I'm back in 1990

Chapter 409: Hothouse Wine

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On Christmas Eve in the West, Yu Wei and Tang Yuankouzi returned to Qingjiang with Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang. It was their eldest sister's wedding, and as the younger brother, Yu Wei had to stay home. According to local custom, he had to carry his sister downstairs from the house and hand her over to his brother-in-law. However, he wouldn't carry her for nothing; Huang Xiaochuan would prepare a large red envelope for Yu Wei as a reward for his hard work.

Once home, Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang became like puppets on strings, manipulated by their two mothers. They could only nod and agree. When their mothers weren't looking, they exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing their helplessness. It was so annoying!

Huang Dahai and Huang Erhe even took leave to come back in order to attend Huang Xiaochuan's wedding, which made their mother, Zeng Lijuan, extremely happy. Since her three sons grew up, the time when the three of them could get together was very limited.

The only regret is that the second daughter-in-law didn't come, because the second grandson is still too young to travel far.

Looking at the photo of her second grandson, Zeng Lijuan couldn't stop smiling. She held the photo in her hand, reluctant to put it down. Old Huang was anxiously waiting beside her, wanting to get his hands on the photo and take a closer look at his grandson.

Suddenly, Old Huang thought of something and asked Huang Erhe, "Have you decided on a name yet?"

Huang Erhe's smile froze for a moment, but he quickly replied to his father, "Dad! It's the custom in Yingrong's family that babies are hard to raise, so they are given a nickname first, and their formal name is given when they turn one year old."

In fact, the name had already been chosen, Fan Jiawei. Because it took his wife's surname, Huang Erhe didn't dare to tell Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan. He knew that if he revealed that his son had taken his wife's surname, Fan, he would be kicked out of the family immediately. So he could only use a delaying tactic.

Although Old Huang was somewhat dissatisfied with this rule, he had no choice but to comply since the emperor was far away and he asked, "What's your nickname?"

"Call him Maowa!"

Old Huang frowned. This name is really awful.

Zeng Lijuan was also dissatisfied: "Why did you choose such a name?"

Huang Erhe chuckled and said, "A nickname doesn't matter. When it comes to choosing a formal name later, I'll definitely give it a proper one."

Old Huang thought about it and held back from saying it. In fact, he had already thought of a name for his grandson: Ze Die, or Huang Ze Die in full.

Huang Xiaochuan had even thought of names for his children: Huang Ruiying for a girl and Huang Zeji for a boy.

This is based on the Huang family genealogy. Girls are named with the character "Rui" and boys with the character "Ze". This name cannot be taken lightly. Naming according to the genealogy ensures that the family lineage is passed down in an orderly manner. Later, many people did not follow this tradition, resulting in them not knowing where they came from or who their ancestors were.

After Zeng Lijuan looked at her grandson's photos, she showed them to her maternal grandmother.

"Mom, look, this is Erhe's son, his nickname is Maowa."

The old lady was initially happy to see her great-grandson's photo, but then she became a little upset by the name: "Maowa" (毛娃). ​​What kind of name is that?

This is the difference between the North and the South. In the South, it is rare to use "child" as a name, but it is more common in the North, such as "Black Child," "Dog Child," and "Tethered Child."

The photo was passed around among Zeng Jiahua's aunt, Zeng Hong, and Zeng Xia, and after seeing it, they all praised the child for being good-looking.

However, no sooner had they finished speaking than the sound of several children arguing came from the other side.

It turned out that Liu Jin was arguing with Xiaomianmian.

The reason is not complicated at all. Liu Jin said, "My uncle is getting married, and he will definitely give me such a big piece of chocolate."

As he spoke, he gestured, drawing a circle in the air.

Mianmian wasn't to be outdone, and forcefully spread her hands as wide as possible: "The chocolate my uncle is going to give me is this big!"

Luckily, Huang Xiaochuan wasn't around, otherwise he would have been laughing his head off at these two little rascals. They're so young, yet their bragging skills are off the charts.

