Chapter 184: Both Bad and Sleazy

Manager Qiu of Zui Meng Ju welcomed Jiang Li and Du Ruo into the best private room and served the best dishes.

Then he sat with them personally.

"This time, it's all thanks to Lady Du that I, old Qiu, made a fortune." Manager Qiu smiled from ear to ear, "I mortgaged all my land and houses, plus my savings of many years—one tael of silver, and in just two days, it turned into four thousand taels!"

Four thousand taels! This was money he couldn't earn in a lifetime as a head manager!

Manager Qiu stood up and bowed deeply to Du Ruo, "Lady Du is truly my noble person."

Du Ruo chuckled and teased, "Manager Qiu's courage is truly great, betting all your family assets. Did you trust me that much?"

"Not so. I didn't trust Lady Du; I trusted my own vision, *hahahaha*."

Manager Qiu sat back down opposite her and raised his wine glass, "Come, come, come, I'll toast the two of you to express my gratitude."

Jiang Li was very supportive and drank it in one gulp.

He picked up the cup in front of his wife and said, "My wife has a poor tolerance for alcohol, so I'll drink for her."

Du Ruo nodded with a bitter face, "Yes, my alcohol tolerance is poor; I get drunk as soon as I touch alcohol."

It would be fine if she just got drunk; at most, she would sleep. The key was that her drinking behavior was bad, and she would act crazy every time.

The embarrassment from last time was still fresh in her memory.

Hearing this, Manager Qiu understood. After thinking, he stood up and walked quickly out of the private room. Not long after, he came in holding a white porcelain bottle.

"This is called 'Hundred Flowers Spring Color,' made by boiling grains, milk, and fruits. The taste is mellow and delicious, most suitable for women to drink. I heard it is extremely popular in the provincial capital and the capital; wealthy families like to use it to entertain guests—it's both delicious and decent. Lady Du has poor alcohol tolerance, so drinking this is just right."

Saying this, he diligently poured a cup for Du Ruo.

Du Ruo looked down and studied it carefully—red and yellow, neither thin nor thick, smelling of a clear, sweet fragrance, somewhat similar to the fruit juice of her previous life.

It was quite tempting.

Since it wasn't alcohol, and Manager Qiu's kindness was hard to refuse, Du Ruo drank a mouthful quite readily.

*Mm*, the taste was indeed not bad, no worse than the fruit juice of her previous life.

She drank the whole cup.

Seeing that Du Ruo liked it, Manager Qiu was also very happy. He gave her the whole bottle, ate a few more bites of food with them, and then left the space for the young couple, closing the door thoughtfully when he left.

With no outsiders present, the couple's eating manners became much more casual.

"Husband, do you think the villagers will come to watch when Lin Pozi is beheaded tomorrow?" Du Ruo asked while eating.

Jiang Li put a piece of meat into her bowl, "Hard to say. It costs several hundred *wen* in travel expenses to come here, and they aren't close relatives, so they probably won't be willing."

Moreover, for ordinary people, beheading is not a good thing to watch; it's easy to have nightmares after watching it.

"I don't know about others, but Lin Qingshuang will definitely come. The reason her mother is in this state today is all for her daughter, to let her have you."

Du Ruo glared at her man and hummed, "People say beautiful women are disasters, but I think handsome men are no less so. Who told you to be so good-looking?"

Jiang Li laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, my fault."

Du Ruo also laughed. Of course, she wasn't really blaming Jiang Li. Being good-looking was not his fault; the fault lay with those who knew the other party had a family and still insisted on sticking a foot in.

Eating with a handsome man made the food taste especially good.

Du Ruo was just about to mischievously put more chives into Jiang Li's bowl, but inexplicably, she couldn't pick them up no matter what.

Her hand had no strength at all.

Immediately after, the things in front of her began to sway, including the man beside her.

"Husband, I'm a bit dizzy..." *Damn it*, her speech was slurred.

This damn, familiar feeling.

Taking advantage of the last bit of reason, Du Ruo hurriedly called the system in her mind: "Little Tong, is there alcohol in this drink too?"

The system sighed, "Don't judge a book by its cover, and don't judge a drink just by your eyes. You should have known from the name—'Hundred Flowers Spring Color,' there is no spring without wine, Host."

Although the alcohol content was very low, don't treat rice wine as not wine.

Du Ruo: "..." She had been careless.

But fortunately, Jiang Li was there. If she was drunk, she was drunk; it wasn't a big deal.

The system was just about to ask Du Ruo if she wanted to exchange for hangover medicine when it saw its host start acting crazy, actually pushing Jiang Li away and raising her foot to kick her own man's crotch.

Although there was no force, this action was truly both bad and sleazy.

The system really wanted to cover its eyes, if it had a physical body.

How can I pretend not to know this host?

Jiang Li naturally wouldn't let his wife kick him. While dodging, he pulled her into his arms, his tone full of helplessness and doting, "You can kick anywhere else, but not here. I'm afraid you'll regret it when you wake up."

"Bad guy, let me go." Du Ruo refused to comply, struggling back and forth, and even made threats, "Huo Mingzheng, you animal, don't think you're amazing just because you have some stinky money. This prescription is my exclusive patent. If you dare to claim it as your own, I will sue you until you are bankrupt!"

Huo Mingzheng? Who is that?

Jiang Li's face became heavy. Listening to his wife's tone, it shouldn't be a good person.

Could it be that during the time he was away from home, his wife was harassed by a man named Huo Mingzheng?

Seeing Du Ruo was drunk, Jiang Li had to wait for her to wake up before asking.

He called the waiter outside, ready to pay the bill.

"No need, Bailiff Jiang. The manager said that no matter when you and Lady Du come to eat here in the future, it will all be on his account," the waiter said with a smile.

Manager Qiu's kindness, Jiang Li appreciated.

But one or two meals were fine; how could he eat for free every time? Even if Manager Qiu didn't mind, he didn't have such a thick face.

Jiang Li insisted on leaving a tael of silver, then held Du Ruo and walked out of Zui Meng Ju.

Outside, the sun was just right, and the autumn wind was dry.

The street was full of people, very lively.

Seeing Jiang Li holding his wife passing by, many people sent concerned greetings, and Jiang Li responded one by one. His towering figure gradually disappeared at the end of East Street at the Haoyunlai Inn.

The people behind were still reluctant to look away, sighing one after another.

"Sigh, Bailiff Jiang is truly lucky to have married such a beautiful wife."

"Isn't that so? If my yellow-faced wife had half of Lady Du's, oh no, even one-tenth, I would be satisfied. I'd be happy even if I lived ten years less!"

"Forget it, you two guys, stop daydreaming. Go pee and look at your own virtues; you're still coveting Bailiff Jiang's wife. What is Bailiff Jiang like, and what are you like? Don't you have any self-awareness?"

"Can't we just talk? Can you control it?"

"Fine, fine, fine, you can talk all you want. Anyway, I'm going to the vegetable market tomorrow to feast my eyes. That stinky woman Lü Xiue cost me half a year's wages; how can I swallow this breath without throwing two stinky eggs at her..."

Several people were working while fighting with their mouths, speaking with spit flying everywhere.

In the corner not far away, a pair of eyes was staring fixedly at the direction of Haoyunlai Inn, filled with jealousy and hatred. ===== CHAPTER 185 =====