I'm back in 1990

Chapter 7: Old Huang's Hobbies

On his way home, Huang Xiaochuan casually dropped the love letter from his desk into the mailbox, without any intention of opening it.

Huang Xiaochuan has always dealt with love letters this way since he started receiving them in junior high school.

These are all beautiful memories of youth. Since I can't give these girls any reply, I might as well pretend it never happened.

Back home, the house was as stuffy as ever. The first thing Huang Xiaochuan did upon arriving was to turn on the electric fan. Although it couldn't prolong his life, it could save it.

There was a note on the table, left by Huang Xiaochuan's elderly mother, Zeng Lijuan. It said that there was watermelon soaking in the kitchen sink, reminding Huang Xiaochuan not to forget to eat it.

Upon entering the kitchen, I saw half a watermelon soaking in the sink, covered with a piece of gauze.

A cup of overly sweet iced coffee is nowhere near as refreshing as watermelon! Huang Xiaochuan grabbed a spoon, picked up a watermelon, sat down in the wicker chair, and started eating.

Just as they had almost finished eating the watermelon, Yu Wei came running over.

To tease him, Huang Xiaochuan deliberately stuffed the last bite of watermelon into his mouth quickly, and then held up the empty watermelon rind in his hand for Yu Wei to see.

Yu Wei looked annoyed and kept saying, "I'm late, I'm late."

Huang Xiaochuan sarcastically remarked, "Your family isn't so poor that you can't afford watermelons, are you? You're always eyeing my watermelons."

Yu Wei didn't care about Huang Xiaochuan's sarcasm at all, and even said confidently, "It's because your watermelons are better than mine."

"Holy crap! Is that even a thing? There seem to be two more under the table. Take one back with you." Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan simply took a melon home and gave it to Yu Wei.

"It tastes better when eaten at your house; it just doesn't taste the same when I take it home."

"Bullshit, just say you want watermelon, why beat around the bush like that?" Huang Xiaochuan bluntly exposed Yu Wei's little scheme.

Upon hearing this, Yu Wei didn't stand on ceremony with Huang Xiaochuan. He immediately crawled under the table, grabbed a watermelon, and went into the kitchen. When he came out, he was holding half a watermelon, with a spoonful already in his mouth.

The kid sat down next to Huang Xiaochuan, eating watermelon while enjoying the breeze from the electric fan, and at the same time, he didn't forget to ask Huang Xiaochuan for advice.

"Jiang Tian called my house at noon today and asked me to come to the swimming pool this afternoon to teach her to swim. What do you think, should I go or not? Or would you like to come with me?"

"Holy crap! When did you give her your home phone number?" Huang Xiaochuan, who was about to get up to throw the watermelon rind, froze as if he had been frozen in place, staring at Yu Wei in disbelief.

Huang Xiaochuan's overreaction stemmed from his concern that his rebirth might alter the lives of those around him. If things were better, then there was no need to worry.

But if things don't turn out so well, then it's troublesome.

Moreover, Huang Xiaochuan knew that if things followed the original trajectory, he would be taken down by Yu Wei's wife a month after Yu Wei started school.

Moreover, in their previous life, the couple were a harmonious couple, and even in their forties they were able to have three children. Huang Xiaochuan was extremely envious of their loving relationship.

If Yu Wei were to change partners in this life because of his rebirth, that would be something Huang Xiaochuan wouldn't want to see, especially since Jiang Tian clearly wasn't a good match.

Therefore, Huang Xiaochuan was very worried at this moment and did not know what to do.

Yu Wei noticed Huang Xiaochuan's expression, but he didn't take it seriously: "What's wrong with giving him a phone number?"

Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Do you want to date her?"

At this point, Yu Wei, who had no real understanding of romance, asked blankly, "Does that mean we can't have contact if we're not dating?"

Huang Xiaochuan threatened him: "Dating without the intention of marriage is just being a scoundrel. Tell me, do you want to be a scoundrel, or does Jiang Tian want to be a scoundrel towards you?"

Yu Wei was stunned. He forgot all about eating the watermelon. According to Huang Xiaochuan's statement, wouldn't the consequences be very serious?

"Slap!" Huang Xiaochuan slapped Yu Wei's thigh, as if he had realized something: "I get it, it's Jiang Tian trying to take advantage of you, that must be it!"

"Damn it, can't you slap your own thigh? It's all red from slapping it." Yu Wei put down the watermelon in pain and rubbed his thigh.

However, he felt there was something wrong with Huang Xiaochuan's words: "Isn't it usually men who take advantage of women? Why are you saying that Jiang Tian would take advantage of me?"

Huang Xiaochuan felt he needed to give this silly brother-in-law a proper lesson on what a womanizer was, and bring him back on the right track.

"Let me tell you, a research institution abroad has found that women are even more lustful than men. Simply put, women are actually more lustful than men."

