Dinner was finally ready, and everyone gathered around the stone table to eat.
Sipping peach blossom wine, eating spicy rabbit meat, scrambled eggs, and various green vegetables, a sweet life begins.
After the meal, everyone was slightly tipsy. Fortunately, the valley below was spring-like all year round, with flowers and plants in full bloom, and the warm breeze made everyone feel even more intoxicated.
Xia Lan'er was the first to start talking nonsense. She was the least able to hold her liquor, and her face turned flushed after just two cups.
A pair of eyes stared straight at Lai Guitou: "Why do I feel like you've suddenly become more handsome? Is it just my imagination?"
Lai Guitou knew she would get drunk, but he didn't expect her to get drunk so quickly this time.
She passed out after just two drinks, but this was the first time she had ever complimented herself on being handsome.
Lai Guitou was pleased to hear this, so he continued to press her, "So, do you think I'm prettier or Xiaoyu is prettier?"
Fu Xiaoyu was focused on eating rabbit meat when he suddenly heard Lai Guitou mention his name. He looked up at him.
"You're ugly, you're not good-looking."
"Who said that? He's good-looking, better-looking than you."
Xia Lan'er squinted, completely ignoring Fu Xiaoyu; at this moment, her eyes were only on Lai Guitou.
Old Guitou, who was standing to the side, had already seen through the clues. After all, he had raised them for more than ten years and knew their temperaments and personalities pretty well.
I knew all along that these two people definitely had feelings for each other, but I never expected that the arrival of Yulu and the others would become the fuse that ignited their relationship.
However, this was bound to happen between the two of them; it was only a matter of time.
He was quite shocked to find that Xia Lan'er was the one who spoke first this time.
"How can you talk nonsense like that, girl? Even if you like Lai Guitou, you can't lie against your conscience. How have I taught you all?"
"One must be honest and not tell lies. Does that vixen, my wife, want to eat Lai Gui's head?"
Fu Xiaoyu hid behind Cui Yulu in fear, looking at Xia Lan'er in disbelief.
This woman is beautiful, but too alluring. She's not as good as my wife; she makes people feel very comfortable looking at her.
When Xia Lan'er heard the word "fairy," her nerves seemed to be stimulated.
"You all think I'm good-looking, but I'm also a promiscuous woman, right?"
But you're all wrong. I'm not like that. I may have been born with a seductive nature, but I'm not that kind of woman. Those men were notorious playboys. I deliberately approached them and then taught them a lesson.
I did good deeds to make them afraid to bully women again, but people's words have changed the story. How did I become a promiscuous woman?
Lai Guitou had never heard her mention these things before, and was now somewhat shocked, realizing that he had been misunderstanding her all these years.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for listening to those people, but I don't think you're a promiscuous woman."
Xia Lan'er's starry eyes were slightly tipsy as she looked at him with tender affection.
Just that one glance made Lai Guitou's heart beat faster and his mouth go dry.
He quickly took a sip of wine to suppress his desires.
He's gone completely mad; he's actually fallen for Xia Lan'er.
I can't let her know, otherwise she'll definitely laugh at me later.
Xia Lan'er will probably deny everything she said today once she sobers up tomorrow, but if I take it seriously, I'll be in big trouble.
We absolutely cannot let this happen; what just happened must have been an illusion.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at Xia Lan'er again.
She was still looking at him with starry eyes.
It's impossible for me to be the man she likes. She likes handsome men. What she just said was just drunken talk.
I should forget that sentence, forget it as soon as possible.
That's how people's memories are; the more you try to forget something, the clearer you remember it.
What she just said seemed to be directed at herself, but it also seemed to be directed at Yulu and the others.
Lai Guitou is practically possessed.
Seeing the two people so conflicted, Cui Yulu decided to lend them a hand.
"You rascal, can't you tell what Lan'er is thinking?"
Lai Guitou looked at Cui Yulu with hesitant eyes: "Yulu, don't believe her drunken words. They don't count. Although I am also good-looking, I am still not as good-looking as Xiaoyu. I know this very well, so you can't believe her drunken words."
Cui Yulu shook her head helplessly. It seemed that this lazybones still lacked some confidence and courage.
"Don't you want to know why she said so much when she was drunk this time, and why it was all about herself? Don't you want to think more about why?"
After hearing Cui Yulu's words, Lai Guitou lowered his head. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he dared not think about it.
Xia Lan'er was one of the most beautiful women in Ghost Cave Village, while he was just an ugly toad.
How could I dare to dream of being with Xia Lan'er?
"My lady, isn't their relationship a classic case of a toad lusting after a swan?"
Although Fu Xiaoyu spoke softly, the others heard her clearly.
This further hurt Lai Guitou's pride, making him even more afraid to admit Xia Lan'er's feelings for him.
"Yes, I also feel that Lan'er and I look like a toad and a swan standing together. I'm aware of that much. So, if we don't make things clear, we can still be good friends. But if we do make our relationship clear, it will be awkward to get along."
Cui Yulu lightly tapped Fu Xiaoyu's forehead: "Go over there and see if the chicks have come out yet. Don't talk nonsense here."
Fu Xiaoyu felt wronged by her words. He had clearly told the truth, so why was he being criticized? He really didn't understand, but he couldn't disobey his wife, so he could only turn around and go into the stone chamber with a wronged expression.
"Don't listen to Xiaoyu's nonsense. You know his intelligence is like a child's, so what he says can be ignored."
"Yulu, are you trying to comfort me? Everyone knows that children are the least likely to lie. He's telling the truth. I've already admitted it myself. You don't need to explain anymore."
Lai Guitou lowered his head in defeat, looking somewhat dejected.
However, Old Ghost felt sorry for Lai Guitou, who looked dejected, and quickly comforted him: "Good disciple, you don't need to feel inferior. Lan'er is beautiful, but you are not bad either. At least you are much better than her in terms of kung fu. Don't you think about how many times you have saved her? Just for that, you are definitely worthy of Lan'er."
After saying that, he looked at Xia Lan'er again. The girl was still drinking; he wondered if she was really drunk.
But his eyes never left Lai Guitou.
"Just tell me, do you like me or not? I'm waiting for your answer, so hurry up and tell me."
Xia Lan'er stared intently at him, her face flushed with a faint peach blossom color, and a gentle breeze seemed to carry the faint fragrance of peach blossoms.
This made Lai Guitou somewhat unable to control his emotions.
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