novelraw Chapter 980 - 962: Father-in-Law Joins the Urging-to-Marry Brigade! (Part 1)
Chapter 980 - 962: Father-in-Law Joins the Urging-to-Marry Brigade! (Part 1)
Chapter 980: Chapter 962: Father-in-Law Joins the Urging-to-Marry Brigade! (Part 1)
When the four elders and Pu Sangzhi took out their phones from their down jacket pockets, indeed, everyone’s phone displayed missed calls from Huo Feng.
Among them, Pu Sangzhi’s phone had the most missed calls, totaling 23.
Pu Wenhua and Chen Huifen hadn’t exchanged numbers with Huo Feng, but they both had more than five missed WeChat calls.
Everyone seeing the fifty calls combined from Huo Feng, and then seeing Huo Feng in person looking so sick and disheveled...
Each person’s heart was moved and felt a degree of empathy.
Though this incident was a misunderstanding, the emotional impact Huo Feng left on everyone was enough to be remembered for a lifetime.
Everyone would remember that during this journey, the child left behind at the hotel due to illness desperately tried to reach them!
...
On the two family cars returning to the hotel in the evening, Huo Feng appeared to have given up, lying in the back seat wrapped in a blanket, too tired to even move a finger.
Already feverish, having run barefoot in the snow today, Huo Feng thought he was about to die from illness...
Sitting in the front driver’s seat was Huo Mingshan, while Shen Yu checked the nearest shoe store from the front passenger seat.
She calculated they would have to stop along the way to buy Huo Feng a pair of shoes.
At that moment, a local radio suddenly interrupted with a news broadcast:
[Today at 6 PM, a netizen uploaded a video on the Douyin platform claiming a snow avalanche swallowed people at a skiing area outside Harbin, engulfing more than a dozen people.
By 7 PM, upon verification by our station reporter, no snow avalanches occurred in any outdoor skiing areas in Harbin.
At 7:15 PM, the reporter successfully contacted the netizen who uploaded the video, and the netizen claimed the video was merely forwarded from a social circle and did not know the location of the incident.
Eventually, after verification by the reporter, the snow avalanche occurred at 5:40 PM at Datudingzi Mountain in Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province.
At the time of the incident, more than a dozen ski enthusiasts from the Snow Peak Ski Club were skiing at Datudingzi Mountain in Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province.
The avalanche triggered halfway up the mountain, causing more than a dozen ski enthusiasts to instantly slide down and fall into a 70-meter-long crevice, where they were buried and went missing.
It is reported that Datudingzi Mountain is the highest peak in Heilongjiang Province, with an elevation of 1686.9 meters and an average snow depth of several meters in winter. The accident site is not an operational ski trail but rather what ski enthusiasts commonly refer to as an ’out-of-bounds trail.’
After the avalanche, nearby Shanhetun Forestry Bureau and Dahailin Forestry Bureau organized over 200 people for rescue operations, and currently, no one has been rescued, reported by our station’s reporter.]
Finally, the local news station conveyed accurate news to the public, dispelling the false news that stirred the internet with premature video spreads and misinformation.
It also allowed Huo Feng and his family to understand the truth.
As it turns out, the avalanche incident did not occur at any skiing area in Harbin but rather in another location in Heilongjiang!
So, this incident was not only a misunderstanding but an outright mix-up!
"Ah..."
Now understanding the truth about the incident, Huo Feng couldn’t help but cover his scorching forehead with his hand and let out a long sigh, "Playing tricks on me..."
"These days, the rapid spread of online information isn’t necessarily a good thing."
Sitting in the front passenger seat, Shen Yu said, "The news wasn’t verified, someone spreads a video, and it quickly turns into such rumors. We were just skiing, and suddenly a bunch of reporters showed up, no one knew what was going on, they all stayed to watch the commotion, such a waste of social resources."
"True."
Huo Mingshan nodded in agreement, "Online information must be verified repeatedly to be believed; sometimes, no matter how sensational the news appears, unless officially confirmed, it may not really be true!"
"Sigh..."
Huo Feng let out another long sigh, "You both saying this now, makes it sound like I was being silly..."
"That’s definitely not what we meant."
Shen Yu turned her head and leaned over, her gaze fixed firmly on Huo Feng, "Although the news turned out false, your concern for us was genuine! Seeing you show up in such a miserable state today, your father and I were really moved!"
Huo Feng closed his eyes and took a deep breath, saying, "Hehe..."
