When Gao Pingling and Sujuan returned home, there were already many people in the courtyard. Gao Pingling saw that most of the people in the group were officials. Among them, Deputy Mayor Shao, who was in charge of culture and education, had once made a two-minute report at the school when school started. He was a familiar face. The other people all had imposing appearances. Of course, they were not ordinary people. At the very least, they had a position in the town. How could they dare to look down on them? Gao Pingling never had the intention to be a bureaucrat, nor did he want to get close to an official. Therefore, he stood there like a wooden chicken. However, he thought that these people were probably the lobbyist Zheng Fangyue had found, so he was very worried about his marriage.
The officials in the courtyard seemed to have finished their work and were ready to go home. Xue Li saw them off at the side. Xue Li shouted towards the kitchen," Mother, come out quickly. Town Mayor Shao and the others are going back." Xueli Niang was originally preparing a few bowls of poached eggs in the kitchen to entertain the guests. Hearing Xue Li's shout, the eggs that were originally prepared to be cracked on the stove were placed in the basket intact. Xueli's mother didn't have many words in her mind to dismiss the guests. After she came out, she only said a few polite words of gratitude to the people in the town. Town Chief Shao said," Sister-in-law, Brother Liu might have drunk a little too much today. I'm afraid it'll take some time before he can sober up. When that time comes, I'll have to trouble Sister-in-law to take good care of him." Xue Li's mother said," He's just like that. How can he care about his life when he sees alcohol? Today, he actually drank until you officials helped him back. The old drunkard is really drunk." Secretary Yang said from the side," Sister-in-law, don't call our Brother Liu like that anymore. It's so unpleasant to call him a drunkard. The town has officially hired Brother Liu as the director of the reception office. After a few days of documents, he will have to go to the town to take up his post." When Xueli heard Secretary Yang's words, she said," The ancestors of the Liu family have really opened their eyes. In the past, I always thought that our drunkard was born to be useless. I didn't expect that he would actually come in handy in your place." Gao Pingling wanted to laugh when he heard this, but seeing that everyone's expressions were serious, he could not laugh and could only try his best to hold it in. Xue Li's mother suddenly became spirited and said goodbye to everyone in the town. She was able to throw away her dusty appearance in an instant. Even Xue Li, who was standing at the side, was surprised. It turned out that her mother was actually an expert at socializing. Town Mayor Shao held Xueli's mother's hand and said in a drunken voice," Sister-in-law, we won't disturb you today. Brother Liu is also one of us in the future. He must come to your place often to sit. You must treat us brothers well." Xueli's mother was so happy that she almost couldn't pick up her smile. She said," That's for sure, that's for sure."
After everyone dispersed, Su Juan pulled Xue Li to the side and asked anxiously," Sister, what kind of show is this? So many officials who usually don't look at us seriously are actually so interested in us." Xue Li said," This is all thanks to you. It seems that if we don't marry you off quickly, our family's threshold will be stepped on by others sooner or later." Sujuan said," Marry me off tomorrow. Let's see how jealous you are. I really didn't expect my value to become more and more popular." Second Sister, you insisted that Green Mountain wouldn't relax. Now it's your turn to regret it. Xue Li laughed so hard that she almost lost her breath. Look at how smug you are. You've joked before, but you still take it seriously. Hurry up and go see our father.
Before entering Drunkard Liu's bedroom, the smell of alcohol had already reached the sky. Gao Pingling stepped into the room and saw the sensible sisters of the Liu family accompanying his father by his bed. Drunkard Liu was already the director of the reception office in the town. It was not appropriate to call him Drunkard anymore. In formal or unofficial occasions, it was inevitable to use his name, Liu Renhou. Sujuan's father was lying on the bed. The whole house was like a big wine jar. The smell of alcohol was accompanied by Liu Renhou's strange and unclear cries. It was like a hot spring or a mushroom cloud. Gao Pingling wanted to pull back his front foot, but Su Juan tugged at the corner of his shirt, and Gao Pingling followed her. The plain silk lady straightened Liu Renhou up. This isn't your first time drinking. Today, you drank so much. In the past, you were always very satisfied after drinking. You enjoyed yourself like a living god. Why did you have to shout like this today? Liu Renhou no longer made strange noises like before. He only said," I'm just putting on an act for those officials. Just now, when the plain silk came in, I thought those officials were coming back to kill me, so I deliberately shouted a few more times to let them hear how uncomfortable I was after drinking." Liu Renhou didn't say anything more to the plain silk lady. He sat up straight and stared at Gao Pingling. Although he said that he was staring at Gao Pingling, it was actually similar to a drunk person staring at someone with a dull expression. Liu Renhou said loudly," Mr. Gao, come and sit down. I have something to tell you." Gao Pingling saw that Liu Renhou was especially polite to him, so he naturally kept a distance from him. Therefore, Gao Pingling was not confident.
