Chapter 164: Reunion

after a short separation, the strange brother Zhou Fuling Temple is more than two hours away from the capital.

After Jiang Ning went down the mountain, she rented a carriage in a nearby town and arrived outside the capital after half an hour.

It took more than half an hour to walk from the city gate to Wandong Road.

After many days, Jiang Ning returned to this small courtyard again, and her heart was full of emotion.

The sky has begun to turn gray, and it is estimated that it will be dark soon.

There was no one at home. Jiang Ning put away her luggage and walked around the house. She found that it was almost the same as when she left. Everything was clean and tidy, but she didn't know why there were so many wine jars piled up by the wall.

Could it be that Liu Mingan missed her too much, couldn't suppress his emotions, and drank to drown his sorrows?

Jiang Ning stood in the yard and guessed to herself, and suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside the yard.

Liu Mingan!

At that moment, Jiang Ning could clearly hear her own heartbeat. Joy surged over her heart like a huge wave. She didn't even have time to distinguish whose footsteps the sound belonged to before she rushed to the door and opened it.

"Liu--"

Jiang Ning's joyful voice stopped abruptly when she saw Zhou Yi.

On the contrary, Zhou Yi, who was holding a wine jar outside the door, was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Ning: "Sister-in-law! You are back from Qushui City!" Jiang Ning's

expression returned to normal in an instant. She smiled faintly and looked at Zhou Yi and replied: "Brother Zhou, I'm back. Come in and sit down."

Zhou Yi nodded, carried the wine into the yard, and sat on the stone bench in the yard.

Jiang Ning looked at Zhou Yi with a frown.

How did Zhou Yi lose so much weight?

Moreover, he looked like he had a lot on his mind, completely different from the heartless Zhou Yi before.

The wine he was carrying was exactly the same as the wine jars by the wall, indicating that he had been looking for Liu Mingan to drink during this period.

Before Jiang Ning opened her mouth to ask, Zhou Yi spoke first.

"Sister-in-law, you are back, and Brother Liu must be very happy. If nothing goes wrong, Brother Liu will be home in two quarters of an hour. Let's go to Junyue Wine House together, and I will welcome you."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Zhou." Jiang Ning replied, and asked Liu Mingan first.

After that, the two sat on their own, and no one else said anything.

Zhou Yi lowered his eyes, his gaze fell on a certain place on the ground, his expression was very lonely, and Jiang Ning became more curious.

Two quarters of an hour later, there were indeed footsteps outside the yard.

Liu Ming'an returned to the door, wondering why he didn't see Zhou Yi today. At this time, the door was pulled open from the inside, and a figure suddenly threw into his arms.

Liu Ming'an was hit by the force and took two steps back. Before he could react, the voice he had been thinking about day and night echoed in his arms:

"Liu Ming'an, I miss you."

"A Ning!"

Liu Ming'an pushed the person in his arms away a little, saw the face clearly, and suddenly burst out with uncontrollable emotions in his heart. He held Jiang Ning's face and kissed her hard.

Jiang Ning closed her eyes and accepted Liu Ming'an's enthusiasm, but she always felt vaguely that she had forgotten something.

Zhou Yi, who followed, saw the two people kissing each other, and his face suddenly blushed. He turned around and returned to the stone bench in the yard.

This young couple is really... too much!

Zhou Yi closed his eyes, pounded his head, and shook the picture out of his mind.

Jiang Ning kissed for a long time, and the passion in her heart eased down. Then she finally remembered what she had forgotten.

She forgot Zhou Yi!

Liu Mingan was not satisfied yet, and was still exploring between her lips and teeth. Jiang Ning pushed him away, panting and begging: "Don't, don't kiss, Brother Zhou is in the yard..."

Jiang Ning's face was red as blood, and she felt ashamed of being caught by her parents for having a love affair.

Liu Mingan was stunned for a moment, and understood.

"A Ning..."

Liu Mingan looked at Jiang Ning and chuckled silently, stretched out his finger and poked her face.

How cute~ Liu Mingan couldn't help thinking in his heart.

"Stop laughing!" Jiang Ning was a little angry and embarrassed: "Brother Zhou was going to take us out for dinner, it's all your fault that you delayed us!"

"Well, it's my fault."

Liu Ming'an admitted his mistake honestly, and then took Jiang Ning's hand and went into the yard together.

Zhou Yi sat on the stone bench with his back to them, supporting his head with his hands and staring at the bamboos by the wall.

"Brother Zhou." Liu Ming'an called with a smile.

Zhou Yi turned around, stood up, and pretended that nothing had happened: "Let's go to my restaurant."

The three of them walked towards the Junyue Restaurant together, Zhou Yi walked in front, and Liu Ming'an and Jiang Ning followed behind him.

"Brother Zhou is not feeling well, what happened to him?" Jiang Ning approached Liu Ming'an and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

Liu Mingan looked at Jiang Ning, with a flash of surprise on his face. He really didn't expect that she would see through him so quickly.

"Talk, why are you looking at me?" Jiang Ning urged.

The smile on Liu Ming'an's face faded a little, and he replied in a low voice: "Aning, I don't know, Brother Zhou has been like this for a month."

Jiang Ning frowned, and listened to Liu Ming'an continue: "Since a month ago, Brother Zhou has come to me every day with wine, saying that he is in a bad mood. No matter what I asked him, he wouldn't say anything, and he just wanted to get himself drunk. My lips are about to be worn out, and I've said all the nice things, but he just won't tell me anything."

