The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 1208 - 1177: Origin

Old Master Tang nodded and said, "Yes, everything is going quite well, similar to your family’s situation. Not everyone can stay in Yanjing. Going out to experience the world is also for taking a step further in the future. Currently, I am most satisfied with Xiao Si. I had given up on him before, but I never expected that after those absurd incidents, he would drastically reform himself, get married, have children, and his business is thriving. With Xiao Si, I don’t have to worry about the younger generation in the family getting involved in corruption over money."

"That’s true," Old Master Huo said, "who would spend outside money when there’s more than enough at home!"

Thinking about his son’s Peach Blossom Evil, Old Master Tang said, "Luckily, Yingjie reminded me. He mentioned that Xiao Si’s absurd behaviors in the past might have been due to being affected by Peach Blossom Evil. I therefore sought a priest from the mountain to check, and indeed, someone had cast Peach Blossom Evil on my son. I put in a lot of effort to find someone who could resolve it."

"Yingjie reminded you?" Old Master Huo was surprised. "He is a tech worker, is he so superstitious?"

"Later, I had Tang Qian ask around and found out that Yingjie knew a man named Huashan who understood some metaphysical knowledge and saw it, telling Yingjie about it," Old Master Tang said. "If not for that time, I would not have known that someone would use this method to take revenge on my family."

Old Master Huo stroked his chin and frowned, saying, "That’s quite sinister! Have you found out who it was?"

Old Master Tang stretched out his hand and then wrote the character "Li" on his palm.

"You think it was him?" Old Master Huo naturally understood who Old Master Tang was referring to. "Impossible, right?"

"I wouldn’t speak nonsense about this," Old Master Tang said. "All clues point towards the Li Family. Afterwards, the person I found broke the Peach Blossom Evil. Maybe they also know about it now and don’t dare to make a move!"

"Oh!" Old Master Huo nodded, deep in thought.

"Your second son snatched their third son’s position, be careful," Old Master Tang said, "as the saying goes, it’s easy to dodge an overt spear but hard to defend against a hidden arrow. Your family and the Li Family now have a conflict of interest, much bigger than the dispute between him and me. I didn’t leave him in the lurch back then; I was unable to protect myself, how could I save his family? Besides, we didn’t have that much of a connection to risk ourselves for their sake."

"You’re right; I indeed need to be cautious," Old Master Huo said. "Actually, I’ve always felt that there was not just that incident between you two; there must have been something else."

"What incident?" Old Master Tang couldn’t recall, and maybe due to the physician healing himself, neglected his own surroundings and failed to make the right judgments.

Old Master Huo whispered, "His eldest son was working under you, just on the verge of tasting victory, and his son died."

Hearing this made Old Master Tang really want to curse.

"That time, I clearly ordered everyone to treat those people courteously, but his son was overbearing, strutting around. During the clean-up, he disobeyed rules, bringing it upon himself," Old Master Tang said. "Besides, he didn’t even need to go there, but he lusted after someone else’s medic and raped her. That woman, fiery in nature, directly shot his son dead and then committed suicide." Old Master Tang cursed, "Thinking we were brothers who had gone through life and death together, I gave his family face, so I didn’t reveal his son’s true cause of death publicly. He knows this, and instead of thanking me, he damn well resents me."

Old Master Huo was also shocked, saying, "So that was really his son’s cause of death?"

"Yes, the man is dead, and I even personally explained the reason to him; he knew the truth," Old Master Tang said. "In the end, I gained nothing and he still blames me for not taking care of his child properly."

"I heard this from someone else by chance," Old Master Huo said. "Anyway, he blamed you for his son’s death. Now hearing you describe these two incidents, I really need to be on guard to prevent the Li Family’s old man from acting desperately."

"Yes, that’s right," Old Master Tang whispered, reminding the Huo Family who also shared some information with him, exchanging information indeed.

The two old men were whispering when a security bodyguard notified them that Huo Zhekun and Huo Yingjie had arrived and got out of the car after seeing them.

"Hello father, hello Uncle Tang," Huo Zhekun stepped forward and respectfully bowed.

Huo Yingjie followed closely behind.

"Very good," Old Master Tang smiled. "You’re back. Old Huo has been here early waiting for you; hurry back home, I will also go see my granddaughters."

"Come for a drink tonight," Old Master Huo called out.

"No, you father and son, and the grandchildren certainly have things to discuss; I won’t interfere. Besides, there will be plenty of time ahead for drinking," Old Master Tang laughed, nodded his head, and turned to leave.

A family of young and old had already gotten out of the car, walking on the green-shaded path of the villa.

Others also noticed that Huo Zhekun and Huo Yingjie were respectfully greeting the elders.

Now the Huo Family is not what it once was; it is a time when others show good intentions and try to curry favor.

Arriving at home, Old Madam Huo’s face glowed with happiness, and she directed the housemaids, along with Song Chunli, to prepare the younger generation’s favorite dishes.

During the meal, Song Chunli even held Jiang Lifang’s hand, saying, "Lifang, you have always been away from home, and although your ancestral home is Yanjing, your network there has faded somewhat. Your elder brother will depart for his post tomorrow, and I will stay in Yanjing for a while. Once I clarify all the family relations in Yanjing for you, I will go take care of your elder brother."

Hearing this, Jiang Lifang was very grateful and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law; I wanted to ask you for advice, but I heard elder brother was about to take up the post, so I didn’t dare to speak up. Now, sister-in-law, you offering to introduce me to Yanjing’s connections and explaining each family’s matters, I am truly grateful."

Song Chunli was happy to hear Jiang Lifang’s words. In her younger years, she had thought of competing with her sister-in-law. After so many experiences, at this age, Song Chunli has fully understood that at crucial moments, one must rely on their own family; even if relationships with others are good, once danger arises, they are the first to flee, and not kicking you while you’re down is already considered decent.

"Although we’re not in official careers, there are some matters and taboos you must be clear about. We don’t gossip, but we can’t be ignorant of these matters," Song Chunli said. "It just so happens that I’ve enrolled in some classes for seniors, and there are a lot of people there. Once you’ve settled down in the next few days, I’ll take you there."