Chen Yuanwu, who had been keeping an eye on the upstairs conversation, listened to everyone's non-stop banter and suddenly began to worry. If he left, would these people, in a moment of excitement, expose his past? They'd make things that didn't even exist sound like the truth. Would he even have a chance to explain himself, even from such a distance?
"Uncle Gao, Dad, drink!" Chen Yuanwu had no choice but to continue adding wine and winked at the stairs in front of Chen Zhong.
Chen Zhong understood. That was right. His daughter-in-law had just come into the family, so there were some things he really couldn't say. He didn't want to scare her away. He also had to help his son at the critical moment: "Xiao Wu, you should also keep an eye on Xiao Mei. If you find someone suitable, bring her back to see."
Jiang Jun heard Chen Zhong turn the topic to Gao Shengmei and walked downstairs briskly: "Uncle Chen, Aunt Ye is much better now. She told you to drink without worrying about her."
Chen Zhong waved: "Come on, come on, sit over here and have some more food. Xiao Wu, toast to your little teacher!"
Jiang Jun sat down next to Chen Yuanwu and chuckled at his frozen hands. She'd heard everything they'd said just now from the corner of the stairs, still chuckling. So, Old Wu actually had a like-minded admirer? And it was an open secret! Oh, oh, now she could find something to hold against him and make fun of him!
"Uncle Chen, I really don't drink! I drank once when I was in Spring City, and my dad said that when I drink, I start reciting doggerel."
It's not that I don't know how to drink, it's that I can't drink. Ye Qingyin definitely wouldn't allow it, and looking at Chen Yuanwu's expression now, he also wouldn't allow it.
Gao Shengmei lowered her voice and said, "What kind of doggerel is that? Read it to me!"
Jiang Jun shook his head: "I don't know, anyway, I'm drunk."
Gao Shengmei kept encouraging him, "It's okay, just recite it. You don't have to be afraid of Chen Yuanwu. He'll be gone tomorrow anyway, so he can't bully you anymore!"
Chen Yuanwu had a headache and wanted to get Gao Shengmei drunk so that she wouldn't cause any more trouble. "Xiaomei, I'll toast you, okay?"
Gao Shengmei refused to be fooled: "I won't drink if you toast me, I will drink if Xiao Jiang drinks!"
Anyway, Gao Shengmei won't give up until Jiang Yun drinks.
Chen Zhong watched with great interest. After all, drinking contests are fun. "Xiao Wu, pour Xiao Jun a drink! You'll have opportunities to drink when you start working. I saw you had one drink just now, and it's okay. You can drink two or three more, and you won't get drunk, right? Xiao Jun, how much did you drink in Chuncheng to get drunk?"
The key point was, he wanted to know if Jiang Jun could actually drink. If he really didn't want to drink, how would he refuse?
This girl acquires a new skill and a new craft every other moment. It seems like there is nothing she can't do!
Jiang Jun gestured with his hands, trying to shrink it as much as possible. "It's the wine the locals make with glutinous rice. It comes in a bamboo tube, this tall and this thick. I've drunk most of it. It's very sweet, like water."
It was a wedding at the home of a relative of the factory director, and they invited them all to the wedding banquet. Jiang Jun drank from the beginning to the end, gulping it down like a soda.
It was impossible to get drunk, and the doggerel was recited by other fellow villagers at the banquet.
Chen Yuanwu's face flushed and then darkened. Jiang Yun's hands were stretched too wide. "No matter how sweet it is, it's still wine. You must have drunk at least a pound and a half."
Gao Shengmei laughed out loud: "Then our cup is still small!"
Jiang Jun looked at Chen Yuanwu and chuckled, "I was just bragging. We drank so much at the table! I sat at the eight-person table, and Xiaolan sat next to me. My dad was there too. He has asthma, so he doesn't dare to drink much. The other two fellow villagers drank the wine."
With elders and guests present, Jiang Jun of course had to appease her backers and make them happy first. Without Chen Yuanwu, she wouldn't be sitting here to eat, right?
Chen Yuanwu looked at Jiang Yun with a half-smile: "You didn't drink and you didn't say anything nonsense?"
Haha, so if you recite doggerel when drunk, it’s referring to the words used in writing poems about love and romance!
Jiang Jun pretended not to notice and turned calmly to Chen Zhong and Gao Lei: "Uncle Chen, Uncle Gao, I don't drink, so let Yuanwu toast you two on my behalf!"
She was afraid of social gatherings at the dinner table, so she told Chen Yuanwu that she wanted to find a quiet job that didn't require her to be in the spotlight.
Gao Shengmei lost no time in disrupting things: "How can Chen Yuanwu represent you? Xiao Jiang, men and women each hold up half the sky!"
Jiang Jun turned around and smiled, "We only have one sky. Whoever is there will take the responsibility. If we're all here, we'll take the responsibility together."
"Well said!" Chen Zhong was very satisfied with this response: "Xiao Wu, look at Xiao Jun, why does she still need us to take care of her? She can hold up the sky for you!"
At a family dinner, Jiang Jun's generosity and propriety, as well as her flawless responses, won unanimous praise from everyone. Not only did she pass the parents' assessment, but she also got Ye Qingyin's agreement to arrange a job for her as she wished.
The happiest person was Chen Yuanwu, as he could now go on his mission with peace of mind.
After dinner, he couldn't wait to take Jiang Yun back to their new dormitory. "Xiao Yun, I'm leaving all the keys to my parents' place with you. Just call home and let them know before you go back. If you need anything, just come get it."
The new home was very simple. He just moved his bed from the single dormitory here, brought in a table and chairs, and in the afternoon went to the logistics department to buy a gas stove: "If there is anything else you need, let Captain Chen take you to find someone to help you." Chen Zhenbao was his best friend, he would help without him asking, not to mention that Chen Zhenbao needed help from Jiang Jun: "Xiao Jun, Captain Chen's cousin wants to study with you. If it is convenient, you can help her."
Jiang Jun's eyes narrowed. When Li Caixia was mentioned, she became angry: "No help!"
Chen Yuanwu coaxed him, "I see his classmate's cousin admires you immensely. Captain Chen said she wrote down all the lines you translated in a little notebook and read them over and over again."
They are close friends, so the person they choose has to be easy to get along with, otherwise how can they sit together and drink in the future?
Jiang Jun lowered his eyelids and remained silent with a sullen look.
Chen Yuanwu had no choice but to persuade him again: "If you really don't want to teach, then don't teach. But when they come to you, just don't embarrass Captain Chen."
Jiang Jun pouted and nodded, still saying nothing.
Chen Yuanwu regretted mentioning others in such a short time: "Remember to write to me when you are home. Give it to Zhang Mingtao and he will pass it on to me."
Jiang Jun glared at Chen Yuanwu from the corner of his eyes, his tone slightly annoyed: "What letter do you want to write? I can't write romantic poems!"
Chen Yuanwu gritted his teeth and pretended to pinch Jiang Yun's waist: "You must write at least two letters every week, and each letter must be at least three pages long!"
Jiang Jun snorted, "Write one word on each page. Write Chen on the first page, and Yuan on the second..."
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