Chapter 459: Chapter 459

Shen Yu had not expected that, even now, Old Huo would still cast a dissenting vote against Huo Feng’s pursuit of Pu Sangzhi.

Things had reached this stage where the son was starting to apply himself, and looked set to become the top student in his class. Everything seemed to be developing positively...

Truthfully, Shen Yu couldn’t understand Old Huo’s way of thinking.

So, she asked Old Huo, "Old Huo, are you jealous of Xiaofeng?"

Of course, as expected, Huo Mingshan denied it, "Why would I be jealous of that kid! Can a father be jealous of his own son? Impossible!"

With one hand propping up her chin, Shen Yu stared at him and asked, "Then why are you always picking on Xiaofeng? He’s changed a lot now, hasn’t he? You should be proud of him by now."

For her part, Shen Yu was growing more and more satisfied with her son.

In the past, Shen Yu thought that apart from his poor grades, her son had no other faults.

Now, Shen Yu felt even more that her son was nearing perfection.

Yet Old Huo still had such a low opinion of Huo Feng, still so antagonistic... Shen Yu really didn’t understand.

However, Huo Mingshan quickly provided an answer to her incomprehension, "I’m not targeting the kid. I just think he’s too immature. His behavior makes me feel he’s too childish. This version of him, I think it’s unsuitable for him to develop things too quickly with Sangzhi."

Shen Yu pouted, "After all is said and done, it’s still because of your top student, huh? Our son still can’t measure up to your top student, can he?"

"Tsk... How can they be compared? They have completely different statuses."

Huo Mingshan’s eyebrows furrowed, "I still stand by what I said. They’re too young in high school to be dating. Even if Sangzhi seems well-behaved and mature, Huo Feng is still too childish. With his personality and level of maturity, he can’t be responsible for Sangzhi. Sigh..."

As he spoke, Huo Mingshan let out an inexplicable sigh.

His previously tempestuous mood suddenly turned melancholic, and a hint of concealed worry seeped through his brows, "In my heart, I actually hope the two of them can end up together. If Huo Feng could eventually marry Sangzhi, I’d be happier than anyone else. But my worries, no one understands. Huo Feng is too slippery for me to handle. Sometimes when I want to have a serious talk with him, he engages in guerrilla warfare with me, being so evasive. So, I can only take it one step at a time."

Huo Mingshan suddenly steered the conversation towards a deeper topic, and Shen Yu couldn’t react in time.

She fell silent for a good half minute before finding her bearings and then responded, "What do you mean by taking it one step at a time? morning, when you tried everything to stop their date?"

Huo Mingshan "coughed," "Of course, the situation just now was closely related to my mood. I was indeed angry!"

The word ’angry’ was emphasized by Old Huo, raising his voice as if he meant for Huo Feng, hiding in his room, to hear.

Recalling the past...

To buy that Rolex watch worth more than a hundred thousand, Old Huo had worked two shifts during the summer vacation and one during the winter vacation, plus his year-end bonus before he had enough money.

Every man has his own hobby.

Some men like to collect models and action figures, some men like to collect cars, but Old Huo’s interest lay in collecting luxury watches.

He could live a little more frugally, could economize and save, could limit himself to spending only 500 yuan on pocket money each month.

But still, his extravagant hobby of collecting watches continued...

It was because Huo Hai wasn’t born into wealth that led to Huo Mingshan’s unfulfilled dream of collecting watches freely.

Consequently, those luxury watches that Huo Mingshan had obtained through his own efforts, he treated like precious treasures!

That Rolex worth over a hundred thousand, Old Huo never had the heart to wear it out himself...

He always kept it in his collection cabinet, and when he had free time, he’d take it out, wipe it, wear it, and admire it...

Yet Huo Feng, that kid, actually wore it out so casually to show off, Huo Mingshan, thinking back on it now, is still fuming!

"Huo Feng being so materialistic at such a young age is also a sign of his immaturity! I’ve already been very forbearing not to chide him for secretly using some of my stuff! That bottle of Louis Vuitton perfume, how often have you seen me wear it? It cost three thousand yuan, and all for his benefit! I didn’t say anything, and he even started to mess with my watches!"

The more Huo Mingshan spoke, the angrier he got, and he had to take a deep breath to calm himself, "Today, whether I wanted to be angry or not, I had to be! He really went too far!"

"Hey, it’s alright, don’t be angry..."

Seeing that he was truly enraged, Shen Yu felt sorry for him and reached out to soothe his back, "Xiaofeng doesn’t understand the value you place on those watches. Xiaofeng is just a child..."

Huo Mingshan couldn’t help but point at Shen Yu, "That’s what you’ve been saying since he was young, almost becoming his get-out-of-jail-free card!"

Shen Yu laughed, "Well, he is your son after all. Do you really want to be the death of him?"

Huo Mingshan "hmphed", "Next time I’m getting a lock to secure my watches! So that this six-footer doesn’t mess with them!"

