Chapter 710: Chen Zhe Returns Home
Chapter 710: Chen Zhe Returns Home
If you could only read one urban novel in your lifetime, it would probably be "1990, I'm Back".
Upon arriving in Shanghai, they first sent Yu Wei back.
After getting out of the car, Yu Wei, holding onto the door, asked Huang Xiaochuan, who was still sitting inside, "Why don't you go inside and sit for a while before going back?"
Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes at him irritably: "Come on, don't give me that crap. Do you think I don't know what you're up to? You just want to use me as a shield so my in-laws and your Tang Yuanshao can scold you. Do you think I don't know you? Pfft!" He waved his hand as if to shoo something away, "Hurry up and go back. I don't know how you're going to get past your sister. She's probably sharpening her knives at home right now, waiting for me."
After saying that, she added, "Go back and talk to Tang Yuan properly, don't argue!"
Yu Wei patted the car roof, gave Huang Xiaochuan a reassuring look, and said, "Got it!" He then closed the car door, waved to Huang Xiaochuan inside, and turned to walk towards his home.
Suddenly, Huang Xiaochuan rolled down the car window and called him back, "Come back, come back!"
Yu Wei walked back to the car and asked, "What? You've changed your mind again?"
Huang Xiaochuan gave him a disdainful look, then added, "I'm not worried about your money, but as the saying goes, even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. Tighten your belt and don't fucking take your pants off, you hear me?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Wei angrily said, "Get out! You're always making things so bad for me, can't you think of anything good about me?" After saying that, he turned around and left in a huff.
Huang Xiaochuan smiled as he watched his retreating figure, then said to the driver, "Let's go home!"
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Liu Jin leading Huang Ruiying in jumping rope under the shade of a tree. One end of the rope was tied to the tree, and the other end was hanging around the neck of Huang Ruiying's ugly little tagalong. The ugly little tagalong had its mouth open and its tongue sticking out, panting heavily.
"dad!"
"uncle!"
The two girls ran over as soon as they saw Huang Xiaochuan, but Huang Xiaochuan stopped them with a look of disgust.
"Stop, you two, get away from me. Look at how sweaty you are. And hurry up and take that ugly thing inside. It has a short nose and it's not suitable for being outside for too long in this heat. It will get heatstroke and die."
Upon hearing that the ugly dog would die of heat, Huang Ruiying quickly took it inside, since it was cooler inside. After the dog entered the house, it lay down on the floor tiles and stretched out its four legs, looking very comfortable. Its eyes were fixed on Huang Xiaochuan, and it kept wagging its tail, but Huang Xiaochuan completely ignored it.
Seeing Huang Xiaochuan return, Yu Xiang felt relieved. She was about to scold him when Huang Xiaochuan's words stopped her.
Huang Xiaochuan had already thought it through on the way, so as soon as he got back, he told Yu Wei what was going on before Yu Xiang could explode.
After learning the reason, Yu Xiang naturally stopped blaming Huang Xiaochuan. Instead, she became worried about Yu Wei, after all, he was her own brother.
"Is Yu Wei really alright?"
Huang Xiaochuan put his arm around Yu Xiang and gently patted her shoulder a few times to comfort her, saying, "It's really alright now. You know Yu Wei isn't short of money. There's no need for him to take risks for that little bit of money. Besides, if he wanted to make money, why would he bother? He could just tell me directly. I can't say much, but making tens of millions a year is no problem for him."
Huang Xiaochuan paused for a moment, then added, "It's mainly because I can't quite believe Huang Guo is dead yet. It's alright, she'll be fine in a few days!"
Yu Xiang nestled in Huang Xiaochuan's arms and nodded.
Seeing this, the two little girls secretly pulled down their eyelids with their fingers and stuck out their tongues, mocking the two for being shameless. However, Huang Xiaochuan discovered them, and his stern face scared the two girls away, leaving behind a series of laughter.
Hearing the noise, Yu Xiang felt a little embarrassed and playfully punched Huang Xiaochuan on the shoulder.
Then he whispered in Huang Xiaochuan's ear, "You did a good job, I'll reward you tonight."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan's face immediately fell, and he stammered, "How about we reschedule for another day? We've been traveling all day."
"Hmm?" Yu Xiang's eyebrows shot up again.
"Okay, okay! Tonight it is!" Huang Xiaochuan quickly compromised. This is a common problem faced by every middle-aged man. It's so hard to finish all the homework!
Just before the kids were about to start school, Chen Zhe suddenly returned to China.
Gao Song brought Chen Zhe to Huang Xiaochuan's office. This guy didn't even make a phone call before coming back. He only notified Huang Xiaochuan when he arrived in Shanghai. Huang Xiaochuan was busy and couldn't get away, so he asked Gao Song to go to the airport to pick him up.
The two, reunited after a long separation, naturally embraced. Then, Chen Zhe, with a sorrowful expression, said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Chen Qiao and I are divorced!"
Huang Xiaochuan was immediately taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What happened? How did you get divorced?"
While asking the question, he quickly asked Chen Zhe to sit down, and then waved Gao Song out.
"Do your parents and her parents know about this?"
Chen Zhe shook his head: "I haven't told them yet. Actually, telling them would only add to their troubles. Let's see how things go in a while!"
Huang Xiaochuan asked with concern, "Weren't you two doing really well? Why did you suddenly get divorced? What about the child? What about your teaching position at the University of Macau?"
Chen Zhe looked bitter: "It's still because we can't agree on our ideas. You know, back then, Chen Qiao insisted on going abroad. I thought I'd go with her for a few years so she could see the world and then come back. But she had no intention of coming back at all. We've argued about this many times."
After sighing, Chen Zhe continued, "Last time, Lao Zhang gave me a suggestion! He suggested I go to the Hong Kong Economic Research Institute that you founded. To be honest, I was tempted at the time, and I discussed it with Chen Qiao several times after I got back, but she just wouldn't agree. I just don't understand, what's so good about Australia? So, the conflict accumulated and deepened until it became irreconcilable. We separated for half a year, and she hired a lawyer to draft a divorce agreement. All the property in Australia would go to her, and she wouldn't give me custody of our son. I knew I couldn't win against her, so after thinking about it, I signed it."
As for my teaching position at the University of Macau, I have already resigned. Since I have decided to return, there is no need for me to retain that position.
Huang Xiaochuan remained silent for a long time. Although he had vaguely felt that there was something going on between Chen Zhe and Chen Qiao, he did not expect it to have come to the point of divorce.
He silently brewed a cup of tea and handed it to Chen Zhe, asking, "What are your plans?"
Chen Zhe smiled and said, "If you don't mind, just arrange a research position for me at the Hong Kong Economic Research Institute."
Huang Xiaochuan touched his nose and pondered for a moment. This wasn't a problem for him, but he wanted to make better arrangements for Chen Zhe.
He quickly came up with an idea.
"Old Chen, how about this?"
Chen Zhe looked at Huang Xiaochuan, waiting for him to continue.
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