Chapter 20 Drinking Moutai for the first time
According to Hao Min's arrangement, Zhang Xueru's father and daughter had lunch at Hao Min's house.
As mentioned earlier, Mrs. Hao is a woman with quick movements. In just an hour, she made a bowl of braised pork, a plate of steamed grouper, a plate of three-cup chicken, a pot of fried pork slices with black fungus, a plate of fried vegetables, artemisia and soybean sprouts, and a bowl of silk tofu with shallots.
When the meal started, Hao Min took out a bottle of "Moutai" wine, unscrewed the lid very skillfully, and poured a full glass for Zhang Xueru first.
"Oh, Hao Min, do you drink such high-end wine today?"
Zhang Xueru couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Hao Min pick up "Moutai" and open it without care. He wanted to get up to stop him, but he was afraid that Hao Min's mother and son and Wang Meng would laugh at him, so he looked at Hao Min carefully and said,
"I'm not a distinguished guest, I just need to drink some ordinary wine like Site."
"Hey, Uncle Zhang, you are our honored guest, I must toast you with Moutai wine today! Besides, I don't have four special wines at home. β
Hao Min warmly expressed his respect for Zhang Xueru.
"Oh, you're welcome, you're welcome! Then, I'll be respectful, so why don't I obey? β
Zhang Xueru still wanted to decline politely, but he really couldn't resist the temptation of the bursts of Moutai wine fragrance emanating from the wine glass, and felt that his throat was obviously squirming, so he didn't refuse.
"Come on, Liping, our great women's diving champion, I'll give you a drink."
Hao Min then poured wine for Zhang Liping.
"No, no, I don't drink! I never drink. β
Zhang Liping saw Hao Min come to her side, and aimed the mouth of the wine bottle at the wine glass in front of her, jumped up in a panic and grabbed the wine glass in front of her, and hid it behind her in a worried manner.
"Hey, happy today, it's the first time you've come to my house, just have a drink, okay?"
Hao Min stretched out a hand and asked Zhang Liping for a wine glass.
"No, no, I really don't know how to drink!"
Liping shook her head like a rattle, resolutely hiding her wine glass and not daring to take it out.
"Hao Min, Liping really never drank alcohol, you see, she doesn't add alcohol, right?"
Zhang Xueru knew her daughter's temper, she said that if she didn't drink, she would definitely not drink today. He was worried that if he persisted like this, Hao Min would not be able to step down, so he spoke for Liping next to him.
"Yes, Hao Min, other girls don't know how to drink, so don't force her."
Mrs. Hao on the side probably saw that Liping would definitely not drink today, so she also helped to intercede.
"That's ββ?"
Hao Min looked at Wang Mengdu with some embarrassment.
Wang Mengdu glanced at Zhang Xueru, Mrs. Hao and Zhang Liping, and from Zhang Liping's eyes, he seemed to find her look of asking for help from him, and he was a little secretly happy in his heart, thinking, I'll be a favor. So he said to Hao Min:
"Since Liping has never drunk alcohol, let's invite her to drink."
After that, Wang Mengdu deliberately glanced at Zhang Liping, and sure enough, he found that the eyes of the women's diving champion showed a color of gratitude.
"Yes, I'll have a drink with Miss Zhang." Mrs. Hao followed Wang Mengdu closely, and then walked to the refrigerator in the living room, and quickly took a few bottles of boxed coconut water from the refrigerator.
"Oh, you all speak for the diving champions, then I'll have to obey the majority."
Hao Min listened to Mengdu speak for Liping before, and had understood what Mengdu meant, so he quickly put down the wine glass, snatched a box of coconut water from Mrs. Hao's hand, opened the lid, and replaced the large glass with only wine and put it in front of Liping, and the "Gu Du Gu Du" was full in a few clicks.
"Mom, can I pour it for you?"
After pouring a drink for Liping, Hao Min turned sideways and asked her mother.
"Wow, wow, my son is filial and sensible!"
Mrs. Hao was so happy that she celebrated with her hands. To be honest, she usually pours drinks for her son when she eats and drinks at home. Today, my son was able to pour a drink for himself, and Mrs. Hao was so happy that she almost forgot her name.
After pouring a drink for Mrs. Hao, Hao Min neatly filled the wine glass for Mengdu and himself, and then took the lead in holding the glass, looked at Mengdu and said:
"Mengdu, today Uncle Zhang and Liping came to my house for the first time, should we toast their father and daughter together?"