"An old saying goes, 'Men and women love each other,' and there are countless examples of women taking the initiative! For instance, Pan Jinlian fell for Wu Erlang, and only turned to Ximen Qing when she couldn't have him. What was Pan Jinlian after? She was after him! Who was Wu Erlang? The book describes him as having a imposing physique and a dignified appearance. His eyes shone like cold stars, and his eyebrows were as dark as if painted with lacquer. He had a broad chest and an imposing presence that could withstand ten thousand men. From these few words describing his physical characteristics, we can see that Wu Erlang was a brave and handsome man. How could Pan Jinlian not like such a handsome man?"

"Let's talk about Ximen Qing again. The book says that when Ximen Qing was walking under Pan Jinlian's window and was hit by her bamboo pole, in Pan Jinlian's eyes, Ximen Qing was well-dressed, tall, and handsome, like Pan An. In other words, Ximen Qing was tall, handsome, and dashing—a tall, good-looking man. It's said he was also exceptionally good in bed. Do you think Pan Jinlian would like a man like that?"

Unfortunately, this foolish brother-in-law completely missed the point Huang Xiaochuan wanted to make, and instead smugly said, "Then wouldn't I be Wu Song?"

Huang Xiaochuan snorted and then mocked, "I think you look like Ximen Qing, your soul has been bewitched by Jiang Tian."

"I'm telling you, women are lustful too, and you need to learn to protect yourself. You still have the nerve to compare yourself to Wu Erlang? In what way are you like Wu Erlang, the hero of Liangshan? You're not even as good as Ximen Qing. At least Ximen Qing doesn't blush like a monkey's butt when a woman approaches him." Huang Xiaochuan unleashed a torrent of abuse on his good-for-nothing brother-in-law.

Yu Wei's thought process was completely different from Huang Xiaochuan's. He didn't care about Huang Xiaochuan's sarcasm at all, and instead thought, "I feel like I'm the one who got the better deal, right? I didn't suffer any loss, did I?"

Yu Wei was still savoring the memory of Jiang Tian's soft, plump, and smooth body. At this moment, he was driven by lust and could not listen to Huang Xiaochuan's advice at all!

"Excellent hunters often appear as prey. Think carefully about what I'm saying." Huang Xiaochuan felt like he was talking to a brick wall and was about to explode with anger.

Yu Wei, however, thought Huang Xiaochuan was just talking theory. He knew that Huang Xiaochuan had no experience in this area and that what he said was all from books and had not been tested in practice. Yu Wei, on the other hand, had personally experienced the feeling of intimate physical contact with a girl once, and it was incredibly arousing.

To avoid arguing with Huang Xiaochuan about this matter, Yu Wei brought up another thing: "My dad asked me to invite you to my house for drinks tonight, to celebrate our early admission to university."

Huang Xiaochuan found it a bit strange and asked, "You only invited me? Why didn't you invite my dad?"

"My dad said that with his alcohol tolerance, he should just stay home and drink porridge with your mom. That way, he won't be able to drink much and will get a beating from your mom when he gets home. It's for his own good that we don't call him." Yu Wei said Old Yu's exact words with a joking expression.

Alright! That makes sense. Old Huang really does have a terrible alcohol tolerance. He's not the type to pass out from the smell of alcohol, but he's the kind of person who can be knocked out with just two small cups of liquor. Plus, Zeng Lijuan really hates it when Old Huang drinks, so every time he gets drunk, he suffers twice – once physically and once mentally.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan had no choice but to speak up for Lao Huang and decided to represent him alone.

He nodded in agreement: "I understand."

Huang Xiaochuan then considered that he couldn't very well go to the door empty-handed for drinks, especially since it was his future father-in-law inviting him.

Bring two bottles of Lao Huang's collection of fine wine; he doesn't drink them anyway.

If Lao Huang knew that his youngest son was planning to betray his family and take advantage of his treasured wine collection, he would definitely not let Huang Xiaochuan off the hook.

Old Huang doesn't have many hobbies, except for collecting fine wines. So Huang Xiaochuan's family has a lot of good wines. However, Huang Xiaochuan wasn't very interested in wine when he was young, so these wines were safely collected for many years.

His uncle and two older brothers often gave Lao Huang some good wine. In addition, Lao Huang bought some himself when he traveled all over the country on business, and his brother's unit gave him some. In this way, Lao Huang accumulated a lot of famous wines.

In his previous life, Huang Xiaochuan wanted to buy a house in Shanghai, so Lao Huang even sold his treasured wine, which he had kept all his life, to help Huang Xiaochuan with the down payment.

Thinking about it, Huang Xiaochuan felt guilty, but for Huang Xiaochuan in this life, it was nothing. He just liked collecting wine!

In the future, I'll buy Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan a big villa and build a large wine cellar for them, bringing them all the fine wines from home and abroad.

However, Huang Xiaochuan still can't understand why Lao Huang, who has a terrible alcohol tolerance, likes to collect wine. He just doesn't get it.

In the afternoon, Yu Wei ignored Huang Xiaochuan's words and went to the appointment on time. He even wanted Huang Xiaochuan to go with him. When Huang Xiaochuan saw that he couldn't stop him, he got angry and kicked Yu Wei as a response.