"These are home-cooked dishes. Let's all sit down and eat." As the host, Qin Nianzhen greeted enthusiastically.
It is said to be a home-cooked dish, but in fact it is not home-cooked. From the ingredients to the cooking method, it is a combination of Chinese and Western, a level only found in high-end clubs. There are royal curry crab, red wine braised beef, French baked scallops, pan-fried foie gras, black truffle mushroom soup,
etc.
Zuo Chenye complimented, "My mother-in-law's cooking skills turn out to be top-notch. No wonder Qiao Ran's cooking is even better than that of high-end restaurants. It turns out I inherited it from you."
Mother-in-law, he called this name to Qin Mingze on purpose.
Sure enough, Qin Mingze's face darkened.
The hand holding the chopsticks tightened unintentionally.
Qin Nianzhen smiled and said, "No way, it looks okay, but the taste is always not as good as that of a high-end restaurant. Come on, let's use chopsticks. Eat more. After all the hard work, everyone can finally go home to eat.
Last meal.”
Zuo Chenye was just about to pick up some food for Qiao Ran.
Qin Mingze suddenly suggested, "There are so many good dishes tonight, wouldn't it be a pity not to have wine?"
"Oh, yes, I was negligent." Qin Nianzhen stood up, "Do you want to drink red wine or foreign wine?"
"Red wine." Zuo Chenye said.
"Foreign wine." Qin Mingze also said at the same time.
The two of them said it differently.
Qin Nianzhen smiled, "So, which one should I drink with red wine or foreign wine?"
Qin Mingze narrowed his long eyes and said provocatively, "Young Master Zuo, the red wine is too mild and boring. No one among our warlords ever drinks it. If you want to drink it, you have to drink strong foreign wine. It will be strong enough, right?"
Zuo Chenye sneered in his heart, how could he not understand what Qin Mingze meant?
This is to have a drinking contest with him.
"Okay, foreign wine." He responded cheerfully.
"Yes, the commander-in-chief also liked to drink foreign wine in the past. He has a few bottles of treasured wine at home. I will get them for you, but you are not allowed to drink too much." Qin Nianzhen specifically warned, "The wine brought from the north is only for internal use and can be purchased on the market.
No, he has a very strong temper."
Qiao Ran looked at Zuo Chenye and Qin Mingze and felt that the atmosphere today was a bit strange, but he couldn't explain why.
Could it be that something happened before she went to the kitchen that she didn't know about?
Qin Nianzhen got up and went to the basement. After a while, she brought up a bottle of foreign wine. The transparent wine bottle had a honey-colored luster. She took out a few more wine glasses.
"I'm happy today, so I'll drink a little too." Qin Nianzhen said while using a bottle opener to open the wine bottle.
"I'll pour the wine." Qiao Ran took the initiative to take the bottle from Qin Nianzhen's hand.
She poured some for Qin Nianzhen first, not much, just half a cup.
Then she poured another half glass of wine for Qin Mingze.
Finally, she poured Zuo Chenye a glass of wine, which was also half a glass. The reason why she took the initiative to pour the wine was that she sensed something was wrong in the atmosphere and didn't want them to drink too much and end up competing with each other.
Qin Mingze smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, cousin, for thinking of me and pouring me a drink first."
After saying that, he cast a proud look at Zuo Chenye.
Zuo Chenye sneered and said without giving in, "That's what it should be. After all, guests are respected."
Qin Mingze's face suddenly turned dark. Does this mean he was an outsider? He felt very unhappy.
After Qiao Ran poured them wine, she sat down, but she didn't pour it for herself.
Picking up the chopsticks, she picked up a piece of beef for Qiao Ze'an and said, "An'an, eat quickly. Grandma's cooking is delicious."
"Yeah." Qiao Ze'an took a bite and was full of praise, "Wow, grandma's cooking is excellent. I'm so happy. Mommy's cooking is delicious, dad's cooking is also delicious, and grandma can also cook."
Qin Nianzhen looked at Qiao Ze'an with a gentle and doting look on his face, feeling very happy in his heart.
I once wanted a grandson or granddaughter so much, and suddenly I have one. Every time I think about it, I can’t believe it. The suffering lasted for too long, and the happiness came too suddenly.
She picked up the wine glass in front of her and took a sip. She was so happy today that she had to drink a little.
Qin Mingze looked at the empty wine glass in front of Qiao Ran and suddenly said, "Why didn't my cousin pour himself wine? Everyone drinks, doesn't my cousin drink?"
Qiao Ran, "..."
How should she explain it?
Her ability to drink was so bad, and the most important thing was that her wine quality was even worse. In my impression, she didn't know what she had done when she got drunk twice. It must be an exaggeration. She really didn't want to try it a third time.
"Mommy doesn't know much about drinking." Qiao Ze'an added at the right time.
Qiao Ran quickly winked at Qiao Ze'an, how could he expose mommy's shortcomings in front of outsiders?
Qin Mingze asked, "I remember that my aunt has a good drinking capacity. My cousin has inherited it from her, so she should be fine. Tonight is a happy day, so drink as much as you can."
Qiao Ran was a little embarrassed. He felt it was unreasonable not to drink, but he was afraid of losing his composure if he drank.
Zuo Chenye originally wanted to dissuade Qin Mingze, but not to drink Qiao Ran's wine. He knew the taste of Qiao Ran's wine best.
He was about to speak, but suddenly, he tightened his thin lips and stopped talking.
His dark eyes rolled, and he changed his words uncharacteristically, "Qiao Ran, it's rare for us to be reunited at home, so why don't you drink a little."
After saying that, he took the initiative to pick up the wine bottle and poured half a glass of wine for Qiao Ran.
Qiao Ran looked at Zuo Chenye in surprise. He didn't stop her from drinking. He knew clearly that she would get drunk as soon as she drank and would go crazy with alcohol. In the past, he wouldn't let her drink.
Zuo Chenye's expression remained unchanged, "Drink less and control yourself. It'll be fine."
The words sounded like comfort, but actually he had other plans in mind.
"Okay." Qiao Ran reluctantly said that since everyone let her drink, she would drink less and try to control herself.
"Here, cheers."
Qin Nianzhen raised his wine glass.
Everyone toasted and exchanged glasses, and the atmosphere was warm and lively.
After a few glasses of wine, Qin Mingze began to provoke Zuo Chenye.
"Young Master Zuo, why don't you drink because you usually have social activities? Do you only have this amount of alcohol?"
Zuo Chen was slightly drunk at night. Although no one dared to make him drink during normal social gatherings, and he usually had someone to help him avoid drinking. But in fact, his drinking capacity was far better than others thought. It is not an exaggeration to say that you can't get drunk after a thousand drinks.
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Qin Mingze, on the other hand, had an unusually red cheek.
Zuo Chenye secretly thought that Qin Mingze was approaching his limit.
He pretended to stand up unsteadily, shook his head vigorously, and pretended not to see clearly what was in front of him. After groping for a long time, he found the wine bottle. Then he poured a full glass for himself and a full glass for Qin Mingze.
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Pretending to be drunk, he said, "Drink, who said I only have this amount of alcohol. Whoever doesn't drink today will be my grandson."
If he doesn't bring down Qin Mingze today, his surname will not be Zuo!