"Yes, Uncle Zhang, Liping, let's toast you together!"
Mengdu immediately picked up the wine glass and got up, and stretched out to Zhang Xueru's father and daughter with Hao Min.
"Ah, don't dare to be, don't dare to be. Liping and I should respect you. β
Zhang Xueru hurriedly got up and picked up his cup, and said to Liping, who was sitting beside him,
"Quick, Liping, let's have a cup of Mengdu, Hao Min and Sister Liu together!"
Liping had never seen such a scene, and when she heard her father call for herself, she obediently picked up her drink and stood up.
"Uncle Zhang, Liping, let's do it first!"
At this time, Mengdu spoke before Hao Min. After finishing speaking, he tilted his neck, and the wine in the cup was all poured into his mouth.
"Yes, let's do it first!"
Hao Min raised his hand as soon as he followed, and the wine in the cup was already in his stomach.
"Alright, alright, cheers!"
Zhang Xueru saw that the two handsome little guys were drinking and drinking happily, and he also raised his glass, raised his head, and the wine in the cup was stuffy in one sip.
After drinking, he didn't forget to hold up the empty wine glass and say to Mrs. Hao,
"Eldest sister, please cheers too!"
"Okay, okay, Miss Zhang and I are drinking. Do it, we're free. Come, Liping, we're free. β
As she spoke, Mrs. Hao gestured to Liping and took a sip of her drink.
Liping followed her and took a sip of the drink in the cup.
"Ha, Uncle Zhang drank happily, I'm so happy today!"
Hao Min saw that everyone had drunk wine and drinks, and immediately said to Zhang Xueru and Liping,
"Sit, Uncle Zhang, Liping, please take a seat."
Hao Min poured wine for Zhang Xueru as he spoke.
"Ah, thank you, thank you!"
Zhang Xueru sat down along with Hao Min's words, with an excited smile on his face.
When he sat at the dining table just now, looking at the dishes on the table, especially when he smelled the aroma of "Moutai" wine, Zhang Xueru was excited and sad for a while!
To tell the truth, although he has been drinking wine for decades, if he says that he drinks "Moutai", this is the first time that a big girl has sat in a sedan chair!
Just like the passage that is often said at the wine table, how do you say it?
It's called: "I've drunk a lifetime of wine, but I haven't drunk well in my life, either I drink too much or I drink too little!" β
Of course, for Zhang Xueru, this paragraph slipped away and changed the words:
"I've drunk wine all my life, but I haven't drunk it well in my life, and I'm either bad at drinking or down!"
Moreover, when Hao Min poured the wine just now, Zhang Xueru also paid special attention to it, and the "Moutai" wine that Hao Min took out was flattened in packaging and bottles; As for the two bottles of "Moutai" that I gave to the Hao family earlier, the packaging is square and the bottle is round.
In other words, the bottle of Moutai that Hao Min took out to entertain himself was not the two bottles that Zhang Xueru had just given to the Hao family.
From this, you can know that when people touch a bottle from home, it is all "Moutai" wine!
Look, this is the real "man" life!
Even though I drink every day, if I compare it with the "Moutai" on the table, is it still called wine? Seven or eight yuan a bottle, more than fifteen yuan reluctant to buy. And it's all blended with alcohol, and the money to buy two hundred bottles of that kind of wine is not worth the cost of one bottle of wine!
Staring at the crystal clear glass wine glass, smelling the bursts of "Moutai" wine, Zhang Xueru's heart was like knocking over the five-flavor bottle: while he envied the Hao family for living a "real life", he was sad about his "inhuman" sad life, his eyes were shining, his mouth was salivating, and his hands were a little at a loss.
"Uncle Zhang, there is no good food, come, Mengdu and I will toast you again!"
After Hao Min refilled the wine for Zhang Xueru, Mengdu and himself, he took the lead in holding the wine glass, and a pair of small eyes made a look at Mengdu, and the wine glass was already raised in front of Zhang Xueru.
"Yes, Uncle Zhang, let's toast you again!"
Mengdu Feng quickly picked up the wine glass and raised it to Zhang Xueru together.
