Chapter 1426: Cheng Lixue
Chapter 1426: Cheng Lixue
During the banquet, Qi Xuansu naturally took the main seat at the head table. If he did not sit there, no one else would dare to, so he did not bother declining. Cheng Lixue and Mo Qingdi sat to his left and right.Cheng Lixue had made considerable effort recently. Though he did not interact much with Qi Xuansu, he maintained a good relationship with Chen Jianchou.
Chen Jianchou could read the situation well. Since Qi Xuansu did not dislike Cheng Lixue and acknowledged him as a classmate, Chen Jianchou would not shut him out either.
This time, Qi Xuansu did not bring Chen Jianchou along, leaving him in Jade Capital to manage affairs. As a result, Cheng Lixue naturally stepped in to act like a secretary.
At the banquet, everyone came forward to toast Qi Xuansu. They would down their drinks, but they would never force him to drink. Aside from his high status, his alcohol tolerance was well known. Without using cultivation to resist the effects, he could drain a whole jar of Dreaming Death and still stand steady, something only a few could manage.
Even so, Cheng Lixue still helped him to deflect drinks. Whether Qi Xuansu needed it was one thing, but showing the gesture mattered.
Compared to Cheng Lixue’s social finesse, Mo Qingdi was awkward and stiff. Even when people toasted him out of courtesy toward Qi Xuansu, he struggled, switching from baijiu to yellow rice wine, then to red wine, barely keeping up. In the end, Qi Xuansu had to help him out with a few words to ease the situation.
As the banquet reached its halfway point, Qi Xuansu and Cheng Lixue remained clear-headed, while Mo Qingdi was practically sliding under the table. Qi Xuansu did not mind and simply asked Shi Yu to escort him back to rest.
With the effects of alcohol, people grew less restrained and began opening up, sharing the hardships they had endured over the years.
Some felt underpaid while taking on too many responsibilities.
Some had unbearable supervisors, and others had drunkards as husbands.
Some men also struggled with unvirtuous wives and unfilial children.