The village was incredibly lively on New Year's Eve, with every household decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and couplets on the doors welcoming the new year.
The sky above the village was filled with colorful fireworks that night. Li Qiang and his family arrived at Su Lei's house early.
At the dinner table, just as Su Ning had said, Li Xiaojuan started asking all sorts of questions. He Ci was prepared, so he just made things up, but he didn't know how much Li Xiaojuan believed him.
When they arrived, He Ci had already asked Su Lei about it. All they knew was that he came from Hong Kong, and they knew nothing else.
He Ci was very perceptive; when he came, he brought a case of Moutai for Grandpa Su, which made Grandma Su beam with joy, and at the same time, her attitude towards Su Ning improved.
Grandpa Su was also a veteran of the war, and he immediately recognized He Ci's talent as soon as he entered the room.
At first, they were very unhappy when they heard that the second son's family had taken in a son-in-law, since the second son's family wasn't without sons.
After getting to know him better, he felt that the young man was a good person, and his speech and behavior exuded nobility. What he couldn't understand was why such a good kid would marry into the family.
"Xiao He! I wonder who's in your family, and what your parents do?"
He Ci felt that this hurdle was insurmountable. Li Xiaojuan had just finished asking the old man when she asked him again, wondering if the old lady would ask the same question later.
He Ci filled the old man's glass with wine and then began to make up a story.
“My parents are alive and well. I have an older sister. My dad does everything, my mom is unemployed at home, and my sister occasionally helps my dad with some chores.”
He Ci spoke very subtly, but to everyone else, it meant that his father was the sole breadwinner, his mother stayed home to manage the household chores, and his sister helped with chores whenever she had time.
Li Mei's lips curled up slightly. This brat was cunning. If she hadn't met He Ci's mother, she would have almost believed him.
After the old man finished asking, Li Xiaojuan continued, "What kind of business does your father do? Do they know that you've married into his family?"
“I was originally the eldest son of a wealthy family, but my family went bankrupt and I owed a lot of money, so I had no choice but to become a live-in son-in-law.”
Everyone knows that He Ci is talking nonsense. Everyone has a privacy. What is certain is that He Ci is the young master of a wealthy family.
Li Xiaojuan wanted to ask more questions, but He Ci picked up the wine in front of him and addressed Old Master Su, Su Mao, and Su Qiang.
"Grandpa, Dad, Uncle, Happy New Year! I'll drink this first as a sign of respect."
He Ci finished the whole thing in one go. Just as Master Su was about to say a few words of praise, he saw He Ci uncontrollably slump onto the table.
Su Ning quickly went over to help him up. Given He Ci's alcohol tolerance, he shouldn't be able to pass out after just one drink. Seeing He Ci blink, Su Ning understood.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Brother Ci might be drunk. I'll take him home first."
Su Lei was completely bewildered. He picked up the wine in front of him and took a sip. The wine was fragrant and the alcohol content wasn't high, so why was He Ci drunk?
Last time they drank even stronger drinks at Su Ning's house, and He Ci was perfectly fine. This small cup shouldn't be enough to make him drunk!
Once outside Su Lei's house, He Ci stopped pretending. Luckily, he was prepared, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to get through this ordeal.
Instead of going home, the two walked hand in hand towards Zhu Zhou's house. Soon, Su Tian and Su Lei caught up with them. Seeing that He Ci was alright, Su Lei smiled.
“Brother-in-law, you’re really something. You even dared to lie to Grandpa. He’s very strict. If he finds out you lied to him, he’ll definitely give you a good scolding.”
He Ci stopped in his tracks. "Brother-in-law, don't we still have some scores to settle? If I had known you couldn't keep a secret, I wouldn't have bought that motorcycle."
Su Lei quickly shifted the blame, saying he really liked that motorcycle and would be heartbroken if He Ci wanted to leave.
“It’s Su Tian. If it weren’t for her, Mom and Dad wouldn’t have known you were brought by her.”
Su Tian thought this older brother was too cowardly. So what if she said it? This person didn't know how to be grateful at all, and now he even dared to shift the blame onto her.
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