Chapter 221 Three Bottles of Wine
The result of Xiao Cheng's decision was...
Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao habitually took their eldest brother's silence as tacit agreement and immediately started drinking.
The wine was delivered by various business owners in Pingcheng after the new store opened and Hu Biao's gang was purged.
They have all types of alcohol, big and small, all stored in the new store's warehouse.
When they returned in the afternoon, Wang Hao, Luo Shiliu, and Xiao Dazhuang brought back three bottles with them.
Bai Lu thought they were taking the wine home to drink themselves, but now, watching them pull out one, two, three bottles of wine from under the table, she finally understands.
It turns out that everything was premeditated.
What else could she say? It was too late. She could only hope that three bottles of wine wouldn't knock Xiao Cheng out.
In my memory, Xiao Cheng had a pretty good alcohol tolerance; as long as he didn't mix drinks, he wasn't easily drunk.
The three bottles of liquor on the table are all baijiu (Chinese white liquor), so they can't be mixed, and the smell isn't as strong as the liquor we had at the Tian Shang Dance Hall last time.
It's fine.
One drink won't make you drunk.
Two or three cups won't make you drunk.
Bai Lu ate crab legs while watching Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao take turns toasting Xiao Cheng.
After Xiao Cheng finished drinking, he continued to stubbornly peel many shrimps and crabs for her, without any other reaction.
Bai Lu was relieved.
I went to the restroom under the moonlight and in the gentle breeze, and when I came back, I was dumbfounded.
Before she left, three of the four old men who were sitting around the table, drinking and chatting happily, were now pacing back and forth in the courtyard like spinning tops, unable to stop.
To be precise, she was as busy as a spinning top, quickly clearing the pots and pans from the table and putting them into the sink by the well. Her steps were so fast that she was practically flying, and her face was flushed from the effort.
Upon seeing her return, the three faces, flushed from their busy work, turned around simultaneously, their eyes gleaming.
"Sister-in-law, you're finally back!"
"We have to go now, bye-bye!"
Goodbye, elder brother and sister-in-law!
Each person said goodbye, and that was it, they truly said goodbye.
Three figures rushed out the door, their steps quick, as if something extremely urgent had happened.
Before Bailu could think much about it, the clattering of pots and pans and the splashing of water came from the well.
My gaze followed the sound and abruptly stopped.
Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wei were actually fighting over who would wash the dishes; Xiao Wei used a rag, while Xiao Cheng used a loofah.
Two good brothers who usually don't talk much are also speechless at this moment, both of them extremely busy.
She washed the dishes, pots, and pans with lightning speed, and they were exceptionally clean. The plates piled up under the moonlight shone brightly, and in no time, they were all washed and carried back to the kitchen.
The tables, chairs, and benches were returned to their original positions in an instant. Xiao Cheng moved the large round table back to the main house, Xiao Wei moved the chairs back to the main house, and the small benches were put back wherever they were supposed to be.
Everything happened as fast as a tornado. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wei finished their work and ran to Bai Lu.
"Lulu, are you still hungry?"
"Sister-in-law, would you like to eat crab again?"
Two strikingly handsome faces, both flushed from their busy work, were full of concern for Bai Lu.
Apart from her two deep eyes being a little redder than usual, Bai Lu didn't notice anything different.
She chuckled and shook her head: "I'm not hungry, I won't eat."
The two children immediately grabbed her hands, one on each side, and asked at the same time, "Would you like some soup?"
Bai Lu sensed that something was off about the two brothers, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
"I don't want to." She finished the bowl of soup that Xiao Cheng had ladled out and felt full, even a little stuffed.
I'm going to throw up if I drink any more.
As soon as Bai Lu finished speaking, Xiao Wei shook her hand, looked up at her with his big, slightly red eyes, and said, "Sister-in-law, I feel like my Ren and Du meridians have opened up, I've awakened unparalleled martial arts, and my whole body is full of strength!"
The little guy has watched too much TV and has been successfully brainwashed by martial arts dramas; his little brain is full of unparalleled martial arts skills every day.
Bai Lu asked with a smile, "Now that your Ren and Du meridians have been opened, you possess unparalleled martial arts skills. What do you want to do?"
"I want to chop wood!"
Xiao Wei acted immediately, letting go of Bai Lu's hand and excitedly running to the kitchen to grab an axe. He then rushed to the woodshed with lightning speed to chop wood.
"Crackling and popping!"
The sound of chopping wood came from the woodshed, leaving Bai Lu dumbfounded.
After the chestnuts were sold to Wang Cuihua, the woodshed was vacant, and Xiao Cheng returned all the firewood piled up in the backyard to its original place.
Xiao Wei took an axe to chop firewood, not brooms or small sticks, but real, large pieces of firewood.
Moreover, the axe that Xiao Wei was holding was not a small axe that children played with in pretend play.
Rather, it was the large axe that adults use to chop wood, the sound of which was so precise and clear that it echoed through the night—something a seven-year-old boy could never do!
Could it be that he has truly opened up his Ren and Du meridians, awakened unparalleled martial arts, and become a prodigy?
Just as Bai Lu was about to go and see what was going on, her waist was grabbed and Xiao Cheng, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke—
"Lulu, I can chop wood too."
Bai Lu: "Hmm...and then?"
Why are you hugging me?
Bai Lu suspected that Xiao Cheng was probably drunk.
Look at that unprecedentedly red face and bright red eyes, it's as if the Ren and Du meridians have been opened up.
Especially the arms wrapped around her waist, which were as firm as black iron chains, tightening more and more.
A calm and composed leader would not do something so reckless and rude; only a drunken three-year-old would act so recklessly and without restraint.
Bai Lu sighed, almost unable to breathe from being choked, and helplessly patted Xiao Cheng's hand.
"Loosen your grip a bit."
Xiao Cheng not only didn't let go, but hugged her even tighter, burying his face in the crook of her neck: "Lulu... I feel uncomfortable."
His voice sounded a little off.
It's true that the aloofness is gone; the aloofness disappears as soon as the child appears. But what's with this low, husky, and enigmatic tone?
Bai Lu reached out and pulled the face out of her neck: "What did you just do?"
Xiao Cheng's slightly reddened eyes showed doubt as he shook his head: "I didn't do anything."
Bai Lu touched his face; it was a little hot. From his neck down to his collarbone, there was also an unusual burning sensation.
It feels a bit like the reaction in TV dramas when someone accidentally eats something dirty, but there's nothing dirty in my house.
Could it be those three bottles of wine?
Bai Lu looked at Xiao Cheng's handsome face, which was flushed and captivating under the moonlight, and her heart skipped a beat.
How many drinks did you have just had?
Xiao Cheng answered truthfully, "Ten cups."
Ten cups wouldn't be enough to get this drunk.
"What else did you eat?" Bai Lu asked, only to realize it was unnecessary. Xiao Cheng had eaten the same food as her, and if there was a problem, she wouldn't be safe and sound now.
"Eat rice, eat vegetables, drink soup." After answering Bai Lu's question, Xiao Cheng picked her up in his arms.
Bai Lu was still trying to recall what dishes she had eaten and what ingredients were in the soup when she was suddenly lifted into the air. Her hands reacted faster than her brain, and she instinctively hugged Xiao Cheng's neck.
Realizing that something was wrong with him and that he was heading back to his room, I suddenly felt a little panicked.
In a flurry, I was put on the bed.
Xiao Cheng even went back to close the door, instantly reducing the loud cracking sound of the little prodigy chopping wood by more than half.
(End of this chapter)
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