Chapter 743 - 742
"There’s no need to buy groceries; I already picked some up on my way back," Hu Yong dangled the bag of vegetables in his hand, smiling, "Hurry to the kitchen and get things ready. Bring out some liquor later; I’ll have a few drinks with my buddy."
"Sure thing, you guys have a seat, I’ll take care of it! Old Hu, make sure to treat your friend well." The woman cheerfully took the vegetables and scurried to the kitchen to get busy.
Hu Yong invited Su Yang to sit and poured him a cup of tea before he headed to the kitchen.
Sitting outside, Su Yang overhead Hu Yong quietly asking if the eldest sister-in-law wasn’t home. However, upon receiving a negative response, his tone noticeably dropped.
It was clear that Hu Yong was very intimidated by this elder sister-in-law.
Su Yang didn’t pry into other people’s family matters. He sat by the table, slowly sipping his tea.
Hu Yong’s apartment was quite small, a two-bedroom unit of just over sixty square meters. It was just barely adequate for a couple with a kid, but clearly not enough if there were more people living there.
The fixtures in the home were rather old, much of it being furniture from over a decade ago. An antiquated, large CRT television sat atop a table against the wall, the kind of thing that would fetch only a couple hundred yuan if sold as scrap.
It was evident that Hu Yong’s life was quite strained.