Chapter 46 Isn't it ruining my old Cheng family's reputation as a home away from home)
The door of Cheng's Mansion shook for a while, and it looked like the door bolt was even closed.
A gentle breeze blew through the street, brushing against the darkened cheeks of the guards.
Behind the gate of the mansion, General Cheng's arrogant laughter came.
Some of the neighbors who were watching the excitement bent over with laughter, pointing at the stunned guards of the various mansions, their eyes full of joy at the misfortune.
"Hahahaha...little babies, I'm here too!"
"???" Several noble men of the Tang Dynasty ate hot pot and their faces turned red instantly. Their hands shook and their chopsticks fell to the ground.
"This, this, this..."
Li Ke, who had just eaten loudly and screamed happily, instantly turned gray-white, and he reached out and took out his ears with a confused look.
I ate so much that my ears were numb and I was hallucinating? The sky is still blue, it must be early in the evening, right?
Cheng Chubi looked at these lost and lost dandies, and for some reason, not only could he not feel the same way.
On the contrary, there is a sense of relief and joy, and my mood is exceptionally high.
"Dad! You are back. My child has been waiting for a long time."
Cheng Chubi quickly swallowed a piece of frozen tofu, then strode to the front of the hall and saluted the oncoming Cheng Yaojin and his eldest and second brothers.
Cheng Yaojin took a deep breath of the fragrance emanating from the hall, his eyes shining.
"It's fragrant. I feel refreshed when I smell it.
Third brother, you said yesterday that you were going to make delicious food today, why don’t dad come back early to support you?"
He patted Cheng Chubi on the shoulder happily, and Cheng Yaojin, who was covered in heavy armor, walked unsteadily into the hall with his hands clasped behind his back.
The clanking sound of the nail leaves making one's scalp tingle.
"Yo yo yo... How come you little kids, one and two, are acting like goose-headed geese, and you didn't see me?"
Those noble dudes who just now were shouting, eating like crazy, and speaking in an arrogant tone.
Now, one or two of them are so cowardly that they look like they have seen the Mountain King's patrol bandit soldiers A, B, B, and D. They are showing obedience to the big bully Cheng.
"No, no, I don't have to pay much attention here. How about the food?"
"It's very fragrant. Brother Chu Bi's craftsmanship is so good. It's the first time my nephew has eaten this hot pot. It's so fragrant that he can't stop using his chopsticks..."
Li Qiqi took a breath and tried to make his numb mouth speak fluently and said with a smile.
"Hey, my nephew is here today too? In the past, you rarely came to my house as a guest, but you have been quite diligent during this time."
Cheng Yaojin's heavy hand fell on Li Ke's shoulder, and His Highness the King of Shu instantly became half a head shorter.
"I saw Uncle Cheng, um, my nephew came here to serve his father..."
Cheng Yaojin's face was stern and he interrupted Li Ke's words.
"Your elders, Lao Cheng and I are like brothers. Lao Cheng also treats you as his own children."
"Now that you have eaten, you have to eat and drink enough before doing anything. No matter how silly you are, believe it or not, I will personally pour you wine.
Huh? What the hell are you drinking? This grape wine is just fruit wine. Women can drink it.
The boss was stunned and quickly asked them to bring some jars of our Lao Cheng's secret Sanle pulp.
To save others from gossiping, our Cheng family doesn’t treat guests well and doesn’t even bring out the good wine.”
Cheng Chubi stared blankly at Cheng Yaojin, who had an extremely strong aura, gesticulating, and his armor clanking.
There are a bunch of dandy boys, one or two of them are really like grandchildren, ahem, like children and grandchildren, they don't even dare to say a word to one of them.
Well, maybe everyone is afraid that General Cheng, who is capable of lifting cauldrons, will personally drink wine for him.
Li Ke, who was sitting blankly in front of the hot pot, had tears in his eyes as he watched the light brown Chengfu's secret Sanle syrup rippling in the cup.
Father, please forgive me for being unfilial. I'm afraid I won't be able to crawl back today...
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In the mansion of Duke Lu in Chang'an City, a group of people roamed freely inside and outside Chang'an City on weekdays.
