yournovel Chapter 337 Tell me, what should we do?
Chapter 337 Tell me, what should we do?
Chapter 337 Tell me, what should we do?
In the midst of tranquility, time quietly slipped away.
Yu Huan and Chen Chen practiced for more than an hour. Now, dragging her exhausted body, her steps were as weak as if she were walking on cotton, as she slowly walked towards the chess and card room.
As the sun gradually began to set, the dazzling sunlight made Yu Huan unconsciously squint.
He gently placed the sunglasses, which he held between his fingers, on the bridge of his nose, and the sunlight in his eyes immediately became much softer.
Although she was exhausted, after practicing and briefly reviewing the badminton tips Chen Chen had explained, Yu Huan only had two words to say: "I understand."
As he walked, the noise from the card room, like waves, reached his ears one after another.
Yu Huan did not go directly into the bustling Arhat Hall, but instead strolled to the relatively quiet Guanyin Hall next door and peeked inside.
Lin Yourong stood quietly behind Ji Meng, observing the card game.
Unwittingly, Yu Huan's figure entered her field of vision.
Seeing him standing at the entrance, smiling at her, Lin Yourong immediately took light steps to greet him.
Upon seeing this, Yu Huan quickly retreated to the side outside the door.
As Lin Yourong stepped out of the door, Yu Huan asked with a smile, "How's the battle going?"
Speaking of this, Lin Yourong's voice was full of joy as she said softly, "The game isn't over yet, so let's not talk about winning or losing, but I've won over two hundred so far!"
"I lost two hundred, so if we calculate it this way, we're even for now." Yu Huan smiled and took her hand, rubbing it gently between his palms. "I'll soak up some of my wife's good luck! I'll win big later!"
Lin Youren couldn't help but pull her hand away, then raised it and gently smoothed his messy hair, saying softly, "Where have you been? Your hair is so messy, and your forehead is even a little wet."
Actually, the sweat on my forehead and at the roots of my hair has dried a lot, but the heat from the intense exercise hasn't completely dissipated yet.
Yu Huan gently moved her shoulders to relieve some discomfort, and said with a smile, "I just honed my skills a bit with a badminton expert."
"You just finished playing badminton and you're so tired, yet you still have the mind to think about playing cards?" Lin Yourong's eyes held a hint of teasing.
Yu Huan chuckled and said, "I'm just killing time anyway."
Lin Yourong's lips moved slightly, about to speak, when she heard Wang Xianjiao call out loudly, "Sister-in-law! It's your turn to sit down at the table!"
"Then go win some money," Yu Huan said, gently patting her arm.
Lin Yourong nodded slightly, then turned and gracefully went inside.
Yu Huan strode into the Luohan Bureau and loudly proclaimed, "I'm back! I'm applying to join the ranks!"
Wang Zhi, who was sitting on a bench playing on his phone, immediately looked up when he heard the voice, a grin spreading across his face, and jokingly said, "Great, great, the God of Wealth has arrived."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan raised an eyebrow slightly, put on his sunglasses, and slowly strolled towards the restroom on the inside, replying with a smile: "I'll empty your pockets in a bit and show you the power of the God of Wealth!"
"Then let's see if we Arhats can keep our pockets safe," someone replied with a laugh.
Yu Huan opened the door, walked closer, and gently touched it, immediately cutting off some of the noise.
He stood in front of the squat toilet, unbuckling his belt while pulling his phone out of his trench coat pocket.
After his phone screen lit up, he glanced down and saw that Yu Songnian had sent him a QQ message half an hour earlier.
My eyes quickly scanned the several message boxes on the screen:
"Brother Huan, Uncle and Aunt are coming to your place for lunch tomorrow?"
My fourth aunt told me that it was my sister-in-law who called me that.
'Hehehehe, I should get a share, right?'
Yu Huan's fingertips moved swiftly across the nine-square grid, typing rapidly before clicking send: 'Of course you'll get a share! I'm having team building, so I won't say more.'
As the water drained, he shook himself out, settled his belongings, and put his phone back in his trench coat pocket.
The fatigue from more than an hour of strenuous exercise was now spreading more intensely throughout his body.
Yu Huan yawned slightly, turned around, opened the door, and stepped back into the noise.
Even though her body was extremely exhausted, Yu Huan's mind was exceptionally sharp...
This was his second time seriously playing mahjong. In the second half, he gradually found his rhythm and some mahjong skills.
Perhaps he had really caught his wife's good luck, as every hand seemed to be going in his favor. He started to bet less and win more, and he was gradually winning back the money he had lost before.
Lin Yourong peeked out from the glass window along the way.
Holding a teacup in one hand, she saw Yu Huan's lips curl up in a smile, and he would occasionally chat and laugh with people. This was completely different from his frowning appearance at the card table earlier, and he had clearly found his rhythm.
