The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

After hearing the third brother's praise, Zhong Yunxing felt a sense of pride and happiness in his heart. At that time, he did not expect that the brotherhood would become fragile as the living standards gradually widened in the future.

"My mother attaches great importance to our studies and has been strict with us since we were young." Zhong Yunxing responded to the third child happily.

"That's because you all have abilities, unlike these few, none of them are decent."

Darong's mother came in from the kitchen and just happened to hear the conversation between the third brother and Zhong Yunxing. She glanced at the third brother meaningfully and continued what Zhong Yunxing was saying.

Zhong Yunxing suddenly felt nervous, as if he shouldn't have said that.

"Hua Zi, set the table. The food is almost ready." Darong's mother asked the third child to set the table, and then turned around and went back to the kitchen.

Although Zhong Yunxing thought about it for a bit, he felt relieved when he saw that Darong's family looked normal and had no intention of finding fault. He laughed at himself for being narrow-minded.

"Wow, so many delicious foods." As soon as the food was served, Sibei, who had just got off work, lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Why are you back so early? Isn't it 8 o'clock next morning?"

Darong's mother looked at the four generations who came in and asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"My brother-in-law is here. My colleague and I have switched shifts so I can come back to entertain the guests." Sibei looked at Zhong Yunxing and joked with a smirk on his face.

Da Rong, who was sitting nearby, blushed, quickly stood up and pulled a stool over.

Zhong Yunxing was calm and composed, and greeted the four generations happily.

"Zhong, don't be polite. I'm not very good at cooking, so just make do with what you have." Darong's mother politely picked up some food for Zhong Yunxing.

"Thank you, Auntie. It's good. Thank you for taking the trouble to prepare this huge table of food."

Zhong Yunxing quickly responded politely, which made the third brother beside him feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.

"Come on, Brother Zhong, have a drink." Sibeier couldn't stand these empty greetings, so he quickly raised his glass to toast Zhong Yunxing.

As soon as the men start drinking, the atmosphere of the dinner party is immediately created.

At first, Zhong Yunxing was very honest and toasted everyone with a glass. However, as he drank, he found that Da Rong's father and Si Bei'er seemed to be trying to get him drunk. The two of them were talking in unison and were very excited, but Zhong Yunxing was the only one who kept toasting.

But even though he noticed something, he knew very well what the purpose of his visit was, so he had no choice but to keep drinking.

Although Zhong Yunxing had a good alcohol tolerance, he couldn't handle two people drinking at the same time as him. Gradually, his speech became slurred and his head became more and more dizzy.

Looking at Zhong Yunxing who was already struggling, and his father who was still holding on, Darong finally couldn't help it and put down the wine glasses of the three people.

"Stop drinking. I'll get you some food."

Darong's mother actually realized that Darong's father and Sibei were working together to force Zhong Yunxing to drink. Although she didn't know why, she didn't stop them and just sat there and watched what happened.

Darong brought in three bowls of rice. While the three of them were drinking, Darong's mother and the others had almost finished eating. The third child and Xiaoying had already left the table to watch TV. Only Darong's mother and Darong remained sitting at the table to keep them company.

"I can't eat anymore. I just had too much food." Zhong Yunxing waved his hands at Darong, indicating that he really couldn't eat anymore.

Darong's father drank quite a bit as well, and he didn't expect that Zhong Yunxing could drink so much. He and Sibei didn't even manage to get drunk by him.

Darong's father and Sibei'er didn't eat much, so they enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, Darong and her mother cleaned the table together.

Zhong Yunxing felt his steps were a little unsteady, he tried to steady himself, walked to the sofa and sat down. In fact, he really wanted to help Darong clean up, but after getting up and trying, he still didn't dare to move forward. It was better not to help than to smash the dishes.

Darong's father might have been a little drunk, and he didn't care that Zhong Yunxing was still at home, and just lay down on the kang and closed his eyes to rest.

Zhong Yunxing looked at Darong's father's eggplant-skin face and didn't know what to say. He simply sat there quietly to cool down the alcohol.

"Aunt, it's getting late. I'm going to go back first. It will be dark soon and the road will be hard to walk at night."

After Darong and her mother finished cleaning up, Zhong Yunxing sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.

"Drive slowly. You drank a lot today." Darong's mother looked at Zhong Yunxing, whose face was still a little pale, and said with a little concern.

In fact, Zhong Yunxing did drink too much, but his face didn't turn red much (note: redness in the face refers to the blushing caused by drinking). The more he drank, the paler his face became. People at that time did not understand that such people should not drink, and often envied them for their high alcohol tolerance.

"Don't worry, auntie, I'm fine."

"Xizi, go and send the dog off and come back in the middle of the night. Don't come back too early or you might meet someone beating the dog." Darong's mother instructed Xizi who was lying in the yard.

Xizi hummed, as if in reply, then stood up and followed Zhong Yunxing's feet.

Darong's mother looked at Zhong Yunxing who was pushing the cart from behind. Seeing that he took steady steps, she felt a little more at ease.

"Why did you force someone else's kid to drink alcohol today?"

As soon as Zhong Yunxing left, Darong's mother pushed Darong's father who was lying on the bed.

"This kid is good. I feel relieved that Rong will follow him in the future. He can control himself after drinking so much. This kid has good self-control." Da Rong's father kept his eyes closed. He was indeed drunk.

Although Darong's father often drinks a little wine with his friends, his alcohol tolerance is average. He is usually aware of his own alcohol tolerance and rarely drinks too much to show off.

He had specifically asked his fourth brother to come back for dinner today, and the father and son conspired to get Zhong Yunxing drunk to see if he would cause trouble after drinking and whether he had good drinking behavior.

"Mom, he can really drink a lot. I was almost drunk, but he was still fine. That's good." Sibei leaned on the sofa, his eyes a little dazed.

When Darong's mother listened to what the father and son said, a smile appeared on her face. It turned out that the father and son were setting a trap for the child. However, after she understood it, she agreed with it. After all, she had seen many people who lost their temper after drinking. At least it proved that Zhong Yunxing was emotionally stable.

"Dad, how are you?"

After Darong sent Zhong Yunxing to the entrance of the alley, she came back alone. Xizi followed Zhong Yunxing all the way and sent him home.

"It's okay, you will be fine after a good night's sleep. Xiao Zhong is gone." Darong's father was a little confused and his speech began to become unclear.

"Okay, go to sleep and don't worry. I'll let Xizi follow you. If you fall on the road and can't get up, Xizi will come back to find you."

This is not something Darong's mother bragging. Darong's father once went out to drink and fell on the side of the road in the middle of the night. It was Xizi who brought back a shoe for help. If it weren't for Xizi, it would have been no joke to freeze outside all night in the middle of winter.