Talulah, I'm still a child.

The three of them didn't show up, but left quietly. Vina was the most unhappy one. In her opinion, the grassy area in the greenhouse was her territory. She could happily roll around on it with Mei Xue, but she would never allow other women to do the same.

So Shining was removed from the list. Anyway, it was just a small party, and only women who knew Mei Xue were invited. As for what they wanted to do... well, the Doctor couldn't say. In any case, some special security supplies from Kroos and some special drugs from Rhodes Island had already been bought up.

"Sigh, I wish Mei Xue wasn't so popular."

Miss Doctor couldn't help but think this again, then continued to lie on the sofa playing games, handing over her work to the diligent Miss Truth, or rather Anna Morozova, the learner sent by the Reunion Movement who was quite enthusiastic and skilled at paperwork.

Moreover, like the other political commissars of the Reunion Movement, she was both literate and skilled in combat. In peacetime, she could open the book to educate prisoners, and in wartime, she could close the book to create prisoners. She was a true successor to Alina and had a habit of using the dictionary as a warhammer by binding it with iron chains.

Of course, she wasn't part of the party tonight. Although she was one of the women Patriot had chosen for Mei Xue, Mei Xue knew nothing about it except for herself and Patriot.

Considering Mei Xue's popularity, there are quite a few people who want to attend the party tonight. For example, there's no need to say more about Mostima and Specter. Even Remien and Fia Meta were dragged over to make up the numbers. According to Exusiai, they were called "keeping the party going." Everyone was divided into factions, and they all wanted to carry the drunk Mei Xue back to their own rooms.

As for lily of the valley and rosemary, which were the initial suggestions? Children shouldn't drink too much alcohol, so it's fine as long as they finish their drinks early.

"The Rhine Lab group led by Saria, the Lateran group led by Mostima, and the Penguin Logistics group led by Texas have formed an alliance. Hmm... They're planning to have all eight of them together. No, Croissant and Fiame are probably just there to make up the numbers."

Looking at the list of participants, Kroos suddenly felt that a big battle was inevitable tonight. No, she had to think of a way to make up for the losses.

Meanwhile, opinions differed regarding who should be chosen for the drinking contest tonight. Rhine Lab decided to have Saria and Muirse as the final drinkers, as they believed they were the best drinkers. Laterano surprisingly sent Remian and Lappland. Specter and Skadi from the Deep Sea team were the obvious choices.

However, their main target was Reiwa Hoshiguma from the Great Yan Alliance. These two were really good drinkers. As soon as Chen Huijie heard that a party was going to be held, she dragged Hoshiguma, who was there as a temporary instructor and had not yet returned to Lungmen, along to form the strongest force without a doubt.

On Rhodes Island, everyone was fighting their own battles. Blaze was very confident about this victory, but Rosemary and Lily of the Valley sensed something was wrong. If it were a drinking contest, how could they possibly beat these drunkards? It seemed they had to make other plans.

The sirens, upon learning of this from Specter, felt a deep sense of regret and wished they could rush to Rhodes Island immediately.

"Damn it, they didn't invite me to the party!"

"Little Gatan, this is a cocktail party, not a party."

"You dare say these guys don't have any other plans in their heads?"

Gatanjah's words left Amaya speechless; in fact, she thought the same thing, and the party was likely to turn into a terrible one.

It's a pity they're not on Rhodes Island right now, otherwise, with the Sirens' appetite, they could drink all the wine on Rhodes Island without getting drunk.

"Waaah... I also wanted to use being drunk as an excuse to have sex with Mei Xue!"

Gatanothor cried so hard, then proceeded to brutally beat a giant sea monster several tens of meters tall. She could already foresee a scene that would be both enviable and impossible to pass censorship.

Side Story: What Does a Drunken Plum Blossom Look Like (Part 2)

For Mei Xue, besides watching the older women drink, her main task at the party was to carry these drunk women back home and then make them some hangover soup the next day so they wouldn't have splitting headaches.

"Come on, let's drink! Anyone who chickens out today, you'd better stay away from Mei Xue for the rest of the week!"

Seeing Huang's generous manner, Mei Xue silently took a sip. The little fox didn't understand why she had to avoid her when she was being timid. Was she being disliked? That shouldn't be the case. Mei Xue never disobeyed her sisters. She would take a bath when told to and climb into bed when told to, and she never caused trouble for them.

"Brother Meixue!"

As soon as Cecilia saw Mei Xue, she pounced on him without any hesitation, burying her head in his arms and nuzzling him affectionately. This was a privilege unique to her; others, more or less, needed to maintain some restraint, either being overly enthusiastic or teasing the little fox. Only Cecilia truly saw Mei Xue as a brother and loved to act spoiled towards him.

