I'm back in 1990

Chapter 69: Uncle's Assistance

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Wu Duo and Zhang Gaolei returned, drenched in sweat, and immediately went to get water as soon as they entered the dormitory.

Upon seeing them, Huang Xiaochuan said, "You're finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to the basketball court to look for you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Duo guessed that something was wrong and asked, "Xiao Chuan, what's the matter?"

"I'm treating the vice president of our department's student union to dinner tonight. She's bringing a few upperclassmen with her. Are you coming?"

Upon hearing that the beautiful student council president would be there, Wu Duo immediately agreed.

During military training, the female student council president with a great figure came to see Huang Xiaochuan several times, so Wu Duo had a deep impression of her.

Zhang Gaolei always followed the crowd, and since everyone had agreed, he naturally went along with it.

However, Ding Yi hadn't returned by the time the group left for the restaurant. Huang Xiaochuan left him a note on the table, telling him to go to Xiaotaoyuan outside the West Gate as soon as he saw the note.

When they arrived at Xiaotaoyuan Restaurant, they told the owner that Sang Weihong had made a reservation, and the owner welcomed them in and reserved a relatively spacious private room, although there was no air conditioning inside.

Fortunately, it's already September 9th, and it rained yesterday. As the saying goes, "one autumn rain brings one chill," and tonight's temperature will be around 20 or 30 degrees Celsius. Opening the window will make it cool and comfortable.

After Huang Xiaochuan arranged for everyone to sit down, he went out to find the owner to arrange the dishes. Basically, he just picked out the best ones and made a balanced meal with meat and vegetables.

I took some alcohol, since classes start tomorrow and I might not be able to get up if I drink too much. It wouldn't be good to be late on the first day of class.

After arranging the dishes with the restaurant owner, I happened to see Sang Weihong leading a few girls into the restaurant.

Huang Xiaochuan quickly stepped forward to greet them, and after some pleasantries, he led them into the private room.

Upon entering the private room, Huang Xiaochuan, as the host, first introduced his own group.

Sang Weihong also introduced several female classmates she brought. These second-year students were much more mature than the young men in dormitory 222.

Girls mature earlier than boys, let alone girls who are already sophomores in college. They are no longer the shy little girls who were just admitted to college. They have a remarkable ability to control their aura.

So the five people in dormitory 222 had a great time chatting with the senior students brought by Sang Weihong. Of course, under Huang Xiaochuan's supervision, they didn't drink much alcohol, since classes were starting tomorrow.

Ding Yi did not appear at the banquet until it ended.

The dinner ended at 8:50 p.m. The group walked and chatted until they reached the campus, where they parted ways and returned to their respective dormitories.

Back in the dorm, the note was still on the table. Ding Yi hadn't come back yet. I thought he wasn't coming back tonight, but he rushed back just before lights out.

Zhang Gaolei asked him, "Ding Yi, we thought you weren't coming back tonight. Why are you back now?"

"I met up with some high school classmates in the evening and played cards for a while. We almost forgot the time."

Hao Zhidu deliberately whetted Ding Yi's appetite: "What a pity, you missed the good thing tonight. When we left, Xiao Chuan even left you a note."

Sure enough, upon hearing that he had missed some good news, Ding Yi asked, "What did you guys do last night?"

"We had dinner with some sophomores tonight, and since we couldn't reach you, we went by ourselves."

"Damn it!" Ding Yi was extremely annoyed that he had missed such a good opportunity.

After classes officially started, every day consisted of attending classes, playing ball, eating, and bragging.

I hadn't even noticed it yet! A week has passed.

On the evening of September 15th, my uncle Zeng Jiahua suddenly arrived.

But this time it was a real upgrade; A Liang drove a brand-new Santana and parked it downstairs in front of Huang Xiaochuan's dormitory building.

Uncle Zeng Jiahua got out of the car.

He very politely stopped a male student who was about to return to his dormitory and asked him to help him find Huang Xiaochuan: "Young man, could you please call Huang Xiaochuan for me? I am his maternal uncle."

