The food and wine were put on the table and everyone took their seats.
Hattori Hikoo stood up with a glass of wine and said: "On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to welcome Mr. Jiang and his wife to Yanjin. I will do it first as a token of respect!"
Jiang's father remained silent, did not raise his glass, and continued to smoke his pipe, ignoring Jiang's mother's anxious hints.
Hattori Hikoo drank a glass of wine, looked at Jiang's father, and said, "Why don't Mr. Jiang drink?"
Jiang Xinyu picked up the wine glass and said, "My father is not a good drinker. I will have a drink with the major."
Hattori Hikoo didn't answer Jiang Xinyu's words, but still looked at Jiang's father, and said slowly: "Mr. Jiang, does he have a prejudice against Japanese people and doesn't want to drink this glass of wine with me?"
Hattori Mina couldn't help but said: "Brother, it's okay if Uncle Jiang doesn't want to drink. Why do you have to force others to make it difficult? (Japanese)"
Hattori Hikoo glared at his sister and said, "No one can interrupt, I want to hear what Mr. Jiang has to say!"
The room fell into a deathlike silence, and Jiang Xinyu's heart was in his throat. He had just told his father outside that he must not show his hatred of the Japanese, but now it seemed that it was of no use.
Father Jiang put down his cigarette pouch, pushed the wine glass aside, and said, "I'm not used to drinking foreign wine."
Jiang's mother hurriedly said: "That's right, Dad Xinyu can only drink a little bit of Huadiao wine at home."
Chang Hongling said to the waiter waiting on the side: "Go get a bottle of the best Huadiao."
"The best flower carvings are all altar-mounted, with two kilograms per altar."
"Then let's have a bowl."
"Yes." The waiter agreed and left.
Jiang Xinyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that his upright father would say something he shouldn't have said. If he angered Hattori Hikoo, it would not end well.
A jar of Huadiao aged wine was quickly brought up. The wine jar was sealed with mud. When the mud seal was opened, you could see the brewing time. The waiter filled the wine for Mr. Jiang.
Father Jiang raised his nose and smelled it, and praised: "Good wine!"
Jiang Xinyu said with a pun: "Dad, you are a light drinker and you are getting older, so you'd better drink less."
Jiang's mother also advised: "Xinyu is right, drinking too much is not good for the body."
Jiang's father looked at the brewing date on the wine jar and said: "It has been aged for ten years. It is difficult to buy such good wine in Jiangshan. Alas, it is a pity..."
Chang Hongling said: "If Mr. Jiang likes it, I will ask for a few more jars later and bring them back to you to taste slowly."
"That's fine, but it's too expensive." Jiang's father picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Hattori Mina immediately said to the waiter: "Prepare ten jars of this wine, we are going to take it away."
The waiter bowed and said, "I'm sorry, there aren't that many ten-year-old wines. There are only five jars in total."
Hattori Mina: "Then let's go to the five altars."
Jiang Xinyu quickly stopped her and said, "Yanjin and Jiangshan are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers. It's inconvenient to carry so much wine, so let's forget it."
Chang Hongling whispered to Hattori Mina: "Mina, don't you think this is funny?"
Hattori Mina said in confusion: "Why is it so funny?"
Chang Hongling: "Mr. Jiang is from Zhejiang. Isn't it funny enough that a Zhejiang native goes all the way to Yanjin to buy local Huadiao wine?"
Hattori Mina muttered: "What's so funny? Uncle Jiang also said that you can't buy it over there..."
Hattori Hikoo coughed lightly and said to the waiter: "Bring those five jars of wine to Captain Jiang's car."
Jiang Xinyu wanted to say something more, but Hattori Hikoo stopped him and had to hand the car trunk key to the waiter.
Jiang's father is not the kind of person who clings to the past. Of course, he knows that his words and deeds in front of the gendarmerie captain will have a great impact on his son.
It's just the hatred of the Japanese in his heart that prevents Jiang's father from changing his mood immediately. He is just an ordinary citizen and needs to adapt slowly.
"It tastes pretty good." Jiang's father picked up a piece of sushi and put it in his mouth, tasting it slowly.
Hearing what his father said, Jiang Xinyu was completely relieved and said: "Dad, if you have a chance, you can try Mina's cooking skills. The Japanese food she makes makes people unable to put down their chopsticks."
Hattori Mina blushed and whispered to Jiang Xinyu: "It's not that good. Only you and your brother said it tastes good..."
Jiang's mother looked satisfied and said, "It's very important that a woman can do laundry and cook. That's good."
After three rounds of drinking, Hattori Hikoo said with a rosy face: "Captain Jiang, I want to formally apologize to you. Just like Mina said, I invited your father-in-law to Yanjin without your permission.
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Jiang's father finally couldn't help but said: "Is that an invitation? It's obviously a fraud!"
Hattori Hikoo was not angry and said: "That's why I want to apologize, but I also ask for your understanding. If I didn't use some tricks, it would be impossible for the two of you to come to Yanjin. Am I right?"
Father Jiang snorted coldly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"Major, I'd like to propose a toast to you." Jiang Xinyu raised his glass with both hands and drank it all in one gulp.
Hattori Hikoo looked at Jiang Xinyu with a half-smile and said, "Don't you blame me?"
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said: "If you think about it, I can understand your painstaking efforts."
"Oh? Tell me, what is my painstaking effort?"
"You hoped that my parents would meet with Mina as soon as possible and finalize our marriage, so you brought them over from Jiangshan."
Hattori Mina's heart was beating fast. Although she felt that her brother's actions were inappropriate, she secretly had no objection to this matter. She had long been looking forward to the moment when she would decide her life-long events!
Hattori Hikoo smiled and shook his head and said: "Captain Jiang, you are only half right."
"Major, please clarify."
"You must have been wondering just now why I bought those Huadiao wines. In fact, you are right. It is really inconvenient to carry them for such a long distance."
Hattori Mina interrupted and said: "Brother, don't beat around the bush. We are not outsiders. If you have anything to say, it would be great if you can say it in person."
Hattori Hikoo smiled and said: "Okay, then I won't beat around the bush... Captain Jiang, if your father-in-law lives in Yanjin, is it still a problem to have a few bottles of wine?"
Jiang Xinyu was surprised, and said with confusion on the surface: "Resident in Yanjin? I don't understand what you mean."
Hattori Hikoo: "That's what I think. If your father-in-law is still satisfied with Mina, he will choose a date this year for you to get married. Naturally, they don't have to go back to Zhejiang. At least they can wait until the wedding is completed."
——Leaving Jiang Xinyu’s parents in Yanjin can better control Jiang Xinyu. Even if he has any second thoughts, he will not dare to act rashly!
In the past, even if Jiang Xinyu was exposed, he could still walk away as long as he found out early.
How to go now? If my parents live in Yanjin, they will become hostages in the hands of Hattori Hikoo!