Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 217 - 217 214 Drunkenness

Chapter 217: Chapter 214 Drunkenness Chapter 217: Chapter 214 Drunkenness “Did you cook all these dishes by yourself?”

“Is this really Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?”

“Dry pot pig intestine, soy sauce chicken, spicy garlic fish, mao blood wand, you should all recognize these, stir-fried beef, braised prawns, cumin lamb, and let’s just call this a Chinese hamburger…”

On the large table, not to mention the soup still simmering in the kitchen, there were thirty-six different dishes without a single repeat. Not just Tang Meng, Ning Ping, and the four others, nor Yu Ci, Luo Xiao, and Yang Dan, but even those who knew the truth about Jiang Yan’s cooking skills—Mu Chenyan, Yu Heng, and Yu Feng—couldn’t help but be secretly astonished.

After toiling away all afternoon, he actually managed to produce so many dishes, some of which even sounded like Western names, clearly indicating some innovation.

Not bad at all, being able to cook and innovate at the same time.

Tang Meng couldn’t help but say, “How is this kid so skilled? My own son is already twenty-six and can only boil noodles.”

Ning Ping added, “Don’t even talk about your son. Until now, my daughter can only make stir-fried tomatoes with eggs, and she can’t even fry shredded potatoes properly.”

Mu Chenyan said, “Xiaosi can boil noodles, make stir-fried tomatoes with eggs, and she knows how to mix shredded potatoes cold.”

Tang Meng and Ning Ping turned to look at her. So many years had passed, and this one hadn’t changed at all, still always eager to outdo the two of them to show her own superiority.

The two of them glanced at the Yu brothers who were already picking up their chopsticks, ready to dive in, and asked, “What about those three? What can they do?”

Mu Chenyan pretended not to hear, turning instead to help Xiaosi pick out some lamb, “Eat some dishes first. Later, you should also have a little drink with your aunts.”

“Right, right, right, you’re eighteen now, you can drink.”

“Now that you’re an adult, a little drink is no problem.”

When the topic of being eighteen came up, everyone suddenly remembered that this banquet was actually Xiaosi’s eighteenth birthday celebration. They were so preoccupied with the food they had almost forgotten. Each of the Yu brothers grabbed a bottle and poured wine into the cups in front of everyone. Then, they all raised their glasses to wish Mu Jiawen a happy birthday.

Experiencing such a scene for the first time, Jiajia, who was usually quite composed, looked a little shy. She quietly turned her head to look at Jiang Yan a few seats away.

Jiang Yan also held a glass of wine in his hand. He was leaning back in his chair with a calm expression, showing no signs of fatigue from preparing the afternoon’s meal.

When Jiajia looked at him, he was already looking at her, and their gazes met with a light smile.

Once they had eaten almost enough, the aunt took some empty plates away and brought out the special cake ordered by Mu Chenyan.

Before making a wish, in the flickering candlelight of the dining room, Jiajia looked again at Jiang Yan through the crowd, then closed her eyes….

Before the free activity session began, almost everyone came over to clink glasses with Mu Jiawen. A clink meant at least a sip, and by the end, she had no idea how much she had drunk.

“Yu Ci, don’t pour more for your sister. She’s had quite a lot already,” someone said.

“No worries, Mom, this white wine is almost like a soft drink, very low in alcohol content. Besides, look at Xiaosi, she’s fine too, right?”

Mu Chenyan gave her warning, then got pulled away by Tang Meng to talk with Yu Xinrui and the others.

And Mu Jiawen indeed seemed totally fine, feeling that the sweet wine was actually quite delicious.

So she pointed to her own cup and said to Yu Ci, “Fill it up, buddy!”

Yu Ci’s hand wobbled with the wine bottle, almost spilling it on the ground.

He looked up at his sister, her little face pure and white without a hint of the redness from drinking, her dark eyes clear and bright, not at all foggy.

This didn’t seem like drunkenness?

