The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 244 Daughter-in-law reservation?

Chen Yu was initially touched when he heard Chen Taohua speak up for him.

However, this feeling of being touched did not last long, and Chen Yu suddenly became wary.

Chen Taohua will take the university entrance exam next year, which is the same as the college entrance exam in mainland China.

Could it be that she also wants to study in mainland China like me?

Don't!
She came to the mainland to study by herself and finally managed to get rid of the oppression of her four older brothers.

If Peach Blossom also comes to study in mainland China, the best outcome would be for all four of her older brothers to come and develop their careers in mainland China as well.

The worst-case scenario is that her four older brothers might force her to transfer to the same school as Peach Blossom, so she can continue to act as their informant.

No!

This must never be allowed to happen!

Chen Yu's brain started racing, trying to figure out how to subtly remind his four older brothers.

The voice of Fourth Brother Chen He suddenly rang out.

"Peach Blossom, what are your impressions of the mainland after these two days?"

"My fifth brother used to say a lot of bad things about the mainland to me on Yahoo! Messenger, but after I got here I found that it wasn't like that at all."

Chen He followed up with a question.

So you think the mainland is great?

Chen Taohua nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Yes, it's nice here."

After that, he added, "At least it's not as bad as Fifth Brother said."

Chen He and his three older brothers exchanged glances, then turned their angry gazes toward Chen Yuyi.

it's me again?
Chen Yu was on the verge of a breakdown.

In desperation, Chen Yuyi, as if grasping at the last straw, turned to his third brother, Chen Zhuan, for help.

Just now, Chen Zhuan said that he deliberately tricked Chen Taohua into coming to the mainland, but now Chen Taohua has proven his innocence.

We can't put the blame on him anymore, can we?
Chen Zhuan glared at Chen Yuyi with annoyance.

It is said that no matter how hard a clever person racks their brains, they can't match the quick thinking of a fool.

In an attempt to prevent Chen Taohua from coming to the mainland, Chen Yu deliberately lied to her, claiming that things were terrible there. However, this only fueled Chen Taohua's curiosity about the mainland.

After arriving, I found that it was not at all like what Chen Yu said; on the contrary, my impression of the mainland improved.

This is exactly what the four Chen brothers are most worried about.

If Chen Taohua were to follow Chen Yuyi's example and come to the mainland to study, the four of them on the island would be powerless to help.

In the end, it's fair to pin this blame on Chen Yu; he's not being wronged at all.

Who gave Chen Yu such a bad start?

We can settle this score with Chen Yu later. Right now, the most urgent task is to stop Chen Taohua's "dangerous ideas."

Thinking of this, the eldest brother, Chen Qi, asked:
"Peach Blossom, which do you think is better, the mainland or Taiwan?"

"I think both sides are good."

Chen Taohua looked at her four brothers with sincerity: "I was worried that things might not be going well here on the mainland, so I came to visit my fifth brother to see how he was doing. After all, he came to the mainland because of me. Of course, I still prefer Taiwan."

If Chen Yu hadn't known that Chen Taohua's real purpose was merely to divert attention, he probably would have been moved to tears upon hearing these words.

Right now, Chen Yu is desperately praying that her four older brothers won't be deceived by their younger sister.

"So you think Yu Yi's choice was right?"

Third Brother Chen Zhuan followed up with the question.

Although he and Chen He are fraternal twins, they have just as much of the tacit understanding that twins should have.

On the surface, the question was directed at Chen Yuyi, but in reality, it was a test to gauge Chen Taohua's thoughts.

"Of course I hope my fifth brother can study in Taiwan so that our family can be together. But I think it's okay for him to be like this now. Communication is so advanced now, we can call each other anytime and chat and video online."

Chen Taohua's answer was watertight.

Seeing that they couldn't get any information out of them, Chen Zhuan and Chen He had no choice but to give up.

The eldest brother, Chen Qi, then spoke up.

“We’ve already booked our tickets back to Taiwan tonight, Peach Blossom. You’ve been out here for more than two days now. It’s time to go back to class.”

Chen Taohua didn't expect her four older brothers to take her back today. In her haste, she told them about Chen He's promise to film "Kuroko's Basketball".

I had intended to use this as an excuse to stay for two more days.

Unexpectedly, Chen He shrugged and replied with a relaxed expression, "It's okay. Director Xu and I have already exchanged contact information. Just like you said, communication between the two sides of the strait is very convenient now. I'll come over when the web series is ready to start filming."

Chen Taohua was completely speechless.

She subtly gave Chen Yu a wink, signaling him to find a way to buy her some more time.

Chen Yu pretended not to see it and instead asked his older brother Chen Qi what time his flight was booked.

Chen Qi raised his hand to check the time.

"It's 10 p.m., perfect time to have dinner together before I leave."

