nucmednet Chapter 135 A Drinking Party Between Men
Chapter 135 A Drinking Party Between Men
Ji Nanxian caught up with Wan Zhou, not for any other reason, he just wanted to introduce himself formally.
"Fourth sister-in-law, you haven't seen me yet. I am Fourth Brother's sixth brother, Ji Nanxian."
"I know that Young Master Ji Liu is famous." Wan Zhou said with a smile, "But I have to correct you. Please call me Miss Gu."
"Oh, it doesn't matter. My name is Fourth Sister-in-law and it has nothing to do with my Fourth Brother. My Fourth Brother is an icy, blockheaded man. Fourth Sister-in-law, you were right to divorce him. He is not suitable for marriage at all. He is suitable to stay on the battlefield all his life and be with the soldiers and horses."
Wan Zhou: “…”
I've heard that Young Master Ji Liu is unreliable, but he's not completely unreliable. At least what Ji Nanzheng said is very pertinent.
"So, I call you Fourth Sister-in-law not because of Fourth Brother. I was not in Beijing before, and I never called you Fourth Sister-in-law once. Now I have to make up for what I missed before, and you don't have to feel any psychological burden at all."
Wan Zhou: “…”
The credibility of the rumor is still quite high, and Ji Nanxian is indeed unreliable.
"..." Wan Zhou smiled slightly, got on the carriage and left.
There is not a single word that means, you love whoever.
Ji Nanxian: "..."
It's really difficult.
Fourth brother has a long way to go to find his wife.
Alas, Fourth Brother got married at the wrong time. If he were still alive, he would never let him lose his Fourth Sister-in-law who has such a strong personality.
Inside the room, at Huayang's signal, Shopkeeper Wu showed Ji Nanzheng the cash flow of Juxian Building: "General, yesterday's cash flow was 2100 taels, and the day before yesterday was 1800 taels. How do you calculate this?"
"Each person should write an IOU for two hundred taels." Ji Nanzheng said casually.
Manager Wu's eyelids jumped. Two hundred per person, and there are five people in total, that would be one thousand, which is equivalent to one half.
"Okay, General, I'll go get the tickets right away."
The ladies had no time to settle the accounts and just wanted to leave quickly. They took the IOU from Manager Wu and hurried back to ask their families to send the money.
"Everyone, eat and drink well. Today's bill will be paid by Ji." Ji Nanzheng said to everyone.
"No, we can't let General Ji pay for the meal. Miss Gu's business has already been affected today, we can't let General Ji pay for it again." The one who flattered was still Pei Xiu.
"Yes, yes, yes. Thank you General Ji for your kindness. We accept it, but we still have to pay the bill ourselves."
Ji Nanzheng: "..."
When he heard them linking Wan Zhou with himself, he couldn't suppress the smile.
I thought to myself: If you can speak, just say more, he loves to listen.
"Then let's give you 20% off." Ji Nanzheng made a decision on his own, thinking that he would make up the money himself later.
"Thank you, General Ji." Everyone was naturally happy because they had received benefits, especially those given by Ji Nanzheng himself.
"General Ji, let's have a couple of drinks together?" someone suggested boldly.
Ji Nanzheng declined politely, said goodbye to everyone, and went to find Huayang specifically.
"Mr. Hua, would you please have a couple of drinks?"
"my pleasure."
The two of them went to the private room upstairs.
Manager Wu personally arranged for people to serve wine and food.
Ji Nanzheng personally poured wine for Hua Yang. After a few glasses, Ji Nanzheng said, "Mr. Hua likes Wan Zhou, right?"
Huayang was holding a glass of wine, but was frozen by Ji Nanzheng's sudden words. He paused, drank it in one gulp, and put the glass on the table.
He looked at Ji Nanzheng with cautious eyes: "General, please speak directly if you have anything to say."
Ji Nanzheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You have better vision than me."
Recently, because he wanted to understand Wan Zhou, he specially looked up some things about Wan Zhou, and only then did he realize that Huayang had silently given so much to Wan Zhou.
It's reasonable to say that what he did was a favor, but as a man who likes Wan Zhou, he is more sensitive.
When Wan Zhou was being bullied today, Huayang's eyes helped him with the final verification.
After Ji Nanzheng finished speaking, Huayang curled his hands holding the cup and looked at Ji Nanzheng with twisted eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Ji Nanzheng say, "I should have come to see you earlier."
