Chapter 7, Female Supporting Character in Historical Fiction
The brigade leader was reluctant, but under the watchful eye of Yang's mother, he reluctantly nodded and agreed.
He didn't return the bottle of Moutai to him after all; instead, he brought it in and filled both of their glasses without saying a word.
"Xiao Xu, you can drink, right?"
Xu Qingzhou sat upright, feeling a sense of relief that had finally arrived, and his heart was exceptionally calm.
"I know a little."
The captain gave a forced smile and pushed the wine glass towards him, leaving no room for resistance.
"It's okay, as long as you can drink, come on, let's have a drink!"
Watching helplessly as the captain downed his drink in one gulp, Xu Qingzhou felt a headache coming on and glanced at Yu Wanwan.
The latter leaned lazily against the table, looking completely indifferent.
When she saw him looking over, she slowly raised her eyebrows at him.
"..."
Xu Qingzhou silently turned his head, picked up his wine glass, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and downed it in one gulp.
As one of the world's most famous fine wines, Moutai's taste is naturally excellent.
The spiciness of the first bite still made Xu Qingzhou's eyes turn red.
To be honest, the original owner wasn't a big drinker.
This bottle of Moutai was the one he bought last time when he conspired with Yang Qiang to trick Yang Jiahui, hoping to get her drunk and have sex with the young girl.
They bought two bottles, but the three of them only drank one bottle that day.
Xu Qingzhou only remembered the remaining bottle when he went back to take stock of his assets today.
"Haha! Not bad!"
Seeing how he immediately got to work without saying a word, the captain's opinion of him changed somewhat; at least he didn't find him so unpleasant anymore.
He refilled their glasses.
"Come on, let's continue!"
Xu Qingzhou remained silent for a few seconds before extending his hand.
Before I could even touch the wine glass, a slender white hand stopped me and moved the glass to the side.
"Dad, I'm hungry, let's eat."
Xu Qingzhou looked up blankly at Yu Wanwan, who was smiling, and remained silent.
The captain was a little unhappy and was about to say something when Yang's mother came in.
She happened to hear Yu Wanwan's words, glanced at Xu Qingzhou who was sitting obediently and quietly, and then looked at the captain, and understood what was going on.
Yang's mother rolled her eyes at the brigade leader and sat down next to him.
"Alright, you're not hungry, but we are. Can't we drink later?"
The captain then gave up and obediently began to eat.
At the dinner table, the brigade leader and Yang's mother chatted, occasionally asking Xu Qingzhou what he wanted to eat. He answered each question obediently.
Before a meal had even finished, Yang's mother had almost effortlessly extracted all his secrets from him.
This includes, but is not limited to, home address, number of family members, and their occupations.
He told everything without reservation.
The original owner was from Kyoto, and the Xu family was in the real estate business, which was quite successful.
When he was a child, his parents divorced. His mother remarried and immigrated abroad, and his father also married and had a younger brother.
As the saying goes, with a stepmother comes a stepfather, and that's how it is with him too.
The original owner had a job in Beijing. The spot for going to the countryside was originally his younger brother, but his stepmother said something to his father, and in the end, he was the one who went to the countryside.
Perhaps feeling sorry for him, his father gave him a lot of money before he left, but that was all.
Hearing this, Yang's mother felt a pang of heartache and kept putting food on his plate.
Even the captain, unusually, didn't give him a cold look and remained silent.
It was Yu Wanwan who first noticed that something was wrong.
She put down her bowl, moved closer to Xu Qingzhou, and waved her hand in front of his eyes twice.
"Xu Qingzhou?"
Xu Qingzhou's head swayed from side to side as she moved her hand, and it took him a long time to react before he gave a slow, dull "hmm."
"..."
Okay, I'm definitely drunk.
Yu Wanwan was speechless, yet also wanted to laugh.
Judging from how easily he drank it just now, I thought he was a heavy drinker.
One cup isn't enough?
So, how did he—no, how did this scumbag educated youth—get Yang Jiahui drunk and manage to do this?
Yu Wanwan felt it was unreal. She tried to recall the scumbag educated youth's drinking capacity, but couldn't remember anything.
That day, Yang Jiahui collapsed even faster than the scumbag educated youth; she had no idea how much he had drunk.
Yang's mother and the brigade leader exchanged a shocked glance.
Especially Yang's mother, who slapped the brigade leader with a hint of reproach.
"How much did you drink with him?"
The captain felt wronged.
"He only had one drink! You can ask your daughter if you don't believe me!"
Yu Wanwan nodded.
"Yeah, I only had one drink."
Mrs. Yang fell silent.
After a while, Yang's mother pressed her forehead.
"Since he's drunk, Huihui, why don't you take him downstairs to rest for a while? Make him some honey water to drink later."
"good."
Yu Wanwan agreed, but was stopped by the captain as soon as she moved.
"Wait, wait! I still have something to ask him!"
Yu Wanwan stopped and looked at the captain.
Mother Yang also glared at the brigade leader.
"Alright, alright, the child's drunk. Can't you ask him anything tomorrow?"
"No, no!"
The captain rubbed his hands together, his face full of "you guys don't understand."