Why did you leave so late?
Although Chen Yuyi was eager for her four older brothers to leave with their little sister, she could only pretend to be happy and began to introduce some good restaurants near Dongda University.

Chen Taohua's four older brothers doted on her and let her choose.

Chen Taohua used the excuse of wanting to ask Chen Yuyi which restaurants had good food to eat, and called Chen Yuyi aside.

"Five brothers!"

Chen Taohua called out in a flattering tone, which immediately raised Chen Yu's vigilance to its highest level.

"What do you want to do?"

"What messaging apps do you usually use to chat with your classmates on the mainland?"

"QQ, what's wrong?"

"Then help me register a QQ account too, and tell me the account and password later."

"But QQ does not have a Traditional Chinese version."

"It's okay. I'll still use Yahoo Messenger to contact you under normal circumstances, and QQ for special situations. You know what I mean."

Chen Taohua winked playfully at Chen Yu.

Chen Yuyi understood, of course.

His Yahoo! Messenger account had been blocked by Third Brother Chen, so there was always a risk of his information being leaked if Chen Taohua used Yahoo! Messenger to chat with him again.

Using QQ can indeed avoid this problem, but the question is what Chen Taohua would talk to him about using QQ.

"Actually, I don't really want to chat with you. You just need to find a way to get Yang Muye's QQ number from me."

what?
Chen Yu's eyes widened on the spot.

Not to mention that he didn't even know Yang Muye, the possibility of him getting Yang Muye's QQ number was extremely slim.

The key issue is that if his four older brothers find out about this, he'll be finished.

"That's why we need to contact them through QQ. Don't worry, as long as you don't say it, they definitely won't guess it."

Chen Taohua spoke as if she were talking about a trivial matter.

Chen Yu was weighing whether or not to inform on Chen Taohua when Chen Taohua immediately added:
"Of course you can tell your older brothers about this, and I won't do anything to you. However, if I choose to study in mainland China next year, I don't know if they will hold you responsible for this."

No need to even think about it, it definitely will happen!
Chen Yu looked at his sister, who had him completely under her thumb, with eyes full of grief and indignation, and reluctantly agreed to this humiliating treaty.

After they had discussed it, Chen Taohua happily pulled Chen Yu towards her four older brothers.

"My fifth brother and I have already decided which restaurant to go to."

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On the other side, Yang Muye and Xu Hongdou walked out of the gymnasium.

Xu Sanduo followed the two like a shadow, neither too close nor too far.

“A couple of days ago, Aunt Gao chatted with me on QQ and said she found you a nanny and even sent me her photo.”

Xu Hongdou suddenly blurted out a sentence.

Yang Muyi stopped and looked at Xu Hongdou with some surprise.

Logically speaking, since he came to Dongda University as an exchange student, Gao Yunyue no longer needed to learn about his recent situation from Xu Hongdou.

Why are you still in contact with Xu Hongdou?
Moreover, judging from Xu Hongdou's words, the two chatted quite frequently.

"You and my mother seem to get along quite well," Yang Muye said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"You still have the nerve to say that."

Xu Hongdou glared at Yang Muye in annoyance.

If you hadn't deliberately kept your distance from your mother, would she have come to me to confide in me?
As a result, Xu Hongdou now contacts her parents less frequently than she contacts Gao Yunyue.

If things continued like this, Xu Hongdou felt she would soon replace Yang Muye and become Gao Yunyue's "daughter." Yang Muye didn't say anything, but he couldn't help thinking about it.

It's possible that Gao Yunyue really does consider Xu Hongdou her "daughter".

There's an old saying that a daughter-in-law is like half a daughter.

"If you feel this is unfair, how about I teach your parents how to use the internet sometime, and I'll chat with them for you?"

"roll!"

Xu Hongdou spat.

She wasn't that stupid to fall for Yang Muye's tricks so easily.

Yang Muyi took Xu Hongdou for a tour of Dongda University, and then the two returned to Love Apartment together.

Upon opening the door to room 3602, I happened to run into Liu Wenjing cleaning the living room.

Upon seeing Xu Hongdou, Liu Wenjing immediately stopped what she was doing, her first thought being how beautiful the girl was.

She's like a fairy from heaven.

Xu Hongdou proactively extended her hand to Liu Wenjing.

"Hello Wenjing, my name is Xu Hongdou. I am Yang Muyi's friend. Aunt Gao has told me about you."

Liu Wenjing was stunned for a moment.

Xu Hongdou originally thought that her name was given to her by Yang Muye, but she never expected it to be Gao Yunyue.

After regaining her senses, Liu Wenjing hurriedly handed over her hand, forgetting that she had just been holding a rag.

When their hands were already clasped together, Liu Wenjing realized what was happening and quickly pulled them back.

