50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 705: Careless

Sun Zhiwei was fully aware that the Xiao family was unaware of his situation.

Apart from the top leaders and Xu Yimin, no one else at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs really knew the true situation of Sun Zhiwei.

Sun Zhiwei never wore a military uniform when he went to the diplomatic building. It's normal that no one would know unless someone with ulterior motives inquired about it.

Sun Zhiwei only touched on the details of his military post, and Xiao Yifeng understood what he meant. He would naturally pass it on to his family when he got back.

The two briefly discussed this topic and then changed the subject to talk about everyday things, such as the children.

Xiao Yifeng first introduced his two sons and one daughter who were serving in the military. In addition, Xiao's sister-in-law also worked in a civilian position in the military.

Sun Zhiwei also talked about his family situation. His son, Sun Aiguo, couldn't come back again this year, which was a great pity for the Xiao family's children. Soldiers always like soldiers.

Upon learning that Sun Zhiwei and his wife had just welcomed twins, a boy and a girl, Sister-in-law Xiao held Tong Jiajia's hand and offered her congratulations.

In the past, if Sun Zhiwei had twins at his age, it would have been a grand celebration with many guests.

The meeting started very smoothly, and the living room was quickly divided into two sections.

Sun Zhiwei and Xiao Yifeng chatted with their two sons about the military and the battlefield; Tong Jiajia and Xiao's sister-in-law, along with their daughter and Xiao Qihang, started a different conversation about everyday family matters.

The atmosphere in the living room quickly warmed up. Everything went as Sun Zhiwei and his wife had planned the night before. The two families chatted happily and quickly established a sense of kinship.

They were having a great time chatting, and time flew by. Soon it was past 11 o'clock, almost lunchtime. Yang Guihua had already started putting the stir-fried dishes into the pan in the kitchen.

Several women, unable to stay idle, went to the kitchen to help, which immediately sped up the serving speed.

Soon after, when the last dish was served, both families of the in-laws took their seats.

Sun Zhiwei couldn't help but feel happy. Fortunately, he had made thorough preparations for today, and this "meeting banquet" was about to be a complete success.

As he raised his glass, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse.

Originally, his idea was that today's meal was just a pretext, and the main purpose was to discuss the wedding dates of the two younger siblings. He wanted everyone to enjoy the food in a peaceful atmosphere, have a couple of drinks to set the mood, and everything would be perfect.

However, he overlooked one point: apart from the youngest member, Xiao Qihang, the entire Xiao family were all active-duty military personnel.

Soldiers are on the battlefield even when they're at the dinner table, and besides, he's brought out some fine wine that he's treasured for many years.

Those are all old Moutai that were stored up during the early days of cracking down on the black market; a whole case of 30-year-old Moutai.

When soldiers see good wine and the in-laws are having such a good time chatting, they naturally want to drink to their hearts' content.

So, Xiao Yifeng took the lead, followed by his two sons, and then his sister-in-law and daughter brought up the rear, all of them holding wine glasses and heading towards Sun Zhiwei.

He never expected that the entire Xiao family was not only a military family, but also drank in the manner of soldiers. Apart from Xiao Qihang, they were practically a family of alcoholics.

The usual etiquette at a banquet, such as taking only a small sip, not urging each other to drink, and just a token gesture, and not showing off if you can't drink, is completely irrelevant at this table.

After everyone raised their glasses for the first time, Xiao Yifeng's two sons stood up.

They didn't say much, raised their glasses in a toast, and didn't urge Sun Zhiwei to drink. They simply tilted their heads back and finished their drinks, then showed the bottom of their glasses.

The atmosphere had reached this point, and even if Sun Zhiwei couldn't drink, he couldn't spoil the fun at this moment, so he could only drink with him until the glass was empty.

After he finished his first drink, the Xiao family father and son cheered, and then Xiao's wife raised her glass and stood up.

This was the first time the two families had met for a meal, and since Sister-in-law Xiao and Tong Jiajia had gotten along well, how could the couple refuse a toast? So they drank. Sure enough, as the banquet progressed, the Xiao family members frequently raised their glasses, and they didn't urge anyone to drink more, but instead poured themselves bottles of over thirty-year-old Moutai.

Sun Zhiwei had no choice but to raise his glass in response. Tong Jiajia's alcohol tolerance was average, but Sun Hongying was able to keep up with him. However, with 2 against 6, the situation was a bit difficult to maintain.

Now he's starting to miss his little brat. Unfortunately, Sun Aiguo can't come home this year, otherwise, he wouldn't have been cornered like this.

So careless.

At this point, Sun Zhiwei began to regret it; he shouldn't have flaunted that case of old Moutai.

For a meeting between in-laws like this, he should bring two bottles of the currently popular "Liu Ling Zui" liquor to the table.

This "Liu Ling Zui" is now known as "Hebei's No. 1 Famous Wine" and is the first choice for wedding banquets. It's very popular in Hebei, and it's not embarrassing to use this wine at a "meeting banquet".

Although he was thinking that he shouldn't put too much pressure on the Xiao family during the meeting and ruin the atmosphere, his vanity got the better of him, and he couldn't resist taking out his best wine from his chest.

Good heavens, the Xiao family had never seen this kind of aged Moutai before, and it immediately whetted their appetites.

Sun Zhiwei realized that the Xiao family members had come today for that case of fine wine.

But the wedding date hasn't been discussed yet. What if everything falls apart later?

Thinking of his own health, and before everyone got drunk, he quickly smoothed things over and prepared to reluctantly give up.

"Brother Xiao, although we are happy today, we can't finish all the good wine at once."

"Okay, take all the leftovers back with you later."

"This is a rare and fine wine. It's just that I'm not home most of the year. Otherwise, I would have drunk it all long ago."

Sun Zhiwei glanced at the smiling Xiao Yifeng and thought to himself, "It was this old geezer who started it all."

To catch the thief, first catch the king. He planned to use a few bottles of wine to divide the enemy, and then focus on taking down this inhuman old man.

Sure enough, Xiao Yifeng's two sons were tempted when they heard that they could take the wine home.

At the banquet, the frequency of Sun Zhiwei being attacked by Moutai immediately decreased.

Sun Zhiwei gave his wife and daughter a wink, and Tong Jiajia and Sun Hongying immediately lured Xiao's sister-in-law and daughter away.

Now it's just Sun Zhiwei facing Xiao Yifeng.

In fact, given Sun Zhiwei's current physical condition, it wouldn't be a problem for him to take on the entire Xiao family by himself.

However, this is a meeting between in-laws, not a battle to kill enemies. He can take down Xiao Yifeng, but he can't take down all of Xiao's family members. Otherwise, the marriage will fall through.

Now that it's a one-on-one showdown, Sun Zhiwei is going to hold back.

He completely forgot about his idea of ​​not urging others to drink and went straight for Xiao Yifeng. If he didn't beat this old man into submission today, his daughter would be bullied in the future.

"Come on, Brother Xiao, we must drink well today. Let's drink until we're drunk! Cheers!"

An hour later, Xiao Yifeng was carried into the Sun family's guest room by his daughter and wife.

After the banquet was over, the two families began to discuss their children's wedding arrangements.

(End of this chapter)