I'm back in 1990

Chapter 920: A House Full of Children and Grandchildren

"Jiang Rong, give Dandan to me so you can sit down and eat." Zeng Lijuan reached out to take her granddaughter from Jiang Rong's arms.

"It's okay, Mom, you eat first. I'll hold her for a while, it'll be fine." Jiang Rong was still a little reluctant to give up the pink little girl in her arms.

When Zeng Lijuan saw that her eldest daughter-in-law was unwilling, she did not insist any further.

But Cheng Jing was a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, you eat first, I'll carry you."

Jiang Rong laughed and dodged Cheng Jing: "Oh, it's okay. I rarely get to see our little darling. Don't try to take him from me, let me hold him a little longer."

Seeing this, Huang Erhe advised, "Dandan also likes her aunt, so let the two of them get to know each other better."

Cheng Jing then gave up, saying, "Sister-in-law, then I'll trouble you."

"Oh, no trouble at all! I'm overjoyed!" Jiang Rong hugged the little girl, beaming with happiness, and teased her, "Is Dandan happy?"

The little girl was amused and giggled.

Old Huang greeted them, "Please sit down, please sit down!"

Looking at his family of over a dozen people, including adults and children, Old Huang was overjoyed!

He believed he had not let down the ancestors of the Huang family. After so many years of hard work, the Huang family had finally grown and prospered. Now it was a large and thriving family. What made Old Huang even more proud was that his three sons got along very well. As the saying goes, harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things, and it seems that this saying is really true.

After everyone was seated, Huang Xiaochuan suggested to his father, "Dad, how about you have some red wine tonight?"

Everyone in the family knows that Lao Huang has a very low alcohol tolerance, but he can drink a whole wine glass of red wine, which is why Huang Xiaochuan made this suggestion.

"Okay!" Old Huang understood that his youngest son was thinking of him, so he immediately agreed.

Huang Erhe had already brought the red wine up from the basement, opened it, and left it to rest. Upon hearing this, he immediately poured wine for his elderly father.

"Alright! Alright! Pour a little less." Zeng Lijuan quickly stopped her second son when she saw him about to fill the glass to the brim.

"Mom, it's okay, I know what I'm doing." Huang Erhe stopped when he had poured about two-thirds of the contents.

He even specifically asked his elderly father, "Dad, is this much?"

Old Huang said happily, "Not much, not much."

Seeing that her second son hadn't poured much for his wife, and considering that today was a day for the whole family to reunite, Zeng Lijuan didn't say anything more, because she was also very happy today.

At this moment, Huang Erhe took the wine glass in front of his elderly mother and poured her some wine.

Panicked, Zeng Lijuan quickly waved her hands, "Don't pour it on me!"

Yu Xiang smiled and advised, "Mom, drink less, and I'll drink a little with you."

Seeing that her younger daughter-in-law wanted to drink with her, Zeng Lijuan stopped stopping her and let her second son pour about a third of the wine into her glass.

"Jiang Rong, you should have some too. Cheng Jing can skip it, and Dan Dan is still too young." Zeng Lijuan then made arrangements for the other two daughters-in-law.

No sooner had Zeng Lijuan finished speaking than Huang Erhe poured Jiang Rong a drink, urging her, "Sister-in-law, I know you can drink a lot. Your brother is back, it's such a happy occasion, how can you not drink?"

"Drink, you must drink!" Jiang Rong readily agreed; she was indeed very happy today.

Seeing that everyone's wine and drinks had been poured, Lao Huang raised his glass first: "Come on, everyone raise your glasses. Today, our whole family is gathered together. Let's have a happy reunion dinner. It's called a reunion dinner, but it's also a welcome feast for Dahai."

"Thank you, Dad! Thank you, Mom!" Huang Dahai stood up, raised his cup, and expressed his gratitude to his elderly parents. He then thanked his two younger brothers and their wives: "Thank you, Erhe, Chengjing, Xiaochuan, and Yuxiang as well. I'm away from home most of the year, and the family relies on you all for taking care of us. You've worked so hard."

Huang Erhe and Huang Xiaochuan also stood up. According to the Huang family's tradition of respecting seniority, Huang Dahai stood up to toast them, as they were not allowed to remain seated.

After Huang Erhe and Huang Xiaochuan stood up, they first toasted their parents, and then clinked glasses with Huang Dahai. The three brothers then drank their glasses of wine.

Seeing this, Old Huang excitedly slammed his hand on the table: "Great!"

However, his "good" startled the little girl in Jiang Rong's arms, and she looked like she was about to cry, which made Zeng Lijuan very angry.

He scolded his wife, "If you're going to drink, then drink! Why are you banging on the table and hitting the chairs?"

Old Huang also felt a little embarrassed, and quickly winked at his second daughter-in-law for help.

Without her father-in-law needing to signal her, Cheng Jing took her daughter from Jiang Rong's arms and comforted her.

"It's alright, it's alright, you guys eat!" Huang Erhe quickly tried to smooth things over.

Fortunately, Cheng Jing managed to soothe the little girl in no time.

The whole family continued to eat together in a lively atmosphere.

Halfway through the meal, Huang Xiaochuan received a phone call. In order not to disturb his family's enjoyment, he got up and went to the living room to answer the call.

After the call connected, he didn't say anything, but just listened to what the person on the other end was saying, occasionally humming in agreement to hear.

A few minutes later, the call ended, he put his phone away, and returned to the restaurant as usual.

Yu Xiang was already used to this, because she knew that her husband usually had a lot on his plate.

But Zeng Lijuan still habitually asked, "Who called?"

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and explained to his elderly mother, "It's nothing, just some work-related stuff." Then he picked up his glass and clinked it against his father's: "Dad, let's have a couple more drinks, but you take small sips."

Seeing this, Zeng Lijuan stopped asking. Even if her youngest son told her what he was doing, she wouldn't understand.

Huang Xiaochuan appeared calm, but his mind was racing.

The call was from the current chairman of the Sany Foundation. The review team had found some issues, but while they were in compliance with building regulations, the money saved had clearly been embezzled by some people. After learning about the situation, the chairman was unable to make a decision and could only inform the real bigwig behind the scenes to make the final decision.

For Huang Xiaochuan, money wasn't important. What worried him was whether the upgraded school buildings could withstand an 8-magnitude earthquake. He was now caught in a dilemma: if he ignored it, what if the upgraded structures couldn't withstand the earthquake? That could mean death, and children at that. If he reacted too strongly and forced the current students to leave the school buildings, he feared that someone might discover something amiss, and that people would definitely connect the events afterward, because it would be too obvious. But Huang Xiaochuan was unwilling to just stand by and do nothing.

He was filled with resentment, hating those bastards who would skirt the law for a little money.

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