The two little ones argued fiercely over this, and in the end, Liu Jin used her ultimate move that she used when she was a child, spitting all over Mianmian's face. Mianmian was no pushover either, and she followed suit and spit a few mouthfuls of saliva back at Liu Jin. The first round ended in a draw.

When the two little ones wanted to continue their second round of hand-to-hand combat, the adults from both families each grabbed one of them and took them away. They got water and washed the two little ones' faces again, then pressed them against their thighs and gave each of them a few slaps on the bottom as a form of punishment.

The once quiet Huang family home was bustling with activity as relatives, friends, adults, and children gathered for Huang Xiaochuan's wedding!

Every now and then, neighbors from the compound would come over to visit Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Xiang's marital home.

Yu Xiang returned to her own home. From this point on, she could no longer see Huang Xiaochuan. She would only be able to take Yu Xiang home from her brother-in-law Yu Wei after Huang Xiaochuan went to fetch the bride the next day.

However, the wedding procession was quite convenient, just a short walk up and down the stairs. But Zeng Lijuan still arranged for Huang Xiaochuan to go outside for a walk before coming back. On such a joyous day, in order not to upset his mother, Huang Xiaochuan had no choice but to reluctantly comply. In his heart, he was complaining that this was completely unnecessary and pointless.

As the main character tomorrow, Huang Xiaochuan will have to constantly greet the neighbors who come and go, offering them cigarettes and candy.

"Uncle Shen, Aunt Song!"

"Look how fast time flies! In the blink of an eye, Xiaochuan is already married!"

Huang Xiaochuan politely offered cigarettes and candy: "Uncle Shen, you smoke; Aunt Song, you eat candy!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Good boy!"

Then the two of them went to exchange pleasantries with Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan.

"Old Huang, Old Zeng, you two are so lucky!"

"Not at all!" Old Huang greeted the visitor with a smile.

Huang Xiaochuan felt more and more that his home was too small, it was like a temple made in a snail shell, so crowded that there was no room for anything else.

After entertaining guests at home for half a day, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't take it anymore and got up to go outside for some fresh air.

Looking up at the Yu family's house on the third floor, Huang Xiaochuan wanted to see what Yu Xiang was doing, so he called out, "Yu Xiang!"

The window was opened quickly, but unfortunately, it was Yu Wei who poked his head out.

"What are you yelling for? What are you yelling for? You can't even stand being apart for a short while? Is it really that big of a deal?"

Huang Xiaochuan really wanted to take off his shoe and throw it on his head; this unlucky brother-in-law was just too annoying.

But when I thought about how I'd still need this guy's help tomorrow, I decided to swallow my anger for the time being.

The window was quickly closed again, but a short while later, Yu Wei came downstairs and stood next to Huang Xiaochuan.

"Why are you out here instead of staying home?"

"There are too many people at home, it's so crowded I can't breathe, so I came out to get some fresh air."

Yu Wei suddenly winked at Huang Xiaochuan: "What's it like to get married?"

"I feel so tired! Don't gloat, it'll be your turn soon."

"Tch! I've already decided. I'm not coming back to hold it; I'll just find a hotel in Shanghai and have a few tables ready!"

Huang Xiaochuan looked at Yu Wei with disdain: "I bet you, if you dare to do that, my father-in-law and mother-in-law will definitely give you a mixed doubles beating, until you don't even recognize Tangyuan."

Just as the two were talking, Yue Zhiyuan returned on his bicycle with Yu Min on the back.

Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan and Yu Wei, Yue Zhiyuan quickly greeted them, while Yu Min asked, "Why are you two out here instead of staying home? It's so cold outside!"

Yu Wei pointed to Huang Xiaochuan's window: "Look how many people are inside!"

Yu Min glanced out the window, showing no surprise whatsoever: "Nothing's wrong! Let's go home! It's freezing outside!"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then said to Yue Zhiyuan, "Zhiyuan, how about we have a drink tonight?"

"No problem!" Yue Zhiyuan agreed with a smile. Tonight was a housewarming party, a local custom in Qingjiang. All the guests were relatives and friends. It was a place to arrange things for tomorrow and have a meal and drinks together.