Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 781 - 476 Hardcore operations and saucy, shameless dead skin (2 more updates)_2
"Better get started on the cooking," Shen Shuci grumbled, wishing she could just cover her mouth.
Tang Wan stopped teasing her, "In a couple of days, I’m going to try on the Xiuhe dress. You should come with me."
Shen Shuci nodded, and Tang Wan caught a glimpse of her holding a kitchen knife and starting to chop potatoes, looking as if she had a personal vendetta against them.
...
In the front yard, Jiang Chengsi was cracking sunflower seeds, leaning on Huo Qinqi, "How’s it going with your aunt? What stage have you reached?"
"Is that any of your business?"
"When was your first time? Come on, spill."
Huo Qinqi couldn’t be bothered with him, especially since he and Shen Shuci hadn’t even reached that stage.
Yet, whenever someone brought up these topics, their glances met charged with a warm current, stirring subtle ripples in their hearts.
**
It was Huo Qinqi’s first visit to the Tang Family. Although he had met the Tangs before, his status was different now, which naturally changed his feelings.
Tang Yunxian greeted him politely, yet with a hint of scrutiny and slight hostility. Given that Huo Qinqi was a man of few words and not overtly charming, he naturally wasn’t as likable as Jiang Chengsi.
Tang Yunxian frowned as he compared the two:
What did Shuci see in this guy?
Is he always this reticent when they’re alone?
Everyone settled at the table, bustling with noise. Tang Yunxian turned to Huo Qinqi, "Can you drink alcohol?"
"I can have a bit." Huo Qinqi had made sure to arrange everything before coming, knowing his leaders were aware that finding a partner wasn’t easy for someone of his nature and age. He had taken time off to be at home, and unless it was something extremely urgent, he wouldn’t be called back to work.
"Dad, go easy on the drinks," Tang Wan cautioned him.
"It’s fine, I know my limits," Tang Yunxian replied with a smile.
"It’s rare for us to eat together; let your dad have a few drinks," Shen Lao laughed, clearly understanding that Tang Yunxian just wanted to test Huo Qinqi’s limits, possibly to coax some truths out of him. His words were clearly supportive.
Jiang Jinsang naturally supported his father-in-law. Jiang Chengsi was recovering from a severe illness and was still on cold medicine, so he couldn’t drink.
With the situation shifting, Huo Qinqi was left to fend for himself against several others.
Old Tang had collected quite an assortment of alcohol over the years, and since it was Huo Qinqi’s first visit, he brought out various types—red, white, and yellow—for Huo Qinqi to try.
Even with his high tolerance, Huo Qinqi struggled with mixed drinking, especially with several people taking turns to pour for him.
"How’s Big Brother Huo’s drinking tolerance?" Tang Wan asked, propping her chin in her hand as she looked toward Jiang Jinsang.
"Not sure."
Huo Qinqi hardly touched alcohol when he went out, and even on the rare occasions he did drink, his cold demeanor kept others from pushing him too hard. How much he could really handle was a mystery.
Shen Shuci couldn’t stand it anymore, "Brother-in-law, that’s enough, let’s eat some food."
"What’s the rush? Protecting him already?"
"..."
Tang Yunxian originally planned to get him drunk to hear some honest words, but it turned out that Huo Qinqi could handle his liquor better than expected. Even as others felt dizzy, Huo Qinqi seemed able to drink more.
After dinner was over, Tang Wan and Shen Shuci stayed to help clear the table. Jiang Chengsi hadn’t drunk, so both men were staying in guest rooms in the same compound. They supported Huo Qinqi back to his room.
"Tch—Who knew you could drink so much? How much did you all drink today? It must have been several kilograms."
"I wanted to get you drunk, but it looks like I got drunk first."
"I’ll definitely outdrink you when we’re back in the capital."
...
"I can’t drink," Huo Qinqi staggered.
"Don’t give me that. With how you drank today, you can’t say that."
"I anticipated as much," Huo Qinqi had expected to be pressured into drinking and figured that none of the Jiang brothers would help him.
