Grace's Radiant Path Chapter 7

Colin An calmed down in the car and touched the not-so-thick stack of money again... He also felt that the job of hostessing guests was not suitable for him.

Even if it wasn't Spencer Huo who caused trouble tonight, I might not be able to keep this job for long.

So when he met Spencer Huo, he couldn't tell whether he was lucky or unlucky.

Anyway, there would be no intersection in the future, so Colin An shook his head and stopped thinking about him.

When I got home at half past ten, my parents had probably just gone to bed and there was still a light on in the entrance hall, but it was certainly not left on specifically for my safety.

There is no bathroom in the room of the three siblings, so a small light is left in the living room to make it easier for them to get up at night.

Colin An walked into the room and found that his younger brother had fallen asleep. He quickly and quietly climbed onto his bed in slow motion.

...Although I slept all morning today, I still feel very tired.

He fell asleep within five minutes of implantation.

The next day was the weekend. Ding Wei got up early and made breakfast for the whole family.

At eight o'clock, call everyone up to eat.

"Let me tell you something." Ding Wei said, holding a piece of toast and spreading jam on it: "Your eldest sister is going to study in the United States for a summer vacation. Is there anything you want her to bring back?"

An Wuji immediately raised his hand: "Mom, I want my elder sister to bring a set of books."

Ding Wei looked at him: "What book?"

An Wuji also looked at his mother: "I have already told her."

An Cheng smiled and patted his youngest son's head lovingly: "You really make your dad ashamed." Thinking back to the time when he almost failed to get into a key university during the college entrance examination, he looked at his depressed second son and asked: "Nothing wrong, how about you?"

Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Colin An yawned and said, "No."

Ding Wei frowned and said, "Did you come back very late last night?"

"No." Colin An flipped the fried egg in front of him with a fork and said vaguely: "Around eleven o'clock."

An Cheng looked up: "No problem, how about changing jobs?"

He was really worried about his son going back and forth alone late at night.

"Okay." Colin An drank a sip of milk and felt bored: "I'll find a part-time job working the day shift today."

"That's the best." An Cheng smiled with satisfaction.

"How about Juewei Duck Neck?" An Wuji gave his brother advice in a serious manner.

Colin An was speechless. He took a bite of the egg and said, "I would rather work in Shaxian Snacks than work in a low-tasting duck neck shop."

Because every time I go shopping, the other party will weigh out five, ten, or even twenty yuan more for me, and then say, "Is it okay if it's a little overweight?"

This kind of corporate culture is so low that it can penetrate the earth.

When faced with this situation, Colin An would always take out ten yuan and say, "I only have this much money on me, is it okay to take ten yuan less?"

Juewei clerk: ...

I just like seeing their wonderful expressions.

"Not today." Ding Wei thought for a moment and said, "It's a rare weekend when you don't have to go to school. Let's go back to the suburbs to visit grandma."

Ding Wei's parents are locals and live in the suburbs.

An Cheng's family lives in another province. After he married Ding Wei, the whole family's household registration was moved here, and he only goes back to his hometown twice a year.

His parents and their eldest son don't stay in their hometown either. Anyway, it's considered too much for them to get together twice a year.

Ancheng's parents always say that their son is a son-in-law who marries into the family and will belong to someone else's family once he gets married.

Ding Wei heard this once and talked about it openly. After that, no one dared to talk about it again.

In terms of social and work abilities, Ding Wei might even be better than An Cheng, but unfortunately, as a female, she not only has to work but also has to take care of the family and raise children, so she receives limited attention in the company.

So after working together with An Cheng in a foreign company for more than ten years, An Cheng has been promoted to deputy director, while Ding Wei is still an ordinary employee.

Colin An's grandparents did not live in the suburbs at first. They worked in the city when they were young.

Now both old people are retired, with pensions in hand, they live a carefree life in their old house in the suburbs, raising flowers and playing with birds.

But Colin An doesn't like coming here. He hates that his grandparents always care more about his grades than his mood.

What's more, my younger brother is with me, so I will definitely praise him while scolding him for being lazy, stupid and ignorant.

It was also very annoying for him that his parents allowed his grandparents to scold him like this.

"Brother." After greeting the two old men, Colin An said he wanted to go out for a walk. An Wuji chased him out and said seriously, "I want to go play with you, too."

Colin An looked back lazily, raised his hand and pinched the face of his brother who was seven years younger than him: "I'll take you out to play, don't forget me when you become rich in the future."

An Wuji said: "If I get rich and don't share it with you, will you not play with me?"

... Colin An was speechless, feeling that everyone in the family was bullying him: "You ungrateful little R@p3d, let's go."

"What are we going to do?"

"To take out the bird's eggs."

This is not true, they just climbed up the tree, took pictures of the eggs with their cell phones, did not touch the nest or the eggs, and then left.

An Wuji said, "I'll send one to my sister."

An Wuyu is still in school. He received the photo of Dan Baobao in the middle of the day and replied: "It's your brother's doing again."

An Wuji: "What's wrong?"

An Wu Yu: "If you do this, you might disturb the mother bird and ruin the nest of eggs."

