Chapter 269 You are an incredible grandson-in-law
The advantage of the Xiang family annual meeting is that no one wants to say a word before the meal, and as the firecrackers and fireworks sound, several jars of wine are immediately served.
It was not the small jar of wine that Du Ruo drank in the wine cellar, but a large jar that held about ten kilograms.
As soon as the wine was served, various cold dishes began to be served.
Xiang Yuanyuan stood up, removed the seal on the wine jar, then picked up the jar and began to pour wine for everyone at the table one by one.
Not only Xiang Yuanyuan was pouring wine, but everyone at other tables and even in the yard was pouring wine. It can be said that except for the children's table, everyone else was pouring wine in the same way.
Suddenly a strong aroma of wine filled the air.
Du Ruo didn't even need to smell it deliberately, the smell of wine would hit his nose directly. Du Ruo knew this wine, he had drunk it in the wine cellar, this was the "Eight Treasures Wine", this wine was a conditioning and nourishing wine, suitable for men, women, young and old.
"Come on, the elders have already started, so we don't have to be restrained, let's go~"
After seeing the people at his uncle's table start drinking, Xiangwen, as the oldest of the three generations, was the first to raise his glass.
Everyone at the table raised their glasses together. The ceramic wine bowl could hold more than two taels of wine, and everyone drank it in one gulp without hesitation.
Seeing this scene, this kind of family clan atmosphere is really...
"Brother-in-law, welcome to join our Xiang family. Ninth sister is our family's most precious treasure. If you let her suffer any injustice, we, as brothers, will not let you go."
After drinking together, Xiangwen filled his own glass and then started to toast alone.
Du Ruo didn't say much, just clinked glasses, then drank the wine with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, next time you go to the city, you must go to my brother's place for a drink..."
After the literary aspect, the next is the inheritance aspect, followed by the martial aspect, and the moral aspect...
Du Ru simply didn't sit down, but just stood there waiting for these cousins from the Xiang family to come over and toast him.
The wine was finished and Du Ruo was unambiguous.
After one round of drinking, these cousins looked at Du Ruo without changing their expression, and after exchanging glances, they immediately prepared excuses for the next round and planned to have another round.
"I've always heard Yuanyuan praise the brothers. Today I saw that everyone is really enthusiastic. I'll toast to Brother Wen first..."
Before the brothers could start, Du Ruo took the lead. He held a jar of wine in one hand and a wine bowl in the other, and began to toast everyone one by one. His generous look did not allow others to refuse.
After two rounds of drinking, everyone finished it. In addition, everyone raised their glasses and drank together once. The cousins who were sitting there had already noticed that something was wrong.
Fortunately, Du Ruo did not continue, but took the wine bowl and went with Xiang Yuanyuan to toast the elders.
"Ahem, let's go toast to the elders too. Ah Cheng, you can ask the younger generations to come and meet their uncle later."
Xiangwen saw that Du Ruo actually went to the elders to toast one by one, apparently wanting to make a big circle, so he quickly talked to his younger brother next to him.
Du Ruo was demonstrating. In the past, when they toasted their elders, they would just get together at the table and toast a glass. But today, Du Ruo was toasting everyone one by one. They, the brothers, certainly couldn't do the same as before, so they could only toast everyone one by one like Du Ruo did.
After this round, even if they had a good alcohol tolerance, they might not be able to handle it, so he simply gritted his teeth and asked Xiangcheng to mobilize the younger generations to toast.
If they themselves are not having an easy time, they certainly won't let Du Ruo have an easy time.
Just like that, the drinking atmosphere was inexplicably brought up by Du Ruo.
The elders are fine. When the younger generations toast them, they just take a sip. The younger generations are also fine. They are strong and healthy. If they toast Du Ruo and Du Ruo toasts back, they just need to drink two bowls.
But cousins like Xiang Yuanyuan were in a miserable situation. Du Ruo's conspiracy left them with no way out. They had to toast their elders one by one. Even those who could drink well were toasted by Du Ruo in the end.
After the final drink, these cousins originally wanted to force Du Ruo to drink, but in the end, none of them had a chance to eat a hot dish.
"Yuan Zhang, your grandson-in-law is incredible."
At my great uncle's table, a skinny old man who was sitting at the upper seat with Xiang Yuanzhang looked at the third generation's table where only Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were left drinking and eating, and none of the other brothers could pick up their chopsticks. He couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course, Xiao Du is not only good at martial arts, I heard from Yuanyuan that Xiao Du also has a special relationship with the higher-ups. Didn't you say that this year there were some more orders for safflower wine and angelica wine from the military for no apparent reason? You don't really think that these orders came out of nowhere, do you?
And fourth brother, a batch of imported tiger bones that was seized from you a few days ago was inexplicably released. You don't really think it was just luck, okay?
I didn’t say anything at the meeting today because I didn’t want to drag Xiao Du into this.”
Xiang Yuanzhang took a sip of wine and glanced at his brother beside him with a smile.
When the others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and couldn't help but look at Du Ruo again.
