yournovel Chapter 133 Definitely next time
Chapter 133 Definitely next time
Chapter 133 Definitely next time
After washing the winter amaranth, Ms. Wu stood up with her basket and glanced into the plastic bucket containing the fish.
Suddenly, she said, "Huanhuan, how about we put this silver carp in the hot pot for lunch? We can also add some winter amaranth."
Noticing Yu Huan looking over, Teacher Wu quickly gave her a meaningful look.
The older the old man gets, the more he enjoys a drink, calling up friends and chatting away, unable to keep his mouth shut.
Since we promised our in-laws that we would keep the marriage a secret for the time being, we cannot break our promise, lest we make things difficult for our son.
I definitely can't tell him!
Yu Huan quickly agreed with Teacher Wu, saying, "Okay, Mom, I see there's still tofu on the counter, so let's make braised silver carp with tofu!"
In the brief moment of distraction, Yu Huan had already gotten the hang of things.
He smiled and said to the old man, "You Rong is the only daughter of my boss. My boss will be taking over as editor-in-chief next month..."
between words.
The old man turned to look at Lao Yu, and seeing him nod, he turned his gaze back to Yu Huan's face.
He held the cigarette and took a drag.
However, Lao Yu, who was listening quietly to the side, was actually quite surprised.
Of course he knew that Lao Lin was the editor-in-chief.
But I never expected that I would become the editor-in-chief so soon.
In his understanding, the editor-in-chief was one of the top executives in the newspaper!
Yu Huan continued, "Also, let's register our marriage first and get our marriage certificate, then we'll hold the wedding ceremony later."
"Your marriage is all settled?" Old Master Yu's eyes widened like saucers as he looked at his own son in disbelief. "Really?"
Old Yu smiled and nodded: "Dad, the last time we went to the city, it was to discuss marriage matters with our in-laws."
After these words, the expression on Old Master Yu's face was complex and hard to read, showing both joy and melancholy.
He shook his head and sighed, "Sigh, I'm getting old. They don't even consult me about such important matters anymore."
However, I was still very happy for my beloved grandson and asked curiously, "Is he cute? Do you have any pictures to show me?"
"Not now, but I'll definitely show you next time," Yu Huan chuckled.
Before carrying the vegetable basket into the kitchen, Teacher Wu suddenly turned around and said, "Dad, do you remember Lin Su from 'The Voice of China'? She looks almost exactly like her!"
"Oh!" Grandpa Yu exhaled a puff of smoke, immediately getting a general impression of his granddaughter-in-law, and said with a smile, "She is indeed beautiful."
Yu Huan nodded, affirming Teacher Wu's statement: "That's about right."
Grandpa Yu was in a great mood: "Then you'll have to bring her to wish me a Happy New Year during the Spring Festival, right? I want to confirm this with you first so I can prepare a big red envelope in advance."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan replied without hesitation, "Of course."
The grandfather and grandson were chatting when Teacher Wu suddenly called out from the kitchen, "Dad, Huanhuan brought you some wine when she came back!"
She was already trying her best to change the subject.
Upon hearing this, the old man immediately looked at Old Yu, who was squatting down cleaning fish, and sighed: "Seriously, a son is not as good as a grandson! He won't even buy me some wine on his way."
After a flurry of activity, Old Yu said with a hint of displeasure, "Dad, I'm just worried about your health. Drinking too much is bad for your health."
"Oh, it's only half a cup," Old Master Yu tried to explain.
Old Yu corrected him without turning his head: "You drink half a glass of wine with every meal and smoke a pack of cigarettes every day."
"Dad, please sit down," Yu Huan said, gently kicking the small stool under Old Yu's bottom, signaling him to talk less.
He smoked and drank, and lived to be ninety-nine.
The doctor who gave the old man a physical exam and advised him to quit smoking and drinking has passed away ten years later, while the old man is still alive and kicking.
Have a good smoke, have a good drink!
People cannot be generalized.
During lunch, Grandpa Yu drank half a glass of wine and smoked two cigarettes, while also bombarding Yu Huan with questions.
