Chapter Seventy-Two: Urging Marriage
In this year's Dragon Boat Festival, S City held the fourth dragon boat race, which started at the Moonlight Pier.
It's a pity that the rain didn't have a chance to see it in person. It's no wonder that with the experience of the Lantern Festival, how dare Chen Yuyao let her get into danger again?
The Dragon Boat Festival, a folk carnival, has become an international dragon boat race in S City, with a total of 75 teams, including 23 foreign sister city teams from Germany, Sweden, Italy, Slovenia, etc.
The atmosphere must have been quite enthusiastic. Rushing rain thought. In the process of baking the cake, she watched the dragon boat race sent by the rosary, and she was equally excited.
Chen Yuyao woke up, and the "golden" signature pi cake was ready. He was smiling when he saw the rain, and his mood was also very good, "Why are you so happy?" β
"Do you remember when we went boating when we were kids?" β
How could I not remember, so I crossed over that once, and the two of them finally went back like two chickens in the soup.
Chen Yuyao is very good at water, but rowing belongs to another category of water sports, and he is not good at it at all. But he couldn't stand the rain and looked at him with blank eyes, so he took advantage of the fact that the captain stopped the boat and went ashore to relieve himself, and secretly took the rain on the boat.
As a result, as soon as it stood up, the boat began to rock left and right.
"Sit down!" Chen Yuyao hurriedly ordered, "Beware of falling." β
Rushing Yu hurriedly sat down on the spot, hugged his knees and looked up at Chen Yuyao with dark eyes, waiting for instructions.
Chen Yuyao went to get the oar, and the hull of the boat immediately tilted to one side a little more, and he almost didn't stop. "Brother Yu Yao!" Rushing rain subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab the corner of Chen Yuyao's clothes, thinking that he let him sit still, he stopped again, and his face was shocked.
After Chen Yuyao stood firm, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiaoyu, I see that you still go to that end, and only then can the strength of the two ends of the boat be balanced......"
"I know, that's what you said about leverage." Torrential rain sat up and walked, and as soon as the words fell, he stood up and walked tremblingly towards the other end of the ship as if he had crossed a single-plank bridge, but the hull of the boat shook violently.
"Light rain, beware!" Chen Yuyao shouted behind him.
Rushing rain turned her head to look at him, seeing that he had lost the boat in the swing, and wanted to step forward, but she couldn't even stand on her own, she shouted: "Brother Yuyao, I, will I continue to walk?" β
Chen Yuyao had no way to answer her.
Because man has "fluttered!" With a bang, he fell into the water.
"Brother Yu Yao!" Rushing rain felt that the sky was falling, and when he looked down, he found that he was still standing firmly on the boat.
"Oh hey! What does the little lady do? The captain happened to come back and saw this scene, and immediately asked.
Rushing rain turned around, and saw the captain step forward with the expression of the deputy murderer, and jumped into the water in a panic.
This frightened both the captain and Chen Yuyao, who poked his head out of the water, and the two of them pounced on her one after another. In the end, of course, Chen Yuyao, who was nearby, grabbed her quickly, and then the torrential rain was quickly salvaged ashore without choking a few mouthfuls of water under the joint efforts of the two people.
"Thank you, young man!" Uncle Gong raised his hand to wipe a handful of water from his dark face, and said gratefully. If because of his roar on the ground, this little girl threw himself into the river and died, then the sin would be great.
"Brother Yuyao......" Rushing Rain's eyes are half-open and half-closed, "Run......"
In a word, she and Chen Yuyao's "accomplice" relationship was explained. The captain reacted and immediately scolded: "En, those two broken chains - roll En's salted duck eggs!" (S market talk: You two debt collectors who have no one to discipline, roll the calf for me!) οΌ
Chen Yuyao knew that he was at a loss, so he immediately picked up the torrential rain and ran away.
Thinking of this after many years, Chen Yuyao not only laughed, but also couldn't help but ask her again: "You said you, how did you think of jumping into the water at that time!" That uncle is actually not a bad person, he really caught you, and he won't eat you! β
"I jumped because I was worried about you!" Rushing rain said with a straight face.
"You forgot that you don't know water?"
"May the clouds be scattered with the wind, and will you drink the remnants of your life?" Torrential rain casually brought up the brewed coffee.
