I'm back in 1990

Chapter 714: Somewhat Reluctant

When Huang Xiaochuan got home that evening, he told Yu Xiang, "My second brother called today and invited us to his house for dinner this Saturday. He said my sister-in-law will cook for us."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang readily agreed: "Oh! Really! Then let's go early, I'll go help out."

Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand: "You don't need to help, I'll take care of it."

Seeing this, Yu Xiang stopped insisting. In any case, her husband would take care of everything at home and outside.

Huang Xiaochuan looked around but didn't see the three children. Only the ugly dog ​​lay listlessly at the gate. He asked, "Where are they?"

Yu Xiang knew this meant she was asking where the three children had gone.

"My second sister took me out to eat. Don't worry, Li Huan sent someone to go with us."

Huang Xiaochuan nodded and was about to go upstairs when Yu Xiang stopped him: "Dinner is almost ready."

"I know, I'm going to the study to take care of something. Call me later." Huang Xiaochuan turned around, gave him a brief instruction, and went upstairs.

In a high-end Shanghai-style restaurant on Huaihai Road, Zeng Xia and her daughter Liu Jin were discussing something.

"Liujin, you're already in the first year of junior high school. The middle school is close to our home, so let's go home and live here! It's inconvenient to always stay at your uncle's house." This wasn't because Zeng Xia had a change of heart, but because she couldn't stand the constant nagging from her father, Zeng Jiahua, and mother, Qian Jiazhen, over the phone. She just couldn't take it anymore. If she didn't bring Liujin home soon, her parents would probably come knocking on her door with a knife.

Before Liu Jin could speak, Huang Ruiying became unhappy. Her sister Liu Jin was gone, and there was no one to play with her anymore. How could that be?

She pleaded, "Second Aunt, please don't take Sister Liujin back, okay?"

Zeng Xia teased her niece, saying, "She's my daughter, after all. She'll be living with us eventually. How can she always stay at your house? That's not proper."

Unexpectedly, Huang Ruiying knew her family history inside and out, and said with a disdainful look, "Second Aunt, you're lying to me. Why did my father live with my great-uncle and great-aunt for several years when he was a child?"

"Huh?" Zeng Xia asked in surprise, "How did you know? Who told you?"

"My grandma said so, and my brother knows it too." Then she turned to Huang Zeji, who was quietly eating nearby, and asked, "Brother, don't you think so?"

Huang Zeji looked at Huang Ruiying and then at Zeng Xia, and nodded: "Grandma said so."

Huang Ruiying said to Zeng Xia with a smug look on her face, "See? I didn't lie to you!"

Zeng Xia smiled and explained to her little niece, "That was in the past. Your grandparents were busy with work, and there was no one to take care of your father at home. That situation doesn't exist in our family anymore."

Unexpectedly, the little girl started to whine to Zeng Xia while also offering suggestions: "Second Aunt, aren't you busy too? Second Uncle is busy too, isn't he? Since you're all so busy, why don't my parents take care of Sister Liujin?"

Zeng Xia was amused by the little girl, but she still said, "Your sister Liu Jin is in junior high school now, she's grown up, and she can't live at your house anymore. Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first."

Liu Jin didn't say a word the whole time, but her expression clearly showed that she didn't want to go home with her mother.

After dinner, Zeng Xia accompanied the three children to her younger brother's house.

Huang Xiaochuan was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, reading the newspaper. The ugly creature was lying at his feet, staring at him with its big eyes, trying to look cute. Unfortunately, Huang Xiaochuan didn't want to pay any attention to it.

Upon seeing its little owner return, the ugly creature leaped up from the ground, its little curly tail wagging like an electric fan, and rushed to its little owner, constantly tugging at the little owner's trouser leg with its front paws.

"Alright, alright!" Huang Ruiying patted the ugly dog's head to comfort it.

"Little brother!"

"dad!"

"dad!"

"uncle!"

The group greeted Huang Xiaochuan, who was sitting on the sofa.

"Second sister is here!" Huang Xiaochuan's attention was still on the newspaper, so he just gave a perfunctory reply.

