Chapter 245
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Chapter 245 Those Girls We Chased After Together
“What’s going on?” Zhou Anke asked with concern when she saw the situation.
Su Rui rubbed his forehead and said sheepishly, “It’s nothing, I just felt dizzy for a moment.”
“Why are you dizzy? Did you catch a cold?”
“I was scared by your mother’s ‘big day of celebration’ comment,” Su Rui said with a smile in a low voice.
Zhou Anke’s face had already turned completely red, making one want to take a bite.
“Yes, she’s really silly, how could she say something like that?” Zhou Anke was also very embarrassed; her mother was simply outrageous.
This was too unexpected!
What was all this about? It was his first visit, how could it already be a “big day of celebration”?
Apparently, these two hadn’t even started dating yet, and they were already being treated as bride and groom!
However, by now, they were already in too deep and could only forge ahead.
Glasses clinked in a warm atmosphere as Su Rui, who had good alcohol tolerance, quickly drank with all the elders.
“Let me make a suggestion,” Zhou Anke’s third uncle suddenly said. Su Rui had toasted him several glasses earlier, and the two got along well.
“What’s your suggestion, Third Uncle?” Su Rui asked with a smile.
“I’ve been hoping for Anke to bring home a boyfriend, but I never expected to meet such an outstanding nephew-in-law today. How many years has it been since our Liantang Town produced such an excellent young man?”
The third uncle was slightly tipsy and didn’t realize his words were actually drawing resentment toward Su Rui. After all, several of Zhou Anke’s former secret admirers and pursuers were present. His comment naturally made others unhappy, since no man believes himself inferior to others.
“Third Uncle, could you save your suggestion for later?” At this moment, a young man had already stood up.
Ming Jie nudged her husband and said softly with a laugh, “The show is about to begin. Let’s see how our son-in-law performs.”
Zhou Zhongtian nodded slightly. His wife was too mischievous, so he might as well let her have her fun.
“Oh, Yuntian, do you have any objections?” Third Uncle Zhou Zhongzheng naturally knew who this decent-looking young man was. His name was Qin Yuntian, a childhood friend of Zhou Anke who had secretly loved her for years.
Not just him, several young men here had feelings for Zhou Anke. After all, Zhou Anke was known as Liantang Town’s number one beauty, with devastating charm.
After Qin Yuntian stood up, several other young men also rose. They looked at Su Rui with challenging eyes.
The expressions on their faces clearly conveyed two words—not convinced!
Su Rui naturally sensed this hostility, but he just smiled slightly without saying anything. He had already experienced the warm hospitality of Liantang Town’s people, and he wouldn’t take such low-level provocation seriously. These young men were confrontational presumably because he had “stolen” their goddess.
Qin Yuntian drained his glass in one gulp and said loudly, “Third Uncle, I’ve loved Anke for many years!”
The entire gathering fell silent, with only Ming Jie covering her mouth to suppress a laugh.
Su Rui really wanted to say “I’m not her boyfriend,” but doing so would make him look even more cowardly.
Zhou Anke sat with a red face, saying nothing.
She certainly knew about her friends’ feelings for her, but emotions must be mutual. Although they were nice and caring toward her, if she didn’t like them back, what was the point?
“We’ve also loved Anke for many years!” the remaining young men shouted in unison, their voices rising into the night sky.
Making such statements in this setting was clearly meant to disrupt the gathering, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
However, Ming Jie continued smiling, not worried at all.
Su Rui smiled without speaking, showing no signs of displeasure.
He seemed to see in Qin Yuntian and the others the exuberance of youth, the figures running through their prime years.
In those years, there was always a girl whom all the brothers pursued together.
And Zhou Anke was undoubtedly that type.
Zhou Anke, afraid that Su Rui might feel uncomfortable, was about to stand up to stop Qin Yuntian and the others, but Su Rui held her hand and shook his head, gesturing for her to stay seated.
Having her hand held by Su Rui made Zhou Anke’s pretty face burn red!
At this moment, Su Rui didn’t know that this was the first time Zhou Anke had ever had her hand held by a man!
“Yuntian, what do you plan to do?” the third uncle asked with a smile.
“Third Uncle, we’ve pursued Anke for so many years and all failed, so today we want to have a good drink with the victor!”
With that, each of them grabbed a bottle of alcohol and walked toward Su Rui!
They looked fierce!
Standing in front of Su Rui, Qin Yuntian extended his hand and said, “My name is Qin Yuntian. May I ask how to address the victor?”
Su Rui was secretly amused: “Just call me Su Rui.”
“Alright, then let’s do this. We’ve all self-proclaimed ourselves as Anke’s guardians. If you want to take Anke away from us, you must first pass the guardians’ test!”
“Qin Yuntian, what are you guys up to?” Zhou Anke said anxiously. Had these guys drunk too much and were deliberately provoking him?
