I'm back in 1990

Chapter 646: Shedding Tears

Ding Yi's new residence is located on Yuqing Road in Xuhui District. Actually, it's not a new residence at all; it's just an old villa that has been renovated and decorated.

The house was beautiful inside and out, but Huang Xiaochuan was still angry just looking at it. What does that mean? It means that Ding Gungun had been plotting this for a long time. He had always treated him like a brother, but Ding Gungun actually wanted to become his in-law. He really dared to think that way.

Huang Xiaochuan really wanted to curse, but he still had to follow basic manners. They were hospitably hosting a banquet at their home, so he couldn't just eat their food and then curse them, could he?

"Please come in quickly, didn't I tell you not to bring anything? Look, look!" Qi Huan and Yu Xiang exchanged pleasantries at the door.

Ding Yi acted as if he didn't see Huang Xiaochuan, walked right past him, and smiled broadly at his two children, saying, "Duoduo and Xiaodong are here! Come on in, Ding Xiaojia has been waiting for you inside for ages, go play with him."

Huang Zeji and Huang Ruiying responded gracefully, "Thank you, Uncle Ding!" before going inside together.

After the two children entered the house, Ding Yi busied himself with greeting Huang Xiaochuan.

He smugly gestured towards his house, saying, "How about it? My house is pretty good, isn't it!"

Huang Xiaochuan looked at the house and then at Ding Yi, and said, "The house is alright, but the person is a bit awful."

Ding Yi chuckled magnanimously, not bothering to argue with that jerk Huang Xiaochuan. Who told him to covet his daughter as his daughter-in-law! If their roles were reversed, he probably wouldn't be much better off.

"Come on, let's sit in the courtyard. I've prepared the tea set and tea leaves for you, just waiting for you to brew them yourself. I know you're particular," Ding Yi said with a smile, inviting Huang Xiaochuan to sit under the big tree in the courtyard.

After Huang Xiaochuan sat down, he took a look around and found that everything was quite complete. The tea stove and tea set were all there, and the tea seemed to be of good quality. Huang Xiaochuan immediately started working on it.

Ding Yi took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one, and leisurely smoked while watching Huang Xiaochuan skillfully arrange the tea set.

While boiling water to make tea, Huang Xiaochuan said to Ding Yi, "Can't you just quit this stuff? If you really want to smoke, just get a pacifier. According to psychological and behavioral science, sucking on a pacifier and smoking cigarettes are the same thing."

Upon hearing Huang Xiaochuan's words, Ding's small eyes widened in disbelief: "You're talking nonsense! Are you trying to fool me again? I've been fooled by you more than once! Does a pacifier even have nicotine in it? How could you even think of that? If I had a craving for cigarettes and pulled a pacifier out of my pocket and put it in my mouth, what would I do if someone saw me?"

Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes at the guy: "I didn't ask you to do that in public, are you out of your mind?"

"Alright, alright, I can't argue with you. You're just good with your mouth!" Ding Yi quickly raised his hands in surrender when he saw that Huang Xiaochuan was taking him seriously.

Huang Xiaochuan scoffed, then said with a meaningful grin, "I have many impressive skills, don't you think?"

Two men were bickering in the yard, while two women were chatting together in the living room.

"Ding Xiaojia told me when he came home from school yesterday that someone in his class said his name sounded like a turtle. As a result, Duoduo rushed up to argue with that person and forced that child to apologize to our Ding Xiaojia."

Yu Xiang glanced at the three little ones playing together and said, "My Xiao Duo is a bit naughty, but she has a good heart. She would never bully others for no reason. Either someone has offended her, or she's standing up for other children. There's nothing else to it."

Yu Xiang glanced through the window at the two men drinking tea in the courtyard and said, "Xiao Jia and my Xiao Duo have complementary personalities. With your Xiao Jia around, she might be able to cause me less trouble."

But your husband's intentions are as clear as day!