Lin Yourong couldn't help but chuckle softly, lowering her head and pulling her mask down to the tip of her chin.
After taking a large gulp of the cooled tea at a leisurely pace, he then lifted his mask and returned to the card room...
Time passed quietly.
The once dazzling sun had dimmed considerably, with most of it hidden behind the dark clouds, yet it still emitted a hazy halo around it.
The colors of the sky also underwent a wonderful change as the sun disappeared, with the original orange-red afterglow gradually being replaced by a grayish hue.
Ji Meng had just come out of the chess and card room when she looked up at the sky and immediately smiled and said to Lin Yourong beside her, "It's definitely going to rain tomorrow."
The air outside was slightly chilly, so Lin Yourong quickly zipped up her down jacket.
"Oh my god, why is it suddenly so cold?" Wang Xianjiao, wearing a wool vest, shivered, hugged her elbows, and hurried past Lin Yourong: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to the locker in the guesthouse to get some clothes, I really can't stand it!"
"Okay." Lin Yourong nodded slightly.
Ji Meng quickly chimed in, "Then hurry up, don't catch a cold."
"Alright!" Wang Xianjiao quickened her pace again, her jogging figure gradually disappearing into the distance.
Xu Fei had to leave the table as soon as the game ended because she was organizing a team-building dinner. Although the Guanyin game could have continued, the temperature had dropped sharply, and several people were dressed lightly, so they simply left.
However, the Arhat formation had not yet dissipated.
Lin Yourong stood at the door, took out her phone from her pocket and checked the time. It was earlier than she had expected, not even 5:20 yet.
Just then, the karaoke group came down the stairs, and the two groups met up. The atmosphere instantly became lively, with everyone greeting each other and laughter echoing throughout.
The sky was as if it had been dyed with light ink, making it slightly dim, yet the figures appeared exceptionally vivid.
Li Qianqian, who had originally planned to come and find them, turned around and saw her two older sisters standing at the entrance of the chess and card room.
She immediately turned around and greeted him with a beaming smile.
Suddenly, she remembered that Huan Ge had mentioned that there were die-hard fans here. She was about to say "Sister Rong" when she quickly swallowed it back.
She stopped in front of her two older sisters, turned her head to look into the card room, and said softly, "You guys finished playing before Huan-ge?"
"The weather has changed, and a few people came without coats," Ji Meng explained with a smile.
"Oh, it's gotten a bit cold since the temperature suddenly dropped." Li Qianqian nodded in agreement, tucking the hair behind her ear.
Having already noticed the situation at the door, Yu Huan turned and raised his voice, calling out, "Wait a moment, after we finish this round." Ye Jianxue, sitting opposite him, beamed, "Brother Yu, how come your luck has suddenly become so good? I think you should be able to win back what you lost in this round or so, right?"
Yu Huan casually tossed out the two of bamboo, his movements free and easy. He kept winning money and became more and more energetic as he played: "That's about right. Anyway, the two red bills I gave out have come back. I even won a few dozen."
Upon hearing this, Li Qianqian, who had moved closer to Yu Huan, immediately gave him a thumbs up and exclaimed, "Brother Yu, you're awesome!"
Yu Huan laughed and said, "It's just good luck."
He's gotten quite adept at playing cards with these people.
Take Wang Zhi, for example. Even when they were arguing and bickering, he didn't utter a single word.
Too expressionless and unresponsive.
Yu Huan thought to herself: There's a problem, a very big problem.
At this thought, Wang Zhi drew a mahjong tile.
He didn't turn it over to check, but just ran his fingers over it as usual, and suddenly slammed it on the table with a "bang".
He then pushed over the tiles in front of him and started grinning, "Hey! I won!"
Yu Huan, with his insightful observations, couldn't help but chuckle as he opened the drawer, took out a stack of banknotes, counted out two five-yuan notes and placed them on the table, then stood up, supporting himself on the edge of the table.
He glanced at his wife's profile outside the window, and as he walked toward the door, he casually remarked, "The dinner party doesn't officially start until six o'clock, so everyone can have some free time."
Li Qianqian followed closely behind Yu Huan.
As soon as they stepped out of the chess and card room, Yu Huan suddenly darted forward, opened his arms, and easily picked up Lin Yourong.
Lin Yourong gasped in surprise at this sudden action and instinctively wrapped her arms around Yu Huan's neck.
Yu Huan hugged Lin Yourong tightly, took two steps back, spun around in circles, and said cheerfully, "Thanks to my wife's good luck, I've accomplished my mission and returned victorious!"
"Put me down quickly!" Lin Yourong's reproachful voice brushed past her ear amidst the whistling wind, trembling slightly, clearly indicating that she had been a little frightened by the sudden turn of events.
Yu Huan chuckled and stopped, feeling a lightness in his arms as his wife regained her footing. Only then did he let go of her.
Those around who witnessed this scene smiled knowingly.
