Proposal (VII)
Ruan Qi spat out all the water in her mouth.
"How did this drink turn into wine?!"
Ruan Qi looked at the cup in her hand in shock.
Grandpa Ruan, who was sitting on her left, glanced at the empty table in front of him and belatedly realized: "...Granddaughter, it seems you are holding my cup."
Ruan Qi: “…”
Oh my god!
The cup in her grandfather's cup was filled with high-purity liquor!
Ruan Qi's expression gradually changed from shock to collapse.
Others collapsed as well.
Grandma Ruan was the first to stand up, frantically unscrewing a bottle of mineral water. "Oh, how can you be so careless, kid? You even picked up the wrong cup. Drink some water and rinse your mouth!"
Grandma Ruan stuffed the mouth of the mineral water bottle directly into Ruan Qi's mouth. Before Ruan Qi could react, she was forced to drink a mouthful of water.
However, it was all too late.
Mineral water can dilute the taste of alcohol in Ruan Qi's mouth, but it cannot dispel the alcohol that has already melted into her body.
In less than a minute, two red clouds rose on the little girl's fair face, and her originally bright and clear peach blossom eyes became watery.
Everyone looked at Ruan Qi like this and gathered around nervously.
"Xiao Qi, how do you feel? Are you dizzy? Do you want some hangover medicine?"
"Master, can you give Senior Sister a couple of injections? What if she gets drunk and starts beating people up again?"
"Can you induce vomiting? I feel like Xiaoqi's eyes are staring straight out!"
Ruan Qi's eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and her gaze was unfocused and a little straight.
Xi Jiu cautiously stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "Baby, do you still recognize me?"
Ruan Qi's eyes moved a few times along with his hand, and after a moment, she smiled sweetly.
"I know you, you are Jiujiu!"
Fortunately, I wasn’t drunk and I still knew people.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, I heard Ruan Qi's next words——
"You're sent from Planet 2333 to take me home! When are we leaving? My luggage is already packed!"
Everyone:!!!
"Planet 2333?" Nie Heng was shocked. "The day I first arrived in the capital, my senior sister got drunk and said she was from Planet 2333. So this is a TV series?!"
Are drunkards nowadays so sophisticated when they act crazy while drunk?!
However, no matter what the hell Planet 2333 is, everyone has to accept one fact - Ruan Qi is drunk.
Just one sip of white wine and in less than five minutes, he was drunk like this.
The Ruan family members who were familiar with Ruan Qi began to have a headache.
Xi Jiucheng Jinyan had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter and was still surrounding Ruan Qi, trying to coax her gently.
Ruan Qi was a little impatient.
She pushed away Cheng Jinyan's hand that was patting her shoulder, kicked the chair away with her right foot, and stood up in a flash.
"Baby?"
Before Xi Jiu could react, he saw Ruan Qi running forward a few steps, all the way to the open space in the middle of the yard, and raised his right hand towards the moon.
"Moonlight Goddess, grant me strength! Capybara, transform--!!!"
Xi Jiu:......
Everyone: ...
In Ruan Qi's artificial bgm, she waved her hands rhythmically in the air a few times, then turned around on the spot, completing the transformation perfectly.
After the transformation, Ruan Qi stood still, staring straight ahead, motionless.
Xi Jiu was still immersed in the shock of the little girl's transformation. He paused for two seconds before cautiously walking over.
"Baby, what are you looking at?"
The scenery in front of her was blocked by the man. Ruan Qi frowned and took a step to the right.
"Don't disturb me from enjoying the scenery," she said slowly. "I'm Capibara, I'm taking a break. You're so noisy."
Xi Jiu:......
What the hell is Capybara!
Boss Xi, who is quite knowledgeable, was stumped for the first time.
He looked up at the others, and Nie Heng, the youngest, quickly explained, "The Capybara is a capybara. It's a very stable animal, very Buddhist, and very cute. A lot of young people like it now."
Xi Jiu:......
Understood.
Just like giant pandas and sloths, they are all internet celebrity animals.
Xi Jiu understood Capibara and, at least, he had something in common with Ruan Qi. He leaned closer to Ruan Qi and said gently, "It's getting late, and it's time for Capibara to go to bed. Shall we go to bed?"
Ruan Qi's eyes moved and she tilted her head to look at Xi Jiu.
After a moment, she nodded slowly and agreed to Xi Jiu's proposal.
"Okay~ go~ to bed~"
The speed of speech is so slow that it makes people feel like having high blood pressure.
Seeing Ruan Qi nod, Xi Jiu quickly reached out to hold her hand. However, Ruan Qi turned around first and walked towards the villa gate.
Seeing this, Xi Jiu hurriedly followed.
