Chapter 820

On the afternoon of the 15th of October, Su Xinghui told Qi Jian that he was going to Jiangcheng to celebrate an elder's sixtieth birthday and needed to leave a little early. Qi Jian agreed without a second thought, saying, "Comrade Xinghui, go ahead. This kind of thing is only right. An elder's sixtieth birthday only happens once in a lifetime."

After thanking him, Su Xinghui got into Min Tong's car. Since Professor Qin was celebrating his sixtieth birthday, Min Tong naturally had to rush back to Jiangcheng, so he gave Su Xinghui a ride.

Min Tong saw that Su Xinghui was carrying a bag and didn't know what he had brought. He asked, "Xinghui, what kind of birthday gift did you bring for Professor Qin?"

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "I can't tell you now; you'll see it at the birthday banquet tomorrow."

Min Tong laughed, "You're still keeping me in suspense."

Su Xinghui said, "Sometimes, one has to keep a little suspense."

When Su Xinghui arrived at the Lu family home, Lu Xiaoya and Song Qiaoli had already finished cooking the meal and were waiting for Su Xinghui.

Seeing Su Xinghui, Lu Zhenghong stood up with a smile and said, "Xinghui is here, we can finally eat. You guys don't know, Xinghui, before you arrived, I wanted to taste some of the dishes, but these two stopped me, saying that since Xinghui hadn't arrived yet, I couldn't eat. Sigh, my status at home is getting worse by the day."

Lu Xiaoya said coquettishly, "Dad, what are you saying?"

Song Qiaoli spat, "Old Lu, you're even jealous of Xinghui!"

Lu Zhenghong laughed heartily: "Xinghui, come quickly and eat, keep me company for a couple of drinks."

Su Xinghui nodded, sat down at the table with Lu Zhenghong, and while pouring him wine, said, "It's all my fault for being late."

Lu Zhenghong said, "It's fine, I'm just joking with you. I just got home from work too."

Su Xinghui said, "By the way, have you finished the wine I brought you last time? If you have, I'll bring you some more."

Lu Zhenghong shook his head and said, "Not yet. I rarely eat at home, and even when I do, your aunt strictly controls my drinking—at most three taels per meal. So far, I've only finished three bottles; there's still plenty left."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll bring you some more in a while. Aunt is right, drinking less is good for your health."

Lu Zhenghong said, "You should drink less too. Don't think that just because you're young you don't need to take care of your health. You'll understand when you reach my age."