He still remembered how the two elders were discussing leaving him, sick, in the hotel without caring for him this morning!
Huo Feng quietly thought to himself: His hurried rush was for his wife, and his future in-laws, not for the two of them!
They were overthinking!
"Xiaofeng, are you feeling really uncomfortable?"
Shen Yu poked Huo Feng with her finger, "How about getting an IV drip tonight?"
"No, I’m fine..."
Huo Feng impatiently refused, "Let me off the car; I can still run 3000 meters barefoot. Don’t worry too much."
"What’s that supposed to mean?"
Shen Yu heard this and furrowed her brow, "Angry? Upset we left you behind when we went out to have fun?"
"Not really..."
Huo Feng’s tone still had an impatient undertone.
But although he verbally denied it, in truth, he was quite upset with them for leaving him alone in the hotel.
He understood their love for fun.
However, causing such an incident, making him, as a patient, run back and forth, made Huo Feng feel angry.
Despite it being a mix-up, at the core, it was due to their indulgence!
Therefore, Huo Feng didn’t want their concern.
This was belated parental love, which he no longer wanted!
"Then tomorrow, we won’t go out; we’ll stay in the hotel with you. Is that okay?" Shen Yu asked.
Huo Feng refused, "No need, go away."
After that, Shen Yu saw that Huo Feng was indeed angry with them.
Shen Yu silently turned back, exchanged a glance with Huo Mingshan, and said, "He’s angry."
Huo Mingshan nodded silently in agreement, but he didn’t speak, meaning he allowed Huo Feng to be angry and didn’t plan to scold him.
In the past, if Huo Feng dared to lose his temper with the elders at home, Huo Mingshan would definitely reprimand him.
But not this time.
Perhaps this incident made Huo Mingshan realize not only their errors as elders but also understood Huo Feng’s sincerity.
So, Huo Mingshan was unexpectedly gentle this time.
Even though the incident was a mix-up, Huo Feng indeed earned everyone’s favor with his pitiful state.
Overall, he benefited from this!
...
Meanwhile, in the other car, the Pu Family trio also heard the truth on the broadcast.
While condemning the false news spread online, the trio of the Pu Family talked more about the impact Huo Feng had on them during this incident.
But...
Actually, the one most moved by this incident was Pu Wenhua.
Pu Wenhua himself was not deeply acquainted with Huo Feng, and his previous understanding was very superficial, even biased.
Therefore, during this incident, Pu Wenhua’s heart was filled with nothing but emotion.
On the way back, he constantly praised Huo Feng...
Huo Feng possessed rare qualities.
Huo Feng was a genuine young man.
Huo Feng cared deeply about them and cared about Sangzhi.
Huo Feng was full of genuine feelings...
And similar praises, Pu Wenhua just couldn’t stop.
Listening to him praise for so long, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen, mother and daughter, merely smiled quietly beside him...
They originally wanted to praise him also, but Pu Wenhua had already said everything they wanted to say.
Therefore, they could only listen.
When Pu Wenhua was tired from speaking, Pu Sangzhi added a few words: "Dad, you don’t know Huo Feng. He’s always been this way."
"Indeed."
Sitting in the front, Chen Huifen nodded in affirmation, "Xiaofeng’s good qualities are something we’ve always known, but it’s your first day realizing them."
"Back in high school, when my mom and I were sought out by debt collectors, Huo Feng earnestly helped us."
Pu Sangzhi said with a gentle smile, "Dad, I must have mentioned it before, didn’t I? He was beaten to wounds all over his body by those debt collectors to protect my mom and me, and later fainted at his grandfather’s doorstep. That’s just how he is, deeply sentimental, willing to sacrifice anything for those he cares about."
"These things you mentioned before but hadn’t felt personally; this time was different..."
Pu Wenhua’s mouth widened with a smile, "This time witnessing it firsthand, emotionally moved me indeed. Tonight, I have to chat with him properly. How did his parents raise such a child with this character?"
Pu Sangzhi laughed, "Huo Feng’s family education was quite complicated. Teacher Huo was strict with rules; Huo Feng’s grandfather treated him with leniency and love; he was deeply sentimental! Dad, you can also engage with Huo Feng’s elders more in the future."
"Native family environment indeed plays a significant role in shaping a child’s character."
Pu Wenhua nodded in agreement, "Seems like next year or the year after, we could spend New Year in Wenzhou. The marriage things between you and Huo Feng should be brought up soon."
Pu Sangzhi: "..."