Chapter 341: Surprise Investigation

Gu Bing laughed. "Kid, you're wrong there. Your brother-in-law might be a bit old, but he's quite the expert on love. A few days ago in Shanghai, there was even a foreign girl throwing herself into his arms."

"Shut your mouth!" Zhou Andong glared at Gu Bing; this bastard only knew how to stir up trouble.

"Why are you getting angry?" Gu Bing didn't hide the schadenfreude on his face. "Look at what a good day it is today; Old Liu is getting promoted, and you two are becoming in-laws."

Qiu Wenying had been listening with her ears pricked in the outer room. At first, she was confused, but now she understood completely, and a smile appeared on her face. You little rabbit, you've known how to annoy me since you were small; this time, Mom supports you.

"What's wrong?" Qiu Wenying entered the room with the pig head meat and asked Liu Ran knowingly, "Did you cause trouble again?"

"No!" Liu Ran held his head high. "I'm just pursuing my own love."

"You're a child, what do you know about love!" Liu Hai scolded with feigned anger.

Liu Ran said unconvinced, "I'm already twenty; in ancient times, children could already be buying soy sauce."

"You little rabbit, wait until tonight to see how I deal with you." Liu Hai scolded his son with a show of force, then smiled at Zhou Andong. "I'll deal with him tonight. Come, come, come, let's keep drinking."

"Right, right, right!" Gu Bing said, not fearing the chaos. "This is a great joy, let's have a drink first." After finishing, he raised his glass and downed the wine in one gulp. "It's just that you two becoming in-laws, the seniority is a bit off."

"What of it? Each calls their own, no problem!" Liu Hai blurted out, then saw Zhou Andong's dark face and laughed dryly. "I was just saying."

Zhou Andong suddenly smiled and asked Liu Ran, "You're twenty this year?"

Liu Ran snorted. "Twenty by nominal age, nineteen by actual age."

"Still in time!" Zhou Andong held up two fingers. "I'll give you two years to review. As long as you get into college, whether it's a key university or not, I won't stop you from pursuing Xiao Qin."

"Really?" Liu Ran's spirits lifted.

"A gentleman's word!" Zhou Andong smiled. "However, if Xiao Qin isn't willing, then there's nothing I can do."

Although Liu Ran looked like a loafer and dressed like a colorful butterfly all day, Zhou Andong could actually tell that his nature wasn't bad. So, if he really had ambition, Zhou Andong didn't mind him pursuing Xiao Qin.

"I promise not to blame you." Liu Ran said excitedly. "Mom, give me money, I want to buy review materials."

Qiu Wenying looked at her son blankly. "Are you serious?"

"Of course!" Liu Ran patted his chest. "For love, I must get into college."

Liu Hai waved his hand generously. "Give him the money!"

For him, this was definitely a good thing. Regardless of whether Zhou Andong was sincere, and regardless of whether his son could get in, being able to let Liu Ran settle down and not always go out and mess around was enough.

Qiu Wenying turned to get the money. Zhou Andong said, "Kid, I want to remind you. Xiao Qin will also take the college entrance exam next year, and she wants to get into the Central Academy of Fine Arts. You should know that place is full of handsome men and beautiful women; Xiao Qin definitely won't lack pursuers. If you can't get in, or can't get into a school in Jingcheng, you really won't have any hope."

Liu Ran said with full momentum, "I will definitely be able to get into a school in Jingcheng."

Zhou Andong raised his glass and said, "Then I wish you success."

Liu Ran said with a grin, "Thank you, Brother-in-law."

Zhou Andong's face darkened again. "This is the last time. If you call me Brother-in-law again, our agreement is void."

"OK, OK!" Liu Ran raised both hands. "I'll call you Big Brother from now on, not Brother-in-law, okay?"

Gu Bing laughed loudly. "Come, come, come, now we really have to have a drink."

Liu Hai also said with a smile, "Come, have a drink!"

Zhou Andong raised his glass and clinked it with both of them.

Liu Hai downed the wine in his glass. "I have to say, this Blue and White Porcelain really tastes good, even better than Yugong."

Liu Ran also picked up a wine glass and said with a thick face, "Dad, let me have a drink with you guys."

Liu Hai glared, just about to say something, when Zhou Andong said, "They're all twenty-year-old young men, don't control everything."

Liu Hai opened his mouth and didn't close it for a long time.

"Thank you, Brother-in-law... Big Brother!" Liu Ran picked up the Blue and White Porcelain and poured himself a glass. "I really like the song 'Blue and White Porcelain', it's too good to listen to, so I'm also very interested in this wine."

After finishing, he took a gulp, and then Liu Ran's face changed, turning bright red, and he coughed violently with his mouth wide open.

"Cough, cough, cough... cough, cough... cough, cough, cough, cough..."

"I told you not to drink, but you insisted!" Liu Hai hurriedly patted his son's back to help him breathe.

Zhou Andong looked stunned. "You kid can't drink?"

It took a while for Liu Ran to catch his breath; his throat was a bit hoarse from coughing. "I can drink, but only beer; I've never drunk white liquor."

Zhou Andong couldn't help but laugh loudly. "You'd better not drink; if something happens to you, your old man will fight me to the death."

"I can't do it!" Liu Ran covered his face. "I'm a bit dizzy, I need to go nap for a while."

Just then, Qiu Wenying entered and saw her son's face bright red. "What's wrong?"

"He drank!" Liu Hai said unpleasantly. "Let him go to the west room and lie down for a while."

Qiu Wenying said, "Eat a few dumplings first."

Liu Ran waved his hand, turned, and walked out of the room. "I'm not eating!"

By the time Zhou Andong returned to the distillery from Liu Hai's house, it was past nine o'clock in the evening. Just as the car entered the gate, he saw An Jing and Xiao Qin standing downstairs at the factory office building.

Zhou Andong parked the car. "What are you doing here?"

"Brother!" Zhou Anqin said happily, "Waiting for you!"

An Jing said with a smile, "Seeing your car wasn't there, I knew you were back."

Zhou Andong took out a cigarette, threw one to Gu Bing, and lit one himself. "How is the shop in Fengjing?"

An Jing said, "The location is at the market, 300 square meters, bought for 270,000, and it's currently being renovated."

Zhou Andong asked, "Is anyone watching it?"

"Yes!" An Jing said, "A friend of mine is watching it."

Zhou Andong nodded. "It's already the end of September, it's a bit cool at night, let's go back to the dormitory to chat."

"Ding-a-ling..."

Lin Guosheng was reading in the study when the phone suddenly rang, which made him frown. Calling him so late, it must be something important.

He reached out and grabbed the phone. "I am Lin Guowei!"

A low and majestic voice came from the receiver. "I am Zhang Weiru!"

Lin Guosheng sat up straight immediately. "Old Leader!"

Zhang Weiru said, "The list of members for the investigation team has been confirmed, and you are also on the list. We'll go down tomorrow morning to conduct a surprise investigation on Zhou Andong of the Jiangzhou Distillery." ===== CHAPTER 342 =====