Restarting 16 Years Old, the Champion is Tiger and Tea

Chapter 285 A man is a boy until he dies

Wen Xin still spent his winter vacation in the Siheyuan, spending more time with his parents and his elderly grandmother.

Li Yan's sample essay and Wen Chengzhi's taste are both running smoothly.

Everything was on familiar track, with company executives managing their respective responsibilities. It was not hard for the two of them, and they often had time to drink tea and meet friends at Yasong Teahouse.

Tan Wen loves to go to his great-grandmother's yard and have a lot of fun playing there with his cousin Xiaoze every day.

Great-grandmother often sat in the yard basking in the sun while watching the two naughty boys playing, smiling from ear to ear.

Nothing can make an elderly person feel more at ease than having a large family with many children and grandchildren living a stable life.

Peace of mind is happiness.

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It was the thirteenth day of the first lunar month and the sun was shining brightly.

At the courtyard, the family packed up and got into Tan Mu's car to go to the Garden Hotel.

Today is the hundred-day banquet for Wen Xichen and Wang Youlin’s son.

The ones who came to take care of me during the confinement period and look after the baby were Director Wang and his wife.

Wen Chenglin and his wife stayed in Yuncheng to pick up and drop off their granddaughter from school, and the elderly on both sides of Zhao Qiufang's family also needed someone to stay with them.

At one hundred days old, Wen Jingnuo has grown into a chubby boy, looking just like Wen Xichen. When he saw Tan Wen, he blew bubbles with joy.

Tan Wen felt a great sense of accomplishment as a brother. He held his younger brother's hand and sang "Good Little Rabbit" to him.

Tan Mu, who was standing next to him, was trying hard to hold back his laughter, and was pinching Wen Xin's waist with his hands in an ambiguous way, which made Wen Xin kick his calf secretly in anger.

Wang Youlin watched their interaction with understanding, and asked with a squinting look, "What's wrong? Do you and your wife have any shameful stories?"

Wen Xin quickly filled Wang Youlin's glass with juice: "Youlin, drink more juice. It's rich in vitamins and good for your health."

Wang Youlin laughed: "Sure enough, I guessed it right. The more you try to hide it, the more obvious it becomes."

Wen Xichen came over holding Wen Jingnuo: "What are you laughing at?"

Wen Xin glanced at the tall and strong Wen Xichen: "We were saying that you, with your big hands and feet, look pretty good holding a child."

Wen Xichen was full of pride: "That's right, a super dad."

Tan Wen was disgusted that he couldn't see his younger brother, so he asked Tan Mu to hold him and bring him over.

Wen Xin looked at the two men holding the children and recalled the three basketball greats who were arm in arm and laughing so happily.

Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye those young boys have become fathers.

"Hey, how are Zhao Qingzhou and Pan Zhen doing now? I haven't heard from them for a long time."

"Mr. Zhao and his wife are now both at the department level, and their daughter will start primary school next year. They are really proactive, graduating, getting married, and having kids all in one go. In comparison, we are all lagging behind."

Tan Wen, who was chubby and fat, said proudly: "Don't be like us, I am more advanced than you, only you are lagging behind."

Wen Xichen brought Wen Jingnuo's small face close to his big face, raised his eyebrows and counterattacked: "Look, look, a son who looks exactly like me, I just want to ask if you are jealous."

Tan Wen looked at Tan Mu's face, touched his own little face, and felt a little anxious.

It seems like Dad is being overshadowed by Uncle. Everyone says they look more like Mom.

Tan Mu turned Tan Wen's little face and demonstrated to Wen Xichen: "Look at my son, he picked up the advantages of me and Wen Xin and took the essence. I just want to ask you if you are envious."

Wen Xin and Wang Youlin rolled their eyes at each other.

"That's enough. You're over 30 and still so childish."

"No way, a man is a boy until he dies."

Tan Wen blinked and found that he was praised by his father, and his father seemed to have won the counterattack. Suddenly, he felt that his father in front of him was taller and kissed Tan Mu on the face.

