Just in Time Chapter 47
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 47 Like
This was probably the warmest New Year’s Eve Yi Chenliang had ever had since he could remember.
Yun Heyu and Tang Yi were in the kitchen, chatting and cooking. The smell of fried and stir-fried dishes wafted out from the kitchen. The TV was playing old sketches, and bursts of laughter came out from time to time. Outside, the sound of firecrackers and fireworks was continuous, and every home was brightly lit.
Yun Fang wore a thin red sweater, which made him look exceptionally fair. His eyebrows were handsome, his temperament was calm, and he sat on the sofa, looking down at the chessboard.
Yi Chenliang, because he was a guest here, had specially chosen a new outfit. The black round-neck sweater and a dark blue shirt made him look much more stable. With his sword eyebrows, handsome and dashing, and the eyes looking at Yun Fang always carried an irrepressible smile.
Tang Yi was extremely satisfied looking through the window, and whispered to Yun Heyu, “Xiao Yi must like our son!”
Yun Heyu probably still found it a bit hard to accept that his daughter-in-law was a young man, but seeing the two of them sitting there playing chess, he felt it was very harmonious, “Well, the kids these days…”
Yi Chenliang lost another game, reached out to pick up the black pieces on the chessboard, “Let’s switch pieces.”
“You’ll lose just the same if we switch pieces.” Yun Fang picked up the white pieces, laughing, “You’re a terrible chess player.”
“I just started learning.” Yi Chenliang was very unconvinced, “Again.”
So Yun Fang taught him while letting him win another game.
“Sugar, Xiao Yi, stop playing, clean up the table, we’re going to eat.” Tang Yi called out from the kitchen.
Yi Chenliang still lost, smiled at Yun Fang, “Let’s clean up, Sugar.”
Yun Fang reached out and patted his head, whispering, “You’re not respectful.”
At dinner, Yun Heyu waved his hand, “It’s New Year’s today, you two should also drink a little.”
Tang Yi asked Yi Chenliang with a smile, “Sugar occasionally drinks a little with his dad, can Xiao Yi drink? If you can’t drink, we’ll have a beverage.”
At this moment, he couldn’t say no.
Yi Chenliang said, “I can drink a little.”
This time Yun Fang didn’t stop him, thinking that drinking a little beer wouldn’t be a problem, only to see Yun Heyu bring up a bottle of ‘Mendao Donkey’.
(t/n: Mendao Donkey-means that the alcohol is so strong that even a donkey can get drunk! Its legendary story dates back to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The aroma of brewing wine in a wine shop in Inner Mongolia spread hundreds of miles away, causing the donkey in the downtown area to secretly drink and lie down drunk, making a loud noise, which made the surrounding officials laugh.)
Yun Fang: “…”
Yi Chenliang: “…”
Yun Heyu looked at Yi Chenliang with a smile, “It’s okay, if you can’t drink, just have beer. Our Sugar can only drink about one cup.”
After drinking the 62-degree ‘Mendao Donkey’, Yun Fang was afraid he would really become a donkey, so he decided to stop it, “Dad, Yi Chenliang can’t drink——”
“Then I’ll just drink a little with Uncle.” Yi Chenliang smiled, took the wine to fill up Yun Heyu’s cup, and then poured himself a small cup.
Yun Fang turned his head and glared at him.
“Sugar, you should also drink a little today.” Tang Yi laughed, “You can only drink three cups, don’t get your dad drunk.”
Tang Yi seemed to be very confident in his alcohol tolerance.
Three cups. Yun Fang unconsciously looked at the size of the cup, and then looked at Yun Heyu and Tang Yi’s faces that wouldn’t let him enjoy himself, suddenly feeling that the original owner was really deep.
The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV, and the four people at the dinner table were chatting together. Whether it was because Yun Heyu and Tang Yi were too enthusiastic or the alcohol was too strong, the scene never cooled down. Yi Chenliang unconsciously talked more, no longer just asking one question and answering one, even looking a bit bright and sunny.
“Xiao Yi has it tough!” Yun Heyu had heard a sentence or two from Tang Yi before, but it was only after getting to know him face to face that he sincerely sighed, “He’s a good kid! Back in our day…”
Yi Chenliang was listening carefully on the side, but his mind was actually a bit dazed, but it didn’t show on his face, he looked especially obedient. Tang Yi gave him a meatball and he obediently ate one, she gave him one and he ate one, until finally Yun Fang couldn’t stand it anymore and stopped her, “Mom, you don’t need to take care of him.”
“You eat your own.” Tang Yi didn’t even give him a glance, turned her head and gave Yi Chenliang a piece of fish, “Come, try the fish Auntie made, Sugar loves the meat on the fish belly the most.”
With that, she put a large piece of meat from the fish belly into Yi Chenliang’s bowl.
Sugar, who loved to eat the most, didn’t even get a fishbone.
Yun Fang turned his head to look at Yi Chenliang and asked softly, “Are you okay?”
