Chapter 106 Tianhe Yao

Ye Yan is back, and the guard team has returned to its normal order. Yun Chen also feels like a huge burden has been lifted from his shoulders, and he feels a lot more relaxed.

She just wanted to lie down in bed and have a good sleep, preferably until noon, but Xiaoliu came running and said that Xun Xun was calling them both to have a drink.

After calculating the time, Yun Chen asked, "Didn't Gou Ge go home to see his family? It's only been over two hours, and he's already back?"

Xiaoliu was also confused. "I don't know. Gou Ge said he's done watching and told us to leave quickly. We can't go home until we're drunk tonight."

"The atmosphere is so tense right now. We're about to clash with the Yu Family. Why is Brother Gou…" Yun Chen felt that this was unlike Xun Xuan's cautious nature. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's go! Brother Gou probably has something important to tell us. Let's go!"

Yun Chen and Xiao Liu arrived at the agreed place and stood outside the magnificent restaurant. They were both dumbfounded.

"This, this Wannianxiang Restaurant is the most expensive place in Yancheng. Brother Gou wants to treat us here?" Xiaoliu widened his eyes.

Yun Chen was also scratching his head. "One bowl of Mapo Tofu here costs eight taels of silver. Our combined annual salary isn't even enough to buy three of these dishes. What do you think, Brother Gou?"

"Could we have come to the wrong place? But Brother Gou was talking about shop number 88 on Chang Street!"

While the two were wondering, Xun Jian leaned out of the second-floor window, waved and said with a smile:

"What are you two standing there for? Come up here! The pork elbow is getting cold!"

When Xiaoliu heard there was pork knuckle, he immediately threw all the questions about his aunts and uncles out of his mind, rushed up to the second floor, hugged Xun Jian and said excitedly:

"Brother Gou, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly treating us to such expensive food? I've never been to such an expensive place in my life!"

Looking at the table full of expensive wine and delicious food, such as braised pork elbow with honey, snake soup with cordyceps, bear paw with orchid, bird's nest in clear soup, ham and braised leopard civet, and sea cucumber stewed with crab roe and abalone sauce... Yun Chen felt sorry for Xun Xuan:

"Brother Gou, do you need our help? Let's not play games with each other. Just tell me what's going on. Leave the money to my sister-in-law to manage the household!"

Xun Xuan pushed Yun Chen to sit down, deliberately putting on a stern face.

"What's wrong? Who said I can't have some private money? What's wrong with me treating my brothers to a drink? Today, you two must eat and drink your fill and not leave until you're drunk!"

As he spoke, Xun Jian shouted at the waiter again:

"Six more jars of the best Tianhe Yao!"

The waiter responded respectfully, but his eyes were looking back and forth between Xun Yan and the other two.

Guests who can come to Wannianxiang for dinner are either rich or noble, and are dressed in fine clothes.

But Xun Jian and his companions were wearing guard uniforms, and looked like servants rather than masters... The waiter was obviously worried that they wanted to dine and dash.

Especially the Tianhe Yao, which is opened only once every ten years and has a fragrance that can intoxicate people from a hundred miles away. It is really expensive.

Seeing the waiter's concerns, Xun Jian sneered, took out a few gold bars from his pocket and threw them to the waiter:

"Is that enough? If not, I'll give you more!"

The waiter held the gold in his hands and smiled happily. He nodded and bowed repeatedly, saying with a smile:

"Enough, enough, enough! I'll serve you some wine right away!"

Xun Xuan looked cold and sullen, without saying a word, and only told Yun Chen and Xiao Liu to eat quickly.

Yun Chen didn't know where Xun Xuan got so much money, and she felt that Xun Xuan was very unusual today. She didn't know where to start, so she asked for the sake of conversation:

"Brother Gou, have you visited your sister-in-law and the children?"

Xun Xun drank a large bowl of wine, wiped his mouth, and rubbed his eyes.

"I've seen it... The two girls can already help with the laundry and cooking, the third boy can carry firewood, one of the two little ones can eat by himself, and the other can even say 'Mom'. My sister-in-law is so pitiful, she can only smile foolishly;

Although my brother-in-law is paralyzed in bed, he has learned the craft of weaving five-cornered bamboo baskets, which helps to supplement the family income; the elderly are also good. My father is old and his eyesight is not very good. He can't see clearly, but he enjoys eating..."