Even Felia said that Cecilia was starting to stop being affectionate with her, her mother.

"Cecilia, be good. Don't drink alcohol tonight, you can only have soft drinks."

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother."

Cecilia's smile is always sunny and full of happiness, just like Suzuran. Therefore, the two are now known as the "Light of Rhodes Island". No one thinks there is anything wrong with her being close to Mei Xue. She is just an eight-year-old girl and poses no threat at all. Moreover, Cecilia herself is very lovable.

Lily of the Valley and Rosemary could only feel envy. Under the gaze of so many people, they couldn't be as straightforward as Cecilia and had to maintain their girlish reserve.

Since it wasn't a banquet, everyone was basically wearing their usual clothes. It was only because the lounge was big enough that we didn't know where to put all these dozens of people. Because it was officially a cocktail party, everyone started drinking even before Mei Xue arrived, and Reiwa Hoshiguma was playing rock-paper-scissors.

"Mei Xue, I'm entrusting Cecilia to your care."

Ms. Felia is in charge of providing snacks for the party, so she will be quite busy. Fortunately, Miss Blue Poison is there to help. She is happy to leave her daughter in Mei Xue's care. Even if she is not happy, Cecilia doesn't seem to be leaving her Mei Xue brother anytime soon.

So the little ones all gathered around Mei Xue and watched the older girls drink together. The air was filled with the smell of alcohol. Mei Xue held Cecilia on the sofa and told her some newly made-up stories, which made the little girl laugh out loud.

Lily of the Valley and Rosemary exchanged a glance, then handed a glass of wine to Mei Xue.

"Brother Meixue, have a drink."

"Ah."

The little fox, unsuspecting, took a sip and clicked its tongue. The taste felt familiar yet strange, like iced tea mixed with a nutritional drink. A blush, however, had already appeared on its face.

(efficient!)

This was what everyone was thinking. Everyone knew how little fox could drink, but no one expected him to finish just one glass. Tsk tsk.

Cecilia looked at Mei Xue's empty glass with some curiosity, then lowered her head and licked the rim. She also felt that this didn't seem to be wine, because it didn't have that spicy taste, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

However, we still need to determine the winner first, so everyone started drinking without any hesitation. With Mei Xue here, there's no need to worry about running out of drinks.

"call……"

Seria put down her glass and glanced at Muirsay. She didn't know what method Muirsay had used to drink almost a whole bottle without changing his expression.

Hoshiguma from the Reiwa era was undoubtedly a formidable opponent. These two had completely lost interest in winning and were just drinking on their own, oblivious to where their drinks ended up.

"Isn't drinking like this a bit too boring?"

"It seems so. Shall we play a game?"

Remi'an put down her glass. Few people knew that she actually had a pretty good alcohol tolerance, but due to her health condition, she could only drink a little bit in the past.

"That would be a waste of time. Just tell a story casually."

Poetry and wine gatherings are very familiar to Ling. Even now, in the Great Yan Dynasty, there are still literati who organize such activities and play games like Go.

"Then why don't you, Miss, give everyone a presentation?"

Hoshiguma and Rei were already quite drunk, so they switched to large bowls. Slightly tipsy, she glanced at Meiyuki and noticed that the little fox was telling Cecilia about the downsides of drinking. She couldn't help but chuckle.

"Me? Okay, let me think... Hmm, I remember it was when I was little."

A hint of nostalgia appeared in Ling's eyes. Back then, she was only interested in poetry and songs and hadn't fallen in love with wine. Her eldest and second eldest brothers had grown up and gone down the mountain first, while she was still tirelessly trying to pluck plum blossom tail hairs to make calligraphy brushes.

It's not easy for one person to take good care of so many children. Fortunately, although they are noisy, they listen to Mei Xue and don't run off down the mountain.

“Back then, Mei Xue told me that if a child ran away, bad people would knock him unconscious, put him in a sack, carry him away, and sell him. I was scared for a long time. Later I found out that he himself had been arrested like that before.”

In an instant, many eyes turned to Kal'tsit. She held her wine glass with a cold face, seemingly not caring at all, but everyone knew that she had stuffed Mei Xue into a sack and brought her to the Tower of Babel with just two meat buns.

"Is there anyone in the Great Yan Dynasty who would dare to do this?"

"Of course there is, but that person has been dead for many years. Tsk tsk, I still have that pen."

