Chapter 135: Please have a drink with Miss Ling
Xiao Ling brought her maids, carrying four boxes and two jars of Jinhua wine. As they arrived at the back door of the shop, they heard the sounds of people playing finger-guessing games and drinking.
In the past, Xiao Ling often came to the shop to pass on messages and ask questions, and was familiar with all the shop assistants and supervisors.
She didn't want to go in today, but she stopped and looked back. The maids following her were all too young, and none of them could pass on the message, so she had to knock on the door and talk herself.
Normally, the Xie family shop does not allow its employees to drink alcohol. However, because today is the second master's birthday, a full banquet has been arranged. There are many vegetable plates and fruit dishes on the table, and the pot is full of fragrant wine. A group of employees are playing guessing games, joking and making noises, and drinking without restraint.
Just as the party was making a lot of noise, there was a knock on the door. Someone got up from the table and opened the door. It turned out to be Miss Ling who was sitting beside the lady.
As soon as she came in, everyone who was drinking turned around to look at her. Everyone knew her and greeted her.
Xiaowu was sitting in the first seat, half drunk, with one leg splayed out on the chair. He was talking to the people around him with his head down. When he heard everyone greeting him, he looked up and saw that it was her.
Xiaowu stopped talking, raised his head, his face a little red from drunkenness, and looked at Xiaoling without blinking.
Xiao Ling saw him at first sight, but immediately looked away and only spoke to the guy closest to her.
"Today is a great day for our master. In recognition of your contributions, Madam has specially prepared fine wine and delicious food to reward everyone for their hard work over the past few days."
After saying that, Xiao Ling waved her hand, and the maids came in one after another, put down the wine boxes and jars, and took out various dishes one by one, and then left.
Seeing that everyone had put their things down, Xiao Ling deliberately avoided Xiao Wu's direction and smiled at others.
"Everyone, please enjoy yourselves. I'm leaving now."
All the guys present were acquaintances. They knew that Xiao Ling was the most trusted confidant of the Madam, and they thanked her repeatedly.
"Miss Ling, you've worked hard!"
"Thank you, Madam, for the reward!"
"Thank you for your help!"
Xiao Ling smiled, turned around and left. Suddenly, a young man near the door stood in front of the door with a smile on his face.
"Sister Ling, you've been busy backstage all day and haven't come to the front of us. It's been a while since we last met. We need to have a drink before we leave."
Xiao Ling had always been familiar with him and declined with a smile.
"Not today. I have to go back to look after the young lady, so I can't drink. There's also a feast in the back, and you see, I haven't had a single drink."
The young man stretched out his hand to stop him.
"My dear sister, thank you for your care every day. I will treat you to a glass of sweet wine today as a token of our brotherly love."
Immediately, three or five people followed suit.
"It's been a while!"
"I eat here on weekdays, why don't you give me face today?"
Xiao Ling had no choice but to reach out and take the wine glass from the waiter.
"Okay, since you are willing to show your filial piety, I will give you a favor."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing that she was straightforward, the other guys cheered in unison.
Xiao Wu sat in the middle of the crowd, motionless, just withdrew his gaze, poured himself a glass of wine, and while drinking, he looked up again.
Xiao Ling drank a glass and was about to leave, when another young waiter came over with a glass of wine.
"Miss Ling, you've been working so hard to take care of the Madam and the Young Miss. They say that only when our Madam is happy can our Master smile a little. Today, I'll offer you a drink. In the future, please say a few good words to the Madam, so that we can relax a little while in front of you."
The man complimented her with a smile. Xiao Ling had just finished one glass, so she had to drink the second one. Without hesitation, she took it and drank it.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a glass of spicy wine. Xiao Ling choked and couldn't help coughing twice while speaking to everyone.
"Look, I really can't drink anymore. My face is getting hot. Goodbye, goodbye."
After saying that, the young man really stopped trying to stop her and opened the door for her. Just as Xiao Ling was about to step out, another tall man ran over and stopped her.
The man staggered and spoke incoherently. It was unknown how much alcohol he had drunk.
"Miss Ling, you've only been staying back with the Madam and the Young Miss, and haven't been around for a while... We came before, and it's been a while since we last met. You finally made it here today, so why are you in such a hurry to leave? Don't just think about the Madam and the Young Miss. Come, stay with me... have a couple of drinks with me."
The man was a little drunk and stumbling. Although Xiao Ling was familiar with everyone, she looked down on such a drunk and just waved her hand.
"I really can't drink anymore. Madam is waiting for me to come back and talk to her."
The drunk man saw Xiao Ling always joking and laughing, and thought she was easy to control. Today, taking advantage of his drunkenness, he became unruly and reached out to grab Xiao Ling's wrist, insisting that she drink a glass before leaving.
When everyone saw this, they all started to make a fuss.
Xiao Ling couldn't break free from the drunk man for a while, and her other hand was grabbing the door. She couldn't decide whether to slap him or shake off his hand and go out.
While he was hesitating, Xiao Wu had already stood up, stretched out his long legs, stepped directly onto the wine table, jumped over in two steps, and arrived in front of the drunkard.
With a "slap", he was slapped in the face.
"Miss Ling is concerned about the Madam and the Young Miss, that's her duty. What the hell are you? You're so foolish, and you dare to say you care about her? If you dare to pull any strings again, I'll break your dog legs!"
The drunk man felt the pain and let go. He covered his face and took two steps back. The slap was so strong that his face turned red immediately.
When everyone saw this, they were all shocked. No one dared to make a fuss anymore, and some even put down their wine glasses.
Xiaowu has always been Xie Yuduo's most trusted confidant. He has been tactful since he was a child and always has a smile in his eyes when he sees people. The shopkeepers, clerks and managers of all the branches of the Xie family say that he has a good temper and they have never seen him quarrel with anyone on the spot.
Today he was so angry that his face was cold and hard, and there seemed to be a knife in his eyes that usually smiled.
When they saw a fight breaking out, someone immediately came forward to smooth things over. They stepped forward and pulled the drunk man back two steps.
"Old Zhan, you see that the wine my wife gave you today is good, and you want to drink a few more glasses, and you can't care less. Come on, come on, I'll drink with you, okay?"
Everyone realized that they were the ones who came and went every day, and they all started to smooth things over with their clever words and chattering.
"It turns out that Steward Du is the person our master values the most. He knows that Madam is the master of the family, and he even takes care of the people around Madam. Haha."
"Old Zhan, you should thank Madam for the wine. Tomorrow when I come, you can just kowtow to me. Today, since the eldest daughter is here, you can kowtow to me and take her to Madam, and this matter will be over."
Old Zhan was slapped by Xiao Wu and sobered up a lot. He was pushed by the crowd and really knelt down in front of Xiao Ling and kowtowed heavily.
The man hadn't stood up after kneeling when Xiao Ling turned around and left without saying a word.
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