From Liu Ming'an's description, it seemed that the problem was quite serious. Jiang Ning also sincerely regarded Zhou Yi as a brother, and made a decision on the spot: "You accompany him for a drink later, and I will ask him some questions."

"Okay." Liu Ming'an agreed immediately.

When they arrived at the Junyue Restaurant, the same old place, Zhou Yi had someone prepare a table of dishes and ordered several jugs of wine. He called to Jiang Ning: "Sister-in-law, you should eat more. My brother Liu and I have already eaten."

Jiang Ning said "hmm" and picked up the chopsticks to eat. Over there, Liu Mingan began to implement their secret plan: "Brother Zhou, come, I'll have a few drinks with you." "

Brother Liu, you still have to study tomorrow, so don't drink anymore?" Zhou Yi looked at him disapprovingly.

"A Ning is back, I'm happy, I'll take a day off tomorrow and won't go, don't worry." Liu Ming'an said half-truthfully, filling both of their glasses: "Come on, Brother Zhou, let's have a good drink today!"

"Okay, since you said so, then we won't go home until we're drunk tonight!"

Jiang Ning looked at Liu Ming'an with relief, OK, very reasonable, it's more comfortable to commit a crime in a group than to fight alone.

However, Jiang Ning soon thought otherwise.

Because Liu Ming'an drank two glasses of wine, he fell on the table with a "bang".

Zhou Yi was stunned, stretched out his hand to push Liu Ming'an: "Brother Liu, brother Liu, no? Are you drunk now?"

Liu Ming'an fell on the table without any reaction.

Zhou Yi looked at Jiang Ning tremblingly again, what should he do? Zhou Yi felt guilty for getting someone drunk in front of his wife.

Jiang Ning: "..."

You have to do it yourself.

Jiang Ning scooped the rice in the bowl clean in a few mouthfuls, walked to Liu Ming'an, helped him up and put him on the small couch in the room.

Zhou Yi stood up at a loss, and waited until Jiang Ning settled Liu Ming'an before speaking carefully: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I really didn't expect..."

"It's okay, Brother Zhou, he is like this."

Jiang Ning smiled and interrupted Zhou Yi's apology, sat down in Liu Ming'an's seat, picked up the wine pot and filled it with wine: "Brother Zhou, come, I'll drink with you, thank you for arranging this table of good wine and food for me." Jiang Ning

finished speaking and drank the wine.

Of course, he didn't really drink it, but just took advantage of the space to collect it.

Zhou Yi finished drinking, and when he saw that she wanted to pour more wine, he quickly stopped her: "Sister-in-law, don't drink anymore. You will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much."

Jiang Ning smiled and poured the wine: "Brother Zhou, I have a good alcohol tolerance. When I passed by Gujiu Town, I was the first in the drinking competition."

Zhou Yi's eyes widened. He knew Gujiu Town, the world-famous wine town of Liang State. Jiang Ning could win the first place in the drinking competition. What kind of a huge tolerance must he have?

Jiang Ning drank three cups in a row, and his tone was very sincere: "Brother Zhou, these three cups of wine are for you. You are the brother of me and Liu Mingan for life."

Zhou Yi was moved and drank three cups.

Jiang Ning drank three more cups: "Brother Zhou, these three cups of wine are for you. Liu Ming'an and I are new to the capital and we are unfamiliar with the place. You have taken care of us everywhere. I am very grateful!"

"Sister-in-law, it's my duty, it's my duty. I am your elder brother."

Zhou Yi said as he drank the wine in the cup.

"Brother Zhou, these three cups of wine are for you. I am thanking you alone. Liu Ming'an has no parents or brothers. You are his elder brother and his best friend. As his wife, I am really grateful to have you by his side."

...

Just like that, under Jiang Ning's "sweet words", three cups after three cups, several bottles of wine went down his throat. Zhou Yi's eyes were wide open and his words were slurred.

Seeing that the time had come, Jiang Ning could not wait to ask, "Brother Zhou, you look much more haggard. Did you lose money in business recently?"

"No, no!" Zhou Yi denied it categorically.

"Then is someone in the family sick?" Jiang Ning asked again.

"No... no, my father and mother are both alive and well, aren't they!"

After ruling out the two possibilities, Jiang Ning wondered what else could make someone so sad. His eyes fell on Zhou Yi's much thinner face, and an idea suddenly popped up.

Could it be "I will never regret my clothes becoming looser, and I will become haggard for her"?

"Brother Zhou," Jiang Ning asked in a soft voice, "Do you like her very much?"

"Bang!"

The wine glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces. Zhou Yi shouted at Jiang Ning with drunken eyes, "Nonsense! I don't like a woman like her. She is a bastard!"

Jiang Ning raised her eyebrows and found the root of the problem.

But it was not the same as she imagined, it seemed a bit complicated, and he even called her a bastard.

Jiang Ning continued to encourage him, and struck while the iron was hot: "Why do you call her a bastard? I think she is very good?"

Zhou Yi looked at Jiang Ning with hatred, gritting his teeth: "Sister-in-law, why, why are you still speaking for her? She beat you, beat you and sold you... you, such a bad woman, she is a bastard!"

Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Brother Zhou, what did Nangong Muyan do to you?" Jiang Ning asked faintly.

Zhou Yi fell on the table, unconscious, but kept cursing "bastard" in his mouth.