Huo Xin couldn't bear to scold her pregnant daughter, so how could she bear to scold her brother? She picked up the phone and made a call back to China.

"Such a big thing, and none of you told me beforehand? You didn't tell me the truth when you took Linlin abroad, and you even said she beat someone up and sent them to the hospital."

Xu Linlang muttered softly, "Mom, it's true that someone was beaten and sent to the hospital."

"Don't talk, I'm arguing with your uncle." Huo Xin glared at his daughter.

"Oh." Xu Linlang finished the last sip of milk, put down the cup, and listened attentively to Ms. Huo Xin and her brothers' tantrum.

Actually, Huo Xin is really lucky. Even at his age, he can still act like a spoiled child with his brothers.

After venting his emotions, Huo Xin turned to his daughter and asked, "Why did you send me here? Don't tell me you miss your mother. You did something so decisive without even thinking about your mother."

"Mom, I'm pregnant right now, and that's when my emotions are most vulnerable. It's perfectly normal for me to miss you."

"Hmph! Are twin pregnancy reactions severe?"

"They are very well-behaved, hardly react, and can eat, drink, and sleep well."

"You'll have a hard time once your belly gets bigger."

"So I want Mom to come with me," Xu Linlang said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, I'll stay with you."

"Come with me to the Xu family's branch office in a few days, before my pregnancy becomes too obvious. My third uncle kept an eye on me for a while when I first arrived."

"The Xu family? What do they want?"

"They probably felt it was a bit abrupt that I suddenly injured Yan Mingxuan, after all, I haven't made any noise for Yan Mingxuan in a long time."

"It's also possible that it's strange that your uncle has been getting you to work at the Xu family's company. Xu Yongrui's illegitimate son has already entered the middle management of the Xu family business. Your grandfather is very insistent on male heirs inheriting the family business."

"So, the surname of the child I was born with is also Xu."

"What if they're both girls?" Huo Xin touched his daughter's belly.

"They're all girls! Then we'll have to put in a little more effort." Xu Linlang said casually. All the girls she gave birth to were precious to her.

"The Xu family's situation is still quite complicated. Have you considered that it might not succeed in the end?"

"Mom, the Xu Group is just one part of my plan. Even if I don't get the Xu Group completely in the end, the 20% shares that you and I hold will be significant enough. My main focus is actually the newly established technology company, which is the future trend."

Huo Xin looked at her daughter intently. It seemed like she hadn't looked at her two children properly in a long time. Linlin had completely shed the childishness between her brows.

"Linlin, Mommy isn't a good mommy. I don't even know when you and your brother grew up."

Xu Linlang remained silent. Huo Xin was indeed not a responsible mother. She had not raised her children herself. No matter how good her maternal grandfather's family was, they could not replace the responsibilities of parents.

Both the original owner and Jiang You were affected to some extent during their growth. The original owner was obsessed with love, while Jiang You lacked a sense of security.

Liu Qian estimated the time and came downstairs, somewhat surprised by the atmosphere between the mother and daughter.

"Auntie, Linlang, the housekeeper isn't coming tomorrow, so we'll cook our own New Year's Eve dinner. I bought a lot of groceries; is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Huo Xin perked up: "Auntie will show you her skills tomorrow."

"You can cook?" Xu Linlang asked skeptically.

"Of course I can! I've even incorporated local specialties and created many innovative dishes."

"Um, how about we have Liu Qian cook two dishes tomorrow, and you can improvise the rest?" Xu Linlang wanted to prepare two backup dishes, in case Ms. Huo's cooking all went wrong, they wouldn't be without food.

"Don't you trust your mom? Let me tell you, I have a talent for cooking, and everyone who's tried it says it's delicious."

"Oh." Xu Linlang had reservations, but decided to tell Liu Qian later to make two large dishes so that there wouldn't be enough to eat.

As it turns out, Huo Xin does have some skills. Although the taste wasn't the traditional one, it blended together very harmoniously, and Xu Linlang was at least stuffed.

After the New Year in Huaguo, Huo Xin accompanied her daughter to the Xu family's branch office. Uncle Xu arrived at the company earlier than them and greeted Huo Xin with a big smile.

"Hello, Sister Huo Xin."

Xu Linlang smiled meaningfully: "Third Uncle, it's rare to see you at the company so early. You're even waiting outside my office. Oh? You knew my mom was coming? How did you know?"

Huo Xin picked up on his daughter's words: "Xu Yongming, are you spying on my daughter? Or is it your entire Xu family spying on my daughter?"

Uncle Xu rubbed his hands nervously: "No, no, it was an accident. I saw you shopping with the two of them at a Chinese supermarket a couple of days ago."

"Supermarket? Do you, Xu Yongming, even shop at supermarkets? You're kidding me!"

"Sister Huo Xin, it was really an accident. I recently started dating a foreign student, and she wanted to cook for me, so I went to the supermarket with her." Xu Yongming blurted out his private affairs to prove that he hadn't been spying on Xu Linlang.

There has been no surveillance recently.

Huo Xin's eyes swept over Xu Yongming, and he said disdainfully, "You Xu family members are all the same. You leave your wives and children in the country while you go abroad and ruin young girls. And you've been abroad for a few years, haven't you even lost your basic manners? You saw me at the supermarket, didn't you even say hello?"

Xu Yongming didn't dare to reply, and could only give an awkward laugh: "Sister Huo Xin, what brings you here all of a sudden?"

"I suddenly felt a bit tired from traveling and wanted to take a break, and luckily Linlin was here."

"Oh, Sister Huo Xin, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"No need. I don't want to eat with the Xu family except for my daughter. Besides, you live in a big house while Linlin lives in that small apartment? What kind of uncle are you?"

"That house was arranged in advance by my niece's uncle."

"You're really making a scene. Your uncle gave you a house, so why can't your other uncle give you one? Linlin came all this way to come to you for help, and you're just going to let her live in that tiny, run-down house? Are you comfortable living in your own big estate?"

"Sister Huo Xin, how about I find a villa for my niece? There aren't many estates here, and the procedures are too complicated, so she can't move in anytime soon."

"No need, your Xu family is very stingy. I will arrange accommodation for my daughter." He said, and Huo Xin retorted.

They even shut down Xu Yongming's ever-present smile.

A few days later, Huo Xin found a highly secure upscale community through an intermediary. It was full of detached villas, and she moved in with her daughter, Liu Qian, and two bodyguards. This time when she went abroad, she only brought two bodyguards with her. These two were retired soldiers under her uncle Huo Yanting. They were top-notch in terms of loyalty and combat skills, and of course, their income was also top-notch.

This place is quite far from the Xu family's company. Liu Qian drives to work every day, Huo Xin accompanies his daughter every day, and Xu Linlang doesn't drive herself when she goes to her own company. Either Huo Xin or her bodyguard drives her.

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