Chapter 973: Sent to Antarctica
Chapter 973: Sent to Antarctica
In the afternoon, Huang Xiaochuan took his son, daughter, and the ugly dog dressed up in fancy clothes to his parents-in-law's house.
There's no other way; we have to take care of both sets of elderly people. We can't favor one over the other. If we go to one house, we have to go to the other. This is a weekly routine.
As expected, the Yu family was startled by the ugly monster.
Since this wasn't the first time the Ugly Monster had been here, it was quite familiar with the place, and as soon as it got out of the car, it ran straight into the house.
Zheng Aiying didn't recognize it at first, and pointed to the dog shadow that had just run past her, asking, "What was that?"
At this moment, Huang Ruiying ran up to her triumphantly and said, "Ugly monster! I put some makeup on it!" After saying that, she hurriedly ran to the kitchen to find the ugly monster, mainly because she was afraid it would rummage through the trash can.
Zheng Aiying immediately knew what had happened; it was her mischievous granddaughter's doing again.
She looked at her son-in-law walking towards her and advised him, "She's not a child anymore, you should really keep an eye on her."
Zheng Aiying had some reservations about her son-in-law spoiling his granddaughter, but she couldn't say much. It was up to her daughter and son-in-law, the parents, to discipline the children. They were from different generations, so they should interfere less in their grandchildren's upbringing.
"Grandma!" Huang Zeji, who was following behind Huang Xiaochuan, greeted Zheng Aiying.
"Hey!" Zheng Aiying responded happily to her grandson.
Huang Xiaochuan smiled and explained to his mother-in-law, "I know, Xiaoduo is just a little naughty, she hasn't made any serious mistakes. You know me, if she really makes a serious mistake, I will definitely discipline her."
Hearing her son-in-law say that, Zheng Aiying didn't say anything more.
After entering the house, Huang Xiaochuan first greeted his father-in-law: "Dad!"
Old Yu, who was talking to his grandson, smiled and replied, "Xiao Chuan's here!"
Just then, Huang Ruiying, panting, carried the ugly creature out of the kitchen. Old Yu was startled when he saw it: "Xiao Duo, what are you carrying?"
Seeing that her grandfather didn't recognize the ugly monster either, the little girl was overjoyed: "Haha, Grandpa, you didn't recognize it either, did you? This is my family's ugly monster!" As she spoke, she carried the ugly monster to her grandfather to show him.
Old Yu put on his reading glasses and took a closer look. Good heavens! It was already ugly enough, but it was painted like this. No wonder it looked like he had seen a ghost.
He took off his glasses and shook his head. When Yu Chengping ran over and saw this, he burst into laughter.
Old Yu looked at his son-in-law earnestly and said, "Xiao Chuan, you still need to keep an eye on things."
"Dad, I know," Huang Xiaochuan replied to his father-in-law while urging his daughter, "Go and wipe it clean quickly."
Huang Ruiying had had enough fun, so she didn't make any more excuses and took the ugly thing to the yard to wash its face. Yu Chengping greeted Huang Xiaochuan and then followed Huang Ruiying to the yard, mainly because he also thought it was quite fun.
A few minutes later, Yu Wei and Tang Yuan's voices could be heard from the courtyard. They had gone to a colleague's wedding banquet at noon and had just returned.
"Xiao Duo, Yu Chengping, what are you two doing?"
"Uncle and Aunt, I'm washing Ugly Monster's face." Huang Ruiying was wiping Ugly Monster's face with a wrung-out towel, which Yu Chengping had wrung out for her.
Upon seeing the dog's smeared face, Tang Yuan immediately guessed what had happened and couldn't help but chuckle; this kid was too naughty.
Yu Wei then asked, "Where's your dad?"
The little girl gestured towards the house with the towel in her hand: "She's inside talking to my grandpa!"
The couple then headed home.
Upon seeing his brother-in-law and his wife, Huang Xiaochuan greeted them warmly, "You're back!"
"Knowing you were coming, I didn't drink a drop of alcohol at noon."
Huang Xiaochuan immediately knew that Yu Wei was planning to have a drink that evening.
He pointed to his son, Huang Zeji: "You drink with Dad, I'm not drinking. I have to take the two kids home tonight."
Yu Wei, of course, disagreed: "Forget it, you have a driver, and besides, it's Saturday today. You might as well not go back tonight; you have room at home."
Old Yu agreed with Yu Wei's suggestion: "Yes! Don't leave tonight, go back tomorrow." Old Yu also had another meaning: if his son-in-law could agree to stay tonight, he could drink a little more. Nowadays, the old woman at home is keeping a closer eye on him.
Zheng Aiying also advised, "Xiao Chuan, let Xiao Dong and Xiao Duo stay here for one night."
Seeing that his parents-in-law had said so, Huang Xiaochuan agreed: "Okay, I won't leave tonight."
After everyone was seated, Yu Wei asked, "When is my sister coming back?"
"I'll be back next Wednesday."
Yu Wei nodded and then asked, "Fan Yingrong was sentenced, right?"
Several families knew about Fan Yingrong's situation. After all, she was Huang Erhe's ex-wife, and everyone was concerned about what had happened. But that was all they cared about; no one wanted to help. They all knew what Fan Yingrong had done back then, so they couldn't muster any sympathy for her.
Huang Xiaochuan let out a slight sigh and said, "He's sentenced. He's been sentenced to fifteen years."
There are some things that Lao Yu and Zheng Aiying can't say, but Yu Wei can.
"That Fan Yingrong has had enough of a good life and insists on causing trouble. In the end, she can't blame anyone but herself." Later, several families also found out about the Fan brothers coming to see Huang Erhe, and they were all very annoyed.
After hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan just smiled. He didn't have anything to say about Fan Yingrong. If it weren't for her connection with his second brother, Huang Erhe, he wouldn't even want to hear that name.
Tang Yuan then asked, "Is Maowa alright?"
When his nephew was mentioned, Huang Xiaochuan finally spoke: "He's fine. He was here at noon, and everything seemed fine to me. When I was chatting with him, we agreed that I would send him to Antarctica this winter."
Just then, Huang Ruiying and Yu Chengping walked in with their dog. Hearing this, the little girl exclaimed, "Antarctica? I want to go too!"
The little girl even ran up to her father and asked, "When did you tell Brother Maowa? How come I didn't know?"
Huang Xiaochuan pointed to the fat dog and teased his daughter, "Weren't you busy painting its face?"
"Dad, I want to go to Antarctica too!"
Huang Xiaochuan refused without hesitation: "Not this time. Once you get into a top high school on your own merit, I'll take you and your brother, and Pingping too." Huang Xiaochuan hadn't forgotten Yu Chengping.
Upon hearing this, Huang Ruiying knew it was hopeless. Although her father usually indulged her, he would never agree to anything if she refused. After so many years of being father and daughter, she knew this very well.
Yu Chengping was quite excited after hearing this. There were only three years left until he graduated from junior high school. If he just persevered, he would be there soon. Antarctica! Thinking of this, Yu Chengping was extremely excited.
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