San Baisui’s habits got better and better, and he wouldn’t mess with his poop or bite furniture. And his father’s temperament became more and more similar to it. Outside, he always looked like a high-altitude flower that no one can get close to, but at home, he became a clingy big dog who only liked to show his belly.
Ding Yinan had just said that he wanted to coax people, but before he started coaxing, Huo Zhixiao had already swept away the previous haze, hugged him with a smile in his eyes, and said, “I knew my wife will not ignore me.”
“Otherwise?” Ding Yinan didn’t know what to do with Huo Zhixiao, “If I didn’t coax you, I wouldn’t know how you tormented me at night.”
Recently, the employees had become addicted to rebellion, but the boss was no match for their strength, so he could only be bullied by the employees every night.
Huo Zhixiao tilted his head and bit Ding Yinan’s ear, and said wickedly, “It’s good that you know.”
No matter how well-behaved a large dog was, it also had a mischievous side. Huo Zhixiao was like this. Even though he had been tamed by Ding Yinan, the stubbornness in his bones would play a rebellious prank from time to time.
“Did you finish your work today?”
After passing through the gate, Ding Yinan’s identity changed to his wife again, but he still asked about work as a habit.
“The construction drawings of the gallery have been given to the construction site,” Huo Zhixiao hung on Ding Yinan’s body lazily, “Today’s work is only left to be done at night.”
Of course, Ding Yinan was very clear about what work at night referred to.
He looked at the time and said, “I’ll go find you at ten o’clock.”
Huo Zhixiao stood up straight and asked, “Are you still busy?”
“The film museum,” Ding Yinan said, “I wanted to look for information first.”
“I found some this afternoon,” Huo Zhixiao said and walked towards the living room, “Would you like to watch it with me?”
Although the two lived together, they were not tired of being together all the time.
Huo Zhixiao usually drew pictures in the study and occasionally came out with his laptop when he was tired, sitting on the sofa and chatting with Ding Yinan while replying to emails.
However, the desk in Ding Yinan’s room was not spacious enough, so he moved his office to the dining room. Whenever Huo Zhixiao came out of the study, he would take the computer to the living room to sit with Huo Zhixiao for a while.
Usually at night, the two would enjoy the leisure time between lovers. But with more and more work at hand, this part of the time was about to be taken up by work.
“Are you sure you want to work overtime with me?” Ding Yinan asked.
“Why not?” Huo Zhixiao asked back, “Is there any reason for the boss to work overtime and the employees to rest?”
Ding Yinan smiled and said, “So enlightening.”
The two came to the living room, Ding Yinan packed up the materials scattered on the coffee table, but at this moment, Huo Zhixiao’s cell phone rang suddenly. He glanced at the screen and said to Ding Yinan, “My dad.”
The construction of the project in Sanyang Village was halfway through, and the mayor happened to go to the countryside to investigate the appearance of the village, so he decided to take a look at the construction site of the library.
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Originally, this project was Huo Xun’s favor, so there was no charge. Unexpectedly, the mayor immediately repaid the favor. In the work report, he defined the project of Sanyang Village as a public welfare project for rural construction. This name suddenly became more prestigious.
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“We can take San Baisui with us too,” Huo Zhixiao said, “I’m not used to not having you by my side.”
Ding Yinan was Huo Zhixiao’s work partner, even if he went with him, no one would find it strange. But to go on and bring their dog together with them…
“I asked about the arrangement. We don’t need to be in the construction site for a long time,” Huo Zhixiao said, “So we can put San Baisui in the hotel during that time.”
Before going to Sanyang Village, when the two of them were working outside, they also put the San Baisui in the hotel. It had long been very familiar with the hotel owner.
Ding Yinan thought for a while and said, “Alright.”
“Okay,” Huo Zhixiao responded, then stood up excitedly, went to the handicraft room, and took out a big box.
He spread the glittering golden cards in the box on the coffee table, looked at them, and said, “I want that kid to know what a real Yu-Gi-Oh is.”
Ding Yinan: “…”
This person is not going to work, he is clearly going to play, right?
The time period for the mayor to inspect the construction site was scheduled from 9 am to 10 am the day after tomorrow. Huo Xun and his party could only arrive at the county seat of Sanyang Village tomorrow night, otherwise, they would be too late if they rushed over from the city that morning.
At three o’clock in the afternoon the next day, Ding Yinan and Huo Zhixiao came to Jiushan Office to meet Huo Xun.
Huo Xun, the secretary, and the driver took another business car. After the two cars met, Huo Xun’s secretary came to Huo Zhixiao’s off-road vehicle, knocked on the window of the passenger seat, and said to Huo Zhixiao, “Master Huo, Mr. Huo wants you to sit in our car.”
This meaning was obvious, Huo Xun had something to say to Huo Zhixiao.
Huo Zhixiao turned his head, looked at the dark car window beside him, and said, “You tell him to sit in my car.”
“This…” The secretary showed a troubled expression.
“Anyway, I’m not going there,” Huo Zhixiao said again.
The secretary probably also knew that the relationship between the father and son was not good, so he didn’t continue to persuade and returned to the business car.
In the next second, the commercial vehicle drove straight out, which showed that Huo Xun was also unwilling to compromise.
“Aren’t you curious about what Mr. Huo is going to tell you?” Ding Yinan stepped on the accelerator and followed the commercial vehicle.
“Not curious,” Huo Zhixiao said, “He will likely perch me again.”
To be honest, Ding Yinan was quite curious.
He knew that Huo Xun had let go now, so he was just waiting for Huo Zhixiao to fail and return to Jiushan Office in disgrace.
But Huo Xun was Huo Zhixiao’s father after all, and the two were competing with each other. How could normal parents hope their children to have a bad life?
