Episode 50: In Vino Veritas

  My mom insisted on inviting Wang Yong to dinner at home, it's a great kindness that should be repaid for a lifetime, the key is "at home", I said it would be enough to invite him to a restaurant outside, no need to bother at home, but my parents still worked hard for two days to prepare a table of dishes, and even bought three bottles of good Wuliangye, over 50 degrees, sweet and easy to get drunk, asked me to bring Wang Yong to the door.

  I'm going crazy, something feels off, this atmosphere is too weird...

  "This young man is really talented! Great, especially great! Look at this drawing, the eyes are eyes, the nose is a nose......" My mom was beaming with joy as she held Wang Yong's hand.

  "If you have the ability, then it's good, if you have the ability, then it's good." My dad also chimed in.

  The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Life is not a Korean drama after all. I'd better make it clear, "Dad, Mom, Wang Yong and I are just colleagues. Wang Yong, say something, you can deceive others, but don't deceive my parents."

  Wang Yong awkwardly said: "Indeed... is a colleague."

  "Is that so? But we heard from Xiao Nian that it's already been decided at the provincial hall."

  "That's a bit of a situation, I'll explain it to you slowly later." I said hastily.

  "Oh, I see." My dad was very disappointed.

  My mom still didn't believe me, and scolded me harshly: "Don't 'turn back' now, eat your meal, talk while you're eating, I'm sure it's another case of you causing trouble for someone else! I know you all too well! Turn back and I'll deal with you clearly!" My mom was so fierce to me, but turned around and gave Wang Yong a five-star smile: "Old man, bring the dishes, come on, Wang Yong, take a seat, sit down..." And to me, "What are you spacing out for? Pour the wine!"

  Mom, it's not that I couldn't help but mock you, you'd be wasting your talent if you didn't perform Sichuan opera face-changing.

  "Sorry," I said, pouring wine for Wang Yong as my mother had told me to apologize, "I was so scared at the time that's why I said those things, blaming you for not taking action on the road."

  Wang Yong drank with me, "You should scold, you are right to be angry, it's my fault for not doing well and making Uncle and Auntie frightened."

  "I said: 'The most taboo is to startle the snake by hitting the grass, what you did was really right, really, especially good.'"

  My mom kicked me under the table, "Is it over just by apologizing and compensating? Is that all?"

  I refilled Wang Yong's cup, "Thank you for saving me. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here now. At this moment, I should be lying on the dissection table being dissected by people. Really, with all my heart, thank you."

  "What I should do, if you were me, you would do the same." Wang Yong had another drink with me.

  "My mom kicked me under the table, and I quickly poured another glass. 'Just for this sentence, I have to toast you again. You should know that if we were in a tight spot, I'd want to save you, but I'm definitely not capable of saving you. Come on, let's drink to your abilities! Bottoms up!"

  ……

  The table was kicked again, and I quickly poured another drink. "That move of yours that flipped Wu Hongxu over is really cool! Come on, let's have another drink!" Ah yo~ I couldn't take it anymore, so on the other side, I gritted my teeth and rubbed my sore foot while whispering to my mom: "Easy does it, I'm your own flesh and blood... you're really kicking hard~~"

  My old mother kicked me again, stared at me with a smile on her face and poured wine for Wang Yong, "Don't take it to heart, little girl doesn't understand things. Come, Auntie will toast you three cups, thank you for saving our family's Xiao Qin's life."

  Wang Yong declined, "Auntie, Auntie, Xiao Qin has already thanked you..."

  "What's with the aunt, calling her sister-in-law, Xiao Qin is Xiao Qin's, and I'm the one who's the mother...". My mom said, choking back tears. "In short, you have to drink these three cups of wine with me! You've never been a parent, have you? You've never been a parent, so you don't know... Three cups can't express my feelings! My heart... my heart..."

  "Auntie, don't get excited, you don't have to get excited, I'll drink it, I'll just drink it!"

  ……

  After my mom toasted, my dad also toasted on behalf of our family.

  After three rounds of drinking, a bottle of Wuliangye was quickly finished. My dad brought out another one, and Wang Yong declined, saying: "Can't drink anymore, really can't drink anymore, excessive drinking is bad for the body."

  My dad opened the bottle cap and said generously: "What's this? Come on, we won't stop until we're drunk!"

  After finishing the second bottle, Wang Yong himself grabbed the last one, bit off the cap with his teeth and gulped down several mouthfuls, sticking out his tongue to say: "I won't stop until I'm drunk! Today... if I don't get drunk, I won't let you leave! Come on! Cheers!"

  That's about it.

  "My mom asked: 'Wang Yong, what do you think of our family's treasure, Little Qin? How do you think she is?'"

  "Your daughter? She's especially good, especially talented!" Wang Yong said with a drunken slur, "Do you know how much I admire her? A girl doing forensic medicine and solving cases is far better than those old men! A girl... it pains me..."

  "You... you... like my daughter?" My dad asked with a thick tongue.

  "I love it!!! How can I not like it!" Wang Yong hugged my dad's neck, drunk and said, "Uncle, you don't know, let me tell you, brother! Your grandfather is me! Hic... I just like smart people, hic... smart ones, they get it right away! With your daughter's quality, if we want to break up, just give her a hint and she'll be gone in no time! No need to rush, not a bit of trouble..."

  "My mom frowned and said: 'You child, you like someone, why don't you take responsibility?'"