I'm back in 1990

Chapter 162: The King of Kept Women

On the afternoon of September 3, before classes officially started, Huang Xiaochuan took some time to visit the old house to check on the current progress of the renovation. He hadn't been there for a while and wanted to see if there had been any changes.

Upon arrival at the site, the roofing work was already completed, and the remaining areas were under intense construction.

Old Kan said to Huang Xiaochuan, "The original beams and roof tiles have all been replaced. You can rest assured about the quality; all the materials used are of high quality. The wood is all century-old timber that I personally selected in Mudu, and every single piece is thoroughly dried."

"These tiles were specially made in Suzhou. This roof will last you for fifty years without leaking."

Huang Xiaochuan confirmed that the roof was repaired according to the previous techniques. The purlins and beams on the roof were all coated with tung oil, the purlins were all the same size, and the beams were all the same thickness. It was very good.

Furthermore, the original skylight on the attic roof has been enlarged, which will greatly improve the lighting in the attic in the future.

After checking the progress of the renovation, Lao Kan told Huang Xiaochuan something. Huang Xiaochuan had asked him to keep an eye out for a villa that was going to be sold. Not long ago, Lao Kan learned that a villa on Fuxing Road was for sale, but he hadn't been able to contact Huang Xiaochuan. Today was the perfect opportunity to tell him in person.

Huang Xiaochuan is definitely interested in Western-style houses.

"Master Kan, then I'll have to put in a lot of effort for this. I know the rules. As long as the transfer of ownership is completed, you'll definitely get your share of the profits."

Why is Lao Kan so enthusiastic? It's all for the money!

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan had expressed his opinion in person, Old Kan would naturally do his best to get the job done. Moreover, he would not only earn a referral fee, but the house would also need to be repaired. Once this house was repaired, he could continue to repair the other one.

When Huang Xiaochuan went out today, he brought Zhou Wei and He Wenfeng with him. It was Huang Xiaochuan's first time having bodyguards, and it was also the first time for the two of them to be bodyguards. Both sides need to get used to it, right?

The scene was rather comical: Huang Xiaochuan rode a second-hand Phoenix motorcycle, while Zhou Wei and He Wenfeng followed on either side of him, riding brand-new Forever motorcycles.

These super-rich people always travel by car, who's ever seen someone ride a bicycle? And with two rookie bodyguards riding along too.

Unfortunately, Huang Xiaochuan still doesn't have a driver's license or a car, and the other two are still learning to drive in Suzhou. It's still a long way from when they'll return!

Huang Xiaochuan took them out mainly to familiarize them with the roads, so they wouldn't get lost later. After all, this is the future Shanghai, and even at this time, the road conditions are still quite complicated.

Shortly after leaving the old villa, Huang Xiaochuan stopped and asked the two of them, "Did you buy the Shanghai map?"

Zhou Wei and He Wenfeng nodded in unison: "We'll buy it!"

"Alright then, you two go back by yourselves. If you can't find your way, just look at the map or ask someone. I don't need you to come with me."

Zhou Wei replied crisply, "Okay!"

After saying that, he left with He Wenfeng.

Huang Xiaochuan went to the Second Military Medical University to wait for Yu Xiang to finish class. Unlike Huang Xiaochuan, medical students don't have any free time; their schedules are very tight.

Tang Yuan invited us to dinner tonight, so Huang Xiaochuan came to pick up Yu Xiang so they could go to the banquet together.

Tang Yuan is quite clever. He arranged to eat at a street-front restaurant on Huaihai Road near his old apartment. The restaurant serves local Shanghainese cuisine. Tang Yuan is actually from Zhejiang Province, but he has lived in the north with his parents for a long time. However, his lifestyle is still more southern.

Upon seeing Yu Xiang and Huang Xiaochuan, Tang Yuan stepped forward to greet them: "Sister and brother-in-law."

He then affectionately took Yu Xiang's arm and led her into the restaurant.

Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei followed behind and went in together. Huang Xiaochuan teased Yu Wei, "Look at your Tangyuan, he's better than you. I've been here for ages and you didn't even call me."

"I already greeted you! Didn't you see me waving?" Yu Wei responded, out of consideration for the watch.

Alright! He did wave his hand, and Huang Xiaochuan didn't intend to hold it against him.

After the two sat down, Tang Yuan and Yu Xiang discussed what dishes to order.