Following Yu Xiang's gaze, Qi Huan also looked out the window, then covered her mouth and laughed: "Him! He just likes to fool around. But given the relationship between our two families, having the two kids go to school together means they can look after each other. You're usually quite busy, not to mention your Huang Xiaochuan. If you two get too busy one day, Ding Yi and I are still here!"

Under the century-old camphor tree in the courtyard, the water had already boiled. Huang Xiaochuan skillfully poured a pot of tea into the tea pitcher and began to serve the tea.

Then a cup of tea was placed in front of Ding Yi. Huang Xiaochuan also picked up a cup, tasted it, and found it to be quite good.

After savoring the aroma of the tea, Huang Xiaochuan said, "You bought this house a long time ago, didn't you?"

Ding Yi didn't deny it, and laughed heartily, saying frankly, "To be honest, I've bought houses in several places, even in Hong Kong. Just as Mencius' mother moved three times to find the right environment for her son, so too has I, Ding Yi, bought a house for my son. What's wrong with that?"

Holy crap! Huang Xiaochuan barely managed to suppress the urge to punch someone.

Holy crap! Huang Xiaochuan barely managed to suppress the urge to punch someone.

This guy has been eyeing this for a long time! He's really thought of everything. It seems that no matter what school my daughter goes to, she can't shake off this clingy pest?

Seeing Huang Xiaochuan's face turn bright red, Ding Yi added insult to injury, saying, "The educational quality of Sheng'ai Road Elementary School is renowned, and besides, your sister-in-law is a teacher there, so of course it's my first choice. You're doing the same thing, aren't you? It's all for the children, which is understandable, isn't it?"

"Understand your ass!" If he wasn't worried about ruining this guy's already not-so-handsome face, Huang Xiaochuan would have almost splashed the water from the teapot onto his face.

Ding Yi, whose wicked scheme had already succeeded, remained calm and collected. He explained to Huang Xiaochuan, "Look at you, we're just good friends in our generation. But if our next generation is also good friends, then we'll be family friends. Do you understand?"

Then Ding Yi suddenly pointed inside the house and said, "Look, look, how harmoniously the two children get along!"

Huang Xiaochuan looked through the window into the room and saw his precious daughter accepting the toys and snacks that Ding Xiaojia gave her without a care in the world.

Damn it, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't do anything but angrily down a cup of tea in one gulp, then glared fiercely at Ding Yi.

Ding Yi felt so pleased! It was rare to see Huang the landlord get his comeuppance, he was happy, really happy!

When you're in a good mood, your alcohol tolerance naturally increases. After the banquet started, Ding Yi kept urging Huang Xiaochuan to drink, one cup after another. Huang Xiaochuan channeled his grief and anger into his drinking capacity, accepting all offers without hesitation, wishing he could get Ding Yi drunk until he crawled under the table.

The two women completely ignored the two men, who sometimes acted like overgrown children, which was infuriating.

Ding Yi's alcohol tolerance was still a bit lower than Huang Xiaochuan's. Gradually, Ding Yi began to feel the effects of the alcohol. Just as Huang Xiaochuan was about to press his advantage, the Little Demon King suddenly spoke.

"When I grow up, I want to marry Ding Xiaojia!"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the dinner table was stunned.

Ding Yi sobered up instantly and looked at the little devil with delight.

"Pfft!" Huang Xiaochuan choked on the glass of wine he had just drunk and it all went up into his nose. Tears and snot streamed down his face. He looked extremely disheveled. Yu Xiang quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe his nose. Seeing his mother so busy and flustered, Huang Zeji offered to bring her a pack of tissues.

Perhaps because of the alcohol, Huang Xiaochuan covered his face and kept crying. Don't misunderstand, anyone would react the same way if they choked on alcohol and got it in their nose.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiaojia, another party involved, was thunderstruck.

Terrified, he immediately left his seat and ran to Qi Huan's side, pleading, "Mom, I don't want Xiao Duo to be my wife. She'll hit me, and it hurts so much when she hits people."

Qi Huan was both amused and exasperated by her good-for-nothing, cowardly son.