After all, the commander-in-chief was old, and unlike the young, the journey was a challenge. Moreover, according to traditional customs, since the man was getting married, he should take the initiative.
This time, it was Master Ouyang who invited the Shangguan family as guests, and even the commander-in-chief personally came to visit. It was enough to show that the Ouyang family's face was quite big.
At this time, in the bright dining room, there was an antique style of decoration everywhere. The big ones were more than a dozen yellow rosewood tables and chairs, and the small ones were carefully selected tableware colors. They all showed a low-key and restrained sense of luxury.
The two families sat together, but there was no sense of joy and harmony. Instead, the atmosphere was quite stiff. Although the table was full of exquisite and unique dishes, no one moved their chopsticks.
However, Master Ouyang picked up his wine glass and smiled. "Come on, old friend. Let's have a toast. You juniors don't need to be polite. We're all family, so eat and drink."
"Well, I haven't drunk for a long time, but I must give face to my in-laws." Shangguan Guoqiang clinked his glass with him and drank the wine in one gulp.
Although Master Ouyang had been smiling the entire time, he still felt that things were not so simple. There were still a few days until the Elite Trial Competition, and he could have come later. It was just that Master Ouyang had kindly invited him, saying that he would be a guest, and that he would also bring Wan'er and the others.
Master Ouyang also readily drank his glass, pouted his lips, and said to a group of juniors of the Ouyang family, "What are you waiting for, quickly toast to Grandpa Shangguan!"
"Yes, yes."
Those juniors hurriedly nodded their heads. Compared to the Shangguan Family, the Ouyang Family was definitely flourishing. Although there were some ignorant and incompetent hedonistic young masters, there was no lack of outstanding talents like Ouyang Jun.
Soon, more than a dozen juniors took turns toasting. Shangguan Guoqiang was really embarrassed to refuse. After all, they would be engaged in the future, and the two families could be considered as relatives. He still had to be familiar with the faces of these juniors.
However, his body was not as good as before. After drinking a few glasses of wine, his face was a little ruddy. Wan'er looked at him anxiously. What did her brother mean!
Before Master Ouyang spoke, Shangguan Jie said that he had a stomachache and went to the bathroom. He did not come back for a long time.
Shang Guanjie was good at drinking. When he was in the army, he would find someone to drink whenever he had nothing to do. At the critical moment, he was needed to block the wine, but he was nowhere to be seen.
If he continued to drink like this, Grandpa would definitely be drunk. After all, on the surface, they were just doing the etiquette of a guest and getting to know each other.
After dealing with the fifth junior, Shangguan Guoqiang said with a straight face, "Let's eat first. There's no hurry to drink."
Originally, the remaining juniors were eager to give it a try. But now, they immediately turned into frosty eggplants, unable to hide their embarrassment.
Shangguan Guoqiang ate a few mouthfuls of food and couldn't help but praise again and again, "The food is still better."
This simple sentence revealed his dissatisfaction. Of course, it was not easy for the two families to get together. He couldn't say it too directly, so as to avoid offending people. He didn't care, but if Wan'er married into the Ouyang family, she would definitely be excluded. This big family business seemed to be infinite, but in fact, it was a double-edged sword. If Ouyang Jun treated Wan'er well, then everything would be easy. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the Ouyang family. However, the commander-in-chief also had an unknown sadness.
As the saying goes, there is no turning back. At least so far, he had not found a more suitable young talent than Ouyang Jun. This matter could not be dragged on. If his old problem recurred, he would not be able to hold on for long. At that time, things would only become more troublesome.
Master Ouyang waved his hand and said with slight dissatisfaction, "You little guys, pay attention to the way you toast. Don't you know that the commander-in-chief is old?
You are usually toasted by people, don't you learn a little! "
In the face of Master Ouyang's accusation, those juniors nodded again and again, not daring to breathe loudly. Then, Master Ouyang began to teach them, "Like this, in-law, I'll do it, you can do as you please!"
He used a large goblet filled with white wine, which looked a little exaggerated. After a while, he finished it in one gulp. For Master Ouyang, drinking wine was like drinking plain water, but the commander-in-chief was not so relaxed. He did not know any martial arts, and as he said, he had rarely touched alcohol in the past few years. Today, he was purely giving face to his in-laws.
Since Master Ouyang had said this, Shangguan Guoqiang could only drink another small cup. Even a fool could see that this old thing was deliberately messing with people. It seemed that the purpose of calling them over was not as simple as drinking.
At this time, Shangguan Jie clutched his stomach and slowly returned to the dining room. Wan'er could not help but glare at him. She was obviously a little unhappy, "Brother, why did you only come back now? Did you fall into a pit!"
Her words elicited laughter from the crowd.
"Humph, you still have the nerve to say that. I have diarrhea and it's uncomfortable. If you didn't feed me on the way, I wouldn't have a bad stomach. I even suspected that you deliberately wanted to make me look bad." Shang Guanjie said angrily, looking exhausted.
"How is that possible? I've also eaten what you ate. I didn't see any diarrhea!" Wan'er pouted and muttered. She also knew that this was the Ouyang family, so she had to restrain herself.
"Okay, okay, your stomach is bad. Hurry up and eat. It's not easy to drive all the way. Drink a few more cups with the little boy of the Ouyang family." Shangguan Guoqiang said with a smile.
"Hehe, okay, grandpa is considerate of me."
Shangguan Jie nodded quickly. However, he only drank two cups of wine and began to clutch his stomach again and slipped to the bathroom. The commander-in-chief could only smile apologetically.
He had some doubts about whether this kid was doing it on purpose. His physique was usually very good, but now he was like a woman.
Just two days ago, Shangguan Jie also proposed to let the commander-in-chief go to propose marriage. If the woman was settled in this way, it would be double happiness. However, he was rejected again. He had always complained. According to this, the commander-in-chief was likely not to let him take over the military power. Otherwise, how could he not want him to stand firm?
In the past, when it came to this problem, grandpa often avoided talking about it and laughed it off. Although many people felt that Shangguan Jie would sooner or later have a high position of power in the future, he always felt a little uneasy if he didn't pass grandpa's test. Especially after Wan'er returned home, grandpa showed his love and even intentionally or unintentionally helped Wan'er's former lover, which also caused Shangguan Jie's dissatisfaction.
So now, the commander-in-chief couldn't resist it. He also deliberately avoided it and helped the people of the Ouyang family.