Chapter 441: The disdain of Chen Nanxing

Waldorf Astoria Hotel,

First floor, buffet area.

The groom’s parents, Uncle Xiong and Aunt Li, were holding plates and looking at the dazzling array of dishes, all quite surprised.

Before long,

Aunt Li filled her plate with crab legs and said happily, "Look, Taotao’s dad, these are freshly steamed king crab legs, very fresh. I’d better take a few more!"

Uncle Xiong was standing by the wine cabinet at that moment, also saying in disbelief, "This hotel is something else, they even have Wuliangye in the buffet bar. This won't do, we have to open a bottle."

After saying that, Uncle Xiong took out a bottle of Wuliangye. ===== CHAPTER 1000 =====

Aunt Li glared at Uncle Xiong upon seeing this. "This Wuliangye isn't cheap. Can you finish a whole bottle? If you don't finish it, you have to pay for it!"

"It's fine, Chen Nanxing’s dad and I will drink it. I just saw some cold jellyfish over there, I’ll go get some, it’s perfect for drinking!"

After Uncle Xiong finished speaking, he walked toward the cold dish area.

Aunt Li shook her head, speechless. "Honestly, living in a small city for too long really narrows one's horizons. Ignoring the delicacies of land and sea to eat jellyfish... sigh, fine, I’ll take a jar of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and eat it myself!"

It took them over twenty minutes to gather their food before returning to the table.

At this time,

Chen Nanxing’s parents had only taken a few things they liked and were eating slowly.

Aunt Li shook her head with a smile, muttering to herself, "As expected, poor people look poor wherever they go. There’s so much good food and they don't take it, just some chicken and duck—isn't that a waste?"

So,

Aunt Li thought for a moment, took two king crab legs from her plate, placed them in front of Chen Nanxing’s parents, and kindly reminded them, "Nanxing’s dad, these are king crab legs. They’re delicious and expensive, you and your wife should try them."

Chen Nanxing’s father nodded but didn't seem to care much. He gave the crab legs to his wife and said, "Hey, sister-in-law, you don't know, Nanxing has been sick for so long, and my wife and I often come to the capital. Nanxing’s good friend Hongdou always arranges for us to stay at the hotel. When she’s busy, the two of us come to eat the buffet ourselves. We’re tired of eating crab legs, abalone, and things like that!"

"That's right."

Chen Nanxing’s mother picked up the crab legs and returned them to Aunt Li, smiling as she said, "At first, we were curious and ate a lot, but later we really couldn't get used to it. We always felt the crab leg meat was too salty and fishy; it’s not as good as spicy chicken, so we don't eat much of it anymore."

"If you like them, sister, you should eat more. If you run out, you can tell the servers, they’ll bring out more."

"O-okay."

Aunt Li hadn't expected that the sense of superiority she had maintained would be defeated by Chen Nanxing’s parents at a buffet.

So,

Aunt Li sat down awkwardly and struggled to crack the crab legs.

Chen Nanxing’s mother, seeing this, took a pair of scissors from the chopstick holder and handed them to Aunt Li. "Here, sister, you have to use scissors for this, otherwise it’s hard to open. Just do it like this, insert and cut."

Aunt Li nodded politely, took the scissors, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly began to cut the crab legs.

Before long,

Uncle Xiong also came over with two plates.

He set the plates down,

took the Wuliangye out of his pocket, and looked at Chen Nanxing’s father. "Old Chen, this wine is good. Come, come, let’s have a couple of drinks!"

Chen Nanxing’s father shook his head with a helpless smile and agreed, "Fine, brother, let’s have a drink. But once this bottle is open, we have to finish it. Can you handle your liquor, brother?"

"About that."

Uncle Xiong said with great pride, "I drink this wine quite often, usually starting at a pound. Come, come, let me fill yours first!"

After having a few drinks,

the old men’s conversation gradually increased.

As they chatted,

Uncle Xiong brought up the subject of Xiong Tao.

Actually,

Xiong Tao and Chen Nanxing were the same age and were both attending university in the same city.

It was just that Chen Nanxing and Xiong Tao had no contact with each other, so they never met.

After graduating from university,

Xiong Tao went home to take the civil service exam and, after passing the written and interview stages, successfully entered the Tobacco Bureau, where Uncle Xiong used to work.

Honestly,

life at the Tobacco Bureau was truly easy and leisurely.

Then,

bored out of his mind, Xiong Tao somehow developed a love for motorcycles.

And he didn't want ordinary motorcycles,

he insisted on those high-end ones that cost at least over a hundred thousand.

After saving his salary for two years,

Xiong Tao asked his parents for some more money,

and then bought a Ducati in full.

The day the bike arrived home,

Xiong Tao happily rode it around the small county town, lap after lap.

Regarding Xiong Tao riding the bike,

Uncle Xiong had actually always been against it.

Because, like many of the older generation, he felt that a motorcycle was just "flesh wrapped around iron."

If anything happened, you’d either be dead or injured.

Uncle Xiong was even willing to spend hundreds of thousands more to buy Xiong Tao a better car for commuting.

But Xiong Tao wasn't interested; he just loved riding motorcycles!

There was no choice,

so Uncle Xiong had to find someone to help and spent his own money to order a set of professional protective gear for Xiong Tao worth tens of thousands.

But the day the gear and full-face helmet arrived, Xiong Tao had an accident...