Chapter 126 An Unforgettable Night
Bai Lu placed the tray on the table and had just sat down when a long, slender hand reached behind her and gently wrapped around her waist.
His tall frame leaned forward, staring at the four glasses of water on the tray, his drunken face showing confusion: "Is this strong tea?"
Look, even his eyes have reverted to those of a three-year-old.
Bai Lu suddenly wanted to tease the child, so she took a cup and placed it in front of him, saying softly, "This is a soup I specially went to the kitchen to get and boiled with bitter melon. It's very effective at relieving hangovers. After drinking it, you won't feel dizzy or lightheaded. You should try it."
"I'm not seeing things." The child refused to admit that he was drunk, denying it earnestly.
After saying that, he picked up the bitter melon soup, took a big gulp, and subconsciously frowned: "It's sweet."
The child, having been tricked, immediately turned to look at the culprit, his hazy, deep eyes flashing with a hint of resentment.
Bai Lu pursed her lips, suppressing a laugh, and reached out to pat his head: "Sweetie, bitter melon is sweet. I just wanted to see if you would refuse the bitter melon soup I painstakingly made. I didn't expect you to actually not refuse. You're really awesome!"
Xiao Cheng couldn't remember how many years it had been since anyone had touched his head; the last time was on this day that year.
The person left after touching him and never came back.
Today... it's her.
Bai Lu's hand was suddenly grasped and pulled away. Xiao Cheng stared at her intently, a hint of awakening and clarity appearing in his hazy eyes, and a storm of emotions surged up from the depths of his gaze.
Bai Lu thought he was angry and was about to apologize and explain when he gently pulled her hand away.
Approach him from between the two men.
He slowly lowered his head.
He placed a devout kiss on the back of her hand.
The cool, soft touch traveled from the back of her hand to her palm, and Bai Lu froze, her heartbeat and pulse clearly accelerating.
"Hey, hey, hey~ You two, that's enough!"
"We're putting on a show, at least give us some applause! All you do is show off your love all day long, are you trying to kill us all?... Singing a folk song, oh sister, you sit at the bow of the boat..."
"Brother, let's walk on the shore, loving and affectionate~"
"..."
He was just complaining about other people showing affection, and now he's singing a love song himself. Luo Shiliu wants to punch Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao.
But in the end, they dragged him along and made him dance even more joyfully.
Swing your three left legs, swing your three right legs, shake your head, sway your head, and shrug your shoulders.
"I dance the best in the whole world!"
Bai Lu tried to hold back for a long time, but finally couldn't help but laugh so hard she had to cover her mouth with her hands.
But Xiao Cheng removed it.
She raised her other hand, but he grabbed it and pressed it down, as if he wanted to see her least standard smile.
"What are you doing..." Bai Lu smiled weakly and glared at him: "Let go of my hand."
She didn't want to laugh out loud.
You can't laugh out loud either.
In later generations, Bai Lu developed the habit of smiling without showing her teeth, a practice that is considered elegant and reserved by the Chinese.
The international standard smile is: 3.8 meters / six teeth. When you smile, you show eight or six teeth, which can be clearly seen by others from three meters away. A smile is a polite gesture that makes people feel happy.
Because Bai Lu sometimes accompanies her father to banquets with colleagues and to political events, where there are always flashes of light from cameras, she needs to smile politely and maintain a dignified demeanor.
We must not embarrass our parents, we must not disgrace our officials, and we must not fail to display the demeanor of a great power at diplomatic banquets.
For Bailu, a hearty laugh is a luxury.
It is the standard etiquette that requires you to hold back your laughter, even if you see something very funny happening, whether in public or at a private banquet.
But the swing dance that Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao were performing was just too funny.
Bai Lu couldn't help but want to burst out laughing even when she pinched her thigh. She could only subconsciously cover her mouth, but her hand was held by Xiao Cheng and pressed under the table. He wouldn't let her cover it or pull it back.
"Let go..."
Xiao Cheng not only refused to let go, but also hid her hand in his pocket, stubbornly acting like a naive three-year-old child.
Getting drunk is like being a three-year-old!
Bai Lu finally realized that she couldn't reason with the child, her hand was stuck in her pocket and she couldn't pull it back, and the three old men dancing in front of her were just too funny...
"Little sister, you sit at the bow of the boat!"
"Brother, let me walk on the shore~"
"Singing folk songs with love and affection..."
"Xiao Dazhuang! You've mixed up your lines!!!!"
After being kicked, the honest man immediately changed his lyrics: "Loving each other like a beautiful jasmine flower..."
Bai Lu laughed so hard she almost couldn't breathe, burying her face in Xiao Cheng's shoulder. If she couldn't cover her mouth, she could at least hide it.
I really can't stand it.
His brother is so funny.
Singing and reciting lyrics is one thing, but dancing is also swaying left and right, and occasionally spinning around.
It went around and around.
They even dragged Xiao Wei, who was engrossed in eating snails, away and forcibly pulled his little arms and legs, making him do a swaying dance.
Poor Xiao Wei, with a big snail stuffed in his mouth and his cheeks puffed out, was being carried by Luo Shiliu and Wang Hao, one on each shoulder and under each armpit, spinning around without his feet touching the ground.
Bai Lu finally couldn't help but laugh out loud on Xiao Cheng's shoulder, then buried her face back in her arms as she laughed.
no!
Her image is going to be ruined!
Xiao Cheng noticed the little face trembling on his shoulder, chuckled softly, and mercifully released the little hand from his pocket. With a quick turn of his large hand, he pulled the little face from his shoulder into his arms.
"It's big enough here to hide."
Bai Lu: "..."
She pinched his arm hard and continued laughing.
Happiness is actually very simple: laugh when you want to laugh, cry when you want to cry, be carefree, and find happiness in the ordinary.
There are no skyscrapers, no dazzling lights, no VIPs, no luxury cars or villas here, only a small border town, a brick house, a deep friendship, and a night filled with laughter.
Simple and beautiful, an unforgettable night.
All gatherings and reunions must eventually come to an end; all good things must come to an end. Parting is for a better reunion next time.
"Won't they get lost?"
Bai Lu and Xiao Cheng stood at the door, watching the unsteady trio leave. Bai Lu was a little worried.
He's so drunk that even honey water won't help; falling into a ditch would be disastrous.
"It's okay, they do this every year."
Xiao Cheng turned around and went home. Not hearing footsteps following him, he frowned slightly, turned back and grabbed Bai Lu, closed the door, and pulled her into the room.
They didn't stop even when passing by the large, untidy round table.
Xiao Wei, who was clearing the table, was stunned. He paused for a second before quietly continuing to collect the dishes.
My older brother is very happy today; he won't be experiencing the White Dew solar term.
They must have gone back to whisper to each other.
Bai Lu never heard any whispered conversations; instead, she would close the door and pin the person against the wall without saying a word.
With arms still braced against the wall, they firmly confined the space, preventing anyone from leaving or retreating.
“The dishes haven’t been cleared yet. Xiaowei can’t clear them all by himself. I’ll go help.”
Bai Lu crouched down, preparing to escape from the man's iron arms, but was immediately picked up around the waist.
In the blink of an eye, we were on the bed.
Xiao Cheng placed his hands on either side of the pillow, lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead, his deep gaze following her voice.
"Wait for me to come back."
(End of this chapter)
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