"Oh, thank you, thank you! I can't drink enough, I'm going to get drunk in a while. Let's all come together. β
Zhang Xueru picked up the wine glass with a slight trembling right hand, made a special "please" gesture to Mrs. Hao, and then touched the wine glasses of Hao Min and Mengdu twice.
"!"
Hao Min raised his head, and a glass of wine went down again.
Mengdu also said the word "dry", raised his hand, and dried the wine in the glass.
"Okay, good, you guys are really good drinkers, dry!"
Zhang Xueru followed behind the two young men, raised the wine glass and took a sip, and quickly put the wine glass back on the table.
"Heyββ, Uncle Zhang, why do you only take a small sip? Didn't you say cheers? β
Hao Min saw that Zhang Xueru just took a sip and put it down, immediately got up and came to Zhang Xueru, picked up the wine glass for him, and then handed it to his mouth with both hands and said,
"Uncle Zhang, it's the first time we've been drinking today, no matter what, you have to give your juniors a face, right?"
"Yes, Uncle Zhang, you can do it!"
Mengdu also warmly persuaded him beside him.
"Uh, I'm too drunk!"
Zhang Xueru was very eager to toast in his heart. However, after all, he is an elderly person, and he feels that it is the first time to go back to a stranger's house to drink, and he will go to Director Hao's house to drink in the future, and he must not let go of the amount of alcohol because he has a good sip, in case he drinks too much and loses his temper, how will he interact with the Hao family in the future?
Because of this worry, he tried his best to restrain his addiction to alcohol and did not dare to drink more.
"Uncle Zhang, it doesn't matter if you drink a lot or not. According to the wine culture of our provincial capital, when drinking at the same table, the first glass of wine must be dry; After that, any wine that touches a glass of wine must be dried! You've clinked glasses of wine with us just now, so, Uncle Zhang, you're going to do it, right? β
Hao Min continued to hold the wine glass, and raised it to Zhang Xueru's mouth with a smile and did not leave.
"Well, there are still such rules in the provincial capital? Well, thanks to the value, I just, respectful, rather than obey. β
Under the repeated persuasion of Hao Min and Mengdu, Zhang Xueru finally took the cup from Hao Min's hand after pushing for a while, and it was dry in one mouthful.
"Rejoice! Uncle Zhang, you can see that you are definitely a good drinker! Quick, you please eat the dish. Come, I'll fill it up for you again. β
Hao Min happily picked up the wine bottle and quickly added wine to the three white wine glasses.
"Aunt Hao, Liping, you eat more vegetables. Feel free to drink anything! β
Taking advantage of Hao Min's time to add wine, Mengdu politely greeted Mrs. Hao and Liping.
In fact, Mengdu's heart has always been on Liping, even when he teamed up with Hao Min to persuade Zhang Xueru to drink, his eyes kept sweeping Liping's body and face.
"Yes, Mom, you accompany Liping to eat more vegetables!"
Hao Min knew what Mengdu was thinking, so he followed Mengdu and asked Mrs. Hao to accompany Liping to eat more vegetables and drink more.
"Come, Miss Zhang, since they drink, let's have a drink. You're the first time you've come back to my house, and we'll both have a toast too? β
Mrs. Hao saw that Mengdu and her son both asked her to accompany Liping to eat and drink, although it was not clear what medicine the two of them sold in the gourd, but she knew that it would not be wrong to treat Liping warmly today, so she raised the cup full of coconut water and invited Liping to have a drink.
"Thank you, thank you, Auntie!"
At this time, seeing that the eyes of the whole table were focused on herself, Liping immediately blushed, and shyly picked up her drink and took a sip.
"Hey, Liping, how can you learn from Uncle Zhang, the first time we met, although you didn't drink wine, you couldn't take a sip?"
Hao Min immediately coaxed beside him.
"I've drunk too much of this drink and my stomach is bloated."
Liping replied with a red face.
"No, no, the drink is not intoxicating, and the coconut water will not bloating. This first drink, you must be dry! β
Hao Min said, and just like he had just persuaded Zhang Xueru, he got up and came to Liping, picked up her cup and asked her to take a sip.
"No, no, I really, can't do that much."
Liping shook her head shyly.
"Forget it, Hao Min, Miss Liping wants to stay slim, you just let her feel free."
At this time, Mengdu made a gesture of protecting the flower messenger next to him and blocked Liping.
