The tinkling sound in the kitchen was so sweet at the moment, and Su Mingyu couldn't help but indulge in it. Until she heard footsteps coming from the kitchen, Su Mingyu wiped the tears on her face in a panic. She didn't want Li Jie to see her. Such a miserable look.
No matter how he tried to hide it, the bloodshot eyes could not disappear immediately. Li Jie could tell at a glance that Su Mingyu must have cried just now, but he did not point it out. Some things were better for Su Mingyu to take the initiative to speak.
No matter how much chicken soup you drink, the results will not come as quickly as a hearty talk.
Li Jie brought over the dishes one after another from the kitchen, including sweet and sour pork ribs, roasted pork with dried bamboo shoots, water-soaked broccoli, and a chicken and vegetable egg soup. They were all home-cooked dishes. The reason why he chose to make such dishes was not It is said that Li Jie does not cook other dishes, but for a special sense of ceremony. Home-cooked dishes are always classics among classics, and you will never get tired of eating them.
"Okay, let's eat!"
Su Mingyue looked at the ordinary dishes on the table. They were not as good as those in the restaurant, but full of warmth. Su Mingyu raised her chopsticks and then put them down again. Li Jie saw this and asked.
"What? Not to your liking?"
Su Mingyu waved her hands quickly and whispered: "No, I want to ask, do you have wine here?"
Li Jie couldn't help being a little stunned when he heard this. He never expected that Su Mingyu would make such a request. He himself didn't drink much. He only had a few bottles of red wine given by Shi Mu at home. Those bottles of wine were produced by Bai Hongwen's friend's winery. When I went back for the first Chinese New Year, Mother Shi took a few bottles and asked her to take them with her.
"Yes, but only red wine, okay?"
Su Mingyu nodded gently. The moment she saw the rainbow cake, Su Mingyu was moved and felt an extremely strong urge to confess in her chest, as if she wanted to express all the depression that had been accumulated in her chest for many years in one breath. However, When the situation came to a close, she felt a little withdrawn, so she thought of wine.
Since he doesn't drink much, Li Jie doesn't have a special goblet for drinking red wine at home, so he can only use a straight cup for drinking water. Fortunately, the wooden box containing the red wine is equipped with a bottle opener.
Generally speaking, red wine needs to be sobered up. When you drink unawakened red wine, the wine will be blocked, the aroma will be blocked, and the taste will be slightly sour. The purpose of sobering up is to allow the wine to fully come into contact with oxygen. In the presence of oxygen, Under the action, the molecules inside the wine begin to crack and gradually become active, the taste will become smoother, and the aroma will gradually change from closed to open.
But looking at Su Mingyu's current posture, she probably won't mind if the red wine doesn't sober up, and Li Jie himself doesn't care either. With the talent of God's Tongue, unless it's top-notch red wine, there really isn't much difference in Li Jie's mouth about whether it's sober or not.
Considering that it was most likely Su Mingyu's first time drinking, Li Jie didn't dare to pour too much for her. The 500ml cup was only one-fifth full. With the content of red wine, even if it was her first time drinking, she probably wouldn't drink it. Drunk, Li Jie poured himself another glass after pouring it for Su Mingyu, and then raised the glass in his hand.
"Here, let's take a sip and try it first. This is my first time drinking this wine."
Su Mingyu took a big sip very proudly. The moment the wine entered her mouth, she frowned. It was sour, astringent, and a little choking.
'So this is what wine tastes like, it tastes bad! '
Although Su Mingyue found it a bit unpleasant to drink, she still swallowed it in big gulps.
"Slow down, drink slowly, you will get drunk easily if you drink like this."
Su Mingyu drank all the wine in the glass. After finishing the glass, she felt that it was not so bad. She raised the empty glass and shook it in front of Li Jie. She obviously wanted another glass because she took one sip. Not drunk at all.
"Continued Cup!"
Li Jie smiled and shook his head: "You eat a little first to keep your stomach full, and I will pour it for you later."
Drinking red wine does not seem to make you drunk easily, but that is all an illusion, and the stamina is very strong. You may not feel drunk at all at the time, but in fact you are almost drunk.
Seeing Li Jie's determined expression, Su Mingyu had no choice but to obediently start eating. However, instead of chewing her food slowly as usual, she ate very quickly. She quickly took a few bites of food, and then raised her glass again. Li Jie this time She didn't stop her, but when she poured the wine, she poured less wine than before.
Su Mingyu raised his hand from a distance: "Do it!"
Li Jie drank the second glass of wine in one gulp without waiting for a reaction, and continued to ask for wine after finishing it.
"Continued Cup!"
Li Jie sighed lightly, without saying anything, and gave Su Mingyu another glass. The portion was a little smaller than before. Su Mingyu took the glass and drank it down in one gulp without saying a word.
After drinking three large gulps of red wine in a short period of time, Su Mingyu, who was drinking for the first time, finally felt a little drunk. The most intuitive reaction was that her eyes became a little blurry.
Su Mingyu felt dizzy, but with the help of alcohol, she finally plucked up the courage and began to talk for the first time in her life.
"Shi Tiandong, do you know why I am like this today?"
Of course Li Jie knew the cause and effect of the matter, but it was not suitable to speak out, so his tone was three parts guessing, three parts curious and four parts affirmative.
"Because of family matters?"
Su Mingyu nodded. She was not surprised that Li Jie could guess this. The two had known each other for more than half a year. Although Su Mingyu had not explicitly mentioned this matter, some of the information he inadvertently revealed was enough to make the other party guess. .
"Yes."
After saying this, Su Mingyu's mouth showed a hint of sarcasm and continued.
"I was born in an ordinary family. My father works in the library, my mother works in the hospital, I am the third child, and I have two older brothers. Although my parents' income is not high, there is no problem in supporting a family of five.
My mother has a very strong temper. She has the final say in everything in the family. She holds my two brothers in her hands for fear of falling, and holds them in her mouth for fear of melting. However, she treats me as if they were on the roadside. Like weeds, no care, no love.
At first, my eldest brother wanted to study abroad at Stanford, a famous school, but the family had no money, so my mother would rather sell her house to support my eldest brother’s study abroad. Then, today, I found out that my second brother was about to get married. In order not to lose face to the old Su family, my mother sold another house to buy a wedding house.
As for me, I couldn’t even go to the university I wanted to go to. Going to Tsinghua University has always been my dream, but my mother originally asked me to come to Soochow University’s Normal School because she didn’t have enough money to support my elder brother’s studies abroad. Because there is no tuition fee for studying here.
In fact, the resentment in my heart has disappeared for more than half a year, but today, my mother, who kept saying that she had no money, did not hesitate to sell another house for my second brother to get married.
It turns out that everything is fake, everything about not having money, and being close to home are all fake. "
As she talked, Su Mingyu burst into tears without realizing it. Li Jie did not choose to interrupt. What Su Mingyu needed more at this time was to vent. She could speak out all the grievances she had suffered in the past and vent them out. She could give you some words of comfort. We'll talk about it later, don't rush at this moment, just listening quietly is the best choice.
"My mother has looked down on me since I was a child, just because I am a girl, but is my gender something that I can decide?"
"I want to prove to her that girls are no worse than boys, one day."
