Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 874 Warm Family

All along, Zheng Zhiguo thought that Wu Aili's second brother was just an ordinary employee in the Trade Department. It was not until he got into Wu Aiguo's car and heard the conversation between Wu Aiguo and Wu Aili that he realized that his future father-in-law's family was probably not an ordinary working-class family.

With a curious heart, Zheng Zhiguo sat down in front of the eight-immortals table in the main hall. He glanced at Wu Pingshan who was listening to the radio, and glanced at the layout of the main hall with the corner of his eyes. When he saw the TV series and radio placed on the altar, he became more certain that his future father-in-law's family was definitely not an ordinary working-class family.

"Zhiguo! Have some tea! Let me tell you, this is the Dahongpao tea that my dad usually can't bear to drink." Wu Aili came out of the kitchen holding a teacup, put the teacup in front of Zheng Zhiguo, and said to him with a proud look on her face.

Zheng Zhiguo didn't react when he heard Wu Aili's words. Instead, Wu Pingshan, who was sitting next to him, learned that Wu Aili used tea that he usually couldn't bear to drink to entertain Zheng Zhiguo. The muscles on Wu Pingshan's face twitched slightly, and he muttered in his heart: "No wonder people always say that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled!"

"This eldest daughter hasn't even married yet, but she's already taken out the tea that I usually don't drink to entertain her boyfriend. When she gets married, will she move all the good things in the house away? She's simply a little cotton-padded jacket with a leak!"

Although he felt distressed, Wu Pingshan could only pretend to be generous and said to Zheng Zhiguo: "Xiao Zheng! This is the tea that Ai Li's second brother gave me as a gift. I usually can't bear to drink it myself. Since Ai Li has made it for you, you should try it!"

Zheng Zhiguo heard Wu Pingshan's words, how could he not understand what Wu Pingshan meant? At this time, he pretended not to understand what Wu Pingshan meant, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and replied: "Uncle! I don't drink tea much on weekdays, but this tea is really better than the Gao Sui I usually drink at work!"

When Wu Pingshan saw Zheng Zhiguo comparing the Dahongpao, which he was reluctant to drink on weekdays, with Gao Sui, he felt so distressed. If this was not the man chosen by his daughter, he would probably take a stick and drive Zheng Zhiguo out of the house.

When Wu Aili heard what Zheng Zhiguo said, she scolded him unhappily, "That Gaosu is just the tea leaves left after sifting out the tea leaves. How can it taste good? If you want to drink tea in the future, I'll go home and get it for you. Anyway, my dad can't drink that much tea."

Wu Aiguo went back to the house and changed into home clothes, then walked out of the house and just happened to hear what Wu Aili said to Zheng Zhiguo.

The old man had two hobbies in his life, one was drinking, and the other was drinking tea. In order to satisfy Wu Pingshan's two hobbies, Wu Aiguo would bring some tea and wine home from time to time. Wu Pingshan would drink a bottle of wine, but for tea, Wu Pingshan could not bear to drink it, so he only drank a little occasionally.

Now seeing Wu Aili taking out the tea that Wu Pingshan usually didn't want to drink, and treating it to Zheng Zhiguo, and even saying that if Zheng Zhiguo wanted to drink tea in the future, she would get tea from Wu Pingshan for him, Wu Aiguo truly realized what a leaky little cotton-padded jacket was, and he mourned in his heart for Wu Pingshan having such a precious daughter.

When Zheng Zhiguo heard what Wu Aili said, he naturally didn't dare to respond, but replied awkwardly: "Aili! I don't drink much tea at work on weekdays, just some Gaosu is enough. It would be a waste to give me such good tea."

Wu Pingshan, feeling distressed, immediately gave Zheng Zhiguo a look that said "you are quite sensible" after hearing what Zheng Zhiguo said to Wu Aili. He quickly replied, "Xiao Zheng! Although this Gaosui has more tea leaves, it tastes much more fragrant than other tea leaves. I usually drink Gaosui as well."