As she spoke, she lifted the hem of her clothes, picked out a bamboo slip from among the dense bamboo slips, shook it, and a writing brush appeared in her hand. Mei Xue felt a pang of sadness for some reason when she saw this brush.

"Later, I begged Mei Xue for a long time before he finally agreed to pluck some hairs to make me this pen. The problem is that it's unusable. This thing can't pick up any dust, so it can't pick up any ink."

Nian and Xi rolled their eyes at Ling, clearly annoyed. It was something she had begged for after crying and rolling around on the floor as a child, as if Mei Xue was happy to do it. The tail was very important to the little fox, how could he just pluck it off like that?

Mei Xue hugged her tail and looked at it, feeling relieved that it hadn't lost a bald patch.

"Brother, have another drink."

Cecilia handed her another glass of wine. Mei Xue gently held the glass to her lips and sipped the wine little by little, but as soon as she swallowed it, she felt something was wrong. Why was her head a little dizzy? This was only the second glass.

"What's wrong, Brother Meixue?"

Linglan asked with concern, because anyone could see that the little fox was drunk. She wondered what kind of wine it was that made Meixue dizzy after just two cups.

"I feel a little dizzy, um..."

If Mei Xue weren't sitting on the sofa, she would most likely fall to the ground, which is when the older sisters would have to step in.

Surtr put Cecilia aside before Chen Huijie could, picked up Mei Xue and sat down, letting the little fox sit comfortably in his lap. She was indeed a little drunk, and she affectionately rubbed against Surtr's chest, looking like a clingy kitten cuddling with its owner.

"Yes, my sister is the best!"

Mei Xue hugged Surtr without any hesitation, kissed her on the lips, and then smiled and pressed her cheek against Surtr's.

"Alright, now it's time for adults. Kids can't watch."

Seeing Mei Xue's expression, he knew that things were half done, and then he and Mostima grabbed Linglan, Cecilia and the other girls and threw them out.

"Next up is the adults' party time, kids please excuse yourselves."

We can keep the rosemary, otherwise this little cat will throw a tantrum and mess things up.

Ignoring the banging on the door, everyone who had been busy drinking all gathered around Mei Xue. The little fox's half-drunk and half-awake state made people's hearts itch, and they were just annoyed that Surtr had acted so quickly.

"Plum blossoms are generally drunk in two stages. The first stage is like this, half drunk and half sober, but after sobering up, they will not remember anything."

They won't remember anything? The breathing of the crowd suddenly became heavy. Does that mean they can do whatever they want tonight?

But there's only one Mei Xue. Even if everyone planned to create an impa, that would be too many people. Of course, it would be best to have her all to yourself.

"So, in this situation, is it okay to play Truth or Dare?"

"Of course, like this."

Ling pondered for a while, then squatted down and used his tail to touch Mei Xue's side profile.

"Mei Xue, whose chest do you feel more comfortable leaning against?"

"The ones from Shining, Skadi, and Surtr are so comfortable, soft yet bouncy. But Skadi always makes me lick the cream off the top."

Slightly drunk, Mei Xue gently took Ling's tail into her mouth and nibbled at it, but judging from the force, it seemed more like a way of expressing dissatisfaction and acting coquettishly.

Skadi, who was called out, was immediately stared at by more than a dozen sharp eyes. Her face turned red, and she covered herself with her wine glass, burying her head in the sand like an ostrich. This kind of behavior surprised Specter. She thought that Skadi's personality would only make her lie down obediently.

However, the reason why only a dozen or so people performed like this is because the rest of the people had basically done similar things.

"How many of the people here haven't played games with you before?"

"Well……"

Mei Xue glanced around and then pointed out several people, such as Fiameta, Saria, Croissant, and Himeru. However, to everyone's surprise, several people who were supposed to go out were not called out, such as Muirsey, Dorothy, and White Owl.

"*Colombian vulgarity*, when did you three make your move?"

Saria felt her fist harden. Putting aside the fact that White Owl usually seemed to have no interaction with Mei Xue, Dorothy and Muirsey had only been at Rhodes Island for a month!

"Ahem, well... that was just an accident."

Dorothy was surprised that Mei Xue was so honest and confessed her. Muirsey nodded in agreement, while White Owl remained silent, thinking about how to exonerate himself.

Rhodes Island and Laterano weren't much better off. Kal'tsit stared intently at Warfarin, wondering why she'd been so well-behaved lately and hadn't been chasing after Mei Xue around. So that's why.

Remien also dealt Fiametta and Mostima a good shock, especially to Fiametta. Since Remien arrived at Rhodes Island, she had moved in with her and had no idea when the two of them had gotten together. There was simply no time for that.