If Huo Xun really wanted to make Huo Zhixiao stumble, he would have obstructed him in every possible way, let alone taking Huo Zhixiao to contact the city leaders now.
Thinking back to when Huo Xun had asked him to go back when he resigned before, Ding Yinan suddenly felt that the old father’s thoughts were really elusive.
Huo Xun’s driver drove very steadily, but because of this, the speed was not fast, and when they got to the potholed and bad road, they slowed down like a snail.
It was not surprising; Huo Xun’s business car was expensive, unlike Huo Zhixiao’s off-road vehicle, which didn’t mind how hard it was. But Ding Yinan couldn’t leave Huo Xun’s car behind, so he could only slow down to the speed of that car.
When the hour hand passed six o’clock, the group was still more than an hour’s drive away from Sanyang Village.
Not long after, a few people passed a small town, and Huo Xun decided to have dinner before continuing to set off. And this time happened to be San Baisui’s daily time. Huo Zhixiao led San Baisui out of the car and said to Ding Yinan, “You guys order first, I’ll come over later.”
Ding Yinan nodded and said, “OK.”
Huo Xun, on the other hand, came to Ding Yinan with his brows frowned, looked at the backs of a person and a dog going away in front of him, and asked, “What’s the matter with that dog?”
“It’s called San Baisui,” Ding Yinan said, “It’s Master Huo’s pet.”
“Pet?” Huo Xun looked at Ding Yinan in disbelief, “We are here on a business trip, why did you ask him to bring a pet?”
It was very strange; the person who brought the pet was obviously Huo Zhixiao, but in Huo Xun’s eyes, the nature of this matter was that “Ding Yinan allowed Huo Zhixiao to do this,” and in the end, it became Ding Yinan’s responsibility.
Ding Yinan didn’t know whether he should justify a few words or thank Huo Xun for thinking highly of him.
“San Baisui is the dog that Master Huo rescued in Sanyang Village,” Ding Yinan said, “I can take care of it, and it won’t affect Master Huo’s work.”
“Secretary Ding,” Huo Xun said with a serious face, “It’s fine for him to mess around, why are you helping him to mess around?”
“It’s like this, Mr. Huo,” Ding Yinan thought carefully, and said cryptically, “With me by his side, you don’t have to worry about him messing around.”
Although taking a dog on a business trip looked like a mess, with Ding Yinan’s working ability, he would never let the dog make trouble.
Huo Xun was silent for a moment. He probably felt that what Ding Yinan said made sense, so he gave up and said, “Help me take care of him.”
The small restaurants in the town were not as good as the high-end restaurants in the city, and there was no need to be so particular about ordering.
Huo Xun’s secretary randomly ordered a few home-cooked dishes, but just as he was about to pass the menu to the waiter, Huo Xun suddenly added another dish.
Ding Yinan was quiet, because Huo Xun’s dish was one of Huo Zhixiao’s favorite home-cooked dishes.
After the waiter left, Huo Xun looked at Ding Yinan and asked casually, “How is your work recently?”
“It’s going well,” Ding Yinan said, “Master Huo has several projects to do now.”
“What’s the point of doing those small projects?” Huo Xun said, “When he has done enough, let him come back to the office.”
As soon as these words came out, Ding Yinan knew that Huo Xun had been paying attention to Huo Zhixiao’s studio. He pursed his lips and asked tentatively, “Mr. Huo, you actually care about Master Huo, right?”
“I’m his father, of course, I care about him,” Huo Xun snorted coldly, “If he loses face, it will be my face.”
“He seems to be…” Ding Yinan paused, “Has he ever humiliated you?”
Of course, Ding Yinan didn’t know much about Huo Zhixiao’s student days, but at least since he joined Jiushan Office, Huo Zhixiao not only didn’t embarrass Huo Xun, but also won several awards for the office.
“That’s because I’m in charge of him,” Huo Xun said, “You see, if no one is in charge of him, he still won’t dance to the sky.”
Although Huo Zhixiao’s character was indeed somewhat unrestrained, Ding Yinan felt that it is not as exaggerated as Huo Xun said.
“But it’s okay now,” Huo Xun’s tone relaxed, “With you in charge of him, I feel more at ease.”
Ding Yinan couldn’t help feeling a little complicated because he hadn’t told Huo Xun the most important thing. Although he didn’t intend to deceive, he could never find the right time.
When Huo Zhixiao came back from walking the dog, Huo Xun put on a serious face again, as if he was still dissatisfied that Huo Zhixiao didn’t take the same car with him.
After dinner, the group continued towards Sanyang Village and arrived at the only hotel in the town at about 7:30.
Ding Yinan walked to the front desk familiarly and said to the hotel owner, “Boss, I want two rooms here.”
There were three people on Huo Xun’s side, and Ding Yinan didn’t know how they would arrange it, so he couldn’t make decisions for others without authorization.
The hotel owner handed over two door keys, then looked to the other side and said, “Are you going to stay too?”
Secretary Huo Xun said: “We also need two rooms here.”
“There are no two rooms anymore,” the hotel owner said, “The leaders of the city came over today, and now there is only one room.”
Secretary Huo Xun asked again: “Are there any other hotels in the town?”
The hotel owner shook his head and said, “No.”
“This…”
Secretary Huo Xun looked at Huo Xun with a face of embarrassment, but Huo Xun didn’t respond.
He walked up to Ding Yinan, unceremoniously took a key from his hand, and said confidently, “Which two rooms do you two want?”
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Thanks for the update!
Hotel Boss conveniently again has shortage of rooms – employee Huo Huo must be pleased! 😂
Thanks for the chapter 💞
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