Although they were eating at home, dinner was unexpectedly lavish.
It looked like Drunkard had only been clanging around in the kitchen for half an hour, but she had already steamed a fish, stir-fried several side dishes, stewed a pot of braised pork, and cooked rice... She had also taken ten minutes to lecture Drunkard's Mom.
When all the dishes had been placed on the table, Drunkard bit open a bottle of white porcelain liquor and warmly called out to Lu Xin and her parents:
"Come, come, hurry up and eat."
"..."
Drunkard's parents both looked utterly despairing, occasionally casting Lu Xin pleading glances.
What could Lu Xin do?
Naturally, he pretended not to notice and ate two bowls of rice.
"Little Soldier, don't just focus on eating. Come, come, fill the glasses..."
Drunkard was very enthusiastic. She not only ate and sipped her liquor herself, but also urged Lu Xin to eat.
Since it was his first time there, Lu Xin felt too embarrassed to serve himself a third bowl of rice, so he hurriedly shook his head. "No need. After all, we..."
He did not finish. He did not know whether Drunkard's parents knew she had been recruited.
The Special Purity Department had confidentiality regulations. They could not discuss such matters in front of outsiders.
"Hey, it's fine. Liquor is liquid grain. The more you drink, the younger you get..."
Drunkard insisted, pouring Lu Xin a little. Then she said with a hearty laugh, "Eat as much meat as you want. You're young, after all, and still growing..."
"Uh..."
Lu Xin looked at the teenage girl before him, with her fresh, crystal-white feet kicking around in a pair of old-fashioned slippers. She had already changed into a wrinkled white undershirt, and while pouring liquor and urging him to