The two walked very slowly to the door of the villa, one in front and one behind. Just when everyone thought Ruan Qi was really going to go into the house to sleep, something strange happened again!
Ruan Qi, who had already reached the door, suddenly turned around and rushed towards the wooden bridge in the yard at an extremely fast speed.
At the same time, she shouted loudly—
"Hey! I fooled you, didn't I? Capybara doesn't sleep on land, we all sleep in the water!"
After saying that, he rushed onto the small bridge and was about to jump into the artificial lake.
“!!!!!”
"Damn it! Senior Sister, don't jump!"
"Xiao Qi, danger! Danger!"
"Hurry up and hold her! Lao Jiu, hurry up and hold her!"
The originally peaceful yard suddenly became a scene of chaos.
Everyone rushed towards Ruan Qi from all directions. Xi Jiu, the fastest, almost flew up the small bridge, stretched out his long arms, and just managed to grab the corner of Ruan Qi's clothes, pulling her back from mid-air.
If it was half a second later, Ruan Qi would have really jumped down.
Seeing Xi Jiu catch the little girl, everyone in the Ruan family breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruan Fengmian was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly walked over and slapped Ruan Qi in the face.
"You little bitch, you scared your dad to death! How dare you jump anywhere?"
The artificial lake in the Ruan family's courtyard wasn't deep, the water only reaching an adult's calf, so it wouldn't drown anyone. However, the lake's bottom was made entirely of hard pebbles. If Ruan Qi jumped in headfirst, she'd likely suffer a concussion at best, or a complete skull fracture at worst.
Ruan Qi is really cool. He almost lost his life after getting drunk.
Everyone was frightened by her and broke out in cold sweats.
Nie Beilou came over with a dark face, and before Xi Jiu could ask any questions, he inserted several silver needles into Ruan Qi's acupoints.
Ruan Qi's body instantly went limp. Her eyes, dazed from drunkenness, closed as she passed out.
The Capybara finally died down.
Everyone's anxious hearts finally relaxed.
Nie Beilou glanced at his comatose disciple with disdain, then waved his hand at Xi Jiu with a dark face, "Send her back to her bedroom. Nie Heng, go make some hangover soup and give it to your senior sister."
——
Xi Jiu carried Ruan Qi back to the bedroom, and not long after, Nie Heng brought her some sobering soup.
"Brother-in-law, help my senior sister up, I'll feed her some soup."
Xi Jiu sat beside the bed and carefully helped Ruan Qi up.
Then, he glanced at Nie Heng's hand holding the hangover soup and asked worriedly, "Are you ok with this? Or should I feed you?"
Nie Heng showed his little white teeth and smiled.
"Don't worry, brother-in-law. When Senior Sister was drunk as a child, I was the one who fed her sobering soup. I've perfected the technique a long time ago. Just hold her steady. I'll make sure not a single drop is spilled."
Xi Jiu felt relieved after hearing this and helped Ruan Qi into his arms and held her still.
Nie Heng scooped up a spoonful of soup, brought it to Ruan Qi's mouth, and fed it into her mouth with skillful movements.
Although Ruan Qi was drowsy, she was still able to swallow on her own. The hangover soup flowed down her mouth and into her throat. She swallowed unconsciously, finishing the soup with a spoonful.
Nie Heng scooped up another spoonful and told Xi Jiu while feeding her, "My parents are from Qingyun Village. They died unexpectedly when I was one year old. Master took pity on me and adopted me. Since then, the Ruan family has raised me and my senior sister together. I eat whatever my senior sister eats. I still remember the first time my senior sister got drunk at the age of three. Master made her a hangover soup, but she wouldn't drink it no matter how hard we tried. Everyone in the family tried, but my senior sister just wouldn't open her mouth. Finally, with no other choice, Master, with a dark face, brought me, who was only two years old at the time, to him. Who would have thought that when I fed her with a spoon, my senior sister actually drank it."
Xi Jiu is very interested in any past events related to Ruan Qi.
Hearing Nie Heng's words, he asked in confusion: "Why does Xiao Qi drink it when you feed it?"
Nie Heng: "Maybe it's because we've been eating together since we were little. We were young back then, and we were always distracted while eating. I wouldn't want to eat, so I'd just take the spoon and stuff it into my sister's mouth. My sister has always had a good temper, so she didn't get angry when I stuffed my food into her mouth, and she happily ate it. Over time, my sister got used to it. When I handed her a spoon, she'd open her mouth and wait to be fed. Maybe that's why she opened her mouth to drink the hangover soup I fed her."
Xi Jiu:......
It turns out that my wife has been a foodie since she was a child and she eats everyone's food.
