"Hey, look what I brought!"
Ma Banghua opened the two bags he had brought with him. One of them contained five bottles of Erguotou, and the other contained three lunch boxes. He opened each one and found half a lunch box of fried peanuts, a lunch box of braised pig intestines and ears, and a lunch box of fried fish fillets.
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Brother Banghua, this is really good. It's such a good dish to go with the wine! I'll go get some glasses and we can have a couple of drinks."
Ye Zhiqiu went to the cupboard to get a cup. At this time, He Yongjun asked Wang Fugui, "Grandpa, why aren't my Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye at home? They can't be asleep so early, right?"
Wang Fugui smiled and replied, "How could they go to bed so early? They just finished their meal and the four of them went to the bathhouse."
So that's how it was. He Yongjun said as if he suddenly understood something: "I was thinking, I'd like to have a couple of drinks with Uncle Ye too. Let's drink first and then toast him when he comes back."
Ye Zhiqiu put the cup on the table and said with a smile, "Hey, you know what, he likes drinking with you guys. He said that you can drink about the same, so drinking this way is more enjoyable."
Ma Banghua replied, "That's right. Uncle Ye and I are a perfect match. If we were to drink with just you, brother, it would be so boring if we were both drunk every time!"
Ye Zhiqiu laughed heartily and went to get the bowls and chopsticks. Wang Fugui stood up to open the wine, but how could he let him do it? Ma Banghua quickly stood up and opened the wine and poured it.
Ye Zhiqiu sat down as soon as the dishes were placed. This was not a formal meal, just a drink, so there were no need to follow so many rules.
Wang Fugui raised his cup and asked everyone to take a sip first. Everyone raised their cup and took a sip before picking up their chopsticks to eat the food and drinks.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't take a small cup, but a one-liang cup. Naturally, he wouldn't drink so much and drink one cup after another.
After chatting and drinking two bottles of wine, Ye Tianya and Ye Wubing came back and there was another lively greeting.
After Ye Tianya sat down, the two of them toasted him with a drink.
Ye Tianya put down his glass and asked Ye Zhiqiu to pour him some wine. He smiled and asked, "Bang Hua Yongjun, why are you here to drink at this time today? Is there something worth celebrating?"
He Yongjun smiled and replied, "Haha, Uncle Ye is amazing! He guessed it right away! Banghua got promoted and will be a regular section chief from now on. That's why I thought I'd come over here to tell you the good news and have a nice drink with everyone to celebrate."
"Hey! This is a happy occasion! Come on, Banghua, uncle wishes you good luck in your work and continued success in reaching new heights!"
"Hehe, thank you Uncle Ye for your kind words!"
Ye Wubing was eager to try drinking when he saw everyone else drinking, but unfortunately Ye Zhiqiu wouldn't let him drink. In his opinion, he wouldn't let anyone drink until he was 18 years old and fully developed.
So he could only sit aside and watch. Ma Banghua noticed it and quickly waved him, "Wubing, you are an adult now, come and have a drink with me!"
Ye Zhiqiu laughed and scolded: "What the hell is that? You are an adult now. What's the matter? I am not satisfied drinking with you, right?"
In reality, Ye Wubing was only fifteen this year, and wouldn't be sixteen until after March next year. That was why Ye Zhiqiu didn't let him drink alcohol, as consuming it too early was not good for physical development.
Ye Wubing smiled and said, "Hey, Brother Banghua, you guys can drink yours. My eldest brother said that if you want to be as tall as him, you can't drink before you are eighteen. I am only 1.65 meters now, and I don't want to be a dwarf."
Ma Banghua was surprised and said, "There's such a saying? No wonder I'm not tall. I guess I started drinking too early."
Well, height is largely determined by nutrition. People in later generations are generally taller than their parents, probably because they have more sports and entertainment options, plus adequate nutrition.
Unless it’s a genetic problem, it’s impossible to be short!
"Brother Banghua, please don't harm him. Come on, I'll go with you!"
"Oh my god, let's all join in, right? Otherwise I'll have to drink three servings. You all know how much this guy can drink."
"Then let's go together!"
Everyone was drinking happily when Wang Xiaolan came back with Ye Bailu. Ma Banghua and the other man greeted them and Ye Bailu came running over.
This girl was not shy at all. She came running over to call for help. Her chubby little round face really made her a sight to behold.
Ma Banghua was well prepared. No one touched the fried fish nuggets. That thing was not much of a side dish for drinking. He specially brought it for people who didn't drink.
Ye Bailu thanked him happily and took a piece to eat.
Wang Xiaolan said with a smile: "This greedy girl, I don't know if she is hungry, it really gives me a headache."
"Aunt Li, you guys should try some too. I asked the factory chef to fry it so I could give it to you guys. You know what, this chef is really good at pickling fish. It doesn't taste fishy and is incredibly flavorful."
"Okay, you can try it too, my second brother. This is specially made by your brother Banghua."
I drank five bottles of Erguotou, but I didn't get drunk. I had to go to work tomorrow and it was already past ten o'clock, so I didn't open any more wine.
Ye Zhiqiu saw the two off and watched them walk back without being surprised at all.
After all, it only takes about ten minutes to walk back. The wind is very strong at night, and it is very painful to ride a bicycle. It is better to walk back.
After closing the gate, Wang Xiaolan came back from clearing the dishes. She hurriedly asked Ye Zhiqiu, "Son, you're going to work tomorrow night, so you'll have lunch at home, right? I can make you lunch too."
Ye Zhiqiu shook his head and said, "Just make me breakfast. I have to go out for some work tomorrow, so I'll just make something for lunch."
Wang Xiaolan nodded and pushed the door into the kitchen to wash the dishes. She was not worried. She thought, "How can a grown-up like him starve himself?"
Everyone in the family went back to their rooms to rest. Ye Zhiqiu was too lazy to go back to the living room and went straight back to his room.
He said he had something to do tomorrow, mainly to go to the hospital to visit the squad leader, and secondly to find Li Xingwu to see how to deal with the guy named Mei who lived at No. 68 Nanluoguxiang.
After all, Wang Lei was bullied like this, so as his apprentice, I must help him vent his anger. I am not like Huang Dahe, who only wants to hit others. What's the point of beating him up!
Naturally, they would punish him from other places, let him get beaten up again, and not be able to tell anyone! Let him experience Wang Lei's depression, so that the revenge would be effective!
Ye Zhiqiu yawned, covered his head with the quilt and fell asleep.
The next day, when I woke up, it was already 10 a.m. It was one thing to sleep in too late, but the key point is that people really sleep a lot in winter!
After washing up and bringing breakfast to the living room, Wang Fugui was listening to the radio and humming a little tune.
"Hey, Grandpa is in such a good mood today."
"Grandson, you asked your mother not to make you lunch. Are you going out at noon too?"
"Hey, Grandpa, have you forgotten? My old squad leader is in the hospital, and I had to go see him and then do some errands. I was too lazy to come back."
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