Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 107 - 107 107 Not Seeing Eye to Eye

107: Chapter 107: Not Seeing Eye to Eye 107: Chapter 107: Not Seeing Eye to Eye Wu Xiaoyu was quite happy to hear that it was Niu Qiang calling, but when he also heard Liu Sheng was there, he couldn’t help but feel a bit annoyed.

How dare he come?

Was he here to mess with him again?

However, for Niu Qiang and Li Mingli’s sake, he couldn’t just kick him off the hill.

He welcomed the three of them up and saw that Niu Qiang and Li Mingli each carried four bottles of baijiu and some snacks, while Liu Sheng came empty-handed, strutting around like a boss.

“I’ve only got a simple thatched hut here.

It’s a bit messy, but make yourselves comfortable…” Wu Xiaoyu hurriedly tidied up and invited them to sit down.

The only furniture in the hut was a bamboo bed and a table, not even a chair.

The four of them had to sit side by side on the bed.

“Do you have cups here?

If not, we’ll have to drink straight from the bottles,” Li Mingli asked as he placed the baijiu on the table.

Speaking of cups, he indeed had some, quite a few actually.

They were all disposable paper cups he had bought for diluting the Spiritual Spring Water.

Wu Xiaoyu pulled out a few paper cups from a cardboard box under the bed and placed them on the table, joking, “You guys must be clairvoyant, knowing I have cups here, which is why you didn’t bring any wine glasses, right?”

Sitting on the outside, Liu Sheng sneered disdainfully and then made a joking expression, saying, “A flimsy paper cup, you have the nerve to bring it out?”

Niu Qiang and Li Mingli thought he was just joking and didn’t mind him.

Niu Qiang took out some peanuts and a bag of cold dishes, placed them down, and poured baijiu into the four paper cups, saying, “To our reunion in the village, cheers…”

The four raised their cups, just about to clink them, when Liu Sheng scoffed, “What’s there to celebrate about reuniting in the village?

We should toast to Xiaoyu’s fortune and your romantic luck instead!”

Wu Xiaoyu thought what he said made sense for once and let go of the earlier grudges, smiling, “We should also toast to your and Mingli’s fortune and romantic luck, too!”

Niu Qiang and Li Mingli burst into laughter, while Liu Sheng’s expression changed.

The four clinked their cups and sipped their baijiu.

Putting down his cup, Liu Sheng said, “What fortune and romantic luck do I and Mingli have?

Unlike you and Niu Qiang, who either have money or people… I’m just a regular laborer!”

They thought he was being self-deprecating and didn’t take it to heart, but his next words changed the atmosphere.

“But at least it’s a steady income, unlike doing business where one mistake could mean a loss, or worse, prison time,” he continued.

Seeing the conversation take a wrong turn, Niu Qiang quickly interrupted, “How come you’re getting drunk after just a little drink?

Let’s not talk about this, and instead, share some interesting stories from working in Guangdong Province.”

This time home, Liu Sheng was already dissatisfied with Niu Qiang’s arrogant behavior.

Now, hearing him talk grandly even more irked him, so he continued, “What interesting stories could there be?

Just gossip about which factory babe was with whom and about dating several girls from the factory at the same time.

Apart from flirtatious factory girls, what’s worth mentioning?”

His words instantly changed Niu Qiang’s face.

Wasn’t that taking a dig at him?

He had just brought Bai Hong home, and Liu Sheng was saying this to disgust him.

Was it Liu Sheng who spread the rumors in the village?

How did he become like this?

Although Niu Qiang was very angry, he was rational enough not to blame anyone without evidence.

“Liu Sheng, what do you mean by that?

Can’t you speak nicely!” Li Mingli intervened to mediate.

Liu Sheng quickly pretended to have misspoken, hit his mouth, then drank a cup of baijiu, saying, “I’ll punish myself with a drink… punish myself with a drink!”

“Brother Niu Qiang, don’t take it to heart, I didn’t mean Bai Hong!

We both have Hong in our names, how could I mean her?

Don’t take it to heart!”

Damn it, wasn’t this just a case of ‘the lady doth protest too much’?

The more Liu Sheng tried to exclude Bai Hong, the more it seemed like he was talking about her.

Niu Qiang was fuming inside but held back, drinking by himself without saying a word.

Their initial purpose for gathering was to reconnect, to exchange and enhance their feelings.

But Liu Sheng ended up offending both Wu Xiaoyu and Niu Qiang, plunging the situation into awkwardness.

Stuck in the middle, Li Mingli felt even more uncomfortable, unsure of what to do.

Wu Xiaoyu understood that Niu Qiang came to drink with him out of good intentions and didn’t want Liu Sheng to ruin the atmosphere, so he quickly said, “Alright… let’s not talk about this anymore!”

Li Mingli seized the opportunity to add, “Exactly, why talk about this?

Let’s drink… drink…”

Niu Qiang, feeling insulted by Liu Sheng’s words about his girlfriend, couldn’t bring himself to clink glasses with him.

He just lifted his cup, touching only Wu Xiaoyu’s and Li Mingli’s cups before drinking on his own.

Feeling it was becoming more awkward to stay, Li Mingli, the innocent one, suggested, “It’s getting late, we should wrap it up!”

Upon hearing Li Mingli’s proposal to call it a night, Liu Sheng immediately perked up and said, “Was it so bad that you guys have to act like this because I misspoke?

Brother Niu Qiang, can I please apologize to you?”

His attitude appeared entirely respectful and sincere.

Considering they would need to look out for each other when working in Guangdong Province in the future, Niu Qiang decided to let it go, saying, “Alright!

I know you didn’t mean it.

I’m not a petty person.

But it is getting late; let’s call it a night.”

Liu Sheng, seeing that Niu Qiang was still insistent on leaving, continued, “I look like you’re still mad at me, Brother Niu Qiang!

Why else would you want to leave right after coming?”

Wu Xiaoyu wondered what this guy was up to.

They’d already said they were leaving, why force them to stay?

Trying to smooth things over, Liu Sheng continued persistently and apologetically.

With no other choice, the three had to stay a bit longer and drink more.

This time, Liu Sheng wised up and recounted many of their early memories of arriving in Guangdong, which even moved Li Mingli.

The more hardships you recall, the more they move you.

The awkward atmosphere was gradually salvaged by Liu Sheng’s sentimental reminiscing, even earning Wu Xiaoyu’s respect for his improvisational skills.

Though Niu Qiang and Li Mingli reluctantly accepted his earlier words as unintentional, Wu Xiaoyu remained convinced that Liu Sheng had ulterior motives for insisting they stay and drink together.

By now, Wu Xiaoyu had been coaxed into drinking a lot by Niu Qiang and was a bit tipsy.

The other three were also enjoying the drinks, eventually breaking into song, with Wu Xiaoyu’s tone-deaf voice joining them.

Daxin Village wasn’t that big, and with their howling up on the hill, the whole village could hear them in no time.