ryethenovel Chapter 1125: Puppy Love
Chapter 1125: Puppy Love
The restaurant Chen Wuhen ordered was called Bistecca, a restaurant specializing in Greek seafood. Chen Wuhen chose this place because his classmates who had been here said that the grilled seafood and slow-cooked lamb were excellent. He had wanted to come for a long time, but Old Jon and his mother always made excuses. This time, his biological father's visit made his wish come true.
Chen Wuhen held the menu and looked at it carefully, but he seemed hesitant. Chen Zhe knew that the kid was scared off by the prices on the menu and was hesitant to order.
So he said, "Order whatever you want, don't worry about the bill."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wuhen immediately perked up. He summoned the waiter and pointed to each dish on the menu, reading them aloud to him.
Chen Zhe didn't interfere at all; he just watched his son.
Seeing that Chen Zhe hadn't ordered any food, Chen Wuhen asked, "Why aren't you ordering?"
Chen Zhe smiled and said, "You can order for me, I eat everything."
"OK!" Upon hearing this, Chen Wuhen immediately picked out a few more dishes from the menu and reported them to the waiter.
Seeing that the food was almost ordered, the waiter asked Chen Zhe, "What would you like to drink?"
Chen Zhe pointed to the water glass: "I don't drink alcohol, thank you! Water is fine with me."
"Okay, please wait a moment!" The waiter then went to the kitchen to place the order.
"Daddy, why don't you drink some white wine? Seafood goes perfectly with white wine." Chen Wuhen looked at Chen Zhe with a puzzled expression.
Chen Zhe guessed his son's intention: "You want to drink it, don't you?"
Australian law prohibits the sale of tobacco and alcohol to minors, so selling alcohol to Chen Wuhen is illegal. Today, Chen Wuhen wanted to take advantage of Chen Zhe's presence to have a little drink. He started drinking secretly last year, but he only drank beer at the home of a close friend.
Upon hearing Chen Zhe's question, Chen Wuhen's eyes darted away: "No, I was just making a suggestion."
Seeing this, Chen Zhe was furious and became even more determined to take back custody of his son. He had to take the child back; if the child stayed here any longer, he would have no face to face his ancestors.
Seven or eight minutes later, the dishes began to be served one after another. Chen Wuhen didn't have time to talk to Chen Zhe anymore and started eating with his knife and fork.
Chen Zhe was very happy to see his son eating so heartily. He wasn't very hungry, so he didn't eat much and mostly just watched his son eat.
When Chen Wuhen had almost finished eating, Chen Zhe started chatting with him.
"How's the new school?"
Chen Wuhen put down his knife and fork, took a sip of water, and said indifferently, "It's fine as it is! Not good, not bad."
Chen Zhe was very dissatisfied with his son's attitude, but he still patiently talked to him slowly.
"Don't you have any thoughts about the school yourself?"
"No, besides, my grades are just average, and private schools wouldn't accept me."
Chen Zhe looked at his son suspiciously: "Isn't it because of the cost?" He knew that private schools in Australia were expensive and not something that ordinary families could afford, but he gave Chen Qiao child support every month. In his opinion, that amount of money was enough for the mother and son to live well and for his son to attend a private school.
Chen Wuhen touched the cup and looked at Chen Zhe with a mocking expression: "You'll have to ask your ex-wife about that."
Chen Zhe was taken aback. Well, this kid is now using words to shut his father up.
Let's leave that topic aside for now; there's a more serious problem to solve.
Thinking of this, Chen Zhe asked, "Are you in a puppy love relationship?" Chen Zhe used the word "puppy love."
"Puppy love?" This term is relatively uncommon in English, referring to a brief romantic relationship between a young boy and girl, which caught Chen Wuhen off guard.
"When I went to pick you up, I saw you behaving intimately with a girl. Is she your girlfriend?"
Now Chen Wuhen understood. He didn't avoid the question; instead, he readily admitted, "You mean Stella? Yes, she's my girlfriend, and Mommy knows too."
"What? Your mother knows?" This left Chen Zhe completely astonished.
"Is there a problem with this?" Chen Wuhen was puzzled by Chen Zhe's overreaction.
Seeing his son's expression, Chen Zhe realized that this was Australia, where it was common for minors to date, and there was no such thing as late marriage or childbirth in the country. Anyone over the age of eighteen could get married, and if their guardian agreed, they could even get married at the age of sixteen.
Furthermore, if a woman becomes pregnant after turning sixteen, she can also apply for marriage, and the court will grant her special permission.
Chen Wuhen is sixteen years old this year (by Chinese reckoning), and will be sixteen years old next year. That girl should be about the same age as him.
But Chen Zhe still asked, "Don't you think it's a bit early to be dating now?"
Chen Wuhen looked at his father as if he were a monster: "Dad, this kind of situation is very common in our school, and the school even teaches us how to take protective measures."
Chen Zhe was defeated. Well, he should just get custody of the child as soon as possible. Once the child turns sixteen, he can choose his own guardian. Judging from the current situation, the child definitely won't choose him as his guardian. He'll have to take matters into his own hands.
After dinner, Chen Zhe took his son back to his ex-wife's house.
The door was opened by a white man in his fifties. He glanced at Chen Zhe, then, without even a greeting, turned and called into the house, "Alicia, someone's looking for you..."
He then went inside, and Chen Wuhen followed him.
Chen Qiao appeared at the door very quickly.
"You're here!" she said in a very cold tone.
Chen Zhe looked at her and felt that arranging to meet her tomorrow was a mistake; he should have just had his lawyer contact her directly.
After thinking it through, he said to Chen Qiao, "I have something come up tomorrow, so let's cancel the meeting."
Chen Qiao was taken aback at first, but then nodded in agreement: "That's for the best. I don't think we have much to talk about."
Chen Zhe gave Chen Qiao a meaningful look before leaving.
It was already 9 p.m. when he got back to the hotel, and he called Huang Xiaochuan's room.
Are you asleep?
"No, you're back?"
"Um, is this a convenient time? I'd like to talk to you?"
"Then come now."
A few minutes later, Chen Zhe appeared in Huang Xiaochuan's room.
When Huang Xiaochuan saw Chen Zhe, he could tell from his appearance that the guy had run into trouble.
I asked him, "Would you like something to drink?"
Chen Zhe nodded: "Have a drink!"
With time running out and nowhere to buy baijiu, Huang Xiaochuan asked Gao Song to contact the hotel front desk and have them deliver two bottles of whiskey to the room, along with some snacks to go with the drinks.
Fortunately, the hotel offers 24-hour room service, so Gao Song quickly arrived at Huang Xiaochuan's room with a hotel staff member pushing a food cart.
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