Tang Yuan kept recommending: "Big sister, their eel paste is pretty good, shall we order one? The stir-fried shrimp is also delicious, and this, and this, we should also get a large yellow croaker, this is a large yellow croaker from the East China Sea."

Yu Xiang advised, "There are only four of us, so this is enough. Ordering too much would be a waste."

"Don't worry, big sister, you don't know Yu Wei! He has a huge appetite, so ordering too little won't be enough."

Yu Xiang thought about it and agreed. With Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei there, they really needed to order more dishes, as both of them had unusually good appetites.

So Yu Xiang not only agreed to Tang Yuan's idea, but also specially ordered a dish of braised pork with fermented bean curd. This dish was for Huang Xiaochuan, as she knew that Huang Xiaochuan was a southerner who liked sweets.

After the food was served, Tangyuan was still a little annoyed: "Sigh! It's a pity that crabs aren't in season yet, otherwise it would have been so much better to get a few hairy crabs to eat!"

After the food was served, Tangyuan was still a little annoyed: "Sigh! It's a pity that crabs aren't in season yet, otherwise it would have been so much better to get a few hairy crabs to eat!"

Nowadays, hairy crabs have become quite valuable, unlike in the 1980s when they were not popular. Now, as people's living standards have gradually improved, they have begun to pursue delicious and exquisite food, and hairy crabs have naturally become a part of the dining tables of Shanghai residents. However, currently, there are relatively few farmed hairy crabs, and most of them are wild-caught. With limited quantity and many people wanting to eat them, the price is naturally high.

Moreover, it's only September. The real time to eat hairy crabs is after the Mid-Autumn Festival until December. It's only the beginning of September, and hairy crabs haven't even hit the market yet.

However, the Mid-Autumn Festival is on the 22nd of this month, and there should be hairy crabs available by then. Huang Xiaochuan was thinking of buying some large ones because he knew Yu Xiang liked to eat them.

When they were kids, Lao Yu or Lao Huang would always buy some when they passed by Hongze Lake on business trips in the autumn. Back then, the price was very cheap and the animals were big. They would buy them back in bundles, and a bundle of about ten kilograms would only cost about five or six yuan.

No matter which store they bought from, they would invite the other store to join them for a feast. Huang Xiaochuan remembered that Yu Xiang ate crabs very quickly and very cleanly. He himself didn't really like eating crabs; back then, meat was still the best!

Huang Xiaochuan decided to buy crabs early on the morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival and cook a big meal for the evening. He would invite Yu Wei and Tang Yuan to join them, since they were all in the same city and would naturally celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

We all have classes tomorrow, so we didn't drink alcohol tonight; we all drank Jianlibao (a popular Chinese herbal tea brand).

The four of them ate and chatted. Yu Xiang was more concerned about Yu Wei and Tang Yuan's daily lives, while Huang Xiaochuan was busy eating on his own. He was too lazy to ask the two of them! He knew very well how well the two of them lived.

After finishing their meal, Tang Yuan got up to pay the bill, while Yu Wei sat there without moving, as if it were perfectly normal.

Huang Xiaochuan asked him, "Why didn't you go and pay?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Wei replied, "My daughter Tangyuan doesn't let me pay when we go out; she always pays."

Yu Xiang glared at Yu Wei with dissatisfaction: "She doesn't want you to pay, so you won't? Why are you so stubborn?" Actually, Yu Xiang was also being hypocritical. After she started dating Huang Xiaochuan, she didn't let him spend any money either, thinking that Huang Xiaochuan's monthly living expenses might not be enough for him alone. Who would have thought that this little man was so rich, and that he had earned it all himself!

Yu Wei said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter who pays, why be so particular?"

Huang Xiaochuan had to admit that Yu Wei was a real character; he was shamelessly living off his girlfriend.

However, Huang Xiaochuan also knew that Yu Wei was not a stingy person, because Huang Xiaochuan had taken advantage of Yu Wei a lot since childhood.

Looking back, Yu Wei is really lucky to have met someone like Tang Yuan. But Huang Xiaochuan isn't bad either; he has Yu Xiang now.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Xiaochuan, as a good friend and brother-in-law, still advised Yu Wei: "Don't always let Tang Yuan spend money. If she doesn't let you pay, you can buy her some gifts or snacks from time to time. Girls like to eat snacks."

Of course, Huang Xiaochuan would never give money to Yu Wei; it wouldn't be his turn anyway! With Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying there, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't steal the spotlight.