"You have to ask him now. Who knows if he'll tell the truth if you ask him tomorrow!"
Yu Wanwan and Yang's mother exchanged a glance, clearly understanding something.
It's just because he's drunk now, so obedient and easy to bully. He answers every question so readily; he'd probably be sold out and still be counting the money for the seller.
Yu Wanwan let go of his hand with great pleasure, leaned to one side, and waited for the captain's deadly question.
She was curious: if he gave an answer that was irreversible, how could she make amends once he came to his senses?
Thinking about this made Yu Wanwan feel particularly good. If the situation didn't prevent it, she would have been willing to take the initiative to ask questions for the captain.
【Wanwan, is it really okay for you to treat the male lead like this?】
Does she even remember that she had to cooperate with the male lead to follow the plot and complete tasks?
What if the male lead really messes up?
Yu Wanwan remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.
He's already a mature male lead, and I believe he can do it!
Seeing that her daughter had already agreed, Yang's mother didn't say anything more, but couldn't suppress her curiosity as she looked over.
Meanwhile, the captain was already itching to start asking questions.
"Xiao Xu, what do you like about my daughter?"
Xu Qingzhou's eyes were clear and pure, without a trace of impurity or drunkenness.
If it weren't for the fact that he was clearly in a bad state and had to pause for a long time to think, you would never have known that he was drunk.
His lips turned down slightly, revealing a hint of grievance.
"Nonsense, I don't like your daughter."
The captain glared at him.
Alright! He knew this kid was unreliable! He caught him red-handed with the very first problem!
He slams his fist on the table, ready to unleash his anger.
But then Xu Qingzhou's voice, tinged with doubt, rang out.
Who is your daughter?
The captain choked, staring at him for a long time to make sure he wasn't lying before he had to suppress his anger.
"You don't even remember who your partner is?"
He pointed to Yu Wanwan, who was leaning against the side watching the show with a smile, and looked somewhat unhappy.
"Then why did you start dating her?"
Xu Qingzhou slowly turned her head in the direction he was pointing.
"Object?"
His eyes were wide open, as if out of curiosity, or as if he wanted to see the person in front of him clearly.
My sluggish brain managed to pick and choose the key information.
The woman in front of him was his girlfriend.
Although he still couldn't remember the woman's identity, he had a vague impression of her.
And she didn't deny it, so... maybe she really is his girlfriend?
But why did he start dating her?
Xu Qingzhou thought hard for a long time before finally uttering what he thought was his answer, word by word.
"She's pretty?"
"???"
Damn, he's good-looking.
The captain never dreamed he would receive such an answer.
Looking at Xu Qingzhou, then at Yu Wanwan, he was filled with questions.
Is he too old to keep up with these young people?
Why are all the answers the same?
But he couldn't argue with that, since his daughter was indeed beautiful.
However, Yang's mother couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Of course, my daughter is beautiful, just like me!"
Yu Wanwan never expected that the answer she casually uttered while teasing the brigade leader during the day would come out of Xu Qingzhou's mouth in this way at this moment.
He chuckled softly twice, losing all interest in watching the spectacle.
She stepped forward, grabbed Xu Qingzhou's arm, and pulled him up from his seat.
"I'll take him to rest first."
The captain seemed so taken aback by the answer that the person was good-looking that he lost all interest in asking any more questions and waved his hand dismissively.
"Go, go, just help him to the guest room, don't bring him back to your room!"
"knew."
Even when drunk, Xu Qingzhou was still quite well-behaved.
Perhaps because he had already decided in his heart that she was his girlfriend, Yu Wanwan pulled him, and he obediently stood up and followed her steps out.
Seeing how well-behaved he was, Yu Wanwan tentatively let go of his hand.
Xu Qingzhou swayed for a moment, then regained his balance on his own.
"Keep up."
Yu Wanwan ignored him and walked out on her own.
After walking a few steps, he realized that the people behind him hadn't followed, so he stopped and looked back.
Xu Qingzhou remained standing in the same spot, quiet and still, just like a well-behaved elementary school student, staring at her obediently.
"???"
Yu Wanwan remained silent for a few seconds.
Why aren't you keeping up?
Xu Qingzhou seemed bewildered for a moment, looked at her, then at his own empty hands, and pouted.
"You didn't even hold my hand."
She still looked as well-behaved as ever, and her eyes were as pure as ever, without a trace of impurity.
But for some reason, it makes people feel that he is extremely wronged.
Yu Wanwan choked up, and waves of doubt welled up in her heart.
She had a smile on her lips, but her words were anything but polite.
"Your leg is broken? You need to be led around to walk?"
Xu Qingzhou blinked, seemingly pondering her words.
Yu Wanwan wasn't in a hurry; she stood there with her arms crossed.
She wanted to see what else this male lead could do.
Yu Wanwan watched as Xu Qingzhou slowly squatted down, clutching his ankle, tilting his head back, his big eyes blinking pitifully as he said, "It's broken."
Yu Wanwan: "..."
Xu Qingzhou: "I need my wife to hold my hand to walk."
Yu Wanwan: "...Huh?"
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