I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1141: No Benefit Whatsoever

Zeng Wentian and his group arrived early, so naturally they finished early as well.

Although Choi Min-joo said she would treat everyone, the other three insisted on splitting the bill, and Choi Min-joo couldn't argue with them, so she had to give up.

Zeng Wentian took over the task of paying the bill, telling the three of them to pay him back later.

When it came time to pay the bill, he thought for a moment and then paid for Huang Zeji's table as well. After that, the four of them returned to school.

An hour later, Huang Zeji and his three friends also ended their first gathering. However, when Tengger went to pay the bill, the cashier told him that someone had already paid.

The other three had been with him the whole time, so there was no way anyone could have paid the bill. Who could it be? Tengger was a little confused.

Seeing Tengger standing in front of the cashier in a daze, Huang Zeji worried that he had drunk too much, so he went over to see what was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"Someone paid for our meal, but I don't even know who it was?" Tenggerli was full of questions.

However, Huang Zeji immediately guessed who paid the bill, but he couldn't reveal the truth. So he asked the cashier how much they had spent that night and then persuaded Tengger to go back. He promised to find a way to return the money to that person.

That was the only option. The four of them returned to school the way they came. Along the way, the three of them, except for Huang Zeji, were still racking their brains trying to figure out who had paid the bill.

The next day was Saturday. Around noon, Huang Zeji took a taxi directly to his grandparents' house. This was something they had agreed on before he went to university. Even though he lived on campus, he would visit his grandparents and maternal grandparents every Saturday and Sunday.

"Brother!" As soon as she entered the courtyard, her younger sister, Huang Ruiying, came to greet her.

Upon seeing his younger sister, Huang Zeji asked, "Where's Dad?"

Huang Ruiying gestured towards the house with her chin: "I'm having tea and talking with Grandpa, and my second uncle is here too."

Huang Ze nodded to indicate that he understood, and after entering the house, he greeted the elders of the family one by one.

When Little August saw him return, she immediately ran towards him.

"elder brother!"

Huang Zeji smiled, squatted down, and picked up the little girl, making her giggle.

"Oh dear, put her down quickly!" Zeng Lijuan couldn't help but intervene when she saw this.

"It's alright, Grandma." Huang Zeji ignored her and continued to tease the little girl.

At this moment, Yu Xiang also spoke up: "Alright, alright, stop playing around, it's almost time to eat."

Huang Zeji then put the little girl down.

After lunch, taking advantage of his mother Yu Xiang's inattention, Huang Zeji said to his father, "Dad, let's go for a walk in the yard!"

Seeing that his son was behaving strangely, Huang Xiaochuan agreed to go for a walk in the yard together to see what his son was up to.

Once inside the courtyard, Huang Zeji asked his father directly, "Dad, have those two from Singapore come to Shanghai to study?"

Huang Xiaochuan didn't show much surprise. He knew that the two brothers were in the same university and would run into each other sooner or later. He just didn't expect that they would meet in just a few days.

"What, you saw it?"

Huang Zeji nodded: "I saw it last night when we had a gathering in our dorm and were eating hot pot, but I don't know if it was a big one or a small one."

"Only Ivan came; Luca went to America."

"Then why don't they all go to America?" Huang Zeji blurted out what was on his mind.

Huang Xiaochuan glanced at his son and remembered the name: Cola Novels. Remember the domain name: [domain name omitted]. Good books won't get lost. Then he said, "Everyone has their own choices, and so do you. I won't interfere with your choices."

Huang Zeji glanced around the room: "Does my mom know?"

"I know, I told her, but as you know, your mother has always been indifferent to this matter, but I have never hidden it from her." Now that his son has grown up, Huang Xiaochuan will no longer coax him like before, but will treat him as an equal.

Huang Zeji remained silent, realizing he had been worrying for nothing.

Seeing his son like this, Huang Xiaochuan patted him on the shoulder: "You are you, and he is him. Although I really want you two to get along, I will never force you to do this. Enjoy your university life."

Huang Xiaochuan's meaning was very clear: if they didn't want to continue the relationship, then they should just maintain the status quo.

After the father and son finished their conversation, Huang Zeji did not go back inside, but sat down on a lounge chair under the shade of a tree.

At this moment, Huang Ruiying ran over: "Brother, what did you and Dad talk about? Why do you look so serious?"

Huang Zeji feigned nonchalance and said, "It's nothing. When does your school start military training?"

"What about you guys next Monday?"

"Just like you, next Monday."

The brother and sister chatted casually for a while.

Just then, Migo walked towards the two of them carrying a fruit platter.

Huang Zeji saw it and quickly stood up to take it from him.

"Sister Migo, let's sit together for a while!"

"Okay, then sit down for a while." This was exactly what Migo wanted to hear.

The elders inside were talking about her, about her dating life.

Since the two were already together and heading towards marriage, Lao Huang, Zeng Lijuan, their second son, and their second daughter-in-law Cheng Jing discussed whether to have Ji Feng come over for a meeting.

Cheng Jing had a different opinion. In her view, even if they were to meet, it should be the man's parents first, not the woman's parents who were so eager to meet.

Yu Xiang shared this opinion: they shouldn't rush things; they should first see the attitude of the man's parents.

The group was talking at once, and no one could agree on their opinions. So Miguo used the excuse of delivering a fruit platter to Huang Zeji and Huang Ruiying to slip away.

Before coming out, Huang Ruiying overheard something and roughly guessed why Mi Guo had run away.

"Sister Migo, how did the conversation go inside? Did my second aunt's opinion prevail?"

Upon hearing this, Migo's face immediately turned red: "You're like a busybody."

Huang Ruiying didn't take it seriously and instead asked, "What does your brother-in-law look like? You two have been talking for a long time, haven't you? We haven't met him yet. You've been keeping it a secret for a long time."

"Pah!" Migo spat in embarrassment and anger. "Who hid it! Your brother Maowa saw it."

Huang Ruiying said with her little mouth: "He may have seen it, but my brother and I haven't. Let me tell you, if you don't appease my brother and me, we won't let your husband marry you so easily."

Huang Zeji was also quite curious about Miguo's boyfriend, Ji Feng. He had heard about him for a long time, but had never met him.

Miguo tapped Huang Ruiying's forehead resentfully: "You! After your military training is over, I'll have him treat you two to a meal, okay?"

Huang Ruiying's scheme succeeded, and she nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it!"

In the end, Huang Zeji did not tell his sister about Zeng Wentian's study abroad at Shanghai Dan University. It would only cause her trouble and would not do her any good, so he decided to keep quiet.