Chapter 225: 225

225 "Is that so, how sweet?"

"The wine's here!" Xie Jingting first ran back holding a bottle of champagne.

Last time he had drunk red wine twice, he didn't expect to see several bottles of champagne this time.

It must have been his sister-in-law who put them in later.

He hasn't tried it before, he wants to have a taste!

Xie Wenmo brought the last dish to the table, calling Xu Airu: "Wife, Xiao Jiu, you two wash your hands and eat!"

The two were looking at the set of jewelry Xu Airu had photographed for Tushan Jiu, a designer's final work; hearing that the meal was ready, they both said in unison: "Coming."

Xu Airu washed her hands first, then went to help open the wine.

Tushan Jiu was washing her hands when suddenly she was hugged around the waist and kissed on the top of her head.

She didn't lift her head, directly pulling over Xie Shiyu's big hands, applying hand sanitizer carefully, then washing off the same amount of foam on both their hands.

Xie Shiyu, on the other hand, enjoyed her service without guilt.

Tushan Jiu pulled out a tissue to wipe her hands; since they were already washed, she also dried his hands, wiping and saying, "This ghost in my hand, I'll take it to the office tomorrow to exchange for two more bottles of wine?"

Xie Shiyu took the tissue from her hand and threw it into the trash, took her hand and walked toward the restaurant, saying as they walked, "Thank you for your thought, Jiujiu, but you must put yourself first; you are a cultivator, ghost-transformed food is optional for us, but you are different—you need to boost your cultivation, so you must first make sure your lollipop supply is sufficient, got it?"

Tushan Jiu understood his meaning, she tilted her head and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, I know my limits."

Xie Shiyu pinched her hand, saying, "Fine, as long as you know what you're doing."

Just as Tushan Jiu was about to respond, Xie Jingting from the restaurant side popped out, calling to the two of them, "You two hurry up, stop whispering, the wine's already poured."

"Coming." Xie Shiyu said.

After everyone was seated, no one moved their chopsticks; Grandpa Xie picked up his wine cup and said two sentences.

"Although back then the engagement was something Shiyu agreed to himself, to be honest I did worry too, after all he was only eight back then; when he grows up his disposition could change, and that delay would be two."

"But later, hearing from Xiao Jiu's grandfather that Xiao Jiu needs to borrow Shiyu's luck to break the curse and prolong her life, I even made the worst plan, thinking that if you two ultimately have no feelings for each other and become a resentful couple, then after Xiao Jiu breaks the curse I will come out to bear this heavenly punishment, dissolve this engagement, so as not to wrong the two children; anyway I've lived long enough, and after I pass I can also explain to your grandmother."

Grandpa Xie said this and this, and his eyes actually reddened.

"Dad." Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu called out worriedly.

Grandpa Xie waved his hand, saying, "I'm fine, really just old and overly sentimental; I'm just happy, happy that the two children are truly a match made in heaven, and I also feel fortunate for them."

He raised his cup and said, "Come, Xiao Jiu, Shiyu, let's have a drink with Grandpa; Grandpa wishes you two a lifelong hand-in-hand, long and lasting."

Tushan Jiu stood up, holding her glass lower than Grandpa Xie's and lightly clinked it, saying, "Thank you for your blessing, Grandpa; I and Xie Shiyu will surely be very happy, I really like him."

Hearing her frank words, the other members of the Xie family looked at her with smiles.

Xie Shiyu also stood up and made the same gesture, clinking glasses with Grandpa Xie, saying, "I won't say anything else; the wife follows the husband's lead."

The Xie family all twitched the corners of their mouths.

It's truly that since Tushan Jiu came to the house, they've almost stopped recognizing themselves as the eldest grandson/eldest son/eldest brother.

As it turns out, this romance really can cause a big change in a person.

The former Xie Shiyu, after experiencing the Xie family's ups and downs, was quite precocious; although he appeared gentle and polite on the surface, he actually wasn't much inclined to speak, and his inner self was actually cold, hard, and scheming.

Otherwise, how could he have led the Xie family back to prosperity all these years in this cutthroat business world and still maintain the top spot as the richest?

But now, since Tushan Jiu came to the Xie family—no, wait, it's actually from the day he heard the news that Tushan Jiu was coming, he had already repeatedly reminded Xie Jingzhou and Xie Jingting to drive slowly after picking her up, send her back to the ancestral home and give him a call, and so on.

Moreover, when he came back, he specially changed into that outfit, letting Xu Airu and Xie Wenmo discuss it the whole night.

Afterwards, they also got to see what double standards are.

Like Grandpa Xie, Xu Airu, and Xie Wenmo, those few elders are still better off.

Xie Jingting and Xie Jingzhou especially have a deep understanding of this.

Because when Tushan Jiu is present one second, his eyes are full of gentleness and patience; the next second, when she's gone, facing them he immediately reverts to his former elder brother persona—not that he doesn't smile, he still smiles when appropriate, but it's now tinged with sternness.

Of course, Tushan Jiu doesn't know this; otherwise she would certainly defend Xie Shiyu.

She would say, that's bloodline suppression.

After the meal, everyone drank quite a bit.

This ghost-transformed wine has the same effect as ordinary wine; it can get people drunk.

Last time Xie Jingting just drank straight from the bottle, and ended up drunk for a whole day, unconscious.

Fortunately we knew this wine was special, otherwise we would have sent him to the hospital to have his stomach pumped long ago.

This time he still drank quite a bit, hugging his phone while crying to Fang Qingyi.

He muttered, wondering why he hadn't checked those years ago, why he let her bear it for several years, and so on.

In the end, Xie Jingzhou still had to carry him away.

Xie Wenmo and Xu Airu also helped the drunk Grandpa Xie into the elevator upstairs, sending him back to his room to rest.

Tushan Jiu's cheeks were flushed, but she wasn't drunk.

At least she was clearer-headed than last time in Chunshi.

The servants had already started cleaning up the restaurant.

Tushan Jiu sat there unmoving, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, her head tilted as she kept looking at Xie Shiyu.

Xie Shiyu took the strand of hair stuck to her lips, moved it behind her ear, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Tushan Jiu's eyes curved, saying, "Xie Shiyu, this lollipop of mine is sweet."

"Is that so, how sweet?" Xie Shiyu's hand didn't withdraw, his thumb rubbing her cheek.

Tushan Jiu answered off-topic, "Xie Shiyu, I'm not drunk."

Xie Shiyu's fingers paused.

Feeling his movement, her face felt a hint of warmth from his fingers.

Tushan Jiu leaned in, resting her ear against his, and said something.

Xie Shiyu's eyes dimmed slightly.

She stood up, bent over, picked her up, and walked straight toward the second floor.

The restaurant servants, seeing this, all covered their mouths and snickered, quietly discussing how good the relationship between the young master and young mistress was.

One minute later, a 'bang' came from upstairs, the sound of a door being shut loudly, as if the bedroom's occupant had something urgent and kicked the door shut.