Du Mei smiled helplessly.
Feeling happy today, Su Xueli asked her mother-in-law to cook two extra dishes. During the meal, she brought out a bottle of wine and invited Du Mei to have some.
The whole family warmly invited Du Mei to drink, but Du Mei said shyly, "I haven't drunk a drop of alcohol since I married into this family, so I really don't dare to drink."
Wei Mingshen said, "Listen to that, your sister-in-law drinks at her parents' house too."
Wei Tiezhu and Cao Maizi both smiled kindly.
Du Mei said with a smile, "Didn't I tell my sister-in-law that when I perform opera at my parents' home, sometimes I perform at night, and my feet get so cold standing on the stage that they feel like they're being bitten by a cat? So my dad makes everyone drink some wine."
Sometimes, when the patron who hired the opera was pleased with our performance, he would treat our troupe to a meal, and I would start drinking too.
Su Xueli said, "Then your sister-in-law must have a high alcohol tolerance."
Du Mei shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I can't hold my liquor."
Cao Maizi laughed and said, "If you can't drink, just drink less and have some fun."
"I can only drink about half a jin of liquor at most," Du Mei said.
"Ah! Sister-in-law, don't speak so dramatically. Drinking more than half a jin is not considered a low alcohol tolerance!" Su Xueli said with a wry smile.
Wei Mingshen laughed and raised his glass to her, saying, "Sister-in-law, what you've said makes me hesitant to drink with you. I'll just have to bite the bullet and go for it."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Su Xueli also raised her wine glass and said to Wei Mingshen, "It's okay, I'm here. Even if you fall, there will be others to take your place."
"Hahaha..." Everyone at the table burst into laughter.
"Aunt Cao, you haven't finished eating yet." Leopard appeared at the doorway.
Du Mei's face immediately darkened, and she said irritably, "What are you doing here?"
The leopard said timidly, "Since your mother and the three of you haven't come home yet, I came to check on you."
He looked at Du Mei's flushed face, then at the wine glass, and muttered in surprise, "You...you've been drinking?"
Du Mei said coldly, "What's wrong? You have a problem with that?"
Su Xueli smiled, pursing her lips: Domineering.
Wei Tiezhu explained to him, "I was just happy today, so I opened a bottle of wine and let your wife have a drink. She didn't drink too much. Leopard, you should sit down and have a drink too."
Du Mei downed her drink in one gulp and said, "Uncle, Aunt, Brother Mingshen, Sister-in-law, we've finished our drinks and eaten our fill, so we'll go back and rest now. Sister-in-law, I'll come to your house earlier tomorrow."
The leopard had no choice but to follow her.
As soon as he left, Cao Maizi sighed, "Tsk tsk, Du Mei has really made it through. Look at how Leopard was so fierce towards her before, it's all gone now."
Su Xueli sneered: "Men are just paper tigers, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. He'll behave himself after we teach him a lesson once."
Wei Mingshen glanced at her, then lowered his head and smiled.
After finishing the bottle of wine and having eaten their fill, Su Xueli helped Cao Maizi clear the dishes, while Wei Mingshen went inside to start a fire.
Wei Mingyue chased after him into the house and said to Wei Mingshen, who was squatting on the ground lighting a fire, "Brother, Sister Meizhi's birthday is coming soon. What exactly do you mean? She's waiting for your reply."
Wei Mingshen said coldly, "I've already told you, don't interfere in my affairs. If you anger me, I'll beat you up."
Wei Mingyue gritted her teeth in anger: "Wei Mingshen, you blind fool who can't appreciate kindness! I've worked so hard to relay messages between you two, and I'm not even appreciated!"
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