Qin Yuntian looked at Zhou Anke with deep emotion and said, “Anke, this is between us men. In war, women should step aside!”
Su Rui could barely contain his laughter; this brother was truly amusing!
As Zhou Anke was about to say something more, Su Rui said, “Anke, leave it to me. Don’t worry.”
“Good, that’s the spirit! As the man of our goddess, you should have such boldness! If you were a coward, we wouldn’t agree to give our goddess to you!” Qin Yuntian’s words already carried a hint of drunkenness.
Of course, compared to the alcohol, the jealousy was much stronger—these days, many people can get drunk on jealousy alone.
“So what do you want to do?” Su Rui asked with a smile. Facing such provocation, he remained completely calm, without showing any displeasure.
Ming Jie watched from the side and nodded in approval, whispering, “Good temperament, generous character, steady demeanor…”
“Drink to our heart’s content.” Qin Yuntian stared at Su Rui and said decisively, “Today Anke is getting married, and we brothers plan to get properly drunk, as a tribute to our youth! Brother, either you drink with us until we’re all drunk, or you leave Anke behind!”
“Qin Yuntian, you’re really drunk.” Zhou Anke anxiously stamped her foot and pulled Su Rui’s sleeve: “Su Rui, don’t pay attention to them.”
“It’s fine.” Su Rui patted Zhou Anke’s hand: “We’re all friends, and I should thank them for taking care of you all these years.”
“You…” Zhou Anke seemed completely surprised by Su Rui’s response and didn’t know what to say. She could only sit down covering her blushing cheeks, looking absolutely adorable.
Su Rui picked up his glass and said to Qin Yuntian and the others, “Youth once gone never returns. I understand how you brothers feel. Today I’ll join you all in getting drunk.”
Hearing this, Qin Yuntian’s expression seemed somewhat surprised. From beginning to end, Su Rui had remained very calm, speaking politely and maintaining a friendly smile, without showing any signs of anger.
“Good, a tribute to youth! I’ll drink first!”
With that, Qin Yuntian filled his glass and downed it in one go!
That glass contained two and a half liang of alcohol! Such aggressive drinking was rare in Liantang Town!
Looking at those five or six young men, everyone felt nervous for Su Rui! This was clearly a challenge! But as the son-in-law, Su Rui couldn’t refuse!
Su Rui had never feared drinking. Under everyone’s gaze, he likewise tilted his head back and drank the contents of his glass without hesitation!
“He’s got courage,” Ming Jie said softly from the side.
“Commendable courage, but I hope it’s not recklessness,” Zhou Zhongtian continued to pour cold water, but his eyes held a smile. Su Rui’s behavior from the beginning had been very appropriate, which made him, as a father, feel proud.
“You just like to contradict me on everything,” Ming Jie said with dissatisfaction.
By now, Su Rui had emptied his glass and refilled it. Qin Yuntian stepped back, and another person took his place.
With six people in total, each drinking one glass, Su Rui had to match each one, putting him at a significant disadvantage—he would drink six times as much as each of them!
But Su Rui wore an expression suggesting that taking a loss was a blessing. His gaze was sincere, and he quickly finished one round.
After one round, each person had drunk two and a half liang, while Su Rui had consumed one and a half jin!
Qin Yuntian drank another glass, patted Su Rui’s shoulder, and said, “Well done, brother!”
Hearing this, Su Rui’s expression softened, and his gaze became gentler. Clearly, Qin Yuntian and the others meant no harm; they were just jealous and wanted to get properly drunk.
After three consecutive rounds, Su Rui was already feeling very full, while the six men were swaying, barely able to maintain their balance. It seemed their alcohol tolerance wasn’t very good.
“Drinking too much is harmful. I see you brothers have reached your limit. Why don’t we stop for today and have another drinking session another day?” Su Rui suggested, completely considering their well-being.
“No way. ‘Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?'” Qin Yuntian said with a slurred tongue. “Today we must drink to our heart’s content.”
With that, he filled his glass again!
Zhou Anke was extremely anxious on the side, repeatedly signaling to her mother Ming Jie, but the latter just smiled and pretended not to see.
“Well said about friends coming from afar. Let’s drink to our heart’s content!” Su Rui accompanied them to the end, demonstrating his limitless character, and drank another two rounds with the six men!
After two rounds, these men were completely unable to stand! They couldn’t maintain their balance at all!
Su Rui still wore a smile, but his head was also a bit dizzy. The most pitiful was his stomach, which felt like it would burst.
Others get drunk to the point of passing out, but he drinks to the point of feeling stuffed—this was too unfair. If Qin Yuntian and the others knew, they would probably pass out from anger for several days.
“Great drinking capacity!”
At this moment, someone in the crowd began to cheer, and then scattered applause broke out!
Soon after, the applause grew into a continuous wave!
Just then, no one noticed that a tall figure had appeared at the entrance of the Zhou family courtyard.
