birthday banquet
After saying that, Qiao Jianmin pricked up his ears and waited for a reply, fearing that he would hear a rejection.
Inviting Zhong Ling to the family dinner has a very different meaning. It means that Director S has regarded her as his closest and most trustworthy person.
Zhong Ling tapped the armrest lightly with her fingertips, thought for a moment, and decided that it would be okay to sit down.
"Sure." Zhong Ling replied calmly, "Send me the time and place."
Qiao Jianmin on the other end of the phone breathed a sigh of relief, his voice brightening considerably: "Okay, okay! I'll send you the information right away! I'll come pick you up in person when the time comes!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Ling thought, since it's a birthday party, I can't go empty-handed.
What should I give as a gift?
After thinking about it, she remembered the several jars of good wine she had buried in the mustard seed space. She brewed them with spiritual spring water and hundreds of spiritual fruits.
Zhong Ling entered the mustard seed space. As soon as she appeared, a huge figure swooped down from a distance at an astonishing speed.
Zhong Ling didn't even raise her eyelids. With a wave of her hand, an invisible barrier appeared in front of her.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, the figure crashed into the barrier, and its huge body was bounced back several steps before it could stabilize itself.
It was Jiuhun who came.
At this moment, its amber pupils were full of grievances, its huge body rubbed against the ground, and a low "woohoo" growl came from its throat, just like a large dog that was shut out by its owner.
In the past, this guy was either sleeping or playing around, but today was unusual.
"Something?" Zhong Ling raised her eyebrows.
When Jiuhun saw that his master was paying attention to him, he immediately came closer again, carefully leaning over with his huge head, rubbing gently against her legs, controlling the strength very well.
It rubbed against her for a long time, but seeing that Zhong Ling still looked so cold and indifferent, it nudged her hand with its head anxiously.
"I want a hug..." A slightly childish thought came over.
The corners of Zhong Ling's mouth twitched. She looked at its size, then at herself, and refused expressionlessly: "No."
Jiuhun's movements froze, and his eyes instantly filled with moisture, making him look even more aggrieved.
It simply played tricks, lying on the ground, covering its face with its two front paws, its huge body trembling slightly, as if it was going to cry in front of you if you didn't hold it.
Zhong Ling was a bit troubled by it. "Alright, alright," she sighed helplessly, "get smaller."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiuhun immediately put away all his grievances, and his huge body quickly shrank into a half-meter-tall, pitch-black cat.
It meowed and skillfully jumped into Zhong Ling's arms, curled up in a comfortable position, rubbing its head against her chest and making a satisfied gurgling sound in its throat.
Zhong Ling held it in one hand and felt it was quite heavy.
"Tell me, what's wrong with you today?"
Jiuhun, whose fur was stroked, narrowed his eyes comfortably and replied, "I want to go out too."
Zhong Ling's hand, which was stroking its back, paused slightly.
"Today I woke up and saw that the spirit beasts were all in groups, and even the fish in the pond were in pairs. I was the only one there, and I wanted to follow my master out too."
Zhong Ling thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be loneliness.
She rubbed Jiuhun's head and promised, "I'll take you out after a while."
Jiuhun in his arms suddenly raised his head, his eyes wide open, full of surprise.
“Really…really?”
"I never break my promises."
"Awoo!" Jiuhun was so excited that he almost changed back to his original form. He twisted around excitedly in Zhong Ling's arms, expressing his joy.
After pacifying the big guy, Zhong Ling held it and walked to the peach tree. With a sweep of her spiritual sense, she found the place where the wine was buried.
With a casual move of her hand, the soil turned over automatically, and a white jade wine jar broke out of the ground and landed steadily in front of her.
She removed the seal and the aroma of wine spread instantly. Just smelling it made people feel refreshed.
Jiuhun sniffed hard, his saliva almost dripping with greed.
Zhong Ling slapped it, threw it to the ground, resealed the jar, and left the mustard seed space holding the jar of spiritual wine.
…
A few days later, it was S’s longevity banquet day.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao Jianmin drove his car to the door on time.
"Comrade Zhong Ling, we can set off now."
Zhong Ling held the white jade wine jar and got into the car.
The car drove smoothly all the way and entered a residential area, which was heavily guarded and full of small courtyards with gray walls and green tiles.
The car stopped in front of one of the yards.
The courtyard gate had already been opened, and an old man was standing at the door. When he saw Zhong Ling get out of the car, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
This old man is Director S.
"Comrade Zhong Ling, you are finally here. Come in, come in!" Director S came up to greet him with a smile.
"Chief, happy birthday." Zhong Ling handed over the jar of wine in his hand.
"Oh, it's good that you're here. What else do you need to bring?" Director S took the wine jar. It was not cold in his hand, but warm. It turned out that the body of the jar was made of the finest warm jade.
"The fruit wine I brew myself can strengthen your body, prolong your life, and prevent all diseases." Zhong Ling briefly introduced the effects of the wine.
Qiao Jianmin next to him raised his eyebrows and said, "Anything produced by Zhong Shen must be a masterpiece!"
Captain S obviously understood the value of this jar of wine. He handed it to the guard behind him and carefully instructed, "Keep it carefully." Then he led Zhong Ling inside and said, "Let's go. We'll be waiting for you."
There were already quite a few people sitting in the living room, including his family and a few familiar faces.
When everyone saw Director S personally leading a young girl in, their eyes were focused on them. They took a closer look and found that it was Zhong Ling.
"I'm sure everyone knows me," the chief said, smiling and introducing them. "This is Zhong Ling, a close friend of mine who I invited to dinner."
Everyone stood up, smiled and nodded to Zhong Ling, their words were very polite but not overly enthusiastic.
The family dinner started soon. There were some delicious home-cooked dishes on the table. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious, and everyone was chatting about their own things.
Halfway through the family dinner, the leader was in high spirits. He said to the guard beside him, "Go and get the jar of wine Comrade Zhong Ling sent. Let everyone taste it today!"
The guard quickly came over with the white jade wine jar and carefully placed it in the middle of the table.
Everyone present was an important figure with sharp eyes. They could tell at a glance that the wine jar itself was a treasure.
"Comrade Zhong Ling, your gift is so precious. This jar alone is worth a lot." Director S said with a smile, his words full of love.
"It's just a container, but the wine inside is pretty good." Zhong Ling said.
The chief personally opened the seal, and the aroma of the wine instantly spread, and everyone present felt refreshed when they smelled it.
They looked surprised.
They had seen all kinds of good wine, but none of them could compare with the wine in front of them.
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