"Sorry, I was cleaning, my hands are a little dirty—"

Before he could finish his apology, Xu Hongdou interrupted him.

"It's alright, do you need any help?"

Liu Wenjing hurriedly waved her hand.

"No need, no need, I'll finish cleaning right away."

Now Liu Wenjing understands why Gao Yunyue and Xu Hongdou are so close.

Who wouldn't like a girl who looks like an angel and has such a great personality?

After the two women finished greeting each other, Yang Muye was about to invite Xu Hongdou to sit down.

Xu Hongdou suddenly asked, "Can I use your computer for a bit? I'd like to log into QQ for a while."

Yang Muye nodded and led Xu Hongdou to his room.

After turning on his computer, Yang Muye went to take a shower.

Xu Hongdou sat alone at the desk in Yang Muye's room and logged into QQ.

"Drip drip!"

The icon for the online farming group is flashing wildly in the bottom right corner of the desktop.

Xu Hongdou clicked on the link and found that Bei Weiwei had posted dozens of photos in the group chat, all taken at the competition venue that afternoon.

Not only were the highlights of each player's game captured, but even Xu Hongdou and Xia Qing, who were sitting on the bench on the sidelines, were photographed.

However, the discussion in the group mainly focused on the handsome players of the yellow and red teams.

Bei Weiwei referenced the "List of Deserving Punishment" on the Dongda Tieba forum and created a ranking list for the players who played today.

They even started a poll in the group chat, asking everyone to vote for the "MVP" of the match.

Ignoring all the statistics on the field, I only look at their appearance.

Yu Tu is currently ranked first.

Second is Xiao Nai.

When Xu Hongdou saw that Yang Muye had received 0 votes, she couldn't help but laugh.

It's clear that everyone voted intentionally, which also proves how "unpopular" Yang Muyi is in this group.

In the end, Xu Hongdou took pity on Yang Muye and cast her vote for him.

Just finished submitting.

"Drip drip!"

In the bottom right corner of the desktop, Xu Hongmi's profile picture is flashing.

Xu Hongdou opened the chat box.

The first message Xu Hongmi sent was:
"You cast your vote for Yang Muyi, didn't you?"

Xu Hongdou replied.

"you guess."

Xu Hongmi replied instantly.

"That must be it!"

Xu Hongdou typed a reply:

Have you finished your work?

"Don't change the subject, where are you right now?"

"cybercafe."

"You're kidding me, are you at Yang Muye's house?"

Yes, I was in his room.

Xu Hongdou thought this to herself while quickly typing a reply:
"You can continue with your business. Don't wait for me for dinner; I won't be back for dinner."

"If you're not coming back for dinner, are you coming back to sleep tonight?"

"Xu Hongmi!!"

"I was just asking casually, if you haven't done anything wrong, why are you so angry?"

"If you keep making these kinds of jokes, I'm really going to block you!"

"You dare block me! Believe me or not, I'll call my parents right now and tell them that your precious daughter is about to be kidnapped by someone else."

Just as Xu Hongdou was about to type a retort, footsteps sounded outside the room.

After taking a shower, Yang Muye walked into the room while drying his hair with a towel.

Xu Hongdou immediately hid the chat window with Xu Hongmi.

Yang Muye picked up the hair dryer, plugged it in, and started drying his hair while giving instructions to Xu Hongdou.

"Log in to QQ for me too."

Xu Hongdou did as she was told without saying a word.

The level of cooperation was somewhat beyond Yang Muye's expectations.

Just wanting to test the waters further—

"Drip drip!"

A series of notification sounds rang out indicating that a message had been received.

Xu Hongdou turned to look at Yang Muye, her meaning crystal clear.

The commotion just now was sent by Yang Muye via QQ.

Yang Muye continued drying his hair:

"Could you help me see whose message it is and what it says?"

The former is fine, but the latter requires opening a dialog box to see.

Xu Hongdou frowned slightly and hesitated for a moment.

In the end, I did as instructed.

If Yang Muyi isn't afraid of his privacy being leaked, what do I have to be afraid of?

"Two people messaged you. One of them is named Hai Kuo Tian Kong. He said he had something come up and had to leave before the fourth quarter of the game was over. He thanked you for the shoes and jersey. He had a great time today. Let's play together again sometime."

Hai Kuo Tian Kong is Yao Yuan, whom I added as a friend a couple of days ago through Huo Mei's introduction.

Yang Muye then asked:

"Who's the other one?"

"Another guy called Mr. Nice Guy sent me a photo, a group photo of many people. Cheng Feng, Wu Di and a few others were standing in the middle, and the people in the front were holding a banner that read 'Congratulations to the crew of 'Old Boys' on the successful completion of filming'."

Hao Yi is a true gentleman.

Judging by the timeline, filming for "Old Boys" should indeed have wrapped up by now.

(End of this chapter)