Xiao Hen followed Gu Yan to the main house.
At this time, everyone was in the backyard watching Xiaoshun and Jiaojiao set off firecrackers. The main house was quiet and empty, with only Gu Yan and Xiao Hen inside.
Gu Yan sneakily took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom: "I’m freezing! I’m freezing to death!"
"What is this?" Xiao Hen asked, puzzled.
"Wine!" Gu Yan raised an eyebrow and said, "Not just any wine, but a double brew of Pear Blossom Wine and osmanthus wine, which I managed to wheedle from my uncle with great difficulty."
"Why did you wheedle this to do?" Xiao Hen asked.
Gu Yan said without changing his expression, "I want to drink it, brother-in-law. Let’s drink it together!"
If you get drunk, Jiaojiao will have free rein!
For Jiaojiao, Gu Yan was willing to go all out.
"You can’t drink," Xiao Hen firmly objected.
Gu Yan had a heart condition, and moreover, he was too young. He absolutely could not drink alcohol.
Gu Yan looked at him with pleading eyes: "One cup won’t matter."
Xiao Hen said, "Not even half a cup is okay."
Gu Yan pouted: "But I got it to drink with you... I’ve grown so much... and I’ve never tasted alcohol... I heard that this kind of wine doesn’t get you drunk... Brother-in-law, just let me taste what it’s like."
Xiao Hen: "No."
Gu Yan lowered his head in a sulk.
That look of his, honestly, made it hard for anyone to resist, but Xiao Hen was lucid in the human world, and would not indulge Gu Yan’s desire to drink.
It seemed that Gu Yan saw Xiao Hen’s unwavering determination and took a step back: "Then why don’t you, brother-in-law, take a couple of sips for me and then tell me what it tastes like?"
"...Alright." It was Lunar New Year, after all, and Xiao Hen couldn’t be too much of a spoil-sport.
Gu Yan saw his consent, and the light in the depth of his eyes brightened up once more, looking happy like a child. He personally brought over a cup and poured a full one for Xiao Hen.
He knew his brother-in-law could hold his liquor well, but this wasn’t just any double brew. It was one he had stolen from his uncle, and just one cup could make one lose oneself in drunken dreams!
Go ahead and get drunk!
Brother-in-law!
Xiao Hen took the cup.
Just as he was about to drink, unexpectedly, Xiaoshun and Jiaojiao, caught up in their wild fun, barged in, unannounced. Xiaoshun collided into Xiao Hen, causing Xiao Hen’s hand to shake, and the entire cup of wine spilled!
Gu Yan: "..."
Gu Yan clenched his little fists tightly, Little, monk!
"Brother-in-law, I’m sorry!" said Xiaoshun, apologizing and then pulling a face at Xiaoshun, "Nyah nyah nyah! Come catch me!"
No sooner had he spoken than he dashed out.
Xiaoshun gave chase.
Gu Yan swallowed his anger and poured a second cup for his brother-in-law, saying cheerfully, "It’s alright, it’s alright. There’s more."
Xiao Hen took the second cup.
But the two mischief-makers ran back in again, this time it was Xiaoshun who knocked Xiao Hen’s cup right out of his hands.
The cup crashed to the ground with a bang.
Xiaoshun: "...Uh, breakages bring safety?"
Gu Yan exploded with anger!
Break your head!
The wine is almost gone!
Gu Yan was nearly driven mad by these two!
Truly, they were good for nothing but causing trouble, champions of disaster!
At this time, Gu Xiaoshun noticed that Xiao Hen was walking differently than usual, he wasn’t limping anymore, he, he, he... freēwēbηovel.c૦m
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