By the time it was nearly ten, Jin Peng, Hao Jian, Wang Jianqiang, and their families had also arrived at Li Ye's doorstep.
As soon as they entered, Jin Peng teasingly said to Pei Wencong, "Yo, Boss Pei. You came from the farthest away, yet you got here first?"
Pei Wencong smiled. "Brother Jin Peng, could you just call me Old Pei? Hearing you call me Boss Pei makes me feel awfully uncomfortable!"
"Hahaha! My mistake, my mistake. I'll punish myself with three drinks first later!"
Jin Peng burst into hearty laughter, still as open and forthright as ever.
But Li Ye stared at his eye sockets and said, "Brother Peng, have you been drinking a little too much these past few days? Your eyes are practically sunken in."
Jin Peng smiled helplessly without saying anything, but his wife, Liu Qiaorong, complained, "Isn't that the truth? He finally comes back once, and so many friends take turns coming to see him. There's endless drinking every day, and I can't stop him at all.
"We agreed to come at nine today, but he was drunk and groaning, and no matter how we pushed him, he wouldn't get up. Qiangzi and Brother Hao had to wait for him forever."
Jin Peng could not quite keep his face, and he smilingly scolded her, "You women don't understand men's business. Friendship is all in the liquor."
Liu Qiaorong immediately fell silent. Clearly, Jin Peng was absolutely a competent "husband" at home.
But Li Ye laughed and said, "sister-in-law, if you can't stop Brother Peng from drinking, have Zhanqiang and Zhanmei stop him! Then we'll see which of the three of them is the top leader of the household."
"Hahaha! Where's the top leader? Hurry over and kowtow."
Jin Peng laughed again. If there was