Chapter 70: Being hugged again!

"Haha, how can this be an antique?" Yu's mother came out of the kitchen at some point and wiped her hands on her apron. "My mother-in-law said that someone had seen it before and said it was just a...handicraft!"

"Could it be that I really recognized it wrong?" Meng Zhaonan became a little uncertain. After all, if he hadn't seen a similar one from his grandfather, he wouldn't have thought it was an antique at first glance.

Qi Nian asked curiously, "Auntie, have you asked someone to identify it?"

"Yes, I have!" Yu's mother said with a smile: "It's Uncle Zhang next door!"

Meng Zhaonan was a little speechless after hearing this. Who the hell is Uncle Zhang?

He hesitated for a moment and said, "How about I take a picture and show it to my grandfather?"

"Go ahead and take pictures." Yu's mother waved her hands generously, obviously not believing that there were antiques in the house.

So Meng Zhaonan took a photo and sent it to his grandfather. However, seeing that Mother Yu and Grandma Yu didn't seem to care much, he couldn't help but feel convinced. Uh... maybe it really isn't an antique.

Qi Nian took a closer look at the small bowl, but couldn't make out anything.

Grandpa Meng Zhaonan was slow in replying to messages, so the group put the matter aside for the time being and went to eat first.

It’s true that Yu’s mother’s cooking is really delicious. Qi Nian was already so hungry that he ate only one big meatball shyly.

Just then, Meng Zhaonan's phone rang. He took it out and found that his grandfather had called him via video.

His heart skipped a beat and he thought, could that small bowl really be an antique?

Thinking of this, as soon as the video was connected, Grandpa Meng Zhaonan asked him angrily: "You little bastard, why haven't you replied for such a long time!"

Meng Zhaonan: “…” If he was not mistaken, his grandfather just sent him a message, right?

Grandpa Meng obviously didn't want to talk to him about this, and said hurriedly: "Where did you see the pair of phoenix bowls you just took a picture of? Show it to me!"

While showing it to his grandfather, Meng Zhaonan muttered, "Grandpa, why are you in such a hurry? It can't be an antique, right?"

When the three members of the Yu family heard this, they all became a little nervous for a moment. It seemed that this young man's grandfather was a powerful man. Could he really be an antique?

They are certainly not the kind of people who are indifferent to fame and fortune. Who wouldn't want to have antiques in their home? After all, life is so hard.

Under the tense gaze of the group, Grandpa Meng became more and more excited: "I didn't expect this one to be here! Where are you now? I'll take a few old guys to take a look!"

After saying that, Grandpa Meng hung up the phone in a hurry.

"What do you mean? Is... is it true?" Yu's mother rubbed her hands nervously and didn't even bother to eat.

Under the intense gaze of several pairs of eyes, Meng Zhaonan nodded: "Nine out of ten."

Yu Xuecai was no longer so silent: "I said I saw it in a book, and it was very similar to the one in our house, but my mom and grandma said it was impossible."

Grandma Yu was more concerned about the practical side of things: "If it's real, is it worth the money? Is it... worth 10,000?"

For an old man, a small bowl like this that costs ten thousand yuan is a sky-high price.

Meng Zhaonan thought that Grandma Yu was too simple: "I remember the other one my grandfather bought cost nearly 100 million yuan."

"Hundred million?!"

The Yu family members took a deep breath and almost fainted from excitement.

But what Meng Zhaonan said was indeed right. The other one that Grandpa Meng bought was indeed worth the price.

However, the one owned by the Yu family is not well preserved, but it can still be priced at several hundred million.

Upon hearing that so much money was lost because the bowl was not properly preserved, Grandma Yu was so distressed that she slapped her thigh and regretted not listening to her parents-in-law and taking good care of the small bowl.

But then they came to their senses and thought, that was tens of millions, and they were already very satisfied with that amount.

In the end, Grandpa Meng accepted the small bowl, and the price he gave was very fair.

Grandma Yu was so old, and she never expected to encounter such a thing. She looked at the house where she had lived for nearly her entire life, held Yu's mother's hand, and her eyes were red.

"Mom, let's move to another house, a bigger one." Yu's mother's heart was beating fast. The money was enough for them to buy a nice house.

Her son no longer has to work so hard, no longer has to live in a small, dim room where he has to keep the lights on during the day, and no longer has to work so hard, taking several hours to get to school.

