pjbooks Chapter 211: Almost fooled
Chapter 211: Almost fooled
On the 29th day of the Lunar New Year, Yu Wei came to the Huang family looking listless. Huang Xiaochuan was chopping meat with two cleavers.
Huang Xiaochuan was taken aback by Yu Wei's appearance. What was going on? This kid was lively and energetic yesterday, but today he looked like a wilted eggplant.
"What's wrong? You look so listless. What happened?"
Yu Wei asked Huang Xiaochuan with a blank look, "Xiaochuan, what do you do if you feel life is boring?"
These words almost scared Huang Xiaochuan. Is this kid depressed?
But Huang Xiaochuan immediately became suspicious. They had known each other for two lifetimes, and this kid wasn't like that, was he? He must be incredibly naive.
In his past life, Yu Wei was sitting by the roadside drinking and eating skewers while complaining to Huang Xiaochuan about Tang Yuan's insatiable demands and his own inability to keep up. At the same time, he was also secretly looking at the legs of beautiful women. Would someone like that become depressed?
"Alright, stop playing games with me. What's wrong? Just tell me! Can't you see I have a ton of things to do?"
Yu Wei sighed, "Xiao Chuan, last night I suddenly realized that I can see the end of my life in the blink of an eye."
Huang Xiaochuan was a little confused by his brother-in-law's words: "Did you have a nightmare last night? Or were you possessed by a ghost?"
Yu Wei ignored Huang Xiaochuan's comment and continued, "You see! I'll definitely be assigned a job after graduation, it's just that I don't know where I'll be assigned yet."
Huang Xiaochuan thought to himself, "Nonsense, is that even a question? With your father-in-law's influence, you can go wherever you want, right? Stop acting all high and mighty in front of me."
Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan didn't respond, Yu Wei continued to talk to himself: "Then I married Tang Yuan and had children, then I waited step by step until I reached the required years of service to get promoted and receive a raise, then I raised the children, then I got old, retired, and then I had to help my children take care of their children."
"And with you around, I guess I'll never have to worry about money in my life. It feels like I don't need to strive anymore, how boring!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan quickly corrected him: "Hey, hey, hey! Let me correct you, my money has nothing to do with you, don't try to take advantage of me."
"Look at you, so stingy! You've already stolen my sister away, and you're trying to kick me to the curb after you've served your purpose?"
Huang Xiaochuan was so angry he wanted to go crazy. Damn it! If I wasn't afraid that hitting you would upset my father-in-law and mother-in-law, I would have beaten you senseless long ago.
I'm so envious of you! And you're telling me your life is boring and dull? You're the real winner in life, okay?
Your life was destined to be easy from birth, while I'm still striving to be able to do that in the future. And you dare to come to me like a Versailles? Are you even human?
But Huang Xiaochuan thought again that he had lived two lives, so his views and insights naturally exceeded those of this age group. He viewed things from an adult perspective. Yu Wei had no such experience, so it was normal for him to suddenly feel confused.
He then patiently began to counsel Yu Wei.
"Yu Wei, I think you're overthinking things. What do you mean by life being boring? There are many meanings in life. Just like how you and Tang Yuan are inseparable, making so many single people envious, especially those in your school who don't have girlfriends yet."
Huang Xiaochuan explained a lot of life philosophies to Yu Wei, speaking with great earnestness, and almost brought himself to tears.
When Huang Xiaochuan learned Yu Wei's true intentions, he was so angry that he almost became depressed. He had been tricked and almost lost his mind.
The real reason for his pretense of melancholy is that Yu Xiang confiscated his game console. Old Yu and his wife also support Yu Xiang's decision. That brat stays up all night playing games, what a death wish! So he couldn't play last night, and came to Huang Xiaochuan today hoping that Huang Xiaochuan could help him get the game console back.
"Get out of here! Get as far away as the earth can go. Don't let me see you today, or I'll chop you up and fry you into meatballs." Huang Xiaochuan waved a kitchen knife and chased away his annoying brother-in-law.
