After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 373, Episode 0403: A Rival Who Isn't a Rival in Love

When she got home, she found that the old man had disappeared. Lin Yuexi sat in the living room, holding the warm water that Aunt Yang handed her, and gestured for Xu Shan, who had been interrupted when he got out of the car, to sit down and continue talking.

Xu Shan sat down opposite her and continued. He knew Lin Yuexi was a hidden gossip, and now that there was plenty of time and the environment was right, he spoke in great detail.

"The story goes back a few years. Does the commander remember the Hua family?"

Lin Yuexi retrieved some memories from her mind, "The Hua family that Elder Hua?"

Xu Shan nodded, "It's the Hua family. After the eldest son of the Hua family was transferred back to Beijing, he didn't do anything. However, the eldest branch of the Hua family made quite a few moves, but they were all minor matters involving the ladies' diplomacy and the young ladies' interactions, so the higher-ups..." are turning a blind eye for the time being.

Lin Yuexi understood his unspoken words and paused for a moment, but quickly realized that the eldest son of the Hua family was a police chief, and if his wife and daughter were to form cliques, the higher-ups would definitely not tolerate it.

The fact that the Hua family is still doing well now means that their behavior is still within the limits that the higher-ups can tolerate.

"You mentioned the Hua family. Were those two girls related to the Hua family?"

Xu Shan: "To be precise, it is related to Hua Yingyu of the Hua family's eldest branch. Since the eldest son of the Hua family returned to Beijing, Hua Yingyu has been very active and has a wide social circle. She often organizes gatherings and other activities, and has contact with many young people in the political and business circles."

However, that's not what they're talking about right now, and besides, it's not something they care about.

Xu Shan then turned to the main point: "The Hua family once wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Huo family. When Huo Han had just joined the special forces, Elder Hua had mentioned to Elder Huo the idea of ​​arranging a marriage between the grandchildren of the two families. Although Elder Hua did not explicitly say which two people he wanted to match up, as you know about the Huo family's situation, the only one that Elder Hua could approve of was Huo Han."

At this point, Xu Shan subtly observed Lin Yuexi's expression. Seeing that she was calmly drinking warm water and didn't seem to mind, he continued speaking.

Since everyone present was one of their own, Xu Shan spoke quite boldly. However, his main motivation was, in his heart, to give Huo Han a boost.

"Old Huo looked down on the Hua family. He refused on the spot after Old Hua made the proposal. Moreover, Old Huo has a bad temper and said some unpleasant things to Old Hua. There were other people present at the time, so the scene was quite unpleasant."

Old Huo's mouth is truly unforgiving; he's the kind of person who's afraid of almost no one and has never shown any 'morality' of saving face for others. That time, Old Hua was truly humiliated by Old Huo in public.

Everyone assumed that, given Hua Lao's petty nature, not only was his attempt to marry Huo Lao rejected, but he was also publicly humiliated to the point of almost losing face. Even if they didn't become serious enemies, he would definitely harbor resentment towards Huo Lao, and the marriage proposal would naturally fall through.

So no one considered the possibility of the two families getting married.

Who knows what Elder Hua was thinking? But it's also possible that he truly hated Elder Huo, just as everyone guessed, which is why he wanted to push a scourge onto the Huo family.

After returning home, Hua Lao didn't tell his family that he had mentioned to Huo Lao the idea of ​​a marriage alliance, nor did he mention that Huo Lao had already refused. Instead, he called Hua Yingyu, who was being raised by his side at the time, to his side. He didn't directly tell her about the marriage alliance between the Huo and Hua families, but the meaning he conveyed was exactly that. He also encouraged Hua Yingyu to increase her own bargaining power so that she would be valued by the Huo family in the future and that Huo Han would pay attention to her.

Hua Yingyu had met Huo Han once before.

At that time, the art major at Hua Yingyu's school held a field trip, but unfortunately, a landslide occurred, and a group of teachers and students were trapped on the mountain. The army received the rescue mission and assigned Huo Han as the team leader.

When Hua Yingyu and the others were trapped on the mountain, hungry and cold, Huo Han led his team down from the sky. At that moment, they, who were also in a mess, were like gods in the eyes of a group of teachers and students!
Hua Yingyu was deeply attracted by the tall and imposing figure standing at the front at that moment, and from then on, this person was engraved in her heart. Later, when she learned that the other party was actually Huo Han's most promising and highly anticipated successor, Hua Yingyu did not dare to have any expectations at first. At that time, Hua Yingyu's father did not hold a high position, and Old Master Hua had already retired due to old injuries.

Now that Elder Hua has told her that both the Huo and Han families are willing to arrange a marriage, and the marriage partners are her and the white moonlight she has kept in her heart, how could she not be overjoyed?!
The Huo family was concerned about Huo Han's future and the two families were not engaged for the time being. She understood this because she felt that the Hua family could not help Huo Han at that time; moreover, she was not good enough yet, and she herself did not want to reveal to the outside world that she was Huo Han's fiancée.

That would not only make people laugh at her for marrying above her station, but also make people laugh at Huo Han for his poor taste.

In order to be worthy of Huo Han, Hua Yingyu worked very hard from then on, learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting, cooking, how to be a qualified housewife, and how to win a man's heart.

Huo Han is constantly improving, and Hua Yingyu is also constantly working hard.

She felt that no matter how tired she was, it was all worth it.

The Huo family has never proposed marriage to the Hua family. Everyone can see that the Huo family has no intention of forming a marriage alliance with the Hua family. Even Elder Hua can see that it is impossible between the two families. He has advised Hua Yingyu to give up on Huo Han several times. After all, from a certain perspective, Hua Yingyu is indeed very outstanding. As a candidate for marriage alliance, she can choose a family that can be more helpful to the Hua family.

Hua Yingyu was already obsessed. She was convinced that Huo Han was her fiancé, and that Huo Han had not proposed to her yet because he was working hard for their future and wanted to marry her in a grand and glorious way.

Otherwise, why has Huo Han remained single?
He's definitely waiting for her.

This dream was beautiful for Hua Yingyu.

But Lin Yuexi's appearance shattered her beautiful dream.

Huo Han, who was as noble as the stars and moon in her eyes and as unyielding as the towering pine tree, bowed before Lin Yuexi.

He used to lend a helping hand when his teammates were in trouble. For Lin Yuexi, he chased after his teammates all over the training ground to 'steal' their tickets.

The aloof beauty who used to only have the country and mission in her eyes, took a train for a day and a night and waited outside the base for three whole hours, just to have a bowl of noodles with Lin Yuexi.

Etc., etc.

Huo Han's transformation was truly remarkable, so much so that many people in the compound and military nursing home were watching his pursuit of his wife. People in both Beijing and Beijing have considerable connections, so Huo Han's actions spread widely within these two places and also reached Hua Yingyu's ears.

Hua Yingyu went from disbelief at first, to disappointment, sadness, despair at being betrayed, and finally to deciding to take Huo Han back.

After going through a period of inner turmoil, Hua Yingyu regained her strength.

At that time, Lin Yuexi already had a considerable reputation in the upper echelons. Elder Hua had also warned that Hua Yingyu might act recklessly. However, Hua Yingyu, who had been carefully cultivated, was not stupid and did not intend to directly target Lin Yuexi.

She didn't even take any action; she just worked harder to improve herself and constantly added points to her resume.

For example, they would seek opportunities to build relationships with the elderly people in military nursing homes, thus gaining frequent access to the nursing homes.