Huo Yao drank several cups of tea before she finally absorbed the fact that this restaurant belonged to the Huo family.
“So are we super rich?”
Huo Tingrui observed the disbelief etched on her face. In hindsight, he realized that his parents probably had not told her about how wealthy they were.
Huo Tingrui coughed and said, “We… are just a little rich.”
The Huo family was not poor like she expected. A complicated emotion ran through Huo Yao’s mind as she asked. “A little rich? What do you mean by that?”
“I’m not sure either. Probably a little more well-off than an average publicly listed company.” Huo Tingrui had no intention of hiding the truth but was genuinely unsure about the extent of his family’s wealth.
He was so busy with his law firm that he did not have the time to ask about their family business.
Huo Yao looked at him angrily. It was as good as not telling her anything.
Huo Tingrui touched his nose. He lowered his head and drank some tea. Before long, he took out his phone from his pocket and sent out a text message.
[Dad, how rich are we?]
After Huo Jinyan received the text message, he found it odd, so he replied with a question mark.
Huo Tingrui contemplated before he replied: [Yao wants to know.]
Huo Jinyan held his phone. Although he did not know why his daughter wanted to know this suddenly, he could not take his words back since he had already acted poor in front of his daughter for fun, so he replied: [Just tell her we aren’t rich.]
Huo Tingrui adjusted his spectacles before he composed a reply: […why do you want me to say that?]
Huo Jinyan: [I told her that we weren’t rich.]
Huo Tingrui’s face froze. He had just finished composing another text message and wanted to let him know that Huo Yao had already learned that their family was rich. Before he managed to click send, he saw his father’s text message.
Huo Jinyan: [Don’t tell your little sister about how rich we are. Or else, you are dead meat.]
Huo Tingrui could sense his father’s murderous vibe through the screen. His fingertips froze before he anxiously deleted the text which he had composed.
Fortunately, he had not sent the message. Or else, he was done for.
Huo Tingrui composed a new text: [Don’t you trust me? Even if she finds out we are rich, it won’t be from my lips. Don’t worry! *smiley face emoticon*]
Huo Jinyan: [Uh huh. Good.]
Huo Tingrui: [Absolutely.]
Huo Tingrui put away his phone. He looked at his little sister solemnly. “Yao, would you believe it if I said that everything I just mentioned about our family being rich was pure bragging?”
Huo Yao went quiet.
“Uh huh. I’m sure you will believe me,” said Huo Tingrui to himself firmly.
He did not know whether he was trying to fool himself or brainwash his little sister. In any case, he was prepared to move back to his own place for now.
Huo Yao: “???”
Huo Tingrui must have a severe case of schizophrenia, right?
Before long, the restaurant manager brought their food personally and placed the dishes on the table. After serving them the food, he left reluctantly.
Huo Tingrui could not help pressing his forehead when he saw the manager’s behavior. If the staff did not act so strangely, would Huo Tingrui have slipped and ended up facing the danger of becoming homeless?
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