Chapter 1382: Calling a Stag a Horse

The steaming old copper pot wafted with the aroma of mutton, and the thin slices of mutton, dipped in sesame paste garlic sauce, alongside fish balls, frozen tofu, shrimp dumplings, and vermicelli, not one less, warmed up the entire person.

——Yi Jiefang, who came upon hearing the news, pulled along his elder brother Qu Zhiyuan, plus Zhang Guoqing, the three occupied half the table, finally bringing the three in-laws together.

Miao Lishan looked at them happily, then looked at the two couples on her right, pointing with a ladle, “It’s cold, eat more.”

“Grandma, you should eat more too. The shrimp dumplings my godmother makes are the best.”

“Take some back later, your godmother made them especially for you and Sheng Mei.”

Qu Zhiyuan glanced at the two girls opposite, smiled at Yi Jiefang and said, “Your Little Tangtang still has a sweet tongue, my daughter isn’t good, just silly smiles.”

Zhang Guoqing gave him a sideways look, “That’s dignified and generous, don’t you understand?”

Yi Jiefang immediately followed up, “See that? He’s protective, don’t ever say anything bad about his kids, this is his eldest daughter-in-law.”

“I’m not being protective, they’re just like my own daughters. Fatty used to be just this big,” Zhang Guoqing gestured to the ground, “every day she would waddling her chubby legs, calling me Fifth Uncle nonstop. And Little Tangtang, those calls of godfather aren’t for nothing, are they?”

His words warmed Qu Zhiyuan. He trusted Zhang Guoqing, if it weren’t for his timely help all those years, his parents wouldn’t be here today.

“Raise a bowl as wine to toast you.”

Zhang Guoqing cheerfully raised his bowl and clinked it, “Let’s settle for this now, wait until the day we rest, we brothers will drink until we drop.”

“I dare not compete with you wine barrels.”

“Brother Qu, if you don’t come back to the circle, our generation will truly disperse. Now Brother Xiao Fei has gone to the grassroots to play; Brother Wu, always holding his chubby grandson; Brother Xiao Guang, he’s even worse, ran off to the special district and hasn’t come back for two years. Thinking back, we were youth.”

Qu Zhiyuan nodded with a chuckle, “These people are indeed no good, wait for the end-of-year gathering, let’s have a good feast. But, how come I heard them say you’re no good too?”

Zhang Guoqing pointed to himself in surprise, “Me?”

“Certainly you! They said you’re busy either with meetings or revolving around your wife.”

Zhang Guoqing scoffed with laughter, “Brother Qu, don’t listen to those guys talk nonsense. They’re the ones revolving around their wives, when am I not busy? Don’t believe me, ask Da Yi.”

Yi Jiefang glanced at his buddy with amusement: Deceive, keep deceiving! “Don’t say, what Xiao Wu said is true, when we get together, those people don’t like going out.”

A good brother’s gathering should never be spoiled!

Even if inviting the elder brother over, isn’t it for harmony!

“This group of us is either in the North or the South, just coming back at the end of the year to gather is quite difficult. There are elders above and children below, no place for peace.”

Zhang Guoqing placed down his chopsticks with some food, “Isn’t that easy? We should arrange a club, a serene place specifically for us old brothers to gather.”

“Like that old courtyard?”

Zhang Guoqing shook his chopsticks, “Seems it won’t work, individually we’re notable figures, it should be more discreet, preferably in a suburban area. Few people, quiet place.”

“Like abroad, have a shooting range? Maybe a court too?”

Yi Jiefang clapped his hands together, “Brother Qu has a good idea.”

“There’s potential!” Zhang Guoqing gave him a meaningful smile, “At the end-of-year gathering, let’s propose this among our old brothers and see who’s interested?”

Thus, this pair of good buddies during the meal planned to involve the Qiu Family and create a private club for some fun. As Zhou Jiao would say, it’s a banquet with hidden agendas everywhere!

Zhang Guoqing felt wronged and aggrieved: He was prioritizing his wife’s urgency, wasn’t it last year she casually mentioned wanting to build a club for some fun?

Zhou Jiao curled her lips, “According to your plans, it’s all a mess of things for rough guys. What’s a military home, really? Is that a club?”

Zhang Guoqing pinched his nose, grabbing hold of her before tickling her: Getting bold, even dared to mock her own man! Haven’t they heard, if my man says a white radish is ginseng, I must applaud with both hands!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiao laughed uncontrollably, “Yes, yes, even if it’s a blade of grass, if my man says it’s ginseng, then it must be ginseng.”

If love is to call a deer a horse.

At this moment, Liu Yi would definitely agree with this view.

The skill of speaking lies, besides his second sister Mai Sui, no one else has it!

Facing the doubt in her husband’s tone.

Mai Sui resolutely nodded, “Yes, it’s United States red wine.”

With her second cousin’s knowledge and insight, she certainly couldn’t miss that it was French Lafite.

Mai Sui’s newlywed husband quickly sealed the box, “Quickly, take it back for home hospitality. Mai Sui, you stay with them, I’ll go make some noodles.”

The newly allocated apartment had two rooms, with the kitchen connected to a small living room, the big bedroom was converted into a large living room by these two.

Ping’an and Liu Yi Brothers sat on the wooden sofa, watching their new second brother-in-law eagerly heading to the kitchen, exchanged a knowing smile.

“Your brother-in-law is from the South and is great at making soup, just perfect for such cold weather, one sip warms you up.”

Ping’an pushed her with a smile, “Second sister, tell him not to make noodles, we just had lunch not too long ago. Soup is great, we must try the new brother-in-law’s skills.”

“What are you two being so polite for with sister!”

“Really after eating.”

Upon hearing them, Mai Sui didn’t refuse, she ran to the kitchen to say something and then ran back.

“How is my here? Isn’t it okay?”

Liu Yi nodded, “Nice.”

“Haha, let me tell you, when I got this apartment, I was so excited that I couldn’t sleep well all night.”

Understandable!

Compared to a single-story, the competition for this new apartment must have been intense. These two were college students, delayed their marriage by another year for this set of matrimonial home.

“See that TV? That’s from little uncle and aunt. Don’t tell anyone, okay? Aunt originally wanted to buy me a washing machine, but I refused.”

Saying this, Mai Sui lowered her voice and peeked towards the kitchen, “If another’s bought, should word reach my elder aunt, she’ll feel uneasy.”

“Okay, we won’t say.”

“Hahaha…” Mai Sui made a face and pointed to the kitchen, “See that? Sister doesn’t even need to make a move now, isn’t the choice good?”

Liu Yi rolled his eyes silently, “Bragging! Picking for so long, if it’s not good, that’s a joke!”

Mai Sui waved a fist and remarked with a laugh, “You rascal!”

“Second sister, husband and wife should be of one heart, show your good virtues like the second aunt, live life well, so that my second uncle and them don’t need to worry.”

Listening to Ping’an’s words, Mai Sui laughed heartily, signaling Liu Yi to look at the wisdom of the eldest!

Liu Yi shook his head with a smile, “Any difficulties in life?”

“Really different being in leadership position.” Mai Sui teased her, “Rest assured, our salaries aren’t just ample, your second brother-in-law’s family also gave us a large sum of money.”