I'm back in 1990

Chapter 75: Boyfriend

This week, September 23rd is Sunday, the autumnal equinox.

Two days before Sunday, Huang Xiaochuan was getting impatient; he really wanted to see Yu Xiang as soon as possible.

Ever since he took a photo with Yu Xiang, Huang Xiaochuan has been thinking about it constantly, wanting to see Sister Xiang and get that photo as soon as possible.

Huang Xiaochuan hadn't seen Yu Wei for a week and was thinking of treating him to breakfast, so he called Yu Wei after leaving the school. But strangely, he didn't receive a call from the guy for a long time.

Huang Xiaochuan asked the paging service to call several more times, but still no one answered. Huang Xiaochuan simply rode his bike to Yu Wei's school to find him and see what was wrong. Was the battery dead? This thing doesn't consume much power; one battery should last half a month.

Several tens of minutes later, Huang Xiaochuan appeared downstairs at Yu Wei's dormitory building, and called out to him for a long time, but no one responded.

Huang Xiaochuan then asked the dormitory supervisor about Yu Wei's whereabouts: "Sir, have you seen Yu Wei in room 411?"

"Yu Wei? Isn't that the young man with curly hair and fair skin?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's him!"

"I didn't see it!"

"Thank you? Didn't you see it?" Huang Xiaochuan had just expressed his gratitude when the old man replied crisply that he hadn't seen it. After hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan was speechless.

Fine! Can't we make steamed rice cakes without rotten eggs? Without you, Yu Wei, it's more convenient for me to go see Yu Xiang by myself.

Actually, Huang Xiaochuan misunderstood Yu Wei. When he arrived at Yu Wei's dormitory building, Yu Wei had just boarded the bus to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with Tang Yuangang. As for the pager, it really was out of power, but Huang Xiaochuan didn't notice, which caused the two of them to miss each other.

After Yu Wei and Tang Yuan got together, Yu Wei realized how lucky he was to have a girlfriend like Tang Yuan.

In a campus teeming with single people, the perfect couple like Yu Wei and Tang Yuan dazzled many.

The key point is that Yu Wei seems to feel like he's back at home again, with someone washing his clothes and socks. Of course, Tang Yuan will never tell Yu Wei that she hired someone to do it.

Washing clothes and socks was the biggest problem Yu Wei faced after starting school. He originally planned to send his dirty clothes, which he had accumulated for a week, to his older sister so she could wash them for him. Unexpectedly, a little sister named Tang appeared out of nowhere and perfectly solved the problem for him.

He should thank Tang Yuan for saving his life. If he had actually given Yu Xiang his week's worth of dirty clothes to wash, and Huang Xiaochuan found out, who knows what kind of trouble he would get into.

Today, Yu Wei wanted to give Huang Xiaochuan a surprise and show him how beautiful and considerate his girlfriend was.

Although he once complained to Huang Xiaochuan that Tang Yuan had no chest or buttocks, he had long since forgotten those words.

Unsurprisingly, the two passed each other by. When they arrived at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Yu Wei also couldn't find Huang Xiaochuan. He immediately used a public phone to call Huang Xiaochuan.

At this time, telephones still used a dial pad, a round disc with ten holes, each hole containing a number. Every time a number was dialed, the disc had to be reset, which would produce a "click-click-click" sound, the sound of the dial spring.

These rotary dial telephones were gradually replaced by push-button telephones within a few years. The reason is simple: the technology of programmable telephones evolved rapidly. Better technology replaced older equipment. Moreover, dial telephones were too slow. For example, dialing 110 took more than four seconds with a dial, while push-button telephones only took a little over a second.

Huang Xiaochuan received Yu Wei's pager forty minutes later, by which time he was already at the Second Military Medical University.

Unable to find Yu Wei, Huang Xiaochuan went to Yu Xiang's place by himself.

Unexpectedly, downstairs in Yu Xiang's dormitory building,

Unfortunately, they ran into Lin Jianren again, who had ulterior motives towards Yu Xiang.