Sometimes, in order to save time, the child would not go home on weekends. However, the school cafeteria did not sell meals on weekends, so he could only get hot water and soak steamed buns every day.

Every time she thought of this, Yu's mother felt particularly distressed. So, after getting the money, her first reaction was to buy a house.

They were reluctant to give up something that was too good, but at least they would exchange it for something similar.

Grandma Yu was reluctant at first, but when she mentioned her grandson, she immediately nodded and said, "Okay, buy a house!"

So this weekend, Yu's mother took Yu Xuecai to look at houses.

Grandma Yu has difficulty walking and can't walk very far, so she can only stay at home.

Although they now have enough money to buy a big house, the family only bought a small three-bedroom apartment in an ordinary community.

What they didn't know was that when the family was happily cleaning up the house, Yu Jiangpeng's mother also moved here with Yu Jiangpeng.

Yu Jiangpeng followed his mother to their new home in a daze. Seeing the much smaller house, he, who had always been spoiled, started crying and making a fuss: "Mom, I want our big house. I don't want to live here. I don't want to live here!"

Under normal circumstances, Yu Jiangpeng's mother would definitely coax him patiently, but now, she was not in the mood.

The company her father left her went bankrupt and owed a large sum of money. Those who came to collect the debt were not easy to deal with. There was no other way. For the safety of her and her child, she had to sell her original house and use the little money left to rent this place.

That's right, she didn't even have enough money to buy this place, so she could only rent it.

In just a few days, Yu Jiangpeng's mother no longer had the high and mighty attitude she had before, and she looked much more dejected.

Seeing that Yu Jiangpeng was taller than her, but still crying and making a fuss like a child, Yu Jiangpeng's mother finally couldn't help but said, "Can you understand a little bit?"

However, if Yu Jiangpeng could easily listen to her, he would not have made such a fuss. Seeing that his mother ignored him, he kicked the things at his feet again and shouted: "You are useless, I want to find my dad!"

When she heard a certain word, Yu Jiangpeng's mother's face suddenly turned black. She slapped Yu Jiangpeng hard and shouted in a state of collapse: "Say it again who you are looking for! Say it again!"

Yu Jiangpeng's mother cried and cursed, her emotions almost collapsed. She regretted why she didn't listen to her father and let the wolf into the house!

——

"Yu Gaoyun was arrested!" Qi Nian was shocked when he heard the news from Meng Zhaonan. He asked curiously, "Do you know why he was arrested?"

"How would I know? I just heard it from others." Meng Zhaonan said.

Even if he abandoned his wife and children, he wouldn't be arrested, right? Could it be for bigamy? After all, it seems that Yu Gaoyun had not divorced Yu Xuecai's mother before he fled.

Qi Nian muttered to himself for a while, but soon he realized that he had guessed wrong.

Meng Zhaonan didn't know where he heard the exact news, that Yu Gaoyun was actually related to the death of his father-in-law!

This guy probably felt that he was being restrained and oppressed by his father-in-law and finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he tampered with the medicine for the old man's heart disease treatment.

They were so cruel as to replace the old man's medicine with candy beans.

Qi Nian felt complicated after hearing this. He wondered if Yu Jiangpeng's mother regretted letting a wolf into the house.

This Yu Gaoyun really has no bottom line. Also, a man who abandons his wife and children and doesn't even care about his own mother probably has no bottom line at all.

——

On the other hand, that day, when Yu's mother came back from buying groceries and passed by her family downstairs, she was instantly startled by the scene at the door.

The other family's door was splashed with paint and feces. Yu's mother was worried that the community was unsafe, so she asked around and found out that the new family seemed to owe someone money and was being harassed by the other family.

"The landlord of this house is in big trouble. I heard that he felt sorry for the mother and son who moved in and rented the house to them at a low price. He didn't expect that the mother and son would quarrel every other day and owe so much money." Someone who knew the inside story told Yu's mother: "I heard that the landlord planned to kick them out and didn't want to pay for the cleaning fees for the door. No matter what, he couldn't let this trouble continue to live here."

Yu's mother found it a little scary. She was not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business. Besides, her family was full of old and young people, so she would not get involved if she could.

She shook her head and went upstairs carrying the food she bought. Her son was in the critical period of his senior year in high school and needed to eat something good.

Anyway, she no longer had to do odd jobs to earn money, so she could just cook meals every day and deliver them to her son at school.

She got on the elevator and heard a noise downstairs and the sound of things being thrown, as if the landlord had thrown out that tenant's things.