An Wuji: "We went up there only after the mother bird flew away."

An Wu Yu: "I don't understand the hobbies of you boys. Anyway, it hurts others and does not benefit yourself. It's better to avoid it."

After carefully reading his sister's reply from the beginning, An Wu Ji suddenly realized why his brother and sister didn't get along. It was because they had different values   and how could they be siblings.

The older brother thinks his older sister is too nagging and fussy, while the older sister thinks his older brother is unrefined and low class.

An Wu Ji, however, enjoys the comfort of being with his brother. As for his knowledgeable sister, he also likes to discuss study and knowledge with her.

To put it simply, the brother is close to life, while the sister is full of ideals.

After returning to the city after the weekend, it was still early, so Colin An asked his parents to drop him off on the way: "I'm going to find a part-time job and will be home at six o'clock."

An Wuji was eager to go, but his mother stopped him: "What do you want to do? Go home and study."

"Bye." Colin An saw his brother's depressed expression at the window and waved with a smile.

**

Spencer Huo didn't have a good time this weekend either. He was urgently notified by his parents to go home to discuss important matters.

"Let's sit down and have a good talk about your situation during the weekend." Father Kenneth Huo gathered everyone together and sat in the study to discuss in detail.

Present were Spencer Huo’s mother Eleanor Zhang, aunt Huo Ling, and grandfather Huo Jingzhong. It was a grand occasion.

... Spencer Huo sighed deeply and sat down opposite these relatives.

Kenneth Huo said: "We are gathered here today not to blame anyone or to complain, but to solve the problem."

Everyone nodded.

Spencer Huo asked: "Do you think it's a problem if you're not married at the age of 30?"

Kenneth Huo tilted his head and said, "Only you know whether there is a problem or not. Whether you are willing to tell us about this problem is also up to you."

The father and son looked at each other in silence.

Spencer Huo said: "Okay, then I'll just say it straight... I don't like women."

The study room suddenly became quiet, and his relatives had different expressions on their faces, and it seemed that they could not accept it.

"Is this true?" Kenneth Huo asked.

"It's true." Spencer Huo also looked directly into his father's eyes and said calmly: "I should have told you earlier so that you could be prepared."

Eleanor Zhang: "What are you preparing for? Using your sperm to have a surrogate child?" She rubbed her forehead with a sad face: "I've long thought that you might not like women."

But I didn't expect it to be true.

Spencer Huo is the only child in the Huo family.

"Is there no other way besides surrogacy?" Aunt Huo Ling said: "Spencer Huo, even if it's for the sake of your family, you can get married, have a child, and then get divorced. That's fine."

"Nonsense." Huo Jingzhong interrupted his daughter and knocked his cane heavily on the ground: "If you are getting married just to have children, then I would rather Spencer Huo remain single for the rest of his life."

"Dad!" the ladies in the family protested loudly, "How can you say that?"

"That's enough." Kenneth Huo knocked on the table to quiet everyone down: "The old man is right. I don't agree with Spencer Huo doing this. First, it's disrespectful to the woman, and second, it's disrespectful to Spencer Huo."

Huo Jingzhong said: "These few years are the peak period of Spencer Huo's career... I heard that you recently acquired another financial company. Are you planning to expand the securities business or continue the business content of the original company?"

Speaking of business matters, Spencer Huo raised his head and said, "We will integrate resources and develop new content depending on the situation. Therefore, the original company employees may be laid off."

Recently, in addition to worrying about family pressure, Spencer Huo is also worried about this matter.

"If you have outstanding abilities, you can be transferred to other companies," said Huo Jingzhong.

"Grandpa." Eleanor Zhang couldn't stand the grandparents and grandchildren: "I'm discussing family matters now, not work matters. You can discuss these things later."

Huo Jingzhong: "Sorry, ahem, I got off topic, let's continue."

Kenneth Huo: "Spencer Huo, the boundaries of family obligations and responsibilities are too vague to talk about, so let's put it aside for now. What we want to talk about now is birth, aging, sickness and death. If we all die in the future, and you are the only one left at home, there may no longer be a Huo family. Have you considered our feelings?"

Spencer Huo: "Then surrogacy."

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, I do not support surrogacy." Kenneth Huo looked at him with hesitation: "Spencer Huo, I will give you another two years to think about it carefully, how about it?"

Eleanor Zhang: "You..."

Kenneth Huo waved his hand: "Just be patient."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Spencer Huo.

... Spencer Huo clenched his fists, feeling very conflicted.

He feels very uncomfortable every time when he sees his parents who are over 50 years old, his grandfather who has difficulty in moving, and his relatives who care about him and spend time and energy on their own affairs.

Seriously speaking, he was not sure whether he was gay or not. He just knew that the reason why he had not found a partner in all these years had nothing to do with gender.

In these two years, maybe I will really find a woman that I don’t hate... Who knows.

Like a trapped animal, he closed his eyes and nodded: "Okay."

Kenneth Huo said: "The additional condition is that you have to actively cooperate with the person that everyone is looking for for you. You need to actually contact the person to see if they like you, instead of resisting them from the beginning."

Spencer Huo gritted his teeth: "...Okay."