And Du Ruo seemed to have sensed something. He turned around to look at their table, raised his wine bowl and toasted them from a distance.
Several uncles at the table quickly raised their glasses along with Du Ruoyao, and then they drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp instead of taking a sip.
"Yuan Zhang, we toast to you. We were too narrow-minded today. Don't worry, we will have no objection to Yuan Yuan becoming the head of the family in the future." "Yes, brother, we are too old and confused today..."
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The drunk cousins at those tables were quickly helped into the car by their families and left.
"Brother-in-law, remember to take the pills when the time comes."
Only Xiangwu, after his cousins were helped away one after another, raised his head, patted the box on his chest, said something to Du Ruo, and then left.
In fact, less than half of these cousins were drunk, and the others were just pretending to be drunk. Everyone had different thoughts, but pretending to be drunk was a surrender, and Du Ruo could not wake up a person who was pretending to be drunk to drink.
The lively dinner was still going on. Xiang Yuanyuan's nephews were drinking enthusiastically, while Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan were eating a sumptuous meal and occasionally clinking glasses with each other, which was considered leisurely.
There was a constant display of fireworks outside, and after eating and drinking, we gathered together to listen to opera and chat.
It wasn't until midnight that they gradually dispersed.
Except for my great uncle and other older people who stayed in the house for one night, everyone else drove away.
Naturally, the person who contracted the catering would come to clean up the scene, and the whole yard finally became quiet around two o'clock in the morning.
This year's Xiang family annual meeting has come to an end.
Regardless of what the impression was, Du Ruo was recognized by everyone in the Xiang family.
Du Ruo was not affected by these things. After drinking last night, he was still practicing as usual.
It was the same this morning. At around six o'clock in the morning, Xiang Yuanyuan came and knocked on the door, and then the two of them began to meditate and practice in the cleaned yard.
Now Xiang Yuanyuan has mastered the dynamic exercises of Hunyuan Yi Qigong.
However, the practice time of Shangqing Gongfa is still too short, and the breathing rhythm can only be maintained when meditating.
Du Ruo estimated that once he returned to the B&B, he would be able to refine some specially matched pills to assist Xiang Yuanyuan in her practice.
After finishing the meditation, the family just happened to have breakfast with the uncles.
After breakfast, a truck came and took away the tables, chairs, awnings and other things piled up in the yard.
The uncles also left one after another. Du Ruo accompanied the prime minister's father and mother to see them off one by one. At this time, the weather that had been cloudy for a long time finally cleared up.
At noon, at the dinner table, the husband and wife finally breathed a sigh of relief after several days of busy work.
Although they have not contributed much these days, as many younger generations have come to rush to do the work, it is impossible for them to sit back and relax, as they always have to control the overall situation.
"Xiao Du, are you guys ready to go back?"
At the dinner table, the mother-in-law picked up a large piece of beef and put it into Du Ruo's bowl, then asked a question.
"Well, Yuanyuan and I decided to go back in a few days. The house has been quiet these days. I've been away for a long time this time, so it's a good time to go back and prepare for the New Year."
Du Ruo ate his meal with big mouthfuls and also talked about the next plan. Yang Ling had started talking about the B&B a few days ago, and there were no longer those annoying guys lurking around.
Even the videos of Du Ruo on the Internet have become less and less. The most popular days have passed, and it will probably be quiet for a long time in the future.
And it’s time for Du Ruo to plan his own affairs.
"In the next few days, my family will be making wine. You and Yuanyuan can help them for a few days before going back."
Xiang Yuanzhang, who was sitting in the upper seat, spoke up and said that Du Ruo's knowledge of medicinal wine was only missing that last step. Only through actual practice could he roughly understand the whole process.
"It's not urgent."
The Xiangmu refuted Xiang Yuanzhang's words for once. After she finished speaking, she put down her chopsticks and looked at Du Ruo seriously and asked:
"Xiao Du, we haven't met your parents yet. Can you think of a suitable time to meet them? If it's not convenient, we haven't been to Huangshan before. I've always heard Yuanyuan say how beautiful Huangshan is, so we might as well go there for a trip."
Xiang Mu's words have been very tactful. Logically speaking, she should not have brought up this matter. As the girl's parent, if she took the initiative to go to the boy's house to meet his parents, it would seem that she is a bit eager to get married.
But there's nothing we can do about it, because their family is so particularly satisfied with Du Ruo.
After the mother finished speaking, the father and Yuanzhang both put down their chopsticks and looked at Du Ruo.
Only Xiang Yuanyuan lowered her head and used the chopsticks in her hand to fiddle with the vegetables in the bowl.
"Hehe, I wanted to say this originally, but I didn't say it because I saw that my uncle and aunt were so busy with the annual meeting these two days. I have already discussed it with my parents, and they are both free. It depends on when it is convenient for my uncle and aunt, and then they will drive over to visit.
As for traveling to Huangshan, we will arrange a date when my parents come over, and then we can pick up my uncle, aunt, and grandfather.”
This was the first time for Du Ruo to discuss marriage, and she was somewhat excited.
(End of this chapter)