The female voice sounded vaguely familiar. Yu's mother shook her head, thinking that she might have heard it wrongly. How could she know anyone in this community?

No matter how much they begged, Yu Jiangpeng and his mother were still driven out. They looked at the back of Yu Xuecai's mother going upstairs, full of disbelief.

It was obvious that the other person lived here, and after just a few days of not seeing her, Yu Xuecai's mother looked so much younger!

On the contrary, they who were originally high and mighty have now become the people they despised the most, and even had to look up to Yu Xuecai's mother.

Yu Jiangpeng and his mother were almost going crazy. What could be more painful than seeing someone you hate become a better person?

The landlord's cursing sound came to her ears again, and Yu Jiangpeng's mother suddenly covered her head and screamed in despair.

The people around her were shocked when they saw her expression: "Oh my god, is she crazy?"

"This landlord is so unlucky..."

Looking at his mother who was about to go crazy from being stimulated, Yu Jiangpeng felt fear for the first time. His father had been arrested, and if his mother also went crazy, no one would raise him!

I wonder if Yu Jiangpeng's mother would think it would be better to just go crazy after hearing Yu Jiangpeng's selfish thoughts...

——

There is no way of knowing what happened to them afterwards. After being bored at home for a few days, they received an invitation from Meng Zhaonan to watch a car race.

Qi Nian thought that he had nothing to do, and he had made an appointment with Sang Yu to go out and play but had nowhere to go, so he simply asked Meng Zhaonan if he could bring someone with him, and the two of them happily decided to go out and see the world.

Car racing, they've only seen it on TV!

There is a huge racing track in the suburbs. Meng Zhaonan was not exaggerating, there were indeed many people coming to watch the race.

Qi Nian also saw Meng Zhaonan's name on the big screen. He didn't expect that he was ranked quite high, second place.

As racing cars fly by, the rankings on the big screen are updated in real time.

Cheers could be heard from afar. It was no surprise that such a scene made people's blood boil.

After a while, Meng Zhaonan came. He looked even cooler in his racing suit.

"Wow, your friend is so cool." Sang Yu sighed softly.

"You guys are finally here. I've looked at my watch countless times. If you don't come, you won't be able to watch my competition." Meng Zhaonan is a cool guy when he doesn't speak, but he loses all his coolness as soon as he opens his mouth.

Qi Nian looked at the clothes on him and said, "You look quite handsome in this outfit."

"Hahaha, is that so? Actually it just looks bright and beautiful, but it's very uncomfortable to wear. If it weren't for safety, I wouldn't want to wear it." Meng Zhaonan complained.

Sang Yu, who just thought he was cool: "..." Sorry, maybe I should take back what I said.

A radio broadcast sounded in the distance, and Meng Zhaonan hurriedly shouted: "I have to go over there. I have arranged your seats. You can just say my name. The view is particularly good. Don't thank me!"

Meng Zhaonan said, raised two fingers from the temple, and then ran away quickly. After all, it looked like they were in a hurry.

Qi Nian and Sang Yu reported each other's names as Meng Zhaonan said, and sure enough, someone took them to a position with the best view.

It seems that their competition is quite popular, with almost no seats left.

"It's about to start!" Sang Yu silently took out his phone and planned to post a circle of friends: "You know what? I saw my colleagues posting about watching concerts and so on in the circle of friends. I felt that their lives were so rich. Although I am not a fan of celebrities."

But even if you are not a fan of stars, it is hard not to be jealous when you see others having such exciting activities on weekends!

So, Sang Yu also planned to post something on his Moments in a very simple way.

Upon hearing this, Qi Nian also took out his phone and discussed with Sang Yu that after each other took some nice photos, they could share their resources.

As the game started, the eardrum-stimulating roars filled the entire venue, and the host's passionate explanations filled his ears. Qi Nian didn't quite understand what was being said, but that didn't stop him from being infected by the enthusiasm of the crowd.

The rankings on the big screen were constantly being updated, and the audience could hardly take their eyes off the field.

Meng Zhaonan's initial ranking was briefly surpassed for a moment, but almost immediately, he was caught up by the opponent.

The big screen captured the other person's focused face, and Qi Nian could tell that the other person really liked racing. The focus on the other person's face could not be faked, and unlike other faces full of desire for victory, Meng Zhaonan seemed to want to do nothing more than reach the finish line.