"You know Wan Zhou better than I do."
Hua Yang finally understood what was going on and said thoughtfully, "General, you did a great job today."
"But it's still too late." Ji Nanzheng drank another glass himself.
"It's not too late to do it." Huayang also drank a cup. If you do it, at least you have a chance. If you don't do it, you will never have a chance.
Hua Yang drank two cups in a row and said, "I never interfere with the lady's decision."
"I understand." Ji Nanzheng raised the glass towards Huayang and gestured for him to drink one.
What Huayang meant was that he would not help him persuade Wanzhou.
Furthermore, Huayang was reminding him to respect Wanzhou's decision.
He didn't come here to lobby Huayang.
"So, where does Wan Zhou plan to go?" Ji Nanzheng still asked.
When Ji Nanxian told him that Wan Zhou wanted to leave Shangjing, he felt like something had fallen out of his heart and felt empty.
But now, after listening to Huayang's words and his epiphany downstairs just now, he has begun to convince himself that if it is Wanzhou's own decision, he will respect it no matter how reluctant he is.
Huayang frowned, then realized that he must have been eavesdropped.
It seems that the sound insulation needs to be improved.
"I don't approve of Miss leaving."
"So, she won't leave?" Ji Nanzheng asked the question that concerned him most sharply.
Although he decided to convince himself to respect her, God knows how reluctant he would be if Wan Zhou really left. Or maybe he simply couldn't convince himself to respect her and might do everything he could to keep her.
Huayang nodded, not hiding his position. After all, in his heart, he still hoped that Wanzhou could have someone who could take care of him.
And that man, Ji Nanzheng, is not the best, but better than other men.
Huayang did not say Wanzhou's position, but Ji Nanzheng was not a fool. He was smart and immediately realized that Wanzhou agreed with Huayang.
As long as she doesn't leave Shangjing and gives him the opportunity to take care of and educate the child, he believes that Wanzhou will be able to feel his sincerity over time. Even if she doesn't accept it, he can just stay by her side as a relative like Huayang.
"Huayang, if anyone else dares to like Wanzhou, I will definitely drive him away, but you can, you can like her." Ji Nanzheng looked straight at Huayang, his eyes full of admiration and emotion.
Huayang is truly amazing.
But he would not tell Huayang to be brave. They were all grown men, and if they wanted to be brave, they would do it themselves.
Moreover, Huayang's behavior is not cowardly. On the contrary, he is braver than most people. He does not express his love, nor does he give up or avoid it. He chooses to accompany others as a family member.
This is even more admirable.
Huayang was dizzy by Ji Nanzheng's jump. What was going on?
Is this really the god of war who dominated the battlefield? Why does he look like a fool? Even his usual fierceness is gone.
That’s right, the God of War is invincible when he puts on armor, but when he takes off his armor, he is just an ordinary man.
Huayang himself laughed.
He kept the fact that he liked Wan Zhou in his heart for many years, thinking that he was the only one who knew about it in this life. Unexpectedly, the other person who knew about it was Ji Nanzheng.
Although he was very afraid of others knowing it, when Ji Nanzheng knew it, he didn't feel any burden at all and instead felt a lot more relaxed.
He couldn't explain this kind of wonder, but it made him feel comfortable.
He also raised his glass and invited Ji Nanzheng.
The two smiled at each other, drank together, and everything was in the wine.
For the first time, Ji Nanzheng got himself tipsy in broad daylight and went straight back to the Duke's Mansion.
As soon as I got back, I saw the maids from Mrs. Wang's courtyard waiting in Zhuyunzhai.
"General, Madam wants you to come over." The maid saw Ji Nanzheng was slightly drunk, thought for a moment and reminded him, "General, please wash off the smell of alcohol. Madam got very angry at noon and didn't even have lunch. She asked you to come over as soon as you came back."
"Go back and tell mother that I will be there in a while."
Ji Nanzheng knew that his mother was looking for him only because of the matter of Juxian Building. He was not panicked. He went back to wash off the smell of alcohol and changed his clothes. While he was still warm, he wrote a letter and drank tea before going to Linhui Hall.
He also wanted to look for his old mother.
He had been hesitant about this and that before, but now is the time to come clean.
"Jiangnan, take the Speed Heart Pill that Old Monster Huo has with you."