Upon landing in Kyoto, the two women, who had no checked luggage, were quickly greeted by two people who had come to pick them up at the arrivals gate.
Dafu happily hugged Zongjia and Zhongyuan, "The three of us brothers are finally reunited!"
Zong Jiayu smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you."
Zhong Yuan glanced at Jiang Xiaoli behind him and pulled Dafu aside, saying, "Let's not be third wheels here!"
Jiang Xiaoli asked with amusement, "Brother Yuan, it's been days, why are you still talking about it?"
As Zhong Yuan dragged Dafu toward the parking lot, he couldn't help but sarcastically remark, "Someone was supposed to be my gossip buddy, but he's completely covered up his own gossip!"
Dafu grinned, "It's all because you're too stupid!"
When they arrived at the parking lot, it turned out they had brought two separate cars.
Jiang Xiaoli sat in the passenger seat next to Zong Jia and said, "Two cars? Aren't you guys being a bit over the top?"
Zong Jia leaned over to fasten her seatbelt and kissed her on the lips. "They talk too much."
"Haha." She raised her chin. "They've already driven off, what are we waiting for?"
Zong Jia started the car unhurriedly. "It's alright. Even if they arrive early, they'll still be waiting for us to have dinner together."
On the way, Zong Jia made her tell the story of how Li Guizhi and Xu Feng caught her red-handed.
The driver, Xiao Zong, had a smile on his lips the entire time.
Upon arriving at the "Tongque Pavilion" private room, Zhong Yuan tapped the bowls and plates with his chopsticks. "What were you two doing on the way here, dawdling like that? Dafu, look at these two, they don't seem to care about the welcome dinner they're giving you!"
Jiang Xiaoli pouted, "Brother Yuan, do you think you can sow discord between me and Brother Dafu?"
"Yo yo yo!" Zhong Yuan exclaimed dramatically, "Little Pear, so you mean you're in cahoots with Dafu and got thrown out here?"
Seeing him jumping around so enthusiastically, Zong Jia couldn't help but crumple up a napkin and hit him squarely on the forehead.
"Alright, have you ordered yet?"
Zhong Yuan unfolded the crumpled paper and wiped the table. "I've marked it. Let Xiaoli see what she wants to add."
Jiang Xiaoli glanced at the menu and casually added two dishes.
Once all the dishes were served, Zong Jia raised his glass and said, "It's not easy for us to still be together after traveling from Xijing to Kyoto. Today, we're having a welcome dinner for Dafu, and I hope that in five, ten, twenty, or thirty years, we can still get together like this."
Dafu raised his glass and clinked it against his, "Brother Zong, it's all in the drink!"
After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank a whole glass of baijiu.
Zhong Yuan also came over and clinked glasses with Zong Jiayu, saying, "Brother Zong, knowing you is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me!"
"Pfft!"
The other three burst out laughing at the same time.
Jiang Xiaoli tilted her head and asked, "Brother Yuan, don't you think what you're saying sounds like a confession?"
Zhong Yuan rolled his eyes at her. "If I were to have that intention, what business is it of yours?"
Zong Jia quickly took two steps back and hugged his girlfriend, saying, "I don't have that kind of hobby, don't try to create a scandal with me!"
Dafu was laughing so hard he couldn't straighten up, lying on the table. "Dayuan, can't you have any self-awareness?"
They chatted and laughed together, and time flew by. They ended up eating for more than three hours.
After leaving "Tongque Pavilion", Jiang Xiaoli took Zong Jiayu's car keys.
"Brother Yuan, come pick up your car tomorrow. You three have all been drinking, so I'll drive."
Dafu had no idea she had learned to drive. "Oh my, Little Pear, you can drive now?"
Zhong Yuan agreed, "That's right, you learn so fast from my coach!"
She drove very steadily, and the three of them, who were already half-drunk, quickly drifted off to sleep.
After parking the car at home, she patted Zong Jiayu's face first, "Wake up, wake up, we're home, go upstairs to your room and sleep!"
Zong Jia was the first to open his eyes. "We're here already?"
Jiang Xiaoli unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car. "Yeah, all three of you were asleep."
He looked back and saw Dafu and Zhong Yuan sleeping soundly, embracing each other. He got out of the car and opened the door. A gust of cold air rushed into the car, and the two of them shivered and immediately woke up.
Dafu rubbed his eyes, then pushed Zhong Yuan away, "Why are you hugging me to sleep?"
Zhong Yuan kicked him off the car, "You were the one who was holding me while I slept! You're playing the thief and catching the thief, and you're doing it pretty well."
The two of them joked and teased each other all the way, with Zong Jia and the other two carrying bags behind them.
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "Our place will be even more lively from now on!"
Zong Jiayu nodded. "I can already picture that scene."
As if she had just remembered something, she asked, "By the way, how is Dafu staying at your place? Is he sharing a room with Yuan?"
Both families have three-bedroom layouts, one of which has been converted into a study. There are only two bedrooms. When they came to Kyoto last time to look at the land for the branch factory, Zhong Yuan and Da Fu slept in the same bed and had a lot of arguments.
“No need.” Zong Jiayu took her hand. “I’ve cleared out the study.”
Upstairs, Zhong Yuan boasted to Da Fu, "I basically decorated this room for you. Brother Zong's desk is made of solid wood, it didn't kill me with its weight!"
Dafu looked at the study that had been rearranged into a bedroom and patted Zhong Yuan on the shoulder, "Thanks, Dayuan."
Zhong Yuan couldn't help but be sarcastic, "I have to clean up after you for my own safety. You used to punch me last time because you were tossing and turning in your sleep, don't you remember?"
Dafu knew he shouldn't thank this person, so he simply pushed him out, saying, "You should go now, I'm going to get some sleep!"
Zhong Yuan complained after being kicked out, "This guy's sleeping posture is terrible, but he won't admit it!"
Jiang Xiaoli said with a smile, "Alright, you've all had quite a bit to drink, take a rest, I'm going home now."
Zhong Yuan returned to his room, but Zong Jiayu followed him out.
He pulled his arm around his girlfriend, who was about to open the door to go home, and asked, "Little Pear, you're home already?"
Jiang Xiaoli leaned against him and said, "Yeah, aren't you going to rest for a bit?"
Zong Jia lowered his head and rested his chin on the top of her head. "Rest, give me a hug and then we'll go back to rest."
She chuckled softly in his arms, "You're like a thousand-year-old demon who sucks away people's yang energy."
To everyone's surprise, Zong Jiayu didn't deny it, saying, "Maybe so. Smelling a sweet little pear helps me sleep better."
She discovered that she really fell for Zong Jiayu's tactics.
Who can resist a big, cuddly dog's affectionate behavior?
The two embraced quietly for a few minutes before Zong Jia and the other person separated.
He lowered his head and placed a light kiss on her brow, saying in a pleasant voice, "You're fully charged."
Jiang Xiaoli chuckled softly. She opened the door and was about to go in when she suddenly remembered something. She turned around, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the lips. "Okay, I'm back. The seal is off!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
