Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai was too late to stop it. He could only look helplessly at Yan Bugui, hoping that he would be generous this time and not embarrass himself.
When Yan Bugui saw this, he blushed slightly, then quickly returned to normal, and finally acted as if nothing had happened.
"Come on, let's thank Master Yi for his hospitality today. Cheers!" Master Yao said, raising his glass after pouring the drinks.
"Good, cheers! Thank you for your hospitality, Master Yi."
The others also cooperated enthusiastically, and Yan Bugui raised his glass as well, showing no sign of panic.
Yi Zhonghai looked at his actions with suspicion, but felt much more at ease. It seemed that this time there was no fraud.
So Yi Zhonghai also raised his glass, smiling broadly, and said, "Thank you all for gracing us with your presence. Cheers!"
With Yi Zhonghai joining them, everyone drank it all in one gulp.
However, just as the group was about to eat some food to calm their nerves, they suddenly realized that there was no need for that at all, because the wine was as bland as water, tasteless, and it was as if they hadn't drunk anything at all.
"hiss--!"
To avoid giving himself away, Yan Bugui even made a sucking sound as if the alcohol was very strong, indicating that the alcohol was potent.
Then he quickly ate a piece of fatty meat to calm his nerves, which was utterly shameless.
Master Yao and the others looked at him, wondering if it was really that exaggerated.
Yi Zhonghai looked displeased, but as the host, he couldn't say much.
Liu Haizhong, unaware of the situation, thought it was Yi Zhonghai who bought the wine, and now he could embarrass Yi Zhonghai.
"Old Yan, you've had too much fake liquor! This glass of wine is like water, what are you slurping about for? I think you just want to eat meat, don't you?"
If it were an ordinary person, after hearing what Liu Haizhong said, they would probably want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
But Yan Bugui was different from ordinary people. He spoke without blushing or panting, and said shamelessly.
"Old Liu, you're really uncultured! Drinking is like life, sometimes mild, sometimes strong. Different people will taste different flavors. For example, I can feel its strength."
See what shamelessness looks like? Yan Bugui is a prime example. As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.
Yi Zhonghai is now regretting it a bit. Why did he invite him?
Originally, Yi Zhonghai had planned to take advantage of this promotion to Level 8 worker to improve his relationships within the institute and bring along a few allies.
Although Yan Bugui is no longer in charge, Yi Zhonghai knows him well.
This guy isn't poor at all; in fact, he's quite wealthy. He might come in handy in a crucial moment.
But judging from his behavior today, this person has no bottom line and dares not point fingers when it comes to crucial moments.
Master Yao and his companions weren't fools; they probably figured it out by now.
But they're different from Liu Haizhong; they see through things but don't say anything, and they're still good friends. Fake alcohol is fake alcohol! Anyway, it won't kill anyone.
Although Liu Haizhong was a little slow to react, he eventually realized what was happening and followed the example of Master Yao and the others, keeping quiet about the wine.
The pleasant atmosphere inside the room was completely ruined by this bottle of fake liquor.
Meanwhile, Sun Zhengguo and the others, having finished dinner, also arrived at the courtyard house.
"Mom and Dad, you're here! Come in and sit down," Lin Wencui said happily, holding her grandson.
"Your mother and I are mainly here to see our great-grandson, Zhengdong and his wife are mainly here to see the house, and Zhengguo's family is mainly here to see you."
"Hahaha……!"
Grandpa's clever summary immediately amused everyone.
After everyone greeted each other, Sun Zhengdong and his wife stepped forward, their attitude appearing very sincere.
"Auntie, I really have to thank you this time. Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to get these two rooms."
"Hey! We're all family, why are you talking about this? Did you get the key?" Lin Wencui seemed unconcerned.
"Auntie, the key is here!" Wang Aifang quickly took out the key and waved it.
"Okay! Once we get it, our two families will be neighbors. Let's go visit together."
After Lin Wencui finished speaking, she led the way to the house across the street, and the others followed.
Sun Zhengguo didn't join in the fun; instead, he chatted with his sister who had come home for the weekend.
"Stop fooling around, isn't it nice for Auntie to hug you? Be careful you don't get a spanking..."
"Oh! By the way, big brother, I heard from second brother that Weimin also passed the test this time?"
Sun Zhenghong held her little uncle Jie, busy as a lark, chirping away.
"Waaaah...!"
Before Sun Zhengguo could speak, his son refused to get up and started crying loudly, showing extreme resistance.
Then the little guy stretched out his hands and kept moving closer to Son Jung-guk, wanting a hug.
"Let me do it! Look at you, a girl your age, you can't even hold a baby."
Seeing his nephew making a big fuss, Sun Zhenghong reluctantly handed him over to his older brother.
But she would never admit that she can't hold a child.
"Big brother, it's clearly because Xiao Jie is too shy, how can you blame me for not knowing how to hold a baby! Look, I hold my second brother's Mao Mao just fine."
Sun Zhengguo smiled and did not refute. His son was indeed shy around strangers, and he had only been joking with his sister earlier.
Next, the brother and sister talked about Zhou Weimin's work.
Of course, it was mainly Sun Zhengguo who spoke, and Sun Zhenghong only needed to listen.
Fortunately, Zhou Weimin lived up to expectations and only spoke of good things, which made Sun Zhenghong quite happy.
The two chatted for a short time before the family returned home.
"Mom, I've finished reading it." Sun Zhengguo looked puzzled.
"What are you looking at! The whole house is empty, there's nothing there," Lin Wencui said, somewhat angrily.
"Hey! I thought it was something serious! Yan Bugui is such a stingy person, he'd even taste the manure passing by his door to check if it was salty, what do you expect him to leave behind?"
"Hahaha……!"
"Zhengguo's analogy is good. I'll accompany Zheng'an to go shopping tomorrow and buy some furniture," Grandpa said with a smile.
Hearing this, Lin Wencui's anger subsided considerably, and the group began to discuss what furniture they needed to add to the new house.
Just as the group was discussing matters, the Yi family's banquet ended hastily. The bottle of fake wine was never finished; more than half of it remained.
Yi Zhonghai personally escorted the three workers to the gate and kept greeting them.
"Gentlemen, I apologize for the poor hospitality today and for disturbing your enjoyment. Next time, it will be just the few of us, and I will make it up to you."
"Old Yi, don't feel guilty. It has nothing to do with you. Besides, we ate very well."
"Yes, yes, Master Yi, you don't need to take us there, we're fine."
Goodbye, Master Yi.
After they finished speaking, they went their separate ways. Yi Zhonghai waved goodbye again before returning to the compound with a gloomy face.
When they got home, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had already left. What was even more infuriating was that the bottle of fake liquor that hadn't been finished had also been taken away.
No need to ask, no one but Yan Bugui could have done this.
"Honey, everything was fine just now, how come everyone's scattered so quickly?" Aunt Yi said while busy tidying up the table.
"It's all that Yan Bugui's fault. He brought a bottle of watered-down wine, and the more we drank, the less energetic we became. Why didn't we leave earlier? What are we still doing here!"
Yi Zhonghai said angrily.
He had a specific purpose in inviting us to dinner.
But now, because of Yan Bugui's fake liquor, nothing has been accomplished.
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