Chapter 147 Gonghuo
Chapter 147 Gonghuo
Nanchun glanced at Wu Yiren and raised her eyebrows slightly. She took Bai Xun's arm affectionately, stuck close to him, and looked at her with a smile.
"My cousin and her husband are here! Bai Xun, it's been a while since we've met up with my cousin. Please don't be polite and sit down."
Seeing Nanchun acting like the master of the house, Wu Yiren was filled with hatred. She rolled her eyes at him, then turned to look at Bai Xun and said with a smile, "Second cousin, I haven't congratulated you on taking a concubine yet! I heard she's the daughter of Mr. Han, the wealthy family. They're a perfect match!"
Nanchun quickly took over the conversation: "Yes, congratulations, cousin. Just send the gift directly to Baiyuan and I will accept it."
Seeing that Nanchun didn't look unhappy at all, Wu Yiren gritted her teeth and continued, "Other wives would definitely be unhappy to see their husbands taking concubines. It's rare to see someone happy about this. You're really generous."
Nanchun smiled and said, "Speaking of being generous..."
He said halfway and looked at Chen Jinyang: "If we talk about generosity, Lieutenant Chen is more generous."
Chen Jinyang knew what he meant, and the anger that he had suppressed with great difficulty began to rise again.
"Alright, alright, you can take your seat now," Bai Song said with a smile. "The chef at Bai Yuan is just as skilled as the chef at Yu Qing Zhai. Nan Chun isn't used to Western food, so Xundi paid a huge price to hire this chef. Jin Yang, Yiren, please enjoy it."
"Oh, my second cousin is really good to my second cousin's wife! I only heard others talk about it before, but now that I see it, it's true." Chen Jinyang raised his glass happily, "I toast to my eldest cousin, my second cousin, and my second cousin's wife."
"Come on, raise your glass." Bo Song raised his glass with a smile.
Nanchun took a sip and felt her throat burning with spiciness.
Seeing this, Bai Xun hurriedly brought him some hot tea and said softly, "You can't drink alcohol, so don't drink it."
Wu Yiren said sarcastically, "Really? You can't even drink alcohol? How can a grown man like you be so hypocritical? You're not even as good as a woman like me?"
Nan Chun said coquettishly, "It's all Bai Xun's fault. He's always too strict with me. I just have a weak spleen and stomach. He was so nervous, forbidding me to eat this and that. And this wine... I haven't had a drink in a long time."
Bai Xun patted his hand gently and said with a smile, "I'll drink it for him."
After he said that, he picked up the wine glass in front of Nanchun and drank it all.
Wu Yiren's face darkened, and she picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp as if she was angry.
"We're just having a family dinner, why are we fighting over drinking? If you can drink, drink. If you can't, you can drink tea instead." Bo Song smiled and looked at Chen Jinyang. "Jinyang, you're a military commander, so you must be able to drink. I can't hold my liquor, but Xundi can, so I guess... you two are pretty evenly matched."
When Chen Jinyang heard this, he felt very dissatisfied, especially when comparing himself with the second young master Bai.
He grinned and said, "Since my second cousin can drink quite well, I'll toast him."
Bai Xun smiled faintly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Seeing this, Chen Jinyang was not willing to be outdone and drank it in one gulp.
The two of them chatted back and forth, and after a few drinks, they drank quickly and were on an empty stomach.
Bai Xun remained calm, but Chen Jinyang was already feeling a little dizzy.
"Hey, Bai Xun, I'm a customer, you should give me some more! How can you let me drink so much..."
Before Nanchun could finish his words, he was interrupted by Chen Jinyang. He slammed the table, frowned, and said with a thick tongue, "Who... who asked him to give in? I have a lot! I have a lot!"
He said, grabbing Wu Yiren's hand and kissing it: "Madam, don't you agree?"
The unkempt, rough-hewn man beside him was nothing compared to the gentle and refined gentleman opposite him. Furthermore, Chen Jinyang had been drinking too much, and his behavior was even more vulgar and disrespectful.
Wu Yiren frowned slightly, turned sideways with a look of disgust, and wanted to pull her hand back.
Seeing this, Chen Jinyang held her hand tightly, and the smile on his face became a little ferocious: "Madam, don't you think so?"
Wu Yiren couldn't persuade him, so she said perfunctorily, "Yes, even so, you should drink less."
Chen Jinyang chuckled, put his arm around her shoulders, and said, "Madam, you feel bad for me! No need, your husband is very capable! Second Young Master Bai, come on, keep drinking!"
He said, raising his glass again.
Nanchun took Baixun's hand and said, "Alright, alright, drinking more won't do any good. Let's admit defeat."
Bai Xun looked at him, smiled and nodded.
Wu Yiren felt bad when she saw Bai Xun listening to Nan Chun so much. She snatched the wine glass from Chen Jinyang's hand and said, "Jinyang, that's enough. Let's stop here."
Chen Jinyang was humiliated by her in front of his love rival, and he was furious for a moment: "Why? Are you feeling sorry for your brother Xun?"
Wu Yiren opened her eyes wide and looked at him in disbelief.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little awkward for a moment.
"Oh, Lieutenant Chen, please don't say that! Although Cousin Wu used to like our Bai Xun very much, she later fell in love with someone else..." Nanchun met Wu Yiren's fierce eyes and smiled awkwardly, "That's all in the past. Cousin Wu no longer has that kind of interest in Bai Xun."
"Yes, yes, that's not the case anymore. Come on, let's have some drinks and eat." Bai Song tried to smooth things over.
It's no longer meant to be like this...
Doesn’t this mean that you did have that intention before?
Chen Jinyang gritted his teeth.
The Wu family clearly said that it was the Bai family who took the initiative to marry into the Wu family, but they believed the lies of the witch and married a man as their wife, wanting Wu Yiren to be their concubine.
Isn't this an insult to Wu Yiren and their Wu family?
So the Wu family flatly refused, and with the villain Han Li stirring up trouble, the Bai family and the Wu family became enemies, which led to the failure of the cooperation between the Bai family and Marshal Li.
If what the man’s wife said just now was false, with Wu Yiren’s stubborn temper, she would definitely be so anxious that she would refute it on the spot.
He glanced at Wu Yiren beside him and saw that she was eating quietly, and her face no longer had the sharpness it had before.
The Wu family is lying to him!
Chen Jinyang gritted his teeth and wanted to get angry, but he held it back.
We have to find evidence!
If we don't find evidence, the cunning Wu family might turn the tables on us in front of Marshal Li.
At this time, there was a lot of drinking and chatting at the dinner table, and the atmosphere was very happy.
In fact, everyone has their own thoughts and undercurrents are surging.
While people were drinking at Baiyuan, Sun Changfu took a few people with wine and snacks to try to get close to Chen Jinyang's men who were guarding the main gate.
"Boss Sun, are you free today?"
Sun Changfu said cheerfully, "It's getting colder day by day, and the nights are really hard to endure. Brothers, you've been working really hard guarding the factory these days."
I heard that Lieutenant Chen and Mrs. Chen were attending a party today, so I thought I'd bring some food and wine for the brothers to try."
"This... isn't appropriate..." the man hesitated.
Sun Changfu winked, and the servants around him hurriedly opened the food boxes. Plate after plate of mouth-watering delicacies exuded an alluring aroma.
in2ebook