Chapter 252: The Thought of Breaking the Marriage Agreement
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the study upstairs, Mr. Huo was having a video call with He Yu.
Both of their expressions were very solemn. Mr. Huo was the first to say, “It’s a little girl’s 19th birthday, but it’s made into such a big scene. This is definitely not a simple birthday banquet. I think it might be a method for the Hill Family to expand into the Chinese market.”
He Yu nodded in agreement. “That’s indeed the case. I think so too.”
Mr. Huo heaved a sigh of relief. “Many families who have received the news are planning to seek a chance to collaborate with the Hill Family or to get foreign capital at the banquet. Some guests who have received invitations to the engagement banquet have already called to clarify the situation and express their apology for not being able to attend our two families’ engagement banquet. In order not to let you and Youyou’s engagement banquet become a joke, I’ve discussed this with Youyou’s mother. It’s better to postpone the engagement banquet for the time being.”
He Yu, who was on the screen, was already mentally prepared, so he wasn’t particularly surprised.
However, his expression was a little grim. He nodded and said, “I understand your decision, Uncle and Auntie Huo. This is all because I didn’t consider it carefully.”
“Recently, a subsidiary of the Hill Family has come to China to expand the market. I’m in contact with them, but I didn’t hear any news of the immediate family of the Hill Family’s head vacation in China, let alone know in advance that they’re preparing a birthday banquet for Miss Hill in S City.”
“If we had known about this sooner, we would have been able to plan a more suitable time for the engagement banquet. We might have even been able to invite the members of the Hill Family to attend the engagement as witnesses to the close relationship between our two families.”
The reason He Yu said so much was that he knew that the Huo couple had always placed benefits above all. Now, a world-class wealthy family was about to appear in China and might even take root in S City.
As an old family in S City, the Huo Family had a young miss and a young master in their youth. Their marriages could become a bargaining chip for this couple to build a good relationship with the Hill Family and other world-class wealthy families.
He Yu didn’t intend to let the engagement between the two families be canceled. If that happened, he would become a joke in S City and even in the high society of the entire China.
Therefore, he deliberately mentioned his cooperation with the Hill Family’s subsidiary company to make the Huo Family have reservations.
Mr. Huo looked a little uncomfortable. Of course, he understood the meaning behind He Yu’s words. He Yu had also pointed out the most concealed thought in his heart.
He had a daughter who was at the prime of her youth. Although, from the perspective of a mature man, Mr. Huo didn’t think that Huo You was attractive in any way.
However, seeing how He Yu was passionate and infatuated with his daughter, he guessed that his unattractive daughter must have some tricks up her sleeve.
Therefore, Mr. and Mrs. Huo both felt that letting Huo You interact more with the young men from the Hill Family or other world-class wealthy families would be a good choice.
Anyway, Huo You and He Yu’s engagement banquet was destined to be postponed. It might even be canceled in the end. Moreover, an engagement wasn’t a marriage. The Huo Family’s couple didn’t have a deep sense of morality. They didn’t think that it was wrong for their daughter to abandon her current fiancé if she had a better marriage partner.
Therefore, although they hadn’t discussed it carefully, the couple had unanimously decided to let Huo You attend Miss Hill’s birthday banquet to create more opportunities for her to interact with the youngsters from other families.
At this moment, Mr. Huo couldn’t help but reveal an unhappy expression from being exposed after hearing He Yu’s insinuations.
He Yu sharply noticed the change in Mr. Huo’s expression and cursed silently in his heart. That damned old fox had really thought of breaking off the marriage agreement..