Especially Jiang Jinsang... that guy has always been prematurely cunning and ruthless.
Given the chance to legitimately get him drunk, why would he pass it up?
"That’s expected, that time I accompanied him and he got totally smashed..." Jiang Chengsi started to say before Huo Qinqi cut in:
"So... I took some sobering pills beforehand."
"...
"This maneuver is just too hardcore, too slick, huh?"
What else could Jiang Chengsi say? He was going to do the same in the future!
Huo Qinqi had never been drunk before, and he didn’t know what it would be like. If he was the same as Qi Zeyan and Jiang Chengsi, wouldn’t he be embarrassing himself? He must avoid all risks.
Jiang Chengsi helped him back to the room and threw him onto the bed, "Do you want me to get you some water to wash your face?"
He did drink quite a bit tonight, and though they usually teased each other in jest, he couldn’t just neglect him.
"I can do it myself."
"Are you sure you’re all right? You can manage?"
"Yeah."
"I’m just next door, call me if you need anything." Tang Family’s old house had poor soundproofing, especially in one courtyard, any little noise can be heard clearly.
Huo Qinqi didn’t make any noise, and Jiang Chengsi poured him a glass of water before leaving. He thought about how he usually dealt with his own drunkenness. Giving him a glass of water was practically repaying evil with good.
**
On the other side,
Today was Tang Wan’s turn to cook, and since she was also pregnant, Shen Shuci took over most of the work of cleaning up the dining table. Just as she finished and came out, she saw Tang Wan handing her a cup of tea.
The faint smell of herbal medicine hit her.
"What is this?"
"It’s a hangover tea. I just gave Dad and my fifth brother a cup, and this one is for Big Brother Huo. He drank quite a bit tonight, and if he drinks this, he’ll feel better tomorrow morning."
"Yeah."
Jiang Chengsi was leaning against the headboard, legs crossed, playing a mobile game, when suddenly he heard a knock from next door. He immediately turned off the game, pressed his ear against the wall, and listened intently.
Then he heard the old wooden door creak.
"You’re here?" Huo Qinqi’s voice, already hoarse and dry.
"You shouldn’t have kept drinking with your brother-in-law tonight, you could have refused a bit."
"It’s fine."
"This is the hangover tea, get up and drink it."
Jiang Chengsi listened carefully at the corner, then heard the very person who was self-sufficient in front of him suddenly say in a hoarse voice,
"I feel dizzy..."
"Then let me help you, take it slow."
Shen Shuci knew he had drunk too much, so her tone was much gentler than usual.
Jiang Chengsi cursed inside, thinking some people really had no shame, showing such a sultry character in private, huh Huo, didn’t see that coming.
Clearly not drunk, pretending to be a big wolf.
Then what was specifically said, he couldn’t hear clearly, only vaguely heard some panting and the sound of the bed shaking.
Suddenly, it seemed he thought of something, his ears turning bright red. Could it be...
Having mingled in society for too long, he didn’t consider himself naïve, just...
The noise was simply too loud!
He just wanted to play dead, to ignore everything, but he couldn’t, he just blankly listened...
He didn’t know if Tang Family’s bed was sturdy enough or if it might break.
His own bed was pretty old, even turning over made some noise. If they really were doing other things, the squeaking would probably never stop.
After listening for a while, it seemed there was no noise from the other side, probably in Tang Family, they still dared not go too far, stopping at hints. Then the two people talked a lot more, but he couldn’t hear a single word.
These two were usually quite aloof. He thought, if the two were in a relationship, would it be all day of staring blankly at each other? He hadn’t expected this...
Jiang Chengsi picked up the water next to him, drank most of it to calm his nerves and quench his thirst.
In his mind, he had automatically imagined the scenario of two little figures fighting, why was it so heated... it was killing him.
Should he find himself a partner?
Then he thought again, is the little motorbike not fun to ride? Is the game not enjoyable? Or is racing not tempting enough? What’s the use of a partner.
