Guide the Villain Father to Be Virtuous - Chapter 66

Chapter 66: Father-Son’s Talk

“She doesn’t know anything, but you’re an adult! “Old Master Huo then looked towards Huo Xiaoxiao, “Xiaoxiao!”

Huo Xiaoxiao blinked and said nicely, “Grandpa, I’m sorry, I was wrong. I won’t do it again.”

With the assurance, Old Master Huo’s face softened a bit.

“Grandpa, what are they doing?”

Old Master Huo squatted down to wipe her down himself. “They caught a lot of seafood. We’ll steam and roast it in the courtyard at night, but since a certain child won’t listen, Grandpa decided…”

Barbecue?

A picnic?

Huo Xiaoxiao acted spoiled in front of the old man without any psychological pressure, planting a kiss on his face. “Grandpa is the best!”

Old Master Huo was helpless but amused, “Go and change your clothes. Don’t catch a cold.”

“Yes!”

Huo Xiaoxiao happily went upstairs to change clothes.

It was a dusky twilight when she came down, and the sun was slowly sinking into the sea.

Aunt Zhao and others were preparing the barbecue grill. Huo Xiaoxiao couldn’t sit still. She watched them eagerly, constantly wandering around and urging from time to time.

Huo Suicheng and Old Master Huo were seated at a wooden table to one side.

Today, the moonlight was magnificent, and the courtyard was fully lit. Little colored lights were hanging on a few lush trees, illuminating the whole yard.

Huo Suicheng opened a bottle of wine and poured a glass for his father, enjoying this peaceful moment.

Old Master Huo held his waist when he sat down, and his eyebrows were scrunched up, clearly uncomfortable.

Huo Suicheng noticed it and said, “I think your waist has not been so good recently. I will accompany you to the hospital for a check-up.”

Old Master Huo hammered his waist and said with a relaxed tone, “Nothing serious. It’s the same old problem that I had when you were still a kid.”

“When I was young?”

“As a kid, you were more naughty than Xiaoxiao. And just like today, you had to learn swimming. I didn’t let you jump into the pool by yourself. While carrying you, I hurt my waist, and it didn’t get better. Your mother even spanked you twice for this. You ignored her for two days straight.”

Huo Suicheng was silent for a moment.

“I don’t remember Mom… beating me.”

“At that time, you were young. Of course, you don’t remember.”

“Young? How young?”

“Not much older than Xiaoxiao but much heavier than her.”

The waves outside the villa were faintly audible, and there was a breeze blowing, with the salty and wet atmosphere of the ocean.

Huo Suicheng lowered his eyes. “I almost don’t remember what my mother looks like.

“It’s been years…

“She must have been regretful.”

Otherwise, she would not have sent a letter when she was seriously ill, hoping he would visit her.

“Maybe.” Old master Huo looked up at the lush green hills behind him. “When does the project start?”

“The fifth of next month.”

“It’s a good day.”

Huo Suicheng didn’t speak.

Old Master Huo sighed. “It won’t be so quiet later on.”

“Dad, I’m sorry…”

“It’s alright. This place has been empty for more than ten years, and it’s time to develop it. I didn’t agree with you before and forced you to a dead end as your father. Now that you are ready, do it well, and don’t let me down. ”

“Don’t worry, I won’t disappoint you if you leave the company to me.”

If a year ago, Old Master Huo was concerned about handing over his remaining shares to Huo Suicheng, now he was completely relieved.

He lifted his glass and clinked it with Huo Suicheng’s. “The company will be in your hands from now on. I’m at ease.”

The aroma of grilled seafood wafted downwind as he swallowed a mouthful of wine.

Huo Suicheng put down his glass and asked, “When did you and Mom get divorced?”

Old Master Huo’s hand froze for a bit before he said, “”She mentioned divorce to me before she left, and it just so happened that the company had gone bankrupt. I didn’t want to get her involved, so I simply divorced her.”

“Then how come you never told me?”

“You were young. What was the point in talking to you?”

“I didn’t see you talking to me even when I was a grown-up?”

“What’s the point of talking to you when you’re already old enough?”

“If you had told me…”

“You were not that obedient. Look at Xiaoxiao.” Old master Huo glanced at Huo Xiaoxiao, who was messing around by the barbecue. “Like father, like daughter.”

Huo Suicheng gazed over and smiled.

“Yes. Like father, like son.”

Old Master Huo glared at him and scolded him while laughing. “So rude.”

By the barbecue, Huo Xiaoxiao finally got a crispy roasted chicken leg and hurriedly ran over.

“Grandpa, have a chicken leg!”

Old Master Huo smiled and accepted it. “Giving it to Grandpa, what about Daddy?”

Huo Xiaoxiao stared at the oranges on the table and grabbed one while standing on her tiptoes. Her white fingers peeled off the orange bit by bit, then she removed the fibers on the slices, and stuffed it into Huo Suicheng’s mouth.

Huo Suicheng took a bite and tasted the sweetness of orange in the fresh sea breeze.