"Dad! Since you like drinking Gaosui so much, why don't you give me some of the tea that Aiguo brought back!" Wu Pingshan's words had just fallen when Wu Aidang walked into the main room from outside and asked Wu Pingshan with a smile.

The tea that Wu Aili had just brewed for Zheng Zhiguo was brought back by Wu Aiguo from Mr. Zhi. For this reason, Wu Pingshan had always treasured this tea. What Wu Pingshan had never expected was that this leaky little girl would take out his most precious tea to entertain Zheng Zhiguo in order to entertain her partner. This made Wu Pingshan feel angry and helpless. He felt so aggrieved.

At this time, Wu Aidang took the initiative to come forward to make trouble. If Wu Pingshan didn't take it out on Wu Aidang, who else could he take it out on? His face suddenly darkened, and he complained to Wu Aidang in dissatisfaction: "Boss! I don't mean to criticize you, but look at Aiguo. Whenever he gets something good, he always thinks of me, your father. And then look at you. I've worked for so many years, and I've never seen you buy me a bottle of wine. Instead, you think about taking advantage of me, your father, every day."

"I'm asking you, why are there two packs of cigarettes missing from my cabinet? Did you take the two packs of cigarettes that Aiguo brought back for me while I was away?"

Facing Wu Pingshan's scolding, Wu Aidang was not afraid at all. Instead, he smiled and said to Wu Pingshan, "Dad! Don't blame me. My mom told you to smoke less and drink less. Aiguo doesn't care about your health, but I do! So for your health, I will reluctantly help you digest some of your stored food."

Wu Aiguo, who was standing by, heard what Wu Aidang said and replied in a pretentious manner: "Brother! Since you said so, for the sake of our father's health, I will not bring alcohol and cigarettes home in the future, so that you won't say that I don't care about our father's health."

Wu Pingshan and Wu Aidang immediately became anxious when they heard Wu Aiguo's words.

At this time, Wu Pingshan glared at Wu Aidang in anger, and said to Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Aiguo! Don't listen to your brother's nonsense. Not only does he not know how to respect me, but he also tries to take advantage of me every day. He is not like you who know how to respect me."

Wu Aidang knew very well that if Wu Aiguo really stopped bringing things home, he would never be able to smoke good cigarettes or drink good wine again, and his father would also hate him. He quickly said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! I was just joking, don't take it seriously!"

Wu Aiguo saw the reactions of his father and elder brother, and pretended to ponder for a moment before he spoke: "Brother! You are right. Our mother said that my father is in poor health and cannot smoke and drink often. From now on, I will only supply tea to my father. As for those cigarettes and alcohol, for the sake of our father's health, I think we should forget about them."

Zheng Zhiguo looked at the bickering father and son, and felt that the scene in front of him was particularly heartwarming. He swept his eyes around the hall again, and finally fixed on the inscription on the wall that read "Happily Ever After". He asked Wu Aili with a puzzled look on his face, "Aili! Who wrote the inscription? Why did you frame it and hang it in such a prominent place?"

When Wu Aili heard Zheng Zhiguo's question, she thought of the inscription and the photo on the wall, and said to Zheng Zhiguo with a playful look on her face: "Zhiguo! That was given to my second brother when he got married. As for who wrote the inscription, you can go and take a look yourself, and you will know, right?"

Zheng Zhiguo had been dating Wu Aili for several months, and he had some understanding of Wu Aili's personality. In response to Wu Aili's answer, Zheng Zhiguo walked to the altar with curiosity.

Just as Zheng Zhiguo was about to look at the signature of the inscription, he first saw the photo hanging on the wall. The person in the photo made Zheng Zhiguo stunned for a moment.

When Zheng Zhiguo saw Wu Aiguo driving to and from get off work before, he already felt that the identity of his girlfriend's second brother might not be simple. Now after seeing these photos, Zheng Zhiguo truly realized how powerful Wu Aili's second brother is. This made Zheng Zhiguo's breathing become a little rapid.

(End of this chapter)