"So you stood me up for someone else."
The smile on Bai Lanxin's face became even brighter.
"No, I didn't stand you up. I was just a little late."
Shen Qiu quickly explained.
Bai Lanxin approached Shen Qiu at this time, sniffed the scent and then said.
"Have you been drinking?"
"Uh, I drank a little."
"Well, drink more if you like. When we eat later, don't run away halfway through your drink like you did last time. That's very rude. You'll fall into the toilet if you walk at night."
Bai Lanxin said with a smile.
"Uh, no."
"Then let's go!"
"good."
Shen Qiu felt a little nervous. Why did she feel that this meal was a bit like the Hongmen Banquet
But he still walked in with Bai Lanxin.
While walking, Shen Qiu suddenly noticed Bai Lanxin's clothes and asked curiously.
"Why are you wearing a skirt today?"
“Does it look good?”
Bai Lanxin asked in a very good mood.
"Uh~ It looks nice, but it feels weird and doesn't suit you very well."
"If you can't speak, don't speak. I won't treat you as dumb."
"Ahem, okay."
Shen Qiu decisively shut his mouth.
Not long after, Shen Qiu and Bai Lanxin came to the side hall, where a table full of sumptuous delicacies from land and sea was prepared.
"There are so many dishes. How can the two of us finish them all? Isn't it a waste?"
"You don't understand this, do you? Normally, if the master can't finish the food, he will share it with the servants!"
Bai Lanxin immediately opened three bottles of 89-degree water of life.
Shen Qiu's eyelids twitched wildly after seeing this operation, and he hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"You don't have to drink like this, right?"
"It's a must, otherwise it would be bad if the hospitality is not good enough."
Bai Lanxin said with a smile.
"That's right. We must entertain Mr. Shen Qiu well."
Just then City Lord Bai Shao walked in and said with a smile on his face.
Bai Lanxin was stunned and turned to look at City Lord Bai Shao. What was the old man doing here
"Lord City Lord."
Shen Qiu quickly greeted politely.
"Mr. Shen, don't call me City Lord. That's too formal. I'm a few years older than you. Just call me uncle."
Lord Bai Shao said amiably.
Shen Qiu was stunned for a moment, feeling that City Lord Bai Shao was a little too enthusiastic, which made him very uncomfortable.
In fact, City Lord Bai Shao used to admire Shen Qiu, but that was limited to admiration. He still had a natural sense of class when looking at Shen Qiu, after all, the difference in status was there.
Bai Lanxin coughed and spoke to Bai Shao in a low voice.
"Dad, I've already called you, go and do your thing. You still have a lot of mess to clean up. I'll entertain Shen Qiu."
"What are you talking about? It's rare for Mr. Shen Qiu to come over for dinner, how can I not accompany him?"
City Lord Bai Shao sat down directly.
Bai Lanxin was confused. What was this old guy talking about
"You are too polite, Lord City Lord."
Shen Qiu was also a little flattered.
"Call me uncle."
City Lord Bai Shao corrected Shen Qiu very kindly, saying, "You must be kidding. This kid actually dared to put his arms around that man's neck. What kind of person is that?"
If I guessed correctly, this guy is most likely a relative of that person, and a very core one.
He should have come here specifically for training.
"uncle."
Shen Qiu said a little embarrassedly.
There was no way, he really couldn't say it out loud.
"That's right, we are all family, come to our house for dinner when you have time."
Lord Bai Shao picked up his chopsticks and enthusiastically picked up a piece of fish for Shen Qiu.
Seeing that the old man had no intention of leaving, Bai Lanxin had no choice but to raise her glass and say to Shen Qiu.
"Come on, Shen Qiu. Let's do one first."
As soon as he finished speaking, City Lord Bai Shao scolded Bai Lanxin.
"Lan Xin, what did I teach you since you were a child? What about the most basic etiquette?"
"Ah? What happened to me again?"
Bai Lanxin looked at Bai Shao in confusion.
"How do you address Shen Qiu? You should call him Mr. Shen. Don't you know the most basic manners?"
"Well???"
Bai Lanxin was dumbfounded and wondered if her father had taken the wrong medicine.
"Uh what?"
Bai Shaocheng's mother looked at Bai Lanxin with a stern face.
"Okay, Mr. Shen, let's do one."
Bai Lanxin's tone immediately changed and she spoke in a delicate voice, then she drank the wine in the glass in one last breath.
"… "
Shen Qiu was speechless. In fact, he really wanted to tell City Lord Bai Shao that he didn't need to be so polite, but he swallowed the words back. He could only pick up the wine glass and prepare to drink it towards Bai Lanxin as a response to her.
As a result, City Lord Bai Shao directly stretched out his hand to cover Shen Qiu's wine glass and said with a smile.
"Mr. Shen, please don't be anxious. The rule in our Clear Sky City is that when entertaining distinguished guests, we always drink three cups first."
"Not Dad? Are you sick? Let me have two more drinks?"
Bai Lanxin suddenly became furious.
“That’s not necessary.”
Shen Qiu was also a little confused.
"Do you understand?"
City Lord Bai Shao looked at Bai Lanxin unhappily and said.
"Okay, I'll drink it."
Bai Lanxin was speechless and could only drink it.
As a result, after Bai Lanxin drank three cups, Shen Qiu just picked up the glass and took a sip, and City Lord Bai Shao directly held Shen Qiu's hand and said with a smile.
"Just a little bit of your own meaning is enough. Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to your health."
"???"
Shen Qiu was also stunned. What was going on
Bai Lanxin almost vomited blood when she saw this scene.
"No, he just took a sip. How can you drink this wine?"
Bai Shao turned his head to look at Bai Lanxin with a smile on his face, glared at her and said as if he had changed his expression.
"Do you understand?"
"No need to do that, I did it."
Shen Qiu then drank the wine in the glass.
"Mr. Shen is really heroic!"
When City Lord Bai Shao saw that Shen Qiu had done it, he kept praising him.
Bai Lanxin looked at this scene with a slight smile on her lips. The old man must have been kicked in the head by a donkey today.
"Uncle, thank you for your praise. By the way, uncle, I just happen to have something to ask of you."
Shen Qiu thought that since City Lord Bai Shao was here, he could just go find him directly.
"You're being polite. If you have something to say, just say it directly."
Lord Bai Shao asked amiably.
"My Lord City Lord, I want some food."
Shen Qiu didn't exchange pleasantries with City Lord Bai Shao and spoke directly.
When City Lord Bai Shao heard this, he looked quite surprised, but he still asked with a smile.
"Shen Qiu, what do you want the food for?"
"It's like this. I have some friends in a gathering area outside the southern area of Clear Sky City. The price of food there has skyrocketed, so I was thinking about whether I could get some food to help them."
Shen Qiu explained the reason to City Lord Bai Shao.
Upon hearing this, City Lord Bai Shao said in a deep voice.
"If you want less, I can still give you some. But if you want more, I'm afraid we don't have any, because the residents of Clear Sky City are running out of food."
"Is food so scarce?"
Shen Qiu was also very surprised.