My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 204 How to Drink Coke

Every time they got together, Zhu Di could bring laughter to everyone. Although he was the fourth prince, among the group of nobles, in fact, few people treated him as a prince.

In Xu Da's view, he was just a good son-in-law who occasionally made mistakes. In Xu Huizu's eyes, Zhu Di was more like a childhood friend who had played together since childhood than a brother-in-law.

In the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, he was Zhu Laosi.

To Zhu Biao, Zhu Di was just a younger brother who would never grow up. In the eyes of Li Jinglong, he didn't even consider him as his uncle.

In short, Zhu Di had many identities. He was a son-in-law, a brother, a husband, a childhood friend, and a well-trained centurion respected by the soldiers, but no one regarded him as the fourth prince.

Having said that, Zhu Di himself rarely regarded himself as a prince. In his mind, he was the strongest soldier in the Ming Dynasty, much more powerful than Li Jinglong, that so-called god of war.

Perhaps the only one who took Zhu Di's identity as the fourth prince seriously was Xu Miaoyun.

But what Xu Miaoyun said most was, "Look at you, you're always running around and not at home, you don't look like a prince at all!"

Zhu Di didn't care when people made fun of him and just joined in the laughter. Xu Miaoyun didn't mind it either, because that was just the character of her husband and she was used to it.

After all the guests arrived, the dinner started on time. It was a family dinner hosted by His Majesty the Emperor, so no one dared to be late.

As the dishes were served on the table, in addition to the usual delicacies from land and sea, there were also various fried potato chips and French fries. Not only children loved them, but adults also loved them.

As various French fries and potato chips were served, Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Di with a wary face. The last time his fourth uncle rushed to finish all the French fries, it left him with a psychological trauma.

However, what he didn't notice was that there was another pair of eyes that was also eyeing the French fries, and that was Zhu Funing.

Last time, before Zhu Funing had time to savor the flavor, almost all of the French fries were snatched away by Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen, her uncle and nephew. This time, she couldn't fall behind.

She has summed up her experience and lessons. The reason she didn't enjoy the meal properly last time was because she was too reserved and too ladylike. That won't happen this time!

However, Zhu Di's mind was not on the French fries at this time. His attention was all attracted by the boxes of exquisitely packaged paper boxes on the table.

I saw words like "Moutai", "Jiannanchun", "Guojiao", "Erguotou" etc. written on the paper box. They looked like the names of wines.

Although he was not as fond of wine as Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, Zhu Di was also a man who understood wine. After all, no one who had served in the army did not drink.

In fact, not only Zhu Di, but also Li Wenzhong, Li Jinglong, Tang He and others, and even Empress Ma, were deeply attracted by the exquisite packaging.

Not to mention the exquisite patterns or the pictures full of unique charm, the words written on them alone are extremely majestic and you can tell at first glance that they are the work of a master.

Everyone was discussing what kind of wine these were. They didn't know what they tasted like, but it seemed that they were not ordinary.

If it wasn't for the purpose of welcoming Xu Huizu, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been reluctant to take out the wine that Li Han sent.

Although the wine on the table was only 10% of what Li Han gave him.

Zhu Yuanzhang was feeling distressed, but Xu Da was overjoyed. Others might not understand, but he knew very well that these wines were of the best quality!
After taking a box back from Zhu Yuanzhang, he himself was reluctant to drink it. It was only on the night Xu Huizu came back that he took it out and the father and son drank it heavily.

Although they said they drank heavily, in fact the two of them only drank half a bottle. It was not that Xu Da did not love his son, but Jiannanchun was so precious that he really could not bear to give it up.

Fortunately, Xu Yingxu and Xu Zengshou were still young and didn't know how to drink, otherwise Xu Da would be heartbroken. It was not easy for His Majesty to welcome his son, so wasn't this a good opportunity to drink?
Therefore, Xu Da was looking forward to this family dinner more than anyone else.

Looking at the table full of delicious food and fine wine, he felt like something was missing. He thought for a moment and slapped his thigh, "Your Majesty, this table full of delicious food and fine wine is really mouth-watering, but why do I feel like something is missing?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. What was Xu Tiande doing again?

Are you still thinking about stealing the wine?

"Your Majesty, today's family dinner not only has the princes, but also many of the emperor's grandchildren. The emperor's grandchildren are still young, so it's not appropriate for them to drink. But tonight is so festive, it would be inappropriate not to drink something, right?"

Seeing Xu Da's shameless look, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. This old man was trying to take advantage of Coke!

"With such a beautiful scenery and a glass of Coke, it's just right for everyone to have some fun."

After Xu Da said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face suddenly turned dark. This Xu Tiande really thought he was here to eat and drink for free.

However, when others heard it, their eyes suddenly lit up.

What is Coke?

The name sounds like some kind of fine wine!

"Dad, what good thing is Coke? Why are you hiding it?" Zhu Di said impatiently. Then, seeing Zhu Yuanzhang glaring at him, he immediately shrank his neck and smiled awkwardly.

"Dad, I'm curious too."

Empress Ma was also very interested. Although she didn't like wine, she had a strong interest in the word "cola".

At least it sounds festive, doesn't it?
"Zhongba, what is this Coke? After hearing what Xu Da said, I am also very curious. How about letting me open my eyes?"

"Girl, this Coke is not alcohol, but a special drink."

Seeing that Empress Ma was interested, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer hide it and decided to be generous and drink to his heart's content tonight. He could just ask Lao Li for more after he was done.

He ordered the eunuch to bring the remaining Coke over. Everyone saw bottle after bottle of black liquid being placed on the table. They all widened their eyes and looked suspicious.

This thing looks just like the medicine brewed in a pharmacy, how can it be a cure?
"Is this cola?" Zhu Di was also full of surprise. "It looks like a potion made by some alchemist!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face darkened again. Why did this Zhu Laosi always undermine his father's plans?

"Old Four, what do you know? This is a good thing!"

Xu Da looked at Zhu Di with disdain, and Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly as he listened. This is what Xu Tiande said, we like to hear it.

However, since the Coke is already on the table, wouldn't it be a shame not to show off some of your skills to let this old man Xu Da see for himself?
In his spare time these days, he has been studying various ways of drinking Coke.

"Xu Tiande, you know that Coke is good, but do you know how to drink it best?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said this proudly, and Xu Da was a little confused. How do you drink Coke? Isn't it just drinking it with your mouth? Is there any trick you can get from it?
(End of this chapter)