I'm back in 1990

Chapter 384: Collateral Damage

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The three of them had a long chat that evening. Xu Zhongxian had already decided to go to the Ministry of Railways. After visiting his parents at home, he would report for work.

Zhang Xiangguang went to Northern University of Technology. Because of his academic qualifications and experience, he was promoted to associate professor. Now Huang Xiaochuan can call him Professor Zhang. Like Lao Xu, he came to Shanghai just to see Huang Xiaochuan and then go home to see his parents.

After finishing their meal, the three felt they hadn't had enough, so Xu Zhongxian suggested they go somewhere else to have some more drinks and chat. Huang Xiaochuan was just about to arrange for someone to buy some alcohol when Zhang Xiangguang pulled out a bottle of whiskey from somewhere on his person and proudly showed it off to Huang Xiaochuan and Xu Zhongxian.

Huang Xiaochuan looked Zhang Xiangguang up and down for a long time, but still couldn't figure out where he had hidden the bottle of wine.

When Huang Xiaochuan left the restaurant, he also took three glasses from them, but he made someone pay for them along with the cost of dinner that night.

The three of them sat on the ground under the Marshal statue on the Bund, talking freely about their life ideals and future plans.

When things got exciting, the three of them raised their glasses for a toast.

After a few sips of wine, Huang Xiaochuan noticed that the three of them didn't have any snacks to go with their drinks, so he asked Zhou Wei to get him some.

As if reading Huang Xiaochuan's mind, Zhang Xiangguang magically produced several bags of nuts from his pocket. Huang Xiaochuan took them and saw that they were the snacks distributed to passengers on the plane! They even had the United Airlines logo printed on them.

Seeing Huang Xiaochuan's shocked expression, Xu Zhongxian couldn't help but laugh. He said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Old Zhang's skin is thicker than a city wall. He shamelessly asked the flight attendant for several packs of nuts. She looked at him with a bit of disgust. I guess she mistakenly thought Old Zhang had never eaten nuts before."

"Huh?" Huang Xiaochuan really didn't expect this outrageous move.

"Bullshit flight attendants, more like 'old ladies' are more like it. This United Airlines is so inhumane. Their international flights are all full of middle-aged women, unlike our Asian airlines, where the flight attendants are all so fresh and young."

After swallowing the chewed almonds, he continued, "A return ticket costs 12,000 rupees. If I don't recoup some of it, won't I be losing even more?"

Huang Xiaochuan suppressed a laugh and clinked his glass with Zhang Xiangguang's: "You! A PhD, my foot! You've wasted all your education, haven't you? Why do you want nuts? You should have ordered more chocolate; that stuff is way more expensive than almonds."

Upon hearing Huang Xiaochuan's words, Zhang Xiangguang forgot all about drinking, stared wide-eyed for a long time, and then slapped his thigh, looking annoyed.

"Yeah! How come I didn't think of that?"

"Pfft!" Xu Zhongxian spat out the mouthful of wine he had just taken a sip of.

The next day, Huang Xiaochuan took the two of them to the airport. They were on different flights, with a departure time one hour apart, but Huang Xiaochuan still took them to the airport in one trip.

After the two checked in their luggage and got their boarding passes, Huang Xiaochuan gave them both a hug.

"Even after a thousand miles of travel, we must part ways. Take care!"

Zhang Xiangguang patted Huang Xiaochuan on the back: "Thanks, brother! You must come to Yanjing to find us. Although I'm not as rich as you, I can still afford to treat you to a drink."

Huang Xiaochuan released his hands and laughed, "Alright, then you wait, I'm definitely drinking this cup of wine."

Then Huang Xiaochuan hugged Xu Zhongxian again.

"Old Xu, next time you come, bring your wife along too, so I can see what a peerless beauty is."

Xu Zhongxian laughed loudly, "You believe what Lao Zhang says? He can make Dong Shi (a famous beauty in ancient China) into Xi Shi (a famous beauty in ancient China). If my wife knew that someone was praising her like that, she would probably wake up laughing in her sleep at night."