Huo Mingshan couldn’t help but continue venting, "That’s why I say, from this incident, you can see just how immature Huo Feng is!"

Shen Yu thought to herself: Aren’t you pretty immature too, to have a big fight with your son over something ?

Huo Mingshan went on to scold, "Even though Sangzhi is already bewitched by that kid’s sweet talk, both you and I understand that Huo Feng is still very green! At his age, he still needs time to settle down, he has to learn to grow up on his own. When he truly matures one day, that will be the perfect time for Sangzhi to be with him. Now, ha!"

The corner of Huo Mingshan’s mouth twitched as he let out a cold laugh, "Now, Sangzhi leading him is like babysitting a little brother! Sangzhi gets so tired!"

...Back to the point.

At this moment, Shen Yu actually found some sense in what Huo Mingshan was saying. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝕟𝕖𝕥

The best is always a matured man.

Shen Yu remembered how, when her feelings for Huo Mingshan first sprouted, he was already mature, and excessively so.

Back then, even if Huo Mingshan’s appearance was mediocre, his personality was very charming.

In comparison, Huo Feng really wasn’t mature enough yet, truly still a child, and in many aspects of his speech and behavior, he was very immature.

"Old Huo, I didn’t expect it, but you seem quite old-fashioned, yet your thinking is quite sound, isn’t it?"

Shen Yu gazed steadily at Huo Mingshan, her eyes shimmering with a gleam named ’admiration’.

Huo Mingshan was naturally pleased to accept Shen Yu’s flattery and said, "Don’t think I’m old-fashioned, against puppy love and harshly cracking down on it. There’s a reason puppy love is repressed!"

"I’ve written quite a few papers over the years, analyzing the psychology of most students. In fact, the psychological maturity of boys is always less than that of girls their age. Most puppy loves don’t last, and a big reason for that is related to the psychological maturity of boys."

Huo Mingshan began to delve into the reasons, "Take Sangzhi and Huo Feng for example. Sangzhi’s family situation has caused her to have a psychological age that is too mature for her years. I’ve conducted psychological tests on her, and the results show that beneath her outward appearance of an 18-year-old, her inner age is 28-32, a classic case of being too mature. The reason for this should be her family circumstances."

"And this Huo Feng kid. You don’t even need a psychological test to see that underneath his 19-year-old facade, he has the inner age of a 15-year-old, a standard case of being too immature. To probe into the reasons, it’s related to your and your father’s indulgence."

Shen Yu couldn’t help but interrupt to argue, "Hey... If you say that, I’ll get angry."

"Get angry later, keep listening to me," Huo Mingshan said.

He raised his hand to continue, "Both you and I can see, when Huo Feng is with Sangzhi, everything is led by Sangzhi, decided by Sangzhi, ordered by Sangzhi, Huo Feng just follows along. Sangzhi makes study plans for him, Sangzhi urges him to study, Sangzhi guides him to be forward-looking. This kind of relationship, short-term is still fine, no big issue. But if it kept going , Huo Feng might get used to Sangzhi arranging all his life plans for him, and then Sangzhi would be more like a mother to him than a partner."

Shen Yu nodded silently, "Having another woman take care of my son seems... pretty good!"

"That’s where you’re wrong. You see you are still indulging your son, your values aren’t right!"

Huo Mingshan pointed out Shen Yu’s mistake, "Huo Feng has got to learn to grow up; otherwise, he’s bound to lose Sangzhi by continuing to act so immature. What Sangzhi needs is someone mature and steady, who can support her family, not someone who follows her around and takes orders like a little brother. You can find a woman to act like a mother to your son in the future, to prioritize your son, to take care of your son. But that person can’t be Sangzhi. That’s exactly why I think they are dating too early!"

Shen Yu asked, "I don’t understand, why is that?"

Huo Mingshan spoke with conviction, "Your son is too immature now, he can’t protect Sangzhi, can’t take responsibility, and certainly can’t bear the burden of Sangzhi’s family. Therefore, he needs to settle down, grow up, and I’ll support them being together in the future. But now, it’s too early! Not suitable! Not qualified!"

Now Shen Yu understood and couldn’t help but slowly nod her head, "So that’s what you think. Then why don’t you have a proper talk with your son?"

Huo Mingshan ground his teeth, "Seeing him just irritates me. Talking to him is not as good as talking to Sangzhi!"

Shen Yu nodded, "Then go talk to the top student."

Huo Mingshan: "Also not possible!"

Shen Yu asked, "Why?"

Huo Mingshan: "I don’t want her to know about my relationship with Huo Feng."

Shen Yu immediately expressed her understanding, "You really are being thoughtful. Afraid that after she knows Huo Feng is your son, she’ll have too good an impression of Xiaofeng and get together with him right away..."

Huo Mingshan denied, "I purely feel Huo Feng is just not presentable."