Du Lei drove to the provincial university, asked for directions along the way, and arrived at the entrance of the School of Business Administration, where he was completely dumbfounded.

He didn't know which college Li Mingzhu was in.

"Excuse me, do you know which college Li Mingzhu is in?"

"I don't know who Li Mingzhu is."

"Excuse me, do you know which college Li Mingzhu is in? She's a freshman this year."

"I don't know, I'm a freshman too."

"..."

Du Lei was so anxious that he scratched his head and gritted his teeth, then made up his mind to drive to find Li Fang.

At this moment, a middle-aged couple appeared in front of the car; they were Li Mengjiao's parents.

They recognized Wang Peng's license plate.

"Uncle Long, Auntie, get out of here! Mengjiao is drunk!" Du Lei said hurriedly.

"Drunk? Where?" Li Longfei immediately became anxious and hurriedly got into the car. "Are you with Wang Peng?"

Xu Rong hurriedly got into the car as well, "She doesn't drink, Xiao Lei, what happened?"

Du Lei didn't know what had happened either, and hurriedly shook his head, "I don't know what happened either, but he and Brother Peng are at our tobacco and liquor store."

Li Longfei and Xu Rong both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They believed in Wang Peng's character; even if their precious daughter got completely drunk while with Wang Peng, she wouldn't suffer a single hair on her head.

"Xiao Lei, don't rush, drive slowly," Li Longfei reassured Du Lei.

As soon as Du Lei started the car, Li Mingzhu stood in front of the car and waved.

"Sister-in-law!" Du Lei hurriedly opened the door and got out of the car, saying, "Get in the car quickly, Brother Peng is looking for you."

Li Mingzhu opened the back door and met the eyes of Li Longfei and his wife.

"Aunt Rong, when did you arrive?" Li Mingzhu hurriedly went to sit in the passenger seat.

She knew Xu Rong, but not Li Longfei.

"Mingzhu, we just arrived today. We're preparing to send Mengjiao to Beijing to study at Tsinghua University," Xu Rong said with a smile.

"Oh, Sister Mengjiao is really amazing." Li Mingzhu knew that Li Mengjiao had been admitted to Tsinghua University.

"Brother Lei, where are Wang Peng and Meng Jiao? What exactly happened?" Li Mingzhu asked.

The air fell silent.

Du Lei said weakly, "They were at the tobacco and alcohol shop, and for some reason, Mengjiao suddenly got drunk."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingzhu nodded and remained silent.

An awkward silence filled the carriage, and everyone voluntarily kept quiet.

Half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the tobacco and liquor store.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Li Mingzhu opened the door and got out, running all the way up to the second floor, where she saw Wang Peng sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"Brother Peng, are you alright?"

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Li Mingzhu quickly asked him softly.

"I'm fine, where's Du Lei?"

Footsteps echoed in the hallway. Wang Peng turned around and saw Li Longfei and Xu Rong. He quickly stood up to greet them.

"Xiaopeng, what exactly happened?"

Where is Mengjiao?

The couple asked the questions at the same time.

Wang Peng pointed to his bedroom door, "Mengjiao just accidentally drank my wine and got drunk."

Saying it was a "mistake" was to save face for Li Longfei and his wife.

The couple hurried to the bedroom next door, and Li Mingzhu followed them.

In the bedroom, Li Mengjiao was asleep on the bed, curled up in a ball with her hair all messy.

However, the clothes were intact, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Mingzhu stepped out of the door, gently closed it, and sat down next to Wang Peng.

"Brother Peng, what exactly happened?" she asked in a low voice.

Wang Peng took her downstairs and recounted the whole story.

She added, "She confessed her feelings to me while she was drunk. I have no idea what was wrong with her."

A strong sense of crisis welled up in Li Mingzhu's heart. She never expected that Li Mengjiao also had a crush on her husband.

"Brother Peng, she deliberately drank to confess her feelings."

She whispered, "When she wakes up, she'll blame the alcohol, and then you can still be friends."

Wang Peng thought it made sense and nodded. "I was really surprised. To be honest, I've always treated her like a younger sister."

He had severed ties with the Wang family, but maintained a good relationship with the Li family, so he naturally treated Li Mengjiao as family.

"This shows that my husband is charming; even talented women from Tsinghua University like you."

Li Mingzhu smiled mischievously, her words laced with jealousy.

Wang Peng shook his head. "Don't be sarcastic, I can tell."

"Sigh! She probably thinks I'm very outstanding, so she has a crush on me. In the end, it's just that she hasn't seen much of the world."

There are plenty of outstanding men at Tsinghua University. She'll forget about me soon enough, so you don't need to worry about it.

At this moment, a customer came to buy cigarettes, and Wang Peng got up to serve the customer.

After the client left, Li Mingzhu whispered, "Honey, when are we going to get our marriage certificate?"

"Anytime is fine." Wang Peng spread his hands. "Girl, you're so insecure that you actually want to lock me up with a marriage certificate?"

"Hmph! Take it or leave it, I don't care." Li Mingzhu said arrogantly.

"Brother Peng, I was just joking, but you can't joke about Mengjiao."

Li Mingzhu suddenly became serious, "She's such a stubborn girl, I doubt she'll be able to get over this hurdle."

In the next half hour, eight customers entered the store.

Four people bought cigarettes, and four people bought alcohol; the total sales exceeded one hundred yuan.

"Brother Peng, what's the profit?" Li Mingzhu asked, pointing to the drawer containing the money.

Wang Peng opened the ledger and said, "The profit is eighteen yuan and fifty cents. The profit from cigarettes is not high, but the profit from alcohol is high."

"Not bad." Li Mingzhu was very satisfied; this was the average daily wage for people in the provincial capital.

At this moment, Li Longfei walked down the stairs.

"Xiao Peng, shall we go to the car and talk?" he said.

Wang Peng nodded and followed him out the door. The man got into the car.

"Mengjiao has woken up. She asked me to apologize to you. She said she was drunk and doesn't know what she said or did?"

Li Longfei shook his head. "This girl is brainless; she can actually mistake alcohol for a beverage."

"Uncle Long, Mengjiao didn't say or do anything out of line."

Wang Peng covered for her, saying, "We know each other, but we may never cross paths again. She's upset, and I'm upset too."

At this point, Wang Peng asked again, "What time is your train?"

"It was 3 a.m., and my luggage was still in the hotel."

Li Longfei said, "Xiao Peng, do you have time now to take us to the hotel?"

"When you have time, call Mengjiao and Aunt Rong downstairs," Wang Peng said, feeling the farce should end.

The two got out of the car at the same time, and Li Longfei went upstairs to call for help.

Wang Peng asked Du Lei to watch the shop and then took Li Mingzhu with him to the hotel.

By the time they arrived, Li Mengjiao had recovered.

She held Li Mingzhu's hand and said, "Sister Mingzhu, your wine smells like water. I thought it was water too. I was completely drunk after just one sip."

"That means you have a low alcohol tolerance, but it also means that the wine in my house is good."

Li Mingzhu laughed and said, "It smells like nothing, but it's strong when you drink it. Isn't that what good wine is?"

"Sister Mingzhu," Li Mengjiao said with a wry smile, "we'll be in different cities from now on, and we'll have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet."

"It's alright, Wang Peng and I are getting married soon, and we'll invite you to our wedding banquet," Li Mingzhu said.

Upon hearing this, a hint of resentment flashed in Li Mengjiao's eyes.