They had just seen Xu Zhang and his companion off when their elderly mother and mother-in-law arrived in Shanghai without even saying goodbye.

"Mom? What brings you here?"

As soon as Huang Xiaochuan entered the house, he saw his elderly mother Zeng Lijuan and mother-in-law Zheng Aiying sitting in the living room talking to his grandmother. No wonder he hadn't seen his grandmother playing mahjong at the small shop at the entrance of the alley today.

After Huang Xiaochuan greeted his grandmother, he sat down next to her.

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, the two mothers exchanged glances, and then Zeng Lijuan asked, "You and Yu Xiang have obtained your marriage certificate, when are you planning to hold the wedding?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan thought, "Well, it seems the aftermath of Huang Erhe's incident is quite significant, even affecting me." However, he wasn't Huang Erhe, so he left the matter of when to hold the wedding to his mothers.

Parents always have an extraordinary enthusiasm for their children's marriages, and Huang Xiaochuan felt that they shouldn't be deprived of these few opportunities to make their presence felt as parents.

"You can just help us choose a date. Yu Xiang and I have already discussed it and will follow your arrangements."

Upon hearing this, both mothers felt incredibly relieved. Zeng Lijuan felt that her youngest son truly understood her feelings.

Zeng Lijuan glanced at Zheng Aiying and then said, "The sooner the better. Your mother-in-law and I will go and choose a date for you two."

Huang Xiaochuan readily agreed: "Okay! I'll listen to whatever you say about this important marriage."

Zeng Lijuan glared at Huang Xiaochuan: "You talk a good game, but when you got your marriage certificate, you didn't even bother to choose a good day. You just went and got it done so casually."

"You chose a date? Yu Xiang and I specifically picked an auspicious day to get our marriage certificate. I even called you beforehand, didn't you forget?"

"Bullshit!" As soon as she said that, Zeng Lijuan felt something was wrong. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her elderly mother looking at her with displeasure.

Grandma had quite a presence; she had Zeng Lijuan completely under her thumb with just a glance. Seeing this, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but laugh, since it was rare to see his mother get the short end of the stick.

However, considering his mother's feelings, Huang Xiaochuan forced himself to hold back.

When Yu Xiang returned home that evening, she was very happy to see her two mothers. Regarding the timing of the wedding, she shared the same opinion as Huang Xiaochuan; they had already considered this and reached a consensus.

Seeing that the two men were very cooperative, Zeng Lijuan and Zheng Aiying felt relieved.

After finishing their business, Yu Xiang asked Zheng Aiying, "Mom, does Yu Wei know you're coming to Shanghai?"

"I know, I called him, and he said he'll be coming over with Tang Yuan tonight."

Not long after he said that, Yu Wei and Tang Yuan arrived.

Huang Xiaochuan called Yu Wei into the yard. Da Gun and Xiao Gun tried to come closer, but Huang Xiaochuan kicked them away one by one.

"What have you been busy with lately? Not even a single phone call?"

Yu Wei deliberately spoke in a calm tone, "I've been following a case and I'm about to close the deal. If I catch this guy, I'll probably get a second-class merit award."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but worry for him: "Won't there be any danger?"

"There will definitely be some danger, but it's all under control, nothing will happen. By the way, you mustn't tell my mom and sister about this, so they won't worry about you."

Huang Xiaochuan glanced at Yu Wei unhappily: "Do you think I'm bored? Why would I tell them this?"

After saying that, he patted Yu Wei on the shoulder and said, "Take care of yourself. In critical moments, save your life first. As long as you're alive, you can always find a way to survive."

Huang Xiaochuan now regrets getting Yu Wei involved in this matter. He could have just sent the evidence to the police. Now, he has to live in fear along with Yu Wei.

Yu Wei smiled and said, "I know, I said it's nothing, and it's nothing. By the way, why did your mom and my mom suddenly come?"

"It's a long story," Huang Xiaochuan told Yu Wei the whole story.

Yu Wei clicked his tongue in disapproval: "Your second brother really messed up this matter."