However, Chen Yuyao liked her very much, thinking that she implicitly and unambiguously expressed the meaning of "life and death", holding the coffee cup, the corners of her mouth raised high. He took a sip, then was slightly surprised, "How is it Ice American?" β
"I added ice."
"No, what I'm asking is, why are you doing American?" Chen Yuyao knew that she was most afraid of hardship.
Rushing rain glanced at him lightly, as if to blame him for asking too much, and she said, "Don't you like it the most?" β
These seven short words suddenly made Chen Yuyao's mood soar like a roller coaster. He asked Torrential Rain, "What do you want to eat at noon later?" I'll do it for you. β
"At noon, just eat zongzi." Torrential rain came back last night to pack, reserved five or six in the fresh-keeping layer, and the rest were put into the freezer layer, which was enough for Chen Yuyao to eat for a while after she returned to school.
"I'll do it that night."
Torrential Rain also brought a cup of coffee, sat down at the table, and asked with a smile: "Whatever you order, it's okay?" β
"Uh...... Don't order too hard. β
"But I like to eat things that have 'connotation'. β
"Something with a 'connotation'?" Chen Yuyao began to cut the cake, "Isn't that the zongzi?" β
Torrential Rain shook his head, "That's not counted. "Chen Yuyao rarely has such an interest, so of course she will not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for ** Chen Yuyao.
"So what exactly do you want to eat? Say it as soon as possible. Chen Yuyao looked confident, "By the evening, I still have six or seven hours to prepare." β
"I want to eatβ" Rushing Rain smiled as she crossed her chin with her fingers crossed, "snails stuffed with meat." β
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Chen Yuyao organized the language for a while, and then said: "Don't eat from time to time." The best time to eat snails is around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Xiaoyu ......" his eyes were sincere, "The meat quality of the snails in summer is not fatty enough, and my cooking skills are not good enough, so it will definitely be very unpalatable when the time comes......"
Rushing Rain listened to him quietly, and just asked, "So, what are we going to eat at night?" β
"Whatever you want."
Rushing rain returned to the room and took out a rectangular box, "Birthday present." β
"What is it?" Chen Yuyao said as he opened the box, "Champagne? β
"I made it."
Chen Yuyao couldn't believe it, and said happily: "You ......" Rushing rain suddenly thought that Chen Yuyao had been unaware of the matter of elective brewing engineering, but fortunately, her major could be integrated with it and did not conflict. "I worked with my classmates to make the mix."
She couldn't taste the wine herself, Chen Yuyao knew it. Regarding the development of this bottle of champagne, Yu Qianyue and Yuan Ziyi have given advice before and after, one is from a professional point of view, and the other is from the taste of other foods.
"How about we order seafood for dinner?" Chen Yuyao asked.
Champagne is originally a versatile wine, but the bottle she made is not a vintage champagne, but it is a dry champagne, and Yuan Ziyi said that the oysters taste very good. "Okay. Just eat seafood. Rushing Rain replied with a smile.
"By the way, does this wine have a name?"
"Nope." Torrential Rain said, "Anyway, I gave it to you, and you named it one?" β
"In your name." Chen Yuyao said, "The golden rain is also called 'golden rain', so it is better to call it 'Gold'."
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βγ What do you think? β
"If you like it." Torrential rain blushed.
"Of course I ...... Like. β
When it came time for dinner, it was still the seafood that was eaten as planned, but it was eaten by four people.
As soon as they sat down, Situ Que came. Rushing rain frowned invisibly, and looked at Chen Yuyao with a shallow smile on his face.
"Ah Que, why are you here?" Chen Yuyao asked.
Situ Que smiled and glanced at the rain, although he could see that she didn't welcome him, but he didn't care, he said, "Master will come over soon." β
Master?
Chen Yuyao's next words let Rushing Yu know who the master in Situ Que's mouth was referring to.
He asked, "Why is my uncle here?" β
"Don't be nervous. He's coming back for your birthday. Situ Que said, "I flew back to H City this morning, and I went to pick it up." I think he might have something to say to you. β
"How did you know I was going to be here?" A gleam flashed in Chen Yuyao's eyes.
