CIATB Chapter 547 So you think you're the tallest?
Chapter 547 So you think you're the tallest?
Galloping all the way.
When we approached Wangjing, it was already close to ten o'clock.
During the journey, the old man answered a phone call in the car.
Yu Huan lightly gripped the steering wheel with both hands. Hearing the old man address the other party as "Xiuhui," she guessed that it was her great-aunt on the other end of the phone.
After the old man hung up the phone, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Grandpa, which neighborhood do Auntie and Grandma live in?"
To everyone's surprise, the old man didn't check the text message address. Instead, his expression turned slightly serious as he stuffed his phone into his pocket and zipped it up.
The old man shook his head gently and sighed with a hint of helplessness: "It's like this, we won't go to your great-aunt's house first. Everything's arranged there. We'll have lunch at Quanjude first, and then we'll go over there."
Yu Huan carefully considered the old man's tone and immediately jokingly said, "Then why are you sighing? It's just a matter of changing the itinerary at the last minute."
The old man glanced at Yu Huan's nonchalant expression and immediately broke his composure. He chuckled and said, "Your two great-uncles didn't come themselves, but instead sent your cousins, making quite a show of it."
"Just because of this?"
The old man leaned back in his chair and slowly said, "It must have been your great-aunt who took it upon herself to notify them."
"Grandpa, you and my cousin must have a really good relationship, right?" Yu Huan said with a smile as he slowly turned the steering wheel to the right and approached the curb. "When he was a kid, he suffered a loss outside and even knew to ask you to help him get revenge."
"Sigh!" The old man shook his head again and said slowly, "Apart from the time you came to Yanjing with us when you were a child, you've never seen him, have you? Over the years, we've all had our own lives and aren't close anymore. He doesn't even call me once. Our environments are different, and our experiences are different. I'm afraid if we sit together, we'll just exchange pleasantries and then have nothing to talk about."
"That's true too." Yu Huan wholeheartedly agreed.
The old man's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but his cell phone rang again in his pocket.
He unzipped his jacket, took out his phone, and looked at the caller ID. He immediately exclaimed "Oh!" and raised his eyebrows in surprise, saying, "Isn't this your uncle? Speak of the devil, and he appears. I just mentioned him, and the phone is ringing."
"I guess they're doing this to welcome you, so they'll definitely put on a show," Yu Huan joked, lightly pressing the brake and leaning over to set up the navigation on the central control screen.
As the old man chatted animatedly on the phone, Yu Huan restarted the car and slowly merged into the traffic.
Shortly after, the car entered the ground-level parking lot of Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant.
Yu Huan casually stopped at a spot near the door where there was some space.
The grandfather and grandson had just gotten out of the car and hadn't even reached the gate when they saw three middle-aged men with big smiles on their faces walking straight toward them.
Since Yu Huan was still wearing a mask, she clearly recognized the equally tall old man.
The visitors consisted of two men and one woman.
Among them, the tallest man with a receding hairline looked unfamiliar to Yu Huan. After a moment's thought, she guessed that this must be the uncle the old man had mentioned.
As for the other man and woman, Yu Huan was relatively familiar with them, as they were both her great-aunt's children, and she had met them many times.
After exchanging warm greetings, the two sides began to chat.
Aunt looked up at Yu Huan, her gaze falling on his handsome features above his mask. She smiled broadly and said, "Huanhuan, it's only been a few years! I remember when you were in high school, you were a little shorter than me. But look at you now, you've grown so tall! I almost didn't recognize you at first glance!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan replied, "Aunt Li, you've only grown taller these past few years. But you, you still look as energetic as I did when I first saw you, you haven't changed at all!"
As he spoke, his eyebrows curved slightly, revealing a bright smile. His Mediterranean uncle, standing beside him, reached out and affectionately patted the old man's shoulder, his face crinkling with laughter: "Uncle, it's been so many years, and you're still so healthy! You still walk with such a proud stride."
The old man laughed heartily and replied, "Hey, after retiring, life suddenly became much more leisurely. There's nothing much to do, so I just wander around every day, and naturally my legs have become more agile!"
Aunt Li turned her head and took over the conversation with a smile: "Look at you, your energy and spirit are much better than ours, the younger generation. You must teach us about health preservation."
As soon as she finished speaking, Aunt Li kindly took the old man's wrist and started walking towards the shop door.
The old man followed Aunt Li's footsteps, walking at a leisurely pace, and replied with a smile: "There's no secret, it's just about having a good attitude. You young people, no matter how busy you are at work or how much pressure you're under, you still have to make time to exercise."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately nodded in agreement.
The group walked into the store while talking.
The aroma of roast duck wafted through the hall, making Yu Huan, who was lagging behind, very hungry.
He listened to the elders exchanging pleasantries and followed them into a spacious and bright private room.
The private room was already quite full of people.
Yu Huan glanced around and saw three boys standing together, playing around and laughing, with a quiet, chubby girl sitting next to them.
These people should all be the grandchildren of the two maternal uncles and paternal aunts.
Behind the large round table, a middle-aged woman with a slightly unfamiliar appearance was turning slightly to face her great-aunt, and the two were having a lively conversation.
This middle-aged woman must be the aunt the old man mentioned before; she is the daughter of his second maternal uncle.
Yu Huan hadn't seen her great-aunt for at least five years.
Upon closer inspection, the neat short haircut, just as he remembered, and the clean and crisp look, even with some wrinkles on the face and a slightly fuller figure, still made him recognize the person at a glance.
Yu Huan did feel very close to this great-aunt.
After all, in their memory, the arrival of this great-aunt meant that the younger generation would have plenty of pocket money and snacks...
Before the old man could speak, Yu Huan eagerly raised her hand and greeted her, "Grandma, it's been a long time!"
Upon hearing the sound, the great-aunt glanced towards the entrance and immediately stood up, supporting herself on the table.
"Hey! Huanhuan, you've grown so tall! You're half a head taller than your grandpa."
"Xiuhui, I'm getting old, I've shrunk a bit," the old man interjected.
"Showing off! You think you're the only tall one?" Auntie's words were blunt, but her face was always adorned with a gentle smile.
The old man listened and laughed it off without taking it seriously.
When Yu Huan glanced at the two old people, who were locked in a tense standoff, she realized that it was exactly the same irreconcilable situation she remembered.
For my great-aunt, how could she tolerate her own fair-skinned and beautiful older sister, a native of Beijing, being snatched away by a country bumpkin?
Yu Huan pursed her lips, trying to suppress a laugh. (End of Chapter)