Xi Jiu pulled the little girl closer to him and asked Nie Heng, "So from then on, every time Xiao Qi got drunk, you were the one who fed her sobering soup?"
Nie Heng nodded and said "hmm".
"At first, I was young and couldn't hold the spoon steadily, so the hangover soup kept spilling. But as I grew older, I gradually became proficient. Senior Sister is usually very well-behaved and good-tempered, and never gets into trouble. She only becomes willful when she's drunk, and we all love to see her do that."
Although drunken behavior is very annoying, everyone in the Ruan family enjoys it.
If Nie Heng hadn't been the only one who could feed Ruan Qi the hangover soup when they were young, how could he have gotten this good job?
Nie Heng talked a lot and finally finished the big bowl of sobering soup.
"Master's acupuncture can last for about four hours. Senior Sister may wake up in the middle of the night, but by then the hangover soup will have taken effect, and she shouldn't act crazy anymore. Brother-in-law, please keep a close eye on her. If she's thirsty, give her some water."
Nie Heng gave careful instructions, and Xi Jiu also listened carefully.
After giving all the instructions, Nie Heng left with the empty bowl.
Only Xi Jiu and Ruan Qi were left in the bedroom.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening and it was completely dark outside.
Unlike the bustling imperial capital, the nights in Qingyun Village were tranquil. No car engines, no blaring music. Only the gentle breeze, the chirping of cicadas, and the croaking of frogs in the fields blended together, forming a nighttime sonata in the evening breeze.
Xi Jiu likes such quiet nights very much. Such tranquility reminds him of the fishing village ten years ago.
At that time, on such a quiet night, nine-year-old Ruan Qi skipped into the yard where he lived alone.
From then on, sunshine appeared in the dark void, and the lonely and cold people gradually felt warm.
Xi Jiu looked at the starry night sky outside the window, and his dark eyes were filled with warmth.
At this moment, the person lying on the bed moved slightly.
Xi Jiu immediately turned around and looked over, his feet subconsciously walking towards the bed.
"Baby?"
He called out softly.
The person on the bed did not respond.
She just turned over gently, rubbed her little face on the quilt, and then fell into a deep sleep again.
Xi Jiu looked at Ruan Qi's rosy little face, and the love in his heart flowed like a spreading spring.
He picked up her exposed hand, carefully tucked it back into the quilt, then bent down and kissed her blushing cheek.
“Ahem!”
Suddenly, a loud cough was heard at the door.
Xi Jiu raised his head and saw Ruan Munan and Cheng Jinyan standing at the door like two door gods, one on the left and one on the right, both looking at him ferociously.
Despite being stared at by his two brothers-in-law, Boss Xi was not at all panicked.
He pulled up the quilt on Ruan Qi, then stood up from the bed.
"Xiaoqi is fast asleep," he said.
Ruan Munan said "hmm" indifferently, walked into the bedroom, took a deep breath and glanced at Ruan Qi.
The little girl was sleeping soundly.
Ruan Munan's expression softened, but when he looked at Xi Jiu again, the gentleness turned into coldness.
"It's getting late. Master Xi must be tired after a busy day. Go back and rest early. I'll take care of Xiaoqi here."
Translated, it means, I'm here to take care of my sister, you can't stay here overnight, you can get out.
Ruan Munan's intention to drive people away was very obvious.
Xi Jiu suddenly became selectively deaf, automatically filtering out Ruan Munan's words, bending his long legs and sitting steadily on Ruan Qi's bed.
"You two brothers have been busy all day and are very tired." He said to his two brothers-in-law in a very polite and deep voice, "You should go back and have a good rest. Leave the hard work of taking care of Xiaoqi to me. I'm young and can stay up late."
Xi Jiu is two years younger than Ruan Munan and Cheng Jinyan. He is indeed younger and more suitable for staying up late.
Cheng Jinyan, who was pulled and stepped on, pushed his glasses and laughed coldly.
"Although Master Xi is younger than us, he's already 28 this year, right? At this age, the skin is deteriorating. Staying up all night can age ten years. Master Xi already looks older than my sister. If you age another ten years, be careful that Xiao Qi won't want you."
Xi Jiu: "Same here. Although Xiao Qi doesn't want a fiancé ten years her senior, she probably doesn't want a brother ten years her senior even more. Staying up late makes me age faster, and my two older brothers-in-law are older than me, so staying up late makes them age faster too. So, let me take care of Xiao Qi. You two should get your beauty sleep."
Three powerful businessmen start to compare each other's ages in order to compete for the right to take care of their younger sister.
Just as the verbal fight was about to escalate into a physical fight, Ruan Qi, who was sleeping on the bed, suddenly groaned.
"There are mosquitoes, noisy!"
The three big mosquitoes in the room: "..."
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