"Fine! You won't help, huh? You'll regret it!" Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan was determined, Yu Wei left with a harsh remark and went home.
Not long after, Yu Xiang arrived. Seeing Huang Xiaochuan busy, she asked him, "Did Yu Wei come looking for you just now?"
"Hmm, you confiscated his game console last night?"
"I've already locked him in the closet. He's gotten so obsessed with it that his biological clock will be messed up if he keeps doing this. Don't try to pull strings for him; it's no use."
"Look at what you're saying about me. How could I possibly plead for him? But let me tell you this first, taking away his game console probably won't do much good. Once he goes back to Shanghai, he'll definitely buy another one himself. Just wait and see."
Yu Xiang thought about it and realized that there were plenty of game consoles in Shanghai. You could buy them if you had the money, but that would only last for a while. What would happen in the future?
"What should we do then?"
Huang Xiaochuan came up with an idea: "Give the game console back to him."
"What should we do then?"
Huang Xiaochuan came up with an idea: "Give the game console back to him."
Yu Xiang was about to get angry with Huang Xiaochuan when she heard this. "I finally managed to confiscate it, and you want me to give it back to him?"
Seeing that Yu Xiang was about to get angry with him, Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "Give me a kiss and I'll tell you why I did it this way?"
"No! Tell me first, then we'll talk."
Huang Xiaochuan didn't keep Yu Xiang in suspense and said, "Game designers usually design games to be challenging, so that players can experience a sense of accomplishment and success by completing tasks or winning competitions, thus giving them a sense of pleasure."
"So games are generally easy to make difficult. You have to do everything you can to pass the level, go through countless hardships and spend countless hours to achieve the goal. But once you've completed the game, if you ask him to play it again, he won't have the same interest as before, because he's already experienced it all and has no expectations."
Yu Xiang urged, "And then?"
"Hehe! Game designers hide walkthroughs in the game, which can be activated by special buttons. This makes the game easier. If Yu Wei knew there were walkthroughs, he would definitely use them. Once he does, we'll just have to watch! In less than ten days, he'll lose interest in the game."
Yu Wei is currently playing game cartridges that Huang Xiaochuan bought, and Huang Xiaochuan naturally knows the walkthrough tips for these classic games.
Yu Xiang exclaimed in surprise, "You know the secret manual?"
Huang Xiaochuan didn't speak, but pointed to his cheek.
"What a jerk!" Yu Xiang looked around. There was no one else at home, just the two of them. She held Huang Xiaochuan's waist, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him.
"That's right! Once I've chopped the meat, I'll write down the activation method for you. Take it back and give it to Yu Wei along with the game console. But don't give it to him too easily. Make a few conditions to him to prevent him from becoming suspicious."
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
After Huang Xiaochuan finished writing out the secret manual and handed it to Yu Xiang, Yu Xiang took the manual and prepared to go upstairs.
Huang Xiaochuan quickly called out to her, "Hey, hey, hey! You're just going to leave like this? If I manage to handle this, how will you thank me?"
"Didn't I just reward you?"
"That's just a small favor, Sister Xiang, I want to farm!"
Yu Xiang immediately understood what Huang Xiaochuan meant, her face flushed as she spat, "Pah! You dare to act recklessly at home? Aren't you afraid my parents will find out?"
Huang Xiaochuan looked up and sighed deeply, then looked down at his crotch and muttered to himself, "Alas! It seems you'll have to be a monk for a while. Forgive me!"
Yu Xiang blushed and glared at Huang Xiaochuan: "You rascal, hurry up and finish your dishes, I'm going back."
Thinking it over, she felt she couldn't leave Huang Xiaochuan like that, so she turned back and kissed him, whispering in his ear, "When we get back to Shanghai..."
Huang Xiaochuan, still unwilling to give up, suggested, "How about we drive to a secluded spot?"
The result was that he was jumping around in place while hugging his leg because Yu Xiang had kicked him in the shin. It really hurt!