Lin Yourong straightened her crooked fisherman's hat, then pushed Yu Huan's shoulder and said in a low voice, embarrassed and annoyed, "What are you doing? There are so many people watching."
Wang Zhi, dressed in a single-layered jacket, stood in the cold wind with his arms crossed and joked, "I have to say, Brother Yu is usually too composed. He only seems to be in his early twenties now, just like us."
Ji Meng smiled and replied, "Yu Huan has hardly ever played mahjong. Of course he'd be excited to win money for the first time as a beginner."
"Hey!" Upon hearing this, Wang Zhi raised his eyebrows and turned to exchange a smile with his buddies from the Luohan Bureau.
He thought to himself, "After all this time, it turns out that Brother Yu is really a novice who has only played mahjong a few times. No wonder he plays so badly."
"No, I have to hurry and get some clothes, it's getting a bit chilly outside." Wang Zhi shuddered and quickly turned around and jogged towards the main road.
Ji Meng turned her gaze away from Wang Zhi's back and looked at Lin Yourong, saying, "Shall we go eat? That uncle said he would prepare it for us in advance tonight."
"You ate a bit late for lunch," Yu Huan said with a smile, stepping forward to take Lin Yourong's hand.
Lin Yourong, who was being picked up and spun around for the first time, especially in front of a large crowd, felt a surge of intense emotions that lingered for a long time.
She slapped Yu Huan's hand away, and seeing that the strangers around them had already left, she said coquettishly, "Isn't it because of you two tables of big clients?"
He paused, then took Ji Meng's hand and said, "Come on, Mengmeng, let's go have dinner first."
"Uh..." Yu Huan looked at her two best friends' backs, scratched her head, and felt a bit bewildered.
Seeing this, Li Qianqian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Hearing the sound, Yu Huan turned around and noticed that Li Qianqian was still standing behind her. She gestured with her chin toward her two best friends who were about to turn the corner and disappear from sight: "Come on, follow them!"
"Okay." Li Qianqian quickly quickened her pace, walking beside Yu Huan, and said with a smile, "I feel that she has the same personality as Sister Rong now, and hasn't changed much since she was a child. She's still the same, quiet and gentle. Only when she's arguing with Uncle Lin will she raise her voice a little."
After turning the corner, the two walked side by side on the road.
Yu Huan gazed at Lin Yourong's retreating figure in the distance, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "She really doesn't talk much, and she never gossips. She's very gentle and considerate."
Li Qianqian nodded vigorously: "Yes, Uncle Lin used to joke that she has Sister Rong's personality, neither like her father nor her mother, but exactly like her grandmother who raised her."
"Really?" Yu Huan raised her eyebrows in surprise.
He thought to himself, "I've never heard of this before."
As they were talking, seeing that the two best friends were approaching the guesthouse, Yu Huan quickly raised her voice and shouted, "Ji Meng, you have to give Xiao Qianqian her strawberries first!"
The shouts echoed gently in the air.
The two best friends, who were walking hand in hand, paused and turned around.
Ji Meng gave them an 'OK' sign, then quickly walked towards the BMW of the same model.
Yu Huan led Li Qianqian to Lin Yourong and said with a smile, "Wife, let's ride back together in Ji Meng's car later. You two eat slowly and wait for me."
"Okay." Lin Yourong nodded slightly.
As time passed, the sun completely disappeared from the horizon, and the last rays of light were swallowed by endless darkness.
As soon as Yu Huan sat down at the table, she noticed that her two best friends had finished their meal and left from the second floor.
He quickly started eating.
After eating their fill, they didn't linger. After saying goodbye to everyone, they gave Chen Yaoyao a few brief instructions in private, mainly asking her to remember to count the number of people when she left.
After finishing everything, Yu Huan walked towards the square in front of the Guest House.
As far as the eye could see, lights twinkled in the distance, and the outlines of everything appeared somewhat blurred in the hazy night.
The wind seemed to grow colder, whistling softly.
The same model BMW was parked quietly in the front yard, with the other vehicles on both sides already gone, its interior lights dimly lit.
Yu Huan walked closer but didn't hear a sound. He wondered to himself, "Could these two women have closed the window and turned on the air conditioner?"
Looking down from the driver's side, I saw that the car window was slightly ajar, and they were all reclining and leisurely playing on their phones.
My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Yu Huan gently knocked on the car window a few times, exchanged a glance with Ji Meng, and then slowly walked to the back seat and opened the car door.
A warm breeze swept over us from inside the carriage.
In the dim light, Yu Huan carefully checked the back seats for any objects, afraid that she might accidentally sit on Ji Meng's DSLR camera and break it, which would be a huge loss.
After confirming that there was nothing like a backpack, Yu Huan stepped into the car.
As soon as he settled down, Ji Meng turned around and teased him with a smile, "You made a female celebrity wait for twenty minutes. Tell me, what are you going to do about it?"
(End of this chapter)