Judging from his appearance, this old man is at least sixty or seventy years old, but he still has a rosy face, strong steps, and looks very amiable.
When Hong Bajin saw the old man coming in, his expression tightened and he hurriedly closed the basket.
"Seventh Duke."
Hong Tianjiu immediately became obedient, shouted respectfully, and then whispered beside Li Qi: "Brother Li, this is me, Weng Weng, you can call me Qigong after me."
Qigong?
Li Qi was stunned for a moment, and was shocked. Leader of the Beggar Clan, Hong Qigong? Damn it! Is there any mistake?
This old man is Hong Tianjiu's grandfather and Hong Bajin's father, Hong Qi. He is the seventh eldest in the family, so others call him Qi Gong.
"Good grandson."
Hong Qi nodded with a smile, and suddenly saw this stranger standing next to his grandson. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Who is this?"
Hong Bajin slapped Li Qi hard on the shoulder and laughed, "Dad, this is Li Qi who sells stinky tofu."
cāo! Is it necessary to be so forceful? Li Qi, who sells stinky tofu, you are so uneducated.
Li Qi grinned at Hong Bajin's move and said to Hong Qi, "I have seen Qi Gong." This name made him feel strange and panicked.
"You are Li Qi, I will
I’ve even heard my dear grandson mention you, and you are indeed a person who cannot be judged by his appearance.” Hong Qi chuckled.
People should not be judged by their appearance? What does that mean?
Li Qi couldn't tell whether this was a compliment or a criticism, and his face looked slightly embarrassed. But he felt funny in his heart, Hong Qigong, Hong Bajin, Hong Tianjiu, cāo! Could this family be the legendary number emperors?
Hong Qi smiled and nodded. "By the way, where did the fragrance come from and why did it suddenly disappear?"
Hong Bajin's eyes immediately turned to Hong Tianjiu
, wanting him to stop talking nonsense, but it was too late. Hong Tianjiu pointed at the basket and said with a bad smile: "Qi Gong. That strange smell is coming from the chicken butt that Brother Li just sent.
.”
"Chicken butt?"
Hong Qi's eyes lit up and he immediately turned to the basket. He had tasted Li Qi's cooking skills before. Moreover, Li Qi's heroic deeds at the Crab Roe Feast and the First Year Banquet were even more widely circulated. The chicken he cooked
Butt. Nature is extraordinary.
Li Qi looked at his hungry expression and thought to himself, "Both father and son both like chicken butts. If I had known, I would have done more."
Hong Bajin rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Dad, this is a gift from Li Qi to my child. Just show your respect."
Hong Qi's face darkened, he looked at Li Qi and said, "Li Qi, did you give this to him?"
"ah?"
Li Qi looked embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.
Hong Tianjiu said with a smile: "Brother Li gave this to our Hong family. Whoever is the oldest in our family will naturally give it to him. Brother Li, don't you think so?"
Li Qi nodded sheepishly and thought to himself. Isn't he just a chicken butt, used to make such a big fuss?
Hong Qi glanced at Li Qi approvingly, and then looked at Hong Bajin with a smile.
Hong Bajin was about to cry, so he resigned and said: "Dad, after all, there are about twenty chicken butts here, and each of us can take half. What do you think?"
Hong Qi seemed too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he walked forward, reached out to grab the basket, and opened the lid. His face was full of enjoyment, and his saliva was about to flow out. Poor Hong Bajin saw that the chicken butt in his hand was snatched away like this.
, and this person is still his father, so he can only swallow his saliva silently.
Hong Tianjiu was snickering from the sidelines. He seemed to like seeing his father make a fool of himself.
Li Qi couldn't help but laugh and cry when he saw these three generations living together, but the affection between them reminded him of his longing for his parents. He sighed secretly, wondering whether the two elders were doing well.
"Here, let's have a banquet."
Hong Qi's shout immediately woke up Li Qi and said hurriedly: "Qi Gong, it's not time to eat yet, so there's no need to bother."
Hong Qi bulged his eyes and said: "Who said it's time to eat or drink? Today
I want to drink three hundred cups with you."
"Three hundred cups?"
Li Qi blinked, a little dazed.
Hong Tianjiu chuckled and said, "Brother Li, you didn't know, Qi Gong's nickname is "One Thousand Cups Can't Be Failed," he said. There was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.
A thousand cups cannot be poured out? This nickname is scary enough.
Li Qi suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said sarcastically: "I'm sorry, Qi Gong, I don't drink wine."