With a sharp turn, the screams from all around seemed to shatter his eardrums. Qi Nian even heard the usually calm Sang Yu's voice mixed in with the others, with an indescribable excitement.

No one can resist this kind of excitement of adrenaline rush. Qi Nian is no exception.

However, I still can’t really shout out my social phobia, so I can only cheer for Meng Zhaonan silently in my heart_(:з」∠)_

As the race was approaching the finish line, it became more and more intense, but the audience fell silent for a moment, their eyes fixed on Feichi's racing car.

Finally, the first car rushed to the finish line in a gorgeous manner. The silence did not last long, as it was greeted by even more deafening cheers.

Qi Nian looked at the big screen with some feeling, and Meng Zhaonan's name stayed at the first place.

Qi Nian heard countless people shouting his name, as if at this moment, he had become everyone's idol.

Sang Yu, who was always calm and steady, even caught Qi Nian and shook wildly with excitement: "Oh my god, he is so handsome!"

Qi Nian: Although I am also very excited, please stop shaking, or I will feel dizzy.

Qi Nian showed dead fish eyes.

Sang Yu reacted and took his hand back embarrassedly: "Haha, I was too excited."

Qi Nian expressed his understanding. After all, everyone was excited now.

"Zhaonan, you won this round beautifully!" Meng Zhaonan's coach said with pride, "But don't forget, there is still the finals. Although you have a good chance of winning, don't be too proud and complacent. You still need to practice more."

As Meng Zhaonan's coach, knowing that there would be more games to come, when everyone was excited, he had to cool Meng Zhaonan down, otherwise it would be bad if he got carried away and lost his mind.

"Got it." Meng Zhaonan put down his helmet and raised his hand to casually smooth his sweaty hair. It was unclear whether he heard it or not.

"I won't say anything to you today. Just enjoy your celebration party, but don't drink too much." After all, a racing driver's reaction speed and judgment are very important, and drinking too much will have a great impact.

Meng Zhaonan's ears were almost pierced with muzzles, and he quickly escaped from the coach's muttering: "I'll go tell my friend."

The coach looked at the opponent's back as he ran away quickly and shook his head: "Forget it, I'll let you go today."

Although he said this, he couldn't stop smiling. After all, Meng Zhaonan is now one of the drivers with the highest chance of winning the finals. As his coach, he has also become a popular coach, haha.

——

Uh... Sang Yu seemed to admire Meng Zhaonan very much. Before leaving, he even asked for the other party's contact information.

"It's a pity that I'm too old to learn this, otherwise I would at least give it a try!" Sang Yu sighed as he gave notes to Meng Zhaonan.

When Meng Zhaonan heard that Sang Yu was interested in racing, he immediately said enthusiastically: "If you have time, you can come over. I will take you for a ride and experience it for yourself."

Sang Yu was extremely excited: "Is this true? That's great!"

After that, he called out to Qinian, "Qinian, do you want to try it too?"

Qi Nian, who had ridden in Meng Zhaonan's car before, laughed and said, "Forget it. I feel a little bad."

"Ah? Is that so? But this is indeed very exciting." Sang Yu had no choice but to stop Qi Nian from joining him and decided to try it himself.

Well...how should I put it, Qi Nian feels that Sang Yu is now like a warrior.

Meng Zhaonan is going to attend the celebration banquet, and there will be organizers and other people there, not just the racing drivers, so they definitely have to give them face.

Sang Yu and Qi Nian didn't bother him anymore. They went out and prepared to take a taxi home.

——It just so happened that Qi Nian and Sang Yu’s cars were restricted today, so they took a taxi here.

But it seems difficult to get a taxi here. The two waited for a long time, but no car came.

The phone vibrated, Qi Nian lowered his eyes, it was a message from Chu Rongshi.

Now Qi Nian is already calm and composed when interacting with the other party... How could that be!

Anyway, when Qi Nian received the message from the other party, his heart would subconsciously tighten.

[Chu Rongshi]: Did you go to watch the car race?

Qi Nian pursed her lips: This is what I just posted on my Moments.

[Qinian]: Yeah, it just ended.

He tried to make his words sound calm and indifferent.

[Chu Rongshi]: It just so happens that I’m nearby. Should I come pick you up?

When Qi Nian saw this, he couldn't help but mutter, "Uh... it seems like we're all out of the city here, how can this be on the way?"

As if guessing what he was thinking, the other party's message popped up again.