"Ouch, Brother Mengdu, are you so protective of her? Okay, since you've helped Liping speak, okay, Liping, you can drink as you like. Mengdu, let's invite Uncle Zhang to a bar! β
Listening to Mengdu's words, Hao Min showed a very obedient attitude, and then raised his glass to Zhang Xueru,
"Uncle Zhang, now, may I allow me to toast you alone?"
"Oh, Xiao, Xiaohao, Hao Min, you are too polite! Uncle Zhang, I, I'm really too strong to drink! β
After Zhang Xueru drank two glasses of wine, his appetite felt very good. Just because he had never drunk Moutai in the past, he didn't know what the stamina of this wine was, so in order not to get out of control after drinking, he tried his best to restrain his addiction to alcohol and waved his hand to Hao Min, saying that he couldn't toast anymore.
"Uncle Zhang, you are our father and an elder who has been in the wine field for a long time. I can see that you drink a lot more than me and Dream. It's not a problem to drink half a pound or eight taels at a meal. Liping, am I right? β
In order to enliven the atmosphere and not to snub the diving champion, Hao Min suddenly turned to Liping when he persuaded Zhang Xueru to drink, as if he wanted Liping to provide circumstantial evidence for what he said.
"IβI don't know."
Liping quickly shook her head, indicating that she would not participate in the drinking field battle between them.
"That's it, Uncle Zhang, according to the rules of the wine table, do it first as respect. I'll do it first! β
After Hao Min finished speaking, he touched the wine glass to his lips, and the wine in the cup "hissed" into his belly.
"Wow, Hao Min, you're really a good drinker! Uncle Zhang can't drink you. Is it okay for meβI drink half of it? β
Zhang Xueru saw Hao Min enthusiastically insisting on toasting, so he asked for his opinion at a discount.
"Oh, no, no, no! My wine is dry, Uncle Zhang, if you don't do it, I won't be able to add wine to this wine glass! β
Hao Min said, holding up the bottom of his wine glass to Zhang Xueru.
Zhang Xueru saw that he was unrelenting, and thought that he couldn't be too stubborn, so he picked up his wine glass and said:
"That's it, Hao Min, after I drank this cup, I won't dry it anymore."
"Uncle Zhang, you drink first! After drinking this wine, let's talk about the following things. β
Hao Min held his wine glass in both hands and held it up in front of Zhang Xueru.
"No, it's not, we've got to say it first. I really can't do it! The first time I came to your house, I asked you to spend money and specially invited me and Liping to dinner, and drank such high-end wine! IβI can't drink at the table, I can't broadcast live! β
Zhang Xueru was still refusing Hao Min's persuasion.
"Oh, Uncle Zhang, if you don't drink again, I have to call you to toast!"
Hao Min said as he left his seat, strode up to Zhang Xueru, and continued to hold his empty cup in front of him with both hands.
"Okay, good, I'll do it, I'll do it!"
Zhang Xueru saw that Hao Min was so enthusiastic and stubborn, and knew that he couldn't resist him, so he raised his glass and drained the wine in the cup in one gulp.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang!"
Hao Min smiled proudly, and immediately picked up the wine bottle again to pour wine for Zhang Xueru.
"Okay, I can't do it anymore."
After Zhang Xueru toasted three times in a row, a blue light appeared in his eyes.
In order not to get drunk, he quickly grabbed his chopsticks and said:
"Hao Min, Mengdu, it's not okay to drink like this, I'm going to eat. Otherwise, I'll do it live right away. Come, eat your vegetables quickly. β
As he spoke, Zhang Xueru had already picked up a piece of chicken, and no matter how others reacted, he stuffed it into his mouth at once.
"Okay, eat vegetables, eat vegetables, everyone eat vegetables!" At this time, Hao Min followed Zhang Xueru to pick up the chopsticks, and said to Liping while picking up the vegetables:
"Liping, our great diving champion, you don't drink, and you don't drink dry, you can eat more!"
"Yes, Liping, please eat!"
Mengdu also enthusiastically made a "please" gesture to Liping.
"Yes, Zhang Shifu, Hao Min and his father specially told me to receive you and Miss Zhang well. I don't know if the food I make is to your liking, but you need to eat more! β
Mrs. Hao also expressed her enthusiasm to the Zhang family's father and daughter.
So, the table full of people began to taste Mrs. Hao's cooking skills seriously.