nycdaug Chapter 713: Drinking and mingling
Chapter 713: Drinking and mingling
Although Jiang Mubai had no impression of what Gu Chen said, it did not stop her from listening with great interest.
Gu Chen finished telling everything he could remember, and at the end he asked with an expectant tone: "Mu Bai, do you remember what I said?"
Jiang Mubai shook his head: "I'm sorry, I don't remember anything."
Seeing Jiang Mubai say this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Gu Chen's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
"It's okay. So many things happened to you at that time that it's normal for you not to remember these things. I can help you remember them. Besides, I'm telling you now so that you know them. You can also tell others about them in the future."
"Okay, thank you for telling me this."
"Don't be so distant with me all the time. It's not that hard to tell you this. Don't do this next time."
"Okay, I see your mouth must be dry after talking for so long, drink the juice to moisten your throat first."
Jiang Mubai said as he pushed the cup on the table close to Gu Chen towards him, indicating that Gu Chen should drink now.
Seeing that he didn't refuse, Gu Chen picked up the juice and drank it directly. "I checked the time and it's almost time for dinner. Mu Bai, do you want to sit here and wait or do you want to go back to the villa now?"
"Let's go back. We've been out for a long time. It's not a good idea to let them come and ask us to come in for dinner. We should go in and wait first."
Seeing Jiang Mubai say this, Gu Chen of course agreed in his heart.
"Okay, let's go in now."
When Jiang Mubai and Gu Chen came in from the yard, Jiang An stopped chatting with these people and just calmed down to drink tea.
Seeing Jiang Mubai and his companions come in, the elders present started to joke out of boredom: "Why did Mubai and Xiaochen go out for a breath of fresh air for so long? What were they talking about?"
Without waiting for Jiang Mubai's reaction, Gu Chen responded directly: "We didn't talk about anything. Mubai was curious about what happened when we were kids. She didn't remember so I told her some of it. Actually, I don't remember everything about our childhood either, but generally speaking, it's better than Mubai's."
"Yeah, if Gu Chen hadn't told me this, I wouldn't have known that we were so close when we were little."
"Young people do have more topics to talk about when they are together than when they are with old guys like us. Although you two haven't seen each other for so many years, the friendship you had when you were young is still there. Now that you have grown up and met each other again, you can't just throw away the relationship."
"Don't worry, Grandpa Jiang. I won't. I only know Gu Chen in the Jiang family now. I'm so happy to have him by my side talking to me during the party."
"That's good, that's good. Seeing that you two can continue the relationship between me and An, I can't tell you how relieved I am."
"Don't worry, godfather. Mu Bai and I are good friends, so don't worry about us. The kitchen is about to start serving food, so I'll go check out what's going on. You must be hungry after chatting here for so long. If the kitchen isn't ready yet, I'll go and urge them."
"I am indeed hungry. Since you are so willing, please go and help us see what is going on over there."
After receiving Jiang Zhen's instructions, Gu Chen nodded to the elders and went downstairs to check the situation in the kitchen. After Jiang Mubai came back from the yard, he found a random seat in the hall and sat down.
After Gu Chen left, the elders present started praising Jiang Zhen in front of him.
"Mr. Jiang now has Xiaochen by your side to take care of you, and we feel relieved seeing this."
"Yes, Xiaochen has been sensible and caring since he was young. He will definitely be even better when he grows up. Just now, everyone saw how careful and considerate he was in doing things. We have nothing to worry about with Elder Jiang by his side."
"As expected, I feel more comfortable looking at other people's children. Xiaochen is like this, and so is Mu Bai. It seems that sensible and obedient children are no longer in my family."
"Who said that! Aren't your young lady and young master all good? We have never heard of them doing anything out of line. It's good enough for the children to be like this. We shouldn't expect too much. As parents, don't we just want our children to be safe and healthy?"
"Indeed, we don't need them to earn money to support the family anyway. I am already very satisfied that the children can be with us."
In the living room, Jiang An and the others started chatting about this topic again. Jiang Mubai was still young and didn't have such insights, so she couldn't join in the conversation and just listened quietly.
Not long after Gu Chen left, someone from the kitchen came to inform them to go to the restaurant for dinner. Fortunately, the restaurant in Jiang Zhen's villa was big enough, otherwise it might not be able to accommodate so many people for dinner.
At the dinner table, the glasses were clinking. What everyone had said before about asking Gu Chen to drink with them was really not a joke. Gu Chen saw that these elders had finally come to the house today, and they were in such high spirits that he couldn't bear to refuse them, so he drank with them. Even Jiang An was infected by the atmosphere and drank a few more glasses.
Gu Chen can drink a lot, I don’t know if he is born that way or he has specially trained to drink, anyway, after he toasted everyone present, his face was still as normal as before, without any trace of alcohol on his face.
Jiang Mubai couldn't drink, so she ate quietly on the side and watched them drink and chat. When she had almost finished eating, she saw that Jiang An and the others had not finished yet, so she had to sit in a chair and wait quietly.
Jiang An sat next to Jiang Mubai. Seeing that she didn't leave after dinner, he took the initiative to say, "Go sit in the hall and have a rest after dinner. Don't wait for us here. The sofas in the hall are softer than chairs and it's more comfortable to sit there."
After hearing what Jiang An said to Jiang Mubai, Jiang Zhen saw that Jiang Mubai was still sitting in the chair without moving so he also started to persuade him.
"Go ahead. There's nothing interesting to hear when we chat. It's embarrassing if you're not hungry at Grandpa Jiang's place. It's like being at home. You can do whatever you want if you're so comfortable."
Seeing that they were all persuading him, Jiang Mubai didn't refuse anymore. He said something to them, then got up and sat down in the living room.
The drinking party in the restaurant didn't end until one o'clock. When everyone left the restaurant, traces of drinking could be seen on everyone's face. Even Gu Chen's eyes looked a little unclear.
Jiang An was just like those people. After drinking, they did not rush to leave. Gu Chen was still sober. After everyone came out, he ordered the servants to arrange a room for each of them and let them go back upstairs to rest and sober up.
Jiang An also went upstairs to rest. Seeing that he was a little unsteady when he walked, Jiang Mubai did not ask him when he would leave here and go home.
Gu Chen was indeed thoughtful. After making arrangements for everyone, he also arranged a room for Jiang Mubai to take a nap.
"Mu Bai, you should also go to your room and lie down for a while. Uncle An probably won't sober up that quickly. It's not a good idea for you to sit here and wait for him. You might as well go back to your room and lie down for a nap. I'll call you when Uncle An sobers up."
"Okay, then I'll listen to you. When you've arranged everything, remember to take a rest. I see your eyes are red from drinking, so you need to rest."
"Well, after I send you back to your room, I will go back to my room to rest."
He slept until three in the afternoon. Even without an alarm clock, Jiang Mubai was not worried about oversleeping.