I'm back in 1990

Chapter 430: Seeking Abuse

Huang Xiaochuan didn't drink any alcohol that evening. After the banquet, he said goodbye to his brother-in-law Tang Jianhua and went straight home.

When they got home, Huang Xiaochuan saw Yu Xiang staring blankly at an oil painting of a baby Cupid on the wall. He went up to her, put his arm around her shoulder, and advised, "I've already asked someone to apply to the HTG Reproductive Medical Center. Don't overthink things. You need to take care of your health now. I'm doing the same; I've already started to quit drinking."

"I understand!" Yu Xiang stood up and arranged for Huang Xiaochuan to take a bath when she saw him return.

Huang Xiaochuan pressed down on her shoulders: "You sit down, I'll go by myself. I'll talk to you after I take a shower. I smell like the restaurant right now."

After showering, Huang Xiaochuan walked out of the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel as he asked Yu Xiang, "Does Yu Wei need anything after marrying Tang Yuan?"

Yu Xiang took the bath towel from Huang Xiaochuan and helped him dry his hair.

"I've already asked, they don't need anything!"

What Yu Xiang said was true. Yu Wei had everything he needed: a house, a car, and moreover, he had a sum of money invested with Ding Yi, which brought him considerable returns every year. So he and Tang Yuan were living a very comfortable life.

"Where's the wine? Have the drinks for the wedding banquet been prepared?"

Yu Xiang understood what her husband meant: "He's a government employee, so he needs to be mindful of his image. Do you think a lowly deputy section chief like him can use those bottles of alcohol? Don't try to be helpful but end up doing something wrong."

"That's true, I really didn't think this through. You've been much more thoughtful. Alright, I'll just sit back and wait to drink the wedding wine."

Suddenly, Yu Xiang said quietly, "Tang Yuan is pregnant!"

Huang Xiaochuan was stunned for a moment, then pulled Yu Xiang into his arms.

"Okay, don't put so much pressure on yourself. If the two mothers ask, just say that I'm busy with work and don't want children for the time being. Push the blame onto me. After Yuwei gets married, we'll prepare to go to America."

Tang Yuan's pregnancy put a lot of mental pressure on Yu Xiang. After all, she and Huang Xiaochuan had been married for so long without any sign of a baby, while her sister-in-law was already pregnant before even having a wedding. Both mothers would definitely ask why, and Yu Xiang was terrified of being asked this question.

Hearing Huang Xiaochuan take all the blame upon himself, Yu Xiang felt a warmth in her heart and pressed her face tightly against Huang Xiaochuan's chest.

Just after the National Day holiday in 96, relatives and friends from both the Yu and Tang families gathered in Shanghai. In addition, many of Yu Wei and Tang Yuan's close classmates also came. Yu Wei was so busy that he couldn't keep up with everyone.

He asked Yu Xiang, who had come to help him, "Where's your husband, sister?"

"What's wrong?"

"My college classmates are here, and I don't have time to have dinner with them tonight. Can your husband help me take care of them?"

"Why don't you just call him yourself? And would it kill you to call him brother-in-law?" Yu Xiang glared at Yu Wei with dissatisfaction.

Yu Wei casually replied, "Okay, okay!"

Yu Wei made a phone call to Huang Xiaochuan: "I'm really too busy. I never thought that getting married would involve so much. Could you take care of my and Tang Yuan's classmates? They're all staying at the Customs School's guesthouse. You know most of them, so I'm leaving them to you."

Before Huang Xiaochuan could agree, Yu Wei hurriedly hung up the phone.

Huang Xiaochuan shook his head as he held his phone. Before leaving get off work, he called Yu Xiang to let her know and then went directly to the guesthouse of the customs school.

The guesthouse hasn't changed much, but the interior decoration has changed a lot. It looks very new, as if it has just been renovated.

As soon as I entered, I met Ni Jin, Yu Wei's good friend and classmate from the same dormitory.

"Damn it, Huang Xiaochuan! You little rascal, how come you're getting more and more handsome?"

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, Ni Jin excitedly gave him a hug.

Huang Xiaochuan knew him well, so he mimicked his tone and jokingly scolded, "You little bastard, you haven't peeked out since you went back to your hometown. If it weren't for Yu Wei's wedding, you wouldn't have planned to come to Shanghai for the rest of your life, would you?"

Ni Jin sighed deeply, "Damn it, you don't understand, working for the government means no freedom! Summer and winter vacations are long gone, my youth is gone too! Unlike you, who are still hanging out with the younger girls on campus, continuing to enjoy your summer and winter vacations. I should have become a teacher too."

Huang Xiaochuan peeked behind Ni Jin and asked, "Why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

They had just gathered a few tables to play cards, and I was having bad luck and got eliminated. I was just about to go out and buy them some fruit and melon seeds.

Huang Xiaochuan pulled Ni Jin aside and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll have someone go buy them. You take me to them."

"Let's go, let's go!" Upon hearing this, Ni Jin quickly pulled Huang Xiaochuan back to the room.

As soon as the door opened, a thick cloud of smoke billowed out. Huang Xiaochuan covered his mouth and nose and peered inside. The room was filled with smoke, making it impossible to see anyone. He cursed, "Damn it, how many chimneys are in here? How come you weren't poisoned?"

