After agreeing on a time for both sets of parents to meet, Shen Muzhi was asked to stay for dinner.
Xiang's father asked Xiang's mother to bring out the Moutai from home, poured a cup for Shen Muzhi, and drank with him.
Shen Muzhi knew that Xiangba was testing his drinking habits, which was an old rule.
This means that the bride's family is afraid that the son-in-law will have a bad drinking habit and will get drunk and beat his wife and children after marriage, so there will be such a test when they come to propose marriage.
Since Xiang's father was willing to give him such an opportunity, it means that he already considered him as his future son-in-law.
The reason they said to wait until both sets of parents met was probably because they were worried about whether his parents would be easy to get along with, and whether Xiang Zhilan would be mistreated in the future.
Shen Muzhi toasted Xiang Ba, tilted his head slightly, and finished the wine.
The liquor burned his stomach. This Moutai has a high alcohol content. Normally, he wouldn't have any problem drinking some, but his stomach hasn't fully recovered yet. He's been eating light food all week to recover, and suddenly drinking strong liquor made his stomach feel like it was on fire.
He ate half a bottle of Moutai over dinner.
After drinking, Xiang's father got drunk, and Xiang's mother helped him into the room to rest.
Shen Muzhi was also a little drunk, and with an upset stomach, he sat on the sofa with a pale face.
After taking care of Xiang's father, Xiang's mother came out and saw that Shen Muzhi seemed to be drunk as well, so she called out to Zhi Lan.
Xiang Zhilan came out of the bathroom and said to her mother, "Fu Muzhi, go lie down in your room for a while. I'll go and prepare the guest room for him."
"What? You want him to stay? No need, he's going back." Xiang Zhilan was a little unhappy. She was furious with him today. She had repeatedly told him not to let slip that she was pregnant, but he actually came to her door and said it so solemnly.
"It's so late, and he's drunk so much. It's not safe for him." Xiang's mother gave Xiang Zhilan a reproachful look. She felt that from these conversations, it was clear that Shen Muzhi's feelings for Zhilan were much deeper than Zhilan's feelings for Shen Muzhi. No wonder Shen Muzhi was always afraid that Zhilan would leave him.
"Then let him lie in the living room, no need to go to any extra trouble." Their guest room is always used to store miscellaneous items, so cleaning it up will definitely take a lot of time.
"You child," Xiang's mother said, a little annoyed, glaring at her.
"Auntie, I'll just rest in the living room," Shen Muzhi said, trying to help Xiang Zhilan out of the predicament.
This made Xiang's mother feel even more that her daughter was so willful because others liked her, so she pushed Xiang Zhilan over.
Xiang Zhilan pursed her lips, having no other choice, and reached out to help Shen Muzhi up, leading him into her room.
As soon as she was out of her mother's sight, she immediately shook off his hand.
Shen Muzhi swayed slightly, looking somewhat unsteady on his feet.
"Hey, we're already inside, stop pretending." Xiang Zhilan was still angry, glaring at him.
Shen Muzhi walked to Xiang Zhilan's bedside and sat down, raising his hand to rub his temples.
"You're quite the actress," Xiang Zhilan said, hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks. "Didn't I tell you not to talk about being pregnant?! And you just came right up to it!"
Seeing that Shen Muzhi didn't respond, she became even angrier and reached out to poke his shoulder. "Chief Shen said that I have the right to back out at any time. So what if you've met my parents! If I don't want to marry you, I still don't have to!"
Shen Muzhi grasped Xiang Zhilan's hand, his voice hoarse: "I won't allow it. You have no room for regret."
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