ryethenovel Chapter 873: Caution
Chapter 873: Caution
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On the third night after returning, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang, along with the little girl and Liu Jin, went to his brother-in-law's house as promised.
"You look so radiant! Are you about to get a promotion?" Huang Xiaochuan teased Yu Wei after they met, as the two were childhood friends.
"When did you become a fortune teller? You even know how to read faces?" Yu Wei joked with his friend and brother-in-law in the same way.
"Dad, Mom!" Huang Xiaochuan saw his parents-in-law and quickly greeted them.
"Grandpa and Grandma!"
"Grandpa and Grandma!"
Liu Jin also started calling Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying the same way Huang Ruiying did. She had asked Yu Xiang to do so before they arrived.
"They're here!" The elderly couple were delighted to see their daughter and son-in-law arrive.
"Wow, this girl is really big." Zheng Aiying was taken aback by Liu Jin's small size.
Old Yu chuckled, "Hahaha, this girl has such a cheerful appearance."
Huang Ruiying was familiar with the place. After greeting the elders, she grabbed her sister Liujin and ran upstairs, saying, "Come on, I'll take you to find my brother Chengping."
Tang Yuan, who was helping in the kitchen, heard the commotion and came out. Hearing that the little girl wanted to go find Yu Chengping, she pointed upstairs and said, "Xiao Duo, you can go and call your brother Chengping down for me. He just hides in his room playing games and doesn't even bother to come down and greet his aunt and uncle. He has no manners at all."
"Yes!" the little girl replied, pulling Liu Jin upstairs.
"Big sister, brother-in-law!" Tang Yuan greeted Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang warmly.
Tang Yuan has changed a lot now; she's no longer the cute girl she used to be. Plus, being in the system forces her to mature, so Tang Yuan now looks very dignified and composed.
After exchanging pleasantries, Yu Wei ushered his childhood friend into the kitchen: "The last dish is waiting for you to make. I've tried many different restaurants, but none of them make it as well as you. This is the last batch of lobsters before they go out of season, so I bought some."
Well, it turns out this guy doesn't take the richest man seriously at all. Making the richest man work as his cook is something only a scorpion could pull.
Huang Xiaochuan wasn't that fussy. Upon hearing the arrangement, he put on an apron and went into the kitchen without saying a word. After finding out the ingredients, he got to work. He was quite skilled at making lobster.
Yu Wei is still the same as when he was a child. He said he bought some, which weighed more than ten kilograms. Each one was at least one or two ounces in size, and they were all black and red, looking quite good.
Tang Yuan sat in the living room talking to her sister-in-law, looking apologetic: "I'm so sorry, I even made my brother-in-law cook for us."
"It's alright, he cooks a few dishes when he has time at home." Yu Xiang didn't mind and didn't think too much about it. After all, this was her husband's in-laws' house, so it was only right for him to show his respect. At home, who cares what your status is outside? At home, you only have the identities of a husband, a father, a son-in-law, and a brother-in-law. Richest man? That's what outsiders call you.
Just as Huang Xiaochuan was busy in the kitchen, Yu Chengping's little head peeked out from the kitchen doorway: "Uncle!"
"Hey!" Huang Xiaochuan turned around and saw Yu Chengping, so he smiled and responded.
Seeing that his uncle had responded, Yu Chengping turned and ran off to find Liu Jin and Huang Ruiying. He was very happy to have his friends with him.
After about forty minutes of busy work, two large bowls of lobsters were served. As usual, one bowl was with minced garlic and the other was spicy. Of course, considering the children, the spiciness was reduced by 30%.
With everyone present and the dishes served, it was natural to sit down and start drinking.
"Dad, let me fill your glass first!" Yu Wei took the bottle and poured wine for Old Yu.
Zheng Aiying advised from the side, "Pour less for your dad; he's not the same as before."
Upon hearing this, Old Yu became displeased: "Can you please shut up? My son and son-in-law are having a drink with me, and you're just nagging on and on. Isn't that annoying?"
"Mom, it's alright. He's just happy today. Besides, Dad is in good control. He knows what he's doing," Huang Xiaochuan said, trying to smooth things over.
Seeing that her son-in-law had smoothed things over, Zheng Aiying rolled her eyes at Lao Yu and said nothing more.
At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan took the wine bottle from Yu Wei and filled his father-in-law's glass first, then poured wine for Yu Wei and himself in turn.
The three men started drinking. They had been drinking like this for many years. However, Huang Xiaochuan's alcohol tolerance was not very good when he was a child, and he could not compare with Yu Wei now. Yu Wei's alcohol tolerance was completely inherited from his father. One jin (500ml) was considered a starting point, and one and a half jin was just right. Moreover, in Huang Xiaochuan's memory, in his previous life, the father and son had no liver problems at all, and their health was excellent.
As they drank, Huang Xiaochuan said, "Logically speaking, since you've been studying for half a year and are back, I should be the one to welcome you back."
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Huang Xiaochuan clearly sensed something was off about Yu Wei's words.
"I invited you to my house for dinner because I knew how you would arrange things for me. Let me make it clear that I have no problem with your brother-in-law."
Huang Xiaochuan nodded, signaling Yu Wei to continue.
"Now, your brother-in-law's dozen or so restaurants, especially the main one you frequent, are well-known in Shanghai's political and business circles. The restaurant owner, Lao Tang, is your brother-in-law, so the customers are basically people from that circle. I'm about to make it public, and at this critical juncture, going to your brother-in-law's restaurant..." Yu Wei gave his childhood friend a look. After years of brotherhood, Huang Xiaochuan instantly understood that Yu Wei was worried about causing trouble.
He laughed: "You!" But he also thought it was right for Yu Wei to be cautious.
"You have a point, but you could have just told me! We could have gone somewhere else, or even just stayed at my place."
Yu Wei pointed to his own home: "What's the difference between your home and mine? Besides, our parents love seeing you. In their hearts, you, their son-in-law, are closer than their own son."
Yu Xiang chuckled and patted her younger brother, Yu Wei, on the shoulder: "You've had too much to drink!"
Old Yu laughed heartily and said, "Yu Wei is right about that."
Zheng Aiying laughed as well: "That's right, it's just that Xiao Chuan is usually too busy."
Huang Xiaochuan quickly picked up his wine glass and stood up, then raised his glass to his mother-in-law and said, "It was my oversight. I've been so busy lately that I haven't come often enough. I'll punish myself with three drinks."
"No, no, no!" Zheng Aiying hurriedly winked at her eldest daughter, but Yu Xiang did not make any move. Firstly, she knew her husband's alcohol tolerance, and secondly, her husband had indeed been coming less often recently, so she naturally would not stop him.
As they were talking, Huang Xiaochuan finished his three cups of wine.
Zheng Aiying could only glare at her eldest daughter first, and then quickly urged her eldest son-in-law to eat.
"Eat a few bites of food to calm down. Why are you drinking so fast? Don't do that down there. Drink slowly."
"Mom, I understand!" Huang Xiaochuan replied with a smile.
The three little ones were so engrossed in eating the lobster that, thankfully, the spiciness was reduced. Even with just that little bit of spiciness, the three of them were still wincing from the heat, but they just couldn't bear to put down the lobster in their hands. It was so funny how they looked.
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