That bastard! Huang Xiaochuan gets angry the moment he sees him. How dare he covet my Sister Xiang? He should take a good look at himself in the mirror.

This guy is all dressed up today, with his hair all slicked back and his face all powdered, and he's even holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand. That's really strange. These days, there are very few places in Shanghai that sell flowers. Could it be that this slut stole them from a flower garden?

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, Lin Jianren immediately recognized him as one of Yu Xiang's younger brothers!

Considering that he was Yu Xiang's younger brother, Lin Jianren, in an attempt to curry favor, took out a pack of cigarettes and offered them to Huang Xiaochuan, hoping to strike up a conversation.

Huang Xiaochuan ignored him and coldly refused, "I don't smoke."

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to talk to him, Lin Jianren didn't want to make a fool of himself either. He turned around and went to ask the dormitory supervisor to call Yu Xiang. Before Huang Xiaochuan could stop him, Ji Mei came running downstairs in a pair of slippers.

"Lin Jianren, get out of here! How many times have I told you? Yu Xiang doesn't want to see you. Why are you like a persistent leech, never stopping?"

Ji Mei suddenly spotted Huang Xiaochuan out of the corner of her eye, and her heart leaped with joy. Her eyes darted around and she immediately had an idea.

She greeted Huang Xiaochuan with a look of surprise and delight: "Huang Xiaochuan, you're here? Yu Xiang is upstairs. I'll tell her you're here in a bit. Wait here for a while, it'll be quick."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jianren thought, "This isn't right. Why is Yu Xiang's younger brother surnamed Huang?"

He grabbed Ji Mei, pointed at Huang Xiaochuan, and asked, "Who is he?"

Ji Mei slapped Lin Jianren's hand away in disgust, but in her heart she was secretly hoping that Lin Jianren would ask her, "Who else could it be? Yu Xiang's boyfriend! They're childhood sweethearts, just waiting for Yu Xiang to graduate and get their marriage certificate. I advise you to go do what you're supposed to do and not think about being a third party."

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan exclaimed, "Wow, Sister Mei is really awesome! I must thank her properly in the future!"

"How is that possible? Yu Xiang has never mentioned having a boyfriend." Lin Jianren didn't believe it.

"What are you saying? Does having a boyfriend mean you have to constantly talk about it? Besides, it's their business, what's it to you? You'd better get lost!"

At that moment, Huang Xiaochuan felt as refreshed as if he had eaten ice cream on a hot June day. He quickly adapted to his new identity and helped Ji Mei chase people away.

"Lin Jianren, right? I'm giving you a serious warning: you're not allowed to harass my Yu Xiang again, understand? Otherwise, I'll report you to your school's academic affairs office and security office for harassing a female student and demand that they punish you."

During this period, being disciplined was a very serious matter, so serious that it would affect job placement after graduation. Those who could have gone to a large hospital might have been assigned to a small hospital in a remote area, which would affect their future promotion and professional title evaluation. It was a powerful weapon.

Upon hearing that Huang Xiaochuan was going to complain to the school, Lin Jianren was naturally frightened. Now that Huang Xiaochuan had a proper boyfriend, he would be seen as a homewrecker, someone who would be morally condemned and socially scorned in today's society.

Looking at Huang Xiaochuan, he's tall and strong. If Huang beats him up, the school might punish him if they find out why.

So he immediately chickened out: "I really didn't know Yu Xiang had a boyfriend. I promise I won't come looking for her again. Okay, I'll leave, alright?"

After saying that, he took the flowers and fled in a panic. Ji Mei looked at Lin Jianren's back with disdain before turning around and looking at Huang Xiaochuan with a smile.

"Not bad! Little brother, you're pretty convincing as a boyfriend! That's all I can do to help you. From now on, it's up to you!" He winked at Huang Xiaochuan as he spoke.

"Sister Mei, I will never thank you enough. I will remember your kindness in my heart."

Seeing Huang Xiaochuan so determined to get on the road, Ji Mei couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, my little brother is pretty clever!"