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two days later, on huo jiu's birthday, mrs. huo, tang yingyue, hosted a small family banquet at home. huo xiwen didn't want to look at his aunt's expression, but he couldn't bear zhou wanru's explanation so he reluctantly went to attend.

when she arrived at the huo family's mansion, she realized that this small feast was actually a party for dozens of people.

there were many people at the scene that she knew or didn't know. most of them were the huo family's elders.

with just a bit of power, she could not wait to make everyone submit to her. therefore, in order to not offend her, everyone treated her as the boss mother of the huo family and gave her a lot of face.

as soon as huo xiwen and zhou wanru entered, tang yingyue spotted them. with a face full of smiles, she walked over and grabbed onto huo xiwen's hand. "xiwen, you've come."

huo xiwen was somewhat unable to bear tang yingyue's sudden enthusiasm. she quietly withdrew her hand from tang yingyue's grasp, and with a perfunctory smile on her face, she said, "greetings, aunt."

"good boy." tang yingyue nodded her head in satisfaction, before looking at zhou wanru, "wanru, you're late. those uncles are all here, take xi wen to greet them. you know that this old man cares about these formalities, otherwise, when the time comes i won't be able to explain myself."

hearing this, zhou wanru nodded slightly and then led huo xiwen to the side of the sofa.

at this moment, the sofa in the hall was filled with the huo family elders, all of whom were huo xiwen's grandparents.

she was not very familiar with them, and under zhou wanru's guidance, she greeted the elders one by one. as she was about to retreat, she saw a person walking out from the crowd, and laughed out loud: "aiya, isn't this xi wen? "long time no see. you're really getting more and more beautiful."

hearing this unfamiliar voice, huo xiwen looked at the middle-aged woman with an exaggerated expression, and slightly frowned.

did she know this woman?

"xi wen, she's aunt tang." zhou wanru reminded her in a low voice.

aunt tang?

where did this figure come from?

why had she never heard of it before?

"she's your aunt's sister-in-law." seeing her in a daze, zhou wanru could only remind her again.

at this time, huo xiwen finally understood. she glanced at the woman in front of her, only to discover that mrs. tang was sizing him up with an extremely exposed and bone-deep gaze. her gaze was as if she was looking at a commodity that was ready to be sold at a price.

she hated that look, and her face darkened.

when mrs tang saw that she did not greet her, she smiled and looked at zhou wanru, "second madam, i'm afraid that xi wen no longer recognizes me."

"please forgive me, mrs. tang. xi wen has not seen you for too long, so she might not recognize you for a while. xi wen, quickly call for help. " at this time, zhou wanru gently pushed huo xiwen who was beside her.

"since little sister xi wen is so beautiful, no wonder lan has been praising me nonstop ever since we met." at this time, a young man walked out from behind mrs. tang. he was dressed in a suit and looked quite handsome. it was unknown whether he had eaten well in the past or not.

huo xiwen glanced at him, her eyes filled with doubt, as if she was asking, "and who are you?"

at this time, mrs. tang introduced, "xi wen, this is my son, mian w.a.n.g."

so it was her son. no wonder he looked so annoying.

the people from the tang clan were all displeasing to the eye.

however, due to the presence of her elders and the fact that this was the huo family's mansion, she had no choice but to swallow the displeasure in her heart and pretend to be calm.

at this time, tang yingyue walked over from the side, "xi wen, you know zhong guan? i was just about to introduce you two. "

"aunt, why didn't i see brother jiaju? today is his birthday, and he's the main character. i haven't even said h.e.l.lo to him yet. " in order to escape the scene, huo xiwen came up with a very good excuse.

"your brother is out in the garden talking to his friends. crown prince, you can lead xi wen over. " tang yingyue instructed tang zhonggong.

when tang zhonggong heard this, he immediately nodded his head and said to huo xi wen, "little sister xi wen, i'll take you there."

huo xiwen only wanted to leave, so he didn't refuse and allowed him to lead them to the garden.

the two of them walked out of the villa one after the other. tang zhong gong slowed down his footsteps, and as he walked, he started to chat with huo xiwen: "i've always heard my aunt talk about you before, saying that you're very beautiful and capable. today, i've really earned my reputation by meeting you."

when huo xiwen heard this, he found it laughable, "you've only met me once, i can understand even if you praise me for being beautiful. where in the world did you see that i'm able to?"

"this …" tang zhonggong didn't think that huo xiwen would ask him such a question in return. his expression slightly stiffened as he began to casually make up nonsense, "as the saying goes, it's all right. i'll naturally know just by looking at your appearance."

"i never thought that mr. tang would actually know how to judge people's looks. may i know which master teacher you're from?" huo xiwen almost laughed out loud. this man was really dumb and had a lot of things to say.

he clearly didn't know how to chat, but he still insisted on pulling her along to chat.

sure enough, tang zhonggong was rendered speechless by her question. he could only smile and say, "i don't know how to judge."

"then weren't you just speaking nonsense? no wonder someone said that you would rather believe that there's a ghost in the world than a man's mouth. " huo xiwen said with a taunting tone.

when tang zhonggong heard this, his face immediately turned red and for a moment, he was unable to say anything.

at this moment, the two had already walked into the garden. huo xiwen looked around and saw that the garden was completely silent. not a single person could be seen.

"brother jiabao isn't here. i think we should go back inside." she turned to leave.

"xi wen." tang zhong liang however stood in front of him, his eyes staring at her. his steps hadn't moved, as if he had no intention of leaving.

"for what?" huo xiwen raised his head and looked at him, feeling that the expression on his face was a bit strange.

"what do you think of our affairs?" tang zhonggong asked.

"our business? "what is it?" huo xiwen was completely confused by his question.

"didn't aunt tell you?"

huo xiwen shook his head, "say what?"

"xi wen, i know you don't have a father now, but you don't need to feel inferior, this isn't your fault. my aunt said you were a good girl, and i liked you when i saw you. i think we could get along. " tang zhong liang said with a serious expression.

when huo xiwen heard this, he couldn't help but find it unbelievable.

they?

dating?

what and what?

and she doesn't have a father, so she doesn't have to feel inferior.

where the h.e.l.l did he get the confidence to say such ridiculous things to her?