spring bite mark

Chapter 219 The Self-Built House from the Son-in-Law's Perspective
In the evening, the convoy led by the Voice of the Night finally left the Jiang family villa discreetly, splitting into several groups and heading towards No. 1 Mansion.

Huo Yungui rode in the same car as Huo Mingcai. Along the way, Huo Yungui hesitated to speak several times.

Huo Mingcai glanced at him: "Speak your mind. Don't act so timid and hesitant. It's infuriating to look at."

Huo Yungui scratched his head, a little annoyed: "Dad, I took a drive around the capital with my brother Jiang Che this afternoon. His car is really good, and the body is very luxurious. He said it was a graduation gift from my brother-in-law, and he wanted a small goal."

Huo Mingcai looked at his son as if he were a lunatic:
"You're jealous? Let me tell you, with your good-for-nothing attitude, don't even talk about small goals. Even if Yan Changye bought you a luxury car worth millions, I still think you're not good enough for him. Stop thinking about things that don't belong to you. Be down-to-earth and make something of yourself. They say a woman's family is her strength. I'm counting on you to be the strength of my youngest son in the future."

Huo Yungui said quietly, "Dad, I didn't think about those messy things. I just wanted to tell you that just a few days ago, my brother-in-law secretly gave me a car keychain. I didn't think much of it at first, but today I realized that the car keychain is very similar to Jiang Che's sports car key..."

Huo Mingcai froze for a moment: "Do you have it on you? Take it out and let me see."

Huo Yungui carefully took out a set of keychains. Besides his Volkswagen car key, there was also an exquisite and cool car key that looked like a work of art.

Huo Mingcai didn't know much about luxury cars of this level either. He paused for a moment, then handed the car keys to the bodyguard who was driving.

Do you recognize him?

The bodyguard, who had served Yan Changye and his two young masters for many years, had seen a great deal of life. He glanced at them and immediately replied respectfully:

"It is indeed the same series of luxury cars as Young Master Jiang Che's, but the one that Young Master Huo has is an upgraded version that was just released this month, and it is more than ten million more expensive than Young Master Jiang Che's."

Huo Yungui: "..."

Huo Mingcai: "..."

The long silence continued until we left the main road and entered the villa area.

Summer nights are long, the setting sun and the streetlights intertwine, and the vast villa area stretches as far as the eye can see. Huo Mingcai, finally recovering from the shock of pressing the car key, took the initiative to start a conversation, asking the bodyguard:

How much longer until we arrive?

"Mr. Huo, we have entered the BOSS's villa area."

Huo Yungui put away his car keys and looked out the window. The vast villas and gardens were full of artistic atmosphere, with light and shadow interplay, exuding a noble and luxurious feel.

He couldn't help but ask the bodyguard, "My brother-in-law's neighborhood is so big! Are all the people living in this neighborhood extremely wealthy and powerful? Which building is my brother-in-law's villa?"

The bodyguard knew the Huo family's standing in the boss's eyes, so he answered every question.
"We are now entering the No. 1 Mansion villa complex, which consists of six villas. They are home to several of the most prestigious families in the capital. Each villa has its own garden and is quite far apart from the others. They never visit each other or disturb each other."

Huo Yungui responded with an "Oh," and said, "The most prestigious super family in the capital... I can't even imagine..."

Huo Mingcai was also somewhat lost in thought. He didn't have much of a concept of wealthy families, but in the afternoon, while chatting with Yan Changye and Jiang Tiancheng in the study, Jiang Tiancheng casually mentioned several of the Jiang family's industrial chains and asked Yan Changye for his opinion. Those industrial chains were just the tip of the iceberg for the Jiang family, but they already covered several large industries.

According to Jiang Tiancheng, the Jiang family is only considered a minor family among the elite families in the capital, worlds apart from the super families. Yan Changye, as the crown prince of the number one family, is someone that the heads of the other super families have to fawn over and appease.

Once the concept of social class became clear, Huo Mingcai felt an increasing sense of unreality towards Yan Changye, his son-in-law.

