Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 151 Meeting Gift

Xie Qing's merciless sarcasm plunged the entire room into a deathly silence.

At this moment, a clear and tender child's voice suddenly rang out, sounding exceptionally loud in the otherwise quiet main hall.

The little boy asked his mother curiously, turning to her, "Mom, isn't pig feed for piglets?"

Why does my great-uncle have to eat pig feed?

The little boy's mother's face lit up with panic. She quickly raised her hand to cover the little boy's mouth and whispered to her son, "Shut up."

She looked up and forced a slightly awkward smile at the people around her, "The child is just being silly, I'm sorry."

The man's face was like an overturned palette, with alternating shades of red and blue revealing his inner embarrassment.

Enraged, he abruptly stood up from the armchair, his teeth grinding together.

He glared at Xie Qing with eyes as sharp as blades, then turned his gaze to the old man sitting in the main seat and called out, "Big brother, you saw it all."

“Yun Ting chose his wife himself. She has an ordinary background but is quick-witted. Most importantly, she is a man.”

"There has never been a precedent in the Huo family for a man to be the matriarch. Yun Ting is really going too far."

Once someone took the lead, others followed suit.

"Yeah, brother, even if we don't consider her status, she should at least be a woman!"

"Brother, Yun Ting has really gone too far this time. He didn't even discuss such a big decision as getting married with the family, and he's marrying another man. This... this is going to abandon the Huo family's century-old legacy!"

"How did this child go astray? No one in the Huo family is like this..."

“No one in the Huo family is like that, but his father doesn’t even have the surname Huo, so in the end, he’s still an outsider…”

"..."

"enough!"

Huo Qiming, who was in the main seat, finally spoke, and his angry shout made the air tremble slightly.

His sharp gaze fell on his fourth brother, carrying the intimidating aura of someone in a superior position. "What did you just say?"

Huo Qixuan's mind went blank for a moment, then he immediately apologized, "Big brother, I misspoke..."

"If I hear those three words again, you and your whole family get out of the Huo residence."

Huo Qixuan nodded hurriedly, repeatedly saying yes.

After reprimanding his fourth brother, Huo Qiming turned his gaze back to Xie Qing, his gaze as heavy as dark clouds, carrying an overwhelming aura that made it hard to breathe.

Xie Qing met that gaze calmly and respectfully, without showing the slightest fear.

The main reason is that the other person's eyes are so similar to Huo Yunting's that it's impossible to be afraid of them.

A moment later, Huo Qiming beckoned to Xie, signaling him to come forward.

Xie Qing approached Huo Qiming with a faint smile, "Grandpa Huo."

Huo Qiming was taken aback, his eyes filled with complex and unreadable emotions. He turned his head to look at Qi Min beside him and said, "Tell them to bring it up."

Qi Min left through the back door, and about three minutes later, he returned to the main hall with eight bodyguards carrying boxes.

The eight sandalwood boxes, of varying sizes, were opened one by one, revealing their contents to the crowd.

A set of eight stem cups with sea and cloud dragon patterns, six silver-gilt tortoise ornaments, a Yuan Dynasty blue-glazed white dragon plum vase... each item is priceless and a rare treasure.

The one who was mocked by Xie Qing—Huo Qiming's third brother—Huo Yuxiang, stared wide-eyed, his face full of disbelief.

Huo Yuxiang looked at his older brother and said, "Brother, just give him a few hundred million yuan to send him away. Why send such a precious gift?"

Xie Qing looked at the antique paintings and calligraphy in front of her, but she couldn't quite figure out what Huo Qiming meant.

Could it be that he's being told to take these things and leave Huo Yunting forever?

"Meeting gift."

Just as Xie Qing's thoughts were wandering, Huo Qiming spoke.

Huo Yuxiang was stunned, and the others were also confused by the development of the situation.

Wait a minute, shouldn't we be kicking Xie Qing out? How did this become a greeting gift?!

Xie Qing quickly realized what was happening and thanked him with a smile, "Thank you, Grandpa."

Huo Qiming's face, etched with the wrinkles of time, remained calm and composed.

He continued unhurriedly, "Now that you have stepped into the Huo family and become a member of the Huo family, it is only natural that you would understand the Huo residence."

After a brief pause, he continued, "For the next month, you can stay at the old house without worry."

The tone left no room for negotiation; it sounded more like a notification.

Xie Qing thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

"But I have a request, and I hope Grandpa can grant it."

Huo Yuxiang's face was bulging with fat, looking like an over-fermented dough, and his features were almost completely squeezed out.

He yelled and babbled incessantly, "Kid, don't be too greedy."

"Being allowed into the Huo residence is already a stroke of good luck for you, and you still dare to make demands..."

"..."

"It's really noisy."

Xie Qing slightly raised her eyelids and coldly glanced at Huo Yuxiang, as if delivering an invisible, heavy slap to his face without mercy.

Huo Yuxiang was furious, his lips trembling. He pointed at Xie Qing, "You, you...you..."

His children, sitting beside him, saw that their father was red-faced with anger and quickly stepped forward to help him calm down and soothe him.

Xie Qing coldly watched this scene, her heart completely unmoved.

Of all the people present, only Tingting's grandfather was worth his attention; as for the others, they were irrelevant to him.

Huo Qiming stroked the fine Hetian jade teacup with his wrinkled hands, remained silent for a while, and then spoke.

"You said."

Xie Qing spoke in a calm and humble tone, and said with a smile, "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that I have classes to teach recently, so I hope you can allow the teacher to come to the Huo residence to teach me."

“Okay,” said Grandpa Huo. “You will see your teacher tomorrow.”

"Thank you, grandpa."

Old Master Huo was never one to talk much, and he was even less so at this moment.

He slightly raised his hand and calmly looked at Qi Min beside him. Qi Min understood and sent two maids to take Xie Qing away to rest.

On the way to their residence, Xie Qing followed the two maids at a leisurely pace, observing the surrounding environment as they walked.

Pavilions, courtyards, corridors... every part inside is antique and elegant, possessing a sense of history while being extremely luxurious.

The octagonal palace lanterns hanging in the corridors, the exquisite screens and garden ornaments that can be seen everywhere... all these items are of superior quality in terms of both design and material.

For ordinary people, even if they try their whole lives, they will find it difficult to possess any of these things.

How big is this place?

Xie Qing observed for a while, then suddenly asked.

One of the slightly older maids turned slightly to the side, a gentle yet respectful smile on her face, and introduced herself to Xie Qing.

"The Huo family ancestral home covers an area of ​​513 mu, with a total of 79 courtyards and 1,545 rooms. In the middle is the Huo family ancestral hall, which can be seen from here."

She pointed to something and continued, "There's a horse farm to the left. If Young Master Xie is bored, you can go there to ride horses. There's a helipad to the right, and the theater is in that direction too..."

The older maid talked as she walked, and she hadn't finished introducing Xie Qing's place even after she had taken her there.