Upon learning that Yu Huan was now serving as the acting deputy director of the new media department, Lao Yu, who rarely smoked or drank, suddenly poured himself a full glass of wine and smoked five cigarettes.
Old Yu was immediately subjected to the old man's teasing and jokes, as well as strong criticism from Teacher Wu.
After meal.
Yu Huan agreed to accompany the old man fishing at Laodao River in the afternoon, and then they parted ways for a nap.
He was full of energy at his age and couldn't sleep at all at noon. After going upstairs, he first fiddled with the desktop computer in the living room.
Just as I remembered, it had broken down at this point in time.
Pressing the power button causes the device to enter an endless black screen restarting state.
I quickly used a hairdryer to remove the dust, disrupting the electrical balance of the ash.
After some investigation, it was found that the problem was not related to the memory stick or the motherboard, and it was confirmed that the motherboard was faulty and beyond repair.
Ms. Wu came up the stairs carrying a bed sheet. Seeing him frowning and deep in thought, she asked, "Can your computer still be fixed?"
“The motherboard is broken, but it should be able to be repaired at a computer store.” Yu Huan shook his head. “However, I just bought a new laptop, so this desktop is pretty much useless to me.”
Teacher Wu reminded him, "The 300,000 yuan your father gave you is for decorating your wedding room. Don't touch it. You have to live within your means when it comes to money."
Previously, when Yu Huan first visited Old Lin's house, she paid for all the clothes and accessories she bought, and not long ago...
Yu Huan quickly explained, "Don't worry, Mom, that 300,000 yuan is in my bank account now, not a single penny has been touched."
However, Teacher Wu was still worried and added, "As a grown man, you can't just ask You Rong for money all the time."
Yu Huan was speechless with exhaustion when she realized that she had actually thought of this.
Does he really look like someone who lives off a woman?
cough cough.
But it really is true.
After giving him some instructions, Teacher Wu went to make his bed and put on the duvet cover.
Yu Huan gave up on saving the computer, cleaned up the mess, and suddenly her phone on the table vibrated with a message notification sound.
It's 12:30 noon.
Lin Yourong sent him a WeChat message:
"I've arrived in Shanghai! I'm already in Sister Ru's car!" Yu Huan probed, "So, does our agreement about rubbing each other's butts when no one's around still stand?"
'Who said that was okay with you!'
Yu Huan quickly typed out a line: If you won't let me pet you, then I'll pet someone else.
Suddenly remembering that a pure love warrior shouldn't joke like this, and even less should he see this, he quickly deleted it.
Just as I was pondering this, Lin Yourong suddenly sent another message:
'At most, at most, at most, like this morning...'
Upon seeing this line of text, Yu Huan chuckled and said, "Does it mean I can only touch, not rub, not knead, and not pinch?"
‘! ’
There is only one punctuation mark.
Yu Huan held up her phone and waited, but there was no response for a long time, so she finally asked:
'Rongrong, where are you? I'm asking you!'
"I'm eating, I'm not talking to you anymore!" The pure love warrior wasn't buying it.
See this.
Yu Huan stopped teasing her and sent a message: 'Okay, even if you're busy, remember to eat well!'
"Huanhuan, who are you chatting with?" Teacher Wu, who had just finished making the bed, saw his lecherous expression and was full of curiosity.
Yu Huan looked up and smiled, saying, "Who else could it be but your daughter-in-law, of course."
"Oh, really?" Upon hearing about this easy-going daughter-in-law, Teacher Wu immediately beamed with joy: "Then you should take a nap and rest for a while. You'll be going fishing with your grandfather this afternoon."
"Okay." Yu Huan nodded.
He went to the bedroom as instructed, lay on the bed fully clothed for a while, but did not close his eyes; instead, he scrolled through his phone.
Time passed slowly, and the bedroom became extremely quiet. Apart from Yu Huan's breathing, the only other sound was the occasional, faint sound of a car speeding past outside the window.
Around 1 p.m., the old man called out from downstairs, telling him to come out.