Hong Bajin said angrily: "How can a man not drink? Do you look down on our Hong family, or do you think our Hong family's wine is not as good as yours?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare, it's just that this junior really doesn't drink." Li Qi said depressedly.
Hong Tianjiu seemed to have reacted, and stood up and said: "Dad, don't force Brother Li. He really doesn't drink. After Zuixianju opened,
i, Sanlang and the others kept toasting to Big Brother, but Big Brother didn’t even drink a drop."
Hong Bajin snorted: "That's because you have no future, now
iLooking at your father’s methods, there’s no reason not to drink when you come to our Hong family.”
Li Qi felt as if he had entered a wolf's den, and with a thought in his mind, he said: "Uncle Hong, I'm so sorry, I really don't drink. At the first birthday banquet, the emperor gave me a royal wine, but I didn't even drink it, so just let me go."
This time."
"Uh...yeah."
Now it was Hong Bajin's turn to be stupid. He didn't dare to say that it was because the emperor was hopeless. Moreover, since Li Qi didn't drink the emperor's wine, then Li Qi would naturally not drink his wine.
Hong Qi frowned and asked in confusion: "Li Qi, do you have any hidden illness that prevents you from drinking?"
i. I'm so cruel. You are so old.
iDon’t keep thinking about cursing me.
Li Qipi replied with a smile: "Thank you Qi Gong for your concern. I am in good health. Because I made an unforgivable mistake because of drinking, I decided not to drink again in the future. I hope Qi Gong and
Uncle Hong can understand the younger generation."
After all was said and done, Hong Qi had nothing to say and looked at the chicken's butt reluctantly.
When Li Qi saw it, he immediately realized that they wanted to eat the chicken's butt. He hurriedly said: "Qi Gong, the chicken's butt is already cold now. It needs to be warmed up before eating."
After hearing this, Hong Qi, without saying a word, immediately asked someone to take the chicken butt to the kitchen to heat it up, and said in a haphazard voice: "In that case, let's drink tea and sit down, everyone."
Several people sat in their proper seats.
After the servants poured tea for everyone, Hong Qi finally said what an elder should say, "Li Qi, your wife is very kind."
Li Qi nodded and said, "Thanks to Qi Gong's concern, my wife is fine."
Hong Qi smiled and nodded, saying, "By the way, when will the bar you and Xiaojiu opened open?"
"Come on, I've asked Uncle Wu to choose
I’m a bitch.”
Hong Bajin asked: "Is that bar specially used for drinking?"
Why does this guy see nothing but wine in his eyes? I really don’t know how this gambling king became famous.
Li Qi smiled and nodded: "You can say it any way, but the most important thing is for people's entertainment, just like your gambling house."
Hong Bajin said disdainfully: "Can your bar make money like my gambling room?"
This is necessary.
Before Li Qi could speak, Hong Tianjiu said first, "Dad, our bar is definitely more profitable than your gambling house. If you don't believe it, we'll wait and see."
Hong Bajin scolded: "What do you call your gambling house? Don't you have a surname of Hong?"
Hong Tianjiu realized that he had made a mistake, scratched his head, raised his eyes to the roof, and did not dare to answer.
Hong Qi glared at Hong Bajin, and then said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, my grandson has never liked doing business since he was a child. It's rare that he is willing to run this bar with you this time. We should support it. Whether we make money or not does not matter.
Secondly, and most importantly, I hope you can help discipline him."
Li Qi nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Jiu is talented and smart, but he is still young and cannot control his temper.
Son, he will understand your hard work."
When Hong Qi heard Li Qi praising Hong Tianjiu, he said happily: "If this is the case, then nothing can be better."
Hong Bajin, however, looked unconcerned. He leaned forward and said half-jokingly: "Li Qi, I heard from Xiao Hong that you are very dissatisfied with our Hongwan Gambling House. You are either shaking your head or sighing."
Xiaohong?
Li Qi was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was talking about. He knew that Butler Hong was the one he was talking about. He frowned and thought to himself, it turns out that Butler Hong was not being polite when he asked me to play a few tricks. Moreover, Hong Bajin wanted me to give me some advice. Look.
He doesn’t just know how to eat, drink and have fun here. Hehe said: “Hongwan Gambling House is the number one gambling house in the capital.
Once I saw it, it was really eye-opening.”
Hong Bajin said dissatisfied: "Xiaojiu has always said that you are very generous, but now you have become hypocritical when you come to me. You can just say whatever you want. I, Hong Bajin, am not the unreasonable person."
Li Qi scratched his head, coughed slightly, and said: "Uh... to be honest, your gambling house is really bad."
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