He asked suspiciously, “Xiaosi, do you know who I am?”

Mu Jiawen nodded earnestly, “Yu Ci, my third brother.”

Yu Ci was reassured. Suddenly, his sister pointed again at her wine cup, emphasizing her demand, “Fill it up!”

Yu Ci: …

Is she drunk or not?

He hesitated and poured her half a cup, cautioning her, “Although this wine is low in alcohol, it does have a delayed effect. Don’t drink any more after this, okay?”

No sooner had he spoken than Mu Jiawen lifted the cup and downed it in one gulp, then looked at him and demanded, “Fill it up!”

Yu Ci: …

Yang Dan sat on the other side of Mu Jiawen, staring at the scene with her mouth agape.

Just then, Jiang Yan walked over. Yang Dan quickly got up to give up her seat and whispered to Jiang Yan, “Jiajia seems to be drunk.”

Drunk?

Jiang Yan sat down to take a closer look, but Mu Jiawen turned her head to look at them, “Who’s drunk?”

Yang Dan: ….

She smiled, “I’m drunk, it’s me.”

Mu Jiawen, all serious, “Yang Dan, you can’t hold your liquor. Pay attention in the future, don’t just drink randomly outside. It’s dangerous!”

Yang Dan’s lips twitched as she nodded, “I got it. Well, it’s getting late. I should head back to school now. Jiajia, happy birthday.”

Mu Jiawen was taken aback, about to say something, when Jiang Yan had already signaled Xiaosi to take Yang Dan to the school gate.

After Yang Dan left, Mu Jiawen’s attention immediately returned to the bottle of white wine, and Yu Ci continued to guard the bottle with a vigilant look.

Mu Jiawen met his gaze and threw him a multiple-choice question, “The wine or me, which will you choose?”

That’s like in the romance novels where the woman asks the man, if she and his mom fell into the water at the same time, who would he save first?

Yeah, pretty much. It fits perfectly here too!

Yu Ci didn’t hesitate, “Do you even have to ask? Of course, it’s you.”

Mu Jiawen reached out, took the white wine, and held it in her arms, “Since you didn’t choose the wine, then the wine is mine.”

Yu Ci: ….

Wait, was the whole purpose of your question just to get the wine?

Decided then, this girl is definitely drunk.

But her state of drunkenness… was exactly like her grandmother’s when she was drunk, all serious and composed, catching people off guard. Those who don’t know her would never be able to tell she’s drunk.

“Xiaosi…”

Yu Ci was about to coax her into giving up the wine, when suddenly there was a commotion outside the door. He could faintly hear the voice of his father, Yu Zekun.

He frowned, stood up, and before leaving, he instructed Jiang Yan, “Keep an eye on her, don’t let her drink any more.”

Then he left in a hurry.

Jiang Yan had been holding back his laughter all along. Now he propped his arm on the table, looked at Mu Jiawen, and said, “Your brother told me to watch you and not let you drink. Do you have any questions you’d like to ask me?”

He wanted to see what kind of ideas this clever little girl could come up with to trick him into drinking.

Little did he expect–

“Yes!” Mu Jiawen nodded solemnly, then suddenly leaned in close to him and asked in a whisper, “Do you want to kiss me?”

Jiang Yan: “???”

The fragrance of the white wine mixed with the sweet scent of the girl filled his nostrils, and Jiang Yan could feel his heart pounding faster inside his chest. He couldn’t help but lick his lips, thinking, when I buy a house in the future, I’m definitely getting a big wine cabinet installed.

Not for any other reason, just because he loved wine!

Not getting an answer for a while, Mu Jiawen frowned in dissatisfaction, her lips pouting, “You don’t want to?”

“Nonsense, I do want to!”

Jiang Yan held back the urge to embrace her and asked in a low voice, “But we can’t do it here, with so many people around, can we?”

Mu Jiawen slapped her forehead, “Right, in public, you’d be embarrassed.”

Jiang Yan:….