A noble playboy who drinks, punches, fights, and commits all kinds of evil.
Amid the wild and flamboyant laughter of the famous Demon King of Chang'an, he picked up the wine glass in his hand with a dull look on his face and drained it in one gulp...
In an instant, his originally numb expression turned into a twisted and ferocious expression, and he winked for a long time before letting out an exhalation sound as if he was surviving a disaster.
"Okay, they are all good kids, hahaha... eat, they all eat vegetables.
I’m an elder, so I don’t drink wine. I’ve had three drinks, so you can do what you want. Here, the second drink!”
General Cheng, who had not even taken off his iron armor and was looking more murderous and with a fierce look in his eyes, took care of him.
The three cups of Cheng's secret Sanle juice, which added up to a pound, were all forced down in less than twenty breaths.
Seeing that the dandy boys who had drank a lot of grape wine had begun to have their eyes wide open, Cheng Yaojin nodded with satisfaction.
"I'm going to take off my armor first. Boss, second, and third, you are the masters. Don't wait too long for your guests."
"Baby, please obey!" The eldest child, Cheng Chumo, the second child, Cheng Chuliang, and the third child, Cheng Chubi, all subconsciously stood up straight and loudly agreed.
In order to fulfill their loving father's instructions, and to live up to the old Cheng family's reputation as a home away from home, the three children of the Cheng family all stepped up to the plate.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin leaving the front hall, Li Ke gritted his teeth, put down his chopsticks, and ran towards the hall door at a lightning speed.
"Brothers and younger brothers, please take a step forward and come back to apologize later..."
Everyone saw that Li Ke, who was well-educated and talented, was showing off his cleverness. His actions made Fang Jun ready to make a move.
But the other dandies from the Wu family had expressions of joy in others' misfortune.
Look at His Highness the King of Shu, who has a straight spine, holds his head high, and runs as happily as a deer.
The elder Cheng laughed and laughed, while the second Cheng winked. "You count or should I count?"
Fang Jun's reaction was slow, but he was not stupid. When he saw the people around him sitting as firm as a rock, they laughed with joy.
After thinking about it, he picked up his chopsticks and quickly poured another piece of fat beef into his mouth. This tender, crispy, sweet fat beef was what he liked the most.
Why are you running? Isn’t the hot pot delicious?
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four... Hey, isn't this brother Weide? Why are you back again?"
Cheng Chuliang slowly counted to ten when he saw the handsome King of Shu, Li Ke, rushing back with a dark face and an extremely angry expression.
"My dear brother, don't be upset. It is my father's order to close the door." Cheng Chu didn't wait for Li Ke to speak. He took a mouthful of Sanle juice and then spoke leisurely.
"Brother, do you think our Duke Lu's Mansion is a place where you can come and leave as you please?
If you don't lie down and go out, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of my old Cheng family as a home away from home."
"Brother, you came to Uncle Cheng's house and you didn't try too hard. Really." Yuchi Baoqing looked at Li Ke with pity and shook his head.
Apart from the friendship on the battlefield, the friendship between his own father and Cheng Bully was all in the wine. It was all caused by drinking.
My twin brother and I had never left the Cheng Mansion on our own legs, except for the accident when General Qin fell ill last time.
"Hey... come on, let's meet at the wine table today."
Li Ke returned to his seat and sat down with despair. He picked up a cup of Chengfu's secret Sanle syrup and drank it down...
After a short while, Cheng Yaojin, who changed into casual clothes and laughed boldly, arrived at the battlefield.
There was this noble bully of the Tang Dynasty sitting in charge, urging the juniors to fight each other at the wine table with his loving eyes and gratifying tone.
Whenever he sees the junior rolling his eyes tragically and falling down at the Cheng Mansion family banquet, the big boss will let out a happy and arrogant laugh.
Just like the great devil resurrected from hell, he will always linger in the hearts of these unconscious juniors, leaving a deep mark of nightmare deep in their souls...
Hmm... the description of the psychological activities in the back is purely based on Cheng Chubi who drank too much and forced the scene to be added.