Requirements

[Hahaha, I'm dying. Do they think Huo Xi is just an ordinary junior? Does Huo Xi need to listen to their opinions?]

Shi Ruyan and Shen Keke also realized that they had no authority whatsoever to change Huo Xi's decision.

Shi Ruyan was practically furious to death. Damn it, they never should have let Huo Xi take the position of family head. Otherwise, they would not have been put in such a passive position.

If that woman from the White Household had died a few years earlier, Shi Ruyan could have returned before Huo Xi became family head and would not have been left so powerless.

Huo Zhenyun was deeply dissatisfied with Huo Xi's attitude toward Shi Ruyan, but he did not curse at him. They had more important matters to deal with tonight, so there was no need to waste any more time on this.

Huo Zhenyun soon left with the group, but while they could go, Huo Huan's useless father could not.

He did not know what to say. Anything he said now would be wrong, wouldn't it? Huo Xi had sought justice for his child, yet he had said it was unnecessary.

Wasn't that slapping Huo Xi in the face? Fuck, he had thought Huo Zhenyun could keep Huo Xi in line. It was not even a big deal. What was wrong with Huo Xi listening to an elder's opinion for once?

Who would have thought Huo Xi would be this stubborn? Now he had been left with no way out.

In the end, he decided that the only way to get through this was to earn his son's forgiveness. He said to Huo Huan, "Son, you won't blame Dad, will you? It's not that Dad doesn't care about you. I was just afraid you'd have a hard time after offending those families."

"I do." Huo Huan's single word chilled the atmosphere.

He was not afraid of offending him at all. The Huo Household would be paying to support him afterward, not that man. Besides, that man might even spend his money.

Huo Xi glanced at the man and said, "Leave." Staying here and continuing to argue would do nothing but waste everyone's time. When Huo Huan dealt with him, Huo Xi would support him.

"How old are you? Do you go to school?" Huo Xi asked Huo Huan. Huo Huan looked up at him. He knew this was the Huo Household's family head, the person with the greatest power in the Huo Household.

"I'm eight. I was attending school, but I withdrew after returning to the Huo Household," Huo Huan answered seriously.

As though he had noticed Huo Huan being bullied and was giving him an opportunity, Huo Xi said, "If you can enroll in A City No. 1 Elementary School later, I can grant you one reasonable request."

Upon hearing that, Secretary Wu looked at Huo Huan. If the child made the right request, he would soar to great heights.

"You said it yourself. You can't go back on it." Huo Huan immediately sought confirmation again. Huo Xi nodded and promised, "Mm. I absolutely won't."

After saying that, Huo Xi headed inside with the Shen Household. Huo Huan silently followed behind them.

He was hungry. His dinner had been knocked to the floor earlier. He wanted to get something to eat in the banquet hall; he had seen the kitchen prepare a lot of desserts today.

Huo Huan noticed a child holding someone's hand secretly staring at him. Confused, Huo Huan glared at him.

Shen Zhuo immediately looked away. In his little uncle's inner thoughts, although this older brother would later join them in dealing with bad people, he was also very bad himself. How scary—he made people lose their legs and eyes, and they got hit by cars too.

After arriving at the banquet hall, everyone went their separate ways. Shen Can noticed that Su Nanxing had been pulled away by Shen Chi, so he planned to find somewhere to sit. There should still be some time before the main event began.

Just as he was about to sit down, he saw Huo Huan loading desserts onto a plate. Shen Can watched for a while and saw that, after filling his plate, Huo Huan seemed to be planning to go stand in a corner to eat.

Shen Can walked over and said to Huo Huan, "Come sit where I'm sitting." Huo Huan was probably afraid that he would be driven away if he sat by himself.

Huo Huan thought about it before following him. He did not know why this person was doing this, but there was nothing on him worth coveting.

As soon as Huo Huan sat down, he began eating. Seeing him eat so hurriedly, Shen Can called over a Huo Household servant and had her bring him a glass of milk.

Since most families brought children along, adults needed to socialize and build connections, and children did too.

Therefore, nearly every family, regardless of what event they were hosting, prepared milk.

The milk was delivered quickly. Huo Huan did not refuse it, eating dessert while drinking milk. He had never been able to eat these things before.

Su Nanxing looked at Shen Chi, who had pulled him into the corridor, and asked in confusion, "What is it?"

Shen Chi had actually seen Huo Huan being bullied and worried that it might remind Su Nanxing of when he had been bullied. Otherwise, why had Su Nanxing been so eager to call for them to stop?

Could he have remembered being bullied himself? How should I comfort him? I've never thought I was bad with words before.

Why am I fumbling at such a crucial moment? Seeing the confusion in Su Nanxing's eyes grow more apparent, Shen Chi could only casually make something up. "I just remembered that our director asked whether I could invite you to sing an ending theme."

Su Nanxing looked at Shen Chi and asked, "For that movie of yours that hasn't been released yet?"

Shen Chi nodded casually, only for Su Nanxing to say that he could. Then he asked whether the production team had arranged for someone to write the lyrics. Once they were done, Su Nanxing could take a look. If the song suited his voice, he could sing it.

Shen Chi was dumbfounded. He had merely made it up on the spot. He had not thought Su Nanxing would agree.

Now that he had said it, he could only go talk to the director himself. The director probably would not refuse. Having Su Nanxing sing their ending theme would bring them so much attention.

Lately, he had kept thinking about Su Nanxing. What was going on? Even if there had been something between them in the Original Plot, it was clearly impossible now. What was he doing, constantly thinking about him?

Because Huo Huan was sitting with Shen Can, Shen Zhuo had no choice but to sit beside Huo Huan when he came over to find Shen Can.

He had wanted to sit on Shen Can's other side. He was a little scared, but Su Nanxing was sitting there. Shen Zhuo could only sit beside Huo Huan against his will.

After a while, Su Nanxing said he would take Shen Can to meet someone. Once Shen Can agreed, he called over a servant and told her to keep an eye on Huo Huan and Shen Zhuo, making sure they did not quarrel or get bullied.

Huo Huan had finished eating some time ago, but he did not leave. He kept observing, watching the adults toast one another.

Suddenly, a child walked up to him and said, "You're Huo Huan, right? Come out and play with us."

Huo Huan gave the child a cold look. He recognized him as the most favored of the children who had been brought back this time, even more favored than the previous one. Not only was he a late-born child, but he was also the only son born after several daughters and many years.

He thought rich people were really ridiculous. They ran around having children everywhere—wasn't that exhausting? And the woman who had borne so many daughters and ultimately had no choice but to acknowledge another woman's son was pretty pitiful too.

These people kept creating evil consequences. Why were they never punished? Or did Heaven simply not punish the rich?

Huo Huan still followed them out. Shen Zhuo did not know what those people wanted with him, but remembering how Huo Huan had been bullied earlier, he hurriedly followed as well.

Huo Huan could not be bullied again. If he was bullied, he would turn bad, and if he turned bad, he would hurt people.

Mm, I'm helping him. I'm saving those people. Otherwise, once he becomes like the person in Little Uncle's inner thoughts, those people will be in for a terrible time.

The servant Shen Can had called over did not think much when she saw them go out to play. The two of them had company, so they should be fine. Besides, the family head had only driven out a few children today. Those children were probably just playing.