and nodded repeatedly.

Turned out it was the parents of Huo Qinqi.

The old lady introduced them rather simply, just so they could get a general impression of the Huo Family before meeting them.

Before this, the Shen elders had never really inquired into Huo Qinqi’s familial background; they only knew his profession, yet never imagined that the family had accumulated generations of meritorious service, and his parents were even more impressive.

"No wonder their son is so outstanding, his parents are indeed formidable," remarked the Shen Family matriarch attentively, growing more convinced that the young man Huo Qinqi was particularly good.

Even the Shen patriarch found himself unable to help but think highly of the Huo Family upon hearing this. Such merits were truly earned through life-threatening efforts. Having experienced life and death situations himself and still willing to have his descendants serve the country, one couldn’t help but admire them.

Moreover, the Shen patriarch had no real prejudice against Huo Qinqi to begin with; it was just that previously he had been at odds with his own wife about it. After all, the young man was neither kin nor a close relation, so there was no need to always target him.

"I almost forgot, you’ve met Xiaohuo before, right?" The old lady said in high spirits, forgetting that the Shen elders had already met Huo Qinqi.

"We met at a wedding before and chatted for a bit. He even visited me during a hospital checkup last time. That child is genuinely nice," the Shen matriarch spoke highly of him.

"Tall, spirited-looking, and he’s quite patient with us old folks. Nowadays, young people don’t like staying with us, but at that wedding, he stayed with us for a long time....."

"If parents can raise such an outstanding son, I imagine they can’t be too shabby themselves."

And the Jiang Family matriarch almost treated Huo Qinqi as her own grandson. Hearing someone praise her "grandson" only delighted her all the more.

"Xiaohuo is really good, it’s just too bad, always being away has delayed his marriage. Otherwise, he would be even more perfect." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"For such an excellent child, finding a partner wouldn’t be a concern," the Shen matriarch felt increasingly positive about Huo Qinqi.

Because Mrs. Huo went out shopping with Fan Mingyu, there was only Huo Zheng in the living room at the moment. Hearing the laughter from outside, he frowned slightly and quickly sent a message to his wife.

"Target has arrived, come back quickly!"

After sending the text, the old lady had already led the Shen elders into the living room, and Huo Zheng almost reflexively stood up sharply, a professional habit. As he rose to his feet, his back was arrow-straight, his demeanor solemn and aloof—his military boots thudded against the floor, echoing.

This startled the Shen elders. They had only seen such a well-trained and disciplined bearing on television. But seeing it in person, coupled with the Jiang matriarch’s earlier enhancement, a sense of admiration naturally arose in them.

"Huo Zheng, let me introduce you," the old lady said with a smile, making introductions, "This is Wanwan’s maternal grandfather and grandmother, the Shen Family, and this is Huo Zheng."

"Hello, I have long admired you," the Shen patriarch extended his hand first.

Huo Zheng kept his face expressionless at the moment, but his heart was tumultuous...

According to age and seniority, he should address them as uncle or elder, but it felt so strange.

After everyone sat down, the Jiang matriarch went to make some calls, merely to ask Jiang Zhenhuan and Jiang Jinsang and others to come home earlier. As for Huo Zheng sitting with the Shen elders in the living room, they looked at one another. No one knew what to say, and for a time the atmosphere became extremely weird and awkward.

The Huo Family members watching on the side could only feel anxious. They heard that the Shen elders were staying here, so why rush to the Jiang Family only to engage in awkward smiles and staring contests?

After Huo Zheng deliberated for a long time, his first uttered sentence was, "Would you like some water?"

"Yes, water, water!" The Shen patriarch didn’t know what else to say to him. "This tea is quite good, huh."

"Yes." Huo Zheng nodded. He didn’t understand tea, and a forced shift in topic seemed too abrupt.

As a result...

They fell into another bout of difficult silence. Huo Zheng took a sip of water, hoping only that his wife would return soon.