Gao Pingling sat down on the chair beside the bed. Liu Renhou held his hand tightly for a long time without saying a word. Gao Pingling felt an inexplicable excitement in Liu Renhou's eyes. It was rare to see someone so excited at such an old age. Mr. Gao, no matter how things are between you and Sujuan, I, Liu Renhou, have decided on your marriage. After a few days, when I've settled everything, I'll invite your father over. We'll plan to hold the wedding. How about it, Brother Gao? I, Liu, have lived my whole life. I'm honest and straightforward. I've never been sloppy in doing things. You'll understand after spending more time with me. Gao Pingling heard Liu Renhou's words and a huge rock suddenly fell to the ground. However, he felt very awkward hearing those words. Thus, he said,"Uncle Liu, of course I can't ask for more. However, the marriage still needs to be approved by Su Juan." Liu Renhou laughed." Brother, your words are wrong. Do you still respect your elder brother? Let me tell you, I'm a straightforward person with the surname Liu. I'm a good brother. Can't I make the decision for my daughter?" If you like it, I can marry all the daughters in this house to you. Gao Pingling was a little angry when he heard that. Wasn't he playing with me on purpose? He met a lunatic, but he couldn't show it on his face. Liu Renhou said," Mr. Gao, look, I'm so happy that I even forgot my surname." To tell you the truth, I'm really lucky today, and this good luck is coincidentally brought by you, the lucky star. In the future, if I really recruit you as my son-in-law, I will definitely bask in a lot of light. As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Pingling suddenly felt that Su Juan's face had turned into a burning cloud under the light.
Plain Silk Maiden asked, Ren Hou, don't keep me in suspense. Tell me what kind of luck you have today. Liu Renhou cleared his throat in an exaggerated manner before he said," I have to start from the beginning. These days, I always feel that my body is suddenly light. I'm also in a state of mind after drinking. My throat is surprisingly clear." Xue Li said," Dad, when you drink wine, you'll always feel good." Liu Renhou said," Don't interrupt. How can a girl understand the beauty of this wine?" When I heard that Mr. Gao was coming to our house, I didn't dare to stay in the tavern for long. The sun was still high, so I was ready to rush home. A few of my drinking buddies laughed at me. Old Liu, the sky isn't dark yet. Why are you going home? As soon as I stepped out of the tavern, I bumped into Secretary Yang from the town. Everyone knew that Secretary Yang had a few drops of blue-black ink in her stomach. It was like a pregnant woman. She had always had a high temperament and rarely took others seriously. Therefore, when she walked, it was inevitable that she would bump into others. But who am I? It's like a chicken bus crashing into a Cadillac. I deserve it. So I ran away. Although Secretary Yang usually looked weak, he was able to catch me red-handed. Secretary Yang said loudly. Drunkard Liu, where are you running to? I thought to myself that he must be here to collect the fine for reincarnating, so I said, Secretary Yang, please let me go. It's not like you don't know that I don't have any spare money. Even if I do, the tavern owner will confiscate it. Tell me, am I living a sinful life? Anyway, I don't have a single cent if I want money, but I have a life. Secretary Yang smiled and said," Old Liu, I have a favor to ask of you today, but you think I'm the Black and White Ghosts who want my life." Want to buy you a drink? I smiled. Secretary Yang, save it. You're treating me to a drink. You're treating an unruly person like me to a drink. Are you on the wrong medication? Secretary Yang said anxiously," I'm not going to treat you to a drink. It was Mayor Bai who asked me to look for you." As soon as I heard Mayor Bai's name, I hurriedly ran away. I didn't expect the two burly men to force me into a car by the roadside. Secretary Yang quickly squeezed into the car and the door closed with a bang. The car whizzed past with its siren blaring. I was so scared that I almost peed my pants. It was as if they were going to drag me to the execution ground. It was as if they would pull me out of the car at any time and kneel in front of a pile of sand. A gunshot rang out behind me and I fell to the ground. Just like that, I was inexplicably pulled to the execution. There was still justice in this world. I used my hands to hit the glass desperately. The two burly men held me like iron pliers and couldn't move. The only thing I could do was howl like a pig. He wanted to curse and shout for help, but no one could hear him through the car window. It was useless. On the way, I could only struggle. Although I knew it was useless, I still wanted to live. Until I saw a luxurious hotel. I recognized the words on the signboard. It was called Elegant Hotel. It was said that it was owned by someone with the surname Zheng. I'm not afraid of hotels in this world. Even though I've never been to such a noble place in my life, I still feel like I'm home. As you can imagine, I calmed down immediately and followed Secretary Yang straight into the hotel. From the moment they got off the car to the entrance of the hotel, they were all covered with expensive scarlet carpets. On both sides of the hotel's angrily opened door, there were neatly lined up welcoming ladies. Each of them was more beautiful than the other, as if they were specially made to go against our eyes. Xueli's mother said," Pick a more serious topic. You can't get to the main topic for a long time. You just have to tell me how the reception office director sealed you. Isn't that enough?" Sujuan said," Isn't that simple? You go to the hotel to drink with others. I've been to Zheng Fangyue's hotel and seen people drinking with her." I'm afraid you'll be the reception director after you've made her comfortable. Liu Renhou laughed. If it was really that simple, it would not be surprising.
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