"etc…"

Ruxuan noticed something was off about the two of them, and wondered why Wang Wei always seemed to want someone else to treat him to a meal.

"Sir, it's really just a meal..."

Qi Laoliu said somewhat nervously, "Ruxuan asked too many questions. If I lose face, it won't just be in front of these few people, it will be a disgrace to the whole family..."

"I'll go too, anyway, I have something to tell Wang Wei..."

Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of them, Ruxuan decided to go along to see what was going on...

"You can say what you need to say now, and we'll leave after you've finished..."

Qi Laoliu clearly didn't want to take Ruxuan with him, but how could she, whose curiosity had been piqued, just let the two of them leave?

"It's okay, I'm free right now anyway, and I'm hungry, so how about we go grab a bite together? Old Qi, you're not trying to renege on your promise to treat me, are you? You're not usually that stingy..."

Hearing Ru Xuan's words, Qi Lao Liu felt a tightness in his chest...

In the end, he could only say in a sullen voice

"Let's go eat together..."

Ruxuan smiled slightly, and the three of them left in front of everyone...

"What did the commander mean just now? Could he be showing concern for that newcomer?"

"Impossible, right? The commander has always been domineering. He beats up newcomers first and then talks about it. How could he possibly care about newcomers?"

"But the commander seemed to blush just now..."

"It's an illusion, it must be an illusion. This newcomer is just a little handsome and a little strong. What other advantages does he have?"

Hearing the soldier's words, the others looked at him blankly, thinking, "Isn't this advantage enough? And can these two advantages even be described as 'points'?"

The three of them silently arrived at the area where the ancient martial arts were practiced. There weren't many people there, just three men and two women, all practicing their own martial arts. When they saw Qi Laoliu return, they all nodded as a greeting...

One of the beautiful women in a cheongsam glanced at Qi Laoliu with a cold expression, which made Qi Laoliu awkwardly call out...

"Senior Sister Shangguan, fellow junior brothers and sisters..."

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Qi Laoliu smiled awkwardly, but he still continued speaking.

"I'm going to share some of the finest wines from my Qi family with everyone..."

"Oh dear, Senior Brother Qi, what are you doing? We're all working together, no need to be so polite. I have some peanuts here, just have them as a snack with your drinks..."

"I'll go get some cucumber salad; that'll make a dish..."

"I'm going to get a big harvest to help everyone sober up..."

"Since everyone's dishes are so vegetarian, I'll make you a cold tofu salad..."

After the four junior brothers and sisters finished speaking, they looked at Shangguan Qing, which flashed a hint of helplessness in her cold eyes. He didn't say anything, but could only turn around and leave. A little while later, he came back with a large pile of beef and mutton...

Wang Wei gave Qi Laoliu a disdainful look. This guy really had no sense of decency; he didn't even want to pay for his own meal, just freeloading off his brothers and sisters. This guy was truly shameless…

However, watching these people scheme against that ice queen, they really were in cahoots, completely cut from the same cloth...

Soon, Qi Laoliu was seen pushing out a large box of wine without labels, manufacturer information, or production date...

"Let me introduce you all, this is Wang Wei..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Wei added...

"I'm his older brother, the older brother he just kowtowed to and acknowledged..."

Qi Laoliu's face was grim. The moment had finally come. He had thought Wang Wei wouldn't bring it up, since it was so embarrassing...

Now things are really messed up. His fellow disciples know, and Chief Ruxuan knows too. What will others think of him? Most importantly, what will his beloved senior sister think of him?

"Is...is this real?"

Zhaliao, standing beside him, stammered as he looked at Qi Laoliu and asked, finding it hard to believe that Qi Laoliu, whom he respected as his second senior brother, would kneel down and acknowledge him as his elder brother…

"Ahem...eating and drinking..."

Qi Laoliu invited everyone to eat and drink, but no one responded; they all stared at him in disbelief…

"Hey... why are you all looking at me like that? This guy tricked me. He didn't seem to have any energy depleted during his fight with Chief Ruxuan, but he pretended to be at his last gasp, so I couldn't resist sneaking a punch..."

Hearing Qi Laoliu's words, everyone nodded, thinking that this was something he was capable of doing, and there was nothing strange about it...

"He was too embarrassed to say it, so I'll say it for him. After he failed to ambush me, I beat him up. He was so impressed by my domineering aura that he insisted on kneeling down and kowtowing to acknowledge me as his elder brother. I couldn't refuse him..."

Seeing that even Qi Laoliu was embarrassed at times, Wang Wei quickly interrupted him, adding fuel to the fire...

"No, that's not how it is..."

Just as Qi Laoliu was about to explain, Wang Wei shouted loudly...

"My dear brothers and sisters, this is our first meeting today, and I haven't brought any gifts. Let's start with a toast, and I wish you all great wealth tomorrow..."

"Alright, Brother Wang Wei is truly a man of great courage, I'll drink it too..."

"Dry…"

Seeing Wang Wei's boldness, everyone laughed and downed their drinks, even the icy beauty Shangguan Qing drank hers...

"Things aren't as Wang Wei described. Let me explain..."

Just as Qi Laoliu was about to continue explaining, Wang Wei interrupted him again, saying...

"To make my blessings come true, I'd like to give everyone a small gift. Please open your payment QR code..."

The crowd opened the payment QR code with suspicion, and without saying a word, Wang Wei transferred one million to each person…

When Qi Laoliu's companions saw that their balance had indeed increased by one million, they were completely shocked. This was like a god of wealth...

One moment you're simply treating a blessing as a blessing, and the next moment someone has fulfilled your wish. Even the turtles in the wishing well aren't this effective...

"Brother Wang Wei is truly exceptional, and we naturally believe you. We never expected our junior brother to be so disappointing..."

"Hey... Zhaliao, speak properly! I'm your senior brother, how could you believe a stranger..."

Qi Laoliu was speechless at his fellow apprentice's antics. It was just a million, why were they acting like they'd never seen money before? He'd been bought off like that…

"Senior brother, that's not right of you. Besides ripping us off with this substandard liquor, what else can you do? Look at Brother Wang Wei, he's a blood brother, and he gave us a million-dollar gift right off the bat..."

Mei Bilian immediately retorted to Qi Laoliu's face...

"You bunch of traitors..."

"Brother Wang Wei, please don't hold it against Qi Laoliu. We've already accepted you as our brother..."

Junior Sister Yao Jia blinked her adorable big eyes and said innocently yet earnestly…

When Qi Laoliu saw that even his most innocent junior sister was like this, he felt like his whole world had collapsed...