Half a cup of wine had already gone down. Yun Fang himself didn’t feel anything, but he guessed that Yi Chenliang couldn’t handle it, his alcohol tolerance wasn’t high.
Yi Chenliang gave him a firm look.
Yun Fang: “…”
No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem normal.
By the time they finished eating, it was almost ten o’clock. Yi Chenliang had drunk two cups, and if it weren’t for Yun Fang stopping him, he probably would have wanted to drink more.
Yun Heyu could tell at a glance that he was drunk and laughed, “Alright, come and eat some dumplings to sober up, you’ll be fine after a sleep.”
Tang Yi stepped on him under the table, angry at him for bullying the child.
Yun Heyu whispered in her ear, “It’s okay, I used a 62-degree bottle to hold 40-degree alcohol, hehe.”
“You’re so incorrigible.” Tang Yi scolded him softly, peeled an orange for Yi Chenliang and handed it to him, “Xiao Yi, if you feel dizzy, go to sleep first.”
Yi Chenliang took the orange, broke it open and gave half to Yun Fang, then broke off a small piece, looked at it, and handed it to Yun Fang’s mouth, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Yun Fang, “Open your mouth.”
Yun Fang helplessly opened his mouth and ate the piece of orange.
Yi Chenliang smiled very satisfied, then lowered his head and slowly ate his own.
Tang Yi, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help laughing, which made Yun Heyu want to go get the real 62-degree alcohol to knock this donkey kid out.
Originally, Tang Yi wanted Yi Chenliang to stay at home, but Yi Chenliang insisted on going back by himself. Naturally, Tang Yi was worried, so she let Yun Fang send him back, which was just a few steps away.
Yun Fang opened the door with difficulty, one hand supporting Yi Chenliang, who was leaning most of his body on him, reeking of alcohol.
With much difficulty, he half-supported and half-carried Yi Chenliang to the bed. As soon as Yi Chenliang’s head touched the pillow, he rolled and crawled to the bathroom, then vomited with a retch.
Yun Fang held a cup of boiled water for him to rinse his mouth, “Still showing off when you can’t drink.”
Yi Chenliang only felt the world spinning, he couldn’t even stand, he staggered back a few steps and leaned against the door frame, slowly sliding down to sit on the floor, furrowing his brows and closing his eyes.
Yun Fang flushed the toilet, went out to pour him a cup of warm water, squatted on the floor to feed him water, “Drink some.”
Yi Chenliang opened his mouth to take a sip but refused to drink any more, he reached out to grab his arm, Yun Fang’s hand became unsteady, and most of the water in the cup was spilled.
Yun Fang took a mop to clean the floor, and then dragged and pulled Yi Chenliang onto the bed to undress him. He had unbuttoned half of the shirt buttons when suddenly Yi Chenliang grabbed his hand.
“What are you doing? It’s not like I haven’t seen it before.” Yun Fang thought he was being shy.
Yi Chenliang looked at him with drunken eyes, smiling foolishly, “I’m so happy today.”
“I can see that.” Yun Fang pulled his hand out and unbuttoned the last two buttons for him, “Lift your arm.”
Yi Chenliang obediently lifted his arm, his hands cradling Yun Fang’s face, still smiling, “This is the first time I’ve known what other people’s New Year Eve is like, what about you?”
Yun Fang looked down at him, couldn’t help but also smile, “It’s also my first time seeing it.”
“Yun Fang’s parents are really good.” Yi Chenliang admired from the bottom of his heart, “How can there be such good parents?”
Yun Fang told him, “There are many good parents in the world.”
“But not mine.” Yi Chenliang pouted in grievance, closed his eyes as if thinking about something, and then cheered up on his own, “But I have you.”
Yun Fang knew he was talking nonsense because he was drunk, but he still listened very seriously.
Yi Chenliang opened his eyes, the emotions in his eyes were heavy and sad, “But you lived alone for thirty-five years in your last life…”
Yun Fang’s gaze gently fell on his face, “It’s okay, I have you in this life too.”
Yi Chenliang was dizzy, his mind was a mess, the emotions that were usually suppressed in his heart poured out without warning, enveloping him, making him sad and melancholic.
“I like you.” Yi Chenliang stubbornly and sadly looked at Yun Fang, he peeled off the skin of the love he dared not speak with the help of the alcohol, “It’s not the kind of love you want.”
Yun Fang didn’t dare to look into his eyes, probably the few cups of wine had some effect, he laughed at himself, “I’m not Yun Fang, you just like the person I pretend to be.”
“Yun Fang wouldn’t catch a knife barehanded for me.” Yi Chenliang sighed, “You’re really stupid.”
Yun Fang remained silent, Yi Chenliang thought it was because he couldn’t refute, his eyes brightly looked at him, “You must like me too.”
The dam that Yun Fang had built up in his heart over the years was already shaky, he reached out and covered Yi Chenliang’s eyes, lowered his head and kissed his own back of the hand, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
“But I’m a bad person.”