Zeng Jiahua found Huang Xiaochuan's dormitory building by asking around. This little monkey, it was a waste of money to buy him a mobile phone. He doesn't need to turn it off all the time. When he sees him again, he will definitely give him a couple of slaps on the head.

Upon hearing that his uncle had arrived, Huang Xiaochuan quickly went downstairs to greet him.

Upon seeing Zeng Jiahua, he opened his arms as if to hug him, but Zeng Jiahua, already experienced, quickly stretched out his arms and blocked Huang Xiaochuan.

With a look of disgust, she said, "Speak properly. Don't hug and kiss as soon as you see me. What kind of behavior is that?"

"Uncle, what brings you here?"

Zeng Jiahua pointed proudly at the car: "I'm here to pick up my car today."

After saying that, he even showed Huang Xiaochuan his new car, a brand new maroon Volkswagen Santana, which didn't even have license plates yet.

Huang Xiaochuan walked around the car, gently patted the body, and exclaimed, "Not bad, not bad, this car is much better than your Daihatsu."

It turns out that the purpose of this trip to Shanghai was specifically to pick up this car. Of course, there was also an even more important task: to bring some food to Huang Xiaochuan. These were all bought in Suzhou by his maternal grandmother at the request of his uncle and aunt.

These are all traditional Suzhou delicacies, such as braised pork and duck, braised tofu, various pastries from Huangtianyuan, crab shell pastries, fresh meat mooncakes, etc., totaling several packs.

Zeng Jiahua pointed to the items in the trunk and said, "Your grandma and aunt were worried that you weren't eating well at school, so they specifically asked me to buy these for you and bring them over."

Upon seeing these items, Huang Xiaochuan's eyes lit up; this was truly a timely help!

I was just wondering what excuse to use to see Sister Xiang, and here comes the perfect opportunity!

Grandma and aunt were really helpful, lending a hand at the crucial moment. Of course, Uncle also deserves credit. If it weren't for the crowds at the school, Huang Xiaochuan would have almost hugged Zeng Jiahua and kissed her.

There was too much stuff for Huang Xiaochuan to carry in one trip, so his uncle and A Liang helped him deliver the food to his dormitory.

Zeng Jiahua looked at Huang Xiaochuan's dormitory and nodded in satisfaction: "Your dormitory is quite clean!"

At this time, his roommates had already gone to the cafeteria to line up for food. Since they were all gone, Huang Xiaochuan put down the food his uncle had brought and said to Zeng Jiahua, "Uncle, you haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll take you to eat."

Unexpectedly, Zeng Jiahua waved his hand and refused: "I made an appointment with some friends to have some drinks. I'll head back after delivering the things. It's already late, and I probably won't get home until after seven o'clock."

Upon hearing that his uncle had to rush off to another event, Huang Xiaochuan didn't try to keep him any longer. After all, he had to show off his new car to his friends! Huang Xiaochuan knew his uncle too well, so he escorted Zeng Jiahua downstairs.

When they got downstairs, Zeng Jiahua suddenly remembered something. He glared at Huang Xiaochuan with displeasure: "Why aren't you using the mobile phone I bought for you? I've called you so many times and I still can't get through."

Huang Xiaochuan quickly came up with an excuse: "Uncle, I can't exactly carry my cell phone around school every day, can I? I certainly wouldn't dare turn it on during class! If a call comes in during class, the teacher will definitely kick me out of the classroom."

Then Huang Xiaochuan went to the dormitory manager's office to borrow paper and pen and wrote down the pager number.

He handed the paper to his uncle: "Uncle, I bought a pager. If you need anything, just page me and I'll call you back. But sometimes I might be in class, so I might not be able to call back immediately."

Zeng Jiahua took the note, glanced at it, nodded, and muttered, "This should have been done a long time ago."

Then he added, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. The 30th of this month is Sunday. I'll have Ah Liang pick you up so you can have a meal with your grandma and aunt. I'll take you back in the afternoon."

"Okay!" Huang Xiaochuan immediately agreed, as he also wanted to go back and have a reunion dinner with his grandmother.

(The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday was only implemented in 2008, so there was no holiday before that.)

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