The bodyguard continued, "But actually, the No. 1 Mansion was originally built by the Yanjing Group as a private residence for the BOSS. However, at that time, the BOSS preferred to live on his private island and did not intend to live here, so he allocated the other villas to other families. But if the BOSS wanted, all the villas could be returned to his hands overnight."

Huo Yungui was stunned: "Then why didn't he move to the island later?" "Because of Madam," the bodyguard replied respectfully. "It was inconvenient for Madam to go to work, so she moved to the city. Actually, the BOSS's private island is very large, with beautiful scenery and magnificent villas. Mr. Huo and Young Master Huo can go and take a look when they have time. Oh, and the BOSS's ship, the Night Chaser, is docked not far from the private island. You can also go and experience it; it's quite nice."

Huo Yungui and Huo Mingcai were at a loss for words again.

I always felt that the topic was too broad to discuss and I couldn't keep up.

Several minutes later, the bodyguard finally stopped the car in front of the gate of Mansion One:

"Mr. Huo, Young Master Huo, we've arrived at the BOSS's villa."

Huo Mingcai and Huo Yungui got out of the car, while the others were already sitting in the side hall by the entrance, drinking tea.

The first thing you see is a huge garden, full of flowers, with Villa No. 1 nestled among them. At first glance, it perfectly matches the temperament of its male owner: handsome, noble, and extravagant.

"There's still half an hour before dinner. Would you like to go take a look next door?" Yan Changye said slowly. "It's the one we gave you. After all, you'll be living there. If you don't like the style, I'll have someone renovate it to your liking."

Huo Mingcai then realized: "This is what you called... a self-built house?"

“Yes, it’s a house we built ourselves.” Yan Changye pointed to a path deep in the garden. “The two villas are connected. It only takes about ten minutes to walk there from here.”

Huo Mingcai hesitated: "We mainly live in Chongqing. It would be a waste to give us such a big villa."

"The children's playground is also built in Villa No. 2. I was hoping that you would come to the capital from time to time and take care of my child." Yan Changye pointed to Yan Yu and Xie Jian, "Don't you want to hold and cuddle such an adorable grandson?"

Upon hearing this, the Huo family members were instantly tempted!
Villa No. 2 is second in size to Villa No. 1, and it is also magnificent at first glance. However, compared to the elegant minimalism of Villa No. 1, Villa No. 2 has more of a lived-in feel:
A delightful children's playground, an art studio with a strong artistic flair, a newly dug pond still carrying the fresh scent of earth, an ingeniously designed turtle enclosure, and... a beautiful chicken coop.

Inside the chicken coop, three large black-footed chickens were pacing back and forth with haughty strides, occasionally lowering their heads to peck at the exquisite food, clearly enjoying themselves.

Huo Mingcai stared at the black-footed chicken for a while before suddenly looking at Yan Changye: "You're the idiot who signed the contract with my farm?"

Yan Changye: "...Heh."

Huo Mingcai was speechless: "If family members want to eat vegetables from their own yard, you can just say so and I'll send them to you regularly, right? Why did you have to give me millions in advance payments? I heard you even set aside a plane to transport the vegetables? I really have a bad experience. You're such a fool."

"A few million, consider it pocket money for my father-in-law," Yan Changye joked. "After all, I know my father-in-law has been secretly envious of my financial freedom for several days."

"You might as well give me three hundred," Huo Mingcai said, his voice filled with helplessness. "Anything over three hundred will be handed over..."

Wang Ying coughed lightly: "Why are you saying all this? I didn't hold you back when you needed money—son-in-law, so that famous chef from the Chongqing restaurant we were discussing before, was he poached by you?"

Yan Changye nodded: "If Madam wants to eat authentic Chongqing cuisine, then of course we must prepare the best for her."

The Huo family members' gazes towards Yan Changye instantly softened.

Jiang Manman stood to the side watching, sighing inwardly. This scoundrel was too skilled in social interactions. In just a few days, he had already won over Huo Mingcai and the other two, making them even more popular than her, his newly found daughter.

(End of this chapter)