When Ziying entered, Jiu Nanxun dropped her guitar and ran up to her, exclaiming in surprise, "Wow, Auntie, you are so incredibly beautiful! I don't know what to say. If my dad weren't here, I would have called you 'sister'!"
Jiu Zhongsheng glared at Jiu Nanxun.
The cat lay on the sofa and looked over, raising its eyebrows slightly. "Wow, Mom, you really look beautiful today."
When the cat left that day, I told her to dress nicely, and she seemed to have taken my advice.
Ziying smiled gently and pinched Jiu Nanxun's cheek. "Xiao Xun, don't say that, Auntie will feel embarrassed."
Jiu Nanxun ignored her father's warning and pulled Ziying inside, saying, "I'm telling the truth. You're really too young. Ask anyone, and they definitely won't be able to tell whether you're my sister's mother or sister."
Ziying's smile only grew wider. Every woman wants to stay young forever, that's for sure. She whispered, "Actually, you can call me sister, I don't mind."
Without thinking twice, Jiu Nanxun immediately greeted, "Sister Ziying."
At least she has some sense, knowing to add her name; otherwise, with her calling her "sister," Maomao and Ziying wouldn't be able to tell them apart.
Jiu Zhongsheng calmly took off his coat and thoughtfully touched his face. He used to be vain when he was young, but after getting married, he completely lost that desire. After Jiu Nanxun's antics, he suddenly wondered if he was old and unattractive.
When he walked to the dressing mirror, he paused slightly, turned his head to look at himself, and thought, "Not bad, I'm as handsome as ever." He felt a little relieved.
"Let's eat first, it won't be good if it gets cold," Jiu Zhongsheng said.
He personally pulled out a chair for Ziying and invited her to sit down.
Ziying looks really beautiful today. She's wearing a rose-red cheongsam that accentuates her shapely figure, and her long hair is styled in a bun with a gold hairpin inlaid with white jade.
Ziying's features are already impeccable, and she is also generous and gentle, easily outshining many young girls. It's really hard to guess her real age.
Looking at her father's gentlemanly and considerate actions, Jiu Nanxun turned her head and smiled at the cat, her eyes seeming to be sharing some secret with the cat.
"Sister, do you think Dad can still win back Mom's heart?" Jiu Nanxun whispered to him.
The cat shook its head and said only one word, "Difficult."
The difficulty lies not in the relationship, but in Ziying's emotional distress. Ziying is not an indecisive person; she has already dumped Jiu Zhongsheng once, and she will not suddenly turn back now.
Kunan Kaoru said somewhat reluctantly, "Okay..."
She felt that everything her older sister said made sense, so she suddenly felt a little sorry for her father.
"Today is a reunion night, and it's also the first time our family has eaten New Year's Eve dinner together. Let's all have a drink, and if you can't drink, just drink a little." Jiu Zhongsheng, as the head of the family, was the first to speak.
As he spoke, he glanced at Ziying without leaving a trace. Seeing that her expression was normal, he felt a little happy, happy for that suggestive phrase "family".
As he spoke, Jiu Zhongsheng brought out his treasured wine, which, needless to say, must have been an excellent red wine.
Suddenly, the cat took Jiu Zhongsheng's red wine and put it back in its original place: "Hehe, drinking is good. The cat has prepared new wine. Let's drink my wine today."
Jiu Zhongsheng raised an eyebrow. "What kind of wine? Bring it out."
Hisa Nakamori is a collector, and he was probably quite obsessed with collecting things when he was younger, otherwise he wouldn't have so many cars in his garage or so many rare, discontinued wines in his cellar.
He was very confident and knew almost every type of alcohol, which is why he was curious about what kind of alcohol the cat was going to bring out.
"Wait for me! Don't eat yet!" With that, the cat ran upstairs as fast as it could.
As soon as she entered the bedroom, she ran into the life space. She dug out a jar of wine from under the thousand-year-old peach tree, cleaned off the dirt, and then carried it downstairs.
With a "clang," the cat placed the wine jar on the dining table.
Looking at the antique wine jar, Jiu Nanxun couldn't help but touch it. "Wow, the packaging is so retro... Wow, it's so cool, is it chilled?"
Cat glanced at Jiu Nanxun and said, "Silly sister, this isn't chilled."
This is spiritual energy, and also the earth energy in her life space, which is inherently cold.
The cat broke the seal on the wine jar, and a rich, sweet aroma wafted out, enticing the sense of smell.
Ku Nanxun's eyes lit up. "It smells so good! It smells like... peach blossoms?"
The cat nodded. "Yes, this is peach blossom wine."
As she spoke, the cat picked up the wine jar and poured wine into everyone's cup.
The transparent stemmed glass held a vibrant liquid that swayed gently, its color exceptionally bright and clear.
Cat put down the wine jar, leaned over to smell it, and was quite satisfied with the aroma. "Try it! By the way, Dad, you can give your toast now."
Jiu Zhongsheng picked up his wine glass and habitually glanced at it. The sweet aroma wafted out, but it wasn't cloying; instead, it gave one a refreshing feeling.
He smiled and said, "This is our family reunion dinner. There's no need for anything too complicated. I just hope that all four of you are doing well and that you can spend more time on your own outside of work to do what you want to do. I'm not an old-fashioned person. I won't force you to do anything, and I don't want you to have any regrets when you're young."
His words seemed to have a deeper meaning, and everyone else understood them instantly.
After he finished speaking, he added, "Xiao Chi, you too."
He was the strictest with Jiu Yunchi, but recently he has been a little regretful. Jiu Yunchi has sacrificed too much for this family, and he has transferred all his past pressure onto Jiu Yunchi.
"I know," Jiu Yunchi simply said.
The cat nudged everyone's glasses, saying, "Work makes Xiaochi happy, right, Xiaochi? Cheers!"
Before Jiu Yunchi could say anything, Maomao was already drinking.
Jiu Yunchi remained silent. He took a small sip, the cool taste melting in his mouth, the subtle fragrance of peach blossoms filling his taste buds, a flavor that he longed to pursue, yet seemed impossible to find...
Jiu Yunchi was slightly surprised and took another sip.
I felt that tasting it in small sips was not enough; I wanted to pick up the jar and pour it all into my stomach.
At this moment, Jiu Nanxun blurted out their thoughts, "This wine... it smells so good, it's simply irresistible! Sister, where did you get this magical wine?!"
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