At the dinner table, Xu Hai reluctantly opened the wine Pei Yan had given him. Jiang Mei didn't want him to open it at first, but wanted to keep it so that she could use it as a gift in the future if she needed help with something.
However, Xu Hai refused and insisted on drinking the wine.
What else could Jiang Mei say? She had to help find a wedge to open the wine.
Xu Hai took two wine glasses and poured one for Pei Yan.
"Dad, I want to drink too." Xu Sheng made a fuss.
Jiang Mei slapped him on the head and asked, "Why is a child drinking alcohol?"
It sounds loud, but it doesn't hurt.
"Brother Yan isn't much older than me, how come he can drink?"
"You little bastard!"
Jiang's mother was angry.
Xu Zhiyi's gaze fell on him.
Under the blood pressure from his elder sister, Xu Sheng was stubborn and tried to save face.
"If you don't want to drink it, then don't drink it. That thing is so spicy, how can it be delicious?"
"Have you ever drunk alcohol? Otherwise, how would you know it's spicy?" Xu Zhiyi asked.
Xu Sheng: “…”
I let it slip.
"You little bastard, don't force me to slap you on New Year's Day. Tell me the truth, where did you go to drink?" Jiang's mother said as she was about to roll up her sleeves.
"A few years ago, I took a sip of it while my dad was drinking and going to the bathroom. It was too spicy," said Xu Sheng.
When Jiang Mei heard what was going on, she glared at Xu Hai and said, "I'll settle the score with you tonight."
Xu Hai was puzzled. The brat was such a bummer. Without him, everything would have been a problem.
Everyone in the family, young and old, is restless, so it’s hard to say much during the New Year.
He frowned coldly towards the father and son, but smiled happily towards Pei Yan.
"Xiao Pei, if you don't want to drink, I'll take the wine away for you." Mother Jiang was really considerate and didn't let Pei Yan feel any embarrassment at all.
"Aunt, it's okay. It's New Year's Day, so I'll just have a drink with Uncle Xu."
Seeing that Pei Yan didn't look reluctant at all, Mother Jiang finally sat down.
The family started to eat. Xu Hai told Pei Yan to drink as much as he wanted. He drank more himself and drank a lot of wine without realizing it.
When Xu Zhiyi discovered it, Xu Hai was already a little drunk.
"Boy, let me tell you, if you dare to treat my daughter, who was raised so tenderly, badly, then you won't have an easy life."
The father, who has always been taciturn, spoke out what was in his heart.
He wouldn't be like this on normal days. Maybe he drank a little and started talking too much.
Pei Yan stood up with his wine glass in hand. "Uncle Xu, Auntie, I will definitely treat Zhiyi well. Whether it's now or in the future, I will never let her suffer any injustice."
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and drank all the wine in it.
Xu Zhiyi, who had experienced two lives, was slightly touched.
At this age, Pei Yan meant everything he said to him.
On the other hand, Xu Hai and Jiang Mei began to have a better impression of Pei Yan.
"Good boy, I hope we didn't make a mistake." Xu Hai spoke vaguely because he was drunk.
"Come on, come on, eat the food quickly, otherwise it will get cold soon." Jiang's mother called out.
Even though Xu Hai was a little drunk, he was still able to pick up food with chopsticks and eat.
Pei Yan just sat obediently in his seat, staring at Xu Zhiyi motionlessly.
"Ayan, eat quickly. Why are you looking at me?" As he said that, he picked up a meatball for him.
"Okay, I'll eat it." Pei Yan took the chopsticks and wanted to pick up the meatballs in the bowl, but the meatballs seemed to be against him and he couldn't pick them up in the bowl.
"Zhiyi, I can't pick it up." Pei Yan looked aggrieved.
The first time Xu Zhiyi saw Pei Yan with such a childish look on his face, he knew he must be drunk.
"Ayan, are you drunk?"
"I'm not drunk. I want to eat this meatball, but I can't pick it up."
Xu Zhiyi glanced at Jiang's mother, who was still looking at Pei Yan, a little surprised.
It seemed that she was surprised by the drunk Pei Yan.
Xu Zhiyi didn't care about anything else and picked up the meatballs from his bowl. "Hurry! Open your mouth and eat quickly."
Pei Yan opened his mouth obediently, and Xu Zhiyi took the opportunity to stuff the whole meatball into Pei Yan's mouth.
The meatball bulged slightly in Pei Yan's mouth, which inexplicably touched Xu Zhiyi's cute spot.
If there weren't so many people, she wouldn't be able to resist taking action.
Pei Yan ate the meatball and said, "I'm done."
"Then are you full? If you're full, I'll take you to bed."
"I don't want to sleep. I want to keep watch with Zhiyi." Pei Yan shook his head quickly, unwilling.
Xu Zhiyi held Pei Yan's hand, and Pei Yan stood up and followed her obediently.
When Jiang's mother saw the two holding hands, her eyes hurt. But when she thought that it was her daughter who took the initiative, she pretended not to see it.
This guy drinks so quickly, I really think he can hold his alcohol.
Mother Jiang couldn't help but glare at Xu Hai again.
Xu Hai was still sober, but his speech was unclear. After drinking, he wanted to pour another glass, but Jiang's mother took the wine away.
Even though he was a little tipsy, Xu Hai knew that Jiang Mei didn't want him to drink more, so he had to eat the food with trembling chopsticks.
"Dad, what are you looking for in that plate?" Xu Sheng couldn't help laughing when he saw Xu Hai's actions.
"I'm looking for some meat." He picked up some more food with his chopsticks.
There was no meat on the plate, just a plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes.
I finally picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it into my mouth.
"Dad, you're drunk! Those are shredded potatoes. If you want meat, I'll give you a few pieces."
Xu Sheng stood up and put the meat into Xu Hai's bowl.
Xu Sheng couldn't help laughing, and was patted on the back by Jiang's mother. "You are so disrespectful."
Only then did he stop laughing.
While they were drinking, Xu Zhiyi and Jiang's mother also ate a lot.
By now, two of them were already drunk, and Xu Sheng was also full. The three of them cleared the table, and Xu Sheng couldn't escape washing the dishes.
He wondered why he was the one washing dishes every time his second sister went to the countryside for a few months.
Cooking was Jiang's mother's job, so it wasn't his turn. He had no choice but to wash the dishes.
Xu Zhiyi placed the fruits, snacks, peanuts and melon seeds he bought on the coffee table. After Xu Sheng had finished cleaning up, they sat around the coffee table to keep watch.
These days, staying up all night is just a matter of the family chatting and talking. Often, the younger children can't resist the sleepiness and fall asleep before midnight.
The adults waited until after twelve o'clock and went to bed because they were too sleepy.
After television comes out, I must buy one. Even if there is no Spring Festival Gala to watch, it will still be a lot more lively.
I guess I'll have to wait another two years to see if I can buy one.
When I was on night watch in the countryside before, we could play games together and kill time when there were many people around.
Jiang's mother put the two drunk people together. Fortunately, they just sat there quietly and didn't make any noise.
Jiang's mother couldn't sit still, so she went to make them a bowl of sobering tea.
After Jiang's mother brought the sobering tea, she gave each of them a bowl. After drinking it, the two continued to sit.
Jiang's mother asked about Xu Zhiyi's life in the countryside. Xu Zhiyi gave a brief account of it, and Xu Sheng told her a lot of gossip and interesting stories about the country people that he had heard and seen.
Mother Jiang listened while eating melon seeds and found it quite interesting.
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