The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Zhou Chu said with a half-smile.

Both of them were quite drunk at this point, and their words were extremely unrestrained.

If anyone else heard this, they would probably be terrified.

On this day, Wang Yangming, Zhou Chu, and Tang Bohu all drank too much.

The three drunkards were about to become sworn brothers at the entrance of Zuixianlou Restaurant, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

Tang Bohu, in particular, was a household name in the Ming Dynasty.

They were about to become sworn brothers when Chu Li and the others stopped them.

They knew very well that Zhou Chu was Tang Bohu's student. If they really became sworn brothers, not to mention the huge age gap, how could they fulfill Zhou Chu's promise to die on the same day, month, and year?

The generational order alone is already messed up.

Chu Li helped the drunk Zhou Chu and took him home.

Even though Chu Li's father kept scolding her from behind, and even though Chu Li knew that doing so would damage her reputation.

But Chu Li did it anyway.

She envied Zhou Chu at this time, and also envied Tang Bohu and Wang Yangming.

They can get drunk, do what they want, and say what they want, but I can't.

Chu Li's father wanted to stop his daughter, but then, as if remembering something, his raised hand trembled, and he ultimately gave up.

"Alright, alright, let Li'er do whatever she wants. Perhaps in a while, she won't have the chance."

After saying this, he sighed, a deep worry flashing in his eyes.

These days, he inadvertently learned a shocking secret.

There were only two paths before him now.

Either join those people and go down that dark path.

Either...

It could lead to the destruction of your family and the loss of your life.

When it really comes to that, who will care about these things anymore?

In fact, over the past few years, he, as the father, has always known what his daughter was thinking.

So for the past few years, he has always gone along with Chu Li's wishes, neither stopping her nor mentioning the matter.

Thinking that perhaps in two years, my daughter would come to terms with reality and change her mind.

After all, in his eyes, his daughter and Zhou Chu were completely mismatched.

If he hadn't thoroughly researched Zhou Chu and understood that this young man was top-notch in terms of talent, character, and temperament, he would have stopped Chu Li long ago.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

He really didn't know how to get through this.

Even if he wanted to resign now, those people might not let his family off the hook.

Soon, Chu Li helped the drunk Zhou Chu back home.

Seeing that Zhou Chu was drunk, Chunlan and the others hurriedly went to help him up. Chunlan asked someone to make a hangover soup and quickly brought over a basin of hot water herself.

Mu Yunjin wanted to step forward to help, but Chunlan stopped her.

“Miss, the young master is drunk and reeks of alcohol. You'd better not go near him.”

Mu Yunjin looked at Chu Li beside Zhou Chu with a hint of suspicion in her eyes, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

"I want to talk to the weighing equipment, that's all."

Chu Li saw that Mu Yunjin was looking at her with a wary expression, and immediately understood her thoughts.

However, Chu Li understood. Although Mu Yunjin was still young, they were already quite familiar with each other. Mu Yunjin was young but not naive, and besides, she and Zhou Chu were not biological siblings.

Zhou Chu is so outstanding that he may not have realized it, but Chu Li already knew that this girl had different feelings for Zhou Chu.

In this era, girls mature early, and many families' daughters get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen.

However, it is rare to see someone as precocious as Mu Yunjin.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunjin looked at Chu Li with some suspicion.

"Sister Chunlan, let's leave now."

Mu Yunjin still gave them a chance to be alone together.

Although Chu Li hadn't visited their home many times in recent years, she could clearly sense the suppressed emotions in Chu Li's heart.

Let's give her a chance to talk to her brother.

Mu Yunjin thought to herself.

At this moment, Zhou Chu was also half drunk and half sober. He watched as Chu Li wiped his hands and face, and Zhou Chu looked at Chu Li with blurry eyes.