Zeng Xia plopped down next to Huang Xiaochuan, and because of her weight or because she sat down too suddenly, she almost bounced Huang Xiaochuan, who was sitting on the sofa, to the ground.

Huang Xiaochuan put down his newspaper with a speechless expression and looked at his second sister Zeng Xia. He was about to speak when Zeng Xia spoke first.

"Little brother, I have something to tell you. I'm taking Liu Jin back tonight."

"Huh?" The sun rose in the west? Huang Xiaochuan was completely puzzled. This didn't make sense. Was this something his second sister should say?

"What did you just say? Say it again?" Huang Xiaochuan felt it was necessary to confirm again.

Zeng Xia rolled her eyes at her younger brother, then said in a more serious tone, "I said I'm taking Liu Jin back, did you hear me clearly now?" She then muttered under her breath, "So young and already hard of hearing."

"Hey!" Huang Xiaochuan was about to glare at him angrily.

Hearing the commotion, Yu Xiang came downstairs and greeted Zeng Xia warmly.

"Second Sister!"

Zeng Xia responded with a smile and a wave of her hand.

When Yu Xiang came downstairs, she had already heard the siblings' conversation, but she pretended not to know. After all, she knew about the relationship between her husband and her two older sisters, so she never interfered in their affairs.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan asked Zeng Xia with a stern face, "I'm asking you, can you give up shopping?"

Zeng Xia hesitated for a moment, realizing it might not work! But she quickly found a solution: "I'll go when Liu Jin starts school, okay?"

Well! It was all for nothing! Huang Xiaochuan felt like he was just talking to thin air.

He suppressed his temper and said, "If that's the case, then forget it! You can continue shopping with your girlfriends, and Liu Jin will stay here for now."

To everyone's surprise, Zeng Xia was still unhappy: "That won't do! I'm bringing Liu Jin back tonight no matter what. I've already called Huo Miao, and he's on his way."

What's going on? How could someone make her, the second sister, so determined to bring her daughter home?

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; Huo Miao has arrived.

"Little brother, Yu Xiang!" Huo Miao greeted his brother-in-law and Yu Xiang as soon as he entered the room.

"Second brother-in-law, please sit down!" Huang Xiaochuan smiled and stood up to greet him.

He had a very good impression of his second brother-in-law from both generations; he was a down-to-earth person. If there was any shortcoming, it was that he was too afraid of his wife and spoiled his daughter too much. He would never listen to anyone else's advice, and he would never ask for the stars or the moon.

Huo Miao glanced at Zeng Xia's face before sitting down and smilingly saying to Huang Xiaochuan, "Liu Jin has been with you for so long and has already caused you a lot of trouble. If this continues, I won't have the face to see you anymore. Besides, the junior high school is very close to home now, so we've decided to take her back."

Huang Xiaochuan also knew that letting Liujin stay at his house for a long time was not a good thing. After all, his second sister and brother-in-law only had this one daughter. If she became too close to his side and became distant from her biological parents, it would go against his original idea of ​​taking her in.

Currently, her academic performance has improved, so he doesn't need to worry too much about that for now. At worst, he can arrange for a tutor to come to her home. Besides, the little girl is getting older, and it's better for her to stay with her biological parents.

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan remained silent for a long time, Huo Miao and Zeng Xia didn't dare to breathe loudly, just waiting for him to speak.

After a long pause, Huang Xiaochuan said, "Alright! I'm six jin now, it's better for me to stay with you guys."

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan had agreed, the couple both breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaochuan then instructed the couple: "It was only with great difficulty that I corrected Liu Jin's study habits. After you go back, you must follow the schedule I set."

The couple nodded in unison, indicating that there was no problem.

When the couple went to help Liu Jin pack his things, Huang Ruiying objected.

As a result, she was ruthlessly suppressed by her own mother and could only watch her sister Liujin leave with a heavy heart.

Liu Jin didn't want to leave either, but she had grown up and knew that her uncle's house wasn't her own home and she would have to leave eventually. She wiped away her tears and left with her parents.

To be honest, Huang Xiaochuan was also reluctant to part with it; he felt so sad and heartbroken! But he still had to hold it in!