Chapter 445: Chapter 445

After having lunch at home around 12:30 pm, Huo Feng got ready and formally headed to his grandfather Huo Hai’s house.

For such a significant occasion, Huo Feng naturally dressed very formally.

Today, he wore a slim-fitting black suit, paired with a pale blue shirt. His bangs were neatly styled with hair gel, his eyebrows neatly trimmed, and he even applied some whitening sunscreen.

After all this preparation, he was dressed formally enough to receive an award on stage.

The family of three drove to Huo Hai’s house, with Huo Mingshan and Shen Yu in the driver’s and passenger’s seats, while Huo Feng sat in the back.

During the drive, Huo Feng took several selfies and posted them on social media, also sending them privately to Pu Sangzhi.

His social media caption read: "Another sunny, handsome day."

The message he sent to Pu Sangzhi was, "See, isn’t your boyfriend handsome?"

After sending it, Pu Sangzhi didn’t reply for a long time.

Anyway, the number of messages in his social feed had already visibly increased to over thirty...

Casually clicking in to check, Huo Feng frowned when he saw Yan Siyuan’s particularly glaring response!

Yan Siyuan had replied: "Another day ruined by idiots."

Huo Feng smiled, quickly picked up his phone, and typed a reply to Yan Siyuan, "Yan Ji, aren’t I handsomer than you! Just admit it! No need to struggle in agony in front of me! Hahaha!"

After replying, Huo Feng put down his phone. Half a minute later, when he picked it up again, Yan Siyuan had already replied: "Mad dog, in terms of beauty, you can’t compare to me. Monolid life, black heart."

Huo Feng couldn’t help but swear again, immediately picked up his phone to type another reply to Yan Siyuan, "There are plenty of monolid male gods! Don’t you know how to appreciate! Deng Lun has monolids!"

After sending it, Huo Feng put down his phone again. Half a minute later, when he picked it up, Yan Siyuan had already replied: "Deng Lun has double eyelids. Also, anyone uglier than me is ugly. That includes you, everyone in the world."

Huo Feng couldn’t help but swear for the third time, immediately picking up his phone to continue typing...

Sitting in the front, Shen Yu and Huo Mingshan heard him swear three times and couldn’t hold back anymore. Shen Yu directly scolded him, "Xiaofeng, change that ugly habit. When you’re at your grandfather’s house, don’t you dare say a single word of profanity! Also, from now on, reduce your swearing! It makes you look very unrefined and ill-mannered!"

All because of Yan Ji... making him get scolded!

So, without any hesitation, Huo Feng replied to Yan Siyuan, "Let me tell you, I’m not purely monolid, I can cry out double eyelids! Also, dead Yan Ji, you look like a loser in my eyes. Refuse to communicate with losers, goodbye!"

This time after replying, Huo Feng finally did not receive a reply from Yan Siyuan.

Probably, Yan Siyuan had admitted he himself was a loser!

They finally arrived at Grandfather Huo Hai’s house.

Although he was the town secretary, Grandfather Huo Hai adhered to the principle of being a clean official and lived modestly, not in a villa or luxury house but a common commercial apartment.

Huo Hai, now in his fifties, was just a few years away from the retirement age. Thus, his decades of service had secured him a very respectable position in the political landscape of Tangxia Town.

Huo Feng, as Huo Hai’s eldest grandson, had always been the grandson Huo Hai wished could do better.

Therefore, Huo Hai didn’t particularly like Huo Feng.

It was only because the siblings behind Huo Feng were too young, making Huo Feng the only presentable grandchild Huo Hai had.

This led to Huo Feng still being favored by Huo Hai, despite his poor performance and despite Huo Hai’s dissatisfaction, at least for the time being...

When Huo Feng and his parents entered the 210 square meter apartment of Huo Hai, the younger cousins were already there.

As the oldest child on the Huo side, Huo Feng was greatly adored by his younger brothers and sisters!

As soon as he arrived, the little ones rushed up to him, circling around him...

The children enthusiastically called for Huo Feng, the youngest girl hugging his thighs and looking up at him with her chubby little face, tenderly calling out, "Brother!"

Huo Feng picked up the smallest one with one arm and hugged the heaviest with the other, his face bearing a bright smile, "Come on, let’s go greet Grandpa with Big Brother."

Huo Feng, as a youth with outstanding EQ, knew how to charm the elders and manage the kids.

That’s how he made himself popular in the family!

Shen Yu and Huo Mingshan followed behind Huo Feng into the house, feeling quite relieved seeing how well he integrated into the big family.

