Chapter 641: Serve the wine, serve the finest wine
At the dinner table, a group of seven people were enjoying themselves, chatting while eating.
Xu Li could only feign calm, suppressing her unease, trying to maintain an appearance of composure.
After tasting all the dishes.
During this time, Chu Erzhu, Xu Dalong, and the Chu Zhongtian couple exchanged glances occasionally, but none of them dared to bring up the engagement. They feared that Ye Fan and Mengyao would have their own ideas and refuse.
Ye Fan, Mengyao, and Biyao secretly laughed in their hearts at the elders’ cautiousness, but they didn’t reveal this topic, instead they watched the elders with interest, waiting for them to speak first.
Finally, Xu Dalong couldn’t hold back and spoke, "Ye Fan, Mengyao, you two are not young anymore. Do you think it’s time to put marriage on the agenda? I know you both have your own thoughts, but major life events can’t be delayed."
"Even if you’re not in a rush, we elders are anxious."
"We’re not stubborn people, and we don’t plan to force you in any other way. We just want you to get engaged first. As for the wedding, we’ll plan it well once you have the time."
"How about this plan?"
Xu Dalong spoke calmly, as if telling a story, revealing the engagement matter.
"Engagement?" Mengyao’s beautiful eyes glanced at Ye Fan, then said with interest: "Actually, Ye Fan and I have already discussed it. We came home this time to tell you that we’re planning to get engaged. As for the date, you can decide."
"What?" Xu Dalong’s jaw nearly dropped.
"Ah?" Chu Zhongtian almost bit his tongue.
"What?" Xu Li’s eyes widened abruptly.
"Really?" Chu Erzhu was quite doubtful.
Mengyao’s words left the four elders showing varying degrees of surprise and shock.
They racked their brains, trying all possible ways to urge Ye Fan and Mengyao to get engaged, but all efforts were in vain. Now, hearing Mengyao’s words, they were directly stunned, initially doubting its truth, then shocked, eager to know if Mengyao was really being serious.
"Girl, you’re not joking with us, are you?" Xu Dalong put down his chopsticks and asked solemnly.
Chu Erzhu, Chu Zhongtian, and Xu Li also stared intently at Mengyao.
"Uncle, why would I lie to you?" Mengyao assured.
"So it’s absolutely true, you’re not fooling us." Xu Dalong asked seriously again.
"Yes." Mengyao nodded earnestly.
"Ye Fan, is this true?" Chu Zhongtian looked at Ye Fan, fearing a trick from his daughter, and emphasized, "Uncle trusts your word."
Xu Li’s eyes also suddenly turned to Ye Fan.
Needless to say, Chu Erzhu was the most anxious of the elders.
"It’s true, Mengyao and I are about to get engaged, also to align with what you all want." Ye Fan said politely, playing along, when in reality, he and Mengyao had made the decision themselves.
"Why don’t you believe me?" Mengyao said with amusement.
The four elders froze for three seconds, as if digesting or trying to confirm the truth of the news.
"Wonderful." Then, they exclaimed softly, their faces showing joy.
"It’s understandable that everyone finds it hard to accept such a big happy news from sister and brother-in-law all of a sudden." Biyao laughed from the side, "You can’t be blamed, as these two don’t take conventional paths. While you urge engagement, they politely refuse. But when you’re preparing to launch a persuasion campaign, they’ve already decided to get engaged, which is indeed unexpected and delightful."
The joy on Chu Erzhu and the others’ faces was intense and hard to dissipate quickly.
"Bring out the wine, today, I want to have a few drinks." Chu Zhongtian shouted.
"Bring the good wine, hey sis, have some insight, go and get the wine." Xu Dalong called to Xu Li.
"Got it!" Xu Li happily ran to fetch the wine.
"I tried everything and couldn’t come up with an excuse to get them engaged. But unexpectedly, their ideas are so unique." Chu Erzhu chuckled inwardly, full of emotion, "These two really don’t follow ordinary paths, making them hard to predict."
Xu Li brought the wine and set up the glasses, then started drinking.
Of course, there was no drinking games, just drinking upright.
There was a generational gap after all, Chu Zhongtian naturally wouldn’t drink as equals with Ye Fan, but Xu Dalong had no such concerns. Last time drinking with Ye Fan, he was openly calling him brother after getting drunk.
But now, with Chu Erzhu present, Xu Dalong suppressed his impulse and didn’t dare act so freely.
Chu Erzhu gently sipped a few mouthfuls.
Chu Zhongtian and Xu Dalong quickly drank three glasses, and Ye Fan had to accompany them.
"Drinking too much is bad for you, take it easy." Xu Li advised from the side.
"Don’t worry." Chu Zhongtian shouted.
"Exactly." Xu Dalong agreed, proudly bragging, "My drinking capacity is huge. Last time I quickly made Ye Fan drunk, so I’ll finish this cup. Ye Fan, take it easy, don’t overdo it, be careful not to get drunk."
Saying that, Xu Dalong downed another glass.
Ye Fan felt neither drinking nor not drinking was right.
If he drank, even if he ended up with Chu Erzhu, Chu Zhongtian, and Xu Dalong drunk, it wouldn’t be an issue. Of course, it’s best to pace the drinking, relying on drinking capacity to last longer.
If he didn’t drink, leaving the wine glass untouched was also a problem.
"Such bragging, who was really embarrassed last time, getting drunk and calling Ye Fan brother? If I didn’t consider saving your face, I would’ve told you the truth long ago. You still dare to say you made Ye Fan drunk, truly shameless." Chu Biyao thought disdainfully while looking at Xu Dalong.
Last time, at the celebration for Bi Yao Film and Television Company’s founding, Xu Dalong drank too much.
During that event, Ye Fan even treated Xu Dalong’s heart problem, otherwise an alcohol-obsessed Xu Dalong would still be worried about not being able to indulge in drinking.
After Xu Dalong’s illness healed, the attending doctor was stunned.
Xu Dalong’s family and anyone who knew about his illness were amazed.
Mengyao and Biyao, for their uncle’s dignity, hid a lot.
Otherwise, if Xu Dalong knew the truth, he’d probably feel ashamed and would dare not boast about making Ye Fan drunk ever again.