[Chu Rongshi]: There is a project under construction here, come and take a look.

Qi Nian: "It seems to be true."

And it's really hard to get a taxi nearby. Well, Qi Nian successfully convinced himself.

【Qinian】: OK.

Sang Yu was extremely happy when he heard that someone was coming to pick them up: "That's great, I didn't expect it to be so difficult to get a taxi here."

Qi Nian nodded, sent a location message to Chu Rongshi, and looked around, trying to find a place to stay temporarily.

After all, it was really cold outside. After typing just a few words, Qi Nian's fingers were frozen.

The two were discussing where to go first, and did not notice that there was a figure staggering towards them in the distance.

The other person was holding a wine bottle in his hand. As he walked, he raised the bottle and poured it into his mouth. However, after pouring for a long time, not a drop came out.

The man slowly glanced at the empty bottle, threw the bottle to the ground with red eyes, cursed something, wrapped himself in not-so-warm clothes, and continued walking forward, but he saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye.

Yes, he was not mistaken, he was very familiar with that figure, and every time he woke up in the middle of the night and thought of that face, he wanted to strangle the person to death.

The man shook his head vigorously to make sure he was not mistaken. He quickly turned around and walked to the other side of the road, blocking the other person's way.

Qi Nian and Sang Yu were startled by the figure that suddenly rushed out. Seeing that the other party was obviously a drunk, they took a step back and did not intend to provoke the other party.

After all, many people are quite normal before getting drunk, but after getting drunk, they take advantage of the fact that they are drunk to do things that they would not dare to do normally, and finally attribute it to their drunkenness.

It's better to stay away from such people.

However, Qi Nian didn't expect that he was so unlucky today and seemed to have run into an acquaintance.

The other party looked at him with eyes like a dark venomous snake, wishing to bite him. He only heard the other party gnashing his teeth and saying, "Think together!"

"Fuck! Run!" Sang Yu came to his senses and quickly grabbed Qi Nian's hand and tried to run away, asking as he ran, "Do you know him?"

Qi Nian stepped forward and cried, "I don't know him."

Unexpectedly, these words seemed to anger the other party again, and he ran even faster.

Qi Nian was running so fast that his lungs almost exploded. Seeing that the other party was still chasing him, he stretched out his hand and pushed Sang Yu: "Hurry...run over there!"

The other party had obviously chosen him, and as long as Sang Yu ran away from him, everything would be fine.

"No," Sang Yu quickly looked behind him and gritted his teeth: "How about we fight him!"

After all, they are two grown men, and if they really fight, it is not certain who will win or lose.

At this moment, the other party picked up a stone from somewhere and threw it at them. Sang Yu hurriedly grabbed Qi Nian. The stone just brushed past his ear, and Qi Nian felt a burning pain in his ear.

Seeing that the opponent was about to catch up, Qi Nian picked up a stone beside him with shaking hands, held it tightly, and threw it at the opponent.

But this did not scare the other party away. The other party seemed to be enraged and rushed over again.

"Ah! I can't find the stone!" Sang Yu's voice was a little broken as he was looking for weapons everywhere.

After all, the criminal who was chasing us looked quite crazy. Really, no normal person could remain normal when seeing such a madman.

When the gangster was about to rush over, both men were ready to fight, but unexpectedly a car came roaring over, the gangster was frightened and took a step back, then was kicked hard in the chest and fell to the ground.

When Qi Nian saw who was coming, he felt his legs go weak.

Chu Rongshi's tense heart had not yet calmed down when he saw the young man with red eyes hugging him tightly with both arms: "Brother!"

Chu Rongshi pursed his lips, pressed the boy against his chest, and patted him gently on the back.

His fingers moved up along the spine, stopped at the back of the other person's neck, and gently pinched it: "Don't be afraid."

Qi Nian's eyes felt a little sore. It seemed like his brother had said the same thing to him many times.

"I'm scared to death." Sang Yu, who is usually calm and steady, said something else. He asked Qi Nian with concern, "Qi Nian, are you okay?"

Qi Nian came back to his senses and felt a little embarrassed. His cheeks were hot and he wanted to push Chu Rongshi away.

However, as soon as he pushed away a little, he was pushed back into the other's arms.

"Huh?!" Qi Nian screamed in surprise. In her ears she could hear Chu Rongshi's heartbeat, which seemed... a little fast.

His hand was held by the other party, with a little force.

"Wait a moment." Chu Rongshi said.