Peninsula: 72 Hours of Blind Dates

Putting away his phone, Wu Haiyuan's father smiled and said, "Young people these days are really different from us back then. I'm going to buy fish sauce."

"what?"

"Your mother needs fish sauce when mixing the vegetables, otherwise I wouldn't have seen this amazing scene."

As they passed by, Wu Haiyuan's father gently patted Han Xijun's shoulder and said, "Not bad. I thought you didn't have much strength, but I misunderstood you. You can protect Haiyuan."

"Yes, Uncle."

"You guys go inside first."

Wu Haiyuan's father took the elevator downstairs to buy fish sauce.

In the corridor, Han Xijun straightened his back and looked at Wu Haiyuan, saying, "Did you hear that? Uncle's approval of me."

Wu Haiyuan said speechlessly, "Are you sure you agree?"

"Otherwise what?"

"Perhaps your father has always felt that you don't have much strength. After all, people who only know how to study don't have time to exercise."

"Five hundred yuan? That's a very arbitrary conclusion of yours." Wu Haiyuan picked up the bag on the ground and said, "Am I arbitrary? Maybe. My mother is the one who makes the decisions in our family, and she's the one who protects my father. I heard from your aunt last time that your family is like that too."

Han Xijun wanted to refute, but he simply didn't have the confidence to do so.

Indeed, the mother is the one who makes the decisions in their family.

This is probably what people often refer to as "a mother's strength."

When my mother was still working at S Group, she would prepare breakfast before going to work every day and dinner after get off work. She was responsible for any foreign affairs matters, while my father only needed to be a good university professor.

The same is true for Wu Haiyuan's family. Her father is a local judge, and her mother was a former female diver. No one in the family can make decisions except her mother.

Thinking about it, my father, Wu Haiyuan's father, and I were all very good at studying, and in the end, none of us did any kind of work that required physical strength. It really was just as Wu Haiyuan said.

downstairs.

As Wu Haiyuan's father left the building, he muttered, "Looks like I need to find some time to exercise too. Xijun can actually lift Haiyuan with one hand. I can't let her mother know about this."

There's a reason for this constant nagging.

Although Wu Haiyuan's mother is very strong, she also envies the people around her. If she knew that Han Xijun could lift Wu Haiyuan with one hand, she would definitely want to learn from Han Xijun and lift her with one hand as well.

In her current state, she couldn't do it. Putting aside the risk of back injury, her arm strength was definitely insufficient; Wu Haiyuan's mother didn't have the slender figure of her two daughters.

drop drop drop

Wu Haiyuan entered the password and opened the door.

Before they even entered the house, Wu Haiyuan and Han Xijun could hear the two mothers talking.

"Let's have some baijiu (Chinese liquor) at noon today, since we don't need to drive, what do you say?"

"Of course! I wanted to have a drink with you when we ate at Yunyan Pavilion last time, but since it's our first meeting, I thought I shouldn't be too impolite."

"How could I be being rude? Do you drink regularly?"

"I'll have a drink when I'm tired, or when I'm eating alone at night."

"Me too. Before, when Zhiyuan and Haiyuan were at home, I didn't drink because I had to take care of the kids. Now they're both still working hard outside. My husband comes home for dinner, then immediately goes to his study to 'seclude himself'. I'm more relaxed and have a little drink when I'm alone."

"Pretty much. Hee-joon's dad also goes to a lot of gatherings. Let's video call each other and have drinks together sometime."

Wu Haiyuan and Han Xijun exchanged a glance.

This simple conversation was truly the first time I'd ever heard it. There were several pairs of shoes in the entryway.

Wu Zhiyuan got home earlier than the other two.

Wu Haiyuan, now wearing slippers, called out, "We're back!"

Han Xijun chimed in, "We're back."

The sound was very loud.

The conversation inside the room stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of footsteps.

The two mothers came out from the kitchen, while Han Xijun's father and Wu Zhiyuan walked from the living room to the entrance hallway.

Seeing Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan carrying their hands full of things, Wu Haiyuan's mother quickly stepped forward to greet them.

It's no exaggeration to say that one person took all the things without lifting a finger, and asked with a smile, "Are you hungry? Dinner will be ready soon. You can go and rest in the living room for a while."

Han Xijun's mother helped carry the things, while Wu Haiyuan's mother kept saying, "Why buy so much stuff for dinner? It's a waste of money."

Han Xijun's mother said, "We should buy things back. It's not like they can't earn money."

"We need to save the money we earn first, and we also need to buy a house. The expenses after marriage are also very high." "These won't cost much, so let's not worry about them. Our children are all very promising and hardworking. We're just waiting to enjoy our retirement."

The voice wasn't quiet at all; it was deliberately spoken so that Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan could hear.

It felt like it had been planned in advance. After greeting Han Xijun's father and sister, Han Xijun and Wu Haiyuan went to the living room.

A Go board sits on the coffee table in the living room.

Wu Haiyuan asked, "Is Oni playing Go with her uncle?"

Han Xijun's father said with a smile, "I never expected Zhiyuan to play Go."

Wu Zhiyuan said, "I'm not good at it. I played it with my classmates for a while when I was in high school to relieve the pressure of studying."

Han Xijun glanced at the chessboard and asked, "Is Dad the black piece?"

Han Xijun's father said, "Oh, how did you figure that out?"

"We're going to lose."

"How is that possible?"

Wu Haiyuan covered his mouth.

Wu Zhiyuan frowned and gave Wu Haiyuan a meaningful look.

What's so funny?

It's extremely impolite to cover your mouth and chuckle in front of elders in such a situation.

Wu Haiyuan felt very aggrieved.

She couldn't let herself laugh out loud.

It's hard not to laugh.

Doesn't Wu Zhiyuan go online?

Han Xijun just asked his father that question so seriously. Could it be that he's been spending too much time online? Did he react too quickly?

Blackie?

Isn't this the very term used online to describe haters?

They sat down on the sofa. Han Xijun called out, "Sister, don't deliberately let me win just because I'm a junior."

Sitting in front, Han Xijun's father held a black chess piece in his hand, carefully observing the chessboard.

Where exactly am I going to lose?

After watching for a while without figuring it out, he muttered, "What I dislike most is people who interrupt the game."

After only five rounds, Han Xijun's father said quite frankly, "I can't compare to today's young people, I'm too old."

Wu Zhiyuan quickly said, "I was lucky; my uncle deliberately let me win."

Wu Haiyuan couldn't understand it.

Thankfully, her mother was calling her from the kitchen.

As he stood up, Wu Haiyuan muttered, "There are still so many pieces on the board, why is it over already? Gomoku is so much more fun."

"Haiyuan"

"Here it comes."

She jogged to the kitchen. Wu Haiyuan assumed she was going to help with some housework.

Standing behind the two mothers, Wu Haiyuan's attention was completely drawn to the delicious food on the kitchen counter.

He swallowed hard and asked, "Is this all for lunch today?"

Han Xijun's mother said, "Yes, it's true. Today is the first day of the new year. Eat slowly, eat well, and drink well."

Suddenly, Mom said, "Let me see your hands."