Xiaoliu nudged Xun Jian with his shoulder and asked with a wicked smile:

"Where's your sister-in-law? Why don't you mention her? Brother Ye asked you to go back and be with your family, but you came back so soon and didn't even spend time with your sister-in-law?"

Xun Yan laughed "Haha", gave Xiao Liu a slap on the head, and scolded him:

"You hozen! Your brain is full of yellow bubbles all day long!"

Yun Chen pretended to pick his ears and said disdainfully:

"That's right! My ears are almost yellowed from the smoke!"

Xiao Liu laughed and said, "Girls are so nice, so fragrant and soft. No matter how tired I am every day, as long as I lie in your arms, I feel comfortable immediately! I feel revived!"

Yun Chen couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he blocked Xiao Liu's mouth with a goose wing and said to Xun Yan:

"Brother Gou, drink less. Didn't you quit drinking? Why are you drinking again?"

Xun Jian did not respond. He held the wine jar with a heroic spirit and gulped it down. He sighed happily and asked the two of them:

"Have you two forgotten this place?"

Seeing that Yunchen and Xiaoliu were confused, Xun Yan said:

"When we were in the martial arts school, one day after finishing our mission of escorting goods, we were passing this street when a fish bone was thrown from the second floor and landed right on Xiaoliu's head—"

Before Xun Yan could finish, Yun Chen suddenly recalled the past and continued:

"Yes, yes, yes! I remember now! It was thrown down by a guest on the second floor. Xiaoliu was so angry that he started arguing with that person for a long time!"

Xiao Liu's mouth was stuffed with food, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes! That guy even scolded me for not being able to afford the food and wine here! Damn it, what a dog-eyed idiot!"

At this moment, Xun Jian showed an arrogant look that Yun Chen had never seen before, raised his chin and said:

"From that day on, I secretly swore in my heart that if I ever became rich in the future, I would definitely treat my two good brothers to a good meal here! It's just money, something that everyone in this world has, and sooner or later I will have it too! Today, I finally fulfilled my promise..."

Xun Jian raised his wine bowl, his eyes reddened as he spoke to Yun Chen and Xiao Liu in a very serious tone:

"My two brothers, I, Xun Xun, have both my parents alive, a son and a daughter... a loving wife... a wife who loves me dearly... and you two, my two sincere and devoted brothers... It's all worth it..."

Xun Xun choked up as he spoke, unable to finish the next sentence.

Yun Chen felt uncomfortable and sad after hearing this. He quickly picked up the wine bowl and clinked it with Xun Yan's:

"Brother, let's not talk about this! Life will get better and better. After we finish the Yu family's affairs, we will bring my sister-in-law and the others to Kyoto!"

Xiao Liu also shed tears and said, "From the martial arts gym to the Huo Gang, the three of us have fought so many battles, big and small, that we can't even count them! Our lives are tied together! Brother Gou, there's no need to say so much!"

Somehow, after hearing what Xiaoliu said, Xun Xun suddenly collapsed. He was still holding the wine bowl in one hand, but he covered his eyes with the other hand and couldn't help crying.

Yun Chen and Xiao Liu looked upset, but didn't know what to say.

Only after Xun Xun had cried enough and his expression had gradually calmed down did he speak to the two of them seriously again:

"Don't tie my life to yours. I have a bad life and I can't let it drag you down with me."

Xiao Liu looked at Yun Chen, then at Gou Ge, and said:

"Brother Yun and I have bad luck. I have no parents and grew up eating at other people's homes. Brother Yun also lost his mother and started to work as a gangster when he was a teenager. The three of us are not lucky, otherwise we wouldn't be guards."

Xun Yan sighed and couldn't help cursing:

"What a damned world!"

Xiaoliu and Yunchen also nodded heavily and imitated him by cursing, "What a damn world!", which made Xun Xuan laugh.

In the restaurant, other customers had no idea what the three guards in ordinary clothes were talking about. They just thought that these three people were noisy but they couldn't afford to offend them. Looking at their faces flushed with alcohol, they looked very fierce.

It was not until late at night and the moon was bright that the three of them walked out staggeringly, arm in arm.

The oldest guard took out two more gold bars, slammed them on the table, and shouted:

"Waiter! This is your reward!"