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After returning home from dinner, Tan Wen insisted on going to Beihai Park to ice-skate, so Wen Xin and Tan Mu had no choice but to take him with them.

As soon as he approached the ice rink, Wen Xin saw a familiar figure standing by the railing.

"Xiao Nan, why are you here alone?"

Xiao Nan turned around, but the desolate look on his face was not yet gone.

"Teacher Wen, you...are you bringing your child here to play?"

Xiao Nan saw Tan Mu and his son behind Wen Xin and nodded politely.

Wen Xin asked Tan Mu to take Tan Wen to play first, while she and Xiao Nan lay on the railing and chatted.

"Xiao Nan, why are you back so early? Why don't you stay at home for a few more days?"

"Teacher Wen, I came back yesterday. I couldn't stand my mom at home. I told her that I had a tight schedule as a senior and needed to hand in some things in advance, and at least she let me go."

"This winter break, she forced me to go on a blind date with her friend's kid. She said that person was perfect in every way and more reliable than someone I could find myself."

"She also said that she would return to Haicheng to marry that person after graduation, and her workplace had also contacted me. I said that I wanted to pursue graduate studies, but she wouldn't let me, saying that a bachelor's degree from Peking University would be enough."

Xiao Nan seemed to have finally found a place to talk, and began to talk to Wen Xin incessantly.

Wen Xin listened, and all of this overlapped with the face of that elegant yet sharp woman again.

It's really scary. Before she even graduates, everything has been planned for her, from her career to her marriage.

In fact, it is normal for parents to make all-round plans for their children, even if these plans are somewhat contrary to the children's opinions.

But the scary thing about this mother is that her daughter is not allowed to have any opinions or participate in this.

Xiao Nan looked at the laughing crowd in the venue with empty eyes and continued speaking.

"She kept telling me every day how much she had sacrificed for me, saying that even though her relationship with my father was cold, she didn't divorce him for me, and she even gave up career advancement opportunities to be with me."

"But in fact, my dad also has time to accompany me, and he is more educated and patient. It's my mom who won't let me, she thinks only her way is the right one."

"In fact, I have been the most worry-free child since I was young. I study well, am obedient and sensible. I don't need her to sacrifice so much."

"Teacher Wen, do you know? During this winter vacation, I stood by the window and looked downstairs several times, wondering if I could jump down so that I wouldn't feel so depressed."

Xiao Nan leaned on the railing with her head down, and big tears fell to the ground, leaving little stains.

Wen Xin took out a tissue and handed it to her.

"Xiao Nan, mom has her attitude and methodology in life, and you will have your own life too. Don't you have your own ideas? Fight for your own life."

“Your life has not yet begun, and there are so many possibilities waiting for you to explore. Some roads should also be walked carefully.”

Xiao Nan nodded and wiped away her tears. She looked up at the ice rink and mustered up her courage before saying:

"Teacher Wen, I came here today because of him... Look, that's the guy wearing the silver down jacket."

Wen Xin looked inside the rink. The tall figure in the silver down jacket was particularly eye-catching in the sun. He was skating with a girl in a pink down jacket and chatting with her.

"Is it the boy from last year's New Year's Eve?"

Xiao Nan nodded:

"Yes, my mother came to see him, and I felt that the pressure was too great, so I told him to break up. He didn't agree at first, and it wasn't until last summer that we broke up completely."

"I received a text message from him yesterday, saying that he was going to go ice skating with his new girlfriend at Beihai Park today, and asked me to wish him happiness."

Wen Xin looked at the people in the field, then at Xiao Nan.

"So you're here to get abused? A breakup reveals a person's character. Xiao Nan, don't you think you should be thankful?"

Xiao Nan chuckled:

"Teacher Wen, I really came here to seek trouble. I want to see what kind of scene it is that he went to such great lengths to text me."

"In the end, I found out that he couldn't torture me at all. Compared to what my mother gave me, what he gave me was as light as a feather."

Wen Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

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