Upon hearing the sound, Yu Huan immediately jumped out of bed and hurriedly slipped on her sneakers.
The old man was always decisive and efficient, and disliked procrastination. The urging coming from downstairs meant that he must have finished preparing and was waiting for him.
After Yu Huan hurriedly went downstairs, she saw the old man standing in front of the door, carrying fishing gear in one hand and a fish basket in the other, already fully prepared to set off.
"Going to Huishui Bay?" Yu Huan bent down and lifted the heel of her shoe.
With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Old Master Yu exhaled a puff of smoke, nodded, and said, "Go ahead, it's rare to see you back. I haven't been there in a long time."
Laodao River has a large bend, and the fish population is good all year round, but it's a bit far, almost ten kilometers from home.
At this time, the main road had not been repaired, so cars could not be driven in.
Years later, this big bend will become a popular fishing spot, so popular that you won't be able to find a place to stand along the shore.
It would take about forty minutes to get there by bike.
After tidying up her shoes, Yu Huan gently knocked on her parents' bedroom door.
Knowing that Lao Yu had drunk a glass of wine and was probably passed out, he whispered, "Mom, let's go fishing on our electric bikes."
From inside the room came Teacher Wu's faint voice: "Come in and get it yourself."
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan gently pushed open the door.
The two rooms on the first floor, used for living, are quite large, each about 30 square meters. My parents' room even serves as both a living room and a bedroom.
At this moment, Teacher Wu was lying on the outer side of the quilt, while Lao Yu was lying on his back on the inner side, snoring intermittently, not particularly loud, but not quiet either.
“Your dad snores as soon as he drinks, and I was thinking of getting some more sleep.” Teacher Wu pointed to the TV cabinet in the distance: “The car keys are over there. You two be careful and be back before six o’clock.”
Yu Huan said "Oh," took the key to the electric scooter, turned around, left the room, and closed the door.
After closing the gate, the grandfather and grandson got on the electric scooter.
It's called the "Big Electric Donkey" because this electric vehicle is several times larger than Yu Huan's.
The fishing tackle bag stood upright on the footboard, slightly obstructing Yu Huan's view.
He gripped the handlebars tightly, turned his head to the old man behind him, and asked, "Grandpa, why don't you learn to ride an electric bike?"
"Too lazy to learn."
The old man's casual remark, mixed with the whistling wind, made Yu Huan smile.
As people get older, they tend to be less receptive to new things unless absolutely necessary.
The old man could ride a bicycle; there was a 28-inch bicycle in his room, which he often rode around.
At this time, the countryside was not like it would be ten years later, where every household owned a vehicle. Yu Huan pressed the accelerator to the floor and drove smoothly without any obstruction, without needing to slow down at all.
Half an hour later, as they approached their destination, more and more cars began to park along the roadside. They were clearly there to fish.
Yu Huan skillfully drove the electric scooter, made a left turn, and entered a rugged gravel road. After bumping along for a little over five minutes, he could see the shimmering river in the distance.
Yu Huan glanced at the old man behind her through the rearview mirror. In his early seventies, despite the cold wind blowing all the way, he was still sprightly and in excellent condition.
With her short, messy, graying hair, high nose bridge, and deep-set eyes, Yu Huan could almost see herself growing old in that one glance.
The cigarette in the old man's mouth had burned to the very end; he had smoked half of it, and the wind had taken the other half.
Yu Huan tilted the electric scooter to one side, and the two of them immediately got off.
He carried a heavy fishing gear bag, while the old man carried a bamboo basket; the two of them walked along the riverbank looking for fishing spots.
Although there were many cars parked on the road, once they arrived at Huishuiwan, the crowd became relatively sparse.
The anglers were spaced dozens or even hundreds of meters apart, some standing and some sitting, and you could see them catching fish every now and then.
Yu Huan suddenly caught sight of a familiar profile, and in disbelief, she looked closely—
The man wore an executive jacket, had gray hair, a thin face, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his nose.
He was sitting on a small stool, comfortably casting his line.
Old Xu?
(End of this chapter)