"Who is it? Who is it?" A person came out of the room with a loud voice. He was very thin and his head looked particularly large.

Upon seeing this person, Huang Xiaochuan's eyes widened in surprise: "Holy crap, Big Head?"

"Huang Xiaochuan?"

Before Huang Xiaochuan could react, Da Tou rushed up and gave him a bear hug.

"You fucking bastard, go easy on me!"

Then the other three people inside came out as well.

Hugging Da Tou, Huang Xiaochuan looked delighted and called out each person's name: "Gou Sheng? Huang Gua? Dan Dan?"

The three men were equally surprised to see Huang Xiaochuan: "Oh my god, who the hell is this? You son of a bitch, Huang Xiaochuan, you still owe me a card."

The three pounced on Huang Xiaochuan and proceeded to assault him.

All of them were Yu Wei's classmates. Huang Xiaochuan often came to their school back then, and they gradually became friends. However, Huang Xiaochuan liked to play pranks and gave all of Yu Wei's classmates nicknames, which made these people always feel a mix of love and hate when they saw Huang Xiaochuan.

Although Huang Xiaochuan was a bit sharp-tongued, he was a generous person. Every time he came, he would take this group of people out to eat and drink to their hearts' content. At that time, they were all seventeen or eighteen-year-old lads who could eat and drink a lot. Besides, they were tired of eating in the cafeteria and always wanted to go out for a treat, but unfortunately, they were short of money.

Fortunately, they met Huang Xiaochuan, a wealthy scoundrel, who gave them the opportunity to freeload with Yu Wei. They spent three years together like this. Huang Xiaochuan even taught them how to play Guandan. However, Huang Xiaochuan would sometimes cheat and steal cards, so whenever Dandan saw him, he would ask him for cards.

Qi Haijun, nicknamed "Big Head" by Huang Xiaochuan, was nicknamed "Big Head" because of his large head.

Gou Sheng's real name is Jia Huai'an. Huang Gua and Huang Xiaochuan are from the same clan. Huang Gua's real name is Huang Guo. Dan Dan's real name is Shen Dan, but Huang Xiaochuan calls him Dan Dan.

Just think about how much people hate Huang Xiaochuan for doing this. He likes to give people nicknames, which makes these people more famous than their real names. If you mention Qi Haijun at the customs school, not many people will recognize him, but if you mention Qi Datou from the class of '90, I guarantee most people will know him.

After tormenting Huang Xiaochuan, the group decided to stop and let him go.

Huang Xiaochuan grumbled as he straightened his messy hair and wrinkled clothes.

"Damn it, you bunch of smokers! If you keep smoking like that, I curse you all to be impotent!"

"Hey hey hey, who's that handsome guy over there? He looks kind of familiar."

The commotion from their roughhousing attracted people from other rooms.

As soon as Huang Xiaochuan saw these people, he started laughing and cursing: "Damn it, you've all come, huh? Every single one of you is coming with me tonight. You're all so fat and strong, you must have plenty of oil in your bellies. I'll treat you to a vegetarian meal tonight to cleanse yourselves of that oiliness."

"You son of a bitch, Huang Xiaochuan! We came all this way to see you, and you're offering us vegetarian food?"

Huang Xiaochuan looked at the speaker with disdain and said, "Three tons? You think your belt can even hold up? With a belly like that, you'd gain weight even eating vegetables. Why don't you just hold back tonight and watch us eat?"

After saying that, he smiled and took the initiative to hug the fat man whose real name was Du Xiaoman.

Huang Xiaochuan hugged Du Xiaoman and gestured, then exclaimed, "Holy crap, my hands are even further apart than last time! Three tons! You really need to lose weight! I'm begging you!"

Du Xiaoman rolled her eyes in anger: "Bullshit! You're almost a year younger than me, calling me 'brother'? Be careful, or I'll sit on you and kill you. Besides, I've already lost five or six pounds."

Huang Xiaochuan released the fat man with a look of disdain, pretending not to care about him, and busied himself greeting the others.

"Prime Minister Turtle! Aconite! Shrimp!"

As expected, Huang Xiaochuan was humiliated again, which was entirely his own fault, but Huang Xiaochuan enjoyed it.

That evening, Huang Xiaochuan naturally hosted a banquet for these brothers who had come from afar.

These twenty-odd people are now assigned to customs offices across the country. Huang Xiaochuan joked at the dinner table, "When you become customs chiefs, I'll come to visit you. Don't pretend you don't know me!"

Du Xiaoman laughed and scolded, "You just wait, if I become the customs chief, I promise to let you know immediately. But don't come, save me the cost of a meal."

Huang Xiaochuan feigned a furious expression: "You son of a bitch, you just wait, I swear I won't return to the court until I've eaten you out of house and home."

Everyone burst into laughter; it had been a long time since they'd had such a lively time since graduation.

Shen Dan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Xiao Chuan, I remember you took a lot of photos for us before. Where are they?"

Others also asked, "Where are the photos?"

Huang Xiaochuan casually waved his hand: "Don't worry, I'll give each of you a photo album to take back later. But let me make it clear, if you see that your photos aren't taken well, you're not allowed to scold me."

Everyone said it was impossible, but when they got the photo album before they left, they were initially quite satisfied. However, some people burst into laughter while others were seething with hatred, wishing they could bite Huang Xiaochuan to death.