"It was Master who sent someone to pick you up, but I saw you driving out." Situ Que said, "He knew that I was doing business around here, so he asked me to come over and inform you first." If you have a table first, it will not be good, and tomorrow Master has other things to do. β
Chen Yuyao looked at the rain apologetically, only to see the look of understanding in her eyes, but instead comforted him: "It's okay. β
Situ Que said, "Okay, let's change places." β
Chen Yuyao got up to hold the torrential rain, turned his head and explained to her: "Uncle is seriously allergic to seafood, so ...... Xiaoyu, I'll bring you to eat this next time! β
"It's fine." Rushing rain said, "Uncle is an elder, listen to my uncle's arrangement tonight." β
Situ Que walked in front, a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
Dinner was in a Hong Kong-style tea restaurant, and after Situ Que accompanied the two of them to the place, he withdrew: "I still have something to do...... You talk about family matters, and I am not present. This tone, as if he knew what Uncle Chen Yuyao was going to talk about.
Chen Yuyao was silent for a moment, and then said, "Okay, Ah Que, you slow down." β
The two followed a bodyguard-looking person to the door of a box, and when they pushed the door open, Chen Yinjun had already arrived.
"Uncle." Chen Yuyao greeted him, and Rushing Rain also called Chen Yinjun after him.
Chen Yinjun smiled and beckoned to them, "Sit." β
After the bodyguards went out, only the three of them were left in the banquet.
"What's this?" Chen Yinjun looked at the "three nos" wine bottle in Chen Yuyao's hand and asked.
"Xiaoyu makes her own champagne."
"Oh?" Chen Yinjun expressed his forgiveness slightly, and then looked at the rapid rain, "Xiaoyu, I heard you talk about it last time, your major is biotechnology?" β
"Yes, I studied bioengineering at J University." Torrential Rain smiled. The brewing engineering and molecular biology majors are both in the School of Bioengineering, and this is not a lie.
"Have you ever thought about what you want to do after graduation?" Chen Yinjun drank the soup unhurriedly.
The rain was sluggish, "Not yet...... Think about it. β
"I think she should go further in her major." Chen Yuyao helped Rushing Rain clip a piece of horseshoe cake and advised: "Eat, don't talk patronizingly." β
"Yes. Eating matters, we're just chatting around at dinner. Chen Yinjun said. Then he turned his gaze to Chen Yuyao, "Today is your birthday, although you are not a child anymore, but I still want to wish you a 'happy birthday'." β
"Thank you, uncle!" Chen Yuyao smiled and raised his glass to him.
Chen Yinjun made a gesture, "I haven't finished talking yet, you are no longer a child, you should know the importance of starting a family." β
At this point, Rushing Rain realized that the highlight of this banquet was to urge marriage. No wonder she came along. From the very beginning, she didn't feel that this family dinner was purely for eating.
"When are you getting married? Xiao Yu. β
Rushing rain remained silent and looked at Chen Yuyao.
"She's only 19 years old and I want to ...... At least wait until Xiaoyu graduates. Chen Yuyao glanced at her and said.
Rushing Rain's heart breathed a sigh of relief.
"I don't think I have to wait until I graduate." Chen Yinjun took the snow-white napkin and wiped his mouth, and threw it aside, "College students can also get married, as long as they are of legal age." The current legal age of marriage for women is 20 years old. He crossed his hands and let go, "You can get engaged now." In the future, even if you want to continue your studies, it will not be affected. β
The torrential rain quietly stepped on Chen Yuyao's feet.
Chen Yuyao remained silent, still maintaining the smile just now: "Then let's go back and discuss it again." β
Chen Yinjun glanced at the rain, and then said to Chen Yuyao with a smile: "Okay." Then he said, "Get married first, and then go to England for graduate school, and you will also immigrate there, and your children will be born there in the future." He turned his gaze to Rushing Rain, "If you don't study pharmacy, then you can't go to Canada, and you can finish your master's degree in one or two years." The cost of time is low, and your aunt and children are there, so you can take care of each other more. β
Rushing rain was in a state of emotion, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile against each other.
"yes, okay." Chen Yuyao responded, his tone sincere, "Uncle, we will reconsider." β
"And-" Chen Yinjun paused, "Your mother, also bring Xiaoyu over to meet." That's as it should be. β
Mom? Rushing Yu was slightly stunned, she had never heard Chen Yuyao mention her mother. When he was in Jinxi Town, he only knew that he was almost like an orphan, relying on his uncle to send back child support and being taken care of by his elderly grandparents. She saw a melancholy look in Chen Yuyao's eyes, and then answered in a low voice.
"Okay."