余生， 请多指教 - Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life (English Translation)

Chapter 6: Hello Father-In-Law

Every young man visiting their in-laws for the first time, inside always has this unknown unsettledness.

On New Year's of 2011, the sunlight was very nice. Gu Wei finally had days off so he wrapped me very tightly in his arms and carried me out the door to watch him and his friends play soccer. When we arrived, I felt a little weird. He held my hand, "Come. Let me take you on a tour of my high school."

The security patted his shoulder quite familiarly, and then let us in.

During the vacation, the scattered students on the campus were either hugging each other and laughing, playing basketball with their heads covered in sweat, standing in the hallway memorizing English in the sun, or gathering by the stairs and discussing answers.

"Over there, every time before an exam there were people who would stick slips of paper onto that statue asking for a high score...."

"Every time it snowed, the staircase entrance would turn to ice the next day so one must be very careful when walking on it."

"The basketball court has expanded now. Previously, there was not so much space. Every time the class goes for a run, the fastest one snatches the spot first....."

"The breakfast at the cafeteria is decent. I was always curious about what they added in the soymilk. Lunch was more painful. The dishes for all three years were basically the same....."

Hearing him reminiscing about this high school life in fragments, I suddenly wanted to see what Gu Wei was like back then. Was he also wearing a school uniform running around, loudly talking and laughing? Or did he grumble and complain that the test was too hard and the teacher was too abnormal?

"I come to Town X two times every year. If I knew of it earlier, I would have gone in here to see..." I started to have unconstrained and bold thoughts.

Gu Wei laughed and said, "When I was going to high school, you were still in elementary school. No matter what, I wouldn't do anything to a kid."

At three in the afternoon, Gu Wei and his friends lined up one after another in order. I was slightly embarrassed when I was introduced as a family member. The others politely greeted me, and then took off their jackets to go onto the field to warm up. I stayed next to a pile of clothes. The bunch of men thought that I wouldn't hear them:

The first person said sarcastically, "Gu Wei, you're so mean! Only you have a wife?!"

The second person said, "You're purposely provoking me about my recent breakup right?!"

The third person said, "Tell us! Where did you steal her from?"

The fourth person said, "Does Sister-in-law have resources?"

The fifth person said, "Today I'm treating you guys! It's a must!"

Just when I was lamenting over the fact that men in their thirties may not be immature....

Gu Wei said, "You guys, hide it a bit. Your jealousy, envy, and hate are a bit too obvious."

I ... found myself the most immature one.

That night, Gu Wei drank very little, but when this man was sitting in the passenger seat and was looking at me with both eyes clear and bright like autumn waters, I felt that I was about to weave in and out of traffic.

"Doctor, you're ... not drunk are you?" Surprisingly to this day, I still didn't know his alcohol tolerance.

"Do you want me to be drunk or not drunk?"

You're teasing me! , I thought

I took a deep breath, "Turn your eyes outside the window!"

After New Year's, I returned to Town X.