Chapter 68: Getting Drunk
Su Man and Qiao Shiyan selected the ingredients for today. When they went to pay the bill together, Qiao Shiyan rushed to pay.
"You cooked today and you've already put in the effort. I can't ask you to pay anymore."
"But we agreed before that I would treat you to the celebration banquet."
"You also said that this is a celebration banquet, how can we let the protagonist host it?"
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Qiao Shixin appeared out of nowhere, holding her phone, and excitedly ran to Su Man, pulling her aside. "Teacher Su, don't worry about me, just let me pay. I have something to discuss with you."
After Su Man was taken away, Qiao Shiyan naturally started to pay the bill.
Being pulled aside, Su Man had no choice but to ask Qiao Shixin, "What's so exciting?"
"It's just... I have a friend who is the older brother of my former neighbor. Can I invite him to come to my house and attend the celebration party tonight?"
Qiao Shixin's face was flushed.
Su Man noticed that the youthful and hazy feelings unique to girls were quietly sprouting.
She laughed: "Of course, this is your home. Then I will cook more food and make sure that you, the brother next door, are happy too."
After returning home, Suman began to prepare the ingredients.
Qiao Shiyan helped.
Because Song Lin was coming, Qiao Shixin started to decorate the house. It was originally just a small celebration party, and Su Man just wanted to make a simple dinner, but Qiao Shixin ended up decorating the house according to the rules of a normal family dinner party.
Flowers, balloons, red carpet.
Tablecloths, goblets, silver candlesticks.
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The sense of ceremony was not lost at all.
When dinner was about to start, Xiao Beisheng, who had originally agreed to have dinner together, suddenly said that he had something to do and couldn't come.
He didn't inform Su Man directly. Gao Xun called and told Qiao Shiyan.
Qiao Shiyan didn't think much of it. When he told Su Man about it, he muttered, "I heard Luo Yan is sick and in the hospital. She needs a minor surgery tonight. Bei Sheng has to go over to accompany her tonight. I can't say when he can come over. Maybe he won't be able to come."
Suman was arranging dishes in the kitchen.
Hearing this news, her movements were still smooth, without any pause, "I see, then we won't wait for him."
She picked up the plate and walked out.
The doorbell rang. Qiao Shixin stopped waiting and immediately jumped off the sofa, put on her pink and white rabbit slippers, and ran to open the door.
"Brother Song Lin, you're here!"
When Su Man heard the name, she turned her head suddenly.
At first I thought it was someone with the same name, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be my student Song Lin.
Song Lin was standing at the door, holding large and small bags of gifts in each hand. He looked a little embarrassed, glancing into the room as if looking for something. After seeing Su Man, a smile finally appeared on his face.
Qiao Shixin didn't notice Song Lin's behavior and was very happy: "You bought a lot of gifts. Come in quickly, the food is ready. Teacher Su is cooking for us tonight!"
"I can smell the fragrance from far away." Song Lin went in and changed his shoes at the invitation.
Qiao Shixin was clearly smiling, but she pretended to be jealous: "How is it possible to smell fragrance from so far away? Whose fragrance are you smelling?"
Song Lin walked in and placed all the gifts on the coffee table in the living room.
Qiao Shiyan helped Su Man set the table. Song Lin walked over and said, "Teacher Su, I'm here to eat for free. Do you mind?"
"Didn't you bring a gift?" Su Man teased him.
Song Lin scratched his head. "Some are for Shi Xin and Brother Qiao, and the rest are congratulatory gifts for you, Teacher."
Qiao Shiyan brought the last few dishes to the table, "Alright, alright, stop standing around, let's eat!"
Everyone sat down and had a great time.
Su Man and Qiao Shiyan sat on one side, while Qiao Shixin pulled Song Lin to sit with her on the other side.
The meal was a very pleasant one. Everyone was happy and drank more wine.
When she was drunk, Suman turned on the stereo in the living room, gave up the music, and started dancing to the music.
In such an atmosphere, Qiao Shiyan stared at Su Man blankly and gradually became lost in thought.
He thought Suman was beautiful from the first time he saw her.
But that kind of beauty had nothing to do with him, and he didn't feel it.
So when discussing the case with Suman, he was as still as a Buddha and treated Suman with the same attitude as he would treat a client.
Later, I gradually understood Suman's family situation and began to feel a little sympathy for her, but it was only sympathy and pity.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a different emotion, the kind of feeling a man would have towards a woman.
The music gradually became louder and Suman began to spin.
Each circle is faster than the last, like an elegant white swan.
Turning to the entrance, the door opened at this time, and Xiao Beisheng walked in from outside, looking exhausted.
Because of his sudden appearance, Su Man's rhythm was disrupted. She didn't expect anyone to appear in that open space and almost bumped into Xiao Beisheng. Xiao Beisheng stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms.
"How did you get in?" Su Man was surprised.
The man's peach blossom eyes were pale, but seemed to be filled with affection. "I know the password to the senior's house."
Su Man remembered that there were three pairs of eyes behind her, so she immediately moved away from Xiao Beisheng, tidied up the hair on her forehead, and returned to the dining table.
Xiao Beisheng also followed and sat down on the other side of Su Man.
After he politely congratulated Su Man on winning the award, he didn't talk much with Su Man, but started drinking with Qiao Shiyan.
Su Man was sandwiched between them, as if she was the big light bulb.
She is very depressed.
He almost stood up and gave his seat to Xiao Beisheng so that he could be closer to Qiao Shiyan.
Su Man didn't continue dancing, but the dance just now infected Qiao Shixin. Qiao Shixin stood up and invited Song Lin to dance with her: "Is it okay, Brother Song Lin?"
The girl's eyes sparkled and her face was earnest.
Song Lin had no reason to refuse, so he stood up, put one hand behind his back, held up Qiao Shixin's hand with the other, bent his knees slightly, and kissed the back of her hand.
The two danced in the living room, the growing boy and girl, passionate, sincere and beautiful.
Su Man thought it was beautiful, so she turned around and gave the space for conversation to Xiao Beisheng and Qiao Shiyan. She leaned back in her chair, resting her chin on her arm, watching them dance with a smile on her face.
At least this moment is beautiful.
Suman is very happy.
Time passes by unknowingly.
For some reason, Qiao Shiyan got drunk and fell asleep on the dining table.
Because it was too late, Song Lin wanted to go home, and Qiao Shixin offered to see Song Lin out. In the Qiao family's restaurant, only Su Man and Xiao Beisheng were left who were still sober.
Su Man was clearing the table, and Xiao Beisheng rolled up his shirt sleeves and came over to help.
When he arrived, he was still wearing a neat suit, and he looked meticulous, as if he had just finished work. However, after drinking with Qiao Shiyan, he had already taken off his suit jacket and hung it on the back of the chair behind him.
Su Man carried the plate into the kitchen, and Xiao Beisheng followed in closely.
She washed the dishes silently, and Xiao Beisheng helped her squeeze the detergent and handed her the dishcloth.
The two stood very close to each other, their arms occasionally touching.
As Su Man was washing, she suddenly asked, "Lawyer Qiao doesn't seem to be someone without self-control, and he certainly wouldn't get so drunk at a dinner party at his own house. Did you get him drunk on purpose?"
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