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Chapter 668: If you can't cry, then don't cry.

After Zeng Xia returned home, she rummaged through drawers and cabinets to pack Liu Jin's things. When Huo Miao returned home, he was shocked to see the mess in the house. He thought his house had been burgled.

But he found his wife tidying up their daughter Liujin's clothes and hurriedly asked, "What are you doing?"

"Oh! You're finally back! Hurry up, I've been waiting for you to come back and help me pack. There's too much stuff in those two boxes, I can't close them. Please help me close and lock them." Seeing Huo Miao return, Zeng Xia looked relieved and quickly assigned him tasks.

Huo Miao ignored Zeng Xia's instructions and asked again, "What are you doing? Tell me!"

Zeng Xia then stopped what she was doing, stood up, and said with a relieved expression, "My brother said that we don't need to take care of Liu Jin anymore. He can leave him at his house and take care of him."

Upon hearing this, Huo Miao's expression immediately changed: "Are you kidding me? Did you tell my underlings that?"

Seeing that Huo Miao seemed unhappy, Zeng Xia changed her expression and said, "What? You're still not happy? Let me tell you, this is my brother's idea. He sees that you're busy at the factory all day long, and you spoil Liu Jin at home, which has made your grades so bad. He really couldn't stand it, so he decided to take Liu Jin to his house."

Zeng Xia distanced herself completely, not mentioning a single word about questions she rarely asked her daughter.

Upon hearing that it was Huang Xiaochuan's idea, Huo Miao couldn't help but scratch his head. He knew that his brother-in-law was doing this for Liu Jin's own good, and he also knew that his precious daughter's grades were indeed too poor. However, he always held the belief that as long as his daughter was healthy and happy, that was enough. In any case, she would definitely have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, so it didn't matter whether her grades were good or not.

He also knew that his daughter had been raised by his brother-in-law since she was a baby, so he was very clear about his brother-in-law's feelings for Liu Jin. Therefore, he had no need to worry about his daughter Liu Jin's future.

Seeing Huo Miao hesitate and remain motionless, Zeng Xia became annoyed: "What are you standing there for, daydreaming about! Come and help me!"

Huo Miao couldn't refuse Zeng Xia, so he had no choice but to go over and help pack his daughter's clothes. What could he do? His wife had such a powerful younger brother. He knew his brother-in-law's character well; he always sided with his relatives regardless of right or wrong. Moreover, his furniture factory relied entirely on his brother-in-law's connections to get so many orders, and even exported to Southeast Asia. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the furniture factory was making a fortune every day.

Therefore, Huo Miao never dared to offend his wife Zeng Xia. Although his brother-in-law sometimes suggested that he should keep a closer eye on his wife, he would just listen and laugh it off. He should never take such words seriously, because if he did, he might be the one who would suffer.

That very night, Zeng Xia dragged Huo Miao to Huang Xiaochuan's house and sent all of her own daughter's clothes, as if she was afraid her brother might suddenly change his mind.

Upon hearing that his second brother-in-law had arrived, Huang Xiaochuan came downstairs from his study to greet him.

"My brother-in-law is here! Please have a seat!"

"Little brother!" Huo Miao greeted his brother-in-law with a smile.

Looking at the large bags and packages the couple had brought, Huang Xiaochuan was truly exasperated with his second sister. This was just too much! If people didn't know that Liu Jin was her biological child, they would have thought he was adopted.

He glared at Zeng Xia with displeasure. The novel, like a cola drink, opened to another world on the next page. Zeng Xia, however, pretended not to notice and continued chatting animatedly with Yu Xiang.

"How's business at the factory?" Huang Xiaochuan asked casually. Just then, the housekeeper brought in a cup of tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of Huo Miao.

"The factory is incredibly busy right now, with orders booked until next year." Huo Miao became quite talkative when talking about his furniture factory.

He said with a grateful look, "I have to thank you for your help!"

Huang Xiaochuan pointed to the teacup: "We're all family, no need for thanks, have some tea!"

After exchanging a few words, Huo Miao said, "Little brother, let's keep Liu Jin ourselves. Leaving him here would only cause you trouble!"

Hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan glanced at his second sister Zeng Xia with displeasure, gestured towards her with his lip, and asked Huo Miao, "Do you think your wife can manage Liu Jin well?"

Then, in a gentler tone, she said to Huo Miao, "I know you're busy at the factory and don't usually have time to ask about Liu Jin. It's not your fault; it's just that you married an unreliable wife!"

Only his brother-in-law could say such things; Huo Miao could only listen with a smile. It was better for him to remain silent.

"So! I'll keep Liu Jin here! At least I can spare some time to keep an eye on her. If I don't set proper rules for her, she'll become unruly when she grows up!" Huang Xiaochuan earnestly explained his reasons to his second brother-in-law.

Huo Miao smiled wryly to himself and nodded. He agreed with her. With an uncle like that and being spoiled like that at home, it would be no wonder that this girl would become unruly in the future.

Huo Miao smiled wryly to himself and nodded. He agreed with her. With an uncle like that and being spoiled like that at home, it would be no wonder that this girl would become unruly in the future.

Since his brother-in-law had already said all this, and it was all for Liu Jin's own good, Huo Miao couldn't be ungrateful and could only nod in agreement to leave his daughter at his brother-in-law's house.

However, I still had to say a few polite words: "Then you'll have to work hard. If she doesn't listen, just spank her. Children need to be disciplined."

Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes inwardly. "I don't believe you for a second. You yourself are unwilling to lay a finger on me, yet you're trying to persuade me? If I really hit you, you don't know how upset you'd be!" He's a complete doting father.

"Alright, don't worry about that. I'll discipline her properly."

When Liu Jin heard that her parents had left her at her uncle's house and that she would be living with her uncle and aunt from now on, her face immediately fell. Although she was not good at studying, it was because no one cared about her and she was playful, not because she was not smart enough.

She immediately guessed the reason, but she didn't dare to act spoiled in front of her parents in front of her uncle. She just tugged at her father Huo Miao's trouser leg and looked at him expectantly, hoping that he would take her home. Once she was at his home, wouldn't it be like the monkey being king when the tiger is away?

Unfortunately, her father was powerless to help her, and her mother was more than willing to push her away; how could she possibly take her back?

Huo Miao glanced at his daughter's mournful eyes, hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, turned around, and followed Zeng Xia away from his brother-in-law's house.

The little girl wanted to cry, but no matter how hard she tried, not a single tear came out.

Huang Xiaochuan patted her head, amused and exasperated. "Alright! If you can't cry, don't force yourself. Go back to your room and go to sleep. Look at the time!"

"Oh!" Seeing that her parents had left, the little girl could only obediently go upstairs.