Step Aside, My CEO Ex-Husband!-Chapter 196 - 197 Drunkenness 15

He couldn’t believe what he was hearing; Huo Shaohua wouldn’t oppose Huatan Village anymore?

"It’s true," Huo Shaohua responded.

"What’s your scheme?!" Hua Fugui squinted as he questioned, not believing Huo Shaohua’s words.

"I believe President Huo is genuinely letting Huatan Village go and won’t target our village again." Tian Ning walked in with a smile, glancing first at Tian Xingyun and then at Huo Shaohua.

He had just returned home, and his mother had told him that Xingyun was back today.

And Huo Shaohua had accompanied her.

Huatan Village wasn’t big, so news spread quickly.

He was a bit surprised that Huo Shaohua came back with Xingyun; didn’t he dislike her?

Why did he come with her to her parents’ home and even worked in the fields today?

What was he thinking?

"Tian Ning, why do you believe him?" Hua Fugui asked angrily, thinking Tian Ning was too quick to trust Huo Shaohua.

Tian Ning had been away for a long time and didn’t know what had happened in the village recently.

"I believe President Huo," Tian Ning answered, walking over to stand opposite Huo Shaohua, nodding and smiling at him.

"Did he buy you off?!" Hua Fugui was angry.

Tian Xingyun looked at Tian Ning in surprise. Why had her brother suddenly come to trust Huo Shaohua?

What had happened between them that she didn’t know about?

"Fugui, if you don’t trust President Huo, does that mean you don’t trust Xingyun either?"

"Of course, I trust Xingyun!" Hua Fugui said through gritted teeth. He could doubt everyone, but the person he trusted the most was Tian Xingyun.

"Brother Fugui, he won’t go against Huatan Village anymore; trust me!" Tian Xingyun said earnestly to Hua Fugui.

"Alright, I’ll temporarily believe what he says." Hua Fugui said, sulking.

"The food will be ready soon. Village head, everyone stay at my house for dinner, and you too, Brother Ning," Tian Xingyun tried to change the topic by warmly inviting everyone to stay.

"I came specifically to freeload," Tian Ning smiled at her.

"I’ll go cook then; you guys chat," Tian Xingyun glanced uneasily at Huo Shaohua before turning and heading to the kitchen.

After Tian Xingyun went into the kitchen, the atmosphere in the yard became tense again.

The village head once again questioned Huo Shaohua, who reiterated that he wouldn’t target the village.

He even carefully inquired about the village’s losses and said he would arrange for people to come by for repairs.

He also promised some money as compensation.

The village head was half-convinced, but with Tian Ning’s persuasion, he finally believed Huo Shaohua.

Considering that both Xingyun and Tian Ning believed him, it must be true.

After all, Tian Ning was the most educated person in the village, and Xingyun was Huo Shaohua’s wife.

He decided to trust their words.

The village head and Aunt Hua stayed at the Tian Family’s for dinner, along with other villagers.

Tonight, the Tian Family was very lively, with three or four tables set up in the yard.

When dinner started, Rose Hua came uninvited and voluntarily sat at the table with Huo Shaohua.

Mom Tian, Dad Tian, and the village head sat at one table, while the Tian brothers and Tian Xingyun sat at another.

"Rose, what are you doing here?" Hua Fugui scowled at Rose Hua.

"I’m here to eat, of course!" Rose Hua looked at Fugui with disdain and picked up her chopsticks to start eating.

"No one invited you."

"Alright, let’s eat," Tian Xingyun said with a smile, noting how lively it was tonight.

Even more lively than the day she got married, though she had a slight sense of foreboding.

"President Huo, I toast to you. Please take care of us in the future!" Tian Ning raised his glass, standing to toast Huo Shaohua.

Huo Shaohua raised his glass with a smile, replying, "I hope we have a successful collaboration."

With that, he drank his entire glass in one go, raising an eyebrow slightly as the drink entered his mouth.

The taste of the liquor was quite good, with a faint floral fragrance.

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