Sometimes, both Shen Yu and Huo Mingshan would agree that Huo Feng’s only strong point was his exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.

Something many adults couldn’t match.

Huo Feng, with a group of mischievous kids, entered the living room, which was already bustling with activity.

Huo Hai, the birthday man, was seated in the middle of the sofa. At over fifty, his bald head and corpulent figure from years of desk work made him appear rather aged.

But he was dressed in a bright red shirt to look younger, which added a comical touch.

If it weren’t for his high social status, his appearance could definitely be described as "middle-aged greasiness."

But because of his high social status, he was instead described as "prosperous."

"Grandpa, happy birthday! May your fortune be as vast as the Eastern seas, and may your life be as long as the Southern mountains!"

As soon as Huo Feng arrived, he was busy offering his congratulations, smiling as he laid on the pleasantries.

Engaged in conversation with others, Huo Hai made a little space to glance at Huo Feng and casually responded, "You’re here..."

Then, he continued his interactions with others.

Huo Feng was already used to this kind of situation.

After his greeting, he was ready to take a group of kids to another room to play.

However, just as he was about to leave, Huo Hai suddenly called him back, "Huo Feng, come here a moment."

While responding, Huo Feng put down a child and adjusted his suit as he walked over to Huo Hai, "Grandpa?"

Huo Hai, with arms crossed and chin lifted, asked him, "Your dad said you ranked first in your class this time, 76th in the grade? Is that true?"

Huo Mingshan had already mentioned this to Huo Hai several times.

Huo Hai still kept confirming it repeatedly.

It proved that Huo Hai didn’t trust Huo Feng...

Huo Feng replied, taking out the constantly carried report card from his pocket, "I knew you wouldn’t believe it, brought the report card! Here, take a look..."

Huo Hai took the report card and glanced at it. The real data was right before his eyes; only then did he nod, indicating his belief, "Okay, good. You earned these grades yourself, no cheating?"

Huo Feng frowned, "What kind of person do you think I am! I’ve had bad grades before, if I was going to cheat, I would’ve done it long ago!"

Huo Hai found Huo Feng’s argument reasonable. He silently put the report card back in Huo Feng’s shirt pocket, waving his hand, "Okay, you can go." Chapters fırst released on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩

Huo Feng said, "Grandpa, I need it back when you’re done." I need it to show off too...

Huo Hai waved his hand, "Go on, stop nagging."

In the afternoon, around 5 p.m., Huo Feng and his family left home in great numbers, heading to Xindu Hotel, the nearest hotel to their home.

Though it was Huo Hai’s birthday celebration and they booked a hotel, it wasn’t the finest hotel, just the nearest one with the best reputation, and the price for a table at the banquet was very affordable, similar to hosting it at home.

This was the modesty and frugality expected of a person in the political arena.

Even though the banquet was low-key, the attendees were anything but.

As Huo Hai’s eldest grandson, Huo Feng was responsible for welcoming guests on the first floor of the hotel, standing at the entrance in his formal suit, greeting each arriving politician with great decorum.

The guests had varying levels of authority, all coming in the name of being Huo Hai’s colleagues.

Huo Feng was skillfully welcoming one colleague after another...

"Uncle Zhao, good evening, second floor B08 hall."

Uncle Zhao smiled at Huo Feng, "Ah, Huo Feng. You’ve grown taller again!"

Huo Feng forced a smile, "Yes..."

"Very good, you’re more and more like a man, but you need to work hard on your studies!"

Huo Feng gritted his teeth in reply, "Yes, yes..."

Soon, Huo Feng greeted another elder, "Ah, Uncle Han, good evening, second floor B08 hall."

Uncle Han patted Huo Feng’s shoulder, "Young man, you’re getting handsomer."

Huo Feng forced a smile, "Not at all, Uncle Han, you jest."

Uncle Han, "You need to study hard! Don’t make your grandpa worry!"

Huo Feng gritted his teeth and replied, "Ah, yes, yes, I know..."

Finally, Chen Zeqing arrived!

Huo Feng reached out to greet him, "Ah, Uncle Chen, good evening, second floor B08 hall."

"Hey, long time no see, kid."

Chen Zeqing pointed at Huo Feng and laughed, "Study hard, don’t be at the bottom again, kid!"

Huo Feng frowned, "..."

Finally, Huo Feng couldn’t help but ask Huo Hai, "Grandpa, what have you been telling them about me? Why does everyone tell me to study hard?"

Huo Hai coughed, "Didn’t say much, just that you are a poor student." Also trash, a bug, hopeless Adou...