I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 474: A Toast to Tomorrow

Chapter 474: Chapter 474: A Toast to Tomorrow

Suizi’s eyes lit up, looking at Yu Jingting in surprise and delight. He was like a treasure trove, always able to provide her with different perspectives.

Seeing her expression, Yu Jingting knew she understood, and smiled as he continued to serve her fish.

The couple understood each other without saying a word, but they were making Du Zhong, who was still waiting for an answer, extremely anxious.

Although every time he visited, he would be bombarded with the couple’s blatant display of affection, it seemed to provoke single dog Du Zhong. Du Zhong claimed to have become immune to their constant public display of affection.

However, each time, Suizi and her husband managed to come up with new ways to show off their love, which made Du Zhong even more anxious.

"What riddles are you two playing? Look at how anxious little Zhong is. What’s so special about this fish? It was caught by your father, right?"

Wang Cuihua, unable to stand it any longer, spoke up for Du Zhong.

"Where did he catch such a big fish? There are no such big wild fish, right?" Du Zhong’s attention was diverted by Wang Cuihua’s question.

The fish looked like it weighed about two taels. Wild fish wouldn’t be this big this season.

"It was ice-fishing from the breeding lake in the Forest Area. Oh my..."

As Wang Cuihua mentioned her restless husband, she sighed heavily.

Yu Shuisheng, trying to make up for the ten years of negligence, was finding all sorts of ways to please the whole family.

He directly gave money and gifts to the adults in the family. Suizi would receive gifts from her father-in-law from time to time.

Sometimes it even felt like her father-in-law was not bringing back just three bags of treasures, but three Doraemon’s magic pockets, endless...

When it came to his treatment of Jiaojiao, he was even more direct. Wang Cuihua and Suizi did not agree to let Jiaojiao be too materialistic. After all, she was just a child and should develop the correct values from an early age to avoid becoming a prodigal when she grows up.

So Yu Shuisheng changed his approach to spoiling his daughter. Whenever Jiaojiao had a holiday, he would take her around the world, doing things like sneaking into movie theatres and ice sledding.

This weekend he even took Jiaojiao to play in the forest all day.

They claimed to be hunting wild chickens, but they accidentally ended up in the Forest Area and were discovered by the forest ranger.

With his exemplary social skills, he quickly became friends with the old man who was guarding the forest. Not only did they allow him to fish in the breeding lake area, but they also gave Jiaojiao a bag of frozen blueberries on their way out, which was a rarity in the Forest Area.

In Suizi’s words, a talented person would excel in everything they do.

Her father-in-law’s incredible survival skills impressed Suizi.

Du Zhong also found it incredible after hearing Wang Cuihua’s story.

"Forest Area, the one in North City?"

"There’s only one Forest Area around here." Yu Shuisheng casually competed for food with his son, serving the piece he grabbed to Wang Cuihua.

Quietly stuffing another dose of ’dog food’ to single dog Du Zhong.

Every time Du Zhong saw Yu Shuisheng, he felt like he was looking at a middle-aged version of Yu Jingting. How come both the father and son’s way of interacting with people were so alike?

"We have also met the Forest Area’s ranger. He is very difficult to deal with and stubborn. I wanted to take the technicians in to look at the medicinal herbs and enjoy some hunting along the way, but he drove us out directly. He didn’t even want the gifts we brought."

Du Zhong even felt that if they had come out a bit later, those old men guarding the forest might have shot at them with their fire guns.

"Next time, just mention my name." Yu Shuisheng said leisurely.

Du Zhong gave a thumbs up in admiration, "Impressive, that’s really impressive."

"Don’t flatter him anymore, it’ll go to his head! Just because they like him and let him fish there, he goes and gets carried away. He even sizes up the fish after catching them, releasing the small ones back. Look at this fish, there are two slits on its mouth. It’s the fish he released and then caught again."

Wang Cuihua pointed to the fish head in Du Zhong’s bowl.

"A two-tael fish is still considered small by him, I’ve never seen such ostentatious behaviour."

Yu Shuisheng caught and released this fish several times, and when he saw it was still the same one, he couldn’t be bothered and decided to bring it home.

"Ah, I’ve been talking about fish and have yet to answer your question." Du Zhong turned to Yu Jingting.

Suizi smiled and gestured towards the fish head in Du Zhong’s bowl.

"Jingting has already told you, it’s this fish head."

"....." Can you speak human language?

"Fishing, who said you can only fish once? We can change the bait, but what we’re fishing for, it’s still the same fish, isn’t it?"

Suizi’s words caused a brief moment of confusion for Du Zhong.

Luoluo, out of curiosity, patted Du Zhong’s face and found it to be woodenly expressionless, rather amusing.

While Du Zhong was still stunned, the Yu family’s father and son duo started a food competition at the dining table.

Yu Jingting grabbed a piece of meat with crispy bones for Suizi, and in retaliation, Yu Shuisheng snagged the largest meatball for Wang Cuihua.

By the time Du Zhong snapped out of his thoughts, Suizi and Wang Cuihua’s bowls were already filled.

"We don’t even eat..." Suizi rubbed her temples, not understanding the point of their childish competition.

She and her mother-in-law did not have that large an appetite and had no interest in the "spoils of war" in their bowls.

Oh, the damned competitiveness of the male species...

"Eat!" Bobo, who was particularly food-obsessed, volunteered to share the burden with his mother and grandmother.

However, he was then mercilessly whisked away by Suizi, thus depriving the little guy of his chance to eat meat.

"You’ve already eaten too much meat today, you won’t digest it if you eat more."

Suizi felt her son was getting denser when picked up, quite unlike her daughter. He was quickly turning into a sturdy little boy.

Bobo, once placed on the bed, turned his back in a huff, leaving only a stubborn silhouette for his mother to see.

But his protest was met with a gentle pat on the head from Suizi. Her baby’s fluffy hair was so adorable to behold.

"Uh, so, am I the only one who can’t figure out why?" Du Zhong looked pained when everyone was enjoying their meal and playing with Bobo.

"If we think of the medicine factory as bait, then we’re attracting the other party to take it, and in exchange, you get the position you want. The pond is still the same, we are still fishing for the same fish, the bait is still the medicine factory, but this medicine factory is not the same as before."

Suizi didn’t want to torture Du Zhong any more, so she just revealed the mystery.

The meat had already been divided by Yu Tiegen’s father and son, they couldn’t bully poor Du Zhong anymore.

Du Zhong finally understood, slapping his forehead in realization.

"Ah! How did I not think of this?"

"Stupid?" Luoluo who sat her usual spot around bib chimed in without missing a beat.

Her response evoked laughter from the whole family. Quite fitting, indeed.

Du Zhong was overwhelmed by the realization; a huge joy rapidly spreading throughout his body. Yu Jingting filled his glass to the brim.

"This time, you’ve traded an empty shell of a medicine factory for a job as general manager. The next time, if they want to dump this broken medicine factory, they must offer you an even better deal in return."

The endless exchanges would eventually push Du Zhong to the pinnacle of the family hierarchy.

But upon closer inspection, regardless of how the other side trades, the only card in Du Zhong’s hand is always the same medicine factory, which was like gaining a benefit without actually giving anything in return.

As Du Zhong raised his glass, he was slightly trembling with excitement. Looking at Yu Jingting and his wife, he only felt that they possessed a level of wisdom he could never match.

Seeing that he was too overwhelmed to speak, Suizi offered a toast on his behalf:

"To tomorrow’s possibilities and thanksgiving to the past."

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